Lets establish four important facts:
1. Alien vision is only useful in regards to gameplay because of the contrast it provides to marines from the busy environment.
2. Contrast is most needed when you are within melee range and your view is spinning hundreds of degrees in micro seconds, attempting to find and track that target, perfectly timing your mouse click.
3. No alien stops to determine whether that was an assualt marine or a special ops marine at melee distance. Details like armor type *are not noticeable or relevant* at such distances! Such visual details can be adequately enjoyed by looking at your teammates that are at your side, when you play that team.
4. Gameplay trumps visual aesthetics - this is a paramount rule in game design. (otherwise you are a benchmark app)
With that all being said.. this petition is for:
Making the default method of vision for aliens provide contrast for marines against the environment - most importantly at melee ranges.
Here are example pictures of the polar opposite of what this petition is proposing.
http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/133277/av
AV mods will exist anyhow to remedy this.. so there's really no reason why it shouldn't be addressed officially. If you feel like I feel... please sign this petition..
Thank you for your consideration, and thank you UWE for our favorite game!
-Ironhorse
