Pat Sounds submitted a new map: Power Strip - 2 symmetrical bases with 4 levels of elevation. Designed for small team competitive play. Read more about this map...
Man, thanks so much for taking the time to play it and post some feedback. It means a lot. I'll definitely take both of those suggestions into consideration and pursue some changes. So far I've only really play tested this with some random players from matchmaking and mostly I've just been watching how they act during the map and basing my changes from there. So having someone take the time to seriously play test it is a huge help! My original layout actually had the trench in the middle be a bottomless pit like you suggested, but I ended up putting a lower floor and some access to the roof to encourage more verticality. I probably did that mostly because I got carried away / sucked in to adding more to the map (As I said this is my first map - I think I got over-excited lol). I'll likely go the route of re-building that middle trench section first and see what that does for the gameplay. I'm also gonna make the glass totally clear so you can get a better view of people above and below you. I've had a few fun shootouts on the upper level so I'll keep testing to see if it's possible to make that work without making it too hard to find other players. If that doesn't focus the gameplay enough, I'll look into limiting the rooftop access. Do you have any thoughts on the weapon setup? So far I've been pretty happy with how the Plasma Caster / Needler work together, but a little unsure if having the overshield in the mix as well is too much... Thanks again for playing the map!
Pat Sounds updated Power Strip with a new update entry: V0.91 Update Read the rest of this update entry...
I don't remember having any issues with weapon layout when we played When we get a chance we will look at it again and I'll post feedback on the updates
Thanks! So far I think the changes you suggested are big improvements. Looking forward to hearing your take on it.
Pat Sounds updated Power Strip with a new update entry: Power Strip Version 1.0 Read the rest of this update entry...
Thanks for the review man! Lots of great detailed feedback here. I'll take all of this into consideration when refining it. When we played last night, we actually played two of my maps back to back. This one, Power Strip, and a remix of it called Circuit Breaker. I'm planning on doing a trio of maps based around a power station theme. The idea is that they're all different stations on the same power line, which you can see off in the distance on each level. Some of the areas you talk about are actually from the remix of this map, like the round cylinders and the weapons placed on the narrow ledges on the side of the maps...But I totally understand all the feedback here regardless. This is all very useful. In the future I'll make sure not to play the remixes back to back...With all the maps played, they blurred together even for me. These are some of the first maps I've put together for Halo 5 so I played it safe in layout. I think the points you made about the top floors are very valid for both maps - that's gonna be the first place I'll look at when re-working them. Thanks again for the feedback! Major points for getting the Pet Sounds reference too...
Pat Sounds updated Power Strip with a new update entry: Power Strip Version 2 - A few big changes Read the rest of this update entry...
Pat Sounds updated Power Strip with a new update entry: Power Strip Version 2.1 Read the rest of this update entry...
Pat Sounds updated Power Strip with a new update entry: Power Strip Version 2.6 Read the rest of this update entry...
Pat Sounds updated Power Strip with a new update entry: Power Strip Version 2.6 Read the rest of this update entry...
I love how far this map has come over the past few weeks and several test lobbies. I still find the lifts on the walls a bit tricky to use but over time i think i may come to use them better. there is just a ton of risk involved in trying to get in to them. I like how the roof combat is coming along and I think the lifts youve added really help tie them in with the rest of the map. at the moment i cant think of anything to complain about really that we havent talked about already. Keep it up you've been putting out some good maps lately and id like to see what else you have
Here is some of the feedback from the April 15th lobby: Navigation, roof underused, rework the shape possibly You where there but i still like to get it written down for everyone who has given a link. i really liking the look of the map and how its going keep it up.
Thanks man! That's in line with other feedback I've been getting consistently...I've altered the roof quite a bit for the most recent update, so the version we'll play tonight should improve the rooftop gameplay. This most recent gameplay video includes most of the new rooftop changes. I've updated it in the map post as well....I think things are moving in the right direction.
Pat Sounds updated Power Strip with a new update entry: Power Strip Version 2.8 Read the rest of this update entry...
Pat Sounds updated Power Strip with a new update entry: Version 3 Read the rest of this update entry...
Pat Sounds updated Power Strip with a new update entry: Power Strip Version 3.1 Read the rest of this update entry...