A Conversation w/ Nikita About Scavs, the BSG Team and Tarkov's Future

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0:00 Intro
1:30 Scav History and Lore
3:35 Working with Scavs?
8:05 Different Types of Scavs
15:43 The Challenges of Building Scavs
17:20 The Emergence of Complexity
19:01 Misunderstandings and Misconceptions
14:18 Rewriting the Ai from Scratch or Not
30:42 Nikita's Expectations vs Reality
33:27 Receiving Different Kinds of Feedback
39:41 Rogue USEC Debug View Screenshot
41:50 Dealing with Misconceptions and Misunderstandings
45:57 The AI is Not a Finished Product
49:17 The Lighthouse Rogues and Balancing Issues
51:01 The Real Problem with the Rogues
57:25 Battlestate's AI and Design Teams
1:00:52 Their 6 Types of Testing
1:05:19 Server Load, DDOS Attacks, and Patch 12.12
1:08:25 THANK YOU NIKITA
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[@francosmith9326]

Dev's with a game of this scale will rarely/never have their lead dev discuss these things with the community. Props BSG.

[@pumpkin1escobar]

Nikita isn't their lead dev, hes the head of the company.

[@alexkenley1]

It's his game basically

[@Liperium]

@@pumpkin1escobar Even better

[@mainBaisch]

@@pumpkin1escobar which is even rarer!

[@F8TAL1TY]

Man does interviews all the time with members of the community. Mainly streamers but it's impressive. You can find an interview with him with streamers damn near on a weekly basis or like every other week.

[@matiasrambeaud9648]

I've never seen this kind of devs, they are in touch with the community, they share what's happening. They deserve the best.

[@JonasNeumann6]

They are a small studio, not a big company that squeezes their studios for the last penny they can get out of it. This is what games were like in the beginning. Passion projects with funding, not cash cows

[@matiasrambeaud9648]

@@JonasNeumann6 totally agree

[@bridytv]

Not just a dev. This man created it.

[@0Ciju0]

This is what self-publishing and passion for a project looks like :)

[@NOVAScOoT]

I love how open they are with their community but its extremely sad to see how much shit gets thrown at them because they are so transparent and people dont see exactly what they want to see from them due to it; case in point, BSG's recent tweet showing their pretty much finished AUG models and nearly all the comments being people complaining about servers - when it should be obvious they are experiencing issues, its peak player count for any game around Christmas to New Year season (plus the game is still in beta). I hope they dont let the mindless complaining drown out all the love they get from the larger community.

[@tylerharris6999]

Fantastic, I absolutely love to hear Nikita give his unfiltered opinion, things he says gets misunderstood, and I can honestly say the community has gotten into a better state the more Nikita interacts with it.

[@ProvocativePixels]

nikita always gives his unfiltered opinion. thats nothing new.

[@drewbienewbie03xx81]

@@ProvocativePixels obviously this guy and the other 135 people that liked this are new. Lol. He used to be super active on reddit too until the community got a bit toxic and pissed him off.

[@ProvocativePixels]

@@drewbienewbie03xx81 a bit toxic? That’s an understatement and I ain’t new been playing the game longer than Veritas

[@drewbienewbie03xx81]

@@ProvocativePixels congratulations on starting an argument with someone that agreed with you. Fkin reee.

[@badmonsterman]

@@drewbienewbie03xx81 guys like "YoU CalLeD Me nEw"

[@cazidesh8617]

something i feel like no one is talking about is how much nikita's english is getting so much better. Shows that he is trying to learn it to communicate better with the majority of his player base.

[@arcticowl1091]

No one's talking about it because they don't really care. And a huge chunk of his playerbase doesn't speak russian so it'd be kinda stupid business wise to not learn how to speak english because almost everyone understands english at least on a basic level.

