Valorant player recreates Icebox as a realistic map in 3D – Valorant News

Fariha Bhatti • 11/Aug/21 • 17:36

Valorant’s icy tundra Icebox is much more haunting in high-definition. 

The fourth Valorant map launched on the finish of Episode 1 was a novel addition to Valorant’s summer time theme. It introduced horizontal zip traces and an deserted tundra blanketed in snow, two issues Valorant by no means had earlier than. The stark surroundings of Icebox all the time had darkish undertones, however a extra practical model of the map is positively spine-tingling.

A participant named Ravoux shared a small clip of his design of Icebox that appears like every precise forsaken icy location. 

Icebox is a comparatively small map with much less vary to execute loopy performs. The weird design that includes a good inside and chilly panorama has made it one of many least common maps in Valorant. Nonetheless, gamers nonetheless get pleasure from taking part in on this location after they fancy a change of surroundings. In Ravoux’s Icebox, the silence and empty grounds add a cryptic air that makes his model much more darkish in its realism. 

As a substitute of easy stark icebergs, this model has tough mountains with granite peaking behind the snow curtains. The identical rocks are splattered on the bottom, including darkish tones to the general vibrant location. Partitions are painted in the identical shades, with KNG logos plastered on them. The center space can also be fairly vivid, with heaps of soppy ice resting in opposition to the intense yellow backdrop of containers. 

Icebox has a well-defined surroundings, however Ravoux has taken the whole lot up a notch with an animated contact of snowfall. Even the textual content particulars on the partitions and containers have been considered. The creator revealed that he’d used Maya, Substance Painter, Quixel Bridge, and the brand new Unreal Engine 5 to repeat Riot Video games’ fifth addition to Valorant map pool. The complete course of from gathering references, modelling, texturing, and modifying took him two weeks. 

It is evident that the creator put tons of effort into reaching a extra practical tundra, and his arduous work has paid off. 

Valorant developer approves of participant’s Icebox rework 

Ravoux’s work bought the eye of Valorant, as head of the video manufacturing for VALORANT advertising R3DALERT went “chilly” after wanting on the Icebox rework. The developer praised the marvelous recreation of Ravoux and immediately subscribed to his YouTube channel to comply with his different works. 

This is not Ravoux’s first or remaining work. The designer plans on recreating each single map in Valorant in his extra practical tones. It’s going to be enjoyable to see how he tackles the troll-teleporters of Bind.