H1Z1: King of the Kill is introducing a new map — well, a complete do-over for an old map.
“The original map was created in a way that felt a bit like an assembly line,” Art Director Sebastian Strzalkowski explains. “During its construction, we had the artists on different teams creating individual props and objects which would then get implemented into the map by the designers. Although this got the job done, it was time consuming and very inefficient when it came to creating new features. When we started constructing the new map, we knew that we had to rethink this process. The team wanted to move away from that assembly line feeling, so we came up with a more collaborative approach. We started from scratch, working closely together from the beginning, and were able to more efficiently create a better-detailed map.”
The new map is designed to encourage players to explore the whole area and includes more details to boot. Check out the video below.
