
Defining the Culture of Haven
Today we’re starting with a small behind the scenes look into how our team brings new maps to life. When designing a new Season and its map, one of the things we look for is contrast. What can we do that feels different, and how can we explore new areas, themes, and emotions to enrich our available experiences? For our art direction this meant that with Season 6 you’ll have noticed an overall dark blue and cold color, which tied into fear, and represented the inhospitable place the Redacted map was set in. With Haven, you’ll instead notice a yellowish warm tone through its art. It’s the opposite of Redacted in not only thematic, but also narrative ways: Haven is about the fight for water, which is also an expression of life, versus the dark secrets that were buried in Redacted.



The Fight for Resources
Haven is set in Chile’s scorching Atacama Desert, where climate change has eroded much of the already dry desert. Only the toughest can survive here and are proud to call it home. Here in the lithium mining town of El Alicanto, the small community is harboring a secret -- access to one of the largest water subterranean reservoirs in the world. United TPC and Eastern forces have made landfall in Chile, wanting to seize the aquifer by any measure necessary. US forces have allied with the locals, to protect the world’s most valuable currency: Water.Dev Interview with Shashank Uchil
To dive even deeper into discovering Haven, we have teamed up with content creator and Battlefield connoisseur, TheBrokenMachine and placed Shashank Uchil, Lead Level Designer into the hot seat to answer a few questions about how this location came to be, what direction the team wanted to go in after Redacted, and discuss what players can expect when Haven launches as part of Season 7: Turning Point. Check out the interview on TheBrokenMachine’s YouTube channel below! [previewyoutube=w42ce6uTa8c;full][/previewyoutube]The Return to Urban Warfare
Feedback we’ve consistently heard from within our Community is to return to urban warfare. Following the chaotic close-quarters-combat on Redacted in Season 6, we’re happy to confirm that urban warfare is back this Season. However, just adding urban warfare to the mix by itself wasn’t enough for the team. We wanted to get another map into your hands with unique combat opportunities, distinct gameplay moments and standout visuals. That’s also where several historic maps across the Battlefield series inspired us as we looked across previous fan favorites such as Arica Harbor from Bad Company 2, Strike At Karkand from Battlefield 3, and Amiens from Battlefield 1. Taking that inspiration and the best gameplay moments from those maps, Haven and its urban setting is focused on 64-player gameplay combined warfare, with plenty of room for both full-on infantry and vehicle warfare.
Exploring Haven
[previewyoutube=qGuua2-gt5k;full][/previewyoutube] El Alicanto’s sizzling heat is unforgiving, but you will encounter more than just dunes and palm trees. To fight for control over the aquifer, you’ll battle it out in five unique locations.