The zombie MMO H1Z1 has a new map in the works.
The new map has the friendly code name “Z2”, which sounds to us like something BMW puts on the road. Actually, the new map is intended for the arena mode “King of the Kill”, but it will also be used in “Just Survive”, the MMO part. Recently, H1Z1 has made a split: “King of the Kill” is set to be released soon, and it will also come to consoles. Just Survive will remain in Early Access for now.
The new map is the “most resource-intensive” project currently in development. The largest of the teams has been working on it for several months. Every part of the 64 square kilometers is set to be populated with brand-new assets like trees, grass, rocks, houses, and more.
No exact date for when Z2 will truly come into the game has been given yet, but it is planned to be “sooner rather than later”. H1Z1 will remain true to its “Early Access” tradition and will release the map even if it’s not complete, so players can see in real-time how the developers finish it.
Probably, it will first be brought to King of the Kill and then later to Just Survive. All this information was found in the latest producer letter from H1Z1.
H1Z1 had fantasized about a huge map back in 2014, which would grow larger and eventually cover the area of the USA. Later, they put such plans on hold, wanting to focus more on fine-tuning. Compared to the almost grandiose plans H1Z1 previously pursued and announced, the ideas today all sound significantly more modest and humble.