[@cazidesh8617]

@@arcticowl1091 literally the top comment on this video is talking about how it is incredible that Nikita communicates with their community as much as he does. People obviously care, you just obviously don't. Also no, considering there are 7.8 billion people on earth and only 1.3 billion understand english, "almost everyone" does NOT understand english. So you're pretty much just wrong on every level except that the majority of his player base doesn't speak russian. That doesn't mean that he HAS to learn english at all. He CHOOSES to learn english because he WANTS to be able to talk to people about his ideas accurately. And thats commendable and wanted to point it out. Now please take your negativity elsewhere.

[@arcticowl1091]

@@cazidesh8617 you're the one that said you felt like noone was talking about it, not that hard to figure out

[@worldoftancraft]

@@arcticowl1091 writting shitpost in Inglês and using it as the way to communicate for two straight hours are different matters, dear edgy speaker. Also I can feel throught the wording that you never tried anyhow resultative learning of any foreign speech.

[@worldoftancraft]

​@@cazidesh8617 I indeed never have seen any remark about the way Nikíta speaks. And I've been finding this to be very strange: no smartasses explaining that he has an accent and his accent is Russian, because, wow - his 'R' is rolling(it seems that no European language does it, with the exception of everything besides French and English). Yet I do, I do can remember seeing this under very many vids where 100% native Æ-phone was trying to speak with 'russian' accent(by putting in random words (cringely spoken)) or where a representative of russian-speaking world was speaking for some time - either good or bad.

[@Strekki]

I've always felt so terrible for Nikita, the community has beaten him up so much, he doesn't look bad in the video but all eyes are on him, everything is blamed on him, he has a dream for a game that not everybody agrees with, I don't even agree with it, but it isn't my game so I simply take breaks or stop playing. I hope the game becomes what Nikita wants and I hope it does amazing, he's hands down the best company owner / game developer out there.

[@samuellefischer9596]

Me too. I was thinking that same thing. He looks so beaten down and ultimately, they are just trying to create a great game but Tarkov has such a toxic playerbase. I also feel bad because I know how badly he wants to work on Russia 2028 and I almost feel like this game is a chore for him now. Poor guy...

[@0Ciju0]

I think you may be overthinking this. You are correct, it is his game and his decision but as soon as he charges people up to $170 (CAN) to "beta test" people have the right to complain. It's no longer just a passion project that he does in his spare time, but a service he is providing.

[@willprox440]

@@samuellefischer9596 Honestly, it's too soon for Russian 2028. With the AI as immersive as right now (close to none, they're just shooting range bots without any particle of life in them) they would never would be even close to the level of scripted AI of Metro or Fallout games, not even talking about the really cool examples of immersive AI like Stalker or Fear 1. And hell, good immersive AI is a core of a good single player shooter/action rpg, look at how boring are Ubi singleplayer game.

[@DrakeDaraitis]

@@willprox440 I think you’re conflating the AI of single player games with the AI of online multiplayer games. Immersive, impressionable AI doesn’t typically fit in online games (aside from world/story building through notes or journals or whatever) because it’s extremely taxing on the server. I can’t think of a single online game that has AI that’s very complex.

[@HandsFreeProductions]

I mean, he routinely tells people to fuck off because he's doing this his way so he does bring a lot of the heat onto himself

[@pinkdelta8540]

experiencing Nikita spill himself out while talking about Tarkov reassures to me that Tarkov is a special game. this was awesome to watch!!

[@Opachki69420]

its truely a passion project, i know nikita didnt ever really plan on making tarkov, but i bet deep down he really is happy things went this way, russia 2028 is a great concept but i dont really see it coming that soon. i really think nikita underestimates how much people really love the game

[@The_Brozilla]

@@Opachki69420 I still think they can take all of the assets/maps for tarkov and add on a single player overtop. If they have the ingame traders and AI done that should be able to be reused with 1/2 of rework along with adding the quests. But it will be 2 years imo before we get any idea what's going to be coming out.

[@j0hnicide]

yea i bet u love nikita spilling himself out

[@Nokamigg]

People expect so much from such a small team it's insane and surely gets to Nikita a lot. Like EFT makes good money but BSG is still a indie developer with a very small team compared to the task they have. It's a AAA title basically but without the initial funding and manpower to create it, it's fascinating how much they have achieved over the years. Tarkov is unique on the market and probably will stay it for a loooong time (hunt etc are not the same) and we should be thankful for that even with the current flaws.

