Grifball stadium

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  1. timmypanic

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    GRIFBALL STADIUM

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    Hello all welcome to my latest map.
    Recently I have been making a lot of arenas and stadiums. This is the most suitable for games. I like the shape and structure and feel it is just right for grifball and I hope to submit to Bungies grifball playlist now that it is permantly on Reach.

    This map is 1 - 16 players
    compatible with grifball & 1bomb assault
    race, rally & rocket race
    capture the flag & 1 flag

    On the different game types the map appears different.

    Race
    : 1 - 16 players
    In race modes it is an oval race circuit.

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    Assault: 2 - 8 players
    In Assault it is a grifball play court
    There is a custom gametype for grifball - panicball

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    In the loadout there are:
    Cobra - evade
    Eagle - jet pack
    Maverick - sprint
    110 % runspeed
    150% on the ball + 2 x oversheild + 200% damage resistance.

    Capture the flag: 2 - 16 players
    In ctf there are two bases on either side of the stadium, 1 warthog each
    1 sniper each
    1 sword each
    2 dmr each
    1 assault rifle each

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    Comments & feedback are greatly appreciated
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    Thanks to all that helped test including funkyassasin, GoldBaseball22,Anime, Rock, BigDaddy, and everyone else who helped in testing & xtc pants for help in previous forge that I turned this into (10 min map lol)
    Grifball stadium dl here
    panicball gametype dl here
     
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  2. raptororieon

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    awesome map i really hope that this map is going to matchmaking cause the most of the maps is just squarey and look the same but this will definetly give grifball a push!! great job! :D (my english arent very good you have to excuse it :p)
     
  3. timmypanic

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    Thank you, all english was fine and I underdstood perfectly. Yeah I been playing grifball and I was a little disapointed with the selection of maps, I do feel that this could benefit grifball on reach, the abilities work and it is still an even game and fun. Reviews so far have been good.
    Also there is a 4 x 4 concept grifball on my file if u like grifball. I have had grifball on my mind all weekend.
     
  4. Kazerra

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    This looks like a really interesting map! I love how you have altered whether certain objects spawn depending on the gametype, however I do believe that this would suit casual playstyles more often.

    I would love for this map to enter Grifball matchmaking, but - and I know this map is more for Grifball - in the CTF gametype I strongly feel that there isn't enough cover available. And do your spawns work?

    But all in all, a very innovative and original map - I'm especially looking forward to races!
     
  5. timmypanic

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    Hello, well I wasn't sure which catagory this would be best for, as it has assault and ctf I felt this is the most suitable catagory and as grifball is in matchmaking too. I have over 3500 budget and am open to suggestions for improvements. Spawning is also individual to each game. The spawns are fair, there an even amount of cover all around too. Also weapons and vehicals are symmetrically layed out.
    The rally plays well and has loads of checkpoints around map and at different sections e.g. Inside edge, middle & outer edge. Race only has 2 checkpoints at each staight mid. I haven't tested bigteam rocket race but it is set out correctly.
    Thanks for your feedback
     
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  6. Mulelish21

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    Your map is the best grifball/race/ctf map I've have ever seen, mainly because it's the only one I've seen. Very innovative, love it, keep it up.
     
  7. timmypanic

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    Lol. Thank you! Yeah this is a fun race track + an enjoyable grifball map, i have tried to be versatile with this map, there is even enough objects and budget to make more variations. Any suggestions would be a big help! Thanks for your feedback :)
     
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    a multipurpose grifball map? thats an awesome idea dude. i'm just curious to know how much budget is left over for things like more cover and such in the CTF and slayer versions.
     
  9. timmypanic

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    Hello! Thanks for your interest. It isn't working on slayer yet, but I have well over 3500 left in budget so it would be possible to get a load more gametypes and different structures. I could add 2 mid buildings so there are 4 bases, maybe 2 main bases and 2 sub bases. I will look into improving ctf after further testing and adding slayer. Thanks for your feedback
     
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    Wow, a completely adaptable stadium map, eh? That's pretty awesome. Wonder why no one's thought of that yet.
     
