RADIATE
RADIATE
Hi everyone! This is my second post on Forgehub. You may have seen the V1 of map here, as Radial. But when I posted it, I learned that one of my friends posted it for me without telling me. Of course, I got killed. I am slightly mad at my friend, but everything's now back to normal. Anyway my post for that was bad, so here is a better one. By the way, this is a V2 of Radial; the old one was not playable, had too many power weapons, and was very sloppy. Some improvements on this version:
-straightened mancannons
-interlocked destroyed section more
-made map compatible with all gametypes
-gave it a more Forerunner feel
-removed Forerunner skeleton
-added more cover
-generally cleaned everything up
-fixed gap in shield recharging station's wall
BACKSTORY
Thousands of years ago, the Forerunners built a majestic battle arena, to watch prisoners and criminals fight for honor. Sadly, the Forerunners did not clean up the bodies, and bacteria in the bodies evolved, resulting in the first of the Flood parasites. The Forerunners turned off and fled the arena, leaving it to collapse. Now, in 2552, the Covenant have found the arena, turned it back on, and now use it as a base for Elites. There were rotting bodies, but they were removed. Now, the UNSC have attacked, and the two sides fight for dominance in the arena.
DESCRIPTION
This map is hexagonal, with about a third of it collapsed. There is a central tower with four spokes radiating out from it, hence the name Radiate. These spokes go to a catwalk ringing the entire map. A massive energy column the Forerunners worshipped has fallen. The block that fell was full of energy, so the Covenant attached a Plasma Cannon to it. The map has a red and a blue mancannon that lift you to the second level. For a better description, this map is very similar to the Halo 2 map Desolation. For more info see "Extras" at the bottom.
WEAPONS
The map has only Covenant weapons on it, except for one; when some friends were watching me forge V1, one of them put down a Shotgun. If you find it, delete it and please tell me where it is. There are 5 Plasma Grenades, a Power Drain, and a Radar Jammer. The map has no Brute weapons.
-Plasma Grenade x5
-Power Drain x1
-Rader Jammer x1
-Plasma Cannon x1
-Energy Sword x1
-Fuel Rod Gun x1
-Needler x2
-Sentinal Beam x4
-Plasma Rifle x5
-Covenant Carbine x4
-Beam Rifle x1
-Shotgun x1 (remember to delete it if found!)
PLAYABILITY
The Plasma cannon only spawns in games with no teams. All power weapons have not much ammo and/or don't respawn for a while. As I said before, the map plays all gametypes. Since the map is small, rounds pass quickly, so if you play an objective game, there should be multiple rounds. Hint: The Plasma Cannon offers some cover, but has a small field of fire, and it is smart to rip it off and carry it around. 2-8 players recommended, 10 at most.
EXTRAS
The map, in some gametypes like King Of The Hill and Territories, a large beam shoots out the central tower. The map has a shield recharging station. There are many caves in the ruined section of the arena's wall.There are four sentinal beams, one in each corner of the map. One is hidden! The old Forerunner skeleton made players closer to it have an unfair advantage because it was made of guns. Yes, guns. So I removed it in this version.
PICTURES
-Please tell me if they don't work!
Red Side (destroyed)

Red Mancannon

Red Box

Blue Side (operational)

Disclaimer: Hole next to blue box is actually not there, its just I was still forging when I took the screenshot :)
Blue Mancannon

Blue Box-Interlockzorz skillz!

Central Tower and Energy Sword

Plasma Cannon with attachments into energy box

ACTION SHOTS (played on 1 vs 1)
The Assassin

The Battle

The Tea-bagging!

DOWNLOAD LINK
-If the link doesn't work, please tell me.
Bungie.net : Bungie Online : Halo 3 File Details
Map made by HLG Amber Ciad
I am currently working on a V3, which is halfway finished.