Tower of Power This is a very original tower of power map based off the famous game from Halo 2. The goal of the game is to gain access to the tower and use the set of two turrets to your advantage. You spawn with shotguns and there are no other weapons on the map which calls for close combats in tight areas. There are a few equiptments that you may pick up along the way to help you gain access to the tower (I.E. Bubble Shields, Cover Shields, Grav Lifts, and Power Drainers). In this version of T.O.P. I have added 3 man cannons that are highly effective if you can catch the turrets off gaurd, but you have very little cover to use if you choose to take that route. You can also choose to take a set of two teleporters for an elevated route, but again this leaves you vulnerable to the turrets if you don't catch them off gaurd. The best way to the tower is on foot using the randomly placed cover to shield you from the turrets. Once you reach the tower and your team has gained full control, you have a few tight corners to hide in order to gaurd your turret gunners. It is very important to keep your gunners safe from intruders because they can sneak up on them and kill them from behind. Starting Weapon: Shotgun Weapons on Map: None Teams: Yes Best Played With: 8-16 Players Time Limit: None Score to Win: 150 Kills Tower and Stairs Plenty of Places to Hide on Tower Plenty of Cover on Your Way to the Tower The Most Effective Route You Can Also Take the Man Cannons The Man Canons Can Leave You Vulnerable Using the Teleporters is another Option Using the Teleporters Can be Dangerous Too All comments are appreciated! Download the map Download the game variant Thanks, SPOC XLI
Re: Tower of Power (screenshots) looks very nice. im definitely going to download. great job with the diagram pics. ill comment again when i get to play it.
Re: Tower of Power (screenshots) 1st: love your diagramming on the pics. Great job. 2nd: I am not fond of the cover, it looks a little random aesthetically, and may be too thin for someone pinned down by turret fire. How about an actual structure here or there?
Re: Tower of Power (screenshots) Yeah, I tested this map at first and there seemed to be too much cover so I took a few things off. When you have 6-7 other people running around out there the turret opperator can easily be distracted. I made sure that if you run from one stucture to another you wont easily be killed by the gunner. As long as you stop at each cover area and regain your shield, you should be able to make it to the tower with out dying.
Re: Tower of Power (screenshots) Not a very original map, but I do like the game. May have to give it a download and delete something because I am full. -Donuts
Re: Tower of Power (screenshots) I understand that the idea isn't original but this map is extremely orignal. Not only does it have 2 turrets, but it has multiple ways to the tower. My goal was to keep is as simple as possible (because some people go way overboard) but at the same time make this map like no other. I've been at this site for a while but this is the first map i've posted. I want to earn a reputation here and i don't think I can do that by posting every map I create. This one just stuck out to me and I fealt that I needed to post it. I'm working on another map on standoff that I'm starting to feel the same way about, but I still need to tweak a few things. Thanks for the comments guys, if you have time to try it out I would appreciate it if you could tell me what you feel needs changed or tweaked to make this map better.
Re: Tower of Power (screenshots) lol. I saw that picture and almost spit my water everywhere. You need a bit more cover on that end. Everywhere looks cool.
Re: Tower of Power (screenshots) Trust me, thats plenty of cover. The middle is bare because i wanted it to be a risk to make a run for the man cannon because the cannon takes you straight to the tower. If you run along the wall, you're safe. If you remember, in the Halo 2 version of Tower of Power you only made it to the tower about half of the time and taking a shortcut was always a risk. If I made it so you could make it to the tower really easily no one would want to man the turrets. I wanted to make the turrets an advantage.
Re: Tower of Power (screenshots) Looks pretty cool, if I can get my ToP map tested, I'll post it. From those pictures, mine might have a bit to much cover.
Re: Tower of Power (screenshots) Nice looking map. I'll probaly download it once I delete some stuff. (I've reached the 100 item limit for maps )
Re: Tower of Power (screenshots) The pictures r great and vastly improve your chances of getting downloads. It looks fairly balanced, which is usually good, but thats a lot different from the H2 verson. The only reason this is a problem is becuase the H2 version was perfect, so the chance of a change being good is slim. Also does this use the same gametype as H2 ToP? (no shields, teams, shotguns only)??
Re: Tower of Power (screenshots) Everything is the same as far as the game type except you have normal shields. It just works better that way.
Re: Tower of Power (screenshots) well i played it and its great. the man cannons are a bit too unreliable. sometimes you hit the tower, most of the time you don't. and i don't like that the sender nodes are random on which side you go on. other than that is really fun. really needs a larger party so you can distract the turrets but fun none-the-less
Re: Tower of Power (screenshots) Can the turret break off? This seems like the biggest possible problem.
Re: Tower of Power (screenshots) yeah the turrets break off. but you go by the honor rules on that or you can say who cares let them do it because the new turret spawns in like 10 seconds. most of the time you break it off on accident. then you just drop it and say sorry
the turret is the biggest problem w/ ToP maps now i was gonna make one with an immovable warthog that respwans instantly or quickly if u want 2 use that idea cuz im not
I have thought of doing that but you can make it so it can't die also... but the problem with warthogs is they don't fire down well which is a lot of top...