To kick things off, Hades will churn the lands of SMITE asunder in a new conquest map featuring what the studio calls “enriched art and gameplay.” Shaking things up in the game’s normative 5v5 mode, the newest map is set to bring a few changes and tweaks to the table in order to create more uniform gameplay for both teams. SMITE Lead Game Designer A.J. “Ajax” Walker said:
On top of the map featuring a level playing field and seeing the return of jungle fog, it will also feature new, more detailed art assets, bringing the world of SMITE into greater detail.
Players will be able to test the new conquest map and see the chaos Hades has wrought beginning Jan. 17 on the game’s public test servers.
This season will also see new pantheons and gods enter the arena, bringing even more variety to SMITE’s already large roster. Starting Jan. 9 alongside the PC’s 4.25 patch, players will be able to take control of the mythical Warden of the Underworld, Cerberus. There’s currently no official word on what abilities this 93rd addition to SMITE’s roster will wield.
Later in the year, Hi-Rez will also release two brand-new pantheons to the SMITE community: Slavic and Voodoo. Information on which gods will make up the initial rosters has yet to be released.
Stay tuned to GameSkinny for more coverage from HRX 2018, as well as SMITE news and information as it develops.
