Developers have revealed the truth about loading bars in games – they are almost always fake

[Gamernyc78]

If you’ve ever thought that the in-game loading bar moves unnaturally erratically, then you’re not alone: a similar thought was recently jokingly expressed expressed Comedian Alasdair Beckett-King received a series of related revelations from real developers in response.

Developers Have Revealed The Truth About Loading Bars In Games - They Are Almost Always Fake - Tech News Space

If you've ever thought that the in-game loading bar moves unnaturally erratically, then you're not alone: a similar thought was recently jokingly expressed

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[ethomaz]

The loading bars I usually create are based in steps of the code… while it is not exactly accurate (like based in time) it still feels somehow good… for example if my code has let’s say 20 steps then it will fill 5% of the bar per step but how much time a step takes in your system is impossible to predict so some step will go slower and others faster depending of your system.

These steps are really dependent of the system like for example an IO step will take way more time in a HDD than SSD.