Apex Legends: Resurrection - After Dark Maps

World Direction

Last year saw the addition of Olympus After Dark in our Limited Time Mode, Shadow Royale, but the wheels were already in motion to expand our offering in 2023 with the addition of World's Edge After Dark and the return of our last two After Dark maps. I pitched using our stable of nostalgic versions of our maps in pubs so they could get even more exposure. The idea was to scratch an itch for our fanbase while providing a fresh wrapper that fits nicely with the Halloween season. It's an alternate universe where we can revisit classic map configurations without breaking narrative continuity in our canon maps.

The decision was made to bring all the maps into public matches with World's Edge After Dark appearing for half the season. Night maps are always a challenge when it comes to competitive balance and integrity due to visibility and variety in consumer displays. We were looking for a tone that felt like night while trying to provide as much illumination and visibility as possible.

Our lighting team took on the challenge and did their best to fight their natural instincts to go extra dark or creepy, our skybox artists did an amazing job of fleshing out the hellscape of World's Edge, the Blood Moon over Olympus and the cold, night sky over Kings Canyon.

Zane Sturm was a one man army that executed on a lot of the horror themed ideas while contributing several original additions of his own. Melting MRVNs in lava, creepy messages in Pain Yard, the Burning Tree, gravestones and burning prowler nests, twisted signage and more. I hope fans have a fun time finding all these twisted takes on familiar locations.

Thanks to all that contributed to this year's efforts. From the vintage horror title screens by our fabulous UI partners and the gameplay additions that helped shape our events, I feel this year's Halloween presentation was richer than ever before and I hope fans agree!
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Environment Art Team:
https://www.artstation.com/zane-st
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Skybox Artist:
https://www.artstation.com/jlipstock
https://www.artstation.com/mshih
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Lighting Artists:
https://www.artstation.com/tomdidier
https://www.artstation.com/rhiannon_catton
https://www.artstation.com/austin_arnett
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Concept Artists:
https://www.artstation.com/jensh11
https://www.artstation.com/scrubbyyy
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Level Designers:
Tyler Ensrude
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FX Artist:
Casey Robinson
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UI Artist:
Melody Copeman