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Audio and Scratch marks a bit wonky in the dream world for Freddy.

Toybasher
Toybasher Member Posts: 922
in Feedback and Suggestions

This isn't a bug but more of a feedback thing so I stuck it in Balance.


As Freddy I think scratch marks are currently too dim in the dream world. They don't seem to glow or have the "Popping out/Contrast" effect they have. It always has been a thing for Freddy but with the removal of his aura reading his scratch marks need to stand out more like they do with other killers because he can't fall-back on his aura reading like he used to. It reminds me of Ormand where the scratch marks would blend into the snow.


Second, does anyone else have audio issues in the dream world? I have a hearing impairment but tracking people by sound in the dream world feels so much harder than with other killers (Besides Cloaked Wraith). Audio feels both a bit too loud (Breaking pallets hurts my ears a tad) and echo-y, making it very hard to localize directions or pick up on "Relevant" audio (Footsteps, groaning survivors, etc.) especially in the middle of a chase with the music blaring.


This is a big deal, at least for me (But I've heard a few others also complain about this so it's not just me) because Freddy is quite literally trapped in the dream world for the entire match meaning I have to deal with both faint and hard to see scratch marks, AND confusing/"Muddled" audio, which is a pain in the rear as without his Aura reading, I'm having more trouble keeping "Engaged" in a chase as the scratch marks blend into the terrain. Survivors can run around a corner outside of a building, down a path and head left or right, and I'm often bamboozled which way they went because the scratch marks are extremely faint and I couldn't really hear which direction they went.


Can the scratch marks be brightened a bit for Freddy, or at least somehow change the way they layer with the dream world shader so they're similar to other killers? ("Ontop" of the shader rather than underneath?) Likewise, can the dreamworld audio be less intense, even if only for Freddy? I'm finding tracking as him very hard compared to other killers because of it.