Maelstrom

8v8 Slayer

Map Description

  1. Fitzey Boy
    Battle your opponents at a storm damaged cargo port. Symmetrical medium map variant that works best for 4-16 players.

    Once a significant port for the UNSC's cargo ships, this port was cut off from the supply lines by covenant troops who collapsed the tunnel leading to the mainland, taking the main bridge out in the process.

    The map is symmetrically positioned about a large cargo crane, and teams begin by facing off from each other below both blue and red bases. I've tried to enhance the aethetic by altering the sky box and weather to exaggerate the stormy look and feel that I was going for and i feel this is acheived without being too distracting for the player.

    Gravity lifts allow rapid access to the top of each team's tower. Players can use the direct route across the broken bridge to reach the opposing tower in objective based gametypes, but this path is the most exposed.

    Navigating around the cliffs provides better cover, but there are also many ambush points along the way.

    The map caters for most gametypes. CTF gametypes include team biased 1-way energy shields at the base of each tower, to deter flag carriers from using the mancannons at the top.

    Neutral objective types force players off the bridge. My intention is to mix up gameplay and force players onto the cliffs where there is more close quarters fighting.

    Power weapons (SPUNKr and shotgun) spawn in the vulnerable 'Mid' area of the map below the bridge, forcing the player to drop down low and then fight their way back up to an elevated spot.

    Weapons include:

    4× Assault rifles
    4× SMGs
    2× Magnums
    4× Frag Grenades
    1× Shotgun
    2× BRs
    1× SPUNKr Rocet launcher (180 secs)
    2× Storm Rifles
    2× Carbine
    4× Plasma Grenades
    2× Suppresors

Discussion

  1. Fitzey Boy

    Fitzey Boy Ancient
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    Fitzey Boy updated Maelstrom with a new update entry:

    Moving crane and additional cover

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  2. Fitzey Boy

    Fitzey Boy Ancient
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    Fitzey Boy updated Maelstrom with a new update entry:

    Layout edit and optimisation

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    --- Double Post Merged, Nov 12, 2016 ---
    Will update screenshots tomorrow. Off to bed :)
     

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