Alien Flashlight

Twelve · March 2005

<div class="IPBDescription">Improved your game ?</div> I've gotten into the habbit now of turning my flashlight on straight after I spawn and it's improved my alien game a lot. I've always played with dark gamma settings and seeing marines was really a pain sometimes, now they run around with big "Bite-Me" signs attached to their backs and parasiting distant marines is a breeze. Anyone else's game improved because of this ?

Swiftspear · March 2005

I don't know if the flashlight itself has improved my game persay... but I can't play very well if I forget to turn it on any more.

The only reason I ever intentionally turn the flashlight off is to see weather an object is cloaked or not.

IMHO I think the dev team should just bite the bullet and impliment the flashlight as the aliens primary viewtype. Everyone just turns it on right away as soon as they spawn anyways.

TOmekki · March 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Swiftspear @ Mar 18 2005, 04:24 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
IMHO I think the dev team should just bite the bullet and impliment the flashlight as the aliens primary viewtype. Everyone just turns it on right away as soon as they spawn anyways.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
everyone? i know i never use it (ok, maybe in the hera fog corridor) and i havent heard anyone else even mention it. i can run a quick poll tho but i doubt its as popular as you seem to think.

besides, it hurts my eyes to look at the hive when it's on :x

Anderval · March 2005

i dont use it, i can see anyway thanks, it just annoys me.

Snidely · March 2005

It hasn't improved my game, but what can you expect? I'm easily the worst skulk in the world.

KenHidaka · March 2005

At default gamma and brightness, I can see just fine is dark corners, hallways, rooms, etc... if this was the default view, it'd be pretty damn annoying as it makes everything look freakishly bright and crappy.

Tevinhead · March 2005

I havn't even used it yet.. Why would I.. Seems annoying to me. I can see marine just fine.

Twelve · March 2005

Guess it's just me then...I used to even get Enhanced Sight when it was around, now it's free <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' />

Caleb · March 2005

helped my game immensly. my skill at skulk and fade nearly tripled as a result, since my biggest problem was keeping track of my target, and with the way bite covers the screen for a nice chunk of time when biting rapidly, i couldnt track people easily.

now i can see my target(s) at all times. if i hit the right angle, groups of 2-4 marines have fallen to my skulk.

obuh · March 2005

I don't use it, I find it actually distracts me. It feels like I'm using some kind of wallhack (except for the see through wall part ) with the semi transparent look.

hjduk · March 2005

As soon as i spawn - its on.

Helps immesurably - no hiding in corners for 'rines. Helps in melees as well - aliens dont block marine positions due to additive effect.

PRTe · March 2005

it's helped me a few times, mostly when it was too dark for me to see the marines around. but it sure is a helpful addition

TychoCelchuuu · March 2005

It certainly helps since my gamma is rather low.

Faskalia · March 2005

Is it usefull?

I think so.

edit: Just in case you didnt notice: Its storage on Nancy <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' />

Apos · March 2005

I think alien flash needs to be toned down a bit and made the primary viewtype as well. The fact is, it's such a powerful feature, and yet many new players don't know to turn it on (and will never know to turn it on), leaving us with a huge but pointless skill advantage/disadvantage.

Again though, the effect needs to be toned down a bit. Perhaps keep marines the way they are, but dim the aliens and chambers a lot so they don't look quite so day-glo.

m4d · March 2005

I only use it in real real dark places to find hiden marines..
Otherwise it's just way too bright *where are my sunglasses*

Cyndane · March 2005

I have kept all the factory settings on the monitor and in the HL game, if you think things are too bright one of those two factors are turned way up.

It has really improved my ambushing skills as you can see when the rines pass by you easier. Much more fun in the dark corners.

Personally I don't think the gamma should be able to be adjusted... the maps are far too bright as it is, but then I love darker maps.

kill4thrills · March 2005

it's helped slightly on normal maps, but really makes a difference in maps with super dark areas like daimos

TOmekki · March 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Faskalia @ Mar 18 2005, 09:43 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Is it usefull?

I think so.

edit: Just in case you didnt notice: Its storage on Nancy <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' />  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
heh

tjosan · March 2005

I have never used it.

Faskalia · March 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TOmekki @ Mar 18 2005, 07:29 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Faskalia @ Mar 18 2005, 09:43 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Is it usefull?

I think so.

edit: Just in case you didnt notice: Its storage on Nancy <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
heh  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
ns_eclipse must really burn your eyes

im_lost · March 2005

I use it whenever I remember it, which isn't very often.

TOmekki · March 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Faskalia @ Mar 18 2005, 12:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TOmekki @ Mar 18 2005, 07:29 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Faskalia @ Mar 18 2005, 09:43 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Is it usefull?

I think so.

edit: Just in case you didnt notice: Its storage on Nancy <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
heh </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
ns_eclipse must really burn your eyes  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
actually no. looking at a hive with the flashlight on burns my eyes :l

im_lost · March 2005

When you are on top of the hive (healing before going back into battle, or healing the hive as a gorge), it's nice to be able to see through it. Also, there's one map (co_core I think, I still don't know the name of most of the combat maps) with a corner in the hive that is impossible to see anything in without the flashlight.

GoldenShadow · March 2005

If bright colors on your monitor hurt your eyes, you spend way too much time indoors.

Necrosis · March 2005

Its good for seeing through alien structures.

I haven't boosted my gamma, so I also find it very handy in dim places. If you boost your gamma to unreasonable levels then of course you will have no real need for it. Those of us who play NS at the intended light level will of course reap huge benefits.

Alkiller · March 2005

I actually completely forgot about this change... I've never used it.

And Necrosis, there is no 'intended' level of gamma, only default. That's why the variables can be changed.

Faskalia · March 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (GoldenShadow @ Mar 18 2005, 08:27 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> If bright colors on your monitor hurt your eyes, you spend way too much time indoors.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
At least i know how the sun looked once, before it got blasted away by that crazy maniac DocX.

Kwil · March 2005

What's the "intended" light level of an NS map though?

Personally, I think it should be in the mappers guidelines that every ready-room has a "lighting level setting" area.

This area would consist of a marked space to look from and a couple of items to look at. The lighting level should be set such that if your monitor and gamma is set correctly, you can see one but not the other. The items can be anything, even signs on the wall.

Whether people adhere to this is something that can't be controlled, but at least there'd be a way to see if we're seeing the map the way it's intended.

Actually.. I should probably drop this over in the I&S forum as well.

Rushakra · March 2005

I keep my gamma relatively low, and it's good to see that playing for atmosphere doesn't jeopardize my effectiveness in killing. The map can look dark and I can still see everything.

Sandstorm · March 2005

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Alien Flashlight

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