{"id":179330,"date":"2023-01-07T00:24:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T00:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/valorants-new-lotus-map-is-inspired-by-indiana-jones\/"},"modified":"2023-01-07T00:24:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T00:24:15","slug":"valorants-new-lotus-map-is-inspired-by-indiana-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/valorants-new-lotus-map-is-inspired-by-indiana-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Valorant’s new Lotus map is inspired by Indiana Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cFortune and glory, kid.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After a week of teasers and a cinematic trailer, Riot Games has officially announced Lotus, Valorant’s ninth map.<\/p>\n

The new map is set in the Western Gnats of India \u2013 a chain of mountains running parallel to the country’s western coast. Smack dab in the middle of the mountain range is Lotus, a lost city brimming with Indian elements that features rock-cut architecture.<\/p>\n

According to Brian Yam, Valorant’s Lead Artist, the Map Design team wanted players to experience an \u201cIndiana Jones moment,\u201d while playing on the fantastical and mystical-themed map.<\/p>\n

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Lotus will have three spike sites and three new map mechanics<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Credits: Riot Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the first time in a Valorant map, the game developers are introducing rotating doors, a destructible door\/wall, and a silent drop \u2013 elements that can only be found in the Episode 6 Act I map.<\/p>\n

To challenge players further, Lotus will also have three spike sites, a feature that was previously exclusive to Haven.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to make another 3-site map and show that this is more of a format we’ll keep using than just a single map,\u201d said Joe Lansford<\/a>, Valorant’s Map Design Lead. \u201cAdditionally, we aimed to make a map with high flexibility and movement for both teams.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Credits: Riot Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lotus is designed to be different from previous Valorant maps, with Yam saying, \u201cOur past maps are mostly urban or had modern architecture.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to explore the theme of grand adventure, mysteries lost to time, and a lost ancient structure,\u201d Yam continued. \u201cIndiana Jones was one of the thematic inspirations we drew from.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Credits: Riot Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The map even comes with a mystical backstory with the Radianite relics. According to Yam, the giant mutated lotus at the center of the map represents one of the relics.<\/p>\n

The creativity and map design for Lotus will make Valorant fans want to explore every nook and cranny of the map, as it also advances the game’s lore.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese relics suggested that the ancient inhabitants used them as a power source for rotating stone doors on the map,\u201d said Yam. \u201cIn addition, we started playing around with the idea of \u200b\u200bhow the mutated plants could store and provide energy output from Radianite.\u201d<\/p>\n

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