Ok, this is my first map to present to you guys; hope you enjoy

NECROPOLIS

In a barren desert on a seeminly lifeless world lies the ruins of a grand cemetery. Not much is known about those who built this necropolis; nor about the souls who reside there.

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This map is something Ive been working on for some time know. When I first saw Sandbox, I thought it would be awesome if it were possible to make a map that could make full use of Sandbox's three dimesions. And thats what Necropolis does.

Necropolis is an assymmetrical map. Its intention was to ensure that no one strategy (i.e., camping, sniping, melee, etc) would be enough to conquer it. This means teamwork would be essential for team-based games.

Lets start with the ground-level; or the Graveyard.

The Graveyard consists of two main buildings; the Masoleum, (Center), and the Chapel, (top).

As you can see, the graveyard is packed with small, randomly dispersed headstones that provide excellent cover, but also impede line-of-sight; making long-range shots tricker to pull off.

Masoleum

In the center of the masoleum is the shaft that leads down to the lower level, Catacombs. The masoleum itself is accessible only through the front door and is protected by a shield door. It makes an ideal place to hold out, but has limited weaponry inside.

On opposite ends, there are two teleporters nestled between two obelisk. These lead to the upper level, two sniper towers. Another teleporter behind the Masoleum leads to the Catacombs. Two one-way nodes lead up from the Catacombs

Chapel

The Chapel is basically a small room, accessible from only one point. There is a bubble shield, energy sword and other weapons to mount a suitable defense. The teleporter leads to the Catacombs.

Catacombs

The Catacombs level is designed to look like an ancient tomb. At one end (right) is the tomb of an unknown, honored hero. It is also where most of the weapons are placed. There is an energy sword, Spartan laser, shotguns and assault rifles scattered all over.

The teleporters take you to all parts of the Graveyard level. The teleporter to left of the coffin leads to the Graveyard, the one to the right leads to the Chapel. The teleporter on the left side of the Catacombs leads to the teleporter behind the Masoleum while the right side leads to the Graveyard.

Honoring the Dead

Sniper towers.

And now for the third level. The heavens!

The upper level is composed of two small towers; one on either side of the map. They are accessible only through the obelisk-guarded teleporters on the Graveyard level. Each tower has a sniper rifle, spartan laser and rocket launcher and offer excellent vantage points of the battlefield, however the cover below does offer protection. Also, the incredible distance makes head-shots extremely difficult. Also, the platforms are rather small; not ideal for unexpected visitors!

Death from Above!

This map would be ideal for large-scale Team based games. The multi-level arena would add an extra challenge to CTF and such games.

In closing, this map was my first serious undertaking using Forge. It has taken me nearly a week, comprising of numerous do-overs, renaming and tweaking. I know it may not be perfect, but I think its a step in the right direction.

Anyway, Id really love to know what you guys think!