The new Titanfall DLC Swampland trailer has been released as the game's level designer discusses a lot of information, locations, strategies, and more. See a whole new level of playing field this month so watch the trailer below.
The Swampland map is one of the new DLC coming to Titanfall's Expedition pack this month alongside the Runoff and War Games. In a post on the Titanfall website, the game's level designer Chris Doinne shared some of his insights regarding the map. It stated that the Swampland was one of the first prototyped maps way back in 2011 as a comepletelu flat map punctuated bu redwoods and swathe with yellow fog.
The later iterations were added including IMC buildings, remples, and a "massive infrastructure", bu Dionne found out that the map was missing something. During playtesting, the huge trees were found to be a lot of fun, so Dionne brought them into the center of the map, and pushed the buildings to the outside.
"With Swampland I tried to add a unique experience to Titanfall while staying true to the original themes of the level, like overwhelming nature and its intersection with technology. This was a level born of heavy experimentation and iteration.
I shifted the dense forest section to the center of the map, and kept three main structures as anchor points around the perimeter. This encouraged Pilots and Titans to pass through the woods as they moved from building to building. The final design push then focused on small changes to enhance those interactions - adjusting sight lines, making interiors more interesting to fight over, encouraging flow, and so on."
He further added by saying.
"While I was deep in the iterative design process, art used selected chunks of the level to define a visual style, creating assets and establishing the final look. Constant communication throughout the process kept our goals aligned, and by the time the map was ready, artists were able to take it and very quickly turn gray and green and orange blocks into a work of beauty.
We've put together a short video that shows some of the evolution of Swampland and the final artistic transformation. It is one of the most unique, interesting and fun levels that I've had the opportunity to work on, and I hope you enjoy it!"
Titanfall's Expedition DLC pack is coming this month ans will be $10 standalone, but is available in the $25 season pass.
