Omeda Studios today revealed new details about the latest update for its free-to-play MOBA title, Predecessor. In addition to a new hero and other changes, the studio is rolling out the Agora map for a limited time. This map recreates the map of the same name from Paragon, the game for which Predecessor is a spiritual successor. Update 1.7 launches on July 22.
Paragon was a free-to-play MOBA from Epic Games that never received a full release, and the studio shut development down permanently in 2018. Omeda sprang from a desire to keep Paragon alive in some form, using assets from Paragon that Epic offered. For Predecessor, Omeda rebuilt the Agora map from Paragon in Unreal Engine 5, and it will be available for all users for a limited time in Predecessor Labs.
Robbie Singh, Omeda Studios’ CEO, said in a statement, “The Paragon community that have been with us since the beginning of Predecessor have been very eager to have the chance to return to Agora since we began development. The team have been working incredibly hard to recreate the original map in Unreal Engine 5 and we’re delighted to be able to finally bring this to our players.”
In addition to the map, Update 1.7 will include a new Hero, called Renna. As Predecessor has now exceeded the lifespan of Paragon, Omeda is now introducing story elements and characters that were not in the original game. The update will also include gameplay fixes and cosmetics.