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Bodies of illumination flares are not visible in thermal imaging
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Description

When launched, the illumination flares launched by the underslung grenade launchers do no appear in thermal imaging. I'm assuming that something that bright would emit a strong thermal signature.

Details

Legacy ID
1302223528
Severity
None
Resolution
Open
Reproducibility
Always
Category
Visual-Environment
Steps To Reproduce
  1. Open editor on Stratis, set time to 00:00
  2. Place yourself as BLUFOR > NATO > Men (Recon) > Recon JTAC
  3. Preview, pause the game and enter in the debug console: player addMagazine "3rnd_UGL_FlareGreen_F"
  4. Select the 3GL launcher, reload the green flares
  5. Shoot the green flares into the sky
  6. Pause the game, open Splendid Camera
  7. Point the camera at the flares, then turn on thermal imaging by pressing "N" 3 times and make sure accTime is set to 1
  8. Observe that the bodies of the flares aren't hot
Additional Information

Screenshot of the thermal view of the flares in air:
http://i.imgur.com/Jdc7HuU.jpg

Event Timeline

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Sniperwolf572 set Legacy ID to 1302223528.May 7 2016, 3:57 PM
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