Half-Cab v2

Half-Cab fuses two very distinct styles of gameplay to create a unique experience for everyone.

The VIP team (defenders) must drive their VIP to the destinations while avoiding the snipers. Only the driver of the VIP can be killed; everyone else is invulnerable. One of the best parts of the game is the elaborate decoy system the VIP team can set up to confuse the snipers. They can run different patterns, switch the VIP's driver when behind cover, have multiple mongooses drive through a destination at the same time, or even have them slam into the sniper box to distract the snipers. These are just a few of the many, many strategies the VIP team can employ.

One of the new things about the game is the bubble shields. Each of the bubble shields have power ups above them to make them easier to find. Only the VIP can pick up the bubble shields. There is one at the VIP teams spawn (it is a very good idea to pick this one up at the start of the game) and three others spread throughout the map. When the VIP's driver has been killed and there is no cover near him, he just throws down the bubble shield and his team can safely pick him up. Each of the bubble shields have a 30 second respawn.

The non-VIP team (attackers) are in a double box. They must snipe the driver of the VIP and those attempting to pick the VIP up in order to keep the other team from scoring points (Note: VIP destinations are the only way to score points. Each team has two rounds as the VIP team.) Don't worry, the snipers also have a new toy to use against the VIP team... a missile pod. Be careful that you're actually hitting the VIP's mongoose with it, because you only have eight shots. Don't waste them.

The Gametype

Even teams: 8+ players recommended
4 rounds. 3 minute time limit.
Score to win: 50
Goal Arrival Points 1, everything else 0
Destination order: random
respawn time: 5 seconds

VIP:
- invulnerable
- immune to head shots
- 0% damage
- primary weapon magnum
- weapon pickup enabled (for bubble shields only)
- 50% speed
- vehicle use: passenger only
- good camo
- way point visible to allies

VIP Proximity:
- 10 meters
- 100% damage resistance
- normal shields
- not immune to head shots
- nothing else changed

VIP Team:
- invulnerable
- immune to headshots
- 0% damage
- primary weapon magnum
- weapon pickup disabled
- 200% speed
- vehicle use: full

Sniper Team:
- 100% damage
- primary weapon sniper rifle
- weapon pickup enabled (for the missile pod)
- infinite ammo

The Map

An overview of the map.

This is the sniper base from above.

This is another view of the sniper base. The sniper team is inside the double box. The barriers keep the sniper team from firing directly down at the VIP team.

The VIP team spawn. Note the bubble shield. Since it has a 30 second respawn, the VIP can go back and pick it up several times throughout the game, though doing so takes valuable time to do.

These are the three other bubble shields spread throughout the map. They are directly beneath the power ups. They are strategically placed in the areas of least cover that the VIP's driver is killed the most often.

The VIP team just spawned. In the v2, the back wall was cleaned and the mongooses reorganized to make it easier to move when they spawn.

Leaving their spawn. Note that the VIP already picked up the bubble shield. It is a good idea for each mongoose to go in different directions then regroup when they reach the destination and split up again.

The sniper team just spawned. In the v2, the sniper base was completely rebuilt, as a double box, to give the snipers a better view of the map so they don't have to crouch.

This is the missile pod. It only has eight shots and doesn't respawn, so use it well.

A good strategy for the VIP team is to have several mongooses go through the destination at the same time.
Another, really effective strategy, the "Drive N' Dive," is to have to VIP get off of his mongoose when it passes through a destination. The snipers will follow that mongoose and become confused when the driver doesn't die, while another mongoose goes and picks up the VIP. This, However, is also an incredible risky maneuver. If the snipers realize the trick, or happen to see the mongoose stop to pick up the VIP, it is the same as if they had killed the driver in the first place.

It takes two body shots or one head shot to kill the driver of the VIP.

Remember that anyone near the VIP can be killed too, which can be used to make the snipers think that they killed the real driver, but they didn't.

They killed the driver. This is when the snipers must hold the VIP team down to keep them from reaching any more destinations.

With many of his teammates killed, the VIP struggles to reach a bubble shield. Note that the red guy driving a mongoose can be killed at that distance from the VIP.

This is good use of the bubble shield. It is a good strategy to have several mongooses go into the bubble shield at the same time so the snipers don't know which one picked up the VIP.

The VIP is also a great meat-shield. This sometimes keeps the snipers from realizing that the VIP is on that mongoose.

At the end of the round, the teams switch places. Now the team that was sniping gets a chance to score points... Do you remember that missile pod?

This is what it does. This mongoose is not carrying the VIP.

This too. This mongoose is carrying the VIP. It usually takes two hits to kill the driver as they usually aren't direct hits on the mongoose.

The snipers are holding the VIP team down by killing drivers as soon as they get near the VIP.

Special thanks to Timeless161 and DeathToll77 for helping make this map what it is.

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Map: Half-Cab v2

Gametype: Taxi Me