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Do gas masks block vision now
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 2:35 pm
by BasedBro1337
I haven't played in almost a year. Is this true?
Re: Do gas masks block vision now
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:24 pm
by Donpedrito
Gas masks now apply an FOV: Basically, the around 90 degrees behind your character, you can no longer see people, so they could sneak up to you. You can still see items and stuff behind you.
It’s a really cool effect; as I understand it, getting it to hide just people rather than making it a black cone where you can’t see anything was complicated to code.
Re: Do gas masks block vision now
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:40 pm
by BasedBro1337
Donpedrito wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:24 pm
Gas masks now apply an FOV: Basically, the around 90 degrees behind your character, you can no longer see people, so they could sneak up to you. You can still see items and stuff behind you.
It’s a really cool effect; as I understand it, getting it to hide just people rather than making it a black cone where you can’t see anything was complicated to code.
I see. Thanks for the info.
Re: Do gas masks block vision now
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:00 am
by cacogen
Yeah, it's basically made them incredibly disadvantageous to use. Instead of using job gas masks (e.g. the atmos tech's and shaft miner's), you're better off using the breath mask that comes in most jobs' boxes. I like the effect, but applying it to gas masks was dumb and misguided. Nobody uses them to disguise. There are subtler ways of hiding your face.
Re: Do gas masks block vision now
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 3:21 am
by Pandarsenic
If you want to get around it, just get R&D to make Welding Gas Masks.
You can breathe through them, eat while breathing through them, hide your identity, and flip the visor to weld, all with no visual restrictions.
R&D strong.
Re: Do gas masks block vision now
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 7:56 pm
by Notgonnabreaktherule
Pandarsenic wrote: ↑Sun Jan 16, 2022 3:21 am
If you want to get around it, just get R&D to make Welding Gas Masks.
You can breathe through them, eat while breathing through them, hide your identity, and flip the visor to weld, all with no visual restrictions.
R&D strong.
or just break into mining and get the closest thing to old gasmask, sunglasses are cooler than weldingmasks anyways
Re: Do gas masks block vision now
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:49 pm
by Flatulent
Pandarsenic wrote: ↑Sun Jan 16, 2022 3:21 am
If you want to get around it, just get R&D to make Welding Gas Masks.
You can breathe through them, eat while breathing through them, hide your identity, and flip the visor to weld, all with no visual restrictions.
R&D strong.
DELETE YOUR COMMENT RIGHT NOW LEST THE CODERS FIND OUT AND FURTHER RUIN THE CODEBASE
Re: Do gas masks block vision now
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 1:44 am
by Pandarsenic
Flatulent wrote: ↑Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:49 pm
Pandarsenic wrote: ↑Sun Jan 16, 2022 3:21 am
If you want to get around it, just get R&D to make Welding Gas Masks.
You can breathe through them, eat while breathing through them, hide your identity, and flip the visor to weld, all with no visual restrictions.
R&D strong.
DELETE YOUR COMMENT RIGHT NOW LEST THE CODERS FIND OUT AND FURTHER RUIN THE CODEBASE
I think welding gas masks already got nerfed from where they originally were by being moved to a more demanding node but I couldn't say for sure
But if R&D can't even make the good gas mask (which most people don't use) with research, the department is basically useless
Re: Do gas masks block vision now
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:11 am
by cacogen
Pandarsenic wrote: ↑Sun Jan 16, 2022 3:21 am
If you want to get around it, just get R&D to make Welding Gas Masks.
You can breathe through them, eat while breathing through them, hide your identity, and flip the visor to weld, all with no visual restrictions.
R&D strong.
Yeah, I always swap my mask out for one of these once they become available. Never to circumvent the newfound gas mask FOV change though, because I wouldn't be wearing a gas mask now to begin with.
Re: Do gas masks block vision now
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 10:44 pm
by oranges
They should really be named advanced gas masks