{"id":14922,"date":"2021-08-17T04:46:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T04:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/?post_type=success-stories&#038;p=14922"},"modified":"2025-10-07T13:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T05:19:10","slug":"marvels-avengers-expansion-black-panther-war-for-wakanda","status":"publish","type":"success-stories","link":"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/zh\/success-stories\/marvels-avengers-expansion-black-panther-war-for-wakanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel's Avengers Expansion: Black Panther \u2013 War for Wakanda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14922\" class=\"elementor elementor-14922\" data-elementor-post-type=\"success-stories\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e914ecd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e914ecd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crafting a Unique Wakanda Worthy of a King<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2054c02 elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2054c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/war_for_walanda-crafting-desktop.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14953\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/war_for_walanda-crafting-desktop.png 1280w, 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Working with multiple development partners, they approached Virtuos to co-develop the DLC and oversee the development process. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2161b92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2161b92\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f2c657 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f2c657\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d3d7ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d3d7ba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-857410e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"857410e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Marvel Amongst Superheroes\u00a0<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b4c1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05b4c1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u5bf9\u4e8e\u300a\u9ed1\u8c79\uff1a\u74e6\u574e\u8fbe\u4e4b\u6218\u300b\uff08\u6f2b\u5a01\u590d\u4ec7\u8005\u8054\u76df\u7684 DLC\uff09\u800c\u8a00\uff0c\u6c34\u6676\u52a8\u529b\u5e0c\u671b\u5c06\u74e6\u574e\u8fbe\u5448\u73b0\u4e3a\u4e00\u4e2a\u89c6\u89c9\u4e0a\u622a\u7136\u4e0d\u540c\u7684\u4e16\u754c\uff0c\u4f7f\u5176\u5728\u4e3b\u7ebf\u6218\u5f79\u7684\u5176\u4ed6\u5173\u5361\u4e2d\u8131\u9896\u800c\u51fa\u3002<br \/><br \/>Optimization was also necessary to ensure smooth gameplay across generation 8 and 9 consoles: PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, as well as PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad5f5d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ad5f5d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47762e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47762e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/black-panther-Optimization.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14958\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/black-panther-Optimization.png 558w, https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/black-panther-Optimization-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/black-panther-Optimization-18x8.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fda187 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fda187\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81f829f e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81f829f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6503a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c6503a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a172a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4a172a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building a Brand New Wakanda<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bdd51a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bdd51a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">As an iconic setting, Wakanda needed to be instantly recognizable, while still being a new and exciting landscape to explore. It also had to look vastly different from other Marvel\u2019s Avengers levels due to the nation\u2019s history of isolation in the Marvel universe. This limited the reuse potential of assets used in the main game\u2019s missions.<br><br>The right development partner would not only have to fulfill this requirement, but also possess the technical skills and flexibility to complement the game\u2019s dynamic development:<br><br><\/p><ul><li>The War for Wakanda DLC release window was not fixed<\/li><li>It was heavily subject to narrative changes and other development constraints<\/li><li>Multiple external partners were involved in its development<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e0ec4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e0ec4e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af1e381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af1e381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a-brand-new-wakanda.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14964\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a-brand-new-wakanda.png 557w, https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a-brand-new-wakanda-300x264.png 300w, https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a-brand-new-wakanda-14x12.png 14w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbc3b1c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bbc3b1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f54e1f7 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f54e1f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364794f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"364794f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c010960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c010960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blackpanther-streamlined-production.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14966\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blackpanther-streamlined-production.png 648w, https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blackpanther-streamlined-production-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blackpanther-streamlined-production-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-797bf11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"797bf11\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b3dd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78b3dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Streamlining Production with Distributed Development<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717620e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"717620e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Having previously worked on Marvel\u2019s Avengers, Virtuos was a natural choice of co-development partner for Crystal Dynamics. 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Once these were approved, Virtuos could quickly \u2028replace them, ensuring development could take place with minimal delays.<\/p><p><br \/>To collaborate with multiple development partners, Virtuos also created clear documentation, thus minimizing miscommunication, simplifying co-development, and facilitating seamless handovers between development partners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crafting a Unique Wakanda Worthy of a King<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":14929,"template":"","success-stories-category":[158],"success-stories-tag":[154,155,156,157],"class_list":["post-14922","success-stories","type-success-stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","success-stories-category-success-stories","success-stories-tag-character","success-stories-tag-engineering","success-stories-tag-environment","success-stories-tag-production"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/success-stories\/14922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/success-stories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/success-stories"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/success-stories\/14922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29674,"href":"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/success-stories\/14922\/revisions\/29674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"success-stories-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/success-stories-category?post=14922"},{"taxonomy":"success-stories-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-staging.virtuosgames.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/success-stories-tag?post=14922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}