Astra Experiences Game-Breaking Bug in VALORANT
A game-breaking bug that previously affected Cypher and Sova has now made its way to the newest VALORANT agent, Astra.
Last night, a player posted a video demonstrating the Astra bug which caused them to lose control of the agent after exiting Astral Form. Riot Nu, a principal software engineer at Riot, responded on Twitter stating that the developers are aware of the issue and actively working on it.
Looks like the Cypher cam bug effects Astra. I would say Riot plz fix but if it’s been an issue for this long it’s probably a much larger problem… Anyway just wanted you let yall know about this bug for Astra. @PlayVALORANT @riotgames pic.twitter.com/51hFZXrbD6
– Michael Game Changers Champions (@imppulse_) March 3, 2021
In Astral Form, Astra has the ability to place stars that can be transformed into smokes, concussions, or Gravity Wells. However, an unknown interaction is causing issues with the agent’s movement when returning to first-person mode, disabling mouse and keyboard functions.
While this bug is new to Astra, it has been affecting VALORANT for some time. Other agents like Cypher with his Spycam or Sova with his Owl Drone can also experience the same bug when temporarily relinquishing control of their bodies to use abilities.
A fix for this bug was attempted in VALORANT Patch 2.02, but it seems to have been ineffective. The Riot developers are actively working on resolving the glitch.
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