XDefiant Netcode & Hit Registration Improvements in the Works; Sniper Flinch, Camera Shake to Be Tuned
While Ubisoft San Francisco just released a patch to help improve XDefiant’s netcode, it didn’t solve all the issues with it. This is something the devs are aware of, and have confirmed that XDefiant hit registration and netcode improvements are being worked on currently.
This confirmation was made by XDefiant Executive Producer Mark Rubin, who also mentioned that there 1,000+ things that can affect netcode, and the studio needs to investigate and fix each and everyone one, and that it’ll take time but players will see improvements.
In addition to that, Rubin also touched on the topic of cheaters, and how it’s a constant battle. We’ve compiled Rubin’s multi-tweet message for an easier read below.
Good morning and Happy Weekend!
Just wanted to say a couple of things that I don’t think will surprise anyone but I just wanted to make sure I reinforced them. I hope everyone is having a great time and fun and safe weekend!
– Netcode & Hitreg. A lot of people talking about it and we are listening. We are working on improvements. There are 1000+ things that can affect netcode and we need to investigate and fix each and every one. So it will take time but we will see improvements.
– There are numerous other topics that people have brought up and we are listening. We use software that searches across social, reddit, discord, etc. for topics and gives us a big list. We are attacking that list as fast as we can.
– Cheaters are being banned and investigated and will not be tolerated. But as I’ve said many times before, It’s a constant battle. These people legitimately HATE video games and HATE you as a player. And yeah, I’m MAD about it!
In another Twitter convo, Rubin confirmed that sniper flinch will be increased! This should be good news for those shooting at snipers and still getting sniped as if they aren’t getting pelted with bullets.
I agree. This is something that is coming. TBD on when.
— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) May 25, 2024
In addition to that, another thing confirmed to be tuned is the game’s camera shake, which Rubin states has some bugs.
Camera shake has some bugs and needs tuning.
— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) May 25, 2024
Just to recap: XDefiant players can expect improvements for the netcode and hit reg, sniper flinch to be upped, and camera shake to be tuned. No word on when we’ll get these changes or if they’ll be in one big update, but once we know more, we’ll let our readers know.
Our review of XDefiant should be hitting the site in the next coming days. We want to make sure we played the game enough to give it a proper verdict.
More XDefiant Reading on MP1st:
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