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PSO-1-1 Reticle Cannot Easily Be Seen
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Description

When using the PSO-1-1 scope on AKM, AK-74, SVD, VSS Vintorez, or AK-101 rifles, the reticle cannot easily be seen. It is difficult to aim at most targets in various lighting conditions due to this issue.

Details

Severity
Tweak
Resolution
Open
Reproducibility
Always
Operating System
Windows 7
Operating System Version
Version 6.1.7601
Category
Gameplay
Steps To Reproduce

1 - Find an AKM, AK-74, SVD, VSS Vintorez, or AK-101.
2 - Find a PSO-1-1 scope (PSO-1 scope presumed to have this issue if they use similar reticles, unconfirmed - I was not able to find a PSO-1 scope yet for testing)
3 - Attach a PSO-1-1 scope to the aforementioned rifle
4 - Aim down the reticle. It is difficult to use most of the scope's intricate features unless aiming against a brightly lit background or distant brightly lit horizon. Utilization of the built-in range finder for this scope is difficult at best.

Additional Information

1 - The scope is accurately modeled in-game and the overall design is good.
2 - The *only* requested change is to make the scope reticle markings darker.

For examples, an in-game PSO-1 looks like this:

Whereas with a real-life PSO-1, the markings are much, much clearer (and thicker):

Notice in the screenshot above the markings are easily distinguishable and would be visible against any backdrop. It would be very easy to quickly line up a target, gauge their approximate range using the range finder, and line up a shot. The vertical chevrons are likewise clearly visible.

Finally, here is a clear (no background) image of the same scope:

CONCLUSION:
In the previous two images, the PSO-1 reticle is clearly visible and easy to use. The current in-game implementation is difficult to use and requires a brightly lit background to use effectively. This could easily be remedied by darkening and slightly thickening the current reticle design. These changes should be applied to the PSO-1-1 and PSO-1 scopes if they are using similar reticle designs. Consideration should also be paid to the "Kashtan" scope so as to maintain a uniform appearance.

GAME VERSION:
0.60.133617

HOST SYSTEM:
Windows 7 64-bit, AMD FX-4350, 8GB DDR3-1600, GeForce 750Ti 4GB, 2TB RAID-0

DXDIAG:
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Event Timeline

Geez changed the task status from New to Acknowledged.Jul 13 2016, 2:02 PM
Geez added a subscriber: Geez.

Hello DrBlizzard and thank you for the report.
The issue has been confirmed and scheduled for a fix.
Regards,
Geez

Geez closed this task as Resolved.Nov 28 2018, 2:13 PM
Geez claimed this task.

Hello DrBlizzard.
The issue has been fixed internally and will be fixed on Steam soon.
Regards,
Geez