When falling from a mountain, the smallest touch can be fatal to the player, they will keep rolling until they land on a flat surface or a rock, also when falling from a building, they will instantly roll in the air screaming.

When they bail out a car, they will try to brace themselves, but instead of flipping or bouncing, they will slide on the road until they stop, when they are stopped, before getting up, they will stay on the ground as they were taking a break or been in pain. In Grand Theft Auto V, the ragdoll physics have been reduced in bouncing and duration of the flips and impacts, but leave much more damage to the protagonist. Ragdoll when jumping off a Motorcycle GTA V. This feature adds realism and a sense of more control in the game. Ragdoll physics are a bit inconvenient at certain times, especially when bailing out of a vehicle or ejecting involuntarily out of a vehicle, unlike the previous renditions, as the player may continue to flop around until death. This is added for realism as real life people will automatically brace themselves whenever they are thrown. If a protagonist or NPC is killed by getting hit by a car, their body will be thrown about lifelessly without bracing. Up until they are killed, they will continue to brace their face with their arms and their legs in the fetal position.

When a protagonist or NPC gets hit by with a car (but doesn't die from the impact), they will brace themselves as they are getting thrown about the road.

When the ragdoll effects on NPC or protagonist is activated by having them hit by a car, falling, etc., they will not just flap around like a 'lifeless' ragdoll if they are still alive they will brace themselves while getting thrown about. Ragdoll when jumping off a Motorcycle GTA IV. when jumping off a tall building, the subject would land straight then topple over, rather than landing on one foot and immediately falling to the ground). However, unlike other games that use ragdoll physics, characters in GTA games do not seem to be affected to the fullest extent and still conform to some preset animations, thus assuming a more 'human' posture and not like a dummy being thrown around (eg. Their bodies will conform to any objects realistically and can be moved around by collisions and bullets. Characters no longer lie flat and static on surfaces. The affected model essentially behaves like a 'ragdoll', hence the name. With ragdoll physics, players and NPCs lie on the ground dynamically. Ragdoll physics is a feature first implemented in Grand Theft Auto IV.

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