Super Bright White Ice Abilities

[CityOne]

There is an abundance of players using the whitest Ice abilities lately. Everything on the screen is blindingly white to the detriment of identifying foes and using tactics so that I can support my team, because I just cant see shxt. I've played CoH since 2005 and have never had this problem. I have sensitive eyesight anyhow but this issue has only occurred in the last 2 months. I've had to drop several teams reluctantly because of the issue. It's a real pity but I may have to give up the game. It might just be a flavour of the month thing too, hopefully it is,  and players will go back to being able to see things instead of  blinding everyone unnecessarily.

 

 

Edited January 29, 2023 by CityOne
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[Astralock]

Try out the VFX Visual Improvement Mod on City Modder.  It reduces some graphics that blind the screen during team content, especially raids and trials.  It may help you.

 

For more information on City Modder, check out this thread - 

 

 

 

[nihilii]

^ this mod sounds interesting.

For a quick change from within the game, setting "particles" in graphic options to the absolute minimum could help.

[UltraAlt]

8 hours ago, CityOne said:

There is an abundance of players using the whitest Ice abilities lately. Everything on the screen is blindingly white to the detriment of identifying foes and using tactics so that I can support my team, because I just cant see shxt. I've played CoH since 2005 and have never had this problem. I have sensitive eyesight anyhow but this issue has only occurred in the last 2 months. I've had to drop several teams reluctantly because of the issue. It's a real pity but I may have to give up the game. It might just be a flavour of the month thing too, hopefully it is,  and players will go back to being able to see things instead of  blinding everyone unnecessarily.

 

I get eye pain from the all white ice powers (and people that just decide to make their character all white or glowing white and/or make all the powers white - which I can see to do for no other reason that to be annoying to other players ... to be frankly honest) as well.

 

Here is what I have found works best for me.

 

/macro fx0 "noparticles 1"
/macro fx1 "noparticles 0"

 

The command is noparticles so 1 means no particles; and 0 means "yes" to particles.

This sounds backwards to me, and that's why my macros are fx0 (particles off) and fx1 (particles on).

 

When you click on the  /macro fx0 "noparticles 1" button in your tray, it will immediately take effect.

When you click on the /macro fx1 "noparticles 0" button in your try, it will partially restore the FX, but FX won't be entirely restored until you zone.

 

It is completely to my advantage to use this macros and I have them on all my characters.

 

I used to have to leave teams due to people that used way to much white in their character and/or power set. 

Since using these macros, I'm not sure that I have had to leave any teams over the excessive whiteness issue.

 

And for those of you that like white powers, if you put a little light blue in there ... that really helps cut down the eye pain for those of us that have an issue with the "blinding" white powers.

[CityOne]

3 hours ago, UltraAlt said:

 

 

Here is what I have found works best for me.

 

/macro fx0 "noparticles 1"
/macro fx1 "noparticles 0"

 

 

 

Thanks Ultra, this is what I will test out today. On first look it looks like the best solution for me as not into shoving mod after mod after mod into my pristine system. Thank you Astra for your suggestion.

 

EDIT- that's great, thanks again Ultra, works brilliantly.

 

Edited January 29, 2023 by CityOne

[BlackSpectre]

14 hours ago, CityOne said:

There is an abundance of players using the whitest Ice abilities lately. Everything on the screen is blindingly white to the detriment of identifying foes and using tactics so that I can support my team, because I just cant see shxt. I've played CoH since 2005 and have never had this problem. I have sensitive eyesight anyhow but this issue has only occurred in the last 2 months. I've had to drop several teams reluctantly because of the issue. It's a real pity but I may have to give up the game. It might just be a flavour of the month thing too, hopefully it is,  and players will go back to being able to see things instead of  blinding everyone unnecessarily.

 

 

I'd guess it is a flavor of the month... kind of. At least one cause might be the identification of Ice Dominators as being critical to completing task forces on the hardest difficulty, especially Aeon. So people are rushing to create characters that would be helpful in those situations. That's my guess anyway.

 

Thank you for bringing this up. I have 2 Ice toons and was completely unaware that white was so obstructive. I'll try to tone it down... 🙂 

Edited January 29, 2023 by BlackSpectre
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[Snarky]

because black ice is more dangerous...

[Wavicle]

FFXIV has an option that lets you minimize the effects of other players graphics. It might be cool if this game had something similar, if it doesn't already.