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| Developer(s) | Daybreak Game Company |
| Publisher(s) | Daybreak Game Company |
| Engine | Forgelight Engine |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4 Xbox One[citation needed] Microsoft Windows |
| Release | Microsoft Windows 15 January 2015 (Early Access) |
| Genre(s) | Massively multiplayer online game |
H1Z1 is a zombie survival MMO sandbox video game in development by Daybreak Game Company (formerly Sony Online Entertainment). H1Z1 is currently being developed in Early Access release for Microsoft Windows and eventually PlayStation 4[1]and Xbox One[citation needed].
The game is set during a zombie apocalypse in rural United States, in which players will have to survive against the natural elements, hordes of undead, and thousands of potentially hostile survivors through interaction, scavenging for resources, building shelters, and crafting.
Gameplay
Gameplay emphasizes multiplayer cooperation, trading, and team-building.[2] In an interview with Adam Clegg from SOE it was made clear that unlike other zombie MMO games, the main focus will be about surviving against the zombies through teamwork with other players, rather than having a player versus player (PVP) environment with zombies as a backdrop..[3] Crafting items has also been implemented.
Map
It has been confirmed that there will be no "safe zones" in the map, it will be a fight for survival from the moment you spawn.
The developers have noted that during the games production they researched the real life island of Memeglia in the Venetian lagoon extensively which was used as a plague colony in the 18 th century and have stated that this factors into the lore of the game. It is rumoured that the island shown in the northern lake on the map is the developers version of Memeglia and will be the site of the initial H1Z1 outbreak.
Sony Online Entertainment plans to have a large map area and will be adding large expanses of area as time passes (whilst in development it has been noted by Matt Broome Sony Online Entertainment on a podcast that the current development map is increasing by approximately 10% each week). New areas can be added very quickly, and as the map increase so will the amount of players that the map can hold. While they have not stated a final size they hope to have on release, it has been said there will not be loading screens as you travel to different areas, this also includes player housing and compounds which the developers have decided not to individually instance meaning they are open to anyone who can find a way in. Eventually, the meme is hoped to become between the size of a state, or all of America.[4]
References
- ^ Pitcher, Jenna (9 April 2014). "SOE spills details on post-apocalyptic MMO H1Z1 heading to PC, PS4". Polygon. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ "First footage of H1Z1 Sony's zombie apocalypse MMO". MetroUK. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ "H1Z1 Developer Interview with Adam "The Zombie" Clegg". MMO Attack. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ Sony Online, Entertainment. "The World".
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