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Darktide's gory animations are smarter than you think

Polygon 115,225 2 years ago
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What is the secret sauce of Darktide’s bonks, slashes, gashes, bumps, and thwumps? Pat asks the gunksmiths at Fatshark how they make smashing a pipe on a demon cultists head feel so meaningful. Melee combat is at the center of what makes Warhammer 40K: Darktide's gameplay feel good, and they've put a lot of thought into how enemies splatter into pieces and ragdoll into oblivion. Building on their work in Vermintide, the developers spill the secret sauce behind Darktide's gory combat. *IMPORTANT LINKS* TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@polygon Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/polygon Twitter: http://bit.ly/PolygonTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/PolygonInsta Facebook: http://bit.ly/PolygonFB Polygon Newsletter: https://www.polygon.com/pages/newsletter And for more gaming and entertainment coverage, visit http://www.polygon.com #warhammer #polygon

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