Apex Legends developers reveal fascinating new look at World\u2019s Edge Respawn Entertainment recently shed some light on the development of World\u2019s Edge, giving the Apex Legends community a fascinating first-look into early iterations of the Season 3 map. Throughout a November 27 \u2018devstream,\u2019 numerous Apex Legends developers joined Respawn Community Manager Jay Frechette to engage with dedicated fans and breakdown a number of exciting features set to be implemented in a major December update. Additionally, the host of the varying conversations was joined by Senior Level Designer Rodney Reece and Lead Environment Artist Jose Zavala. Together the developers divulged a wide array of exclusive information surrounding the design and implementation of the World\u2019s Edge map in Season 3. \u201cMost people probably think that [development on] World\u2019s Edge started after Apex shipped which is not true at all,\u201d they asserted. \u201cWorld\u2019s Edge actually started maybe only a few weeks after King\u2019s Canyon.\u201d Indicating that the map was in design as far as years before the game was shockingly released in February of 2019, they joked that the first playable versions of World\u2019s Edge came at a time when the title was completely different. \u201cThis was at a stage when wall-running was still in the game,\u201d the developers highlighted. A long-requested feature from the Titanfall franchise, Respawn recently outlined exactly why the ability will never be implemented in the battle royale title. Arguing that \u201ccombat just goes to zero\u201d when players are able to move with such freedom. Development of the second map started with Capital City as the team wanted to design something that was \u201cas different to King\u2019s Canyon as possible.\u201d From the rocky terrain of the very first map to a sprawling city with skyscrapers aplenty, the designers wanted to stand out from the other battleground in the pipeline in terms of both gameplay and visual appeal. One instance of this variation is none other than the train that passes through the map. Indicating that the train was always going to be a feature in the design, Respawn highlighted earlier versions of the locomotive itself. Drawing attention to the \u201cclassic steam train\u201d model that can be seen in the top right corner of the image below. Detailing some of the hardships faced when creating World\u2019s Edge, the developers mentioned how the teams initially \u201cbutted heads\u201d over whether they could actually bring a volcano to life in the playable space on World\u2019s Edge. Weighing up \u201chow much work it would take for such little reward.\u201d \u201cInstead of having a volcano in the center of the island,\u201d the map designers decided to instead focus on smaller volcanic pits scattered across the locale. A great deal of greenery was involved in the first few iterations of the space however the team at Respawn wanted to visually differentiate the volcanic region from every other section on the new map. Thus, by the time a final artistic overhaul was set in stone, essentially all foliage had been removed. Looking at a top-down overview of the very first World\u2019s Edge layout, they expressed how \u201cthis always puts into perspective how much iteration and design goes into these.\u201d \u201cIf you look closely, there\u2019s a lot of stuff that\u2019s not there\u201d in the finalized version of the map that players have grown accustomed to since the introduction of World\u2019s Edge in the Season 3 update. For instance, the Forest area has been entirely removed in favor of Lava City. The enormous research facility shrunk into what players know today as the refinery. And Capital City has shifted locations completely. There\u2019s certainly a great deal that changed over the course of development. \u201cBeginning to end, the map was probably like 14 months [in the making], and then art was probably eight or nine months,\u201d they elaborated. Underscoring just how lengthy the process can be when looking to introduce a new playing field in such a unique battle royale title. There\u2019s no telling quite when the Apex Legends community might be treated to yet another new map, however there\u2019s always plenty of fresh content rolling out to keep dedicated players coming back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apex Legends developers reveal fascinating new look at World\u2019s Edge Respawn Entertainment recently shed some light on the development of World\u2019s Edge, giving the Apex Legends community a fascinating first-look into early iterations of the Season 3 map. Throughout a November 27 \u2018devstream,\u2019 numerous Apex Legends developers joined Respawn Community Manager Jay Frechette to engage […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14689\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}