The latest Battlefield blog update takes an in-depth look at what has gone into creating Bandar Desert, the largest map ever released in the history of the series. Inge Jøran Holberg, a designer at DICE, shows us the ropes on what is included in the 2,400 meters of Bandar Desert.
Plenty more can be read on the official blog including how they came to the decision to go big (hint: Atacama Desert from BC2 had a role), and what the huge size means from a gameplay perspective.
In Conquest Large, Bandar Desert is stretching as far as 1,900 meters from U.S. to Russian deployment, not counting the airstrip at the very end of the ground forces combat area. This is even longer than Fushe Pass from Battlefield 2. Bandar Desert is about as wide as it is long at the middle flags – it measures 1,900 meters from the mountain base furthest from the sea all the way to the beach at the south edge of the map.
As a comparison, Caspian Border is roughly 1,100 meters between the U.S. and Russian deployments — around 800 meters difference both in width and length. Should you count the distance between your spawned jet and the enemy spawned jet, you will end up with 2,400 meters on Bandar Desert. From the closest capturable flag to the furthest capturable flag, you are looking at around 1,200 meters. For Caspian Border, the equivalent distance is just about 400 meters.
As a comparison, Caspian Border is roughly 1,100 meters between the U.S. and Russian deployments — around 800 meters difference both in width and length. Should you count the distance between your spawned jet and the enemy spawned jet, you will end up with 2,400 meters on Bandar Desert. From the closest capturable flag to the furthest capturable flag, you are looking at around 1,200 meters. For Caspian Border, the equivalent distance is just about 400 meters.
Plenty more can be read on the official blog including how they came to the decision to go big (hint: Atacama Desert from BC2 had a role), and what the huge size means from a gameplay perspective.
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