Shale Valley
There's gotta be something here worth dying for, right?

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Download Gametype: Conquest V3

At The Ghosts of Onyx, we recently hosted another one of our famous contests. This time, the mission was to build a new Pre-DLC map. My submission was a new Conquest, set on Sandtarp.

Instead of Red vs Blue, imagine that the teams fighting are....

....and that huge profits are at steak for whoever secures the drilling rights to this sandy stretch of land.

Alright, down to the map. Shale Valley is most definitely a non-traditional Conquest map. Obviously, it's wide open, and actually takes a straight-line path. It features a rocket launcher (2-shots, long spawn), bubble shields (1 spawn per round each to secure territory 1 and 7), and mongeese (for quick access to a coveted area), all of which are not on the approved Conquest list.

This map plays different than classic Conquest. It feels much more like BTB Conquest, and that gametype could conceivably be used. Players must be aware of the territories they are leaving behind as they advance, as enemies can easily slip behind them. Thus, it's much more about ranged control than close encounter brute force.

This depicts the territories in cyan, and the red and blue spawn hives.

Here we have the entire overview.

....and straight down the middle.

Eithre monolith can be climbed, the Brute Shots are up here.

Center territory and Custom Power Up placement

Rocket launcher in the aesthetic piece

blue spawn hives

aesthetic arch

At 90 seconds in every round, the Sniper is delivered to each base via drop pod

Flock of Geese

Sniper

using the baracade

Fighting in the center

Brute Shot from above

Jousting

-Map download link retired. Available by request (PM)
Download Gametype: Conquest V3