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    The Big Secret Hidden in Zwift’s Volcano

    Shawn McAfee
    By Shawn McAfee
    February 17, 2020
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    Zwift has hidden surprises throughout the game. Here we look at the hidden feature that was planned to go into the Zwift volcano but ultimately was cut. While the working machine didn’t make it into the game the art for it did!

    Thanks to Simon Schofield’s Zwiftcast for the original interview with game creator Jon Mayfield.

    What do you think?

    Was the “machine in the volcano” a great idea, or was cutting it an even better idea? What sorts of crazy ideas can you think of to further gamify Zwift? Share below!

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      Shawn McAfee
      Shawn McAfee
      Shawn loves bikes. A lot. Mostly he's a diehard mountain bike enthusiast and more recently has developed a sincere Zwift addiction. He loves this stuff, and he loves talking about this stuff. Most of all he loves being able to tell the story about his bike races and adventures.

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      Neil Owens
      Neil Owens
      2 years ago

      I do think zwift benefits from some of the “gamified” elements. In particular the missions and badges. I think the route badges have been a big hit with some of the community and really help motivate and obviously increase your xp. In the early days I enjoyed the California, Everest etc challenges and would like zwift to do more of these types of things. Rewarding you for actually using the game. Level unlocks whilst not popular with all do help to incentivise people to log in and ride.

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      Brandon
      Brandon
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Neil Owens

      Tour Italy, Climb Mt, Everest and Ride California we all good challenges which were fun to complete, especially as I seem to remember they each took many rides to do so. I can’t imagine these are hard/expensive for Zwift to setup and make available to rides (and runners). I can’t therefore understand why they don’t do more of them. I don’t really care how the event(s) would be advertised, i.e. via the same way as the challenges I’ve previously mentioned or by some machine beaming a light into the ski. When riding the Volcano circuit there is a lap counter… Read more »

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      Mick Such
      Mick Such
      2 years ago

      Like the idea of completing a challenging in game to get extra xp, clothing/accessories etc or increase your drops for 10 mins whilst you ride it. Doing a set number of laps around the volcano circuit in a given time to achieve it or do a lap around the flat course as quickly as possible. These would happen just once or twice a week at short notice…. Ie volcano circuits for a new Jersey in 10 minutes…. Get there or miss out. That allows people to change worlds n cycle there to be able to complete n we could have… Read more »

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      Michael ZwiftDK Fog
      Michael ZwiftDK Fog
      2 years ago

      Than god it didnt came out ….keep lazer beam and that kind away….but the ideas for people who dosnt race would be awesome.

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      Neil
      Neil
      2 years ago

      Yes please! It could be used to access short crazy routes for a short period only

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      thewannabeironman
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      thewannabeironman(@wanna_b_ironman)
      2 years ago

      I think they should finish the existing gamification (quite hard to check what badges you have or don’t have, can’t check the mission you’ve missed or achieved, etc) before thinking of a giant laser beam (which by the way sounds pretty crap !). A volcanic eruption would be awesome if we reach a total of million watts.

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      Dat1guy
      Dat1guy
      2 years ago
      Reply to  thewannabeironman

      Completely agree. I’d love to see the achievements and badges page pop up at login, or an option to access it before starting a ride. That way, if you’re trying to complete items, you’d be able to see what your progress is, and select rides accordingly.

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      drnoodle
      drnoodle(@kdstotes)
      2 years ago

      I love this! The one thing I’ve never been able to experience in Zwift and only minimally in real life is riding just because I’m bored otherwise. With many MMORPG video games, you will be bought into a mission, or a reward system, but sometimes also you might just go in to mess around. Far more common in Minecraft for example. I would love to see Zwift tap into this. Something that maybe doesn’t create a training effect but does get people riding because why not. If I knew it was worth noodling around Zwift because something might happen, I’d… Read more »

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      Michael Davis
      Michael Davis
      2 years ago

      Sounds like an element for a chapter from Ready Player One!

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      Tobi McTobeface
      Tobi McTobeface
      2 years ago

      How would not having frikkin Lazer beams NOT be a good idea?

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      Bobby Mac
      Bobby Mac(@rmacdowell1)
      2 years ago

      A community of riders powering a machine or unlocking a new expansion world, that we could all then immediately ride together, would be hands-down, FREAKING AWESOME!!!

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      Oliver Paul
      Oliver Paul
      2 years ago

      I would like to have the Forza graphics in Zwift!

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      Johnathan
      Johnathan
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Oliver Paul

      You don’t like the Sega/Nintendo/Wii styled graphics? 😉 Yes please for the graphics update!

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      Matthew G Michaels
      Matthew G Michaels
      2 years ago

      Wild animal chase or bandit ambush that require an all out Sprint for 20-15 seconds to escape

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      diane
      diane
      2 years ago

      I would like to see more long term challenges. For example, getting the Tron bike with the Everest challenge . I’ve finished all the other challenges (Italy and California ) and I would like more to work on. Of course jerseys and socks are always a great incentive for me. The tours are awesome! I wish they would please bring back the burrito power up!!! It’s rough when someone is drafting off you in a sprint to the finish line, then at the last second they pass you because they had saved up the energy while drafting. I would just… Read more »

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      Jeremy
      Jeremy
      2 years ago

      Looks like the same artwork surrounds a tree on the figure 8 loop… near the jungle side of the Ocean Avenue entrance (specifically close to the wood bridge). I imagine there’s a specific name for this spot but still kinda a newbie on Zwift… but sure looks like the same artwork that is in the valcano.

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      Jerico
      Jerico
      2 years ago

      I think that the Volcano interiors should be a death zone. Stop, or ride to slowly through them, and you lose drops or even die (i.e. Game Over). In reality, it would be like riding through a kiln and you would be burned to a crisp shortly after you entered the cavern.

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      Highlander89
      Highlander89
      2 years ago

      I think this is an awesome idea and a missed opportunity to further the gamification of training. Honestly with more options, objectives, challenges, and missions that can keep you engaged in a healthy activity the better. Another feature that brings the community together towards a common goal that has extra benefits, why not?! I mean whatever gets me closer to the Cervelo P5x and ZIPP 858/Super9 wheels is a great thing in my book.

      I started a petition to hopefully more this alone! Please sign and share.

      https://www.change.org/p/zwift-activate-the-machine

      http://chng.it/jWQPNccsH4

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      Benjamin
      Benjamin
      2 years ago

      Yes, Zwift should totally include more badges, secret/occasional routes, new bikes, challenges/missions etc since it adds to the game for the ones who likes that. The ones who only wants to ride a bike can still do that. Especially more routes (and please include a French town/city next, it is a classic bike country after all):)

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