[@warlordwossman5722]

And then you look at games like the most recent BF or CoD that should have more experienced teams and more funding from the start and even those have a ton of issues and often a lack of content. Tarkov does a lot of things right so I think people conclude that they could easily do it even better but it's def not as simple as that. If you play any game for hundreds or thousands of hours you will see things that are not perfect or lack a fleshed out design, that's just how it goes. I think people sometimes forget how few games that tick as many boxes as EFT does are out there today.

[@seventythreedavid]

I think they are not really indie anymore as they knocked it into AAA territory. That being said, I think they set the standard so high for shooting mechanics that games like Battlefield and COD now fall completely short and feel dull. Modern Warfare was good with it's realistic reloads and some weapons handling but then they fell for the Battle Royale trap again and the game got lost in the sauce.

[@0Ciju0]

Like Nicholas says, I don't think they are as small as people think; BSG has just shy of 100 employees. They are, however, self-published. GTFO on steam, a survival mission-based game was created by 4 people. That is a true "indie, small developer" game that people assume Tarkov is.

[@christianbenson5875]

For the amount of money tarkov has made, I would expect them to expand their staff exponentially to actually finish the game

[@Nokamigg]

BSG is pretty much a local (russian) company that has a very limited pool of possible staff. Nikita talked about the situation at GDC 2016/2017 in very detail and you should look at it. For example the lead weapon animator pretty much learned the whole thing in the studio itself, he is so talented now but he would never had the chance in any western studio. Getting developers from around the world to work at BSG in russia is surely basically impossible, so they would be remote but even that is sometimes very difficult with the language barriers in the developer team.

[@Kyawn88]

Much love to Nikita and the rest of BSG, they've made one of the most enjoyable games I've ever played and I cannot wait to see where they continue to take it!

[@ScavsAteMyLegs]

Thanks for getting ahold of the big man himself, and kudos on Nikita for taking the time to discuss this in depth!

[@FerdinandCoding]

you're a veteran

[@taintsmacker4008]

You're such an iconic part of the Tarkov community you ought to have your own item in the game. Lol. Idk, maybe a special armband that is worn on your legs when equipped.

[@mikeesteves8427]

@@taintsmacker4008 a scav leg

[@PomiDarQu]

@@taintsmacker4008 Maybe like amputation bonesaw :P

[@taintsmacker4008]

I like hearing about their learning experience throughout the development. They've really come a long way. And honestly, their approach makes sense to me. Best way to learn is to just do it. You can't figure out what you need to learn and improve if you don't just get started with it and figure out what you can do already.

[@DrakeDaraitis]

As someone who’s owned the game for a little over a year and only this wipe getting into it, I agree. In the short time I’ve been playing the game, especially over Christmas/New Years, they’ve been more vocal and open with their community than any other development studio I’ve seen in recent history (aside from even smaller indie studios, perhaps). As developers with a community of this size (almost 1 million people in the subreddit), I commend them for their honesty.

[@TheDuckumz]

I remember in the closed beta EOD days everyone was playing slow, methodical and tactically and then the Twitch drops brought in all the COD players and it's like its a totally different game now...

[@RangerColinLZ]

Absolutely unrivaled engagement with the community. I can't wait to see the future in store for this game. Nikita and BSG really are next level.

[@rheeceturner2416]

I just want Nikitas "we we will we we" to be a scav voice line

[@bon2yan88]

scav: [enemy spotted] "we we will we we"

[@fredwin]

Why haven't they added a broken English Russian voice actor yet for Bears or scavs? And why hasn't Nikita voiced it?

[@Herqq]

@@fredwin i'm pretty confident that nikita has actually said that this will be a thing in the future, probably not voiced by himself though :D

[@worldoftancraft]

@@fredwin because they already added and I didn't notice anyone's pissing in pants due to the joy

[@Bluboy511]

Its amazing how Nikita is so engaging with his community even going as far as to do an interview with you to give us insight on the AI scavs and the development process.

