Shedding a little light.

Post by **Chuc** » 2013-09-02 12:32

Hey guys, hope you all are enjoying v1.0.
Here's a little sneak peek on one of the new things we have in the works.

Tim's doing up a wonderful 'generic' flare gun to be used by both unconventional and conventional forces for illumination and signalling. The texture, audio, kit allocation and illumination effect are still being worked on.

40mm UGLs will also tout a new parachute flare round, which will function as a means for a squad to illuminate a large area for up to under a minute, allowing the squad to more effectively fight under low light conditions.

By Tim as well (a real sport, considering this next model isn't really a test of his hi-poly modelling skills..), is the M17A1 Flare Launcher (colloquially referred to as the Pop Flare), which is a one-shot self-contained flare launcher, fired by slamming the bottom of the launcher.

A 2D sketch mock, planning the animation for the Pop Flare.

Look forward to playing with these toys in a future patch!

curahee150 · Post by **curahee150** » 2013-09-02 13:13

Thank you SO much for this, but a couple of questions, I noticed that in the vid the guy had a kit that looked like an officer kit except for Binocs which was replaced by the flare gun so, will that be the new officer kit layout, is it a special kit, or have you not have enough time to implement binocs into the kit, also what about the pop flares will regular infantry have it to replace the inventor spot for the incendiary grenades, or will the breecher or another special kit have them?

ghostfool84 · Post by **ghostfool84** » 2013-09-02 13:39

Really nice job, i thought dynamic lighting was not possible with bf2 engine

Post by **Glimmerman** » 2013-09-02 13:45

Will we get illumination rounds for artillery/mortars as well?

ChallengerCC · Post by **ChallengerCC** » 2013-09-02 13:47

Oh man sweeeeeet.

Heavy Death · Post by **Heavy Death** » 2013-09-02 13:54

Imagine youre a ebel defending somethin in the dark of the night. Then suddenly flares start popping up through the canopy few hundred meters away, from an organized team. Would be so epic. :')

Post by **Chuc** » 2013-09-02 14:05

@Curahee We're still sorting out which kits get it, and even the possibility of limiting these weapons to low-light/night layers of maps, replacing some of the smoke grenades.

@Glimmerman That's also in the works too.

titsmcgee852 · Post by **titsmcgee852** » 2013-09-02 14:11

This is gonna lag like it does in FH2 won't it? Nonetheless, looks really cool.

Psyko · Post by **Psyko** » 2013-09-02 14:20

Jesus, your just too much of a freakin badass chuc...seriously, we are going to have to convene the UN to embargo your assbaddery.

OutCast · Post by **OutCast** » 2013-09-02 14:31

Thank god: night maps are coming back!! And flare guns is just an awesome addon! Great job

SpectrePR · Post by **SpectrePR** » 2013-09-02 15:35

Love the flare illumination range
effect. Will be perfect once the orb is
made to match the brightness.

Pvt.LHeureux · Post by **Pvt.LHeureux** » 2013-09-02 15:42

titsmcgee852;bt9516 wrote:This is gonna lag like it does in FH2 won't it? Nonetheless, looks really cool.

It doesn't lag in FH2. The spotlight do though.

Hulabi · Post by **Hulabi** » 2013-09-02 16:00

Militaries atleast use flares that do not ignite the second they leave the barrel, this would be borderline suicidal because it would give away your position.
The flares ignite about 5 seconds after they leave the barrel and they do not last that long, usually they're anywhere between 7-15 seconds max (a pistol fired flare) a mortar fired illumination round lasts up to 45 seconds usually.

But great work nontheless

Death! · Post by **Death!** » 2013-09-02 16:24

I just hope you guys are doing dark maps FOR REAL with it. No more goddamn full moon.

splatters · Post by **splatters** » 2013-09-02 16:47

I hated these things in the army, always messing up my eye adaptation when in the receiving end.

Might as well bring night vision back if you're going to introduce more low light fighting.

matty1053 · Post by **matty1053** » 2013-09-02 17:30

I don't see this working well. Damn good job Chuc though.

This is gonna be spammed constantly, I know it as a fact. Plus, IRL... does soldiers actually have flare guns? no,.

Hulabi · Post by **Hulabi** » 2013-09-02 17:38

matty1053;bt9525 wrote:Plus, IRL... does soldiers actually have flare guns? no,.

Why not? I sure know i had one, just like my squad leader had one, and my platoon leader.

Redamare · Post by **Redamare** » 2013-09-02 17:51

AWESOME Just a some feed back! I find it weird in some instances that a squad leader would want to use a flare gun :l I do indeed like the Hand held flares

Flare gun should be Anti personnel Kit, Pilot kit, spotter kit and Heavy MG kit

The Crewman kit should have the placable road flares or pop flares as well as the Engineer kit

Post by **Arc_Shielder** » 2013-09-02 17:52

Very impressive guys. Keep up the good work.

Can we count on mortar flares in the future as well?

ComradeHX · Post by **ComradeHX** » 2013-09-02 18:32

Can soviet flares be modeled? (mostly just a tube+some labels that are easy to add)