V2

This is the best map I have ever forged and boasts balanced, smooth competitive gameplay. I have spent a lot of type making this map and hope you download and enjoy it. Although the name suggests a link to Guardian this is in no way shape or form a remake, nor is it a spiritual successor, there are parts of Guadian that inspired this map but do not expect identical gameplay and tactics. This is the second version of Guardos, for which I released the first version around a week ago which got over 270 downloads, since the release people have told me where thigs could be imroved and I have found and fixed faults I have found myslef. Here is a list of the differnces you can expect if you saw and played the first:

Changes:
All large stone collums have been swapped with large gold collums to make the textures look more varied and aesthetically pleasing.
The bottom lift areas have seen the archs changed for coloured collums which looks better and helps people reconise which side of the map they are on.
Most of the z-glitching has been fixed making the map look smoother.
All plasma nades have had their respawn time increased to 20.
A problem with king of the hill has been fixed where the game said hill moved but remained top mid.
This increases the chances of the hill appearing in the bottom areas.
The middle hill has been raised so you can jump and still be in the hill.
Some odd spawns have been fixed.
Juggernaut is now supported.
Other minor messy interlocks have been fixed.

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Supported gametypes

Team Slayer
FFA
VIP
Team King
Crazy King
Team Ball
Oddball
Juggernaut

Supported players

6 person FFA
6 person Crazy King
6 person Oddball
5v5 for all team games

Recommended gametypes and players

Team Slayer – 2v2 or 3v3
Team King – 2v2 or 3v3
FFA – 4 Players
Crazy King – 4 Players

The map

The map itself is mostly symetrical but the bases have different designs and points of access, the center area and the lift areas are completley symetrical. The red base houses a shotgun and the blue base houses a sniper, these are the only weapons differences between the two halfs of the map all other weapons appear on both sides of the map.

Gameplay usually centers around top middle which offers no weapons or equiptment but great height advantage and a quick way to access the other side of the map. There 6 ways top mid can be approached, you can jump to top mid from either base take the lifts from the bottom tier straight up or use the longer option; the catwalks. The lower tier offers shorter LOS, less hectic gameplay, some shorter range weapons and an overshield, although players will usually find themselves heading straight for the top tiers where most of the action takes place. King of the hill is highly recommended as is FFA.

Weapons and Equiptment

4 x BR – 30 seconds
2 x Carbine – 30 seconds
2 x Needler – 60 seconds – 1 spare clip
4 x Plasma Grenade - 10 seconds
2 x SMG – 30 seconds
2 x Spiker – 30 seconds
1 x Sniper – 120 seconds – 1 spare clip
1 x Shotgun – 120 seconds – 1 spare clip
1 x Overshield – 120 seconds

Video

Here is a short clip of some Crazy King gameplay (FROM V1), a huge thank you to Jameslieb1 who rendered this for me.

YouTube - Guardos - Halo 3 Sandbox map varient

The Pictures

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