Like , Riot Games' Project A tactical hero shooter is actually . The game will be distributed as a shareware model and will be released on PC this summer.
βWe do not give an exact date, because a lot will depend on testing. If the beta goes really well, then maybe the game will be released in early summer. If there are problems, closer to the end, β- executive producer Anna Donlon.
Matches in Valorant are held in a 5v5 mode: one team is trying to plant a bomb on the territory of rivals, the other is trying to prevent this. The final victory goes to the team that wins in 13 rounds out of 24 (25 if the score is tied).
As for the heroes, a team can only have one character of a certain type and cannot be changed during the match. Each fighter has his own abilities, but compared to they take a relatively long time to recharge.
How a typical match in Valorant goes, the developers demonstrated in a separate video. Riot Games warns that the gameplay was recorded during "internal alpha testing", so the quality of the game in the video is not final.
In a studio , that with 4 GB of RAM and 1 GB of video memory on most computers 10 years ago, Valorant will be able to produce at least 30 frames / s, and on "modern machines" - from 60 to 144 frames / s:
- 30 fps - Intel Core i3-370M and Intel HD Graphics 3000;
- 60 fps - Intel Core i3-4150 and GeForce GT 730;
- 144 fps and above - Intel Core i5-4460 3,2 GHz and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.
On the they also talk about a lot of "free servers with a tick rate of 128 for all players", an optimized network code and a counter-cheat system that will work "from day one".
At launch, Valorant is planning 10 characters and 5 maps. Additional content will be added gradually: the developers have announced their readiness to support the game for ten years.
The PC version of Valorant will be available in Riot Games' own launcher. Console editions are still in question: shooting accuracy is important in the project, and on consoles this may cause problems.
Source: 3dnews.ru