In the latest dev blog about the upcoming zombie MMO H1Z1 (affectionately referred to by some as Hizzy), the work of Ryan Favale is highlighted, who primarily focuses on the dynamic weather of H1Z1.
The most important thing seems to be ensuring that everyone experiences the same weather and that everyone plays under the same sun. Otherwise, cheaters could play in the foggiest mist in the brightest light because the sun shines on their client while other players’ visibility shrinks to arm’s length.
It is also important to the developers to translate the weather conditions into the game as realistically and diversely as possible. Different rain clouds pour out different forms of rain. Fog forms, snow comes, snow melts, snow goes – and a dream of Favale would be to integrate twisters and blizzards into the game that would actually influence the gameplay and not just contribute to the atmosphere. If it were up to him, players would forget what weather is currently outside their door and focus much more on the weather in H1Z1.
For Early Access, Favale already promises a basic weather system, especially with rain they are already quite advanced, at the moment he is mainly working on the snow effects. After the release, his work will then focus on continuously integrating new weather conditions into the game, as long as they allow for an environment where players can have fun.
In addition to the dev blog, another video pre-alpha footage was also released yesterday. Jericho, a well-known YouTuber, was invited to H1Z1, and he runs and fights for 15 minutes to save his life, trying to eliminate other players in a way that he can later claim it was an absolute accident.
