Hello Escapers,
Today I had the pleasure of having the CEO of Battle State Games Nikita Buyanov hang out in my Twitch channel for a few hours and he answered a lot of questions as well as had a few statements about future game content. It is pretty lengthy but very much worth a read! Enjoy!
Q: The Servers are not fixed in EU, still lagging.
A: The main server fixes are still on the plans in the next patch.
Q: Nikita, will there be 21:9 monitor support? Right now it's only 4:3 or 16:9.
A: 21:9 - will do
Q: Any surprise guns in next patch?
A: Vityaz 9mm SMG... and right now we are making THE GLOCK OF YOUR DREAMS!
Q: Any plans for a linux client?
A: After release I think.
Q: Are South American servers planned?
A: We have servers in Miami right now, and they are kind of suitable for South American players... We plan to add servers in Brazil... South American servers coming ASAP.
Q: Will we be able to change our faces? Will there be any sort of editor to customize the face?
A: We'll add some new faces. I can't promise an editor.
Q: Will there be customizable clothing options?
A: There will be different "uppers" and "lowers" of for clothing. You will able to change them via a special service at the traders... There won't be so many at the start, but they will be very detailed and fancy... Clothing will differ based on your faction, for example, USEC will have NATO (US) style of clothes, and BEARS will have shirts, pants and gloves like what is used in modern Russian special forces.
Q: Will you be able to blind throw grenades (i.e. like you will be able to blind fire guns)?
A: That's a good idea, we will add it.
Q: Will we ever be able to see who we killed?
A: We'll add this info at the end of a raid.
Q: Is in game VOIP coming?
A: VOIP is coming as well as gestures and commands... ETA ~1 month I hope... I can't say exactly when, we are currently researching it.
Q: Will you be adding more custom options for the MP5?
A: New MP5 mods - sure.
Q: Are team spawns in raids coming?
A: We are working on it.
Q: Will there be a Kriss Vector in the next patch?
A: I'm afraid not.
Q: Will there be some punishment system of sorts for attacking your own faction? Even scavs?
A: There will be a karma system.
Q: Is the AKM coming to the game?
A: The AKM is ready! We just need to put it in the game. It will come with a lot of mods.
Q: Will you add Serbian AK's (such as the M70AB and M21)?
A: We will not add the whole lineup of AK74's, but mods but some of them. There such thing as USSR weapon consruction pipelines without any modules principle (was not sure how to clean up this answer any further).
Q: Will there be different barrels for the AK's?
A: Changable barrels for Soviet AK's—this doesn't exist. The construction is solid, however, AK-12 and the new RPK have switchable barrel blocks!
Q: If the Gamescom version was running just fine, how come it isn't released yet?
A: Bugs. Need to fix them all before we release it.
Q: Is there going to be any way to identify teammates? If so, when?
A: Patches and armbands to identify teammates will be coming. (No answer as to when).
Q: Is there any news about more European weapons like G3, L85, F2000, etc.?
A: G3 will be coming for sure. (No other details to this question given).
Q: Will the spawns be reworked at all?
A: Yes—we will rework the spawn system, especially for scavs (we'll add special extraction points for them later).
Q: Can you restrict/limit players with very high ping from joining servers?
A: Most likely, yes.
Q: Are there servers in Germany?
A: There are servers in Germany for sure.
Q: Would love to see some sort of blood tracking in the grass, or footprints—is that too much work ?
A: Blood tracking—we'll think about it.
Q: So eventually will I be able to play with 8GB of RAM on bigger maps?
A: Yes.
Q: PUBG uses about the same amount of my RAM, but I can play it without crashes. Tarkov crashes for me, why is that?
A: That's not so simple—we are still optimizing RAM usage.
Q: Any plans on making fort armor easier to get?
A: You will be able to get it via quests, for example.
Q: When will the blur from the mod screen be fixed?
A: Blurry mods screen—we are trying to catch this bug.
Q: So fort armor will stay in the game? I thought it's going to be removed or reworked?
A: In the new patch armor and armor mechanics will be reworked.
Q: Are there any plans to add more armor slots? So we can get armor on legs, for example?
