Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has its own battle royale mode called Blackout. The map consists of numerous individual passages from popular Call of Duty maps. The idea behind it is explained by the chief developer of Treyarch in a trailer.
What is so great about the Blackout map? First of all, the map for the battle royale mode Blackout is huge. According to Treyarch’s chief developer David Vonderhaar, it is 1,500 times larger than the well-known Call of Duty map Nuketown.
This is sorely needed, as it would be quite chaotic if 100 players were shooting in the small area of a regular Call of Duty multiplayer map. A battle royale match would be over quite quickly and would not be fun.
A theme park made of familiar locations: The developers at Treyarch wanted to create not just a battle royale add-on for their game Black Ops 4 with Blackout. Instead, Blackout should feel like a showcase of various popular elements from the Call of Duty series.
Thus, the Blackout map is built from several well-known maps of the series:
- The famous map Nuketown is its own island with surroundings.
- The multiplayer maps Raid and Stronghold face each other and allow exciting sniper duels.
- Some areas of the map are overrun by zombies, which in turn delight fans of the undead.
Furthermore, the map is so large that you need vehicles to traverse it properly before the “collapse” catches you. This known battle royale feature, which constricts the map during gameplay, is referred to as “collapse” in Blackout.
In the embedded video trailer for Blackout, Treyarch chief developer David Vonderhaar explains the details of the map. Enjoy watching!
When is Blackout coming? The release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and thus also of the battle royale mode Blackout is on October 12, 2018, at 0:00 (consoles) and 06:00 (PC). Anyone with an “Early Copy” of Black Ops 4 can start playing now. However, the download including day-one patch will be hefty, so utilize the preload option.
