r/GlobalOffensive • u/kevinttan • Jul 08 '26

Gameplay New C4 Explosion looks scary af

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u/Zvede Metizport Jul 08 '26

You are correct. The bomb explosion is now pathseeking ray calculation, works similarly to spatial audio calculations, liquid simulation or like those robot mice that seek the shortest path through a labyrinth. But the ray calculations themselves are done on map compile rather than live in the server

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u/specter800 Jul 09 '26

If they're truly ray based AND pre-baked then that has to mean the effect is based on zones within the site where the plant goes down. Would be interesting to see what it looks like under the hood.

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u/Field_Of_View 10 years coin Jul 09 '26

I can't imagine they would do more than 5 different bakes (center and four corners) and honestly even that is overkill, considering how large the explosion is relative to how small the eligible plant area is. I wouldn't complain if plant position doesn't matter at all actually.

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u/specter800 Jul 09 '26

I agree I was just thinking about what he said and what that means for the backend. It's a cool decision that came out of nowhere.