@reticuli to add onto this 1. Causes sensory overload, soldiers already have an enormous amount of information they have to process quickly and shoving it into their eyeballs via screen doesn’t help. 2. It’s even more weight on your helmet, all that weight saving from the IHIPs is gone 3. Have information right in front of your face is extremely distracting when your trying to focus, let alone get shot at and try and focus

@reticuli then how come every soldier I’ve talked to bitched about them and they practically did an entire redesign of them for the V2??? If they were so loved they would have taken the computing parts and put them in the back and drastically reduced how much of your vision it covers.

@badmeat
That's propaganda spread by LGHarris.

@Perk Duck

Just add a setting to choose between full-screen and bordered.

Change the Araid ones to be less of a white color and more of a Magpul FDE color. Also add a Multicam version

@Reticuli stop asking for the black boarder on the edge of the screen. No one wants that shit and everyone wants it to stay full screen NV and therm

@badmeat yea but Arma isn't rl. These are superior to any other NV mod simply for full screen thermal and nv

This is supposed to have an attachment to the rifle to show the barrel viewpoint. Also, this really needs an animation to aim out of cover with just the barrel being exposed. Also, where is the automated ballistic calculator an pixel tracker? The Jets already have a camera that can "imitate" pixel tracking.

irl no one likes these

Is there anyway we could get these added to facewear also? Itd be awesome to be able to see them on vehicle crews or helicopter crews. Plzzzzzzz

GL Guys. Cant wait till/(if) all the IRL features make it to the mod.

You've got bisign files but no bikeys. Not useable on dedicated servers.

I Think It's Funny That I Found Such A Cool Mod Because I Was Looking For Furry Shit In ArmA.

looks really cool

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setCamUseTI

@Ascent & @Firepaw217 Check out Thermal Vision Goggles by Rad (OP Edition), especialy Integrated Jet and Helo Pilot Helmets.

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=839916274

There are pics here of legacy beta 208 with Reshade:

https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/239862-update-23082022-thermal/?do=findComment&comment=3465710

@Ascent I've also tried to find information on that, and I've been unsuccessful sadly. I'll keep looking and keep you updated if I find anything!

Here is the 4-tube GPNVG-18 mod to see how they do the black shadow mask around the image that would be worth using on the TI modes like Rad uses:

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=313041182

OK.

Check out A3TI mod and hit them up. IVAS fuses central square of the virtual retinal display, not the whole thing, with a larger portion of the image on the sides being only the low-light NV stuff.

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2041057379

https://discord.gg/4ZegBaZ

As a stop-gap, Rad's goggles, especially his Pilot Helmet Integrated Vision uses all the available Thermal Imaging (TI) modes Arma 3 has stock. So, prior to even getting A3TI fusion type of capabilities, just mimicking what Rad did with his would likely go a long way, as some colors work better for certain situations.

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=839916274

TPW uses a HUD. You may be able to borrow his HUD from him, or talk him into adding your IVAS goggles into his mod:

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2586787720

@Reticuli
To me that was all nonsense, I know nothing about making mods, hence why development is extremely slow and almost lacking entirely at the moment.

Even if you can't pull off A3TI fusion, it might be worth giving us multiple thermal color modes to choose from like Rad's Pilot Helmet (Integrated Vision) and making those a limited FOV compared to the NV mode, like using the GPNVG18 screen mask for the TI modes. If a fusion capability is eventually added, then 16:9 NV with a center square (9:9 aspect) of fusion overlayed in the middle would be best, with the further periphery on ultra-wide screens being transparent with no NV, TI, or fusion. The TPW HUD should work fine, and he might even be willing to either let you add his HUD to this or be talked into adding your IVAS to his TPW.

@Pants Your not my Dad.

Also, IVAS, because it's just sending laser light from a Microvision virtual-retinal-display-through-waveguide off the front of the unit into your eyes, does not cause optical effects when you try to look through a scope while wearing it. You just can't put your face as close to the scope. So, the ACE thing where your NODs have to come off when you look through a scope shouldn't happen with IVAS, though it would be interesting if the scopes became slightly smaller and narrower FOV... not sure how you'd do that. However, look into hooking up with the peeps doing this:

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2770322183

because most of the time when using the XM157 and IVAS people do not bother bringing the rifle up to the face and will do PiP instead. If you turn on the Arma 3 crosshairs, obviously you can already spoof the 'floating reticle' mode to just carry it around John Wayne-style. MCC+TPW do pretty well for HUD.

The BettIR update works beautifully!

Thanks for all your hard work on this mod, guys!

@Firepaw217 [CM]
I've sent you lines for the config for BettIR compat.

@De Nini, Pan
Any possible way I could work with you on getting BettIR compatibility working for the Public Version? I don't know how to do that.

Nice thanks!

@De Nini, Pan
Sure, go ahead.

Mind if I modify the IVAS to have BettIR compat for private use? Just using it with a small group.

That includes Pilot Helmet (Integrated Vision), which has all the NV/TI options minus the A3 stuff.

If you just fix the colors, gloss, and use this type of thermal options

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=839916274

I think you'll be in business. Obviously, the A3 stuff would be cool, too, but long term improvements, I would think. TPW already has a HUD you can easily integrate into this, or just use instead.

TRYING NOW. THANK YOU! By the way, IVAS worked so well in the early phases that the Army told Congress it wanted no more ENVG-B and only wanted IVAS, much to the chagrin of L3/Harris and L3/Harris' shill members of Congress who are pushing for more money for the older, inferior, more expensive system.

thx 4 this

Hey just checking in to ask if you're still going to send me a DM. Its been a bit and I haven't heard back from you...

thanks mate much appreciated

@Dead-Eye Devil, I'll get you the file sometime tomorrow. I'll DM you my discord for specifics.

@Firepaw217 is it okay if you send me the source files for this model? I don't have the tools or know-how to rip it from this addon page.

Yeah I'm just worried because GMod gets such a bad rap. Don't worry I'm not going to monetize it or anything.

@Dead-Eye Devil, Depends on the games, I'll most likely allow it as long as credit is given.

Hey! I'm looking to use this model for some roleplay for other games and was wondering if you'd be comfortable sharing your model with me. Let me know if you are interested.

yo it wont wrok

This can be a game changer with proper HUD. Nice work.

@[-GSRI-] Arwyn I will look into it, thank you for the information! I had no idea about different Keys, this is my first mod.

Server administrators need both the bisign files (with the pbo files) and the public bikey. When they have both, they can enable the pbo signature verification which prevents people from connecting with altered versions of mods. Never disclosse the biprivatekey, its used for signing files when you make updates. People usually put the public key in a "keys" directory next to the "addons" directory.

@[-GSRI-] Arwyn Wasn't aware it needed different keys.

Hey, you signed the mod but you didn't include the public key, was that on purpose ?

@_Zone They'll be on their way as soon as I can find someone to help me, I barely got this mod working how it is now.

Any of those planned features on their way, or is it gonna stay the way it is now?

This is fantastic!!! OPTRE HUD should make a great substitute until your HUD is ready. The recommended course of treatment option would be a real godsend for those of us who are ACE challenged.

Back in like September I was debating working on making a mod like this when I found a model for sale. Glad to see it got done in the end!