Formerly "New Networked Lasers." We're going New Coke, baby!

Lasers+ (or "Lasers Plus") is a Quality-of-Life BLT mod that allows you to change laser and flashlight colors, as well as a couple of inventory features.
Freshly optimized and combat-ready!

The main purpose of this mod used to be to display your laser color to other teammates with this mod, but this feature has been implemented into the game as of Update 161.
Luckily, this mod still has features that the base game does not, such as the ability to change the colors of lasers that are not your own, such as teammates, snipers, turrets, and vault lasers.

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Features
* Customizable R/G/B/A levels with in-game menu for:
- Your weapons' lasers
- Your weapons' flashlights
- Your teammates' lasers (in case those idiots won't stop making their lasers the same color as enemy sniper lasers)
- Your teammates' flashlights
- Enemy snipers' lasers (in case you don't want to stop those idiots from making their lasers the same color as enemy sniper lasers)
- World/vault lasers such as the ones in Big Bank, GO Bank, Golden Grin, or Murky Station
- Turrets' lasers (for three different modes: normal, reloading, and ECM hacked)
- VR menu laser pointer. This will use your Own Laser settings (display mode, custom color, strobe enabled)
* BLT Auto-updated
* Make any lasers or flashlights strobe in different colors
- Make custom strobe patterns
- Sync your strobes with other players (visible to other Lasers+ modded clients)
* Laser colors can be updated mid-game
* Quality of Life inventory features: (as in the standalone version)
    - Default gadget attachment settings: Newly purchased weapon laser/flashlight gadgets in the Black Market will default to your selected Lasers Plus laser color or flashlight color, rather than default green laser/white flashlight.
    - Default sight attachment settings: Newly purchased weapon sights will default to the reticule symbol and reticule color of your choosing, which can be customized in the menu.
* Feature: Activate multiple gadgets at once (as in the standalone version). This feature can be disabled in the mod menu.
* Feature: Automatically filter out player lasers if they too closely resemble red lasers (as in the standalone version). This filter applies to both unmodded teammate lasers and shared teammates' gadget colors via Lasers+. Filtered colors will be set to your "teammate laser" color instead. This feature can be disabled in the mod menu.
* Flashlights' glow effects can be customized (as in the standalone version) so that the glow doesn't obscure your aiming.
* Flashlights' range and angle can be customized, making them more visible and useful in illuminating darker heists.
* Forced laser colors for certain custom weapons. Alcat's Railgun Rorsch MK-1 currently uses this feature! Custom weapon modders can make this a feature of their weapon by adding a "forced_laser" value to their weapon's tweak data, along with a color string readable by BLT. See this mod's changelog, or BLT's documentation for the required color string format needed.
* NEW Feature: Bind a separate key to activate your secondary sight gadget. Optionally, you may choose to disable activating the secondary sight through the game's default gadget key, if you want to only use the separate keybind feature.
Preview: https://gfycat.com/gifs/detail/SardonicG...ishpointer
Team Preview: https://gfycat.com/DeliriousWideAvocet

Planned

* More organized menu/submenus
* Menu system for strobes
* Synced Flashlight colors and strobes
* Code that is not bad

Known Issues

* Flashlight strobes are not currently networked to other players with this mod
* While using the Activate Multiple Gadgets feature, you will not be shown as using multiple gadgets to other clients; instead, you will be shown with no active gadgets. (Applies only when two gadgets are on; using a single gadget with the feature enabled will work as intended.) This is a result of PAYDAY 2 not being coded to sync multiple gadgets. Other clients who have Lasers+ or the Activate Multiple Gadgets standalone will be able to see multiple-laser displays.

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FAQ

Q:
Can I disable other players' lasers so I don't confuse them with snipers?
A:
Yes. You can set them to any color or strobe you like so that you can distinguish them, or else you can choose to make them invisible.
Q:
How do I make custom strobes lasers?
A:
There will be a readme soon! It's a confusing system at the moment while I write the menu. Also see this resource website for creating desired colors with RGB called ColorPicker.
Q:
Can I disable [x] feature of this mod?
A:
You can disable any and all of the features in this mod at will, through the menu. If you just want to change the laser color of enemy snipers, or if you just want to make your own gadgets a colorful, blinding disco-inferno rave of rainbow hell, then you can do that!
Q:
Do I.... internet?
A:
Yes.

