Nightvision

[0verzeal0us]

Now the Nightfall (v1.7) update has been released, here is a list of all the added NV kit available.

Night-vision Goggles (NVG)

• Available in the Accessory slot
• Each faction has two available types, with different image quality and FOV
• Each type is available in Green, Amber, White Phosphor, and Multicolor color filters
• Increases nighttime visibility substantially, but still will have dark spots where there is little ambient light
• When worn, will slow down aiming down sights speed

Infrared Laser weapon upgrade (IR Laser)

• Available for all Primaries and Secondaries
• Projects a laser beam and dot only visible when wearing Night-vision Goggles
• Helps target enemies without ADS and indicate to teammates which angle you are watching
• Useful when combined with NVG Point Shooting upgrade (see below)

Infrared Flashlight weapon upgrades (IR Flashlight)

• Available for all Primaries and Secondaries
• Projects a beam of light in a cone only visible when wearing Night-vision Goggles
• Useful in very dark areas that Night-vision Goggles can’t fully illuminate

Flashlight weapon upgrades

• Available for all Primaries and Secondaries
• Projects a high intensity beam of light in a cone
• Useful to see targets far away and to blind enemies, but will reveal your position

Night-vision Scopes

• Available for 4x and 7x optics
• Attaches a second scope to an existing optic to give its sight picture White Phosphor night vision
• If Night-vision Goggles of a different color filter are worn when aiming down a Night-vision Scope, the scope’s sight picture will appear as the color filter of the Night-vision Goggles

NVG Point Shooting weapon upgrade

• Available for all Primaries and Secondaries
• If selected for a weapon, when aiming down sights while wearing NVGs, free-aim will disable and the weapon will “lock” to a position where it points to the center of the screen
• Useful when combined with Infrared Laser weapon upgrade

Having NV on permanently (i.e. not a scope) is really useful although it gives you zero protection against gas. A torch (IR or not) is really useful too for the areas of low ambient light. I have this on my secondary rather than my rifle which has an IR laser. I haven't found my preferred colour of NV yet but I'm leaning towards amber at the moment as it's softer on my eyes.

Finally, the one thing I do not like AT ALL is the NVG point shooting. It means I can't use the scope unless I'm using the bipod. Ugh

[Lythnic]

Nice post!
Have to disagree on NVG point shooting though, I love it. No scope to obstruct the view. You are stuck on 1x though of course

[Chimp]

NVG point shooting is for the John Wick's out there, so naturally I use it.

[peglegswansoon]

Do agree, NVG point shooting is a lot of fun combined with an IR or regular laser. The IR option gives you a nice line indicating exactly where you are pointing to your team and is a bit easier to follow. The regular laser gives you a GTAV-style "dot" in the middle of your screen tho, makes aiming very clear and easy
Would be fun to have that as an option even without NVGs on, but might be a bit overpowered...
I also heard the devs want to make it possible to toggle on the fly, once they figure out how to do the switchable magnifiers the community keeps asking for!