why loading bars jump around instead of smoothly increasing percent?

Question

3%. 5%. 34%! 97%! 97… 98…

In: Technology

Answer 1

It’s possible to have a smooth loading bar but it’s more complex coding for just cosmetic benefit. The reason the loading bar jumps like that is because it’s only updated after each chunk is loaded, and the chunks might not be the same size.

If you wanted a smoother bar, you’d have to break those chunks into smaller ones, or have some way for the chunk loading to communicate back to the progress bar to update it.