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Welcome to part two of our Blocktober series! In part one we talked about a couple of maps in Outcasters; from the original sketches to the blockouts, and a glimpse at their final, arted designs.



In part two we're talking about the critically acclaimed Gears Tactics with a handful of our level designers; Darren, Konstantin, Tristan, and Akuila.



Gears Tactics is getting a second wind as part of the Xbox Series X|S launch lineup, and we wanted to give fans old and new a glimpse behind the scenes.



This is a long one, so grab a cup of tea and settle in, or bookmark the page and have a read throughout the day.



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FUNDAMENTALS OF A  GEARS TACTICS LEVEL
HOW LEVELS ARE MADE


We generate the maps in Gears Tactics using a tile-based system. Hundreds of tiles were created of varying sizes that were tailored for a specific purpose and grouped into connector or objective tiles. The majority of tiles were connector tiles, used for…