Skywars 2.0 [UPDATED! v2.1] ---SKYWARS 2.0--- By Packnight501A remake of Halo 3's Skywar map variant. Intended for large team objective gametypes, for 4 -16 players. A map that focuses on aerial combat, it consists of two identical opposing bases blue and red with a 4-story central platform between them. The bases both have a "back door" that connects the two bases through the center building. Each base has an anti-air gun (boxed-up Scorpion) four Banshees and four Falcons. The weapon loadout is designed to provide cover from falcon spawn-camping while allowing an advantage to those that control the airspace, making for intense high-altitude gunfights for dominance over the skies. The map works great with large numbers of people and most team games. EQUIPMENT: (Weapons on map) 2x Rocket Launcher 4x DMR 2x Sniper Rifle 2x Grenade Launcher 4x Plasma Pistol 1x Spartan Laser 2x Fuel Rod Cannon 1x Plasma Launcher 8x Sticky Grenades Depending on the gametype, your loadouts can obviously change this. I might have added a bit more weaponry but I ran out of $$$. VEHICLES: 8x Falcon 8x Banshee 2x Scorpion (for anti-air gun) 4x Shade Turret IMAGES: Red Team Base from the front. Blue Team Base from the backside. A closer look at the Anti-Aircraft Gun... ...and behind it, a generator room... (the target for assault objectives) ...which doubles as an elevated sniper nest. A side view of the stationary aircraft. The triple room building at the rear of the base... ...consisting of an observation room... ...a teleporter... ...a grenade launcher... ...and a back door. The central platform consists of 4 levels: The underside... ...the Blood Gulch-style base... ...the hill... ...and the roof. The portal at each base connects to the center platform's underside as seen here, another portal takes you one level up to the interior of the Blood-Gulch building. and another on the top of the hill takes you to the roof. Traversing the underside not only leaves you open to low-flying aircraft, but also to enemies taking the same route from the opposite base. Moving up from the Base to the Hill leaves you completely exposed to aircraft and enemy fire. The center is also connected to two smaller platforms on the far sides of the map, each of which house one of the only two Fuel Rod Cannons available. Man-cannons can get you to and from these locations easily, as long as you don't attract any attention from nearby falcons... Due to the velocity of the cannons, it is necessary to "bounce" on impact when traversing from the central platform. No such landing pads exist on the platform itself though... ...so a rough landing can actually damage your shields. Continuing underneath the enemy base will bring you to a grav-lift... ...that sends you right in the enemy's back door. Which completes our tour of Skywars 2.0. An overview of the entire map. What happens if you try to go out of bounds.. The view from the sniper nest. The Anti-Aircraft gun. BOOM!!! Banshee liftoff! Enjoy! Map Variant: Skywars 2.0 Please contact me if you find any faults in the map build or if you have any suggestions as to how I can improve the playability. [UPDATE 1] v2.1: 10/06/10 Link changed; update includes removal of neutral spawn points that interfere with multi-bomb/flag gametypes.
Supported Gametypes: Oddball, Headhunter, Stockpile, Juggernaut, Assault, One Bomb, Neutral Bomb, Multi Flag, One Flag, Neutral Flag, King of the Hill, Crazy King, Slayer, Team Slayer, Territories
Thats reminds me. I made an edit to the list, headhunter is NOT supported by this map. I could be made to through a simple bit of forging but the map isn't really designed for that kind of play anyways so I left it out. All the other above gametypes listed work though, so try it out with a group!
UPDATED!!! Link changed! v2.1 Update removes neutral spawn points that interfere with multi-bomb/flag gametypes. [br][/br]Edited by merge: To those who like this idea I recently posted an invasion map/gametype of a similar design (Aircraft being the primary method of transportation) An attacking team assaults a fortress base with falcons and banshees. Check it out here.