Foreword
Thank you to everyone that helped with testing and feedback that allowed me to get this far with the project. Also thanks to Bungie for putting my screenshot on the weekly update and then Waypoint. That helped with publicity a lot!

Those that have played this map before
This latest version of the map irons out all the main issues experienced in the prior release such as spawning problems and balancing the invasion objectives. Much of the map has now been tweaked to make the game flow better, by adding numerous segments to the ship for purposes such as; reducing the chance of falling into the sea, adding an entire new route to and from the hangar along the outside of the ship and more appropriately placed cover. The base ship and objective placements haven’t changed, but I’ve put my time into making it more enjoyable to play around.

Those that have not played this map
Hello! You’re probably wondering what the hell this is all about. Well I’ll tell you.

This is a map of a ship, based on the design of a UNSC Frigate but at a smaller scale. I would have loved to make the ship bigger and more detailed, but running on the provided budget I feel I have achieved the best playable result I can. For all the hardcore accuracy guys, I am well aware this is not an exact replica. The design is based on a Frigate, but I have had to change a lot to accommodate gameplay.

The map is divided into two areas, one being the ship itself which has a fully explorable interior and the other being the Covenant hangar. You can reach the ship from the hangar via one of four Banshee’s or a 2-part man cannon. You cannot get back to the hangar (albeit some lucky jetpacking) from the ship. Rest assured, sniping between the two locations is rare and inefficient use of time. The distance is quite large.

Gametypes
The map supports nearly all gametypes. The exceptions being CTF, Stockpile, Assault and Race. The reasons for this being balance (aside from Race obviously, heh). The gameplay on this map focuses around the ship. The hangar is just an extra, yet it houses the Blue teams initial spawn. Since flags and bombs can’t travel via air vehicle, the only other solution is to put bases either side of the ship, but if you see for yourself it’s not designed very well for it. Feel free to add these gamemodes to your own copy of the map if you wish, but I wouldn’t advise it.

Invasion Slayer is compatible but the drop points are all over the ship, and you can’t turn off vehicle spawns so you get some pretty odd results. Scorpion on the roof anyone?

As for the other gamemodes, they have all been tested with 6-8 players, but it is perfectly capable of handling 8vs8 if you can get the players.

Screenshots
This was the original screenshot that made it to Bungie weekly update and Waypoint. It is from version 0.8 but is not too far of the current version. Plus the cannon is shiny.

This is an overview screenshot of the most recent release. It shows the top half of the ship and the hangar (which you all know what it looks like anyway). A lot of action takes place on the top half of the ship, as well as inside.

Here is a screenshot of the back of the ship, showing the hangar interior and various platforms that allow travel to and from it.

Finally a pic of some of the interior. This is the front part of the ship, a command area and the red team spawn. First two invasion phases has the Spartans start here, until they're pushed back to the engine room.

Action Screenshots! YEAH!
If you wanted screenshots of gameplay, here is a whole bunch of em. Captured from a 4v4 Invasion game and a 6 player Headhunter game.

Questions, feedback and matches
If you have any questions or feedback, you can either leave it here or send me a message directly. Due to overwhelming amount of friend requests, I no longer accept just anybody. I do often host matches on this map and invite those who’ve previously sent me a friend request into the game if they’re online at the time. So even if I haven’t accepted you, doesn’t mean I don’t want to play with you, everybody is welcome and the more players in a game the better.

Patch Notes (0.95 – 1.0)
This is a list of changes (that I can remember) since version 0.95.

Major Changes
- Changed the invasion final objective to Capture the Core
- Fixed invasion spawns to now include backfield and phased spawn areas. No longer have to rely on team mates or random spawn points.
- Added support for several new gametypes; Oddball, Headhunter, Multi-Team, Invasion Slayer
- Added a new route to reach the hangar, vents that go alongside.
- Tweaked, modified and added cover and pathways throughout the ship to improve flow and protection, such as:
o Larger platforms at the rear of the ship, to jump down to the hangar. (Added shield too)
o Added fins to the top of the engines for cover.
o Removed the small walls inside the engine room, and added a central pillar instead.
o Added small platforms at the front of the ship to aid getting in and out of the cavity area.
o Improved the ramps on the outside center of the ship (near the rocket launcher).

Minor Changes
- Fixed numerous glitchey things like lumps in the floor, or holes in undesirable areas.
- Added teleports on Infection to prevent pistol camping.
- Blocked off the MAC Cannon room on certain gametypes to avoid camping.
- Increased the size of the safe zone, so dogfighting is less restrictive.
- Removed unnecessary items from the Covenant hangar to provide more budget for the frigate.
- Re-coloured various parts of the ship, to make it look a little more interesting.
- Moved the flashy red lights, cos it was really important.