Contention

1.1 Includes these changes:
*Fence box in left "wall" adds more strategy, as a sniper has more room to fire
*Spikers added back in, this time in more out-of-the-way areas (one on each side)
*Brute shot added
*Staircase widened on left side, left side also walled to provide a cleaner look.
*Many objects melded together for a cleaner look.
*More scenery added, and other smaller changes.

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Contention is a medium sized map designed for 1v1 slayer. It is set up in a Boarding Action-like manner. There are two sides, two sniper towers (like in Boarding Action), four teleporters (two on each side - having more than that makes the map far too confusing), good weapon/spawn placement, and easily accessible entrances into each base.

This map has been perfected. I basically redesigned the first version so that basically everything is even in a sense that provides balanced, well working game-play.

This is NOT a "Castle Wars" - type map, both sides have varying weapon sets (there is only one rocket launcher, one spartan laser, one shotgun, and one gravity hammer placed in this map) and geometry.

Gametype: Slayer

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***AT LEAST Read Here Before You Play***

Before you judge this map, due to it's simple nature it might not look all that special. Play at least one game of Slayer on it first. Just one. This map is basically designed for 1v1. It's probably taken, altogether, over 16 hours of combined time to make and perfect.

You'll enjoy yourself, hard to make it sound that way but you will.

Oh, and if you download, please rate/comment/critique. Really appreciated.

Pics of "Contention 1.0" - have changed since these. (read bulleted list above). Actually looks very different now, has a "cleaner" feel.

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Detailed Description

Hey, this is a remake of Contention, my first map. Most of my friends agree, let alone anyone who's downloaded this map off of my fileshare, that this is one of their favorite forges.

Please Note: These are pics of Contention 1.0 (not previously posted on Forgehub). The new version, although not very noticeable at first glance, plays far better than the previous version.

First off, Contention is designed for free for all slayer. The Teleporters destroy any options for CTF and other specifically team based gametypes. I've heard Infection is also quite fun, but spawn points have not been set specifically for the zombies/humans. It plays VERY well for 1v1.

The map is asymmetrical in many respects. This is done purposefully. While it has two opposing sides, they aren't necessarily designed as forts or bases [like castle wars], just as the original Boarding Action was designed [read below].

The weapons are placed in a balanced manner throughout the map; one side, separated by a huge chasm from the other, might have the shotgun and gravity hammer while the other has the rocket launcher and brute shot with slightly longer respawns for its powerful weapons. Differing geometry works in the same manner for both sides.