Surveillance Cameras in Game

[Anthony Gonsalves]

Dumb Question: There is a combat deployment option to reduce surveillance cameras, but I have never encountered them in free roam. What gameplay style would result in cameras being installed?

[No_Quarter]

I'm sure you'll see those in the War Economy mission

[E. Grey]

Originally posted by No_Quarter:

I'm sure you'll see those in the War Economy mission

I've seen them only once in that mission, and never again, even if I replay the mission. There seems to be a bug or something, because even if I turn them on through the IH mod, they still don't appear.

[Bansheebutt]

To make matters stranger, Russian soldiers will comment about the new security cams, despite that are no cameras in any Afghani mission. At least with Russian forces.

Put it in the same bucket as "Let us know if you need combat support, boss."

[Big Ben]

I wonder if they, like guard dogs were cut out due to balancing reasons.

[E. Grey]

From what I've heard, cameras start appearing if a player sneaks in undeteted a lot. Like, when you shoot a lot of soldiers in the head, they start wearing helmets; it's supposed to be the same for cameras.

[Tulslaeh Grande]

Originally posted by youphie14:

From what I've heard, cameras start appearing if a player sneaks in undeteted a lot. Like, when you shoot a lot of soldiers in the head, they start wearing helmets; it's supposed to be the same for cameras.

Never thought of that, that's really interesting. I did encounter them on a few story missions, but thought it was tied to them being in somewhat logical locations (in an airport and at OKB zero they make sense, not so much in some ruins of an ancient fort). Guess if what you've heard is true it prooves that not many people do complete ghost infiltrations, maybe that should be the challenge for my next playthrough.

[Luxia]

My infiltrations are ghosted 90% of the time.
The only cameras I remember are from the airport.
This is funny, Ground Zeroes had more cameras than Phantom Pain.

[Big Ben]

I use perfect stealth and no kills through all my missions and I don't get any cameras except for the one at the airport.

[Fang]

Originally posted by Raddenson11:

My infiltrations are ghosted 90% of the time.
The only cameras I remember are from the airport.
This is funny, Ground Zeroes had more cameras than Phantom Pain.

Haha, pretty much.

You know, despite the short playtime, I'd say that, in development terms, GZ was a better designed game than Phantom Pain. PP obviously offers a LOT more bang for your buck, but GZ is slick, smooth, and extremely well made. Everything just clicked. It just works - Todd Howard.

[Lucky Flame]

There are actually quite a few cameras in the airport and OKB Zero, but those are the only two bases I can think of that have them.

[R!SK]

Originally posted by youphie14:

From what I've heard, cameras start appearing if a player sneaks in undeteted a lot. Like, when you shoot a lot of soldiers in the head, they start wearing helmets; it's supposed to be the same for cameras.

I've notice this as well.

[Operator Doge]

Despite having the camera icon on bright red (Covert action response), I can't find any camera in free roam on any outposts.

What the guide book mentioned about high-level response on Covert action response -
"Soldiers wake up more quickly when you incapacitate them; they move faster and search more effectively; enemies you hold up are more likely to attack by surprise; decoys and cameras are likely to be replaced by active decoys and gun cameras"

Well, the decoy did turn around at occasion, but they don't speak out as DD's Active Decoys o.o

[Fang]

Originally posted by Operator Doge:

Despite having the camera icon on bright red (Covert action response), I can't find any camera in free roam on any outposts.

What the guide book mentioned about high-level response on Covert action response -
"Soldiers wake up more quickly when you incapacitate them; they move faster and search more effectively; enemies you hold up are more likely to attack by surprise; decoys and cameras are likely to be replaced by active decoys and gun cameras"

Well, the decoy did turn around at occasion, but they don't speak out as DD's Active Decoys o.o

You know the emotes in MGO? They should patch that into the enemy decoys.

"I NEED A HAND!" 'I OWE YA ONE!" "IT'S YOUR SHOW NOW!"

That will give you a very good reason to shoot them instead of ignore them. You'll go crazy if you don't.

[Anthony Gonsalves]

I'll try to see if stealth works for that. I wonder if there are gun cameras and regular cameras also.

[Fang]

Originally posted by Anthony Gonsalves:

I'll try to see if stealth works for that. I wonder if there are gun cameras and regular cameras also.

Only in FOB attack/defense will you find gun cameras afaik (which are WAAAAY more fun now that there aren't 90.000+ players doing it at the same time) Only normal cameras in the singleplayer.