4-8 Players Desecration

Desecration
By SecretSchnitzel


Desecration was designed strictly as a spiritual successor to Derelict/Desolation of Halo CE/2. I had intended on keeping the design true to the original by maintaining the open atrium ring dynamic of the predecessor maps. To allow for safer spawning and flanking maneuvering, I added a series of hallways forming an out ring on the bottom level. Additionally, I increased the connectivity between the top and bottom levels by redesigning and expanding upon the ramps connecting the bottom and the top from the H2 rendition, making it four ramps in total vice the original two. This is further augmented by maintaining the lifts from the bottom center structure to the outer top ring, as well as including two Jet Packs in the hall as pick up armor abilities. Because of the addition of the bottom hallways, I replace a portion of the upper ring with a jump platform to help restrict the flow of players along the upper levels, in order to create more structured gameplay; essentially compensating for the loosening of movement constraints on the bottom level.


This map started off as a casual forging exercise to experiment with different styles of architecture. There's a structural theme throughout the map of angled walls, or Flying Buttresses. This was intended to try to break away from the basic 90 degree angled structures more commonly found in forge maps that tend to wear on the eyes. It lends itself towards giving the map more of a 'true map' atmosphere vice that of a cookie-cutter forge map. As forerunner aesthetics tend to be similar in angular design as the flying buttresses, I also designed a forerunner looking structure in the backs of the bases.


Weapons:
Sniper x2
OS
DB
Conc x2
Jet Pack x2
BR x6
LR x2
DMR x2
AR x2
Carbine x2
Plasma Pistol x2
Nades (all three sets) x4 (of each)


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For the map to play as designed, set the min and max timers in Ordinance: Infinity Settings to 45/45. The DB and OS are placed using the random ordinance which allows for both weapons to be on static 90s timers and spawn at alternating intervals. This also causes them to spawn later into the game, preventing the host-dependent issues that occur from neutral placed power weapons.


The map is currently in it's Beta Testing phase.
There is also an EGL variant available in my fileshare with an alternative weapon layout.

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As with any of my maps, it's intended for 4v4s, but could also support 2v2s and arguably 5v5s.