Welcome, to perhaps the most unique game I've ever created. This is Forge Pong. This game takes place entirely in forge, letting players use all of the creativity they want to solve a simple puzzle. The object of this game is to move the target ball (power drain) from one point to another. The fun part is you must forge a contraption that accomplishes this task. Your contraption starts once a new round is started, and it ends once the ball stops moving. The ball starts in a starting zone, designated by a respawn area. The ball must be somewhere in the zone (height matters) when the round begins. The ending zone is marked by a different respawn area. Your contraption, beginning once a new round is started, must get the ball from the starting zone to the ending zone in order to win. There are a few rules. If you don't follow them, then your contraption cannot be considered an official win: - The ball must be set to respawn at the start - During construction of your contraption, you may move the ball anywhere you wish - During execution of your contraption, you may not touch the ball and it must start somewhere in the start area - You may not edit any objects initially on the map in any way - You may not pick up the ball as the player - You may not touch or delete any objects as the monitor - The ball must come to rest in the ending zone for at least an instant to count as a win Everything else is fair game. Make whatever you want using any tactics you want in order to accomplish your goal. I've created the first Forge Pong puzzles on Last Resort. There is a different puzzle for each gametype except Juggernaut, which has no respawn markers. To access the puzzles, press start as the monitor and choose a gametype of your choice from the menu. Starting Zone and Ball CTF Ending Zone Slayer Ending Zone Oddball Ending Zone KotH Ending Zone VIP Ending Zone Territories Ending Zone Assault Ending Zone Infection Ending Zone Last Resort Forge Pong Map Here are some links to my own contraptions on 3 different Last Resort Puzzles: VIP Contraption Map Slayer Contraption Map Assault Contraption Map Here is a look at a few of my contraptions: I can't wait to see what everyone else makes! If this becomes popular, which I hope it does, I'll certainly make more maps, or maybe the community could make some maps! NOTE: Due to randomness within the physics engine, occasionally contraptions that rely on precision will not work. Just start a new round until it does work if this happens. It isn't a big deal. Post your designs should you choose to make any! Either film, map, or both! Enjoy...
This is a cool idea, one of the most original I've seen in quite a while, at least on Halo, considering how similar it is to Fantastic Contraption. I like your use of most all the different gametypes to create multiple levels. That makes the idea seem rather well developed somehow compared to if you had only used one destination area. I can almost entirely assure you of one thing though, the blight of Forge Pong. This will not catch on with the larger community. People seem to mostly be of few types: Competitive, Minigame, Puzzle, and a range between. Your idea is extraneous to most all people, save for the few, such as me, who take great interest in Crayon Physics and Fantastic Contraption-like puzzles, where one must build their way through the map. If this does catch on, I'll give you the Congratulatory Cookie. Don't take my word for it though.
So do you have to transport the object without picking it up? Does this including picking it up to put it on your contraption? Looks like amazing fun, queued for download! Maybe I'll make something cool, hehe. I cant really criticise the map as there hasn't actually been anything built. One of my first attempts to get to the KotH marker: It failed. =(.
Oh my lol. This is a great, original, fun-looking, and altogether incessantly clever idea. Unfortunately, I fear it's far too honor-bound, but it's incredibly cool to do this yourself, challenging yourself to not cheat by filming it. I'm confused on how you're supposed to get the ball on your contraption, though.
This is an...awesome idea. I love it. Admittedly, I haven't tried it yet, but it's 6 AM, and there is Marble Blast Ultra to play (been up since 7 AM). I can't believe nobody's thought of it before, it's a great, great idea.
I agree with everyone else. This is an amazingly original idea. I was a bit confused at first, but then I saw your pictures and I realized. Great job, I'm shocked nobody thought of such an original, fun idea. My god, I have to try this out.
This is sweet, amazing Idea. Does the "Ball" drop when you start a new round? You said you cant pick it up, yet you always have it on top of something in your contraptions. Amazing Idea, I'll have to try this out... possible feature here!
Thankyou all for your comments! I'm glad I'm not the only one to like this idea! Let me clear up some confusion now... During construction of your contraption, you may move the ball anywhere you wish During execution of your contraption, you may not touch the ball and it must start somewhere in the start area I hope that helps Have fun everyone!
this does look very fun, like a 3d version of crayon physics. i will download. this is an amazing idea and i think you should move it on to some other maps like the pit. i like the way you've made agame you can play on your own well done
i love the idea of this map, i've dl-ed it and it's really fun to play on your own, you should make it on sandbox i think, then you ould make your on scenery for it and also u could use the golf ball to make it harer because its bigger, keep up the good work
Wow this is an amazing idea and I now must accept your challenge. Every single one. Thanx. But seriously your idea for this kind of map (idk what to call it really) is just as inventive as we will now have to be to complete your challenges. I will try and spread this around to some friends to get some challenges going. If you have mythic i would do orbital next, if not I would do the pit. Edit: sorry but i think that would be far too easy on sandbox other maps with smaller more creative objects would push the creativity required to further heights in my opinion though sandtrap would be quite a challenge as well however the use of drop pods might make it too easy..
Thankyou everyone for your lovely comments. I'll begin work on The Pit and try to find some fun places to get the ball into. The Pit will be significantly harder. It lacks useful items like Radio Antennas, Heavy Boxes, and Warthogs, and is generally more enclosed. With only 4 Grav Lifts, some clever contraptions would be needed to move the ball across the map... I like it!
You could use a pit map with the transport hog moved into the center area its not a mod and could be helpful in building contraption but leaving it out would cause others to create more creative contraptions so whether or not you decide to use this idea is up to you. You should make your own location on top of some held down crates to get the ball to or even harder would be to get the ball all the way up to the room with the sliding jackle targets oh the difficulty of it all, you could have it just right but the unforgiving jackle goalie comes out of nowhere and shuts you down. Ouch.
Lots of people talked about trying this out...has anyone done anything with it yet? I'd like to see some creative designs by other people.
Looks fun, just downloaded and have nothing better to do since my live ran out. I do suggest that you rank the gametypes by dificulty though, with one always being easiest, and others being harder.
Hmmmm, actually "Fantastic Contraption" would be a much better name for this. Because this really does remind me of that game.
This map is amazing, i will start making contraptions soon. And i think it would be a challenge to make new pong maps on maps with built in contraptions such as Valhalla's mancannons, using them with forge items could be another way to get the ball to its marker. One question can you post screenshots of you contraption?
Sure by all means. I'm actually very interested in seeing what the community can conjur up. If enough like it I might submit it to Bungie's news feed