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Discussion in 'Reach Competitive Maps' started by sourd, Feb 15, 2011.

  1. sourd

    sourd Forerunner

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    Hello everyone. I hope you all enjoyed my write up. Now let me get to a more realistic description.
    Lately I have been finding myself unable to muster up the large custom game parties that I used to. In Fact, getting together a 3 man FFA is about all I can do. But not many maps support 3 man FFA so I decided to embark on my first Asymmetrical 3 man map. It also supports 1v1 and 2v2 but 3 man FFA plays best. If you must play 2v2 I would recommend oddball. The layout allows for a good balance of short-mid range combat. The rooms are relatively open while the map as a whole is relatively closed in. This allows players to get in into 1v1 scrimmages along with mosh pits. I have enjoyed all of the testing I have done on this map and I hope you all enjoy it as well. I will let the pictures do the rest of the talking!

    Weapons:
    1x Shotgun (1 spare, 2 min spawn)
    1x Needler (1 min spawn)
    1x Plasma pistol
    2x DMR
    1x Needle Rifle
    2x Frag Grenades
    2x Plasma Grenades
    2x Health Packs

    Dining room, and the central room of the apartment
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    Kitchen
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    Stove top
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    Everything but the… o wait
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    Master Bedroom
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    Looking from bedroom balcony to living room balcony (a well timed sprint jump will get you across)
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    Outside looking in
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    Master Bathroom
    His and Hers sink
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    Shower//Hot tub
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    Sunken Living Room
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    Fire Place
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    Kids Room
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    Kids Bathroom
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    Any and all feedback is welcome.
    Let me know what you all think.
    Hope you all enjoy!
     
    #1 sourd, Feb 15, 2011
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  2. Celic

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    Personally, I think this would be more suited in the aesthetic/casual maps section but who am I to judge.

    Everything has sooooo much detail, it looks incredible. Might make for a very compact infection map or 1v1 map but all your rooms are well-thought out. $2800 a month is a little expensive for my taste but then again, this is 500+ years into the future lol.
     
  3. NobleBrutus

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    Great effort on detail! I wonder just how friendly this community is considering the need for a shotgun and several grenades! I am also finding it harder to get large parties in custom games, in Halo 3 it was pretty common. Shame.
     
  4. Eightball

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    The aesthetics on this map are amazing. I really like how creative you got. It looks like you took your time and forged neatly. The attention to detail is 10/10. Although, I agree with Celic, this map is simply amazing. Great work.
     
  5. lllROCKlll

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    I commented on this map in Aesthetic maps, (not sure you're suppose to do that) and said I'd take a look. Excellent piece alignment and placement and damn creative as well. The steam coming out of the sink, the fire place, big screen and lights... very cool. Only one suggestion sourd. To avoid those annoying and distracting halos popping up from the Flag Stands and Capture Plates hit X and set their shapes to none. Good work -ROCK-
     
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    Did a run-through on this last night. Love the detail you put in. Nice job.
     
  7. anime halo

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    These aesthetics are amazing....the buildings look real and so do the different rooms...this reminds me of the left for dead mission in the building for the very first mission...I wonder how all the different objects in the map affect the game play though...
     
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    K, this is epic. I love the sinks, the stove, etc. I'm just wondering how you managed to pull this off. I'm DL ing now.
     
  9. sourd

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    First Id like to give a big thanks for all of your comments! Secondly, address some of the issues brought up. Make no mistake, this is a competitive map. It may also be quite aesthetically inclined, but its original purpose was to support 3 man FFA. The idea behind the aesthetics was to create a place that didn’t feel like old boring forge word. Also someone mentioned the pieces affecting game play. In all my testing, I never cam across fps lag and certainly no were close to a disco ball effect. Hope that’s all cleared up :D . thanks again guys for your input, I appreciate it!
     
  10. anime halo

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    ok...I tested this map for the fun of it becasue I remembered the map becasue of its aesthetics...I played this with about 14 people...luckly you had enough spawn points for the map...it played amazingly...just one problem...people were so amazed by the aesthetics that people were actually going around just lookin at the map instead of killing people...there were so many that I got a overkill by the stairs when they were lookin at the stairs by throwing some grenades...very nice and one of the best aestheitc maps Ive seen...could have been placed under aesthetic maps...
     
  11. sourd

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    Thanks a lot. interesting to know its still plays well with 14 people lol. glad you enjoyed it
     

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