Bloodlust Description This is a remake of an all-time favorite Gears of War 2 & 3 map, Blood Drive. I took hundreds of pictures from my phone and used them to design this environment as closely to size and scale as possible. Most of the weapon set is placed how I felt it would play best; Magnums and Frag Grenades are the only two items that mimic the original. Four power weapons lay across the center of the map (see overhead image for complete layout). Because this is a Gears of War map, it was meant to play well in Gears of War. Though dead ends may make great spawning zones for Gears, they don't do much for the map flow in Reach. What I did was open up a few routes that I feel improve the flow and rotation for the player. These areas include magnum spawn and each team base. I also made the bridge accessible since height variation is something Halo is known for. You can access the bridge from each end of the map by either taking the back route out of your base, or jumping up through the lift at each of the bottom rooms. Background I don't know if anyone has noticed, but remakes are my favorite kind of map to make. When the Foreign Treasures II contest was announced I just knew I had to enter. I went through and looked at the designs for every Gears of War 3 map and once I saw Blood Drive it instantly felt right. Though it looked as if it would make a great transition to Halo, there were a few things I needed to add so it would play better. I began building on December 4th, 2011 just one day after the competition was announced. I knew I had to start early because my busy life schedule was going to get in the way a lot. It's a good thing I did because I didn't finish the map until 4:30 in the morning on the day of the deadline. I decided to name the map Bloodlust because I always try to give my remakes a name similar to the original, and Bloodlines had already been taken. Recommended Players 2-8 Players Recommended Gametypes Note: All images are were mouseovers! Weapons & Layout Screenshots Added Routes Comparison Shots Special Thanks Thanks to all those who helped test, you know who you are. Feel free to leave feedback, constructive criticism, and advise for a possible v2 because I'm planning on making one. Thanks for checking out this map guys; it's been a stressful yet exciting project and I'm glad it's finally out. Download Bloodlust
This is the best version of blood drive yet its way better then my fist attempt. The aesthetics arte amazing and they really give it that GoW feel I am going to DL tonight and try to get a game on then ill post my thoughts. Great map
The first Blood Drive remake I've ever seen before. I like the aesthetics of the map, it's spot on. Infection, Slayer and Juggernaut will be the best game types for this map. I need to download that GoW3 gametype that someone made with that remake of Gridlock from GoW3. That gametype and this map will be a good combo. You've done an excellent job of making this remake of Blood Drive. - EpICx ReMiX XD
Please include a thumbnail image in your map post. Silly noob :3 I took your first picture and put that as your thumbnail. Feel free to change it noob.
Nice job on the remake Skisma, you took a completely different approach than me when it comes to this map. I like it, good luck in the contest.
It's rather annoying to have screenlag on a released map, but if it's as minor as you say then it shouldn't be too much of a bother. This really does look like a great remake though. I'm glad you got this finished in time, as I know how much you were scrambling to do so. Good luck with the competition!
@Bullet Thanks. Glad to hear it feels like Blood Drive @Epic Yea those do sound fun. Oddball and KOTH are great too. @Sharp I did but it didn't work! Guess I'm a noob. @Bio Thanks. I liked a few things you did with Transfusion too @Duck Yea it's not too bad, and most of the time when you're engaging in a fight from stairway to stairway you're going to be zoomed in anyways. Update: More pics and a better description coming soon! Probably tomorrow since I have the day off.
By far, my favorite of the remakes boom. This was my favorite map in GoW 2, so that was a factor. But this is pretty sweet, would love to play it sometime. Havent seen a full party in reach for ages though, lol.
Thanks for the comment Zombie, hopefully you'll get to play it soon. Update: Thread is finally updated. Check out all the pictures!
This is a great remake which is very accurate to the original. It' s good to see people getting proportions of maps right so they play as similar to the originals as possible. I'm a big GOW fan and I think you did this map justice, great job.