thermal scopes show trees and buildings

[devastator]

anyone know how to fix this?

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2853215712

[devastator]

mods:

CBA A3
CUP Weapons
CUP Units
CUP Vehicles
RHSAF
RHUSAF
Vcom AI

[SVaughan]

Originally posted by devastator:

anyone know how to fix this?

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2853215712

I recall an old Video of an AH-64 schwaking (Kind of a word) a real Taliban convoy. The entire video was from the gunners Thermal view. Arma tries to aim for accuracy on Thermals. And everything has its own thermal signature. Rooftops will appear as white on the BLK/WHT Thermal setting, as the sun pounds on those all day, thus heating them up and giving them the thermal signature. Trees are the same way, they absorb heat from the sunlight in order to sustain themselves and grow, so it's only accurate that they appear White in Thermals, with their leaves being a darker color. Sadly I don't think there's a way to remove buildings and trees from Thermals as it's Arma trying to be as close to reality as it can be.
What I would suggest if you want as little as possible showing up is using Thermals that are Orange/White. As buildings and trees tend to be more suppressed on those kinds of thermals as opposed to the BLK/WHT Thermals.

(Abbreviations: BLK = Black, WHT = White)

[devastator]

this is literally showing the trees and buildings as hot. this wasn't happening until today for me. as it is now, thermal is unusable as soldiers, trees, and rocks all show up as "people". everything is typically completely black except for enemy soldiers like this:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EwSoQwEXIAMayiP.jpg

same thing happens in the other thermal sights as well

[|H|H| Fr3ddi3]

The game got updated today, thermals were changed to behave more like the real thing.

[SVaughan]

Originally posted by |H|H| Fr3ddi3:

The game got updated today, thermals were changed to behave more like the real thing.

That explains the recent update. Thought it was one of the mods updating.

[mortified_penguin]

It's a good change IMO but defeats the purpose of thermal-masking gear like the Viper suit and CTRG stealth uniforms unless you're on grassy dirt terrain. Any other type of terrain just makes you stick out like a sore thumb.

[Cpt Ratso]

Real thing? Has the bloke who implemented and worked on this actually seen through the latest thermal imaging cameras? Maybe real thing if it was 1995 and 1st generation. NFI

[devastator]

Originally posted by |H|H| Fr3ddi3:

The game got updated today, thermals were changed to behave more like the real thing.

thanks for the info!

[|H|H| Fr3ddi3]

Originally posted by Cpt Ratso:

Real thing? Has the bloke who implemented and worked on this actually seen through the latest thermal imaging cameras? Maybe real thing if it was 1995 and 1st generation. NFI

There was a long discussion about this on the official forums about this, it's not something done without reason ... regardless, like the real thing, not an exact likeness / the engine is old AF anyway so it's not possible to be perfect.

[Bandit]

In real life the whole point of thermals is to better distinguish a person from a tree, I think they're trying too hard to be realistic.

[Shenji]

After 9 years, they finally decided to ♥♥♥♥ the thermals up. Why? My $200 Flir One can do better than this.

[StentoN]

Originally posted by |H|H| Fr3ddi3:

Originally posted by Cpt Ratso:

Real thing? Has the bloke who implemented and worked on this actually seen through the latest thermal imaging cameras? Maybe real thing if it was 1995 and 1st generation. NFI

There was a long discussion about this on the official forums about this, it's not something done without reason ... regardless, like the real thing, not an exact likeness / the engine is old AF anyway so it's not possible to be perfect.

It would be better to leave it as it was. (During the day, it just became possible to navigate by stones and buildings, and at night only silhouettes were visible. It suited me) I just looked at the thermal imager at night, it is as bright as during the day
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2853389785
.Google translator.

[DisruptorX7]

Its sux ,, hate the new thermals...

[Madd]

Yea, I hate the "new thermals" defeats the damned purpose of having them

[V.A.L. Commorby]

CAS is now rendered useless