Thread: Searchlight?
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Old 08-20-12, 06:55 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by GT182 View Post
Also I see in SH5 the searchlights don't move like they did in SH3. They've got you in their light as soon as they come on, where in SH3 they moved around looking for you as it would be in real life. Is there a reason for this in SH5?
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Originally Posted by Trevally. View Post
The lights in SH5 will point to where they are looking.
You can see this best when you dive and two or more search lights cross beams where they think you are.

If the lights are on you - the they are looking at you
During my tests (with IRAI enabled), searchlights swept around until they did find me. For it to be possible you have to be within their radius. In stock game this radius was set to 200 mt, but I increased it to 800 mt. Once they catch you, they follow you until you get out of their range, or until you dive. At this point, as stated by Trevally, for some time they will search you, eventually pointing at where they think you are.

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Originally Posted by The General View Post
I think he's right in that Searchlights just don't look as good as they did in SH3. The beams are not as visible as they should be, especially in fog.
There are two parameters under SearchLightEffect controller for modifying beam's luminosity over distance. I didn't play too much with those parameters, but I am sure that they can be finetuned for getting a better visual effect.
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