New Destiny 2 Ghost Shell is Blinding Players

A new ghost shell in Destiny 2 is causing visual errors that are blinding players with its brightly-colored glow, leading to a mix of complaints and amusement from fans online. The IX Shell was recently added to the Eververse, the in-game shop in Destiny 2, for purchase using the premium currency Glimmer, and despite its Exotic status, it has caused a stir online.

Cosmetics are a key part of Destiny 2, as many players spend a lot of time and money on in-game items to deck out their Guardian in their favorite gear and even recreate characters from other franchises like Slenderman. The ghost is a critical part of a player’s gear set as well since it helps with fast travel and reviving, but it also doubles as an accessory with its own variety of customizable skins and shaders that can reflect the player’s own aesthetic.

The same is true for the new IX Shell, as its unique design has made it fairly popular among players, but as a Reddit user pointed out in the DestinyFashion subreddit, it comes with a blindingly bright light emitting from it. They expressed mild amusement at the shell’s strange quirk, which seems to be an unintended effect of a specific shader called Dyed Finality that they used to change the color of their Destiny 2 companion.

Shader for the New Destiny 2 Ghost Acts Like a Flashbang

Comments on the original post were full of fans making jokes about the shader’s bright light and how it would affect their Guardian’s visibility, while others jokingly mentioned how it might work as a makeshift flashbang grenade in PvP. Others compared it to the Gambit Jadestone shader, which had a similar lighting effect when it first appeared as a dropped item in the Lightfall expansion of Destiny 2.

Currently, there has yet to be any official word from Bungie on a potential fix for the issue, but in the meantime, players are poking fun at the bug and even helping others recreate it. Supposedly, the lighting effect also happens using the Gambit Chrome shader, which players can earn from the Gambit PvP mode in Destiny 2 as a rare item drop.

Cosmetics have been the subject of issues and even controversy in the past within the game’s community, such as the recent addition of shaders that are themed after the various Guardian subclasses in Destiny 2. While Bungie works on a potential adjustment to the lighting effect on the IX shell, however, there is still time for players to see it for themselves, as the ghost is still available in the game’s Eververse store.

Destiny 2

Bungie’s Destiny 2 is an online FPS that blends single-player and multiplayer content. Constantly evolving, the shooter has established a strong following since its 2017 debut. 

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