The Noxiw / Scobra Map Pack!

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You know that secret project Noxiw and I have been hinting at for the past few months? Well, we're finally ready to unveil it. The Noxiw / Scobra Map Pack (catchy name, eh?) was first thought up during the forging of our first collaboration, which will be presented along with our other two cooperative forges, and since then we have been working tirelessly to construct three unique competitive, main-tier Sandbox maps. Each map is built with a unique idea in mind and as of right now, all three maps are currently still in the testing and tweaking phase. Now, onto the maps themselves...

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Map Name: Dez Moines
Base Idea: A map based around four Choppers & two Warthogs with a heavy emphasis on vehicle-vs-vehicle combat.
Supported Gametypes: Slayer, Capture The Flag, King of the Hill
Preferred Gametype: King of the Hill

Dez Moines was the first map Noxiw and I forged together. During construction, Noxiw threw out the idea to have four Choppers on this map at once. Since then, we've worked tirelessly to make it work and are currently still tweaking it to perfection. The map contains four bases: Red Main, Red Side, Blue Main, and Blue Side. The bases are modeled after the bases in my map Miami Nights and Noxiw's map Epivolc. The center structure of the map is a helix-type structure with two arms spiraling around a center pillar. A mancannon at each base launches you on top of the spiral as well. The map is also littered with Brute Shots to help combat those pesky vehicles with a Rocket Launcher and Gravity Hammer as the two central power weapons.

UPDATE: Dez Moines is currently going through some major design changes.

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Map Name: Galaxy Milk
Base Idea: A map with four Warthogs and a Laser at each base with vehicle track to keep the Warthogs from roaming freely around the map.
Supported Gametypes: Slayer, Capture The Flag, King of the Hill
Preferred Gametypes: Slayer, Capture the Flag

This map has gone through the most changes out of the three and looks nothing like the very first version. The idea behind this is that each base gets two Warthogs on a fast respawn time and a Spartan Laser. A wall and blocks the 'hogs from circling the dunes the entire game by forcing them to drive through the very center of the map to reach the opposite side with a empty alleyway containing the Rocket Launcher being the only other route between the bases. In the middle of the map is a building with the roof plateau being the main point of contention. Two long bridges stretch from the top of the plateau to each base to allow a faster, route up top, but also on the flip side, a faster, safer route between both bases. A Gravity Hammer spawns in the very middle of the map and is considered the main power weapon because of its ability to take out any enemy Warthogs traveling through the middle with ease.

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Map Name: Thus I Refute Thee
Base Idea: An asymmetric map with a huge emphasis on multi-level combat with two Spartan Lasers and two Mongooses at each base.
Supported Gametypes: Slayer, One Bomb, Capture The Flag, King of the Hill
Preferred Gametypes: One Bomb, Multi-Flag, Slayer

The most recently forged map of the trio. After the first test last night (thanks to everyone who helped test and give feedback) we changed a good amount from the initial idea and have a feeling that it will play out much better with the changes made. The theme of the map is a construction site with a giant crane in the middle constructing the red base and is named Thus I Refute Thee because it was originally made to be a One Bomb map (plus the name is just bad ass.) Keeping with the uniqueness, each base gets two Spartan Lasers next to two Mongooses. How you use them is up to you. In between the bases lies three bridges of varying heights. The tallest bridge contains on one side the Sniper Rifle and on the other the Rocket Launcher. Blue base contains the Active Camo while Red base contains the Overshield. The maps that heavily influenced this map are Headlong, Hang 'em High, and other maps that contain a good amount of Z-Fighting. Also, before you complain about the four Lasers, there is more than enough cover to keep out of their lines of sight near the middle of the map. Plus, they are on a large respawn.

As of right now, there is no set release date. However, I will be updating this thread with action shots and other goodies in the coming weeks so stay on the lookout!

 

We appreciate the compliment, and that insane structure in the middle is a construction crane.

Thank you for the compliment. Yes, Dez Moines is a TDWP reference and yes, Thus I Refute Thee is a long name for a map (and because it's so long, it has to be all one word. )

 

Thanks Lippy. It's always good to hear your compliments.

All of them? I don't think you've seen Thus I Refute Thee yet seeing as how we finished the majority of the forging last night. Either way, thanks for the comments and the awesome canvas, Meta.

Also, anyone interested in testing of these maps, send a friend request to me (Bwendon) and I'll be sure to get you into at least on of the test sessions.

 

Thanks Crypto.

Why yes, they do. Though I cannot remember every single tester, I would like to thank everyone who has tested and enjoyed any of these three maps thus far and I look forward to seeing you guys in future tests!

 

I want to thank everyone who helped test Thus I Refute Thee last night! Here's some action shots of the map from the One Bomb test last night.

Mounting Up


Storming the Base


Stopped

 

Thanks for the positivity. I'll probably update this thread with teaser shots of the other two maps in the coming days.

Thanks and I'll be sure to invite you for future tests.

 

I've made changes and plan on talking to Noxiw about them. Thanks.

 

Thanks guys. I'll be sure to invite you for testing later on.