We see a lot of conflicting information in regards to the predator cloak. Is the Predator invisible when cloaked and standing still? How about when crouching? Can a keen eye still pick them out?
Old Stuff related to the challenge
@meowera and I did a quick test. On my end with graphics on high/motion blur off. Here is the video from my Perspective as FT:
video removed to make space on my google drive for updated videos. I can provide it if you want just let me know!
This video was taken at 60fps in OBS on PC. All graphics on high, motion blur off. Let me know if you have trouble getting it, it should be public but I have been wronger before.
I challenge anyone to spot the Predator in the first few seconds. Basically, in the first 5 seconds before the AI interrupts us. I am not able to see him until 16 seconds in, when he starts to move. There is another time when he is crouch walking and goes invisible again. If you think you found him, please do not post publicly send me a DM and I will confirm or deny. This is to give folks time to take the challenge themselves.
Also I am willing to repeat tests like these if anyone is interested or not convinced or does trust the video above.
And in before the obvious, Yes I am terrible FT. I was sure I had filled the frags full of candy canes and unicorn farts before I jumped out of the chopper…
The solution to the challenge. Thank you to everyone who attempted it!
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Edit:
This is what else we have tested:
- Low and Medium graphics settings - no difference in cloaking affect when Predator should be 100% invisible.
- Walk and stop - visible when moving, invisible when still.
- Crouch walk and stop - visible when moving, invisible when still. no difference in visibility based on speed even when moving slower.
- Smoke grenades - low settings they are almost completely non existent. you may as well drop a lit cigar on the ground and try to hide behind its smoke.
- Changing weapons - no visibility when changing weapons. Predator remains invisible.
- Throw a trap - traps are visible, but the Predator remains invisible when deploying.
- Jump - Predator is visible while jumping.
- Crouch Jump - Predator is visible while jumping and does not fade until it returns to crouching position.
- Moving slowly (analog stick) - Predator is visible when moving and invisible when still. Movement speed does not seem to affect the amount of invisibility loss. it would seem the invisibility portion is a hard on or off with no gradient while moving at any speed.
- Visibility with only shadows on low - no difference in detecting invisible Predator than when changing other in game graphics settings.
TDLR;
Our conclusion is that if someone is telling you they can see you as the Predator when you know you should be 100% invisible, they are one of three B’s.
Bullshitting, Bugged, or Busted
05/26/2020 1.06 - no one has yet to complete my challenge.
06/21/2020 1.11 - since no one has tried to complete my challenge in a while, I am going to call it over. I am also going to replace the videos from game version 1.06 to ones recorded in 1.11 to keep this up to date.
New Videos!
Updates 1.11 video links HIGH vs LOW graphics settings. The purpose here was to show how visible the Predator was while moving and cloaked at various ranges.
HIGH graphics vs cloak at range
LOW graphics vs cloak at range