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| 0s | let's go we need more land talking to |
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| 2s | him about moving mountains here so how |
| 5s | about building mode I can't get him to |
| 6s | shut up more land already come on |
| 9s | [Music] |
| 10s | [Applause] |
| 15s | hey everybody welcome back to forged in |
| 17s | eternum I'm Mike and joining me today |
| 19s | are Charles and Rosie |
| 22s | and today we're going to be talking |
| 24s | about uh Zone creation and what our |
| 26s | process is in creating a Zone and that |
| 29s | really all starts from Scott yelling at |
| 31s | us that we need more land |
| 33s | um |
| 34s | that aside we also like to talk about |
| 36s | high level themes and places we want to |
| 39s | go to so I think it really starts with |
| 42s | what's awesome where do we want to go |
| 44s | why is that important why is that |
| 46s | different and why is it new to eternum |
| 49s | and so why don't we start there what are |
| 51s | kind of the themes that we explore when |
| 53s | we go about it I mean a lot of it I |
| 55s | think starts with like our our setting |
| 58s | is really interesting we have like |
| 59s | cultures coming from different places |
| 61s | but then we have all the supernatural |
| 62s | stuff so I think we're usually thinking |
| 64s | about like what's an interesting culture |
| 66s | that's going to fit in here how does |
| 67s | this fit into the overall story what's |
| 69s | something we haven't done before we want |
| 71s | it to feel new and interesting |
| 73s | well what else do we think about it's |
| 75s | kind of like the the world of myth and |
| 77s | Legend right so we think about things |
| 79s | that are like you know what would you |
| 81s | know a Yeti look like a Sasquatch that |
| 83s | is through the lens of a tournament or |
| 85s | different types of creatures |
| 87s | um |
| 88s | and then think about cinematic moments |
| 91s | too like you know |
| 92s | Grand shots or yeah uh making it |
| 96s | revealing to the to the player and |
| 99s | something amazing to look at and and key |
| 101s | landmarks right so it's a little bit of |
| 104s | theme park design when we think about an |
| 106s | area it's like hey what are the |
| 107s | signatures whether it's a biome or like |
| 110s | a structure what are the cool right |
| 111s | right like thinking about Disneyland you |
| 114s | can see the Matterhorn from wherever you |
| 116s | are in Disneyland so we want to have |
| 117s | landmarks that the players can Orient |
| 120s | themselves to as they're traveling |
| 122s | and then mechanically we start thinking |
| 125s | about like oh what are the cool things |
| 127s | that I can do in these areas and some of |
| 130s | that you've seen in like the msq and |
| 132s | even Brimstone like or like we have |
| 134s | unique types of traversal or puzzles |
| 136s | that are informed by the environment |
| 138s | that you're in that I think are really |
| 139s | cool yeah |
| 140s | I think that that plays into the zones |
| 142s | in interesting ways too so you take like |
| 144s | Weaver spend there's a swamp and like |
| 146s | okay swamp like what does that mean for |
| 147s | gameplay and have all these rivers and |
| 149s | they're like oh you have to end up like |
| 150s | trudging through the water a lot but |
| 152s | then the creatures like there's a gator |
| 153s | and like that affects how you like |
| 155s | interact with the Zone you're like well |
| 157s | I don't want to go through that big |
| 158s | swampy area because I know it's just |
| 160s | infested with gators something like |
| 161s | maybe use this like high bridge but then |
| 164s | there's like stuff on the bridge and |
| 165s | like you like it affects how you think |
| 167s | about navigating versus some of the |
| 168s | other zones you're like oh there's like |
| 170s | these straight shots and it's really |
| 171s | easy but then you know you have to deal |
| 173s | with other stuff yeah so at a high level |
| 175s | our brains start going like hey there's |
| 178s | all this cool stuff and we'll start |
| 180s | honing in on one particular idea and |
| 182s | we'll start working with the the quest |
| 184s | team on the narrative and the lore of |
| 186s | like okay from a story perspective we're |
| 188s | going from one space into another what |
| 191s | is that bridge why does it make sense |
| 192s | for players on this journey that I'm on |
| 195s | like how do these things tie together so |
| 197s | at that point like our little high level |
| 199s | themes and roundabouts of like yeah we |
| 201s | think we have these mechanics we have |
| 204s | this high level story we're telling and |
| 205s | these kind of like uh |
| 208s | ideas that we want to present and so |
| 210s | then from there this is where the fun |
| 212s | part starts uh everything goes on paper |
| 214s | so we start writing design documents and |
| 217s | start really outlying outlining those |
| 219s | beats uh and |
| 222s | partially we start getting into software |
| 224s | into our landmass right we start |
| 225s | identifying where are these points of |
| 228s | interest actually going to live in the |
| 230s | environment and how does the player flow |
| 232s | through the environment and experience |
| 234s | the story along the way |
| 238s | so we can't do everything but we try to |
| 241s | map out |
| 242s | what does the perfect world look like |
| 244s | when we have all those things in there |
