The map design process at HiRez is pretty fluid and iterative, especially with Smite’s development. We’ve seen a lot of art and gameplay updates across the board, from UI to characters to the maps themselves. The game has morphed and evolved into the product played today, which means the tutorial requirements change as well. Evolution of the Read More
Tag: single player
Global Agenda
I wore many map-making hats during Global Agenda’s development process. While I did get a chance to make a few original PvP maps- most notably Toxicity- much of my time was spent improving existing PvP and PvE maps: adding alternate ways to access points, adding more cover from enemy fire, making lighting adjustments and optimizations, Read More
Jungle Practice Map
This practice mode for SMITE allows player to try item builds and practice abilities- either solo or with a team- against the enemies found in the Conquest game mode. This includes a number of buff camps, practice minion waves, and enemy AI gods. Similar to how the Tutorial was developed, I used a radial plan Read More
Old SMITE Tutorial
**Update** Smite goes through many iterative changes and revisions.One of these changes was to redo the tutorial to again be more specific to our Conquest gametype, to better introduce new players to the MOBA genre. I will be updating my blog here soon to detail the new tutorial, and review some of the changes that Read More