How do ghillie suits work?

[Spud]

Never really played much in the Sniper/recon type roles in Arma, but the new update has convinced me to try it out. It got me wondering about Ghilie suits.

Is the AI less likely to spot you when you're in a ghillie suit? If so how is it calculated?

Does the AI differentiate between the various terrain types? for example a grassy hillside vs a conctrete rooftop?

Does each Ghillie design perform better in some kinds of foliage and worse in others?

And do you fatigue quicker when running in a Ghillie suit?

Or are they just cosmetic?

[GingerRocker]

It's just cosmetic.

[Spud]

Originally posted by GingerRocker:

It's just cosmetic.

That's disappointing.

[GingerRocker]

Originally posted by Guetapens:

Originally posted by GingerRocker:

It's just cosmetic.

That's disappointing.

It shouldn't be.

Cosmetic means that players will still have a greater difficulty spotting it.

[Wookiejedi]

there is a sniper/ghillie mod.it makes you hard to spot for AI

[jarrad96 [4SFG]]

No, Ghille suits do have an effect, (In arma 2 each uniform has a 'camo value', and wearing camo or a ghille decreased the range at which a stationary person was spotted when prone. I aassume this was also added into A3 as well) , but only at longer ranges. Movement is the big thing AI will spot.

[Fredingo]

New ghillie suits block thermal. OWNED.

[walter]

the new ghillie suits are pretty awesome

[Old Bean]

Unless you using it against players, ghillie suits wont do anything.

[StormhawkV]

Originally posted by Chace.:

Unless you using it against players, ghillie suits wont do anything.

Nice necro but your statement is wrong. If you don't move they have a noticeable effect on the distance the enemy will spot you.

[Spud]

Originally posted by Sgt Smash:

Anyone that runs a server knows that they do work against A.i just as the suppresses do!!

Good to know.

[Heavy Metal Nuts]

They dont work infact there worse ...cermix plates provides the best cover if lay still with ceramic plates the eenmy cant see you up 10m away ...

type in ARMA 3 ghille suites work on AI in youtube

[Heavy Metal Nuts]

Now what i wanna know is how is the player going survive on jungle map .....
Becuase trees bush grass flora can all be seen through by AI .....So how are they going get around the player doing stealth in the jungle and just geting spoted with out even seen the AI ..

They will adjust the distance AI can see u to even less just for that new island ....That is going to lead to far worse and more obvious broken AI

[JG500]

Uniforms have a "camoflauge" value, ghilies will make you less likely to be spotted by AI, can go closer, etc. Also less heat projects through so you just might not be ultra rekt by a helicopter.

[Spud]

Originally posted by HERMIT_CRAB:

Now what i wanna know is how is the player going survive on jungle map .....
Becuase trees bush grass flora can all be seen through by AI .....So how are they going get around the player doing stealth in the jungle and just geting spoted with out even seen the AI ..

They will adjust the distance AI can see u to even less just for that new island ....That is going to lead to far worse and more obvious broken AI

Is there no line of sight in the Arma engine? If there is, surely obstacles will break that LOS, also camouflage really must work in a military simulator, it's a vital part of warfare, it seems crazy to put ghillie suits etc in the game but not the mechanics to make them function.

If a man dressed in green is as easy to spot as one wearing bright flourescent orange while hiding in foliage then I would say that is a serious flaw, any more info welcome.

[Chad Thundercock]

Some players have problems seeing you on maps like esserker, sit there camp one spot and don't move, they will spot you when you move.