INFO:

-Symmetrical Sandbox map
-Accommodates 4-12 players
-Outfitted for any gametype, but especially slayer and objective
-All Covenant weapons and vehicles (except the sentinel beam)
-If you love mid-air splatters, this is a map for you

2x Gravity Hammers
6x Carbines
4x Spikers
4x Plasma Rifles
2x Plasma Pistols
2x Brute Shots
2x Beam Rifles
1x Fuel Rod Cannon
2x Needlers
2x Plasma Turrets
2x Sentinel Beams

12x Plasma Grenades
16x Spike Grenades
2x Firebomb Grenades

2x Bubble Shields
2x Trip Mines
2x Power Drains

2x Ghosts
2x Prowlers
2x Choppers
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Icarus Wing began as an project to utilize the oft neglected Prowler. To include Warthogs would be to totally outclass the Covenant counterpart, and so I left the human version out. Keeping with that theme, I made all weapons/vehicles Covenant class.

Let's begin with the sun arena:

If anything represents the sun in the Icarus legend, it's this center area. I interlocked sets of ramps together to create a fanning out effect on each side. The ramps allow vehicle access (or a tactful Spartan jump) to the bases. At the center rests the fuel rod cannon, this map's power weapon. While the weapon may be tempting, anyone trying to get it risks vehicle collision from any direction.

Here's a picture of a vehicle jump into the arena:

Here's a look behind the base:

You can see how the base ramps both launch vehicles into the center and receive flying vehicles from the middle. The are no banshees on this map, but there are plenty of opportunities to fly.

Here's a look at the top of a base:

The shield door separates the room where the flag spawns and the bomb needs to be planted. As shown, a hammer guy can post up in the room and make it a challenge for attackers. The shield door is vulnerable from the slit where grenades can be lobbed and the garage underneath, where (if the defending team forgot to make use of their Prowler) the attacking team will have an easy way in, shown below:

Any vehicle parked in the garage can be used to step up in this fashion. While the Ghost and Prowler reside in or next to the base, the Chopper can be found in the tower to the rear and left of each base.

Bringing the Chopper into play, shown here:

Because the Ghost and Prowler hover slightly, the curves in the terrain help to direct the vehicle through several choices of direction while maintaining maximum speed for splatters. The Chopper, however, does not hover. While a little more difficult to navigate for this reason, the Chopper is able to use some jumps that the other vehicles can't, shown here:

And because the Chopper can jump up onto the sun arena from the side, if timed correctly, a Chopper can slice through an attempt to enter the base:

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Icarus Wing

That's all. I hope you guys play my map and enjoy, leave feedback if you want something tweaked.