Stratagem Beacon Flares

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Optional Custom Model by ArcanePoro: Handheld Flare - Stratagem Ball

replaces the stratagem beacon beam with a blue/red (depending on the stratagem) "hand-flare" style particle that burns until the stratagem has been called in (yep, it can burn for the 3 seconds it takes your EAT to arrive, or the seemingly forever that the 380 lasts for!)

it also provides a moderate amount of variable light around itself to be highly noticeable, and is safe to walk on! (beware falling objects!)

Doesnt work on certain mission specific stratagems like the geo-survey drill as they use a unique beacon style (works on hellbombs though!)

- there is a toggle for dimmer flares in the mod settings, i've been told it's much better by people with sensitive eyes!

Known issues

- flare audio will only be played by the FIRST flare when multiple flares are thrown in rapid succession, until the audio has fully finished. This is an issue with the vanilla game we cannot fix, but is only really noticeable at the start of a mission when everyone calls in their stuff, so it should be fine for 95% of regular gameplay unless you're a stratagem hero master.

COMPATIBILITY

- Non audio version: Should be fine with everything! (minus my stratagem bacon beam remover obviously. ...though this does the same thing in the end i guess?)

- Audio version: will likely have some conflicts, i'm not sure what archive the audio was in, but good chance it's a big one shared by a lot of stuff