Map Link: Download Vertkwest

Suggested Gametypes: Conquest, One Bomb, One Flag, Juggernaut.

Map Haiku

Conquest is real fun,
But where's the 3rd dimension?
Ooh! And grenade holes!

Overwiew:
I had so much fun on Faction that I decided to try my hand at a conquest map. So thanks to Wakko and Furious D for the inspiration. Vertkwest is a pseudo-vertical conquest map at heart. It features teleporter/turret boxes {a la Faction}, multiple contact points, and some nice aesthetic touches... so you have something pretty to look at from the death-cam. I'd suggest 4v4 or 5v5 for territories on this map. Vertwkest also changes subtly for asymmetrical games such that small (2v2 or 3v3) asym. obj. games are possible.

Screenshots and Description:

Grenade Ports
My objective while making Vertkwest was to have as many 'contact points' as possible that didn't allow side-crossing before the center point. This is the first of those (technically there's one on the top, spawning level, but nobody ever uses it). Feel free to toss some grenades through the holes or snipe at your retreating enemies. Correct use of these ports will help your team out significantly.
[img width=600]http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/4240/holestd5.jpg

Spawn Area
Vertkwest is a 3-tiered map. You spawn on the top level. Here it is. The spool can be rolled down to the second level to clog up a grenade port if you so choose. You'll find some plasma rifles, a BR, a mauler (with only i clip), and a brute shot up here... as well as some grenades. You can also get back up here via grav lifts on the second level. The first territory point is up here.
[img width=600]http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7908/spawndl1.jpg

Second Level
Here's another angle of the second floor. Please note the lovely diagonal walls. The second level has a sniper rifle, a BR, 2 smg's, 2 magnums, and some grenades for your shooting pleasure. The second territory point is in the middle of the second floor.
[img width=600]http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6346/stairswallec5.jpg

Bottom Level
Once you've captured your second territory, you should head downstairs to the bottom level. The two sides of the map are initially separated, but those fusion coils make short work of the pallet wall. The teleporters lead to raised turret platforms.
[img width=600]http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/4532/palletsre0.jpg

Broken Down
Once the pallets are broken, let the shooting and grenade bouncing commence! There's a pair of spikers and a frag grenade down here more than happy to comply.
[img width=600]http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2483/brokeww7.jpg

Topview
Voila the point of contention: the middle territory. Thanks to Neverless Wonder for setting up the general geometry of this area. There's a regenerator here to help your team hold out. And during asymmetrical games, you can get up to a sword spawn (at the cameraman's position in this pic).
[img width=600]http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/4807/topviewuj9.jpg

Turret's Syndrome
If you want some extra firepower, you can go through the teleporters and get to these nasty little turret boxes. The cure for turret's syndrome: a grenade... they're rigged with propane tanks. You can only get out of the turret-box by crouch jumping, which means you have to drop the turret before escaping... costing precious time. I realize that turrets aren't a standard conquest weapon (and neither is the regen), but they seemed to fit in with the flow of the map.
[img width=600]http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/3742/turretkn9.jpg

Map Link: Download Vertkwest