[@DecemberLoved]

Love that you're asking these questions and sharing the response, loving the inside look into what's going on beneath the surface of the game. Hearing Nikita talk about his vision of the game is one thing, but hearing him back it up with story, lore and REASON is the best.

[@FreisturzX]

Much love to Nikita, amazing devs who are telling us what is the future and plans.

[@krelekari]

i actually like the flipping off bug for scavs, gives people with poor aim a chance to line up a shot and practice with a bit more time (especially if they stand still in the open as soon as they see an enemy so they can aim the best they can)

[@DrakeDaraitis]

There’s a bug that causes scavs to flick you off? I was killing a scav a couple days ago and he flicked me off but I thought it was a player scav who was pissed off lol.

[@HandsFreeProductions]

it's not a bug they're supposed to flip you off. Scavs are not professional soldiers, they're looters, robbers, and petty thieves. They're disorganized, undisciplined, and extremely caustic. Of course they'd flip you off before filling you with buckshot.

[@DrakeDaraitis]

@@HandsFreeProductions he says in the video that the flipping off when you’re standing right in front of them shooting is a bug in the AI priority list.

[@HandsFreeProductions]

@@DrakeDaraitis Oh I must have missed that, is there a timestamp?

[@DrakeDaraitis]

@@HandsFreeProductions 22:00

[@Jordan-jx5xg]

What a wonderful conversation, it’s nice to see a big shot In a team like that talk so openly about their game. Nikita’s a cool dude. And shout out to you V! I appreciate your love for the game and community, i don’t think you get enough credit but you’ve helped this game grow a lot and also love the content. Pog cast has also been some of my most enjoyed tarkov content (:

[@malesulo980]

this is what i call a content! i liked your detailed settings comparison and now this.. good work man, really good work.

[@ThaJuiceLord]

This was super insightful and reassuring. I appreciate you going deep on AI. After watching the splinter cell AI talk you recommended I couldn't help but wonder the direction the devs were taking pve. Its easy to get mad at BSG for these kinds of things but the problem is more nuanced then meets the eye. Thanks for posting this and thanks to Nikita for having this talk!

[@badbricker6309]

I’m impressed with how good his English has gotten over the years. By far the best game dev ever! Love Nikita!

[@zackbobby5550]

I always thought the Scavs flipping you off, even when not shooting instead means certain death, was hilarious and intentional. I love that it's not intentional and actually it's some weird thing where the AI incorrectly decides that flipping you off is a higher priority than defending its life. It's just such a Tarkov thing that the game itself is deciding that the most important thing for it to do is to tell you to go fuck yourself lmao.

[@tomasgoes]

"Firstly... Fuck you". "Second, eat these bullets".

[@ShortThrowShifting]

This was an awesome experience! If anything I love Tarkov even more. Perspective is a fantastic mediator, and it's so great to hear from the big man himself.

[@marcsman07]

Much appreciated! Props to Nikita for taking the time out of his busy day to do this. Props to you too for adding in commentary and editing the convo! :)

[@slapwoody]

Nikita's hard work shows everyday! Excited to see what new features and fixes come to Tarkov's AI

[@DeathDeclined]

I have been playing eft for about a year now and watch a lot of streams of people and see a lot of hate with this dev but honestly this guy is prolly one of the best devs I’ve ever seen in the 33 years I’ve been gaming. I come from a dayz background and cod background where convos like this would never happen. Can’t wait to see the future of this game honestly and other games to possibly come!

[@higgsbosonseeker]

Amazing job with the game! Loved hearing from the devs and what their thoughts are, the interview was very well done and edited, all around a joy to watch.

[@TheMxboy199]

Thank you BSG and Nikita for all of your hard work. I am new to tarkov it’s my second wipe but I got a gaming pc just for tarkov. Also CSGO but I watched a ton of tarkov on KZbin and needed to play it

[@StornCook]

Solid conversation and very illuminating. Thank you to both gentlemen for taking a considerable amount of time to do this. Thank you.