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If you encounter a bug, please report it below, and attach any crash log associated with it. 

If you need help with any of my mods, please contact me via reddit, Steam, or email.

17 Oct 2018 v2.86
- Fixed a long-standing bug where second sights would not activate even when "Disable cycle to sight gadgets" was disabled.
Thanks to Kuziz and GreenGhost21 for reporting this.

20 Sept 2018 v2.85
Thanks to Cpone and Alcat for helping with these fixes.
- Activate Multiple Gadgets: Added support for custom sight gadgets like Alcat's Tracker Sight and Pawcio/>:3's 45rds sight. This should apply to any custom mods that are of sub_type = "second_sight".
- Fixed crashing when entering a heist.
- Fixed not playing the gadget activation sound when toggling a sight gadget. 

18 July 2018 v2.83
- Fixed crashing when activate multiple gadgets sometimes

14 July 2018 v2.82
- Added support for Cpone's "Sight Gadget Category" mod
- Fixed rare incorrect gadget sort order
- (Experimental) Added BLT mod save data for own custom strobe. To activate this, create a file in your /PAYDAY 2/mods/saves/ folder, called "lasersplus_test.txt" and launch the game. This will let you change your custom strobe color without changing the mod files/causing an update prompt. If you have no idea what this means, keep calm and carry on.


13 July 2018 
v2.81 
- Fixed not saving gadget states/sight gadget states when switching weapons

v2.8
(New content and patch notes from "Separate Sight Gadget Keybind + Activate Multiple Gadgets" mod, formerly "Activate Multiple Gadgets")
- Added ability to bind 'secondary sight' to a separate key
    * Added ability to disable activating 'secondary sight' through the game's default gadget key, if you want to use the separate keybind feature
- Fixed activating the flashlight first instead of the laser first in the gadget order
- Fixed a possible crash when using this mod in VR

12 July 2018 v2.75
* Fixed a possible crash related to world lasers on heists that do not have world lasers, which happens for no discernible reason. Thanks to Leon-DLL for the report.

18 June 2018 v2.74
* Fixed crashing on loading into menu after updating if you had an existing Lasers+ settings save, caused by me adding new settings and forgetting to initiate them by default. (Hell of a loyalty rewards program, am I right) 

30 May 2018 v2.73
* Fixed crashing when using Strobe lasers for teammates

25 May 2018 v2.72, v2.71
* Fixed flashlights not displaying properly until after changing range settings in options
* Fixed crash on teammates enabling their flashlights with Teammate Flashlight Color set to Vanilla

23 May 2018 v2.7
* Added Quality of Life feature: Set intensity of flashlight glow effect from "No Flashlight Glow" mod. If you have that mod already, you may uninstall it, as its features have been added to Lasers+.
* Added Quality of Life feature: Set range and angle of flashlights to make them actually useful in nighttime heists. 
* Fixed "Vanilla" gadgets (both lasers and flashlights) never showing the right color and always defaulting to green. 
* Fixed crashing on enabling teammate laser strobes
* Fixed some other bugs and crashes
* Removed several obsolete debug logs that were spamming the log/console
* mInOr tExT fIxEs

7 April 2018 v2.6
* Added support for custom weapons' "forced_laser" ability. By adding "forced_laser" as a color-string value in your custom weapon's tweak data, you can make Lasers+ always display the laser for this type of custom weapon to this color. Colors must be formatted as BLT's color string format, eg.


19 Mar 2018 v2.5
* Added VR menu laser support. Note: You must install SuperBLT to use mods with VR!

1 Mar 2018 v2.44
* Fixed a long-standing bug where custom world laser colors were not saving properly and always defaulted to red. Thanks to Wampiranta for reporting this.

24 Feb 2018 v2.43
If you're online and wondering why there's 6 updates within a 30-minute timespan, it's because I'm bad at writing code but everything is fine now.

* Added ability to filter out red lasers. This filter applies to both unmodded teammate lasers and shared teammates' gadget colors via Lasers+. It does not apply to your lasers or any custom colors that you set in options. This can be toggled on or off in the mod options.

* Teammate laser colors will now default to your "custom teammate laser color" setting if the color has been blacklisted as a result of the "filter red lasers" option.

* Setting "Vanilla" lasers now correctly switches to the original laser color instead of only stopping laser updates. Should work with both teammate lasers and own lasers.

