remove specific bullet impact effects
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Can someone make a mod that removes the sparks of the bullet hitting an enemy, as well as the orange afterimage of the bullet that lingers shortly after? I know there are mods that do some of this, but i'd like these specific effects as a standalone if at all possible

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I think that specific effect is steel_no_decal. You can edit its EFFECT file and get rid of both the sparks and the orange, by resizing it to 0 or turning the opacity to 0. You can probably also just delete almost the entire thing, leaving essentials but I'm not sure.

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Hm, could you explain it to me like i'm a total novice on how to locate this file by the name? I think some of the mods on here that removed certain decals used an edited version of the original texture, like "bullet_hit_blood.effect" or "splatter_decal_df.texture" for example, but i'm very unfamiliar with how to locate these, let alone edit them (which i'm less concerned about)

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Don't worry. I got it. You can download it here. It turns out they are different. If you think this does too much, here's a list of what each effect file does:

  • heavy_swat_steel_impact_pd2.effect - Heavy SWAT bulletproof armor plates
  • metal_impact_pd2.effect - Metal walls
  • steel_no_decal_impact_pd2.effect - Helmets

I didn't test this in actual gameplay, only on some walls and SWATs + helmets. Hopefully it doesn't affect anything else. You can look at a before and after (Streamable, so it'll expire).

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Thank you sooo much, it's perfect!

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