Add Weapon and Suppressor Overheating

Under considerationby Jack · 02 Sept

Sustained fire should gradually heat weapon barrels and suppressors. Increasing heat could be represented through discoloration, heat distortion, smoke, or a visible glow at extreme temperatures. Continuing to fire without allowing the weapon to cool could reduce accuracy, increase the chance of temporary malfunctions, or damage the suppressor. This would encourage controlled fire and introduce meaningful tradeoffs without causing permanent weapon loss.

6 comments

colton02 Sept
I think Heat mechanics for guns would be beneficial for a few different reasons, there's always for the sake of fancy realism but being able to identify who was previously firing their gun after they've stopped can be useful information which may not always be caught in the heat of gunfire, in a small room being able to look over and see your teammates smoking gun as your reloading would be sick, but would also add to the information loop and could be used against the enemy. whether it should be a full influential mechanic making you question your next mag dump because your gun might explode, or just something nice to look at in the moment i think heat and more smoke NEEDS to come to the game.
Thibault Catimel03 Sept
"Heat mechanics/smoke" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2026-09-02), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
poof10 Sept
Weapons should visually and physically heat up when fired repeatedly. The longer you shoot, the hotter the weapon becomes. Barrels and suppressors could gradually start producing visible heat distortion, smoke, and eventually a faint red glow when extremely hot. The heat should slowly dissipate when the weapon isn't being fired, with different weapons heating up and cooling down at different rates. The main goal would be visual immersion rather than adding a complicated overheating mechanic. Seeing heat shimmer coming off a rifle after dumping several magazines would fit BODYCAM's realistic aesthetic extremely well. It could also make sustained automatic fire more visually noticeable, especially in dark environments.
Silent16 Sept
Add visual heat effect on the weapon barrel/suppressor after sustained fire.
Thibault Catimel21 Sept
"Heat glow suppressor" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2026-09-16), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
Thibault Catimel23 Sept
"Weapon Heat Effect" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2026-09-10), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.