Fortress Siege: Bringing Down the House

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Yes, I know, lol at the title, I'm bored.

ANYWAYS, This is another fortress map, made by me, X Morcam X, and they just keep getting better. This time around, we're bringing in wraiths to do some of the dirty work for us, and you'll need them for the new gate. This is meant to be played with the special VIP "King in the Castle" something-like medieval style gametype. The attackers have to break into the Fortress, by destroying the gates, and go kill the VIP. The VIP will most likely be hiding far up in the keep, where he has a high vantange point on the battle below. As usual, a run-through of the action.

When the game first starts, the attackers run for the wraiths (That cannot be moved!), and the defenders run for the snipers on the walls. The snipers will keep the soldiers away from the gate for a short time, but not forever. The wraiths can attack the snipers on the walls, so you have to be careful when up there. However, the more important job of the wraiths is to help destroy the gate. The gate is a giant reinforced wall of barriers, and it will take the combined might of both of the wraiths to bring it down. The attackers have a couple snipers as well, so those can help kill anyone on the walls. If the attackers do not have quite enough people to use the wraiths properly, they may pick up the gravity hammers next to the gate and use the boxes on the far ends to grav jump up. Eventually, though, the gate will go down.

Once the gate is down, the attackers can move into the base. They rush in through the gate, hopefully supported by at least one of the wraiths, and the sword battles begin. The defenders still have a slight edge here, with closer respawns and the sniper rifles. The defenders can still provide a little sniper support from the sides, but remember that the attackers still have some too. Regardless, unless the attackers are horrible swordsmen, they will force their way into the keep.

The keep is a multi leveled structure, and the attackers have a couple ways up, until the end. They must work together to try and flank any defenders, or push up one side. If they manage to kill all the defenders, they must make their way up into the very top part of the keep, where they can attack the VIP. The VIP is tough, but remember that his shields don't recharge. The attackers have to repeatedly push into the keep and hopefully get a hit in on the VIP. If they manage to fight off the defenders, they will be able to succeed, but if the defenders repel them, they will not be able to kill VIP in the 9 minute time frame.

After three minutes, several things happen to help the attackers. First, a pair of grav lifts spawn that will allow the attackers onto the walls. If they have not been able to get in yet, they will be let in, just try not to let the defenders destroy them. A flamethrower spawns for the attackers. Don't let the defenders have it. Also, 2 pairs of opposing mancannons spawn just outside the main spawn boxes. These boost the attackers toward the gates, and get them into the battle more quickly. The attackers can now rush the castle, and flank the defenders on the walls.

Once again, party leaders running this, the round time is key. The more people you have, the shorter the round time should be. With a full party, you can lower it to about 7 minutes, while with a small, the 9 will do. This is because the longer the round, the more surges and hits you can get on the VIP. The gate always takes the same amount of time, if you have both wraiths operated, about 1.5 minutes. Generally one of the most annoying "Problems" is that they

The Map is HERE
The REQUIRED gametype is HERE

There are more of these Fortresses here on Forge Hub.
The original, Fortress
The huge one, Fortress Invasion

And now for the pics.

An Alternate Overview
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The Base's Courtyard

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The Upper Keep
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The Lower Keep
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The Attacker Base
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Looking out at the attacker base from the VIP's vantage point.
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Looking at the wall from the Wraith/attackers viewpoint.
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And now for some ACTION!!!

Shooting at the gate
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What follows soon after (I.E., the destruction of the gate)
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Swarming Through the Breach
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Uh Oh...
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Sword Duel in the Courtyard
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Sword Duel on the Wall
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Can you spot all the red guys?
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Flaming the VIP
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You shouldn't let the defenders have the flamethrower, though.
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Ouch.
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As usual, thanks for any comments or replies on the map. There are a few more of these on forgehub, and I'm probably going to release a map pack soon. Thanks, and have fun!