Along with some information on how it was designed
Infinity Ward have shared a small peek at an upcomingCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2map, Farm 18. The TikTok mostly gives some design details from a couple of the developers who worked on it, but does also show about five seconds of gameplay at the beginning.
According to multiplayer design director Geoffrey Smith, Farm 18 is an adaptation on the Shoothouse idea, with one central warehouse where chaos will concentrate. But the rest of the map is a rundown cement factory, allowing players who don’t want do dive straight into the heat some more room to manoeuvre. You can take a look at it in Infinity Ward’s tweet below.
Welcome to Farm 18. Location: [classified]. Shoothouse optional.#ModernWarfare2#IntelDropspic.twitter.com/OkZuuwjPXD
Senior environment artist Ashley Thundercliff then explains how they balance between the map feeling detailed and realistic with giving people too many opportunities to hole up unseen. “If we go too dense with the foliage, we have people hiding in the corners. If we don’t go dense enough, we don’t sell the narrative of the overgrowth,” he says.
The teaser comes ahead ofCall Of Duty: Next, the showcase event happening on Monday, August 15th that’ll give more details on both Modern Warfare 2 andWarzone 2.0. After that, theModern Warfare 2 open betawill begin.
It also comes in the middle ofongoing lawsuitsthat allege Activision Blizzard’s culture fostered sexual harassment and discrimination. Activision Blizzard staff have also continued to try and improve their circumstances throughwalk outsandunionisation efforts.
