My newest map is Alfhiem.

It is my effort to create a fun, unique CTF experience on a symmetrical foundry map, and I've accomplished it by a combination of planning, testing and spawn tweaking. The hardest part of creating this map was designing different routes with different risks/rewards associated, so the player can make an informed choice when deciding how to begin the next assault.

The three inter-base routes are as follows:

1: The Main Path
This is the most traveled path in playtests, as it's nice and open with a variety of weapons and cover available, and it provides lots of medium-range combat.
Pros:
-Access to other routes
-Access to some weaponry, the Ghost, and the Overshield
-Best place to travel quickly or as a team
Cons
-Most exposed route
-At the mercy of the Ghost
-No Power Weapons on this level per se
2: Central Structure
Through the central wall dividing the two bases, this path provides the second-fastest route for inter-base travel, along with options for power weapons and a lift to the roof.
Pros:
-Access to the Shotguns
-Access to Top of Center Structure, and through that the Rocket Lawn Chair.
-Well Covered on most sides
Cons:
-Narrow Corridors make grenades high threats.
-Teams need to travel single-file to fit through
-Unable to see or affect battles outside of corridor
3: Outer Catwalks
From the base, a player can walk along the walls of Foundry on a few catwalks, to the symmetrical teleporter pair.
Pros:
-Cover, allowing players to influence action on the main path while also hiding from bullets.
-Access to Sniper Rifles
-Able to jump to Pillars and from there the Center Top
Cons:
-Not very fast route
-Enemies can pass through Center without being noticed
-Not direct path to anything except Sniper

Along with the weapons in the main body of the map, each base contains a Mongoose for quick breaks from the base, a Mauler for base defense, and a few Plasma weapons for anti-Vehicle defense and weapon variety in the map. The bases are designed to be slightly claustrophobic, so it's a good idea to make sure that somebody has a Shotgun before storming the base.

Pictures: (For weapons, gray background means you can't see it, while blue means it's in sight in the picture)

Base with Weapon Layouts

Just outside of a Base

View of Center

Central Structure Corridor

Departing Mongoose with Catwalk in background

Axhin Shot!

Map is set up for all gametypes, but designed for symmetrical Objective-based games, so I recommend playing it on 2 Flag or 2 Bomb assault, and Team Slayer isn't too bad either. If you do test it on another gametype, I'd love to know what you think about it.

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