| 245s | and then we start prioritizing those |
| 247s | things |
| 248s | and then also working with our partner |
| 250s | teams because |
| 251s | we can build out this fantastic world |
| 253s | but things need to live within the world |
| 256s | so NPCs Ai and then by four locations |
| 261s | yeah new architecture types |
| 264s | yeah |
| 265s | anything to support the storyline |
| 268s | so Quest iOS so the things that you |
| 271s | interact with in the world uh the unique |
| 276s | kits that we build out but then we |
| 278s | really focus on what is the priority for |
| 281s | telling the story yeah and where do we |
| 283s | think most players are going to go and |
| 286s | those are kind of like the key focuses |
| 287s | that we work backwards from is making |
| 289s | sure that we hit those notes |
| 291s | and then within that allotted time frame |
| 294s | we start to fill everything else in and |
| 296s | matriculate it out so identifying those |
| 298s | locations also you know the other parts |
| 301s | that always need to be maintained like |
| 303s | our events or |
| 306s | yeah we have to find spaces that's |
| 308s | another challenge is finding spaces to |
| 310s | add things continually |
| 312s | um within the map and having them in |
| 314s | good locations for players that that are |
| 317s | constantly turning over and changing |
| 319s | yeah and we have this like living world |
| 321s | and we really want to bring that sense |
| 323s | that like there's some Dynamic stuff |
| 325s | happening and there's like these |
| 326s | landmarks but then there's stuff that |
| 328s | moves in between |
| 330s | and I'd like I don't know where I feel |
| 332s | like we're presenting it like very |
| 333s | challenging which it is so I think you |
| 335s | think about building a Zone it's like oh |
| 337s | I'm like building a world and bringing |
| 338s | things to life but there's actually like |
| 340s | a lot of like really grueling like okay |
| 343s | here's the elements and like they don't |
| 345s | quite all fit together and there's not |
| 347s | enough time to build half of them and |
| 349s | there's a lot of like I don't know |
| 350s | debating back and forth but we leave a |
| 352s | lot of ideas I think we leave a lot of |
| 354s | ideas on the floor they're like we'll |
| 356s | come back to later we usually do maybe |
| 358s | try to tie it into like a future Zone |
| 360s | we're like oh you know what we really |
| 361s | like this idea let's see if we can bring |
| 363s | it back and sometimes it's not even with |
| 365s | Zone development sometimes it's an idea |
| 367s | that when we have an event that we're |
| 369s | gonna go live with we're like oh maybe |
| 371s | we have an opportunity to bring it in |
| 373s | with that that holiday event instead so |
| 375s | as you can see like now we're doing more |
| 377s | work on world bosses and you can see |
| 378s | that when we did the balfazoo fight and |
| 382s | like we we keep piggy backing off of |
| 383s | different ideas that we didn't have an |
| 386s | opportunity to do necessarily in the |
| 388s | world design but we're able to execute |
| 391s | in either the next zone or the next like |
| 393s | event that we do which is really |
| 395s | rewarding one thing you kind of touched |
| 397s | on is there's a lot of stuff that's you |
| 400s | know moving and we need to account for |
| 402s | so we have tons of checklists and we |
| 404s | need to make sure like hey we know that |
| 407s | we have open world PVP where the |
| 408s | locations of the Forts and the |
| 410s | settlements and the other things that |
| 411s | need to be intact when we deliver |
| 413s | different types of zones basically what |
| 418s | needs to be there in terms of |
| 420s | gatherables and what are the reward |
| 422s | Loops because you know we have level |
| 424s | ranges there are predicted ranges that |
| 426s | we think players are going to be in any |
| 428s | given zone or depending on the |
| 430s | activities so we always need to be |
| 431s | mindful of |
| 432s | you know what resources are there where |
| 434s | we think players are going to be in |
| 435s | their progression that's so they have |
| 437s | access to certain things there's there's |
| 440s | a lot that goes into the zone |
| 441s | it's pretty much organized chaos all the |
| 444s | time yeah yeah for sure |
| 446s | that's just from like you know design |
| 448s | and art and on top of that we have you |
| 451s | know music and all the beautiful music |
| 453s | and the sound effects yeah the ambience |
| 454s | it's created with uh with Jed and and |
| 457s | that team so and all the visual effects |
| 459s | as well oh yeah |
| 461s | other the music's a funny one too |
| 463s | because there's like some of these zones |
| 465s | like winswords one of our very early |
| 466s | early zones we've worked on like that |
| 469s | was sort of a Proving Ground for a bunch |
| 470s | of stuff and the music came way later |
| 473s | and I think like but once the music came |
| 476s | in it was sort of like oh oh that's what |
| 478s | the song feels like it like it like |
| 480s | clicked into place and like it like it |
| 482s | had just been designed for that all |
| 483s | along I always think about music in |
| 486s | terms of emotions it's like that that's |
| 489s | the one thing that can hit you so hard |
| 492s | and get you so involved uh mentally into |
| 495s | that space that I |
| 497s | to me it's like pouring kerosene on our |
| 499s | fire as far as like getting you so uh |
