Skyrise

I really liked the Warlock inspired center-piece on this map. Unfortunately we only got to play this with 6 people when it would definitely handle 12-18 much better. The aesthetic of this map was awesome, and really captured the urban battleground kind of feel. Most of the pieces fit well together and I didn't see any major textural problems worthy of note.

As for what can be done, I think I already told you much of what I'm going to say here: Add more cover along the walkways and ground floor, remove the vehicles (they were useless against anyone with high ground), and make it less easy to fall down onto the beach. The little inlets I was trying to tell you about in the back tower-mid are caused by the 3 Room Building. Maybe you could lower it a bit to make it so you can't hide in them.

It's shaping up well; I look forward to playing a newer version.

 

There doesn't really seem to be enough floor space for the hog, but you could probably keep the ghost. Hopefully those lines of sight won't be too long or too open, but it's hard to say without having run around on the map.

You have created a very visually appealing map. Hopefully the gameplay will be just as enjoyable. Good luck testing! And if something isn't working, don't be afraid to change geometry!

 

It looks great. How much interior space is there? It looks like there could be room for quite a bit but seems like there might not be.

 

I was just looking at your pictures and realized that a really good idea would be taking the catwalk near the beach and doubling it's size with another set of brace larges. In fact, I think you should do this for all catwalks. This will add more dancing room to the upper levels and allow you to place more interested cover than those small braces you have now. Maybe you could even throw some roofing over some sections and crates to really sell the urban style.

In line with that urban style, I think you ought to remove the covenant barriers and replace them with the human ones for consistencies sake.

 

Soft kill with no way back up doesn't seem like the best solution. If you want falling down there to mean death (and working it in to gameplay would take extra effort for little or no benefit from what I can see of the beach space in pics), then it should be instant death just like falling off any other map. As it is you're ensuring the player will die, but they're forced to wait 10 seconds to do so, then they have respawn time which may well include a suicide penalty as well.

I suggest a hard kill just above ground level, having a slight drop before death feels more natural and gives a keen jetpack user a small window to save themselves.

EDIT: also, some kind of railing on that beach side edge would be good too, an actual aesthetic railing would be a nice touch if you have the objects.

 

Working....Working... -Download Incomplete-

Well, so far I'm impressed. The overall map design seems to promote easy flow and even easier gameplay. Weapon spawns I haven't seen, but if I could get a game in sooner or later, I'll check em out. One problem I see is the issue of camping. Sure, camping now and again is fun, but some of the open areas won't even be traversed due to the campers in the area. One thing I can see happening is if there is a sniper and a shotty on the map, this classic maneuver will be played.

1. Players who download this map will likely play it often, and know the spawns and locations of weapons.

2. Two (2) players will team up, one going for the Shotty and the other for the Sniper.

3. The duo will most likely chose a location off-radar, which is close to the sniper spawn.

4. One player will wreak havoc on the other team as they pass in the open, and the other will protect the Sniper from intruders.

5. When the ammo runs out, the Sniper will go and pick up more, or they may switch positions.

This tactic is common in games that I have played, which can and will be exploited. Also, I have some questions on spawns and vehicles, but I need more info for those.

All in all, looking good, just watch out for those campers. Place a few fusion coils just to be safe

 

This is probably the best city map I've seen, aesthetically. I love how you put buildings in the background. And the bridge over the road. Beautiful map.

I would just keep the beach off limits, like you have it. The area may be too small for a hog, but a ghost would be great on this map.

Oh, and I really like the name. Keep it.

Like others have said, I would
1) Add a few indoor spaces
2) Replace the covenant barriers with human crates
3) Add some more various cover

 

If you're running low on budget and aren't able to make the necessary changes to the map require for better gameplay, that means it's time to start looking around the map (especially at your aesthetics structures) for pieces you can remove. Look for multiple pieces that can replaced with a single one and remove pieces from your aesthetic buildings that won't actually be visible during gameplay.

For example, deleting those braces you're using for cover on the beach walkway are kind of ineffective and could be better. Oh yeah, and they're costing you $50 a pop. A lot of these $50 decorative pieces are being used around the map for aesthetics, which I understand is important to this map, but not crucial. After the load-out camera, I hardly even paid attention to them anymore. It can be tough, but if you're at a point where you can't make changes that impact the important stuff, then start optimizing so you can.

 

You should post some new pics so we can see what improvements have been made.

 

While I can see a few structural changes (weapons and vehicles are harder to tell), it seems there are still some problems from the last version that have not been changed yet. The catwalks and middle area are still very open and look as if it will still be incredibly easy to pick someone off out there before they can reach any cover.

As I suggested before, I highly recommend finding a way to widen those catwalks in some areas, leaving you with more room to add some cover as well as increase the dancing room up there. I'd be down to go into Forge with you and tinker with some ideas if you'd like.

 

I see that all four of your maps seem to only be previews, do you plan on finishing/releasing any of them? It'd be a shame to see this one end up like all the others..