How Do Bullets Work in Video Games?

Re:How Do Bullets Work in Video Games? by amarshall on Wednesday December 25, 2019 @07:28AM (#21878239)

PUBG is not hitscan. Fornite snipers are not hitscan. I’m sure there are plenty of other examples, but there’s two competitive ones. I would agree though that most FPSs are hitscan, at least for “fast” (e.g. bullets rather than rockets) projectiles.

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Re:How Do Bullets Work in Video Games? by jdietrich on Wednesday December 25, 2019 @08:39AM (#21878443)

Many of the weapons in Overwatch and all but one weapon in Apex Legends are non-hitscan.

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Re:How Do Bullets Work in Video Games? by MattRix on Wednesday December 25, 2019 @08:51AM (#21878473)

Correct. This is perhaps most clearly an intentional design decision with Ana from Overwatch who has a gun that switches from projectile to hitscan depending on whether you are scoped in.

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