So I walked around on the map and checked it out in forge. First off, I love this so much as a fan! I can see the dedication and care that you put into each area. I do have some suggestions for fixing your frame rate.

1. Remove all foliage and consider adding very little, you have a TON of it and all of the vines and bigger patches of grass sway slightly and many stacked together will cause some frames. I removed them all in forge mode and it was much much smoother. Some well placed SMALL grass pieces can be made to feel just as good as lots of grass, but also every larger grass patch has some movement in them that causes frames. The grass issue has been recognized by 343 and they have said they are looking into it. Play around with a few things to get the bush outside the window with fewer bushes, if you can't find a solution, what you had will likely still work because I find those bushes don't really cause an issue typically.

2. Rework your glass on the windows. The window that serves as a path can be done with less pieces of glass. Glass is a hard one for frames as well.

3. Reduce your piece count with some simple fixes, you have a lot of stuff merged together, which can look really good, but also can be too many things loading in view at once that don't need to be.

A. The fireplace has a lot of rings with the 2 thickness that could be the same piece with the 16 thickness to reduce object count. Not to mention its all wood that is being touched with fire, so maybe put in the bigger ring on each side and use a stone texture, darken them and play around with a grime overlay.

B. Outside you used a lot of small hills and ramps, you really could achieve this with less pieces as well, I would play around with the idea of using some of the Tidal terrain since the Alpine canvas is blocked off mostly. In doing this you could create somewhat of a faked out backdrop for if people are looking out over the fence or go out the gate for a more immersive experience. Check out my Jurassic Park map for an example, but I have not updated the screenshots on here yet, so go into the file.

C. A lot of small pieces meshed together can also potentially cause some frames, if the game has to load a lot of objects (which it typically can to an extent) within view, this can cause frames. Since around your large ring doorways you used a lot of pieces to keep that area clean, you can very well use less pieces to achieve the same goal. Since there is SOOO much of that around each door and the map is small enough to load a good portion of it all in one view, that may also cause frames. As cool as the effect is on Gandalf's staff, I would try a different effect as that particular one I believe pulls a lot to use (I could be wrong about this, but it is worth taking a second look at, maybe try creating the gemstone he blows into and have that lit up as I felt that was a good effect!).

All in all, know that I can see how much care you put into this, and I am a fan that also cares about your map! I also had a suggestion, if you go into props > Construction > Pipes and select the 2x2x2, you can push that into a ledge or table or something and create what I feel is the perfect sized ring. Maybe remove the secretish area in the fire pit and put a ledge on the fireplace with a few books (or any typical mantle ledge decoration) and the ring on top, put camo in the ring for a good thematic element. Lastly, if you do add a backdrop set up outside the fence, instead of invisible blockers use the Timed Kill Volume so people know that is a boundary and keep the blockers above the fence and hill above. Using the Tidal terrain will give you the greener look I feel and make it look better if you drop the grass. I really look forward to playing on this map in the future (after frames are fixed) in my weekly lobby! My friends love playing on the Shire map that has been out awhile and this will be a very welcome addition to my lineup!

--- Double Post Merged, Jul 10, 2016 ---

P.S. Before and After changes, I def recommend anyone who enjoys LotR to check this out! The author truly showed care to the map and understands how to theme a map properly outside of the Halo universe.

 

I did look at both maps and found you really traded one evil for another, I would focus on one version and try tidal pieces instead of moss or grass, that many of either was hurting both maps.

 

It's so amazing how the One Ring is the camo spawn..... so much love X3