Hey Genjator,
I think you mean the heat distortions. It is a explosion effect.
You can turn off this effect if you don´t like it. Go to Settings -> Graphic -> Advanced Graphic Settings.
There should be a couple of checkboxes and with one of them you should be able to turn it off.
Cheers
SGMG|Origin
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