PUBG is shifting from Unreal Engine 4, the sport engine it’s presently constructed on, to Unreal Engine 5, and with that comes a slew of latest options.
Chief amongst them being destructible environments, which is certain to shake up the gameplay when the Krafton makes the swap over the course of 2024.
In a video going over the roadmap for 2024, in-game manufacturing director Taehyun Kim says that the groups foremost focus might be two-fold.
Firstly, a kind of two objectives might be to supply “vibrant gameplay experiences,” knowledgeable by the teachings discovered final yr, the place Kim talks about how the crew tried to alter a few of the fundamentals of the battle royale style.
The shift from the path the studio took final yr additionally means this yr, Krafton will goal to “provide gamers various methods of getting enjoyable with the sport.”
Secondly, Krafton will deal with discovering methods to “improve our stay service,” says Kim. A part of how Krafton goals to perform this, is by beefing up the content material out there to gamers for his or her in-game Clans.
The destructible environments doesn’t simply apply to buildings, however gamers can really dig into the bottom, or use an explosive, to create their very own cowl. The probabilities a destructible space can deliver might doubtlessly add an entire new layer of technique for gamers.
Presently there’s no onerous date for when the swap from UE4 to UE5 might be made, all we all know is that the change might be rolled out throughout the yr.
Hopefully we’ll have a concrete date quickly. You possibly can take a look at the complete overview for what’s to return to PUBG in 2024 under.
Supply – [Krafton]