Old Enemy Shaders

[haej]

Just played the last update, and I have one, and only one suggestion - please, add the old enemy shaders back as an option.

Unfortunately, both me, with not-the-best-vision, and my friend, who is suffering from colour blindness, were severely hurt by this seemingly sudden change, and we can no longer distinguish between normal enemies and 2-hit enemies. Can something be done about this?

Please, add it back :(

[0Dd1]

yeah, an option for us color blind would be nice.

in some levels it's like shooting chameleon-people.

[sdmpv]

+1, please add the old enemy shaders back in as an option. The new ones are really harder to see.
Thanks!

[ashleyriott]

Hey there! Thanks so much for sharing this feedback, accessibility for as many players as possible is a high priority for us. Additionally, I'm actually a colourblind (Tritanopia) so this issue is one I face in games regularly. Would you be willing to share some more information that might help guide us towards a solution? Particularly the type of colourblindness you have & which scenes (if any) are posing the biggest issue for you?

[Ocelot]

I agree. I have normal vision but those new enemy shaders are objectivly harder to see. Let us choose which one we want please.

Publicado originalmente por ashleyriott:

. Would you be willing to share some more information that might help guide us towards a solution?

In some levels when there is a "beat" enemies blend to the background + their armor blends to their bodies, so I sometime incorrectly shoot more(or less) than I need to - In hard mode(with fast songs) I dont see which enemy type they are...that's a bummer

Please change those new enemy shaders or let us choose. I know its 2020 and your studio is strong with virtue signaling/tokenism(no offense) but just add #BLM to the start screen or somthing and dont downgrade your great game.

[RazerCicak]

First I thought that my VR HMD screen got screwed up lol. Didn't know the enemy shaders chaged haha.

Ya the new enemy shader is kinda harder to see compared to the old one.

[jobbee]

Enemy shader change makes them disappear into the scenery for my ageing but good eyesight. I feel like I'm targeting a colored blob rather then reading the humanoid shape as I scan the playscape in frantic gameplay. Feels like a considerable downgrade.

[Mizzu]

I'm neither color blind nor have I bad vision but I have a hard time recognizing the enemy type as well, so, yeah, I totally agree.

[[BWC] UFN]

Came here looking for this exact topic, I love everything about the new update apart from the enemy shader/colour changes

I am not colour blind and I had this exact issue, especially exacerbated by the fact that the enemies now blend in with the same colour palette as the rest of the level. Black and white against a vibrant, pulsing background I think is almost necessary for clear target acquisition, especially when you need to be able to see, at a glance, a vest in order to dole out the right amount of shots.

Hope this can get some sort of option in a future patch! It's the only issue I have with this masterpiece of a game so far

[Lucis Caelum]

I'm not even colorblind and I can't really see the difference between the different enemy types anymore. They used to be black with white armor, now they're light-grey with white armor, seriously? Why even change something like this?

[0Dd1]

Maybe make their suits black/real dark again but their skin (head + hands) color randomly spanning over the whole color span or give it some weird effect shader like mirroring what is behind them with inverted colors. Maybe some distortion effect around the dudes could make them more visible; maybe some black hole effect, like they are sucking in their environment.

[Ocelot]

Publicado originalmente por Lucis Caelum:

They used to be black with white armor, now they're light-grey with white armor, seriously? Why even change something like this?

Check their twitter. They did it cause they are woke. "...while our approach to enemy targets within Pistol Whip was intentionally abstract and their color was chosen for contrast, we do not want our platform to perpetuate racial profiling or negative stereotypes of the Black community in any way..."

You cant make this up .I am sure 0 black people were offended before. It is ridiculous. Its like if I use this emoji or this one Im hurting somebody. But if I use or Im making a world a better place.
I really dont understand what mind set people have to have to think this is something good for anybody

[jobbee]

The problem here is not the sentiment. These changes damage the game play in significant ways.

[bigtroy1114]

I'm black and in no way was I ever offended by the prior color scheme, please give us options at least. Thanks.

[games23]

Publicado originalmente por Ocelot:

Publicado originalmente por Lucis Caelum:

They used to be black with white armor, now they're light-grey with white armor, seriously? Why even change something like this?

Check their twitter. They did it cause they are woke. "...while our approach to enemy targets within Pistol Whip was intentionally abstract and their color was chosen for contrast, we do not want our platform to perpetuate racial profiling or negative stereotypes of the Black community in any way..."

wow, didn't know this.

pistol whip / cloudhead games,

please, just stop the stupid.

i really like this game, but your starting to ruin it.

[games23]

Check their twitter. They did it cause they are woke. "...while our approach to enemy targets within Pistol Whip was intentionally abstract and their color was chosen for contrast, we do not want our platform to perpetuate racial profiling or negative stereotypes of the Black community in any way..."


the more i think about this, the funnier it gets.

cloudhead games, what's your companies stance on people who suffer from mental illness?