Why do my C-bill turn red sometimes?

[(TLL)Frosted]

Why does it do that I don't get it can someone explain?

[SquareSphere }12thVR{]

It happens when you cause friendly damage, it's subtracting from your total.

[Clownmite]

This is usually correlated with what sounds like an "energy critical" voiceover, and an inability to use nightvision (gets automatically turned off). What's happening here?

[Seraph]

This is usually correlated with what sounds like an "energy critical" voiceover, and an inability to use nightvision (gets automatically turned off). What's happening here?

You have been hit by a PPC. It has a EMP discharge which breaks your HUD (and infrared).

[~SJ~ Karuik]

a core explosion has the same effect i believe

[Seraph]

a core explosion has the same effect i believe

Yes, a couple explosion have an EMP wave associated to them.

[(TLL)Frosted]

Ah that what energy critical means. Is that when the red octagon in the lower left of the screen appear?

[(TLL)KitLightning]

Ah that what energy critical means.

nope that's a stock Crysis element.

Is that when the red octagon in the lower left of the screen appear?

All the stock Crysis HUD elements should turn red 

[(TLL)Frosted]

damn crysis messing whit my favorite mod

[lessergod]

Here is my question, why doesn't our equipment shutdown when we get caught in an EMP (I can't type that without thinking of RvB) "Whats an E.M.P.?Everyone knows it's an Emp!"

[Arch Dreary]

E.M.P. stands for Electro Magnetic Pulse.

[Rally]

I've also noticed you lose c-bills when you hurt your own mech. Via a core explosion you caused for example.

[Alexander]

Here is my question, why doesn't our equipment shutdown when we get caught in an EMP

Cause Mechs are more resilient than that :p

Though in MW4 getting hit by a PPC did momentarily scramble your hud and turn it more transparent.

[Uranium - 235]

In MW3 your HUD could be permanently damaged, making it unusable, forcing you to drive your mech with intuition alone

[Clownmite]

In MW3 your HUD could be permanently damaged, making it unusable, forcing you to drive your mech with intuition alone

Yeah, more permanent damage as the 'mech got more and more damaged would be cool, like permanently flickering/destroyed bits of HUD when cockpit takes heavy damage, 'mech much more prone to fall over if gyro is damaged, etc. I'm sure stuff like this will make it in for the final version though.