Author: Wraith2098 Map Name: Cuckoo's Nest Map Canvas: Highlands Map Size: Large Player Count: 16 Supported Gametypes: Assault, Capture the Flag, Slayer, Team Slayer __________________________________________________ Description: This is my Highlands submission for the Heavy map variants. The name speaks for itself, a cuckoo's nest of weapons and vehicles. I think Highlands has a ton of opportunity for going big and I wanted to take full advantage of that. The vehicles and weapons are high in number and scattered throughout the map leaving almost constant opportunity for blowing something up! I've found in the testing that the map plays evenly and there is literally never a dull moment. If you're looking for a heavy map, this is it. I designed a spawn system from scratch based on the heavy variant of the map. The spawns are designed to keep you inside at all times and away from spawn trapping vehicles such as the Scorpion and Gauss Hog. There isn't much to describe about a Highlands map as there isn't much forging options available so I'll just go over the weapons and vehicles. Vehicles (2) Chain Hogs - 30s (4) Rocket Hogs - 60s/30s (2) Gauss Hogs - 120s (2) Scorpions - 90s (2) Banshees - 90s (4) Revenants - 90s (4) Ghosts - 30s Power Weapons (2) Sniper Rifle - 1 clip 120s (3) Grenade Launcher - 4/2 clips 60s (2) Shotgun - 1 clip 90s (3) Rocket Launcher - 1 clip 60s (2) Spartan Laser - 150s (1) Focus Rifle - 90s (2) Concussion Rifle - 2 clips 60s (2) Fuel Rod Gun - 1 clip 90s (2) Gravity Hammer - 120s Pictures
If only this map didn't come pre-packed with frame rate issues... :'( I usually really dislike the gameplay on Highlands. Like SERIOUSLY disliked the gameplay. It was too big for even 16 players. Your Highland's variant definitely brings the best out of Highlands and totally turns the map around. This map needs to be heavy for it to play well. You've done a great job balancing the heavy vehicles with heavy weapons, Wraith. We tested so many heavy variants for MM, now we finally get to see which maps made the cut. I hope this was one of 'em.
Dude, did you even read the description, he said it was a HEAVY Btb map. That aside, I like your choice of heavy vehicles and weapons, I can really imagine it playing well as a heavy BTB map. I also like the idea that someone made a heavy btb map on a map other than Forgeworld. Nice job Wraith, hope to see more from you.