After months of having to deal with life, It's good to be back. I've updated Mantis Arena 1 with a few new features, some much needed aesthetics, and hopefully given some new life back into this map.
It was originally shown on the 343 Livestream (56:34 - 56:49) and I'm glad to be updating this map and getting it back out there.
If you've played it once before, it's still the same Mantis V Mantis gameplay you like and the map is the same. But since I've added some stuff, allow me to give you a quick breakdown on what's new:
-The map shifts from 1 form to the other every 30 seconds so get ready to change your battle plans on the fly.
-Breakout Camping has been fixed so that you have a limited time in spawn before you either get killed as a player, or teleported into the map as a Mantis. Your choice.
-5 Strongholds for a quicker game, plus the gametype got revamped so rounds aren't even 5 minutes long. (I got alot of complaints about how long the games were.)
-Aesthetics have been added. Red team have shade wearing Olives, Blue team have shade wearing Timmys.
-The soft kill barrier on the 4 corners were expanded slightly to help with those pesky campers, but if they're smart, they won't stay up there long.
The biggest revamp was the gametypes, so now they're quicker and shorter rounds.
Mantis Slayer (Slayer)
Mantis Breakout (Breakout)
Mantis War (30 Min Slayer, no point limit)
Mantis Strongholds
Give em a download, start your engines, and go wreck some mechs.
GameDVR Video(A basic Walkthrough of the map and where the strongholds are):
http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/MorsLupus/video/20866577