Better flash effects

[nicolasbadano]

When merged this pull request will:

1. Make sure the light effect is rendered even if the grenade explodes further than 20m from the player. This provides much better feedback that the grenade exploded, even if the player is not affected.
2. Increase the amount of hearing damage from the bang. Should work nicely with the new hearing overhaul.
3. Increase the maximum range for blinding effect to 25m, but with a higher-than-linear falloff. Close M84 Flashbang has low effect radius #1539.
4. Make units heavily affected by the blast turn away from the light, as per @bux578 request.

Bottom line, this should improve both the UX of throwing flashbangs and their effectiveness.

[bux]

👍

How strong will AI be affected by this?
I think AI could need some more love concerning flashbangs

[nicolasbadano]

How strong will AI be affected by this?

I didn't change anything for AI, except for rotating them away. What are you thinking should be done?

[bux]

I just tested it. The rotating away is very welcome. Good job.

[bux]

https://youtu.be/6q5YF_nyZSc

[nicolasbadano]

Nice:

1- the last one shot you because he was too far from the grenade. Maybe we should increase the range another 5m?

2- The flash of light is visible through the wall due to arma awfull illumination technology. Hopefully if they ever change to a deferred technique (enfusion?) that should be fixed.

[bux]

Question: The rotation is 180° from current direction? Or 180° from the direction to the flashbang?

If it is from current direction, AI units that look through a window and have the door behind them would rotate towards the door.

[nicolasbadano]

The rotation is 180° away from the grenade:

_x setVectorDir ((getPosASL _x) vectorDiff _grenadePosASL);

[bux]

Maybe we should increase the range another 5m

I'll ask my BW aquaintance.

[jokoho48]

@esteldunedain can you add A Animation for that like in the mod: http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=21139

this is a Vanilla Animation if i remeber right

edit: found it _unit switchmove "acts_CrouchingCoveringRifle01";

[nicolasbadano]

@esteldunedain can you add A Animation for that like in the mod: http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=21139

Looks cool, but I don't what animation is that. @CorruptedHeart, are you the author?

[bux]

A M84 should totally cover this room.

[nicolasbadano]

A M84 should totally cover this room.

It should cover it now

[bux]

👍 merge merge merge 😄