Hit marker

[devout ruin]

I think adding a hit marker would help and, at the same time, make shots feel more visually satisfying

[stray spade]

imo I like that there aren't any hit markers
it's more of a taste thing than anything

[devout ruin]

It could be optional in the settings

[solemn nebula]

Barf

[rotund blade]

The lack of hit markers in an intentional feature iirc

Makes sniping more difficult, as it should be

[nocturne kraken]

Would like some indication of a hit

[solemn nebula]

Barf 2

[granite summit]

The target dying would be an indication of a hit

[rotund blade]

Actually, bit of an odd observstion

As a marksman I can see and shoot 3km away

Now at some point in the last few updates I went from always being able to see targets (shockers, crabs, etc) to seeing them stand still and suddenly despawn when I shoot at extreme ranges (~1.5km?)

Anyhow, would be nice if I could still see them die. I dont want a hit marker. But would like to see them collapse and die as usual

[vale cape]

I think no hitmarker is preferred, but we need a way to do range finding besides pinging

[hasty obsidian]

i would just prefer visual damage on a creatuure rather than a hit marker

[unique raft]

Not sure Dram is up for adding Gore

[hasty obsidian]

im not saying gore just like damaged armor, vehicles smoking, and chitin falling off ailens.

[unique raft]

What happens to an Alien when his Chitin falls off isn't much different to when a Human's skin falls off, and bones break.

Damaged armor and vehicles Smoking I agree with but damaged Flesh even if it's inhuman flesh is still gore.

[twilit tapir]

DRAM PLEASE ADD THIS

THIS WHY ALL DEM YOUNGINS LUV COD AND FORTNITE AND WILL MAKE SILICA SMACK

[solemn nebula]

Fortnite

[hasty obsidian]

yea it would be hard for aliens... i was just thinking of the armored crab on how it could work but flying ailens and some like the hunter wouldnt work well...

[atomic jacinth]

Hey guys, some form of hit markers will be added, sound and visual indication, but it will be possible to switch off as I myself have no love for it, but appreciate other do.

[solemn nebula]

The good ending.

[hasty obsidian]

will it be the same with the hit marker if people want immersion?

[atomic jacinth]

I am unsure what you mean - hit markers (or their likeness) will be on by default but possible to switch off in game options.

[hasty obsidian]

i mean like the noise of the hit marker

[atomic jacinth]

Oh right, yes that is tied to it. So switching off 'hit markers' = no noise, no visual indication

THe noise, btw, I mean being a special hit noise like you get in other games. Obviously the impact sound will always be present

[solemn nebula]

Kind of an indirect buff for humans.

[hasty obsidian]

i was just thinking about the cod hit sound during silica gameplay

[hasty obsidian]

well it could also help scorpion players a ton because of their arced shots

[solemn nebula]

Ok and it helps every single unit in the human arsenal.

[atomic jacinth]

I honestly hate it, but there have been enough requests for it that it does make sense to add it. Better to make the FPS gameplay attractive than limit the potential.

[atomic jacinth]

Barely. Honestly I find the hit markers unnecessary, as everything goes BOOM apart from infantry Rifle/SMG.

[hasty obsidian]

and sniper....

[atomic jacinth]

The pop there is quite visible

[hasty obsidian]

yes but doesnt the sniper round go out of the sniper's render distance?

[solemn nebula]

Consistency rationale when enabled: networked combat visors with high fidelity EO/IR confirming hits for tactile feedback.

Aliens: idk their senses are good and they’re a hive mind.

Echo certified feature 🤝 (I’m never enabling)

[hasty obsidian]

i will but thats just because i need all the help i can get 😭

[solemn nebula]

Important: is this a client side feature or server side?

[hasty obsidian]

it makes sense to be client side right?

[atomic jacinth]

Client side most likely, though it can be server side confirmation too. Question is what is preferable:

1. Get the hit indication if you hit, irrelevant of damage (helps know if you hit at all)
2. Get the hit indication if you hit AND cause damage (helps know if you did damage)

[hasty obsidian]

irrelevant damage means you hit the model of the enemy right?

if so i think its fine

[atomic jacinth]

1. means that it will play the hit indication regardless of whether it did any damage or not. So hitting a Siege Tank with an SMG bullet would cause the sound to play, and when I think about that, yeah, there needs to be a minimal damage limit, otherwise it would be fucking annoying

[unique raft]

Can often shoot at things kilometers away with many more vehicles also firing, can be hard to see at distance too.

In a controlled environment yes hits are generally easy to spot but the battlefield is anything but a controlled environment.

[rotund blade]

Hope you dont mind if I ask some questions.

1. Will there be a max range/range cap on the hit marker? In other words, if Im taking shots past the render distance of the projectile will the hit marker even activate?

2. At the ranges I use the sniper I regularly lose sight of the projectile. Cant even see pop of the shot making impact. Will the render distance of the pop increase or remain the same?

3. How will hit marker work for explosions? If I'm in a Rocket Truck, Colossus, or Pulse Truck I'm dealing AOE damage even when I don't make a direct hit. AOE doesn't have to do a direct hit to do damage obviously, so same hit mark or a different one?

4. Will there be a kill indicator in addition to the hit indicator? For cases where your shot doesn't just hit the target but kills it.

5. Not a question, just acknowledging all potential answers are TBD and subject to revision based on development needs.

[unique raft]

Max range on hit marker vs Colossus the same as max range on hit marker vs Scorpion?

Max range on Hit Marker could indicate the need to angle up to adjust for bullet Drop, should it be the same for a building as a Hovertank.

[atomic jacinth]

Honeslty not sure about these questions as I have not designed it yet. I will do it based on what feels right, and we can iterate from there 🙂

[twilit tapir]

haptic feedback is just something that is very pleasureable in shooter games no doubt and fits with silica greatly

I firmly believe its why cod is so successful

hitmakers would do great and caters to a large market of people who enjoy that feedback in itself

[unique raft]

cod is a self fulfilling prophesy of success. it is made by a big tripple A studio and is successful so people pick it up because of its success. nobody cares about the quality of a cod game because its always marketed out the whazoo and everyone else is playing it. at least thats my interprestation as someone who is not a cod fan

[twilit tapir]

for years cod was just a reskinned quake lawl but yeah for sure

I played a lot of cod and not as much anymore since it turned very money grabby and boring

but they did well with polishing a lot of the feedback mechanics in a shooter game

[vale cape]

Can we get the beloved classic Cod modern warfare 2 hitmarker sound?

[atomic jacinth]

At maximum I can do a similar sound, not copy obviously

[hasty obsidian]

i do not think the cod hit sound would fit

[twilit tapir]

I think unity engine has some built in hit maker systems already

might have to check and see what might could work it just has to be simple but nice

[strange gale]

Just make the aliens growl when hit.