* Improved code relating to Blackmarket QoL fixes:

   - Blackmarket QoL: Removed some old logs cluttering up the code
   - Blackmarket QoL: Optimizations- made code slightly less terrible and less likely to conflict with other mods
   - Blackmarket QoL: Default sight/gadget setting on your weapon is no longer overridden if you've already picked a color.
   - Blackmarket QoL: Changing the laser/sight for Legendary Skins should work now (?)

* v2.41: Fixed crashing in 2.40 because I accidentally pressed / when trying to save the file causing a syntax error wow i'm good at this

* v2.42: While I'm here: Migrated some dependent functions from 2.41 so that this mod is much less likely to crash if I upload a version with syntax errors in the main lasers.lua file again. yay

* v2.43: Fixed a syntax error in 2.42 causing all vanilla color team lasers to default to custom color team lasers


19 Feb 2018 v2.3
* Made mod option saves (/mods/saves/lasersplus.txt) generate on launch instead of on editing settings
* Fixed crashes related to having no save data and using certain laser presets
* Fixed a bug where peercolor lasers always rendered at 0 opacity, causing only the dot to appear
* Miscellaneous crash fixes. Serious thanks to people who actually submit crashlogs and bug reports
* Fixed Blackmarket QoL Changes not checking to see if the mod was enabled (in lasersplus options, not master BLT disable)
* Removed an old debug log line reading "Populating mod data" leftover from earlier version testing
* Did not add ability to filter out red lasers. Brb writing that in

10 Feb 2018 v2.2
* Added the ability to activate multiple gadgets at once. This feature can be turned off in mod options.
* Moved the menu options for QoL Blackmarket Fixes and Activate Multiple Gadgets (new) near the top of the list for easier access

30 Dec 2017 v2.12
* Fixed World Lasers not displaying under certain conditions, such as if you didn't have a custom Weapon Laser active

9 Dec 2017 v2.11
* Added support for changing Legendary skin reticules/sights for Blackmarket QoL changes

8 Dec 2017 v2.1
* Fixed Turret lasers not displaying
* Added default color settings to Lasers+ mod options instead of everything being 0
* Fixed incorrect strings for sight reticule names for Blackmarket QoL changes
* Tweaked all default strobe values to make them more distinct and less bad
* Fixed a crash with teammate lasers

7 Dec 2017 v2.0 Rebranded to "Lasers+"/"Lasers Plus." 
* Code rework- rewrote most code sections and methods
* Significant optimizations- removed unacceptable frame hitch when turning on lasers
* Added support for changing your flashlight color and teammates' flashlight colors, as well as rainbow flashlights
* Added Quality of Life feature: Newly purchased weapon laser/flashlight gadgets in the Black Market will default to your selected Lasers Plus laser color or flashlight color, rather than default green laser/white flashlight.
* Added Quality of Life feature: Newly purchased weapon sights will default to the reticule symbol and reticule color of your choosing, which can be customized or disabled in the menu. 


- As always, options are completely customizable.
- Networked Flashlight colors are not currently supported. 
- Reverse compatibility for GoonMod (RIP) and previous versions of NNL are not currently supported.

5 Sept 2017 v1.22 Fixed gradient world lasers not displaying correctly. (I test these things before pushing them, I swear)
3 Sept 2017 v1.21 Fixed a crash on entering the game when using gradient world lasers
31 Aug 2017 v1.2 Added support for BLT v2, and squashed some minor bugs.
30 Aug 2017 v1.1 Added support for individually changing gradients of all three SWAT Turret modes. Added in-game menu presets for gradient modes, per each laser type. Fixed low performance after switching from gradient lasers to normal lasers. Misc bug fixes.
20 Aug 2017 v1.0 Added support for changing the colors of enemy Snipers, as well as different colors for all three SWAT Turret modes. Fixed low performance while using lasers.
Fixed Uniform Peer Color not working.
16 Aug 2017 v0.36 Fixed disabled "Networked Lasers" disabling all laser updates
11 Aug 2017 v0.35 First public release!
7 Aug 2017 v0.02 Fixed an annoying bug where the mod was only mostly written and did not have BLT auto update support
4 Aug 2017 v0.01 Fixed an annoying bug where the mod wasn't written or uploaded to modworkshop