A: Not yet with custom armor, just the mechanics of penetration and stuff (did not want to reword this one too much—believe what he is trying to say is that custom armor is not ready just yet, but the mechanics of how penetration and armor works overall will be redone soon).
Q: Question about West Coast servers (USA).
A: We have servers in LA, but they are standing by... That's not ok—we'll launch them ASAP!
Q: Questions on hideout.
A: Hideout will be coming later, at the end of the year I think.
Q: Can you tell us a little bit about the arena mode?
A: Arena is coming for players who want to get in, fight, and get out really quick (more of an arcade-style of gameplay)... All of the info about arena mode will be coming later.
Q: Questions in regards to pistol glitching.
A: Pistol glitching will be fixed in the next patch.
Q: What about the grass not rendering at certain distances?
A: Grass rendering is so lame in Unity. It freezes and stuff—needs to be reworked.
Q: Questions about hacking and bans.
A: There are ban waves every week.
Q: Questions about sound glitches (auto gun fire on death).
A: We are still trying to reproduce the sound loop glitch after death.
Q: Will you be adding different magazine options for the Saiga 12? Such as 10-rounders or 30-round drum mags?
A: Sure. 10-round mag is coming.
Q: When will the headset work?
A: The headset is working in the new patch, it's super cool.
Q: Will there be the ability to lose consciousness?
A: Consciousness—this is a good thing. We'll add something for sure.
Q: Will there be shotgun supressors?
A: shotgun suppressor - SALVO12 (this was his answer—not sure if this is confirmation that this suppressor will be added).
Q: I am curious, how much trouble has the new Unity engine caused for your point float precision?
A: So much, believe me.
Q: Will there be snow someday?
A: Yes, in future DLC.
Q: Question about Nikita participating in podcast any upcoming podcasts.
A: This is a good idea. I think I'll participate. Maybe not this week but the next one.
Q: Are the overcast days a result of specific testing?
A: Overcast days is a weather plan.
Q: Do you use weather API to match it to real life weather in St. Petersburg?
A: We test weather systems in a different way (linking it to actual weather in St. Petersburg, for example).
Q: Will climbing ladders be implemented in the future?
A: Yes.
Q: Will the HK416/417 be added to the game?
A: Yes.
Q: Are you going to improve freelook?
A: Yes, we will add a wider angle, just need to ask our animator Kiba for that.
Q: Is there a confirmed number of new weapons being added on patch day?
A: Vityaz 9mm SMG for sure, and I think AKM will also be added (the most detailed AKM in the history of videogames!).
Q: No double barrel shotguns yet?
A: Not yet.
Q: Any plans for SLI support?
A: This is not our part of development, it's engine stuff, and Unity doesn't support SLI right now.
Q: Will there be any revolvers added any time soon?
A: Chiappa Rhino is planned, not so soon I guess.
Q: Will there be a 1911?
A: Sure.
Q: Will the ACR be making an apperance?
A: Yes. I don't know the exact model, either Bushmaster or Magpul.
Q: Will the Glock be coming to the game?
A: Yes and it will have many parts to customize it.
Q: Have you increased the 9x19 ammo damage at all?
A: A little.
Q: You guys pay a lot of attention to detail—how long does it take to make a new gun and get it in the game?
A: It takes anywhere from 1 week to 2 months.
Q: Are we going to have any supression fire weapons, like the M249, added to the game?
A: Yes, there will be LMG's.
Q: Any chance for leg armor in the future?
A: Most likely yes, there will be leg armor plates.
Q: Will there be thermal sights, such as PAS-13, FLIR, etc.?
A: Yes (they will be super expensive though).
Q: Will there be ghillie suits?
A: Most likely.
Q: Will subsonic ammo be added?
A: Yes.
Statements:
Lots of stuff is going to be fixed. It's typical for us to sit, watch the streams and add to a list of things to fix, such as desync.
There will be scav bosses with cool leather jackets, tattooed hands, etc.... Pure cheeki breeki stuff is coming also!
The second part of shoreline is SOOOO HUGE. ETA ~1-1.5 months till release.
There will be a booze generator in the hideout.
Next patch fall damage will be fixed and you will break your legs from high jumps.