[@dayzrustream]

Thanks for the video! Always great to see what's happening in BSG from Nikita's POV. It explains many things we're facing as players. It's really helpful.

[@doc294]

These are the perspectives that I love being shared. It brings understanding of the nature of the game relating to the programming. It also helps to understand that if they touch one thing, it can influence or break other things. Thank you Veritas and Nikita!

[@alexanderaphonin7850]

What a great interview! Nikita thanks a lot for a great and detailed explanation about scavs and dev. process behind it. And thanks to you Veritas for great questions and effort to leverage your connections to make this educational content. Enjoying as always.

[@AverySadBear]

This just makes me more excited for what BSG does. I get there are technical limitations, but they've done nothing but impress me so far. Keep up the good work BSG & Veritas.

[@MotionSteez]

Thank you man, your videos are so informational and exactly what we want to see, you really put some serious hours into them and bring well thought content to the community, and we all thank you for that. Can't wait for more, thank you !

[@den_cheesecake757]

One of the most interesting materials in a long time! Thank you for the hard work! Love the editing! 👌

[@PapaMikeWhiskey]

Love the previous video and this interview with Nikita! It's awesome to hear your thoughts pre and post discussion and, of course, Nikita's on the state of the game. Something I've been curious about is an interview (or similar deep dive video) on the map design. I'd be very curious to hear how they approach designing, populating, filling in, etc of a map. I think it's a skill they've really improved over the past couple years and might enjoy bragging about. Just an idea and keep up the great videos!

[@AshmakerTV]

Great interview! Thanks for putting this together and thanks to Nikita for sharing.

[@bayze2449]

Video is incredible Veritas. Well put together. I hope this video helps put the frustrations BSG goes thru and puts a lot of stuff into perspective. The game is amazing and it will be amazing when it’s full released with the passion these guys have. Nikita is the man and I’m happy he spoke to you in particular because you ask important questions and get data to support arguments. I’ll say it again, incredible video and Q&A.

[@LowiesYT]

us complaining about scavs to nikita is like hes building a fire and puts some sticks together and we say "it's not hot tho Sadge" and hes like yeah no shit I'm not done lol

[@clamum9648]

Thanks for the video, good stuff, and big thanks to the big 🐕 himself for taking the time to talk with you. That Division 2 AI tree looks absolutely fricking nuts.

[@Rectorol]

This was a good video, I'm glad you're asking hard questions of him but not in a negative way. Keep up pushing for better AI, Tarkov is trying to push boundaries and conversations like this are the little pieces that need to happen to keep pushing it.

[@elmerR6]

Thank you so much for content like this. I, and I'm sure many others in the community, appreciate the hell out of you for looking so deep into the nitty gritty details of the game. Much love Veritas.

[@rysade]

Thanks for doing this. I am from a software background too so it's nice to have someone else asking the questions I am also wondering about.

[@Wazootdrifts]

Love this. It's pretty refreshing seeing a dev be so open.

[@disconap.d5214]

They are doing great imo it's hard to take this game as "beta" with how fleshed out alot feels but there are many different pieces still waiting to be placed so I know it'll grow

[@Limbopiod]

Hella to everyone in the stream, may we continue to love this game until it’s fully fledged release. Placiba Nikita!

[@warhawk2315]

Seeing how much Nikita cares about the game and how he's team builds this idea in his head is so rare these days, you can see the love for both the game and his team and how far they come. I am excited for the future of Tarkov and cant wait till 1.0!!

[@ohnoohgod290]

I really enjoy the beforehand summaries of conversation that you have before each topic as it not only makes the focus clear and allows me to be attentive to specifically what you detailed, but also keeps me in focus throughout the full course of the topic because sometimes Nikita’s language barrier can make sentences run-on a little bit (which is no big fault, his English is still really good for a second language speaker).

[@worldoftancraft]

I've heard greatly more disturbing remarks on my English despite a quality higher lever of English as second way of speech.

