Sandbox Mausoleum

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Map made by Mearm.
Gametypes: Team Slayer, CTF, Assault, Team KOTH.
Players: 4-8​

I haven't posted in a while on Forgehub, and I have some maps that I have made in the past couple of months that I never posted or tested. I made this map a couple weeks back after I had not been forging for about a month, and I decided I would post this map before I posted any of the others. So here is my latest creation, Mausoleum. Testing shows that it is a good map for doubles, but can be used for up to 4v4, although it is best for doubles. Mausolem is an entirely Symmetrical Map. There are about 5 pathways from one side of the map to the other, so you have alot of different pathways to take to get to the enemy.​

Weapons:
Battle Rifle x8, 45 second respawn, 2 extra clips
Sniper x1, 120 second respaawn, 2 extra clips
SMG x2, 45 second respawn, 2 extra clips
Spiker x4, 45 second respawn, 2 extra clips
Plasma Pistol x2, 45 second respawn
Plasma Rifle x2, 30 second respawn
Needler x2, 45 second respawn, 2 extra clips
Brute Shot x1, 60 second respawn, 2 extra clips
Energy Sword x1, 150 second respawn
Carbine x2, 45 second respawn, 2 extra clips
Mauler x2, 60 second respawn 1 extra clip
Equipment:
Plasma Grenades x4, 20 second respawn
Bubble Shield x1, 60 second respawn
Power Drain x1, 60 second respawn
Regenerator x1, 60 second respawn
Deployable Cover x1, 60 second respawn
Overshield x1, 180 second respawn​

Overview Pictures
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This is the Red Base. Like I said earlier, the map is symmetrical, so blue base will be the same. There is a lift in the back of each base that leads to the upper pathway between the bases. This pathway has little cover but comes with the high ground advantage over the lower pathways.​

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And this is the Blue Base. The same thing as the Red Base, only blue. One last thing about the bases; watch the holes in the middle. They can be a death trap for anybody not being careful about where they step.​

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This is the large structure in the middle of the map, the Mausoleum Structure. The inside of the Mausoleum can be seen in both this picture and the Title Picture at the beginning of the post for views of different sides of the Mausoleum. This is where the Energy Sword spawns. The Mausoleum is a close quarters area, and the Energy Sword can be a deadly asset in this area, so grabbing in early on in the game is a good idea.​

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This part of the map is called the Courtyard. It has a ramp leading down from both bases, as well as one from the Mausoleum. It is also looked over by the upper pathway. This part of the map has a small temple that houses the Sniper. You can look right from the temple to where the Energy Sword spawns, so you can keep whoever is going for the sword in check with your sniper. While the temple looks good for a place to snipe from, you can actually be shot at from both sides and the front, so it is a good idea to move around instead of staying still to snipe.​

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This picture shows the pathway in back of the Mausoleum, as well as the wooden pathway that goes under the Mauseolum. In the middle of the wooden path lies the Overshield. Getting the overshield is dangerous though, as a power drain, as well as plasma grenades and plasma pistols, are on the pathways above. You could lose the overshield as fast as you got it, and you won't get another one for 3 minutes.​

Action Shots

There are platforms along the side of the Mausoleum as ways to get to the upper floor, as well as ambush spots for the lower or upper paths.​

Height advantage at is prime moments.​

Fending off attacks from the base with only a sniper at the temple is difficult and dangerous at the same time.​

The grassy part of the Courtyard is a mosh pit. Imagine if I had put a hill point in there. (Hint Hint)​

There are a few tactical jumps on this map, and they come with their risks. Like this.​

Spiker duel to the death.​

Power Drains are an Overshield user's worst enemy, although they can be avoided easily.​

Conclusion​

Well, the post is almost over. My first post in a couple months turned out pretty well, and I am happy with the way the map turned out. Even though I had some problems with the object limit and some wierd glitches, the map turned out pretty well in my opinion. Well, I guess thats about all to say. Thanks to Parune for helping with object placement and making sure the map was unbreakable, and whoever else for testing the map. Hope you like the map.​

Download Mausoleum​

Extra
A friend of mine made a fun game mode and used the middle of Mausoleum as a template for his arena. So here it is. Gravity Death.​

And an overview picture.​

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Download Gravity Death
Download GravDeath Arena​

 

I was thinking about dropping some of the weapons and replacing others. I tried to make the map have as little thin walkways and more of the large platforms, but with the object limit and everything, it was difficult. I was deciding wether or not to even make an upper walkway because of the object limit, so there is not much I can do to fix that. As for the BRs, i prefer the BR to the AR, and I like to have a BR in easy to find places. It's just a habit that I have to make many BRs and Carbines on my maps.

 

I made the maulers to counter the sword, plus you could always use those frags you spawn with, or one of the stickies around the map.

 

You're right about the maulers, i was thinking about putting a shotgun in place of the overshield, and taking out the maulers entirely. I could probably do an overview shot but I will not be able to get the entire map in the picture.

How does the courtyard ruin gameplay? And what would I change the single boxes to? It's not clear as to what is bad about the courtyard and what I could do to fix it.