[Request] Enable option to toggle off (annoying) equipment visual effects.

Tanthalas

A variation of this request was originally posted on reddit by tschutt:

In BGII: ToB, the Cloak of Mirroring creates the same graphic as the spell “Spell Trap,” a gigantic white ball of energy that covers the player, whenever it is equipped. While the graphic is fine for the spell, it is very obnoxious to always have it always cover the wearer, just while walking around even out of combat. It would be best to remove the graphic for the cloak entirely while still letting the spell "Spell Trap" create the animation.

I personally also hate the visual effect of the Cloak of Displacement. It has some nice stats but I refuse to use it due to the eye strain it causes (even the item description mentions how it causes eye strain on other party members, lol).

A heavy-handed way of dealing with this would be to give us an option to disable all equipment visual effects. Though it would be nice if we could disable these animations on a case by case basis (since I do like some of them) just by clicking on the item, if this were possible.

trinit

lol that cloack of mirroring. i admit i sold it every time until the fix became available, because i couldn't stand the constant light-show lasering at my eyes.

although maybe turning all the magical effects is a bit extreme? perhaps the most invasive permanent item spell effects could be made more subtle.

Kore

Yes! Those damned effects really just don't look good.

AndreaColombo

I liked the Cloak of Mirroring better before Throne of Bhaal, both visually and in terms of in game mechanics, but I realize it was pretty overpowered. Then again, the visual effect it gained in Throne of Bhaal is pretty bothersome and I agree it should be possible to toggle it off.

Flauschig

Away with visual impaired effects on Clock.