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Content Type: Addon
Addon Type: Effects
Addon Tags: Scenic, Realism
Tags: misc
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Feb 4, 2014 @ 7:10am
Feb 5, 2014 @ 8:36am
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Night Vision

Description
Features:
- Completely client-side (other people won't see you use this)
- Highly customizable
- Night Vision and Forward-Looking Infrared Thermal Vision goggle types
- ID (Illumination-Detection)
- ETISD (Eye Trace Illumination-Sensitive Detection)
- ISIB (Illumination-Smart Intensity Balancing)
- AIM (Alternate Illuminating Method)
- FLIR (Forward-Looking Infrared)

Q: How different is it from other night vision scripts?

A: Unlike most scripts, this script actually illuminates the area around you instead of simply modifying on-screen colors

Q: How customizable is it?

A: You can:
- Modify the illumination radius
- Modify the brightness of the illumination
- Modify the speed of how fast the night vision turns on
- Modify the needed darkness level for ID work (described below)
- Modify the reaction time of ID
- Modify the range at which ETISD works (described below)
- Modify the sensitivity of ISIB
- Modify the range at which AIM works
- Switch between FLIR thermal vision and the regular night vision
- Toggle on/off a distortion effect
- Toggle on/off a blur effect
- Modify the intensity of the blur effect
- Toggle on/off a green overlay effect
- Toggle on/off a goggle effect
- Toggle on/off a bloom effect
- Toggle on/off a grain effect
- Customize the amount of alpha passes
- Easily reset everything

Q: I bet it works only on console commands

A: Yes, and no. You can access an in-game menu by going to Q > Options > NVScript > Client.
You can also control everything using the console commands (command names are below)

Q: Do I need any additional games for this to work?

A: No, all the needed materials are included. (5 materials)

Q: My night vision goes all crazy when I have ETISD turned on!

A: Turn it off or decrease the range at which it works.

Q: ETISD doesn't seem to work.

A: ETISD only works with ID turned on.

Q: I've been playing around with the controls, and was writing in numbers instead of using the slider, and now the night-vision is messed up!

A: You should only use values within the slider limits. Press the "Reset Settings" button.

Q: I'm having performance issues.

A: Reduce Illumination range, increase Brightness to 1.0 (100%), turn OFF the Distort effect, turn OFF the Bloom effect, turn OFF the Goggle effect, turn OFF Blur, turn ON ISIB.
The recommended settings of the night-vision are set when you reset the settings.

Q: The menu looks complicated, and I don't even know what does stuff like ID or ETISD do!

A: Read below.

Q: Can I get banned for using this?

A: If you run around the server and scream "I'M USING A NIGHT-VISION SCRIPT", then maybe.
Although you shouldn't get banned unless you're using this in a gamemode where the enemy needs to be lurking in the shadows and you openly brag about using a night-vision script.
And no, you can't get VAC banned for this either.

Console Commands:
nv_togg - toggle the night-vision
nv_id_status <0 - 1> - turn ID (Illumination-Detection) on/off
nv_id_reaction_time <0.1 - 1.0> - time for ID (Illumination-Detection) to react when entering a dark/bright area (in seconds) (higher = slower)
nv_id_sens_darkness <0.05 - 1.0> - darkness scale at which ID (Illumination-Detection) starts functioning (higher = darker)
nv_etisd_status <0 - 1> - turn ETISD (Eye Trace Illumination-Sensitive Detection) on/off
nv_etisd_sensitivity_range <100 - 500> - set the range at which ETISD (Eye Trace Illumination-Sensitive Detection) is functional
nv_isib_status <0 - 1> - turn ISIB (Illumination-Smart Intensity Balancing) on/off
nv_isib_sensitivity <2 - 10> - control the sensitivity of ISIB (Illumination-Sensitive Intensity Balancing)
nv_aim_status <0 - 1> - turn AIM (Alternate Illumination Method) on/off
nv_aim_range <50 - 300> - range at which AIM (Alternate Illumination Method) works
nv_fx_blur_status <0 - 1> - turn Blur effect on/off
nv_fx_blur_intensity <0.2 - 1.75> - control how intense the blur effect is
nv_fx_distort_status <0 - 1> - turn Distort effect on/off
nv_fx_colormod_status <0 - 1> - turn Green Overlay effect on/off
nv_fx_goggle_status <0 - 1> - turn Goggle effect on/off
nv_fx_noise_status <0 - 1> - turn Noise effect on/off
nv_fx_noise_variety <0 - 40> - specify amount of Noise textures to generate for use within the Noise effect
nv_fx_bloom_status <0 - 1> - turn Bloom effect on/off
nv_toggspeed <0.02 - 1.0> - set the speed at which your night vision turns on
nv_illum_area <64 - 1024> - set the distance which is illuminated whenever night vision is turned on
nv_illum_bright <0.2 - 1.0> - set the brightness of the night-vision
nv_type <1 - 2> - 1 is night vision, 2 is FLIR thermal vision
nv_reset_everything - self-explanatory

What do ID/ETISD/ISIB/AIM do?
ID (Illumination-Detection):
Automatically turns on your night-vision whenever you enter a dark area.

Customizable:
- Sensitivity
- Reaction time

ETISD (Eye Trace Illumination-Sensitive Detection):
Automatically turns off your night-vision when looking at a bright area from a dark area.

Customizable:
- Range

ISIB (Illumination-Sensitive Intensity Balancing):
Automatically balances the intensity of your night-vision depending on current area's level of darkness.

Customizable:
- Sensitivity

AIM (Alternate Illuminating Method):
Illuminates towards your aim direction.

Customizable:
- Range

Credits (initial release, in 2010):
blackops7799 - darkness illuminating light, blur effect
Kogitsune - helped me out with ETISD
TetaBonita - sound effects/turn on effect
Popular Discussions View All (18)
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Jan 23, 2022 @ 12:22pm
glitch/something wrong
samco
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Sep 14, 2023 @ 5:12am
How can I bind mouse4 to nv_type 0? How can I bind mouse5 to nv_type 1? Edit: Solved
kmsthanks
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Nov 19, 2020 @ 3:47pm
Mod errors
f22raptor7
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thomasyeoh6 May 18 @ 5:30am 
bind n nv_togg
turn on or off
BORSCHT May 8 @ 4:01pm 
Ho to turn off goggle overlay by the console command?
ACCESS DENIED Mar 13 @ 5:42pm 
this error pops up whenever I turn on the night vision

[Night Vision] bad argument #3 to 'Add' (function expected, got nil)
1. Add - lua/includes/modules/hook.lua:31
2. NV_ToggleNightVision - lua/autorun/client/nvscript.lua:277
3. unknown - lua/sandev/libs/addon/nightvision/cl_nightvision.lua:35
4. unknown - lua/includes/modules/concommand.lua:54
Six Mar 12 @ 5:12pm 
if anyone is curious abot how to bind it, it's

bind {key of choice} nv_togg
Scrap Mar 11 @ 9:54pm 
you find it in ur menu (I think in uitilities) and select it. at the top you can toggle it
sovietkitten1 Mar 10 @ 1:25pm 
how do you turn it on
Kaiser of Poland-Ukraine Feb 20 @ 7:10am 
When i take off the NVG the green overlay would still be there
Losfrail Feb 11 @ 1:42pm 
How can you disable the sound? It's rather annoying.
average Coolman enjoyer😎 Feb 5 @ 11:51am 
turtorial pls onwer:steamthumbsup:
promasterpice22 Jan 26 @ 9:21am 
Can somebody give like a modern NVG preset or like an really op one, because these are a bit weak on default settings, because it takes some time for them to turn on.