Locked Out v2
"A tasteful remake of the savory map, Lockout. Banshee, laser, and bubble removed. Shotgun and elbow sealed. Mancannon added. 2-6"

By Gunnergrunt

Description
The long awaited v2 has arrived! No longer will you cower under the watchful eye of the banshee. No more will you flee to the lower levels of the map. All previous comments and suggestions have been considered and tested. Improvements have been made. Locked Out v2 will satisfy your Grunty thirst! The v2 features:

-The banshee has been removed from the map
-The spartan laser has been removed
-The bubble shield has also been removed
-The shotgun hole has been sealed
-The opening to the elbow has sealed as well
-A needler has been added in place of the laser
-A new roof has been added to the library
-SMG and BR spawns adjusted
-A mancannon has taken the place of the banshee
-Fixed gametypes

I have used every single item possible to create the v2. If you further suggestions or complaints, be aware that original items would have to be deleted before improvements could be made. Thank you.

If you forgot what was in the original map, click here to view Locked Out

Weapons and Gameplay
Complete weapon list:
1 Sniper rifle (120)
8 plasma grenades
2 frag grenades
2 Plasma rifles
1 Energy sword (120)
2 Battle rifles (60)
1 Needler
1 SMG
1 Plasma pistol
1 Spartan Laser (120)
1 Bubble shield (60)
1 Banshee (150 asymmetric only)
Yes, there is a Spartan Laser (in the lowest room of the battle rifle tower). That's for the banshee. You may notice the lack of Shotgun. I did not include it because there is no shotgun tunnel (green room). But the other weapons make up for it, no worries. It would not have worked without the gravity lift room. Overall, the weapon placement is perfect.
Anywaffles, moving on. Gameplay is a lot more linear than you'll remember. Without the grav tower, there's more back and forth action. There is a constant flow from side to side, top and bottom. I can guarantee you're worried about the banshee. But worry not! There are multiple ways to take it down, the most prevalent being the Spartan Laser. I built the entire map high above the grid, so the banshee pilot can fly under the map without dying. The banshee is my own touch to the map. It gives a huge kick to classic Lockout, halo 3 style.
Locked Out is compatible with all gametypes. I recommend KOTH, CTF, Slayer, and Oddball. Anywere from two to six players is highly recommended. This map is a killer doubles map, but it also supports some 3v3 quite well. Any more players than that is pushing the spawn points, but don't hesitate to experiment. I also suggest you try Locked Out with SMG starting weapons. If you play Assualt or Oddball, make sure you change the reset time to ten seconds (the ball will sit on the Sandbox floor if it falls off).
Okay if you skipped all that, here's a summary:
2-6 players recommended
Supports all gametypes
SMG starts for best results
Change object reset time to ten seconds

New Gameplay!
Without the banshee, the gameplay on Locked Out v2 is perfect. All my testers agree that "it feels like the old Lockout." This map makes for some great competitive games such as FFA slayer, and double team. With the addition of the mancannon, players can launch themselves to top middle, sniper tower, or the entrance to BR tower, depending on the direction they choose to be launched. This feature provides a great starting location for neutral objective points such as Oddball, or Neutral bomb.

The entire map flows much better without the banshee. The mancannon provides a constant circulation. It can also turn the tide of any battle. If you are being pursued from bottom middle by the pesky sword man, just grab the BR, jump in the mancannon, and aim for the head! AZN FTW suggested that I try and recreated the sound produced by the lift tower in Lockout. And the mancannon does just that. It alerts enemies every time the mancannon is used. Attention turns to the player in the mancannon, just like old times.

Overall, this is an accurate remake of Lockout (excluding the cannon platform).

damn, i apologize for making fun of it earlier. now that you removed the banshee...
this is actually REALLY accurate, it plays just like lockout, all the jumps are there and everything. its too bad you didnt have the budget to create the other room =(
great map, a lot of fun!

Oh why thank you Titmar! (My final tester.)

OH SNAP!!! I love this remake... sooo much better than black out. I am definitely nominating this for this week... great gameplay and eve greater aesthetics... and he didn't run out of budget Titmar... he ran out of objects... :P

And a big thanks to all my other tester! (l33tmeerkatslol especially, Xforgery members for their advice, ROFL ninja for pretty much living on my thread, and the many more who helped make this map what it is!) If you would like to join me for some games on this map, feel free to send a PM!

New Pictures!

Overview 1 (note the sealed elbow opening)

Overview 2

Overview 3 (note the new roof job on the Library. Non-breakable now!)

Overview 4

Mancannon Platform (NO MORE BANSHEE!)

And again!

New SMG and BR spawn (also neutral objective location)

Mancannon will launch to top-middle, front of BR tower, or Sniper tower

No more deceiving Shotgun Hole!

This deserves another picture!

Sleek new roof to Library

Bottom of BR tower (no more laser, just another needler)

Mancannon in action!

[link to original Forgehub thread for more information]

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