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adding a silencer doesn't change the flash at night
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Description

when adding a silencer to a non silenced weapon then firing, the sound is less and the muzzle flash is less but the resulting lighting changes around you light you up like a christmas tree.

Details

Legacy ID
288683852
Severity
Major
Resolution
Duplicate
Reproducibility
Always
Category
Visual-Environment
Steps To Reproduce

get a rifle without a silencer at night... fire and observe the lighting on your character and around you. add a silencer and fire . observe little to no change in lighting of your character or around you

Event Timeline

zorilya edited Steps To Reproduce. (Show Details)Mar 30 2013, 1:28 AM
zorilya edited Additional Information. (Show Details)
zorilya set Category to Visual-Environment.
zorilya set Reproducibility to Always.
zorilya set Severity to Major.
zorilya set Resolution to Duplicate.
zorilya set Legacy ID to 288683852.May 7 2016, 1:17 PM
pops added a subscriber: pops.May 7 2016, 1:17 PM
pops added a comment.May 27 2013, 12:53 AM

This is true, however it's only a players own weapon that emits light. Ask a friend for a MP testing session or equip AI with sound suppressors and notice that the resulting muzzle flash is very small and does not illuminate anything. This discrepancy should be looked at.

Unknown Object (User) added a subscriber: Unknown Object (User).May 7 2016, 1:17 PM
Unknown Object (User) added a comment.May 27 2013, 1:53 AM

you know, AFAIK that's how it works, and please fix your spelling

MadDogX added a subscriber: MadDogX.May 7 2016, 1:17 PM

Duplicate of #768.