Blizzard sent out the following
Overwatch players, modders, and budding game developers can now create games in ways previously unimaginable with a new feature—Workshop! Within Workshop, players can create a Script to add Rules and unique play Conditions on top of the established Overwatch game modes they already know and love. Rules can do many things, like change how a hero’s movement and abilities work, modify how players are damaged or healed, or even display text under certain circumstances. Games created by Workshop will live on the Custom Game Browser.Key Features
- Create your own scripts for customized game modes in Overwatch
- Share/link out to your own game mode without navigating through menus in game
- Debug issues with their scripts using the Workshop Inspector
- Workshop will be available on Console and PC
Workshop is now available on the Public Test Realm (PTR) on PC. To access Workshop and start creating a script, while in game, click Play > Game Browser > Create > Settings > Workshop.
The Overwatch team is offering two new game modes created through Workshop to give players an idea of what’s possible:
- Molten Floor: Stay off the floor, it’s deadly lava.
- Mirrored Deathmatch (FFA): Players wage deathmatch as the same mirrored hero, rotating heroes every minute, the player with the most kills wins.
For more info on Workshop, you can visit a full blog outline how to use the feature.
https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/22938941Additionally, Game Director Jeff Kaplan will share a developer update on what Workshop offers to give players an idea on what to expect with this new feature
Will you make use of this?