Battlefield 2042 Dev Tracker

Thanks for the explanation, appreciate it. Keep in mind that the movement in the beta isn't finished. We did implement additional penalties for jumping and sliding, and we will definitely tweak it further as we also don't want features to be abused. So yes we have a different direction for this game, but this version doesn't show the end result, and we will use community feedback to tweak it further after launch, just like during BFV.

It's the only way to deal with a project that is worked on by tons of people (mostly working from home) spread across all continents. some things might seem to be an easy fix for "missing feature X" or "minor bug Y" but doing so could unknowingly create 10 more bugs that wont be found until someone stumbles across it after testing for a week or two.
Theres a lot of systems in place to catch the big bugs and errors early on but theres always this domino/butterfly effect of a change to the data/code leading to unforeseen consequences.

As the saying goes

Correct, these issues might be related to server performance for example. Glad you like the movement.

is helicopter flight assist on in the vehicle control section of the options?

yeah, thats a known bug, it's been fixed already for launch with more additions even.
Can't wait for you guys to see it :D

pretty much correct!

Dip dip!!

Open Beta access begins at 9AM UTC.

https://twitter.com/PartWelsh/status/1446233889341644803?t=tOAt9Qu5ZCKysugCuSos5w&s=19

This is not currently in the Open Beta, however, does exist for launch - along with squad management and Commo Rose (medic request, ammo, etc)

There are indicators to show if the vehicles is available to be called in or not, while the option may be available to you - the vehicle might have been called in elsewhere by someone else.

This has been passed onto the team to investigate further.

Nah that was the vfx department, they did a stellar job!
I've worked (among other things) on the weapon scope internals (the stuff you see when aiming)

Thanks for the kind words, can't wait for release as well!

I've only been with them for just over a year, but before that i've enjoyed countless hours of BC2 3 and 4, always was a big fan of the littlebirds ;)

I wonder in what sense you feel like 2042 is a step back in terms of 'smooth and pleasant'. As I worked on both games and tried to make both feel smooth, I don't really see why people say the beta's movement is clunky, so please help me understand.

Sure some things aren't fully tweaked yet in this version, like jump spamming, strafe penalties and stuff like that. But just regular ground movement and getting from point A to B and not getting blocked by stuff on your way, is that really worse? Please provide some examples if you want to.

I see your point, and I think the crazy fov in the video definitely makes it feel rather extreme.

However, we did implement more penalties for the slide in this game. Not only is the slide getting weaker when getting spammed, we also apply additional penalties when sliding uphill or when sliding while turning around. We are continuously looking for the right balance and if it turns out to be too extreme we will tone it down in one of the patches. Due to the new implementation we now have way more control to tweak it however we want to.

Also keep in mind that this is an old build, we have done several changes to the system in the mean time and more tweaks are already in the pipeline.

Hey no worries. I understand that my reaction from back than can be interpreted as 'we keep everything and build on top' but that's not what I meant and also not what we were planning.

The reaction was based on the comparison between BFV's movement system and that from previous games. We were happy with the core movement mechanics of BFV. I mean stuff like ground detection, following the ground, moving over uneven terrain, vault detection, transitions between animations, stance transitions, cooldowns, etc. Stuff that made the movement feel smooth.

The mechanics that are mentioned above (prone on back, crouch sprinting, etc) were implemented specifically for the design direction of BFV back then, and didn't make it to this game for various reasons. Prone on back for example was abused a lot by campers and caused bad visibility, and crouch sprinting wasn't used enough to be worth the implementation and button mapping.

As this is a new game with a different dir...

I see we got a true bush pilot here!

you're welcome, it was quite the challenge figuring out the best way to do this without sacrificing the scope's looks, managed to find a way though!