[@Kemodreizehn]

Yo Veritas thank you so so much for this Video! That was so interesting and gave me a lot of Information I was waiting for. Thank you!!! Please more of these Interviews!

[@TrashPvnda]

Great Interview, I wish more people would take notes the way you do things.

[@acidaemia]

Amazing video as always! The tarkov community is so Lucky To have someone like you with us. Thank you

[@stephenhill7681]

Really enjoyed the video Veritas, thanks for sharing your conversation with Nikita. Thanks Nikita for giving Veritas this time and providing so many answers the community wants to hear.

[@Bobbiesgonewild]

Nikita fire he was at Christmas dragging everyone in one by one telling the stream who and what they were about and how they have changed the game and helped keep it running and stuff he’s bomb even drunk off his ass he’s still genuine and loves his team and what they’ve created and it shows bsg is fire even if they have hiccups it’s bound to happen with anything

[@jakepenguin_]

Awesome video! Great context and discussion. Also mad props BSG

[@ProPotato]

Thanks for putting this together Veritas. Also a massive thanks to Nikita & the BSG team!

[@prestonlyle]

that was a wonderful and extremely insightful video

[@squirrelm3195]

I’m not even completely through the video yet but I definitely can say I already enjoy his interaction with the community.

[@Ic3_B3rg]

My mans Nikita is well versed in the hierarchical structure of criminal organizations...

[@user-bz3vn3kx5y]

I'm just grateful to experience this sick game and all props to the devs and all the team, bsg is one of kind and people should acknowledge that.

[@TJ-dn4zc]

The beta has been more of an experience than just a game you bought and played. Yeah I've loved it.

[@Doomfruit]

Excellent video and very informative. Thank you both.

[@DrakeDaraitis]

For the building a house analogy: It's like being licensed contractor building a house vs building a house in the Sims 4 without any DLC.

[@iLLtemperZ]

Great Talk, Great work V and thanks to Nikita for sparing his time

[@jackal8537]

You really gotta appreciate how much detail the dev team put into this game in just one part of the game.

[@maniacmatt7340]

This is a really interesting way to learn about a game. I love it!

[@NoFunNoMoshNoCoreNoTrends]

Veritas, in the segment "The Real Problem with the Rogues" you are soooooooo spot-on. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@davidviselka8505]

both of you are amazing, good job guys ! :)

[@CompactCowboy]

Nikita-explaining cool stuff and giving valuable insight into how things are progressing. Veritas- *rapid blinking*

[@dmitryv3926]

Nikita and BSG are a breath of fresh air as developers in this cruddy gaming industry. The amount of play time I got out of eft is amazing. Will happily buy any game from them.

[@OneMouseGaming]

over 10k hours myself. 5 years of eod and their dedication still impresses me with each interaction. BSG is unlike any company out there. They care about your time and you can see it.

[@Erlioth]

Thanks for uploading this

[@CoolSmek]

NIKITA IS THE BEST! I love this man. And thank you Veritas for giving us access to this amazing discussion! I know that Tarkov is in great hands thanks to Nikita and the team of BSG!

[@xwolfskinx]

Massive props to Nikita for deep diving on this stuff with you :D

[@edgy38]

Thanks alot for this. You asked alot of good questions. It is extremely reassuring to hear a game developer listen to the people that play their game and is truthful and real with everyone on where everything is going and what to expect. I feel like this is what a AAA game is supposed to be. Not that hot dogshit that the creators of cod and bf and other developers of "AAA" games pump out at a ridiculous rate to make the shareholders happy. Thanks dude!

[@ardentparagon159]

You can just tell Nikita is really passionate about what he does mad respect for that

[@Zarithos]

I don't mind the idea of "development hell" in this case. As long as the game is good enough to play. And the Devs are constantly adding features and content. I personally have very little to complain about. I've enjoyed the ride and will probably continue to do so.

