Darktide's gory animations are smarter than you think

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:   / polygon   Twitch:   / 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