AIS Dragoon

"Fundamentally designed from highly classified Halcyon blueprints, this vessel has yet to enact its sinister agenda."

Weapons:
Energy Sword x 1
DMR x 2
Needle Rifle x 1
Concussion Rifle x 1
Gravity Hammer x 1
Rocket Launcher x 1
Sniper Rifle x 2
Grenade Launcher x 1
Magnum x 1
Plasma Pistol x 1
Shotgun x 1
Plasma Repeater x 1
Plasma Grenades x 4
Machine Gun Turret x 1
Plasma Cannon x 2

Vehicles:
Warthog x 1
Ghost x 1
Revenant x 1
Scorpion x 1
Falcon x 2
Banshee x 2
Shade Turret x 2

Overview

This, my fellow Forgehubbers, is the AIS Dragoon. It's hefty, it's dangerous, and it's my first map that doesn't fall within the "Aesthetic" category.

If you're familiar with my last ship, the AIS Quintessence, I'm sure the first thing you'll notice is that the front half of the Dragoon is fundamentally the same, give or take a few details. Then, of course, the most prominent difference between the two is the ships rear half, which now has much more to offer in terms of space compared to its predecessor.

Anyway, my first objective when creating this map was to keep some of the more familiar aspects of the Quintessence while also giving it the look and feel of a warship (as opposed to the luxury ship that the Quintessence was). That said, it now boasts a larger hangar, more weapons, and bombards the island outpost with plasma batteries.

After many hours of play with a small group, it's become quite evident that this map is a blast to play on with some friends, but you can determine that for yourselves.

This nifty little flythrough will probably paint a clearer picture than my words though.
AIS Dragoon Flythrough - YouTube

Screenshots









Needle Rifle Spawn


DMR Spawn. The second DMR is on the opposite side of the hall.


Drop Pod Bay and Shotgun Spawn.


Shade Turret Bay outside the Drop Pod Bay.


Bridge, Sword Spawn, and Plasma Cannon. The outside of the ship is also accessible from here.


Main Hallway (Now with moar lens flare)


Maintenance Bridges beneath the drop pods.


Exterior catwalk.


Shade turrets. Because almost all of the action takes place on the port side of the ship, turrets are absent on the starboard side.


Staircase to the roof and to the ships lower levels.


Sniper Spawn


Engine room and Hammer Spawn


Hallway Intersection


Ordnance Control and Plasma Repeater Spawn. This is also the location of one of the Receiver Nodes from the Beach.


Mess Hall and Pistol spawns


Chillin' in the sleeping quarters (adjacent to the Mess Hall)


Observation Deck (Adjacent to Mess Hall and overlooking the Hangar. You can jump down to the Hangar from here.)


Ramps down to Hangar


Hangar and Grenade Launcher spawn


Ship roof and Plasma Cannon


View from the cave. The rocks make sprinting between the island and the shore a little less treacherous


Teleporter back up to the ship.


The Island Outpost


Far side of the outpost (Falcon and Scorpion Spawn)


Rocket Launcher Spawn


Top of the outpost and Sniper Spawn


Revenant Spawn


Hangar Machine Gun Turret


Concussion Rifle Spawn



Gameplay Screenshots














It's possible to leap from the exterior catwalk into the hangar when using Sprint.









So that just about wraps it up! Thanks for taking the time to view my map, and I hope that you give it a DL and enjoy some customs on it.

Here's an amusing snippet. I had some time and recreated it with Legos.


Special Thanks to DanDaMan5555, Shark378, and XXXKill3r819 for playtesting the crap out of this map for hours on end! We had a very good time on this map, and hopefully that means that you'll have one too!