Torch doesn't seem to make you less stealthy??

[DrakenKin]

Equiping a torch doesn't change your visibility, conspiciousness, nor noise.

So what is it, does it really have no impact on stealth or is the interface bugged?

[hesh]

Even when breaking into people's houses and stealing all their stuff, I always carry a torch with me. Despite it seemingly broadcasting my position to the whole world, people don't notice me either.

[bwc153]

It does have an impact, because the light you are in affects how visible you are.

[Padalex]

Realisticly it should and whether it´s just the interface showing wrong or the mechanic itself I am not sure of. Have you tired it in action?

[hesh]

Originally posted by OVERCOVER:

Realisticly it should and whether it´s just the interface showing wrong or the mechanic itself I am not sure of. Have you tired it in action?

Yes, at first I unequipped the torch because I thought it wasn't stealthy, but I realised that it was too dark and I couldn't see anything, so I started just equipping it for pretty much 60% of the game while breaking into people's homes or pickpocketing. Funnily enough, nobody notices me. I take it this is some kind of bug actually?

[The_K00lDude]

I think its a bug,

you can equip torch standing up then crouch and light stays.
but when you crouch then try to equip torch, it doesn't let you

[Padalex]

Originally posted by HEY HENRY'S COME TO SEE US:

Originally posted by OVERCOVER:

Realisticly it should and whether it´s just the interface showing wrong or the mechanic itself I am not sure of. Have you tired it in action?

Yes, at first I unequipped the torch because I thought it wasn't stealthy, but I realised that it was too dark and I couldn't see anything, so I started just equipping it for pretty much 60% of the game while breaking into people's homes or pickpocketing. Funnily enough, nobody notices me. I take it this is some kind of bug actually?

Could be a bug in that case and I recommend you try to recreate this as much/good as possible then provide the information here to this e-mail: [e-mail]

[hesh]

Ah I see, I didn't actually know the torch reduces stealthiness because it doesn't seem to do so for me. In fact, I actually thought it was an oversight by developers, woops...

[hesh]

Originally posted by OVERCOVER:

Originally posted by HEY HENRY'S COME TO SEE US:

Yes, at first I unequipped the torch because I thought it wasn't stealthy, but I realised that it was too dark and I couldn't see anything, so I started just equipping it for pretty much 60% of the game while breaking into people's homes or pickpocketing. Funnily enough, nobody notices me. I take it this is some kind of bug actually?

Could be a bug in that case and I recommend you try to recreate this as much/good as possible then provide the information here to this e-mail: [e-mail]

Cheers, thanks for the email. I'll do that.

[DrakenKin]

It might be that the game is so damn dark generally that they decided to let you have the torch else you'd see nothing inside peoples homes at night.

My suggestion would be to fix the torch, and introduce a skill in stealth that lets you see better in the dark when sneaking.

There is a potion too but it's really rare and i haven't seen the recipe yet in 45 hours of playing. It might be an option for very late game but not for most of it. They need some kind of mechanic that lets you see in the dark from the beginning or close. A stealth skill might do the trick.

[Shrapnel]

Originally posted by HEY HENRY'S COME TO SEE US:

Even when breaking into people's houses and stealing all their stuff, I always carry a torch with me. Despite it seemingly broadcasting my position to the whole world, people don't notice me either.

This is hilarious. I take my real world logic into video games too much

[Hippopotamus]

Originally posted by OVERCOVER:

Originally posted by HEY HENRY'S COME TO SEE US:

Yes, at first I unequipped the torch because I thought it wasn't stealthy, but I realised that it was too dark and I couldn't see anything, so I started just equipping it for pretty much 60% of the game while breaking into people's homes or pickpocketing. Funnily enough, nobody notices me. I take it this is some kind of bug actually?

Could be a bug in that case and I recommend you try to recreate this as much/good as possible then provide the information here to this e-mail: [e-mail]

Not to sound negative but it's not really our job to reproduce bugs. I have no problem reporting bugs/issues but reproducing them is essentially a job.