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Muldjord Oct 2, 2015 @ 1:20pm
The lingering color distortion effect
So, I've been hit by one of the enemies in the game. And now I am limping. No problem, I don't mind the limping. But it has also applied this color distortion effect that is not only making the game look terribly bad, but also gives me a head-ache. I had to stop playing because of it, which is really frustrating, because I really, really wanna play it!

At first I thought it was a bug, so I reloaded. Didn't help. I'm in an area where there are no active "feel-good-thingies" so I can't remove it that way either.

Frictional, please, please, pleeeeease make that effect temporary. To like a couple of minutes at most. I don't mind the limping being permanent, I really don't. But the color skewing? Nonono, please make it temporary so I can enjoy this brilliant game! I wanna play!
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Muldjord Oct 2, 2015 @ 1:27pm 
Oh, so the option is in "game" and not in "video". Never occurred to me. Anyways, I actually would like to have it turned on, since I believe it is used to acceptable degree in other places. So my suggestion stands. Make the color separation effect temporary after having taken a hit.
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Muldjord Oct 2, 2015 @ 1:30pm 
Also I have to point out that I am not talking about the screen tearing effect. I love that. In fact I really like the color seperation effect too, just not as a permanent effect after taking a hit. So yeah...
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Q2 Oct 5, 2015 @ 12:30am 
You do know that the WAU outlets heal you and fix the colours, right?
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Omertoso Oct 5, 2015 @ 1:33pm 
Originally posted by Q2:
You do know that the WAU outlets heal you and fix the colours, right?
sometimes they aren't close by. I think if this gives someone headaches, I don't see why not make it a temporary thing. Maybe a third option in the Game menu?
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Muldjord Oct 7, 2015 @ 1:25am 
Originally posted by Q2:
You do know that the WAU outlets heal you and fix the colours, right?
Yes, as I stated in my first post...
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Q2 Oct 7, 2015 @ 3:40am 
Sorry, my bad. Didn't see the "so I can't remove it that way either" line. I didn't mean to come off as rude, just that when I failed to read your post properly it turned out I failed to understand it right. Fancy that.

To be clear, you did find an option to turn it off entirely in the Game menu? Good to know - although I agree that being able to limit the duration would be good for those who physically suffer from it.
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heyjuney Oct 7, 2015 @ 5:03am 
Thanks for this post. I didn't realize I could turn off the distortion effect in the Options menu. I too like the idea of the distortion after being attacked by a monster. And I do know about the WAU outlets that heal. However I still found myself with the blurred vision more than I'd care to. It would have been better in my opinion that the distortion gradually wore off after xx number of minutes.

Other than this and occasionally wondering what my objective is, this is a great game.
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Dippy the Ghost! Oct 7, 2015 @ 12:38pm 
Your character is, spoiler alert, a Robot. You don't have real eyes, your eyes are basically cameras. And Cameras undergo that effect, which btw that effect is Chromatic aberation. It isn't something to complain about, it's a punishment for doing bad/getting harmed.
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centuryon Oct 7, 2015 @ 12:41pm 
If it gets annoying just turn it off until you find a WAU healing pod thingy and turn it back on again.
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Muldjord Oct 7, 2015 @ 12:55pm 
Originally posted by centuryon:
If it gets annoying just turn it off until you find a WAU healing pod thingy and turn it back on again.

Already did that, but thank you for pointing it out in case other people don't figure it out for themselves.
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Muldjord Oct 7, 2015 @ 1:05pm 
Originally posted by Minty:
Your character is, spoiler alert, a Robot. You don't have real eyes, your eyes are basically cameras. And Cameras undergo that effect, which btw that effect is Chromatic aberation. It isn't something to complain about, it's a punishment for doing bad/getting harmed.

Yes, much logic, very impress. You can understand why I might not be so convinced by your statement though... You know, seeing that the effect gives me a head-ache and all. Call me old-fashioned, but I like to not have a head-ache while playing computer games. It's just a bit nicer that way I think.
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heyjuney Oct 10, 2015 @ 3:57am 
Originally posted by heyjuney:
Thanks for this post. I didn't realize I could turn off the distortion effect in the Options menu. I too like the idea of the distortion after being attacked by a monster. And I do know about the WAU outlets that heal. However I still found myself with the blurred vision more than I'd care to. It would have been better in my opinion that the distortion gradually wore off after xx number of minutes.

Other than this and occasionally wondering what my objective is, this is a great game.
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This actually did not work as far as turning off the distortion. I had already used the WAU outlets at this level and was then unable to use a WAU outlet to clear it up again. I get the reason for the effect but it should be made so that the WAU's recharge again after a few minutes or something similar. It's annoying going through most of the game with the distortion.
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