Hastatic Order

8v8 Slayer

Map Description

  1. deltadownbeat


    Hastatic Order is an asymmetrical big team battle map best suited for slayer, CTF, and strongholds. Weapons/powerups/vehicles:

    · Sniper
    · Rocket launcher
    · Shotgun
    · Needler
    · DMR (2)
    · Halo 2 battle rifle (2)
    · Halo CE pistol (2)
    · Plasma pistol (2)
    · SMG (2)
    · Splinter grenade (4)
    · Active camo
    · Over shields
    · Gungoose (2)

    Thematic description

    The map is a forerunner structure built into the side of a mountain, inspired by the silent cartographer. I really wanted it to feel like the structure is holding the mountain up. I accomplished the forerunner theme with subtle lighting, just enough to read the map and players. Lighting, as well as fog, is a light forerunner-blue, but warmer and cooler tones help identify each side of the map. Spot lights highlight important areas, doorways, and tunnels. Point lights are used one the outside near the ground. A crashed pelican sits above the playable area, and a few drop pods are scattered throughout the center of the map along with some crates. It appears as if the UNSC set up a base here before they abandoned the mission, leaving remnants behind. You can find a small easter egg (if you blow up a fusion coil by the drop pods, the pelican wing catches on fire).

    Design description
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    The map has a red and blue base, both built around respective man cannons that bring the player up to the deck of the base, facing the map center or to the power weapons. The center of the map is a short bridge connecting both red and blue decks. In the lower middle of the map are two teleporters (one is covered by the magnum in the picture above) on opposite sides of the bridge that bring the player to the bunker for the shotgun, and the red platform for the sniper.

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    The green thing there is the teleporter (I need to add a gobo to make it look like the classis Halo CE teleporter). They're both one-way. There's a soft kill on the receiver nodes.

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    Unique bends bring the bases to the lower center of the map.

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    Red platform overlooks the whole center of the map offering plenty of lines of sight, but is subject to many points of counterattacks from all sides, including a teleporter.

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    It also overlooks a small garage with a gungoose. A switch on the platform opens up the garage to allow the gungoose out, but it also rotates an arm to allow players to jump up to the red platform.

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    Across the red courtyard runs a small river, into a cave, where the bunker resides just above and in between the cave and the red courtyard. A ramp connects it to the blue deck, a sneaky path (rock wall) connects it to the red deck, and the bunker drops off into the cave, where the other gungoose is.

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    The cave is between the red base and blue platform

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    The blue platform is where the rocket launcher is and connects to the blue catwalk. Below is an active camo

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    The blue catwalk connects to the blue base. Blue base wraps around the blue courtyard, leading to red platform and the garage.

    Inspiration

    I really wanted to make a large map that is plays and feels like a Halo 2 BTB map, such as waterworks or headlong, but I wanted it to have a forerunner palette. The design draws ideas from some of my favorite classic Halo maps, such as damnation, chill out, headlong, waterworks, construct, high ground, reflux (a Halo 3 forge map favorite of mine), but I didn't just "copy and paste", it feels entirely original. Originally I wanted it to be symmetrical, because I'm not naturally good at creating balance asymmetrical maps, but it just started to flow and it turned out that way. I'm really proud of how it turned out.

    ADDITIONAL INFO: The map has never been tested. I need volunteers to play test. Comment if you are interested and we can schedule play testing within the next few days. Constructive criticism is greatly appreciated.

Discussion

  1. deltadownbeat

    deltadownbeat Legendary

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    deltadownbeat updated Hastatic Order with a new update entry:

    Hastatic Order 2.0

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  2. Ryouji Gunblade

    Ryouji Gunblade Legendary

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    Looks very cool. Especially the scripting. I'm down to play test.

    GT: Ryouji Gunblade
     
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  3. deltadownbeat

    deltadownbeat Legendary

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    Thanks man! I added you on xbox, if you catch me online, send an invite, bring some friends, and we'll test it
     

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