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Witches get angered by flashlights
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Infected: Special Infected, Witch
Game Content: Scripts
Game Modes: Single Player, Co-op
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22 Jul, 2024 @ 5:03am
15 Sep, 2024 @ 5:35pm
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Witches get angered by flashlights

Description
In response to feedback, I have updated the mod to work at a much smaller range than originally. This will reduce the chances of a teammates light angering the Witch when they're just on the very edge of the anger area. To return the mod to its original state, extract the files and change "local witchradius = 550" to "local witchradius = 1500"


For 15 years, we have been lied to. The L4D1 intro shows a Witch being angered by a flashlight. The survivors tell each other to turn their lights off when they're near a Witch. Everybody jokes constantly about how shining a light on a Witch makes her angry. But what happens when you do it in game? Nothing. She doesn't care.

Until now.

This script changes the way that flashlights affect Witches. If a survivor has their flashlight on, Witches will be angered much faster and from further away. You can turn your light on and off to see the change happen; she'll calm down when it's off, and get mad again when it's back on.

A very special thank you to Kurochama, Everice and Nescius for their assistance with making this mod.
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Legoshi's 20 Aug @ 5:56am 
Looking forward to V2 where looking at a Witch with your light (using vectors/dot product/the area near your crosshair) will actually cause her to get angry at that survivor and not others nearby.
Doesn't seem easy, unless you plan on making it an instant startle with 0.0 damage?

Currently, it just increases some cvar values, which makes it so she notices the closest survivor due to how she works. increasing her personal space range or threat_normal/hostile values will only affect her range for all survivors, not the one with the light specifically.

She can also detect you (but not see you) through walls (as heard by the gasping sound) when you turn on your light near her.
Geebanger0  [author] 14 Aug @ 5:29pm 
@PEACEandLOVE all the variables this mod uses only affect sitting Witches. I will need to come up with a completely new way of aggroing wandering witches
Geebanger0  [author] 14 Aug @ 5:29pm 
@ash yes I will make a V2, I just keep forgetting to
PEACEandLOVE 14 Aug @ 5:18pm 
I understand and agree canonically and immersion-wise. I do think it would make the wandering witches a bit more formidable. As is, sitting witches are either (a) walk aroundable OR (b) not. In rare cases (c) there is a non-obvious way of circumventing them.

I'm still brainstorming ways to make the witch more formidable as a gameplay element. I have the insta-kill and relentless witch mods... and I've taken all the glow effects out and most of the warning sounds. With all that AND this mod, a well positioned sitting witch is a MENACE. Especially on low visibility areas where you want your light. But the standing witch is a bit too easily cheesed in open areas. Need some way to buff the standing witch that's out in the open.
ash 14 Aug @ 5:12pm 
you think you'll ever add that fix alpha made so witches don't aggro by light no matter where it's pointing at? because as it stands you could turn on a flashlight past a witch or while not even looking her way and she aggros anyway
Geebanger0  [author] 14 Aug @ 5:08pm 
Because only sitting Witches are meant to be affected by lights. Wandering Witches appear in daytime levels where it's already bright
PEACEandLOVE 14 Aug @ 4:33pm 
How to make it so that this also affects standing/walking witches? Currently it only affects sitting witches.
Geebanger0  [author] 4 Jul @ 4:58pm 
no idea
GI1TcH!mg G@M3R (R.A.Sudios) 4 Jul @ 3:14pm 
Is it possible for you to fix the issue or no?

Thanks!
GI1TcH!mg G@M3R (R.A.Sudios) 4 Jul @ 3:12pm 
@Geebanger0
Hey there, I've experienced a crash when using this mod with the immersive first person with Louis
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3425937883
any idea why this crashes L4D2 when I have these two addons enabled together

I looked into the crash report and searched up .vpk in the crash report, the first listed .vpk file that I have found was your mod
steamapps\common\left 4 dead 2\left4dead2\addons\workshop\3294544528.vpk
and the second one is \steamapps\common\left 4 dead 2\left4dead2\addons\workshop\3425937883.vpk