The developers of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds are currently working on new jumping and climbing animations that will be used, for example, when overcoming obstacles. Although the project is not yet complete, the developers are already giving an insight into the ongoing process.
Work is currently underway on an upgrade for the battle royale shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. The team is developing new climbing and diving animations that are intended to have a positive impact on the game feel.
In a video, a developer now presents his work on the PUBG animations and gives you an insight into the current project.
You can interrupt climbing animations
At first glance, it is not entirely clear how the changes will affect the game. However, entirely new strategies arise when you can suddenly jump over walls and pull yourself up. With the interrupted climbing animations, you can confuse several snipers who have you in their sights.
However, there are also advantages for snipers. If the characters can climb better and more reliably, you may reach entirely new, higher places on the map.
Keep in mind that the following video is a work in progress. This means that the animations are not yet “finished” and much can still change. There is no guarantee that the animations will be implemented “as is” in PUBG.
Nevertheless, it already looks really cool how fluidly the character runs, jumps, and climbs over the course.
In the video description, the developer explains that the climbing speed depends on the character’s speed. An improved geometry recognition is also said to now be part of the system.
Unfortunately, there is still no fixed release date for this work. Judging by the work in the video, it seems that the bulk of it has already been completed. We hope that the crucial update will come soon and the new animations and possibilities will become available.
