Habitat Beta Version 1

In the wake of Alpha Facility's success, a brutal Beta was architected to further the skills of the UNSC elite. 2 - 6 players.

DOWNLOAD HABITAT BETA*

*The Bungie.net thread was written by Mason Cain who is hosting the map on his File Share for extra downloads. Thereâ€™s a tonne of extra Screenshots and info there done by him.

Introduction:
Some of youâ€¦ Very few of youâ€¦ In fact, I doubt any of you remember playing Habitat Alpha. It was the first full Competitive Map I made in Foundry, it was published in early January. After its release, Forging techniques like Interlocking were discovered and I made many more maps using the experience I gained from Alpha and the new techniques I was learning. However, the layout of Habitat Alpha to this day remains a favourite of mine, and of many people that have played my maps. So, I decided to remake Habitat Alpha using new techniques and the benefit of more experience to create a better map. Enter: Habitat Beta.

I finished this map just in time to enter it in a Map Competition run at GameFAQs by Mason Cain, the guy with the Heroic DLC Canvases in the Favourites. The first place prize of the contest was a slot for a month in his File Share. I am pleased to say that I won the competition, narrowly beating maps like Metronome to take first. If you do somehow remember Habitat Alpha, and you liked it at all, do not hesitate to download this map. It retains the feel of the original with the smoothness and balance of any of my new maps and a lot of Geometry changes, enough to make it as much a â€˜reimaginationâ€™ as a remake.

Description:
Habitat Beta has Rotational Symmetry (apparently thatâ€™s the fancy term) and is basically a squarish â€˜Sâ€™ shape. Two bases are directly opposite each other at either end of the S, and from each (facing the other) you move to your right to the Dumpster room and Objective Spawn area. Adjoined to here is the Machine Gun alleyway which looks straight into the main section of the map that fills in between the bases. This has been changed the most since Habitat Beta to more evenly spread the battles and show slightly more creative Forging than â€˜a couple boxes with stairsâ€™. Two platforms fill the corners of the rectangular middle-section and skirt the outer walls. These are the slower, covered routes through the middle. Alternatively, you can weave through the middle with limited cover. My description sucks, Iâ€™m afraid to say, so hopefully the screenshots that youâ€™ve already skipped to will do the layout some justice.

The mapâ€™s biggest flaw is its escapability. I did not use the Budget Glitched Foundry, as before now Iâ€™ve never needed to on an enclosed map. I got the geometry done and I had about $70 of budget left to spend on Weapons, Equipment and any scenery I wanted to add. If I bought any of that stuff, I couldnâ€™t afford to escape-proof the map. I decided Iâ€™d rather have weapons on the map than bridges around the top. I deeply regret this flaw, and apologise to anyone that wishes to play the map competitively. If this deters you completely from downloading, I will understand.

Weaponry:
6x Battle Rifles [1 Spare Clip, 45 Second Respawn]
2x Plasma Rifles [60 Second Respawn]
2x SMGs [1 Spare Clip, 60 Second Respawn]
2x Shotguns [0 Spare Clips, 150 Second Respawn]
2x Sniper Rifles [1 Spare Clip, 180 Second Respawn]

8x Plasma Grenades [30 Second Respawn]

1x Power Drain [120 Second Respawn]
1x Bubble Shield [120 Second Respawn]

Screenshots:

A view of the attacking Starting Point and fallback spawn point, AKA Base A.

The â€˜Dumpster Roomâ€™ of Base B, on the Fence Wall platform above the Dumpster is the Sniper Rifle spawn.

A look over the centre alleyway from one of the platforms by a Shotgun spawn.

A view back to the platform. A shotgun can be seen next to the upper Fusion Coil.

My Other Maps:

- Habitat Alpha
- Memento
- Monolith
- Ensanguination

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If you could, ratings and comments on the Bungie.net thread are hugely appreciated!

Thank you for taking an interest in my map. Good day, and Happy Forging.