  11. timmypanic

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    Hello! Thanks for checking out my map. When I first made it I tried to make olimpics lol, had high jump and running lanes and podiums to go with stadium lights. The triangle shapes where what google showed me when searching floodlights.
    I then turned it into a grifball court, and as I liked the oval structure and felt it perfect for an oval ring I set out making it into 2 different maps.
    Thanks for your feedback
     
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    Hay man, thank you! 2 great words lol! Appreciated, really sparked some interest today! I am optimistic and hope to submit this to the Bungie's grifball matchmaking. Any constructive criticism to improve would be appreciated :)
     
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    This map is all around awesome! It can truly work with anything which makes it cool! Love this map! :D
     
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    Thank you ! I am glad you like it! I have just added an updated version, I wasn't happy with how the colosseum walls had snapped out of place so I realigned as best I could,wouldn't effect gameplay but I had to fix! Thanks for your feedback
     
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    I love how it is adaptable depending on what type of game you want to play. Great job on this!
     
  16. timmypanic

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    Hello! Thanks for your comment! Yeah this has turned out well, after making a load of different stuctures I finally came up with the oval! Its like an olympic style stadium. Making this it was first square out of 100 decretive platforms, I made with a friend and took less than 10 min. xtc pants. Then I had it down to 90 in a circle all at 4 degrees. It was even bigger than the square stadium, so realising it was to big to be of any use except race I quickly set about reducing the size, changed the angle to 6 degrees, lowering decretive objects down to 60. I do like the shape and size. There is also 3440 budget left
     
  17. ♥ Sky

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    With all that budget left, I'm sure there is something you can add to the map, especially to the CTF gametype. This doesn't mean I don't like the concept, I think its brilliant, but you seem to have quickly thrown in a couple of objects and buildings for the CTF layout rather than creating some awe inspiring stuff. The map just doesn't have enough cover to justify the CTF gametype. I would suggest adding in some bridges across the centre that meet in the middle, with maybe some sort of power weapon that means the middle of the map is much less open, and reduces lines of sight by a great deal, especially as the two snipers will dominate with so little cover.

    Overall, it is a brilliant concept, and the Grifball arena certainly deserves a spot in matchmaking, I think a little more thought could have gone into the CTF side.

    I still love the idea ♥♥♥ :D
     
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    Hello! Thanks for the thorough feedback. Agreed the ctf doesn't look as good as the grifball and the racing oval. It wasn't thrown together, but I agree I could have spent more time.
    The thing is about making it look all nice, will/may have a seriour impact on frame rate. Having 3500 left keeps framerate at a premium. With battle for power weapon, I have been playing custom games everyday. The battle for central weapon is more steered towards slayer in my opinion although obviously it is helpfull to the side who has the weapon. Mainly with flag it is keeping on target and playing as a team. With the open feel to the map, team work is key. It does play up to 16 players but for a map this size I would say 4 v 4 would play best. I am going to run more tests. I do agree with u on ctf, the reason it is simple is; I was planning on adding slayer, which would also require more structures and game spercific weapons. But as a few have commented on ctf, I will use a little more on improving it.
    Thank you for your feedback, some good ideas for me to improve this forge. Appreciated
     
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    putting a racemap, a rocket race map, a grifbal map, a ctf map and a assault map in 1 map? hot damn that is brilliant. it looks to sniper dominated for ctf though
     
  20. timmypanic

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    Thank you! Yes I agree on the ctf gametype. The sniper has 1 spare clip on 150 s respawn. The boxes do provide some cover and the vehical can drive up to the flag. The buildings in either side have 4 ways of entering ground floor and 5 ways to get to top floor. I have created a bridge and am running some tests on both versions to see how gameplay is effected. I'm glad u like the concept. The grifball and rally/race play really well.. In race its like a big drift circuit. Thanks for your feedback
     

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