Map Name: NightShift Base Map: Cold Storage Gametypes: Slayer, Team Slayer, CTF, Oddball The scientists that worked at this Flood facility have long since left to enjoy an endless sleep... The first thing I wanted to do once Cold Storage came out was test the forging possibilities. Now, as many of you may have noticed, there isn't much there, not even crates. However my brother and I both liked the look of the new teleporters, and so we decided to construct a map using them in as many ways we could think of (as well as just teleporters). Thus, Nightshift was born. The first thing I thought of was using the receiver nodes as big buttons for some sort of computer. It's a bit difficult to see the computer in the screenshot below, but the button looks pretty good. While trying to work out the button design, I managed to build a floating weapon platform. There are two of these on the map- one holds a sword, the other dual spikers. The best use however, was the use of the sender and two-way nodes as floating anti-grav platforms. Due to invisible boundires around the nodes, it was possible to have them be a good distance apart while still allowing people to cross smoothly. Once we had created these, we built the map around them. A system of teleporters allows access to corridors and the flood room where the spikers are located. It's a bit hard to explain, but I'm working on a video for youtube. I'll just post a few more pics instead. Thanks for reading, hope you enjoy the map. I'm interested in comments on weapons and also gametypes- If there are any unsupported ones that you think might work well, please tell me and I'll try to add them. finally, the link- you can grab it from my brother's file share here UPDATE: Video/Trailer/Thing
this is by far the best cold storage storage map ive seen so far great teleporter placement nice work
Great Creativity! I love how you made a great map on Cold Storage even though it lacks good objects. I also love how you used the upsidedown tleporters to make pathways! 5/5 Downloading Now!
Very good Cold Storage map, although I think this isn't a map I'm going to be forging on any time soon... 5/5
rah, you made my upcoming cold storage map look like crap, and destroyed any attempts of originality in it you beat me to it. though in my time of anger i really think this deserves a 5/5 for building an awesome map even with the lack on important forge resources. +rep to you my good sir!
I love the floating pathways, they're awesome. The weapon holder idea is good too. The button? Eh. It's alright, but pointless.
looks very good, and actuall good use of filters. The teleporters look like a really good stepping stone idea, so good job on that. Now just to see how gameplay is... Very nice map, and you will probably get rep, when I'm not 24'd...
This map is probably one of the best Cold Storage variants I think I'll see, in both aesthetically and game play areas.
The teleporter bridges are a great idea - thumbs up to that! If you have changed the deafult weapon layout could we have a list please. Thanks!
Those teleporter nodes are great for aesthetics. Nice job using most of them to their fullest ability. 5/5
Thanks for all the comments- weapons list is as follows (as far as I can remember) 4x SMG 4x Spiker 1x Needler 1x Mauler 1x Sword 3(poss 4)x Magnum 1x Plasma Pistol 2x Carbine 2x Plasma Rifle 2x Active Camo 1x Custom Powerup 1x Bubble Shield
Like post of this threads posters, I agree that is the best cold storage map out there, so far. The floating weapon holders look really nice, and the idea of using teleporters as platforms is genius, I will DL
I can't say that; i care for the big button, but the shape and design of the node do serve as good platform. bravo good sir. if i was to ever(which i wont) build a cold Storage map. you could be sure that these where on it