This is my first time on these forums and this is my first complete map: Thoroughfare. Basically I wanted to take the part of Forge called Montana and try to make it into a BTB slayer/ctf map. For multi-flag CTF, it's kind of important to have symmetry so that the map is fair for both sides. This was difficult to do because the natural features of one half of the island are wide and flat, and the other half is narrow and mountainous. Then, when I was just starting to lay out the map I got the idea to add a large figure-8 shaped highway all around the map. I think it turned out pretty interesting: From above red base. In CTF, the flag replaces the falcon. From the center of the map looking back at red base. The falcon from the first picture is far off near the top left. On the left side of this picture you can see a platform with a Fuel Rod Gun on it. This is the center of the map and this picture is facing towards blue spawn. I was thinking about a Spartan Laser there originally, but I've never seen FRG on a MM map so I thought I would try it. I haven't had anyone playtest this yet so time will tell. Closer to blue spawn looking toward red spawn. Above blue spawn looking toward red. There are 8 spawns for red and blue, 4 spawns for green and orange, and 13 ffa_only neutral spawns. Like I said, I haven't done any testing, I only really have a couple of friends who play reach and they aren't on much. I would imagine this map working best with stand Red vs Blue games, it is really balanced for more than 2 teams, but I set up the other spawns just in case. Currently this map is set up for all slayer types (preferably BTB), multiflag, neutral bomb assault, stockpile, headhunter, oddball, koth, crazy king, all territory types, and race. I'd like to set up neutral flag and 1-flag but I don't know how to do this without interfering with multiflag. Same goes for assault and 1-bomb assault interfering with neutral bomb assault. Is that possible?
Looks pretty intresting, would you mind posting a link so I can give it a dl and look at it more in-depth?
AHH!!!! In this picture I labelled all of the weapons, teleporters, health stations, and vehicles on red side. 1: A mounted machinegun 2: 2 frag grenades 3: Beneath the platform there is a grenade launcher 4: In the tunnel there are 2 sticky grenades 5: Top right corner of the base there is a needler 6: a DMR in front of the machinegun near the ground. 7: a Rocket Launcher on the little bunker in the center of the base 8: On the far right of the base there is a DMR with 2 frag grenades under glass cover 9: Right in front of the Spawn there is a plasma pistol and 2 stick grenades 10: On the platform connected to the sniper nest there is a needle rifle and stickies 11: On the sniper nest there is a sniper rifle A: Two-way teleporter from the center of the base to a ledge inside the tunnel 12: In the tunnel, below teleporter A, there is 1 frag, 1 sticky, a plasma pistol and a magnum 13: On a ledge halfway down the tunnel there is another sniper rifle (yes, 2 snipers on each side, 1 spare clip each) 14: At the front of the platform is a mounted machinegun next to a needle rifle and 2 fusion coils. And on the right edge above a man cannon there's a magnum and 2 stickies 15: A health pack and a plasma pistol 16: Under these braces there is a tunnel with a Health pack and a needler 17: On the other side of this rock, over the edge of the cliff, there is a platform with a shotgun and 1 sticky The M's are mongoose, the W's are regular Warthogs, the G is a ghost (inside the tunnel under a sniper rifle). Oh and to the left side of the falcon on the diagon bridge there is a tilted grav lift that shoots you up right in front of the falcon(flag spawn in CTF). While the map is only as symmetrical as I could make it on this asymmetrical island, the weapon spawns are all predictably symmetrical. For every area on one side of the map, there is a similar area with similar items on the other side. [br][/br]Edited by merge: Here's the link to my file share: Bungie.net : Halo Reach : File Details I also have a video there of me running through the map to all the main areas. XBL: Muuse [br][/br]Edited by merge: Oh, I should also add that currently, I haven't messed with any of the spawn times. [br][/br]Edited by merge: Me and my buddy are online and looking for people to test the map with RIGHT NOW. 12:18 midnight Arizona time, April 19th. XBL: Muuse buddy is: SnakeMacTav