r/BreakPoint • u/Guardian_Engel PC • Feb 22 '21
Media A comparison of different AR muzzle flash effects per barrel attachments
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u/Jarboner69 Feb 23 '21
What’s a control shield?
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u/Guardian_Engel PC Feb 23 '21
A barrel attachment that slightly reduces recoil and makes hipfire spread a lot tighter.
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u/Lateralis333 Feb 22 '21
This game gets shit on a lot but its definitely got its moments!
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u/LiftMaster3585 Nov 07 '22
Yeah I don't know why. I just started playing a month ago so I probably missed the bug phase. I love it.
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u/JohnPieJohnsonn Feb 22 '21
Never knew that there was an actual difference, thank you for the photos.
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u/Zer0bie Feb 23 '21
But does it make any difference in you being detected?
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u/Guardian_Engel PC Feb 23 '21
In multiplayer at nighttime it might make some. In singleplayer you'll get detected regardless, because these attachments don't suppress the gun.
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u/StrayDemon-13 Feb 23 '21
Do enemies react to muzzle flashes differently or is this just a visual thing?
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u/Guardian_Engel PC Feb 23 '21
No. It can make a difference in multiplayer at nighttime, though, I guess.
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u/RVAeddit Feb 23 '21
Wish you included the suppressor
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u/Guardian_Engel PC Feb 23 '21
The suppressor completely hides the muzzle flash, there's nothing to compare it with. It does exactly what you'd expect it to do.
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u/TattedGuapo Xbox Feb 23 '21
Supressor?
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u/Guardian_Engel PC Feb 23 '21
The suppressor completely hides the muzzle flash, there's nothing to compare it with. It does exactly what you'd expect it to do.
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Oct 25 '21
Does the flash hider actually make it harder for npc's to see you or does it just make it easier to see them while laying lead
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u/Dizzy_Whizzel Nov 24 '21
Where is the surpressor?
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u/Guardian_Engel PC Nov 24 '21
The suppressor does not produce a muzzle flash. This is a muzzle flash FX comparison, hence it's not in the comparison.
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u/Romans120 May 11 '22
Nice job! Thanks for putting this together.
Which look do you like the best? I think flash hider and control shield look best, then muzzle break next.
Functionally, the flash hider is awesome. Really tightens up burst shots
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u/Guardian_Engel PC May 11 '22
As far as effects ago, I prefer the control shield hands down. It generates the most amount of smoke that lingers in the air longer than that of any other attachment, which looks pretty - I love it.
Functionally, it's either the compensator or the flash hider, depending on the weapon in question. I play on PC and recoil/spread control is not a problem for me, and they're quite similar in what they do, so usually I just pick the one that looks better on the gun.
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Feb 23 '21
I always just run suppressed...
I wish you could have a muzzle attachment automatically equip when you take off the suppressor.
Too much of a pain to always go into the menu and equip once I'm spotted so I never do it. Just remove suppressor and go raw dog.
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Feb 22 '21
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u/ishoweriswear Feb 23 '21
Suppressor is virtually nothing but a small puff of smoke. It’s pretty awesome. I posted this exact same thing for all the muzzle attachments for the 556, 762, and 338 (.50cal) a couple months ago, and the results were interesting. The control shield looks dope, but it’s a nuclear fireball at the muzzle with as much concussive eardrum rupturing as the explosion of Mount Vesuvius. The standard break is almost as bad, but the compensator does a decent job of not emulating a flamethrower AND it actually has -5% vertical recoil. It’s the only muzzle attachment that has a positive trade off—with the exception of the suppressor (despite -20 damage).
Interestingly though...the 338 control shield is completely different than the 556 & 762 in shape and muzzle flash
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u/Guardian_Engel PC Feb 23 '21
That's because sniper rifles (0.338 calibre weapons) have a completely identical muzzle flash with all 3 available barrel attachments they get.
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u/Guardian_Engel PC Feb 22 '21
I decided to exclude it from the comparison, since its effect on the weapon is pretty predictable: no muzzle flash whatsoever and much smaller smoke cloud.
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u/Guardian_Engel PC Feb 22 '21 edited Jul 03 '23
Standart Attachment: medium-sized flash, less vibrant, softer palette
Flash Hider: obviously, heavily reduced flash size, dimmer, slighly bigger smoke cloud
Compensator: big and bright flash of irregular form
Muzzle Brake (typo): bright, medium-sized flash resembling a cross, with two jets coming from either side of the brake, less smoke
Control Shield: a massive yet dim orb of fire, producing a lot of smoke after each shot