I know it's been some time since I submitted an original map. My last submission was for the template contest. Turns out that map put me in the mood to keep forging for a while. I decided to come back to my old favorite and fix a few kinks while adding a few smooth edges. Welcome to Epistrophe v2.

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After this UNSC power facility was taken over, the Covenant turned it into an enemy base. 4-8 players

For those of you who do not remember my first Epistrophe (pronunciation: eh piss trophy), it was an asymmetrical map distinguished by two structures: an archway and a cannon, both of which have been revamped as well as most of the map.

Version 1

Version 2

Another slight change in the map was the weapon layout. While Epistrophe is to remain consistent with a preference to Covenant weaponry, some weapons have been adjusted in respawn time, ammo clip, and placement. In old plasma pistol spawn is a mauler where as the plasma pistol has been moved to the top of the archway. A more detailed weapon list will be provided later in the thread.

One thing that made Epistrophe a little different than most foundry maps was my incorporation of a ghost. The ghost is still there but so is the spartan laser. There is also an extra fusion coil behind it so make sure no one catches you jumping in it or your joyride will be cut short. But there is one new threat to the ghost, a power drain located near the B signs. Be weary while driving.

Version 1

Version 2

Here is the other trademark structure of Epistrophe. As you can see there has been drastic changes. Though the cannon seemed like a good idea in the concept of the map, after much repeated gameplay, it remained useless seeing how even if someone chased you to it and you jumped through it, the could just make a 90 degree turn and continue killing you. So I decided to start from scratch when rebuilding. The front end has been blocked off and a new perk is given when jumping through the cannon. An active camo spawns within the cannon every 180 seconds.

Now it would be unfair and unbalanced to spawn a power up so close to the Attackers side and not one to the Defenders. So I got rid of some of the stacks of boxes and constructed what I call the oversheild reactor. The enemy might have a ninja sneaking around but fear not, because you have a juggernaut amungst you.

Weapons:

Assault Rifle x2
Battle Rifle x2
Carbine x6
Plasma Rifle x4
Plasma Pistol x1
Mauler x1

Equipment:

Frag Grenade x4
Plasma Grenade x4
Spike Grenade x4
Power Drain x1
Regenerator x1

Recommended Gametypes:

Team Slayer
Multi Team Slayer
Multi Flag
One Flag
One Bomb
Neutral Bomb

It feels great to be forging again. I promise I will have more maps coming, especially once I get Mythic. But until then the good ol' Foundry will have to be there. In case you missed it, click the title pic at the top to download.