diff --git a/addons/advanced_ballistics/functions/fnc_handleFired.sqf b/addons/advanced_ballistics/functions/fnc_handleFired.sqf
index b41fd7a7c0..3c1edb77c3 100644
--- a/addons/advanced_ballistics/functions/fnc_handleFired.sqf
+++ b/addons/advanced_ballistics/functions/fnc_handleFired.sqf
@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ if (_abort) then {
     };
     if (ACE_player distance _unit > _maxRange && {ACE_player distance ((getPosASL _unit) vectorAdd ((vectorNormalized _bulletVelocity) vectorMultiply _maxRange)) > _maxRange}) exitWith {};
 
-    private _ammoCount = (_unit ammo _muzzle) + 1;
-    private _tracersEvery = getNumber(configFile >> "CfgMagazines" >> _magazine >> "tracersEvery");
-    private _lastRoundsTracer = getNumber(configFile >> "CfgMagazines" >> _magazine >> "lastRoundsTracer");
-    if (_ammoCount <= _lastRoundsTracer || {_tracersEvery > 0 && {(_ammoCount - _lastRoundsTracer) % _tracersEvery == 0}}) exitWith { _abort = false };
+    if (_projectile getShotInfo 4) exitWith { _abort = false }; // 4=shownTracer
 
     if (GVAR(bulletTraceEnabled) && {_muzzleVelocity > BULLET_TRACE_MIN_VELOCITY} && {cameraView == "GUNNER"}) then {
         if (currentWeapon ACE_player == binocular ACE_player) exitWith { _abort = false };
diff --git a/addons/nightvision/functions/fnc_onFiredPlayer.sqf b/addons/nightvision/functions/fnc_onFiredPlayer.sqf
index 5bc7ff621e..add6bc8be5 100644
--- a/addons/nightvision/functions/fnc_onFiredPlayer.sqf
+++ b/addons/nightvision/functions/fnc_onFiredPlayer.sqf
@@ -38,16 +38,11 @@ private _visibleFire = getNumber (configFile >> "CfgAmmo" >> _ammo >> "visibleFi
 
 private _isTracer = call {
     if (getNumber (configFile >> "CfgAmmo" >> _ammo >> "nvgOnly") > 0) exitWith {false};
-    private _indexShot = (_unit ammo _weapon) + 1;
-    private _lastRoundsTracer = getNumber (configFile >> "CfgMagazines" >> _magazine >> "lastRoundsTracer");
-    if (_indexShot <= _lastRoundsTracer) exitWith {true};
-    private _tracersEvery = getNumber (configFile >> "CfgMagazines" >> _magazine >> "tracersEvery");
-    if (_tracersEvery == 0) exitWith {false};
-    (_indexShot - _lastRoundsTracer) % _tracersEvery == 0
+    _projectile getShotInfo 4 // 4=shownTracer
 };
 
 TRACE_3("",_ammo,_visibleFire,_isTracer);
-if ( _isTracer) then {
+if (_isTracer) then {
     _visibleFire = _visibleFire + 2;
 };
 
diff --git a/addons/winddeflection/functions/fnc_handleFired.sqf b/addons/winddeflection/functions/fnc_handleFired.sqf
index c1b93818f0..5463fd0ef6 100644
--- a/addons/winddeflection/functions/fnc_handleFired.sqf
+++ b/addons/winddeflection/functions/fnc_handleFired.sqf
@@ -18,18 +18,11 @@
 //IGNORE_PRIVATE_WARNING ["_unit", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_mode", "_ammo", "_magazine", "_projectile", "_vehicle", "_gunner", "_turret"];
 TRACE_10("firedEH:",_unit,_weapon,_muzzle,_mode,_ammo,_magazine,_projectile,_vehicle,_gunner,_turret);
 
-if (missionNamespace getVariable [QEGVAR(advanced_ballistics,enabled), false] && {_projectile isKindOf "BulletBase" && {_unit isKindOf "Man"}}) exitWith {false};
+if (missionNamespace getVariable [QEGVAR(advanced_ballistics,enabled), false] && {_projectile isKindOf "BulletBase" && {_unit isKindOf "Man"}}) exitWith {};
 
-if (!((_projectile isKindOf "BulletBase") || {_projectile isKindOf "GrenadeBase"})) exitWith {false};
-if (_unit distance ACE_player > 2000) exitWith {false};
+if (!((_projectile isKindOf "BulletBase") || {_projectile isKindOf "GrenadeBase"})) exitWith {};
+if (_unit distance ACE_player > 2000) exitWith {};
 
-private _abort = false;
-if (!local _unit && {_projectile isKindOf "BulletBase"}) then {
-    private _ammoCount = (_unit ammo _muzzle) + 1;
-    private _tracersEvery = getNumber(configFile >> "CfgMagazines" >> _magazine >> "tracersEvery");
-    private _lastRoundsTracer = getNumber(configFile >> "CfgMagazines" >> _magazine >> "lastRoundsTracer");
-    _abort = _ammoCount > _lastRoundsTracer && {_tracersEvery == 0 || {(_ammoCount - _lastRoundsTracer) % _tracersEvery != 0}};
-};
-if (_abort) exitWith {false};
+if (!local _unit && {_projectile isKindOf "BulletBase"} && {!(_projectile getShotInfo 4)}) exitWith {}; // 4=shownTracer
 
 GVAR(trackedBullets) pushBack [_projectile, getNumber(configFile >> "CfgAmmo" >> _ammo >> "airFriction")];