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After a long period of anticipation, the next Forge Union masterpiece is released under the name of Tribulum. It is a competitive map with gameplay intentions based on LIGHTSOUT225 and Creep1ng De4th's Verbatim: solid gameplay, durable, and ready for Matchmaking. The map will eventually be submitted to Atlas. It has little flare, aesthetic features, or rediculous geomerging, but everything is smooth, durable and well-planned.

Attention to detail makes Tribulum stand out. The middle structure that sports a power drain (Or Rockets in asymmetric games) makes the game start off very similarly to the regular Foundry. The back base makes Tribulum an excellent choice for games of One Flag or One Bomb, with many symmetry changes to maximize its gameplay experience.

There is one sniper on top of the back base, one bubble shield on the B side branch structure, camouflage opposite the bubble shield, and a ghost in asymmetric games only. Rockets and power drains spawn on the middle structure or on the merged single box, and they switch based on symmetry.

The map has many entrances and exits in every spot, along with many optional ways to higher elevation, so you will find the map flows exceptionally well. For this reason, the map plays very much like many maps in matchmaking. The layout is easy to learn for new players, with no schemes or tricks that anyone could find confusing.

Tribulum is best played with 4v4 or 3v3, but also supports doubles or 5v5 well. It is only set up for the gametypes below.

One Flag
Team Slayer (Or any variant - Snipers recommended)
One Bomb
Territories (Default)
Multi Flag (Least recommended)

The reason for the lack of diversity in the gametypes was again to meet the demands of matchmaking. It was set up with a few gametypes in mind, and made to excel at those gametypes. I'm not going to set it up for a game like Two Bomb Assault or Oddball that I know won't work well. The games it was made for, however, play to perfection.

Huge thanks to all of Forge Union for their support, testing and ideas. This includes Furry, Sam, Sdrakulich, Golfer, and Irish.

Also, big thanks to Crusty Inferno, and the "other Sam" =P for their ability to test.

Most of all, specific thanks to Furry and Sam. Furry is responsible for half of the back hallway merging, and Sam did a piece right behind the camo box on the back base.