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Arma 3 Apex: Old Man (Beta)
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Fedbia Dec 26, 2019 @ 12:58pm
Thermal Bug! Assistance appreciated!
TL;DR: Thermal imaging bug, all white or all black except for bodies (no terrain detail), images bottom

The WH and BH on TWS shows nothing but either all black and all white, respectively. Bodies still show up, but there are no terrain features whatsoever. I tested TWS on VR mode and multiplayer and it seems to work fine.

No mods / workshop installed except for Old Man (which seems to be the source of the bug [?])

Also, not very good with bringing up loading info or raw data (pretty sure those aren't proper jargon.) So, if you need any information please let me know step-by-step on how to obtain. I'll do my best to provide whatever is necessary to remedy this unrelenting torment (I've been hunting for a DMS and 7.62 suppressor but found TWS instead. Happy until I saw bug D: !)

Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide. And even with a few bugs, Old Man is amazing and exactly what I've been waiting for!

Images for clarification:
https://imgur.com/RrXnl9G
https://imgur.com/6RkFfx6
https://imgur.com/6EKHPYu
Last edited by Fedbia; Dec 26, 2019 @ 1:00pm
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Detective Dan Dec 26, 2019 @ 2:04pm 
I get this too. I was able to fiddle with the video settings and managed to get BHOT view to be a bit better. Can't remember which settings and it wasn't that much of a noticeable difference

Having borrowed a CSAT mrap, even the CROWS gun has wonky thermal views. I don't recall the thermal view in Arma being so bad
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Fedbia Dec 26, 2019 @ 2:21pm 
Originally posted by Portalearth™® DIXX:
I get this too. I was able to fiddle with the video settings and managed to get BHOT view to be a bit better. Can't remember which settings and it wasn't that much of a noticeable difference

Having borrowed a CSAT mrap, even the CROWS gun has wonky thermal views. I don't recall the thermal view in Arma being so bad

Lol, so glad to hear that I'm not alone in this issue. Are you still able to use WHOT/BHOT normally in VR/ regular ARMA? Or is it bugged there, too?
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WOLFkraut Dec 26, 2019 @ 11:17pm 
I've noticed the same thing. I thought I was going crazy trying to figure out why thermals looked so strange. Perhaps it's intentional to try and nerf thermal vision (it is incredibly powerful in vanilla Arma), but it's so bad here that I frankly don't even think it's worth using. It's easier to find targets without it.
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Detective Dan Dec 27, 2019 @ 10:27am 
Originally posted by Fedbia:
Originally posted by Portalearth™® DIXX:
I get this too. I was able to fiddle with the video settings and managed to get BHOT view to be a bit better. Can't remember which settings and it wasn't that much of a noticeable difference

Having borrowed a CSAT mrap, even the CROWS gun has wonky thermal views. I don't recall the thermal view in Arma being so bad

Lol, so glad to hear that I'm not alone in this issue. Are you still able to use WHOT/BHOT normally in VR/ regular ARMA? Or is it bugged there, too?

I haven't tried. i finished the mission and uninstalled arma again. I chalked it up to ACE mod shenanigans but if it happens in vanilla arma too then they very well have either broken it or nerfed it
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Fedbia Dec 27, 2019 @ 7:13pm 
I mean, if it's a nerf that seems a bit extreme, but maybe coding realistic optics like that is too much. As for the overpowered aspect, I agree with the arguement that thermal is OP, but IRL it's incredibly overpowered. It's no different than being on patrol with no light and having NVGs. If they really wanted to balance out those mechanics they should jsut use batteries.

Other than that, I agree. Had to put down the God Lens of Light (+5 Per) and just go straight to the NVS version.
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VitusOCT Apr 29, 2020 @ 5:43am 
I have the bug too, but only at night. At day light, it seems to work great (I guess the same way as before, I don't remember it enough to say it exactly the same).

Anyway, this thermal vision is completely OP, espacially when you get the Viper's mask...
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