WAR GAMES

Full Attrition Match (Thanks The Callaghan Channel)



War Games is one of the maps in the first Titanfall DLC map pack, entitled the Expedition Pack. It was released in May, 2014.



The map is based in a virtual world where Pilots compete in simulated environments of "Angel City", "Rise" and "Airbase".



The concept of a simulator enabled me to be more liberal on what feels realistic and focus on the ideal layout. I added long wallrun panels sort of "wherever they needed to be", which isn't always easy when trying to design a real place.



The walls are made of a solid, transparent grid that, while giving pilots lots of wallrunning opportunities, also let enemies see where they are heading for good flanking opportunities. Different sections of the map are not only themed visually but also in the gameplay style of the levels they mimic. For example, the "Angel City" side is made of multiple, two story buildings that encourage window-to-window fighting and CQB. The "Airbase" side is a single large interior that flows pilots from one end to another. The center, based off of a map called "Rise", is based around wallrunning down a corridoor, hopefully above duelling Titans.



The transitional areas are designed like the training simulator, enabling clean wallrunning and easy target aquisition - Pilot silhouetts pop against the white walls.



These surrounding VR "fields" are also relatively sparse and clean, which I found helps Titans feel powerful by knowing they aren't losing sight of a Pilot hiding in some visually dense props.



We used colored lighting and colored panels to help landmark what side of the level you are on as well.



A very cool part of this level was the Simulation Pod intro. @slaypiece scripted this, as well as gen-specific voice over ("Gen 5 Pilot On Board") and the VR dissolve effects when you kill Pilots and Grunts.



This map was remasted by our artists and multiplayer designers for Titanfall 2 in June 2017 and released as free DLC.



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