2019 broughtCall of Dutyfans a return to modern warfare both as a setting and as a soft reboot of the original trilogy that elevated the first-person shooter genre to unimaginable heights. With a little under two months to go, Infinity Ward and Activision have been steadily ramping up the marketing for the next entry,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, with a short teaser for one ofModern Warfare 2’s upcoming multiplayer maps that will be playable in the beta, Farm 18.This isn’t the first teaser that fans have received. During the Call of Duty League Championship last weekend, theMarina Bay Grand Prix multiplayer mapwas revealed, which takes heavy inspiration from Formula 1 racetracks, pitting players in gunfights around the venue while an actual race takes place. Farm 18 takes inspiration from a previous venue fans of the shooter have experienced in 2019’sCall of Duty: Modern Warfare.RELATED:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Reveals Multiplayer Beta DateShared on Infinity Ward’s Twitter account, Director of Multiplayer Design, Geoff Smith, talks about the concept behind Farm 18. The team at Infinity Ward lovedShoot House fromModern Warfareand wanted to expand upon the concept. Farm 18 is set in an industrial cement factory with the middle of the map featuring a Shoot House type building full of close corners and chaos while offering options for pulling back and taking part in longer range fights outside of the complex.
After Geoff Smith shares his insight on the map, Senior Environment Artist, Ashley Thundercliffe, gives insight into other factors that played into the design of Farm 18 as well as some insight into the development side of map creating. When the Design team approves of the layout of a map, it falls onto the Environment team to then transform the layout into a living, breathing map. With Farm 18, Thundercliffe shares that the team had to strike a healthy balance between fun and overgrown foliage as too much foliage would promote players camping, detracting from the overall fun, whereas too little wouldn’t make the facility feel immersive enough which wasan issue inCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
Developer insights on map design are always a welcome sign and a great way to drive up fan excitement. Although it may seem far away,Modern Warfare 2’s release is right around the corner. Next month will seemingly bring fans of the series new information of theupcoming sequel toWarzoneand a full reveal of the multiplayer component ofModern Warfare 2before the launch in October.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2launches on October 28 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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