Hey guys,

Download Citadel v0

I posted this over on the MLG forums, but I thought it would be good to see what the community here thought of it as well.

This version Supports TS, KotH, and Oddball. I don't believe CTF works well on this map at all.

I see there are several other versions of Citadel out there, but none of them were quite what I was looking for, so I decided to make my own version. I made this completely from scratch; though some elements in here may appear similar to other versions of Citadel out there. I assure you I did everything by myself.

I have not tested it yet, mostly because I don't really have anyone to test it with. Please feel free to download it and test it, and post here with feedback.

Changes:

Weapons:
- Rockets Removed from Top Mid
- Sniper Rifles removed
- Plasma Pistols added to each "main ramp" (see key)
- Shotguns removed

Powerups:
- Custom Added to Bottom Mid (2:00, place at start = No).

Map Changes:
- Ramps added going up to each base (see screenshots below)
- "Shotgun Hall" blocked off.

Spawning:
- Starting points moved (see key).
- Neutral spawn area added to whole map for all gametypes.

Rationale for some of the changes:

Shotgun hall was blocked off mainly because it seems to promote camping (especially with the oddball).

The oddball does not spawn in the center because the Custom spawns in the center. Either way, it takes the same amount of time to reach the oddball off spawn no matter which base you spawn at.

There is no hill in the middle because I see no good way to set up for that hill. A hill in the center will promote nade spamming, and won't allow for any significant amount of teamwork to hold it.

Ramps were added going up to the main part of each base because jump-ups were not fluid enough, and because that area needed to be more accessible so that setups can be broken--I though that 2 viable entrances into such a strong power position was inadequate; now there are four.

Custom was added to help break setups and to promote people to use the whole map--this gives players a reason to use the middle area, and also makes gameplay on the map more intense.

Rockets were removed for two reasons. First, rockets seem too powerful for such a small map with so many tight corridors. Second, it is easy to blow yourself up with rockets because the map has so many narrow passages.

Snipers were removed because they don't flow with this map very well at all. Not enough long lines of sight, and way too many "sharp" corners. In essence, the map has too much cover and is too close-quarters to have a sniper work well.

Plasma pistols were added to balance out the custom, and to mix gameplay up a little. Since there are no power weapons, I though just BR's and Carbines were too bland.

Key:

Screenshots:

New Ramps:

New Ramps:

Blocked off Shotty Hall:

Blocked off Shotty Hall:

Custom:

Bottom Hills:

Top Hills:

Starting Points:

Thanks for feedback everyone.

-tanks