[Solved]BATTLETECH - All 'mechs project a triangle of black noise in front of them

[ProfessorHays]

One line summary of your issue
All 'mechs project a triangle of black noise in front of them

What platform are you running the game on?

Steam

What operating system do you use?
Mojave 10.14.6
Which version of the game are you running?
1.9.1
What DLC do you have installed?
Flashpoint,
Urban Warfare,
Shadowhawk Pack,
Heavy Metal

Please explain your issue is in as much detail as possible.
Ever since the first DLC, the spotlight in front of all mechs (which doesn't seem to be something that can be turned off) projects a glitchy black static instead of light. I recalled that someone else had this problem and said it was a MacBook Pro issue.
Have you tried verifying your files?
Yes

Steps to reproduce the issue
It never goes away. It is always there.

Attach DxDiag (PC), System Info log (Mac), or run sudo lshw -html > specs.html and uploaded specs.html (Linux)

Attach Output Log
Windows: \Users\YourUserName\AppData\LocalLow\Harebrained Schemes\BATTLETECH\output_log.txt
Mac OS: Users >{name} > Library > Logs > Unity > Player.log
Linux: ~/.config/unity3d/Harebrained Schemes/BATTLETECH/Player.log

If the game crashed, please attach the crash file with the time stamp closest to the crash.
Windows: [Steam library folder]\steamapps\common\BATTLETECH\DumpBox
For v.17 and beyond try here: C:\Users\[YourUserName]\AppData\LocalLow\Harebrained Schemes\BATTLETECH
OSX: Macintosh HD > Users > [username] > Library > Application Support > Steam > steamapps > common > BattleTech > DumpBox
Linux: [Steam library folder]/steamapps/common/BATTLETECH/DumpBox

If a save game was loaded at the start of the game session, upload it. Please make sure to upload the save game with the timestamp closest to when you loaded it.
Windows:
Steam: [Steam installation folder]\userdata[SteamID]\637090\remote\C0\SGS1
GOG: 'C:\Users\USER_ID\AppData\Local\GOG.com\Galaxy\Applications\50593543263669699\Storage\Shared\Files\C#\SGS#'
Vanilla:'C:\Users\USER_ID\AppData\LocalLow\Harebrained Schemes\BattleTech\C#\SGS#'
OSX:
Steam: Macintosh HD > Users > [username] > Library > Application Support > Steam > userdata > [SteamID] > 637090 > remote > C#> SGS#
GOG: Macintosh HD > Users > [username] > Library > Application Support > GOG.com > Galaxy > Applications > 50593543263669699 > Storage > Shared > Files > C# > SGS#
Vanilla: Macintosh HD > Users > [username]> Library > Application Support > unity.Harebrained Schemes.BattleTech > C# > SGG#
Linux:
Steam: /home/.steam/steam/userdata/[steamID]/637090/remote/C#/SGS#
GOG: /home/[username]/.config/unity3d/Harebrained Schemes/BATTLETECH/remote/C#/SGS#/
Vanilla: /home/[username]/.config/unity3d/Harebrained Schemes/BATTLETECH/remote/C#/SGS#/

Attach screenshot / video

 

[AndrewT]

Unfortunately that system info does not give us the one critical datum - what video system!

Being a MacBook it is likely to be an Intel video system, which is not supported hardware for this game.
In your Steam Library right-click on this game and choose Properties. Click on Set Launch Options, and paste this in there:
-force-glcore

If that doesn't help you can try reducing graphics quality options in the game.

Good luck!

 

[ProfessorHays]

That didn't fix it, and there doesn't seem to be any way to remove that spotlight function on mechs in the video options.

Here's the weird thing: I played all the way through the game when it first came out without this happening. It's only with Updates and DLC that it has appeared.

 

[AndrewT]

Not weird at all, the game has got bigger and more demanding at time went on.

On Windows the game simply will not load at all with Intel video systems since about the 1.2 patch, whereas it used to at least run before then.