Furnace [v3] [Final Version]
By ajpsk8

An unfortunate player burns in the furnace

What's in v3:

The explosion is back! but only explodes every 20 seconds
There is an easter egg for whoever reaches the hill first
A gravity hammer is now on the map. It needed to be on this map.
The overshields are now in the back tunnel.
The power weapon is now in the upper (exposed) tunnel
It is easier to shoot down from the roof into the furnace (1st screenshot)
The map is 100% inescapable
More effective weapon spawns implemented
CTF gameplay improved

Overview

About
Furnace is a map unlike any other. How? Why not play a game of KoTH and find out that managing a hill on a small bridge suspended over an ongoing explosion calls for some intense play. Once you fall in to the furnace, you have at most 20 seconds before the contained explosion goes off - note that contained means you cannot get hurt outside of the furnace. The furnace is an aesthetic work in its own. You can watch the explosions through the fence boxes that align perfectly with the thoughtfully aligned box floor. The floor is raised at a perfect height to allow smooth junction between the floor and the furnace. Every detail is carefully looked after to make this a great map.

Editors Note:
If you've been following this since the first version, you'll know that i started this map knowing no forge techniques at all. I saw a map that was simply a constant explosion with a game variant called "Hell's Hammers". This inspired me to contain an explosion in a map and have players be pushed in by their opponents during some very competitive play.

I have taken the most time to make this map absolutely flawless. The boxes that make up the floor are positioned perfectly at the height of the fence boxes. The wall corners at the back of the map are geomerged and interlocked into the geomerged and interlocked floor (took a long time). This map is an aesthetic wonder. The visible explosion and thought-out tunnel design really looks great.

Overall, Furnace is the product of over 100+ hours of work. I spent 3 weeks working on a single geomerge to ensure it's perfection.

Weapons

6x BR | 30 sec respawn
1x Gravity Hammer | 90 sec respawn
1x Sniper Rifle | 90 sec respawn
2x Spiker | 30 sec respawn
1x Plasma Rifle | 30 sec respawn

Equipment

1x Flare | 45 sec respawn
1x Grav Lift | 45 sec respawn

Gametypes
All gametypes are supported, heres a list:
Supported Gametypes (Recommended, Not recommended)
- KoTH
- 1 Flag CTF
- 1 Bomb Assault
- Slayer
- Oddball (ball gets lost in the furnace)
- Territories
- Juggernaut (but who plays anyways?)
- Infection
- VIP

Screenshots:

Just a quick shot of the merging... now onto the map:

A player on the roof snipes the current king

A shot of what would have happened had he moved over a few more steps

This is the tunnel where the gravity hammer is kept

You can shoot and throw grenades through a tiny slit here to avoid someone from grabbing the Grav Hammer

CTF on furnace now calls for cross map, MLG-style competitive play

HINT: use the map's grav hammer. Get on the ledge behind the furnace and hit the wall. It will send the current king right into the furnace.

Hill Controlled

A shot of the overshields tunnel

The teleporter behind the furnace leads here; a small room where the sniper is kept.

This is how the flare is useful

A player boosts to the roof using a grav lift

Sniping on the roof. I didn't see what was coming next.

Hammer Hill Variant
Since Gravity Hammers are perfect for this map, I decided to create a variant called Hammer Hill that is a KoTH variant with hammers as the main weapon and no other weapons on the map.

The End

Download:
Furnace v3
Hammer Hill Variant (not required for gameplay)