[@u.s.e.c3454]

When Nikita was talking about Scavs trying to survive at 14:00 , my head was playing "Blow me away" by Breaking Benjamin. Then he said "Only the strongest will survive" and I just started laughing

[@kiritimatiswan1986]

just sang this drunk as fuck the other night with my other late 20s buddies. iconic song

[@Opachki69420]

@@kiritimatiswan1986 i miss all the classic montage music people used to use in videos, those were the days. chevelle and all the other great bands that came around that time

[@shadowninja8082]

This video is amazing i have learned alot just watching this. Its super interesting. Hats off for BSG for thair hard work!

[@joooker007]

Mad respect to Nikita. And as always great job Veritas.

[@f.leopoldorchibald7555]

LONG LIFE TO NIKITA! THX FOR CONTENT

[@mikhaillopez8731]

This is a hopeful message from Nikita. Thanks for sharing Veritas

[@1987RaPsCaLLioN]

Fantastic, really helpful for both the player base AND the devs. If you care about the game and it's progression, bang this video on in the background while you do something else, pop it on to 1.25 or 1.5x speed and listen and understand.

[@JonLeeSmith]

I could listen to Nikita talk about the lore for days!

[@joeldelgado1376]

During the halloween event, I ran around as an Pmc with just a machete. None of the scavs attacked me but followed me. And attacked other armed to the teeth pmcs. Wasn't sure it was a bug. Or it could have been a new feature where AI scavs had their own karma system and only attacked you base on rng and Fence's reputation.

[@llRecks]

I would really love to know what determines the accuracy of a scav. Sometimes they will miss 6+ shots in a row at me while I stand still, other times I get 1 tapped in less than a second before I even realise a scav in on my screen.

[@oskaraper]

Ai difficulty is randomized i think, just like offline mode has like 4ish options for scav difficulty, now how randomized i have no idea i.e if each scav is randomized or only a set amount have a certain difficulty but i feel you man sometimes you just get unlucky, i find if im spotted try to never re peak where you were go around or just leave.

[@emojack]

I dont follow the official streams or Podcasts from BSG, so i havent heard Nikita talk in a long time. Its crazy how much his english improved over the last year or so!

[@nnguitar]

Love your deep dives

[@TheMxboy199]

Got 3 of your guitar picks on lighthouse today you padded my pockets nicely

[@KoRbA2310]

I remember first interview with Nikita and damn his English has improved drastically! Great job Nikita keep up the good work lad!

[@Dan____]

That was very cool of him!

[@Hasi105]

Thanks for this deep information!

[@chrisw6076]

He's really fascinating to listen to, great impromptu interview

[@jacobb-c7946]

theyve done an amazing job with the servers. i have had no issues at all now im looking foward to what they do now that the major issues is mainly out of the way

[@munchies9]

That's so great!!!

[@Karafakioglu]

I bought the game back in 2017 and it has come a loooong way. Some with i agree some not but I sure appreciate Nikita and the team behind this beautiful project. There is always going to be some haters but dont let it get to you BSG! Keep up the good work :)

[@Illumian84]

I wonder if the rogues getting the base scav code thing also works the other way some times. Because It often feels like base scavs have wall hacks or instant reaction time. Wish I had a clip of the time I made a scav retreat into old gas, then creeped all the way around the building to ensure they had no line of sight, only for them to come out of the door to the building pre-firing right as I cleared the corner.

[@PEEKg]

It's really nice to have a dev talking so openly with the community. When Nikita talked about rogues shooting through the main building walls because they see you through the windows on top is definitety not true. I got shot through those walls as a player scav even when walking really close to the wall the whole time so it would be impossible for they to see me. Once I got lucky because I took cover behind a forklift so I didn't take that much dmg.

[@Donnendet]

Thank the old gods and the new for Nikita, guys. He does so much for this project and all of it - ALL OF IT - is of the highest quality.

[@jgenert]

Thank you, Nikita.

[@aarontate133]

Excellent and informative:)

[@ThrdCardofDeath]

Thanks Nikita you are a dope COO. Keep being awesome

[@kebman]

I need to re-live my life about 10x in order to see all the things I really want to see.