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A good rule of thumb is to only engage when in an advantageous position. A tactical approach will give you better results. You can definitely sprint, but it’ll cost you a lot in accuracy and you’re more likely to give away your position. The run-and-gun playstyle that’s common in many shooters will mostly get you killed in Insurgency: Sandstorm. Time to kill in Insurgency: Sandstorm is very low – one or two shots is usually all it takes. Lethality and Physicality: Play as if Your Life Depended on It Some of these things take more practice than others identifying a weapon by its sound is definitely an acquired skill.Īll of this, including voice work like AI callouts and your own character panicking and coughing through smoke and gunfire, combines to create a very immediate and immersive environment. You’ll also be able to tell their location, if they’re outside or inside, what kind of room they’re in (big, small, metal, concrete, etc), and even which direction they’re facing. Since Security and Insurgent teams use different sets of weapons, you can determine if it’s an enemy or ally. You can paint a picture just by listening to gunfire as well. Be aware of the sound you make, and listen for the type of material, such as carpet or wood, and if they’re on the floor above or below you. We’ve therefore focused a lot of work into creating a sound design which allows you to draw several conclusions just by listening.

Thanks to the minimal UI, sound becomes a major factor in gathering information on the battlefield. Sound: Rooting Your Senses in the Environment It’s a slight exaggeration that enhances the immersion. In Insurgency, we wanted to amplify the effect, and the result is that you’ll see a burst of flame, streaks of shrapnel, and debris bouncing off surfaces. In reality, an exploding grenade looks mostly like a puff of smoke. If the situation demands it, you can opt for a speed reload, where you drop and sacrifice your unfinished clip to reload faster.Īlthough we’ve put a lot of effort into details such as this, we’ve made conscious compromises with pure realism, such as for grenade explosions. If you reload an unfinished clip, that clip is saved for later it doesn’t combine with an imaginary ammo pool. We did however leave a very rough approximation of how much ammo is in a clip in the corner of the screen. There’s no ammo count, unless you pause to actually check. While the conflict in Insurgency is fictional, we’ve interviewed soldiers, both military and indigenous militias, to ensure an accurate representation, also in regards to the war-torn environments you’ll fight through. Let’s dive into how we’ve done that.Įach weapon and attachment has been painstakingly researched and modeled, even down to the smallest spring in some cases.

We’ve dedicated a lot of time and research into creating realistic and immersive environments, equipment, sounds, and weapon handling. We want you to taste the grit on your tongue and feel each impact in the roots of your teeth. It’s all these things, without resorting to bombastic film tropes or over-the-top arcade gameplay. It’s the earth raining down around you after an airstrike, coughing through the smoke, bullets whining through the air, and coordinating with your squad through it all.

The identity of Insurgency: Sandstorm is very clear to us, and we think most fans would agree: it’s equal parts authenticity and intensity. To mark this awesome occasion, I’d like to share how we’ve worked to make Insurgency one of the most immersive and realistic first person shooters out there through game design, sound design, and attention to detail.

#Reddit insurgency series

I’m both proud and excited to say that on September 29, we’ll be releasing our immersive modern multiplayer shooter Insurgency: Sandstorm on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.