Visibility and windows

[Replicant Six]

Question for you more experienced players. Is it really easy to see people inside of a building when at a closed window? Like a glass window not a wooden one.

I just got domed from 60-70m away from a guy who crested a hill and lined up a shot on me the moment he was in my own line of sight. My hunter was in dark clothing on a foggy map and I was even a good five feet back from the window crouched.

Am I really -that- visible or is there something sus going on here?

[Geck0]

Probably just saw a window and guessed. I've got people a couple times like that. No like yet, but a good sized or so hits

[Replicant Six]

Originally posted by Geck0:

Probably just saw a window and guessed. I've got people a couple times like that. No like yet, but a good sized or so hits

That seems highly unlikely, I had made zero noise prior to taking up my position. I've never -ever- seen a hunter just shoot at a random window in a long row of houses with numerous other windows.

[Geck0]

Originally posted by Biochroma:

Originally posted by Geck0:

Probably just saw a window and guessed. I've got people a couple times like that. No like yet, but a good sized or so hits

That seems highly unlikely, I had made zero noise prior to taking up my position. I've never -ever- seen a hunter just shoot at a random window in a long row of houses with numerous other windows.

If they knew you were in the building, they could have guessed. If not, they probably have walls

[Thunderskin]

Originally posted by Biochroma:

Question for you more experienced players. Is it really easy to see people inside of a building when at a closed window? Like a glass window not a wooden one.

I just got domed from 60-70m away from a guy who crested a hill and lined up a shot on me the moment he was in my own line of sight. My hunter was in dark clothing on a foggy map and I was even a good five feet back from the window crouched.

Am I really -that- visible or is there something sus going on here?

Depends greatly on graphics quality. I played earlier on low settings, couldn't see ♥♥♥♥ in fog or night. Now, on maxed out graphics, I am headshoting every single hunter who stays in front of the window without moving.

[Воин Аллаха]

Yes, some windowed boarded-up textures are made so that you can see the differences in colours. Moreover, at minimum settings in the distance, the textures of windows and doors, sometimes walls, are not loaded.

[Воин Аллаха]

in addition, there are gaps in which you can see how and where the hunter went.

[Currently Online]

sometimes windows do not render in or walls

[Replicant Six]

Originally posted by Воин Аллаха:

in addition, there are gaps in which you can see how and where the hunter went.

That's so annoying. I even had a dark backdrop. Crazy that even 50ish yards away that stuff might not have rendered at all. I think what took me off guard was his reaction time since it was almost immediate. I wish I had it recorded to show y'all. I'll just chalk it up to a skilled player knowing what to look for in windows. I know I've made some questionable kills in this game before.

[ゲ-で]

Scopes and spyglass allow you to see clearly thru windows.

[Replicant Six]

Originally posted by G-d:

Scopes and spyglass allow you to see clearly thru windows.

He didn't have a scoped rifle, it was a regular lebel. He walked over a ridge, aimed down sights, fired, and dropped me.

[Valadka]

It's not necessarily "easy to spot" players through windows, it's just that windows are the first thing that players check when approaching a compound. Peeking out of windows is just a bad idea in general, think of it this way, you have to cover your whole field of view, meanwhile the enemy has to cover one tiny windows, who's more likely to spot who?

[Mr. Old Timer 58]

Generally speaking, yes. When I'm at Salter's pork there are 2 windows that face the back. I can't begin to tell you how many kill shots I have gotten from those two windows. Scoped and iron sights.
If your familiar with the map you kind of know where to look.
Another big place is at the Arden Parish. Lots of window peekers there too.
Also now with the new time of day map ( pinkish one) a lot of windows from inside looking out have the sunglare but from outside looking in they are clear.
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[Major Marquis]

yes windows are very easy top see through.