When I posted a topic on the possible inclusion of bright, blinding flare weapons, I nearly overheated from the flames laid upon me by the community. Apparently, the Mech cockpits have self-tinting glass that renders flare weapons completely useless and allow you to stare directly at the sun with no ill effects.
So, should sun-glare have a blinding effect in-game? I can see how shooting into the sun can affect guided missiles and the ability to obtain target lock for a thermal-seeker system, but according to the BattleTech Technology, there is no problem with sun glare for pilots.
How do we all feel about this?
The side-view windows of modern-day Semi trucks can be electrically dimmed to cut sunglare or glare from headlights. Electric dimming causes crystals in the glass to rearrange and become more/less transparent depending on the charge applied. This dimming affects the whole trucker's mirror, but I imagine that Mech cockpits can be locally-dimmed by a computer, and they can probably apply localized polarization, too. In fact, I'd bet the localized dimming is regulated by layers of polarizing materials that are chectrically charged as-needed for whatever the particular glare of the moment is - be it polarized or not.
Poll edited for Paul
Edited by Prosperity Park, 06 February 2012 - 01:00 PM.