Bodycam Locked and Loaded Update Adds Stress-Based Reload Animations
The developer log reveals that Locked and Loaded will deepen Bodycam's realism by making reload animations and timing react to the player's stress level and weapon state.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Reissad Studio detailed the first part of the Locked and Loaded update for Bodycam in a developer log. The September 2 update adds reload animations that differ between calm and stressed states, with stressed reloads showing struggle and revolver reload times varying by shots fired. The log also showcased realistic camera movement, customizable weapons, new optical sights, and drone weapons.
The first developer log for Bodycam's Locked and Loaded update focuses on animations and loadouts. Reissad Studio showed reload animations that change based on whether the player is calm or stressed, with stressed states depicting struggle with magazine insertion and round loading. Revolver reload times now depend on how many shots were fired.
The log also demonstrated characters struggling to stay upright after gunshot or knife wounds, a camera that deliberately does not link movement and viewpoint, weapons with nearly full part customization, optical sights using new shader technology to limit performance impact, and drone weapons with multiple operation modes. The next developer log, covering sound design, is scheduled for August 2026.
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