Bug #11837

AN/PEQ-15 Laser cannot be seen (from) farther than 150m

Added by Spyder001 about 1 month ago. Updated 12 days ago.

Status:Assigned Start:2010-07-10
Priority:Normal Due date:2010-10-10
Assigned to:- % Done:

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Category:Rendering
Target version:-
Operating system: Mainboard chipset:
Graphics card: System RAM size:
Graphics card driver version: GPU VRAM size:
Affected ArmA II version:1.52.71816 Audio card:Please specify!
Maxmem parameter:Not set Size of OS swap file:Please specify!
Difficulty:Not set I am using some Mods:No
Reproduced by another DH user:No I am using:
CPU:Please specify! Reproducible for you:No
Votes: 9

Description

The laser doesn't look like a real laser and players can only see it from 150m away. You can also adjust it from a small beam to a flood light in real life. Would be good if the beam with thinker and better looking, with the ability to see if from any distance.

The ability to change the width of the laser would be a feature, but I was just giving an example of it's capability. The ability to not see it past 150m is a bug and it looks like utter crap even if you are within 150m.

Here is what they should look like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yob78XCgBXE

arma2oa_2010-07-11_01-23-44-76.JPG (662.7 KB) kju, Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:15:23 +0000

arma2oa_2010-07-11_01-24-10-29.JPG (694.5 KB) kju, Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:15:23 +0000

arma2oa_2010-07-11_01-24-25-64.JPG (617.1 KB) kju, Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:15:23 +0000

arma2oa_2010-07-11_01-26-30-65.JPG (625.1 KB) kju, Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:15:23 +0000

arma2oa_2010-07-11_01-26-32-51.JPG (607 KB) kju, Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:15:23 +0000

History

Updated by kju about 1 month ago

  • Due date set to 2010-08-01
  • Category set to Rendering
  • Status changed from New to Feedback

Can you please provide some reference (real world) and screenshot of the ingame issue
or do you mean you can see the laser dot only up to 250m?

Also read the wiki how to report a bug properly. Ty

Updated by rye about 1 month ago

The Ultimate Sniper and The Advanced Ultimate Sniper documentaries has real-life references to PEQ lasers, he points it at the sky and it just keeps going!

Updated by Fireball about 1 month ago

  • Tracker changed from Bug to Feature

Updated by Fireball about 1 month ago

By all the love for reality, as from the point of view of the game, it sounds like a feature request.

Updated by Hooves about 1 month ago

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Updated by kju about 1 month ago

Please read our wiki on the file types to attach. Huge BMP are certainly no good.

Updated by kju about 1 month ago

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Updated by Spyder001 about 1 month ago

The ability to change the width of the laser would be a feature, but I was just giving an example of it's capability. The ability to not see it past 150m is a bug and it looks like utter crap even if you are within 150m.

Here is what they should look like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yob78XCgBXE

Updated by kju about 1 month ago

  • Due date deleted (2010-08-01)
  • Status changed from Feedback to Assigned

Updated by Fireball about 1 month ago

  • Tracker changed from Feature to Bug

Updated by Fireball about 1 month ago

  • Subject changed from AN/PEQ-15 to AN/PEQ-15 Laser cannot be seen (from) farther than 150m
  • Due date set to 2010-10-10
  • Affected ArmA II version changed from Please select... to 1.52.71816

Updated by dslyecxi about 1 month ago

The fact that the beam itself only renders ~150ish meters from first-person is bad enough, but you can't even see it from further than that? That's very disappointing.

Testing in VBS2 shows that the IR lasers (similar length restrictions) display at least 1km away, though even they aren't really giving the impression that they're lasers and not just drab, flat textured rods.

Updated by Daniel about 1 month ago

  • Reproducible for you set to No

Pilots ought to be able to use these to spot targets to other pilots. Never mind infantry not spotting them at 150m distant.

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