Those looking to get the drop on unsuspecting Conan Exiles players can do so by using a screenshot feature built directly into the game.
Shedding light on the simple exploit, Reddit user Seldain linked a YouTube video from the channel 'B.A.D' which quickly demonstrates how an after-thought in Funcom's design allows a build-in feature to be used as a scouting tool in multiplayer sessions.
The feature in question is Nvidia's impressive 'Ansel'. Hyped up for a number of years, it's a feature that finally began to ship with their proprietray graphics software when the 10xx series graphics cards began to hit store shelves. With it, users with both cards and games that support the feature can undock a title's camera at any point in their session, add filters, additional FOV and take screenshots with far more control than most games allow.
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Likely thrown in as a quick little extra for Nvidia players, it seems as if Funcom didn't account for how the feature could be used to give players an advantage in multiplayer scenarios. In a game all about survival, the inclusion of Ansel means players can undock their camera and scout the entire map for enemies or to safely identify a weakspot in another player's defences. Despite the official Ansel website clearing offering developers to limit its features in multiplayer games, Funcom seemingly threw caution to the wind and added it without much thought.
Quickly replying through the Reddit post, Funcom's community manager assured players the issue was being looked into with plans to reduce the camera range to 2m and removing the NoClip function. That's a patch that can't come soon enough.
