Shotgun laser sight doesn't work in the dark

[Kenaz]

I'm having a problem with the shotgun laser sight. It doesn't work well in dark environment like those where the flashlight is needed. You can see the beam out of the end of the sight but the ring doesnt project onto any surfaces. In normal lighting it works fine and the ring is clear.

Has anyone else had this issue? Can't find anything online with a quick search.

[Toysoldier]

I got the laser upgrade just after getting the shotgun, the laser sight worked then, but it stopped working shortly before getting the flashlight and hasn't worked since. I can see the laser coming out of the gun, but it doesn't show up on any surfaces anymore. If anything it should work better in the dark, kind of annoying to spend the few resin points you have for something that isn't working.

[Willium_Bob_Cole]

Yeah I can confirm this is STILL happening. I just got to a second dark area, the laser projection was working, until the flashlight came on, in the SAME map, so it is definitely connected to the flashlight being ON. Volvo pls fix

[Thunder S. Hurnson]

Just chiming in to say this is still an issue.

[Willium_Bob_Cole]

Oh god really? I guess we should all list our specs in case there's a common cause...
Ryzen 3700X
RX 5700XT
16GB RAM @ 3200Mhz
Valve Index headset (I also have Oculus drivers and software installed as I also have a Rift S from before I got my Index, maybe there's an issue with having different VR drivers installed?)

Also of note, I have a main monitor, 1440p 144hz, and a second monitor, 1080p ultrawide 60hz. I've had issues with OBS which I've heard could be an issue with windows and having multiple displays at different frame rates, I don't know if it could be having an effect here but if others have similar setups it could point to that being the case, otherwise my guess it being AMD specific?

I haven't even touched the game in so long not *entirely* because of this but certainly in *part* due to it. Any fix or lead on one would be super appreciated!

[Salamando]

yep, happened to me today as well. Got the shotgun, got the laser sight. I actually dont think the circle showing the spread radius was working when I firist got the upgrade. When I closed an loaded again it was there. Then it disappeared once I got the flashlight. Then it appeared agaain after I got past the section where the flash light it on. I restarted the game numerous times during the flashlight sequence but it didnt come back until the flashlight was oiff.

[SpookySunday]

This is still an issue and needs a fix.

[kembervon]

January 2022 and this bug has not been fixed. I'd really like a working laser sight.

[Renegade]

Exactly the same for me. Stopped working after I got the "mission" to find the flashlight.
What a waste of 10 resin

[Dynamonic]

I think this is something that has always existed since launch. The laser sight doesn’t work in some areas, particularly when the flashlight is used. I wonder if it is an engine limitation which prevents the laser sight being used in conjunction with the flashlight.

[Willium_Bob_Cole]

Publicado originalmente por Dynamonic:

I think this is something that has always existed since launch. The laser sight doesn’t work in some areas, particularly when the flashlight is used. I wonder if it is an engine limitation which prevents the laser sight being used in conjunction with the flashlight.

Yes that is exactly the problem, but it doesn't seem intended, and only seems to happen to a handful of people, but it means, as the person above you said, you have wasted resin, and lost some legitimately helpful functionality. And it is just outright janky that this would even happen at all and I am honestly shocked that there STILL is no fix for this?!

[Sergiy13]

it's 2024 and this still hasn't been fixed

[Willium_Bob_Cole]

Publicado originalmente por Sergiy13:

it's 2024 and this still hasn't been fixed

Dang, really? I literally just this week dug out my index, was going to finally get around to trying again with this game soon, but I remember this being so annoying as to being a contributing factor to me not coming back (among, yknow, life happening etc).

Usually when this kind of thing happens but isn't a universal complaint, as evidenced by this only being the second page of comments, it is some specific hardware configuration thing, most commonly the brand of GPU, more specifically, an AMD problem in most cases, but I'm baffled, if that is the case, that there is no driver level fix for this, even if by accident lol. Still, if anyone having this issue could confirm that they experience this with an nvidia card, that would at least rule it out as an AMD specific issue...

edit: okay whilst this thread is only two pages long, searching the discussions shows a bunch of other people with this complaint. I also just found the below mod on the workshop that I'm hoping is some kind of relief for this issue, though far from perfect, I think I'll be trying that out when I get round to playing. But seriously Valve please fix 🥺

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2258441587