| 503s | entrenched |
| 504s | and in the mood in the mood and all in |
| 507s | in the theme is it's a great rapper to |
| 510s | have along with everything else we do |
| 512s | with the atmospherics of lighting the |
| 515s | effects yeah I love how it went I was |
| 518s | just running again alongside uh eclipse |
| 521s | and everything was echoing you know the |
| 524s | sounds just they really do bring |
| 526s | everything to life and it's kind of |
| 528s | rewarding to create something and then |
| 531s | have this other element come in and add |
| 533s | to it and make it even better |
| 536s | and then one last big portion of our |
| 538s | Zone creation is obviously the testing |
| 541s | and making sure everything's going to |
| 542s | run at scale |
| 544s | um so a lot of things that we think |
| 545s | about too is we develop zones is like |
| 547s | how are players getting distributed |
| 549s | within that zone so they're not always |
| 551s | all clustering in the same area so it's |
| 553s | all about |
| 554s | knowing the player's golden path also |
| 558s | awareness of where they're going to go |
| 560s | for rewards where their end game is |
| 562s | going to be so it's all things that we |
| 564s | need to consider when we're developing |
| 566s | like uh player traffic understanding |
| 569s | that flow getting that feedback of where |
| 571s | it's fun to be where it's not fun to be |
| 573s | and then just emerging gameplay too on |
| 576s | where players are going to wind up so |
| 578s | lots of QA and we'd love everyone on the |
| 581s | PTR so always join the PTR it really |
| 584s | gives us good Insight on where we need |
| 586s | to make our adjustments uh to flow but |
| 589s | we're starting to establish even better |
| 591s | best practices as far as like how we're |
| 593s | Distributing players and and what that |
| 596s | looks like I'd love to ask a question |
| 599s | for like either of you or both like is |
| 600s | there any like surprise moments that we |
| 603s | had like something emerged that you know |
| 605s | happy accidents that made his own kind |
| 607s | of come together |
| 608s | or sort of the process that like made it |
| 610s | work |
| 611s | I think the one that sticks out largest |
| 613s | for me and it's not recent but just the |
| 615s | way Elite chess runs kind of like |
| 617s | organically started to form and then |
| 619s | players would find brand new paths that |
| 621s | we didn't consider and that's kind of |
| 624s | like the way they run it like I've been |
| 626s | on like you know Merck Garden runs up in |
| 628s | the Shattered Mountain where it's like |
| 630s | you know we path up on top of like |
| 632s | Cliffs and roofs and just different |
| 634s | paths to get to everything super |
| 635s | efficiently so like I loved how that |
| 638s | organically formed or even how when |
| 640s | people run Sirens like they have really |
| 641s | distinct paths I remember playing in |
| 643s | Mirror card with I was sort of playing |
| 646s | playing in the game shortly after launch |
| 648s | I think and I was just you know acting |
| 650s | like a player I wasn't revealing I was a |
| 651s | Dev and I went sort of joined up with a |
| 654s | group going sort of running through my |
| 655s | card and they had this path that I had |
| 657s | no idea that it was there and like they |
| 659s | like skirted around some of the some of |
| 661s | the encounters to get to something I was |
| 663s | like oh this is really neat I'm gonna go |
| 665s | tell some people that we got to close |
| 666s | off this path soon this is this is uh |
| 669s | skipping a bunch of content but it's |
| 671s | cool this out so there might be a Dev |
| 673s | playing with you you might not know |
| 676s | but that doesn't guarantee we're going |
| 677s | to close off all the paths no I'm |
| 679s | someone kidding but it'd be we'll figure |
| 682s | out ways to make the other stuff more |
| 683s | rewarding yeah but we love like that |
| 686s | just oh organic usage I think that's one |
| 689s | of the things I really like about our |
| 690s | game is like you you can Crest over any |
| 693s | like Horizon and see something vast and |
| 696s | beautiful and different depending on |
| 698s | where you are in the world I really like |
| 699s | the screenshots that we see on Reddit or |
| 701s | the forums oh I love the map that the |
| 704s | players made I use that actually when |
| 706s | I'm playing but also when I'm just |
| 708s | working I'll use it to find stuff go a |
| 711s | little bit more quickly some more |
| 713s | players are really like they they get a |
| 715s | lot of stuff like really fast yeah |
| 717s | well I think that's a great place to |
| 719s | wrap things up |
| 721s | um thank you for watching this week if |
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| 728s | as well |
| 729s | um I will leave you with this community |
| 732s | question what is your favorite POI or |
| 734s | activity running around in a tournament |
| 737s | um |
| 738s | what is your most beautiful spot that |
| 740s | you see in the world that you're just |
| 741s | like this is amazing and I got all the |
| 743s | feels really interested to find out and |
| 746s | we'll see you guys later in the term |
| 748s | bye |
| 750s | do the Cyclops have names and are there |
| 753s | any meaning behind the names |
| 756s | they do have names but I can't pronounce |
| 758s | them |
| 759s | [Music] |
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| 766s | [Music] |
| 770s | [Applause] |