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VULCAN'S FORGE
ooh, spicy!

Alright, this is a fairly interesting map (in my own humble opinion). It is on the ground level of Sandbox. There are two bases on either side of the center, and two smaller outposts out on the sand. The center is dominated by a large, rather intimidating structure with four kill balls in it (the "Forge" that is referred to in the name). Every 30 seconds, fusion coils spawn inside the kill balls and these will explode anything nearby. I also threw a bunch of vehicles in there for cool sound effects and so more debris flies out. It is designed for symmetrical games and free for all games (KOTH in particular), although One Bomb is possible. VIP and Juggernaut may not work to well if you have the destinations turned on, as some of the goals were missing and I have a suspicion that the may be hiding under some scenery that I would rather not delete (B{). Also, in case your wondering about/criticizing the fact that this map uses pretty no interlocking and merging and in general looks pretty much slapped together, that's more or less true. However, for a map like this, does it really matter too much? Cheers.

EDIT: I forgot, but you can also stand on top of the forge. That's where the grav. hammer and flamethrower are, as well as 2 bubble shields. I may need to put more weapons on top to encourage movement towards the forge.

Anyways, I wanted a KOTH map where you couldn't just sit in the hill and assassinate people when the came. There are no hiding spots on the central hill (which is the ENTIRE forge), and although there are little spots you can slip into right next to the kill ball, the fusion coils will kill you.

Weapons on map:
6 Battle Rifles
2 Sniper Rifles
2 Shotguns
4 SMGs
4 Spikers
2 Plasma Pistols
2 Rocket Launchers
2 Carbines
2 Sentinel Beams
1 Gravity Hammer
1 Flamethrower
EDIT: Both of the main bases have a turret

8+ Fragmentation grenades (not too sure)
8+ Plasma grenades (not too sure)
4 Spike grenades

Vehicles
4 Mongooses (2 per base)
4 Warthogs (2 per base)
a bunch of other vehicles that I threw into the kill balls to make them explode :D

SCREENSHOTS OH GOD YES.

Why you shouldn't get exploded.

A side view.

Back view or blue base.

Back view of red base.

Warning: Death may occur when fusion coils explode in your general vicinity.

Opposite side view.

Sorry, I didn't get an overview shot.

I'll probably need to do some balancing, but I haven't even played on this map yet. If you ever find the time to play it, please give some feedback on weapon/vehicle placement, as well as any other problems/suggestions.

Build time: 3 hours