tczajkow

I wonder if originally they were going to have a waiting room like other BRs where you jump around mindlessly waiting for lobby to fill and it was going to be the gun range to practice shooting before the game starts.

Yep, we had a waiting room. But just before release, we had gotten load times down so low that the waiting room became unnecessary. So we had to cut it. 😢

unepicmanv

What was this room like?

It's the same room you see in training. So you start in a little cave and then you head out and slide down to the target range.

gnosox1986

Yep, we had a waiting room. But just before release, we had gotten load times down so low that the waiting room became unnecessary. So we had to cut it.

so is that why there is a footstep sound when the game is loading? Maybe some random audio file associated with the waiting room?

Yep, I think that's just the first foot step sound when the other players spawn into the world and land on the ground. When I say we "cut" the warm-up area, I think we just put a black screen over it. Move on, nothing to see here. :)

Creamy_Cheesey

Sorry I'm late but if a black screen was put over it, how was this screenshot taken? Did someone just load in that fast?

Beats me. I think there is a bug where it appears for a frame or two sometimes? A repro would be great!

Natdaprat

Could all the players select weapons and shoot?

Yep. You could pick up the guns from the rack (like in training). You couldn't hurt other players though.