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Call Of Duty: Warzone’s blinding lens flare is being fixedIt should reduce the amount I squint during matches

It should reduce the amount I squint during matches

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I’m a fan ofCall Of Duty: Warzone’sbright and colourful 1980s Verdansk. It’s a much nicer atmosphere than the dull grey map of old. But I’ve come to find it’s maybe a little too sunny, as the sharp increase in lens flare has made looking out of windows and doorways particularly blinding. Hopefully, I won’t need to crack the Ray-Bans out for much longer, though, as a Warzone dev has promised to look into the issue.

Raven Software’s lead visual effects artist Reed Shingledecker responded to an article from Dexerto, which reported that Warzone players were having problems with Verdansk’s severe lens flare. He tweeted, “I can easily tone it down if needed” and said that he was “happy to look and address any VFX concerns”.

Is this true? The sun lensflare in Verdansk ‘84 is bothering people? I can easily tone it down if needed.https://t.co/us1yL62CgC— Reed S. (@fx_reed)May 23, 2021

Is this true? The sun lensflare in Verdansk ‘84 is bothering people? I can easily tone it down if needed.https://t.co/us1yL62CgC

However, Shingledecker also said in the Twitter thread that he doesn’t “have the power to change the entire lighting of the map”, though. He’s only able to adjust “the brightness of the lens flare on the screen”, not “haziness, god rays, or actual sun brightness”. If Warzone players want these things tweaked too, that’s feedback which should be sent over to Raven Software.

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Warzone’s smaller Rebirth Island actually got a lighting makeover recently, making things brighter and more visible without overdoing things. I’ve not had a chance to check it out yet, but peopleseem to dig it. Here’s hoping Verdansk gets a similar rework soon.

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