Some kind of time anomaly?

[Kazul]

I ran into an anomaly I can't identify. It doesn't seem to hurt you to stand in it, if you throw a bolt or even shoot into it they go slow motion for a few seconds. It's basically invisible with just a small shimmer to show where it is. If you stand in it your vision goes kind of stereoscopic and the sounds of wind and whispers start getting really loud.

[Stygian Emperor]

Replying to this now because I was googling for info about it and found literally nothing:

I'm not certain, but I believe this anomaly is called a "flycatcher" - at least in the files.
edit: see post #9 below
It seems to, in addition to the slowdown stuff, cause a buildup of "psy points" - again, going by the term used in the files - which are sort of like radiation in that they're detrimental to have and go away over time, and there's a maximum you can reach (100) which presumably kills you (or turns you into a zombie?) but I haven't played enough to see all of what psy accumulation causes.

At one point some hostile phantom stalkers repeatedly spawned that would instantly vanish when shot, and there's also the audio hallucinations you mentioned; there may be more as well but it feels like the flycatcher doesn't build up psy points very fast on its own and is relatively harmless. Maybe some of them are stronger than others.

Also in addition to psy-block, drinking beer appears to reduce psy build up somewhat, haha.

[Gusλλλλλλ]

I think that's the "pillow" anomaly that was showcased in the deep dive, and it is supposed to prevent fall damage. Seems logical as there were a few of them around an elevated position you can only teleport into.

[Stygian Emperor]

Originally posted by Gusλλλλλλ:

I think that's the "pillow" anomaly that was showcased in the deep dive, and it is supposed to prevent fall damage. Seems logical as there were a few of them around an elevated position you can only teleport into.

Nah, it's distinct from the pillow anomaly; it doesn't lift you a bit when you walk into it or prevent fall damage.

[SilverX95]

Originally posted by Stygian Emperor:

Originally posted by Gusλλλλλλ:

I think that's the "pillow" anomaly that was showcased in the deep dive, and it is supposed to prevent fall damage. Seems logical as there were a few of them around an elevated position you can only teleport into.

Nah, it's distinct from the pillow anomaly; it doesn't lift you a bit when you walk into it or prevent fall damage.

i think i know the one your talking about its almost like a psy anomaly but vary small spots that they pop up in

[Gusλλλλλλ]

Originally posted by Stygian Emperor:

a buildup of "psy points" - again, going by the term used in the files - which are sort of like radiation in that they're detrimental to have and go away over time, and there's a maximum you can reach (100) which presumably kills you (or turns you into a zombie?) but I haven't played enough to see all of what psy accumulation causes.

Have you not encountered a controller yet? The vision turns yellow, human and mutant phantoms appear and eventually your health starts falling down.

[Gusλλλλλλ]

Originally posted by Stygian Emperor:

Originally posted by Gusλλλλλλ:

I think that's the "pillow" anomaly that was showcased in the deep dive, and it is supposed to prevent fall damage. Seems logical as there were a few of them around an elevated position you can only teleport into.

Nah, it's distinct from the pillow anomaly; it doesn't lift you a bit when you walk into it or prevent fall damage.

Oh, I see. Interesting.

[bbrrisskk]

Originally posted by SilverX95:

Originally posted by Stygian Emperor:

Nah, it's distinct from the pillow anomaly; it doesn't lift you a bit when you walk into it or prevent fall damage.

i think i know the one your talking about its almost like a psy anomaly but vary small spots that they pop up in

very random small spots around the map, hope we can get more explanation later on

[Zukabazuka]

Yeah it is some kind of anomaly, hard to see but once you go in to them it make noise and slows you down, also slow down bullets too.

Doesn't seems to hurt you at all. But the slowdown could be bad for you if you land in them in the middle of firefight.

[Stygian Emperor]

here's some more info from the files:

   SID = FlycatcherSlowRegenHP
   Text = Degrade HP regen rate
   ValueMax = -80%

   SID = FlycatcherSlowRegenFP
   Text = Degrade stamina regen rate
   ValueMax = -80%

   SID = FlycatcherVelocityChange
   Text = Applies slowness effect on enter in flycatcher anomaly
   ValueMax = -50%

   SID = FlycatcherTurnRateChangeYaw
   Text = Applies turn rate slowness effect on enter in flycatcher anomaly
   ValueMax = -0.7

   SID = FlycatcherTurnRateChangePitch
   Text = Applies turn rate slowness effect on enter in flycatcher anomaly
   ValueMax = -0.7

   GrenadeAngularVelocityMultiplier = 0.1
   ItemDefaultVelocityMultiplier = 0.2
   BulletSpeedOverride = 300.0
   BoltLinearVelocityMultiplier = 0.2
   BoltAngularVelocityMultiplier = 0.1
   GrenadeLinearVelocityMultiplier = 0.2

not actually seeing any psi points buildup, weirdly. looks like it just slows you, your healing/stamina recovery and projectiles. possible the effects i experienced were from something else happening nearby

[SilverX95]

here is a clip of it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY9pabFzgeM