Brockovich
Created by: Nemihara
This once busy section of the GWC Pipelines under the Tsavo Highway
has been derelict ever since the evacuation. 6-8 players.

This is boring! Just get to the pictures of the map!
Or at least take me to the download page!

All Gametypes Supported
Suggested Gametypes:

Slayer
- Slayer
- Team Slayer
- FH 1v1 Showdown
Oddball
- Oddball
- Team Oddball*
CTF
- Multi Flag
- One Flag
Assault
- Assault
- Neutral Bomb
- One Bomb
Territories
- Territories
- Land Grab*
- Conquest

(* denotes an untested gametype)

Weapons List:

Plasma Pistol X2 ( secs)
SMG X4 (2 clips, 0 clips; 20 secs, 10 secs)
Plasma Rifle X2 (20 secs)
Assault Rifle X4 (2 clips; 30 secs)
Battle Rifle X4 (1 clips; 45 secs)
Sniper Rifle X2 (1 clip; 90 secs)
Sentinel Beam X2 (90 secs)
Brute Shot X1 (1 clips; 60 secs)
Fuel Rod Gun X1 (1 clips; 60 secs)
Spartan Laser X1 (150 secs)
Rocket Launcher X1 (0 clips; 150 secs)
Needler X2 (1 clips; 60 secs)
Mauler X2 (0 clips; 60 secs)
Flamethrower X1 (150 secs)

(Red denotes weapons specific to Symmetrical; Blue denotes weapons specific to Asymmetrical)

Brokovich is a re-imagination/remake/spiritual successor/cousin of my older map, Gesuido. The entire premise of both were basically that the bases were underground. Think Sidewinder, but vertically.

A little back story on why this map was created. When I first posted Gesuido, I received fairly good praise, mostly on the originality and the aesthetics in it's design. However, one of my friends, Haruki Jitsunin, noted that because of some of the geometrical problems and spawn placements, I should probably just remake the entire map. With that, I set off on my 4-month long journey to make this map. (That's right, four months long. This map took more than four months to build, mostly due to my ineptness and extreme procrastination.)

Another reason that Brokovich was designed was due to my observation of how most base maps were being made. Typically, the flag was contained in the higher levels of a base, and while it was hard to attack, it was quite simple to jump out a conveniently placed window/man cannon and run back to your base.

In Brokovich, the situation is flipped. The objective rooms are placed below ground, while the main fighting arena is on top. Getting into the base and capturing the flag/arming the bomb is an easy task. Getting out alive is the challenge.

The entire map uses bilateral symmetry done both horizontally and vertically. With the exception of asymmetric gametypes, all weapons, spawn points, and scenery are placed in a symmetrical fashion.
Like Furious D's Duality, I used the Symmetry option a lot. In the objectives room, the middle wall that usually separates the two bases in symmetrical games do not appear in asymmetric games. Maulers will appear instead of powerups in symmetrical games, rocket launcher in place of splazer, some extra equipment in asymmetrical, a flamethrower in asymmetric, snipers in symmetric, etc. Once you play, you'll understand to what extent the symmetry option was used.

To a cursory glance, the amount of weapons seems to be staggering. Here's the truth. The majority of power weapons spawn only in asymmetric gametypes, and the reason for this is because the rockets, brute shots, and fuel rods from the top balances well with the flamethrower and campy-ness of the bottom. They all have respawn times ranging from 60 seconds to 150 seconds.

It also doesn't appear to use a whole lot of interlocking. There is interlocking, just not a hugely noticeable amount. Most of the interlocking that is used is out of sight. The ground is not interlocked fully because I needed as much room as possible and also because I was running out of materials.

'Calm' Screenshots

An overview of the top floor.

A closer look at one side of the 'highway' above each base.

The 'ramp' side of the bridge. Underneath the bridge on this side is where the trip mine spawns.

A closer picture of the ramp side of the bridge.

The 'base' side of the bridge. This has the Spartan Laser during Symmetric games, and the flag capture/bomb spawn point in Asymmetric games.

The manhole in each base. It holds the Mauler and Active Camo/Overshields in Symmetric and Asymmetric games, respectively.

The second floor of either one of the bases. This contains the majority of each team's spawn points.

This picture is of what is directly behind the previous picture.

The objectives room of each base. In Symmetrical games, the middle wall exists to separate the two bases (and objectives) from each other. In Asymmetrical games, the middle wall does not appear, and instead spawns a Flamethrower.

A look at the extent of bridge interlocking. (Thanks to Dom says Oi for helping me with that)

Rockets in Asymmetric gametypes only.

Brute Shots in Asymmetric gametypes only.

Fuel Rods in Asymmetric gametypes only.

Action Shots: (Note: Some screenshots may or may not display slightly older incarnations of the map)

Using a gravity lift to kill a base camper, by deploying at the bottom of the fusion coils.

A fairly calm Defense base...

Accidentally betrayed a teammate with rockets. Sorry. =P

I was so close to scoring.

The blue guy wins.

Kaya snatching the Camo and entering the base in one fell swoop.

Freaking Kaya.

Special Thanks to:
Sarge: For agreeing to look at this map, many many times. Although I suppose you kinda owe me, but whatever.
Haruki: I owe the entire creation of this map to you. Without your constructive criticism on Gesuido, I would have never remade Gesuido.
Furious: A lot of your work inspired my own, and I'm afraid this map is too sloppy. Still, I'm happy this is finally done.
G043R: For motivating me to continue on with this map. Especially with the Conquest-able part.
Orange: I think I showed you this map, once? lol
Shock: Letting me screw up that race track you were working on. =D
DQ: Getting me distracted from finishing this map. Thanks a lot! (Sarcasm, drip drip)
Neverless: Motivation, development, testing. You really were a big help in this.
Dom: Helping me with that Bridge layering, or at least showing me how to do it.
All the Ghosts of Onyx Members: I swear that I'll get this to GoO right now, k?
All the people who helped test and develop this map, either because I forgot their names or they weren't significant enough. =P

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