The cone of light produced by the torch is 'fixed' in the direction of which direction your body is facing/walking.
This means that when you turn your head to look in other directions while walking you end up looking into darkness.
This does not reflect how you use a torch IRL where you automatically and naturally point the torch where you are looking, not always the direction you are walking.
As a TrackIR user this is doubly frustrating as I'm constantly moving my head looking around and the torch remains statically and stubbornly facing 'forward'.
This then produces lots of un-necessary WASD movement to point the torch where I want to see.
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- Legacy ID
- 294723549
- Severity
- None
- Resolution
- Open
- Reproducibility
- Always
Steps To Reproduce
equip torch and turn on.
use freelook or TrackIR to turn your head to look around.
Torch remains 'fixed' forward instead of following your head movements.
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I would add here that the light follow your hands when you do any action with it. Kinda weird.
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Agreed would be much easier to use freelook and torch to search a building
Also torch should not require you to press space to bring it in front of the body , you wouldn't hold it off to the left all the time
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Closed duplicate report at http://feedback.dayzgame.com/view.php?id=1754
Adding the following picture here to demonstrate how a flashlight should be held for improved usage: http://www.policemag.com/_Images/blogs/M-Low-Light-Shooting.jpg
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With version 0.35.115188, the head torch appears to follow free look to a point. I have not been able to test with anyone else yet, but I think it is moving to the point where your in-game head stops moving. The extended free look pereph, is possibly the simulation of your eyes continuing to roll back over your shoulder.
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I'm on the current experimental build 36.xx.
I'll try and find a head torch over the weekend and re-test and post my results.
depends whether I can find a head torch and a night time server!!