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Controlled Ruptures: Making VALORANT's Fracture
In one line: An official article from the maps team on how Fracture was made.
Open on the websiteVideo by Joe Lansford, Brian Yam (Riot Games), not affiliated with ClutchLeague.
What to learn
The idea behind Fracture: attackers who can pinch the defense from both sides, with the defense starting in the middle. That is where the H shape and the ziplines come from.
What to skip
The parts on art and setting, if you only care about the game.