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[Spheroid]

Does the haze present on all maps reduce color as well as contrast? Can anyone think of an objective way to measure which neutral or light grey would make one's mech the least visually distracting when moving with a group of mechs at range? Do mech colors and contrast fade to the same degree that objects and buildings do? Obviously white works for only one map. What shade of grey is the best?

[Eumenes]

Get the PC Gamer colors - the off-white helps blend in, even on Tourmaline. No need to burn MC or C-bills on extra colors.

[Mazzyplz]

i'd say the best color for 1000 meters on every map is a light very grayish aqua green

i think in the game the name of the closest to that is "tundra".

tundra and methane colors combined could make a pretty good cammo as well

Edited by Mazzyplz, 18 May 2013 - 12:29 PM.

[Archer Christifori]

I think Tundra is good too.

[Zerberus]

Aren`t more or less all mechs black at that range? My impression is that can see an atlas´ eyesocket long before I can see his camo....

Edited by Zerberus, 19 May 2013 - 02:57 AM.

[Revorn]

I prefare Tiger with White, and some Sandy collors.

[Deathlike]

All I can say is that the worst colors are the ones that make your mech "glow in the dark".

[Edson Drake]

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Get the PC Gamer colors - the off-white helps blend in, even on Tourmaline. No need to burn MC or C-bills on extra colors.

And... how? The promotion is over...

[Cubivorre]

Deathlike, on 19 May 2013 - 07:19 AM, said:

All I can say is that the worst colors are the ones that make your mech "glow in the dark".

Disagree. I like to stand out.

[Modo44]

Stay green. People will ignore you until dead.

[Eumenes]

Edson Drake, on 19 May 2013 - 07:38 PM, said:

And... how? The promotion is over...

Google should show the way, unless it's been killed by PCGamer.

[Cubivorre]

Eumenes, on 20 May 2013 - 02:58 PM, said:

Google should show the way, unless it's been killed by PCGamer.

No, really - the promotion is over and you cannot get the colors anymore. ;-;

Good thing I got mine while the gettin was good!

[Kraven Kor]

Why, purple, of course...

But seriously, any very light tone tan, yellow, green, or grey should be decent-ish. Heck the default color is actually decent everywhere but Frozen City.

Alternately, very dark blues and greys can work so long as you have a building or rock outcropping behind you.

[NRP]

Colors/camo don't matter at all. When targeting, I see only silhouettes.

[Buckminster]

Color isn't that crucial - the red target box makes you fairly easy to see. The only time I've really found it to make a difference is using very light/white colors on Alpine - that seems to be the one map that has very long sight lines where a dark mech can really stand out in the snow.

That being said, I prefer obnoxious:



This is actually fairly toned down for my mechs, it just happens to be the only screenshot I have easy access to at the moment.

[Kommisar]

I run a really good, high end, new-build computer. I can run all the bells and whistles on highest settings and still top out FPS.

I say all that not to brag, but to add weight when I say that camo for hiding does not work. To make the game run smoother, the LOD models make you look black at distance. You are a black silhouette. Don't hate on the devs, most games do this as well. Up close, say inside about 200 meters where I can actually see your camo pattern and color, I'm going to see you regardless.

Any mech, even a bright green and construction site yellow Atlas can hide in dark areas at distance to some degree. Forest Colony is the best example.

The best use of camo patterns I have found is to try and break-up your mech's individual parts. Make it harder for the enemy to recognize parts they would want to target. So, use high contrasting colors. Effective patterns are going to vary depending on the mech. And, the effects are marginal on good players. Believe it or not, that yellow and purple Raven above works in this regard! If he is moving at a decent clip, his lines are going to be hard to read if I am trying to aim down on, say, that gullet to core him. Or to pick out the plate on the beak for the side torso.

Edited by Kommisar, 22 May 2013 - 08:57 AM.

[Mazzyplz]

i have been experimenting with camo and colors;
try this if you want; it should make you hard to see at 600-1000 meters on all maps:

-Fractal cammo;
-primary color: tundra
-secondary color: camo green
-tertiary color: camo dark tan

[Raso]

Modo44, on 20 May 2013 - 08:36 AM, said:

Stay green. People will ignore you until dead.

Yeah when you customize your mech's color it shows you have confidence in it (or MC to blow, but most people will think the former. Especially if you're using colors other than the PC gamer colors)). It shows you have an affinity for that mech and that can have 1 of 2 effects.
1: They see you as a threat and they make you a priority.
2: They see you as a threat and it intimidate them.

But if you're green? You're just another mech on the field.

[Felio]

Camoflauge only works if you aren't moving. So unless you're planning on sniping with an AC/2...

[Alekzander Smirnoff]

I run my mechs with primary PC Gamer Black, secondary Blood Orange and Tertiary PC Gamer Grey. My merc core colors are the same (black, orange, grey usually basic ones). I love the bright stand out colors. If it makes me more visible oh well, I don't mind because I usually take the sneaky routes to get up close anyway.