TarkovTV summary (LIVE EDITS!)

E: The podcast is now over, list is final

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PROMOCODES:

PODCASTNIGHT
UNITY2021
60PLAYERS
VAULTING
STREETSBOSS

Main focus of development: (I'll edit with every new item):

Hideout Weapon Stand
Dynamic Box/Stashes spawn
Unity 2021 (sounds like they really plan to use URP to "update graphics")
- The update to Unity2021 will make cheat makers jobs "almost impossible", Nikita said
- With it will come a better implementation of the current anticheat, it's been worked at with Battleye.
Drastic changes on player sync technology, which will mean a lot better performance in every single map and will allow 60 players without dropping FPS, will also reduce "traffic" (probably meaning less desync)
- 60 players have already been tested and it actually works, more is actually doable
- They will make a video showing the FPS drop, Nikita is VERY CONFIDENT about the FPS not dropping (or being a negligible drop) with number of players
Total recoil rework, with changes to the auto-compensation system
Streets boss coming
- he will basically have his own armored fort, Nikita compared it to the water-treatment of Lighthouse
Vaulting System is being worked on, ~~Nikita had a video but didn't want to show it because animations are a bit rough, the system itself is almost done~~, changed his mind, video was shown
Animation rework:
- Blindfire
- Shoulder swapping
- A lot other animations are being reworked
SOUND:
- Second iteration of fixes
- Optimization of the algo
- Sound defraction
- Combine current system with geometry baking
- Shading of indoor vs outdoor sounds, not a binary switch anymore
- Fix sound stutter
New silencer durability mechanic
- sound, accuracy and visual changes based on durability (and maybe quality of silencer aswell?)
First Streets of Tarkov Expansion almost ready, FPS WILL NOT be an issue because of changes announced.
BTR Taxi confirmed
Some of the features from NoiceGuy's video will be scrapped or moved to DLCs
Atleast TWO bosses on streets
Bipods and Weapon mounting
QOL
- HOTKEY FOR BODYPART HEALING
- EATING VIA DOUBLECLICK
- HOTKEY FOR HELMET FLASHLIGHT
- NEW TRADER UI (which looks a lot faster to use)
GEAR PRESET (coming "pretty soon")
Improved friend/lobby UI
New weapons (6-8 months plan):
- 9A91 small SMG using 9x39mm (val ammo)
- AK-12 lineup
- AVT automatic rifle 7.62x54R
- SCAR UBGL
- VSK sniper rifle
- Mp40
- PKM
- RPD
ARMOR PLATES with advanced hitboxes
Rig customization SCRAPPED or delayed to DLC
HIDEOUT EXPANSION
- A teaser for a Weapon Rack was shown at the beginning
- A new teaser with new PMC animations inside the hideout was shown
Quick switch to sidearm
Ammo loading interface
Change reticle brightness
Quest rebalance
New lightkeeper mecchanics
ARENA TEASER (which honestly looked pretty sick)
- Killcam confirmed
- Custom lobbies/tournament
- Increased tickrate (up to modern esports standards)
- Faster Matchmaking system that will likely be ported to the standard game
NEW LOCATION will bring old Contract Wars memories apparently
Season 2 Episode 1 of Tarkov lore youtube series
- MINI-SPOILER: Arena mecchanics inside

BIG focus on technical changes in a future patch that may come around May
- REWRITE OF "CORE GAME", re-writing old code instead of fixing old codebase:
- Improve hitreg and positional accuracy of players
- Object culling (don't render stuff behind other objects), already working on Streets (and Lighthouse ?). THIS WAS SHOWN ALREADY WORKING!
- LOD Management Changes
- Memory consumption/Memory Leak fixes and changes
- Glass Shader optimization, apparently a big deal