Jason McCord

Between projects I like to update my level design portfolio. This time I went pretty hard, giving it a 'crisp' new look and adding a truly insane amount of detail and supporting material for each game/map. Check it out if you like that sort of thing! www.monster-clip.com

The last base for Highguard #blocktober I have is called Citadel. The design goal was to make bomb plant chaining harder by making each bomb site be in compartmentalized rooms that defenders would respawn in while defending other sites. This was starting to get fun and would have shipped this year.

Bog - another Highguard base that was cut. This was made for post launch, a base potentially for Onyx release (witchy vibes). The layout was really simple, and the hook was that all the floors were destructible (bring a hammer). Devs were already breaking floors in the defense phase. #blocktober

"Avalanche" was an ice-themed base I was building for a future season of Highguard. I really liked the way it played and looked. We were able to use finished assets to block out things quickly The walls were ice, and would reform automatically after a raid. #blocktober

Another Highguard base that was cut. An early one I built to test: sniper towers to make long range weapons viable, and stacks of destructible crates that the core could be hiding in. An attempt to find a good use for the hammer. Pretty fun I thought, but the visual hook was lacking. #blocktober

I played #Titanfall2VR mod The immediate sense of scale with the world, BT, Pilots and enemies was so awesome to finally stand in. I loaded up my levels and played some. The fastball genuinely brought me joy. I should have turned on my mic so you could hear me screaming.

#blocktober for Smugglers Den in Highguard. I wanted a tiered layout so there could be vertical destruction paths and a no-man's land for an explosive barrel minefield. And I knew I wanted a rocky stormy coastal base vibe. The artist (Paul Tran) turned it into a pirate-y themed base which I loved.

A fun part of development on Highguard was building bases. They were relatively quick to stand up and could support a lot of personality in the theme and gameplay. Here's an early one I made as we were figuring out the gameplay needs and metrics. Not our concept art. This didn't ship. #blocktober

New job listing posted! Totally biased, but I think we're on to something really neat here. Come help us make it a reality!

A whole bunch of studios just sighed a breath of relief, and a whole bunch of studios just went "ah shit"

Was drafting a tweet about the dissonance between devs and live service players and ended writing a 400 word document. Might just keep this to myself as I'm not anxious to start a whole thing. Feeling for @harada-tekken.bsky.social right now.

Me zooming out to pay $700 to play Vampire Bloodborne and Mario Kart Horizon

Wildlight Entertainment has some job openings in the new year. We’ll be looking for a Senior Concept Outsource Manager, a Senior 3D Character Outsource Manager, and a Senior VFX Artist. 🎮 All the details about these roles can be found on our jobs page - www.wildlight.gg/join-us.

Do all LDs have a layout/concept they use often? At Respawn, I used Tank Hangars a lot. I loved the big interiors with the Tank set piece, and Pilots had space to play cat & mouse, especially with the underneath paths. Also worked in Apex pretty well I think, at Repulsor.

Just finished the full viewing of my interview with @mooreover.bsky.social on creating the OG Kings Canyon I loved it! Great production value and narration. Actually covering map design and letting me nerd out a bit on details. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbD0...

Hi! Guess I'm here now. To celebrate, here's a pic no one's ever seen before. A heatmap of a Titanfall 1 map I worked on, Relic. Pre-release, when we were testing internally for hours a day. It's beautiful. The paths are well defined and they lead to common fight locations. What you want to see. 👌