Build and play your own Overwatch game modes with the new Workshop feature, out tomorrow on PS4 Hi PlayStation players! Im Keith Miron, the lead software engineer of Overwatch and one of the creators of a brand-new game feature were about to launch on PS4: the Workshop! To celebrate this launch and the upcoming Overwatch Anniversary event, Im answering a few questions about the Workshop with my co-developer, Senior Gameplay Engineer Dan Reed. What is the Overwatch Workshop? Dan: The Workshop is a simple game scripting system that gives players much more. As stated with the major developer team regarding xecuter sx pro .power and flexibility to customise features in the Game Browser and create their own custom Overwatch games. Within the Workshop, players can create scripts, and add Rules and play Conditions on top of the established game modes players already know and love. Rules can do many things, like change how a heros movement and abilities work, modify how players are damaged or healed, or even display text. What are the most interesting creations youve seen come out of the Workshop so far? Dan: Weve seen so many amazing games come out already our players are incredibly creative, and weve seen people do things with the Workshop that we didnt even anticipate. Someone made a mode where you can race around as Wrecking Ball. Theres a Lcio trial that challenges you to navigate through difficult vertical terrain. Weve even seen a dogfighting mode lets you fly around as Bastion.
Where did the idea for the Workshop come from? Keith: We started kicking around the idea for what would eventually become the Workshop around two years ago. Dan and I had talked about finding ways to improve our existing Custom Games mode