BloodStone
Created by David White

Supported Gametypes:
CTF
Assault
KotH
Oddball
Slayer

Recommended Gametypes
Multi Flag CTF
One Bomb Assault
Oddball

Map Description
BloodStone is an asymmetrical map for Team Objective games. The main feature of the map is a base which resembles the ones in Coagulation (3 floors, grav lift, see-through floor on middle level) but the majority of the gameplay takes place through and around the base, rather than in it. The base is surrounded by wire spools which good jumpers can use to get up on to surrounding walkways or in to the base. (While I was makin the map and before several modifications, it was starting to remind me of Hand 'Em High/Tombstone, added to the Blood Gulch base, hence the name: BloodStone)
Asymmetrical gametypes do focus on attacker's trying to get in to the base; One Bomb Assault for example can get rather hectic if the attackers attempt to take the quick route through the front door, rather than one of the slightly longer but less conspicuous routes. Symmetrical gametypes will often have each team spawning in a corner and the base just becomes another pathway to your enemy.
A Rocket Launcher and Shotgun are found at either end of the ground floor of the map and a Sniper Rifle at he top of the base. All power weapons are set to 150 second respawn, other weapons include, assault rifles, battle rifles at each team's start point, a pair of SMGs, a pair of magnums, plasma rifles, needler, plasma pistol and carbines.

The Sniper Rifle is found on the roof of the base.
A good marksman can kills people on the ground from the roof as a large portion of the map is visible from high up. This is balanced out by the fact that the roof is so large, players will only be able to shoot down to one side of the map at a time.

The Shotgun spawns close to the attacker's starting point and is a very useful weapon to have once gameplay moves into the base (for example, on KotH).

The Rockets are found in a similar location to the shotgun but on the defender's side. In symmetrical games the rockets balance the shotgun and in asymmetrical games the rockets can either be a bonus for the attackers for taking a longer route in to the base unless the defenders nab them first.

In a sentence: BloodStone was inspired by features of symmetrical maps to produce and asymetrical map which for some reason works best with symmetrical gametypes.

This map was built for, and has been submitted to, Atlas.

The Base!

Same base, different angle.

Defenders start at the back of the base in symmetrical gametypes. Gameplay then tends to take place around the base.

The rockets can be found in the open box under the middle bridge. Defender's have walkways up to the roof.

The attacker's starting point. After lots of editing, this is propably the most Hang Em High/Tombstone gets in to the map.

Attacker's have quick access to the basement.

That crate is only available in asymmetrical gametypes. It gives attacker's more routes in to the base.

Those totally logical wire spools are the other things from Hang Em High but I think they're a bit more useful. They can be used to get to the higher walk ways or the base.

Basement - LOLWTF? No banshy? Bungie SUX!

(Serious comment - Power drainer, a pair of magnums and a plasma rifle can be found down here. The plasma pistol can be found at the entrance to the base).

Mid floor of base - ARs and Plasma Rifles for the defending team.

Top of the base - home of the sniper and the bubble shield

Thanks to the party I crashed, took control of for gameplay films and then ended. Obviously people would rather have been playing infection. We started with 10 (5v5), next game was 9, then 6 and I was about to start a game of team doubles (with 4) before the last 3 people quit!
I killed peoples enjoyment for this map! I'm a bad person :(

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