While the Forunners had mastered anti-gravity technology, they find the simplest pleasures in jumping. Feet First is my very first serious forging project, and my first post here. What started out as a ship soon became a slayer map. It's a four way FFA/Team slayer map, and all spawns are neutral. There are no power weapons aside from two shotguns and a grenade launcher. What I feel sets this map apart is the trampoline in the center, which I have incorporated as the centerpiece. It is approachable from both the bottom and the top, but once you're up, theres no way back.....aside from walking back down. With the trampoline, I have it at a height where if you walk onto it, the bounce should let you get up. If it doesn't, crouching right before you hit it also helps increase your height. Jetpacks also work well. Special thanks to my friend KronicalKill, who first suggested I should make a ship for another map I was in the middle of. He then helped me test the map. As a side note, I'm not sure if this belongs in competitive or casual, with the trampoline's existance. Weapons: 4x DMRs 2x Needle Rifles 2x Plasma Repeaters 2x Shotguns 1 Grenade Launcher 4 Frags 4 Plasma Nades While not a weapon, Jet Packs are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Go figure The overview of the whole map A Closer look Grenade launcher and trampoline below it Side Shot The underside, with grav lift leading up and over. Some sweet jumping action! And there you have it! My first map Please don't be too hard on me, but all criticisms are welcome! If you play this map with more than four people, please give me feedback as to how the spawns and weapons held out. Thanks!
Wow this map looks funky! I love the trampoline in the middle it makes for some really fun gameplay. Well done
A nice map. As Skyblade said, the trampoline makes for excellent gameplay and from the top it looks aesthetically pleasing as well. A good 4/5 from me.
I was just about to create a trampoline map like this but I guess I don't have to anymore x) This looks sick!
Does the stuff on the top get in the way when you're running around? Like if you back up or strafe to the side, you don't hit stuff sticking up that gets in your way? It looks like with all the ridges sticking up on the top they would get in the way of players running around... I like the trampoline idea. Its pretty neat. I'm actually working on a map that will incorporate something somewhat similar to this on the roof, but its pretty different than the way you used the bouncing effect of one way doors. My idea may also use shield doors, or it may just use only shield doors and not one way doors at all. I'm not too sure yet. I will probably download this to check out your nifty trampoline lol. 6/10
Thanks for the praise! As for the sticking edges, unless you are planning to get on the sides of the dishes, the edges do not hinder your movement, and you don't need to jump. The only bumps you may experience are when moving onto the dishes, because of the curved surface.
Fun map, trampoline makes for interesting moments. I like how if you throw a plasma in the grav lift going up through the middle it'll float there till someone tries to use the lift or it gets shot. Its actually fun to do right as your jumping in it so the person chasing you gets stuck. Occasionally though the trampoline doesn't bounce you high enough to get out but it doesnt take too long till it does bounce you out. Overall a very nice small map 9/10
Huh, I actually haven't thought of the plasma nade thing. Hope it doesn't unbalance things. Anyways, thanks for the praise!
It doesnt unbalance it, just makes for interesting moments when someone goes through the lift and there "happens" to be a plasma floating there that someone deliberately put there. When I played on it with my friends they started doing a double check to make sure there wasnt one there but that gives me time to shoot them and blue on blue is kinda hard to see sometimes especially when there's people shooting. I like it.