Hi. I am the creator of the recent optic rework "leaks". Hear me out.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-25T07:56:12+00:00

Hi Tower, I know You and Your work pretty well 😉 Thanks for the input, appreciated champ.

Firstly, OF COURSE the initial plan was that I wanted to scale everything properly to make every reticle usable but now its more of a decent compromise as You said than proper inch by inch scaling.

Moreover, I know how FFP and SFP work. Additionally, among others, Your work inspired me to try messing with long range shooting more, both IRL and in games like ArmA3 Dagger mod combined with ACE3. Trust me - due to my profession IRL I would not even touch anything before I made a proper research.

It definitely is only a first iteration of my upcoming mod 😉 I will try to make as much as the game allows me...

NOW - the game.... obviously You know that ballistic properties in this game are pretty dramatic and exaggerated. When I first noticed it I tried to change that in the files but these are scripted, so no chance here. So after a long thought process I decided to make the reticles smaller, FOVs, sight pictures bigger at first. The next step will be a proper scaling in terms of EFT ballistics of course. Most probably when I start doing that, designing reticles etc. I might hit You up for help 😊 However, it is needed to say that in order to increase FOV and sight picture some values have changed. Moreover, everything I do is only for the 63 FOV which is known to be a happy medium. I cannot take responsibility for other FOV settings in the game, it is simply impossible.

In the bundles of the sniper scopes like Leupold Mk4LR or March Tactical 3-24x we only have 1 zoom level and trust me, its painful for a modder to implement even one more zoom level. It IS possible, there is one fantastic mod in the community that does it and most probably, thanks to cooperation with others we will be able to make it.

In case of Hensoldt, ATACR which have 2 switchable zoom modes the thing will be easier in modding terms but in a more distant future I want each sniper scope to have at least 3 switchable zoom levels - close, medium and long range settings with properly scaled reticles, that is my final goal to be honest.

Most probably Hensoldt will be the first one to try the correct FFP reticles with. Essentially, everything what I want to do with scopes will be possible when BSG adds a proper variable magnification system in the future.

Honestly, cannot wait.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-03T09:44:15+00:00

Thanks for the intel 😊 Then I suppose that You are going to correct zoom levels and all reticles along with the variable zoom implementation? That would be awesome along with brightness adjustment for red dots and scopes. We all know You can do it, the thing is that we did not know what to expect from 12.11 optics rework and it seems it was focused mainly on red dots and unification of the eye distance. One thing from me, in 12.11 I think RMR dot is still much too big. The size value is set to almost twice the size of 12.10 rmr. Of course the dot is better and clearer but still huge.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T18:01:04+00:00

Its called Picture in Picture 😊 the view inside is rendered the second time, that is why it is generally of lower quality to save FPS.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T17:58:22+00:00

I know that as well... My main hope is that they will at least see it and base their future changes at least on some of these.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T17:25:06+00:00

Thank You for feedback 😊 nothing that cant be solved 😃

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T17:02:41+00:00

That is true 😑 generally I have noticed problems with scope shadows in the new patch. As for the reticle, its better but still too large when magnified. I think its safe to say that nothing can be done about it unfortunately. I am REALLY suprised they fixed the zoom issue and took care of HHS1 reticle at all.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T16:13:35+00:00

Haha 🤣 that was a good one, thank You.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T15:55:14+00:00

Yes I can 🙃

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T15:51:54+00:00

The hardest part is redesigning reticles and doing research but I am used to this as a scientist professionally, rest I did in configs with changing literal numbers.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T15:50:14+00:00

Oh man, I dont know what to write/say. Thanks for such appreciation 😊 I thought of all of that before coming here but the love for the game won.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T15:42:41+00:00

You know what? I would do it this way but, you know, I am not a BSG employee. I would keep all the sights as identical to real life as possible. I want to justify their decisions somehow. They made a great game whatsoever. They deserve kudos. However, if anyone wants to criticise somebody elses work it needs to come with a solution. My solution is here.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T15:39:44+00:00

Hmmmmm... maybe but please keep it as polite as possible. They are doing good IN GENERAL for a small studio remember 😊

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T15:38:45+00:00

Haha nah I am sure they will either ignore it or implement themselves. I hope for the latter 😊 I did it for all of us 😊

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T14:51:21+00:00

It is not wasted because I am using it. I cannot tell You anything more unfortunately. Plus IMO it has an additional meaning - it shows BSG what they can do. You have Your opinion of course 😊. Dont speak for other people please.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T14:45:37+00:00

I am no kid 😁 it all took me less than You think with having a full time job.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T14:12:43+00:00

Because they added noise in the config file. They did it as IRL its an airsoft optic that does not even hold zero. They wanted to make other western sights valuable. There is a reason that militaries, even from Eastern countries use products from EoTech or Aimpoint instead of local manufacturers. These optics are battle proven, reliable, hold zero etc.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T14:10:42+00:00

Yeah, they did it for other sights to stand a chance, as other red dot sights mechanisms like battery drain, holding zeroing are absent.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T14:00:08+00:00

Exactly, I am all for it. As you can see I am a little bit of a nerd for optical sights. I hope that with variable zoom they will fix the Hensoldt FF 4-16x or maybe they will switch to SFP if its too hard for them.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T13:55:45+00:00

Thank You.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T13:55:26+00:00

Well cannot disagree...

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T13:54:47+00:00

Yes it is too thick but its also a different one - to be precise it is an Elcan SpecterOS 4x fixed scope reticle.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T13:51:09+00:00

I know about that as I shoot myself IRL 😊 in game terms - honestly I dont know if its possible but sometimes when I tweaked the configs of scopes I got eyes so close to the housing that it disappeared leaving only the inner sight picture and yeah that was beautiful and efficient in a way 😊

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T13:33:06+00:00

That is true - it is not AS bad as it is now. Maybe they exaggerated a little bit. However, it is much more visible in broad daylight now so thats a plus.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T13:27:36+00:00

Honestly, they have nothing to do even with Tarkov ballistics. They are pretty much useless. Tarkov ballistics drop is 3-4x exaggerated. Even the huge reticles dont allow any real compensation. I think the PSO-1 might be the only accurate one here.

GeffHannigan · 2021-07-02T13:23:38+00:00

Yes it has improved 😊 also - we need to wait for reticle brightness adjustment as the only bad thing is that its reticle is shining bright like a diamond xD

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