--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-parachuting type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-parachuting lang: en title: Parachuting summary: >- An open canopy slows the fall and allows control over the landing point. The player considers altitude, descent speed and obstacles. updatedAt: '2026-10-21' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-parachuting/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-parachuting.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-parachuting.md aliases: [] tags: - Game design techniques - Movement sourceIds: - source-b06551972e6faa78 - source-1a273a2472163915 - source-66bfde338a93c464 - source-cdae1b203de59a21 - source-867ffdbb83256480 sources: - id: source-b06551972e6faa78 title: 'Game Mechanics: Parachuting' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/parachuting' verifiedAt: null - id: source-1a273a2472163915 title: 'Call of Duty: Warzone (2022)' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/parachuting/game/call-of-duty-warzone' verifiedAt: null - id: source-66bfde338a93c464 title: 'Tom Clancy''s Ghost Recon: Wildlands (2017)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/parachuting/game/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-wildlands verifiedAt: null - id: source-cdae1b203de59a21 title: 'PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS (2017)' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/parachuting/game/pubg-battlegrounds' verifiedAt: null - id: source-867ffdbb83256480 title: Just Cause 3 url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/225540/' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-parachuting title: Game design techniques url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-parachuting' categoryIds: - gm-category-movement supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-21' title: Parachuting description: >- An open canopy slows the fall and allows control over the landing point. The player considers altitude, descent speed and obstacles. image: src: images/mechanics/just-cause-parachute.webp width: 1440 height: 810 game: Just Cause 3 sourceUrl: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/225540/' originalUrl: >- https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/225540/ss_3f7f935e42ab9a7816a6e0f9442da5a5a6362789.1920x1080.jpg?t=1782912719 credit: Avalanche Studios / Square Enix rights: >- © 2014 Square Enix Ltd. All rights reserved. Developed by Avalanche Studios. caption: A parachute above the Medici coast alt: >- Just Cause 3: Rico hangs beneath an open black parachute above a coastal settlement. markers: - x: 75 'y': 28 label: An open canopy slows the descent - x: 48 'y': 68 label: Terrain for choosing a landing point tips: - Allow the landing area to be assessed before deploying the canopy. - Check steering near buildings and slopes. examples: - title: Just Cause 3 url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/225540/' endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/game-mechanics --- # Parachuting id: game-mechanics--gm-parachuting type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-parachuting lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-parachuting/ An open canopy slows the fall and allows control over the landing point. The player considers altitude, descent speed and obstacles. ## At a glance ![Just Cause 3: Rico hangs beneath an open black parachute above a coastal settlement.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/just-cause-parachute.webp) [Just Cause 3](https://store.steampowered.com/app/225540/) · © 2014 Square Enix Ltd. All rights reserved. Developed by Avalanche Studios. 1. An open canopy slows the descent 2. Terrain for choosing a landing point - Allow the landing area to be assessed before deploying the canopy. - Check steering near buildings and slopes. - [Just Cause 3](https://store.steampowered.com/app/225540/) ## How it works A deployed parachute slows descent and enables landing control. ## Variants ### How the technique works - A deployed parachute slows descent and enables landing control. ## Context and limits All 199 Game Mechanics entries at the check date: player actions, systems, presentation techniques and contested patterns. Entries are grouped by their first source-card category; all categories appear in their descriptions. Definitions use original wording. References link to game-specific galleries; images and videos remain at the source. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Game Mechanics: Parachuting](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/parachuting) (id: source-b06551972e6faa78) - [Call of Duty: Warzone (2022)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/parachuting/game/call-of-duty-warzone) (id: source-1a273a2472163915) - [Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands (2017)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/parachuting/game/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-wildlands) (id: source-66bfde338a93c464) - [PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS (2017)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/parachuting/game/pubg-battlegrounds) (id: source-cdae1b203de59a21) - [Just Cause 3](https://store.steampowered.com/app/225540/) (id: source-867ffdbb83256480) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors