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I present to you all my fifth competitive map, known as

Breezeway

The eerie whistle of the wind through these forgotten halls reminds us that greatness is short-lived. 4-12 players

Breezeway was built on Rat’s Nest, and essentially blocks off the outer ring of the map. Though you might think that it “took no skill to make” or “anyone could do this,” you’re wrong. Breezeway was built to prove that you could actually make something great out of Rat’s Nest’s completely pathetic Forge palette, and I think I’ve done so with this map. It is compatible with all gametypes, and was not budget glitched.

Unlike the many other “blocked off” Rat’s Nest variants, I’ve included an extra tunnel on each side, as well as some cool new features like the Tumbling Box and KOTH Hills that are multi-storied. When making this map, I had to resort to some fairly archaic methods of blocking off areas, including using Teleporters and Weapon Holders to stabilize Containers. Sue me.

Regardless, the map plays very smoothly, and is of a large enough size to accommodate a medium sized party very well. Capture the Flag games on Breezeway are epic, and whenever I play CTF here I always get a Beaver Creek vibe from it. SWAT is also a great gametype on this map, and never ceases to be fun.

Backstory
UNSC forces initially built this warehouse as a holding facility for numerous army munitions and supplies; it was an armory of sorts. However, when the Red vs. Blue war broke out, two opposing Generals (a Red General and a Blue General) were stationed in the facility. Each quickly laid claim to one half of the warehouse, and painted what they could with their team’s color. An intense standoff between the two sides followed, with neither giving up any ground. Control of the center portion of the warehouse was never established by either team, and the war dragged on and on. As the months became years, the UNSC apparently forgot about the warehouse. One day, food and supplies didn’t come to the warehouse, and from that day forward food and supply shipments became more and more sparse.

The starving residents of the warehouse were driven into insanity by a lack of proper nutrition, and began practicing the forbidden art of “team killing” in their state of madness. The anarchic killing eventually led to cannibalism, and it wasn’t long until one lone soldier remained in the warehouse. The soldier, driven to insanity, developed a severe case of obsessive compulsive disorder (commonly known as OCD), and began to move everything in the warehouse about in such a manner as to make it all totally symmetrical along the center axis. The poor soldier toiled and toiled until his work was complete, at which point he suffered a simultaneous heart attack and stroke, as well as several external blood vessel ruptures, and bled out in the middle of the warehouse. It is said that his blood still lies there today, blackened and embedded in the floor.

If you’re wondering why the story is so gruesome, it’s because someone asked me why the floor in the middle of Rat’s Nest was black. So I came up with a creative explanation. (If you happen to be the person that asked me that, I hope you’re happy with what you’ve done.)

Map Structure, Layout, and Features

Red Side, as the name might suggest, is Red in color. OMG NO WAI. YA WAI.
The innermost part of Red Base is fairly small on the bottom, but large on top. Weapons in that general area include a pair of SMGs, a pair of Plasma Rifles, two Plasma Grenades, a BR, and a Bubble Shield.

The outermost portion of Red Base is very open, and a great place to pick up kills. Weapons include a BR, a Brute Shot, and a Tripmine.

The back tunnel of Red base was designed specifically for all of you aspiring ninjas. The Shotgun in there is for trigger happy people.

The map’s Center area is divided into three main sections.
The walkway across the center holds a Rocket Launcher.

The bridges in the previous screen lead to the High section of the map, which has a Hammer and a BR. Objectives often spawn here.

Opposite the High side of the map is the Low side, which contains an Overshield and a mysterious teleporter…

The Teleporter in the previous picture leads to an open Container far up in the sky known as the Tumbler; it can be dislodged by a well placed explosive blast. A Needler inside the Tumbler provides an incentive for you to get your ass up there.

And now, a simple view across the bottom of the map.

Blue Side is just like Red Side, except mirrored (and, you guessed it, Blue).
The inner part of Blue Side is smaller and more catered toward close-quarters combat. Weapons in that general area include a pair of SMGs, a pair of Plasma Rifles, two Plasma Grenades, a BR, and a Bubble Shield.

The outer area of Blue Side is larger and more wide-open. Weapons include a BR, a Brute Shot, and a Tripmine.

The back tunnel of Blue Side houses a Shotgun. And you can use it to inflict campy doom upon your foes. Until you realize how heavily nerfed it is by its 150 second spawn time and lack of any spare clips.

Action Screens

The Tumbler is knocked down by a Rocket, with poor and helpless me inside...

The Hammer effectively stops Flag carriers. Proof!

The Flag effectively stops idiots that rush into the carrier. Proof!

Offense wins games, but Defense wins championships.

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INJA!!!! (in case you don’t understand, a player used stealthy defense to assassinate a potential flag-stealer)

Evenball Gametype

Because the default FFA Oddball gametype sucks major nads and makes “running away” a desirable strategy, my friends and I devised a better game utilizing the gametype back at a LAN a few months ago. When I made this map, I realized that the gametype would be great for it, so I redesigned Evenball a little bit and gave the ball carrier a little extra damage resistance. The name “Evenball” is a clever mutation of the Oddball name, as it is almost the opposite of normal Oddball. In Evenball, you can only score points by beating people down with the ball in your hands. Killing anyone that’s not carrying the ball results in you losing points, so you must be careful as to who you shoot. Of course, the gametype gets even more complicated. If you’re shooting the ball carrier, and they drop the ball (while you finish the kill), you’ll lose points for having killed a non-ball carrier. This type of scenario leads to many awkward standoffs and harsh betrayals by those you consider to be your best friends, and if you’re playing with anyone else in the room, you’ll more than likely attempt to punch them at times for being evil and mean.
Evenball promotes dick moves and shenaniganry, and even complex thinking, many things you don’t find in a typical Halo gametype. Which is why I recommend you download it.
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Evenball Screens:

Punching is so fun!

Getting punched, on the other hand, isn’t so fun…

Recommended Gametypes

Multi Flag CTF
Assault
Slayer
Team Slayer
Crazy King
Territories
Land Grab
Flag Rally
Oddball
Evenball

Breezeway Weapons/Equipment List

1 Rocket Launcher (1 spare clip, 180 sec respawn)
1 Gravity Hammer (150 sec respawn)
2 Shotguns (0 spare clips, 150 sec respawn, not placed at start)
2 Brute Shots (1 spare clip, 60 sec respawn)
1 Needler (2 spare clips, 60 sec respawn)
5 BRs (2 spare clips, 45 sec respawn)
3 ARs (2 spare clips, 30 sec respawn)
4 SMGs (2 spare clips, 30 sec respawn)
4 Plasma Rifles (30 sec respawn)
2 Spikers (2 spare clips, 30 sec respawn)
2 Frag Grenades (20 sec respawn)
4 Plasma Grenades (10 sec respawn)
2 Bubble Shields (90 sec respawn)
2 Tripmines (90 sec respawn)
1 Overshield (150 sec respawn)

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A huge thanks goes out to everyone that downloads as well as everyone that helped me test this map. I hope you all enjoy Breezeway, and look out for more maps made by Debo37 in the future!

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