Here is my very first contribution to Forgehub. I hope you like it.

This is a map I designed to loosely resemble the Stargate Command from Stargate SG-1. The Stargate looks a lot like the one from the show / movie, although astute fans will notice there are too few chevrons on the gate. The gate is constructed using doors and shield doors. The chevrons are created with teleporter receivers. As you walk into the Stargate, you are quickly caught by a mancannon which forces you through a teleporter to a platform above the Stargate Command. The teleporter is different in that the momentum gained from the mancannon continues upon exiting and the player is literally forced onto the platform.

The rest of the map is designed with gameplay in mind. I tried to envision an actual slayer game and how players would move through the map as I was creating it. Obviously I also wanted to stay somewhat true to the show as well, so you will find that the gateroom is overlooked by a command center similar to the show. In the show, there are exits to either side of the gateroom. I did take some liberty and added an extra entrance / exit. As you play the map, I think it helps to be able to access the gateroom from any point of the map.

An obvious choice for placement of a sniper rifle would have been on the platform overlooking everything, however I'm not a big fan of placing sniper rifles in the exact locations where they're most used. I want players to move around rather than just camping. Therefore, I placed the sniper rifle directly below the platform in the command center. This way, would-be snipers will have to drop down from the platform, grab the sniper and travel back through the Stargate.

The only two power weapons on the map are the shotgun and the sniper rifle. I daresay the shotty is the more powerful of the two considering the size of the map. I'm not a big fan of power weapons but, more to the point, most of the game's power weapons would not be true to the show. SG-1 wouldn't pick up a rocket launcher and start firing inside the gateroom. I simply didn't see that happening. I did toy with the idea of using the fuel rod cannon, but again... too powerful a weapon for too small a map.

Here's a taste of what to expect:

And finally, you can download MBT Stargate here:

Stargate Link