Future Bungie Game Could Let Players Make Their Own Maps

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Bungie may be working on a game that will allow players to create their own maps, according to a recently published patent. Bungie is well known for building incredibly large games with multiple systems. However, with Destiny and Destiny 2 it left behind the user-generated content systems it built for Halo. While there's no clear indication Bungie will be moving in a new direction for Destiny 2 or in its unannounced upcoming projects, there's now enough evidence that it should be considered possible.

Player-made maps don't make much sense in Destiny 2, admittedly. Bungie keeps its Crucible PvP maps under tight control and PvE content isn't suited for player-made content. However, Bungie is known to be working on a new game referred to in the past as «Matter.» Perhaps with Matter, Bungie would be more open to bringing back a Halo Forge-like game feature featuring custom maps and game modes.

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The reason why the idea is possible ties in to a recently published Bungie patent for a «Markup Free Ledge Grab» system. The basic idea of the patent is for dynamic ledge detection on obstacles, which would provide a visual indicator to players allowing them to see where they can mantle upward. In the description for this patent, Bungie details players creating their own levels, like with a map editor. The dynamic system could be used to identify mantling locations without the player having to add them to their map themselves.

In practice, a player would be able to create whatever kind of map they wanted in a 3D space. Only when this map is played would Bungie's dynamic system for detecting and marking ledges activate. A player would run up to a ledge that could be mantled, the game would detect it