The screen animations for the UI are always laggy and never smooth. Even if your game is running at 60 FPS or you have a high-end device, the screen animations always look like they are running at 20-30 fps. This shouldn't be happening unless your game is running at that frame rate. It can get worse as more items are added to the inventory, though that seems to more noticeably affect lower-end devices. In the attachment, you will notice that the screen animations for the crafting table and inventory are laggier than the chest because there are several items present.
The only screen animation that doesn't look choppy is the one for the pause screen.
This affects all platforms.
How to reproduce:
Turn on screen animations and interact with the UI. (Menu buttons, opening chests, crafting tables, the inventory, etc)
Observed results:
The screen animations are laggy and never smooth even though the game is running at a smooth framerate.
Expected results:
The screen animations are smooth when the game is running at a smooth framerate.
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