Wouldn't it look pretty cool, so Why not?
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Multicannon - Tracer rounds
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Em... sounds reasonable.... perhaps pop it in the suggestions box as well 
Tracers wouldn't work in space.
Neither does FTL travel.... Leave logic at the door and play the game.
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Plus I can already see bullets flying from my gun barrels.
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No, not in a sim.
People still think this is a sim?
I don't think he's suggesting that we 'need' them, but that they would be shiny.
They are already in game so its a mute point anyways.
Every single round is a tracer round already.
You wouldn't be able to see anything but the impact otherwise.
Plenty of compounds that could be used for tracers that could carry their own oxidizer.
You wouldn't be able to see anything but the impact otherwise.
Plenty of compounds that could be used for tracers that could carry their own oxidizer.
our multi cannons don't shoot 50+ times a second so we're never going to see streams like that.
Also, the current multigun projectiles themselves are already quite visible, I'd say there currently is some form of built in tracers. If there wasn't, there is no way we would be able to see them.
Also, the current multigun projectiles themselves are already quite visible, I'd say there currently is some form of built in tracers. If there wasn't, there is no way we would be able to see them.
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Just a side note our HUD already displays orange bits and text and other things that we don't normally see so having a "projectile identifier" that tracks and identifies all shells and bullets would fit in with lore. However, as above multicannons already show quite visibly.
Really? Please explain.
Tracer rounds use a compound like phosphorous or similar to burn and give off a bright light whilst the round is in flight. Oxygen is required for the burn to happen, which is a small issue in a hard vacuum.
However, as Morbad suggests, there would be ways round it. Realistically, tracking dots on the HUD would be a better solution.
Personally, I think it would be pointless given you can easily see rounds anyway.
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Seriously with the "wouldn't work in space", "we already have them" etc?
Like the many sez wouldn't it just be shiny?
And no we do not already have not like proper tracer fire.
Question: Why can't some people on here just understand the fun of something?
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Sound effects, glass canopies, ftl, comm's , why isn't everybody dead by the time I get back from my 100 ly trip, etc etc....
We do have tracer rounds though...
nah, Multicannons need LASER sights!
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Seriously we do, I know you can see the shot but not proper tracer style...???
@ %onePercent% - yes!
@ %onePercent% - yes!