Mania
"Catch the disease"

INTRO:
I have been working on this map since Halo 3 (really). The first iteration wasn't too bad, but Mania is unarguably a vast improvement. I took many liberties while rebuilding my favorite creation. Mania supports most gametypes (CTF, Assualt, Race, and Invasion variants are not supported at this time). Later versions might see an inclusion of CTF and assault.

OVERVIEW:
Mania incorporates a nice blend of short-range combat, decent lines of sight, and vertical gameplay. No weapon is overly superior in every situation. A lack of fall damage makes escape easier so that you might live to kill again. The entire map sees action during gameplay; producing a very balanced feel.

EQUIPMENT:

DMR x 5
Focus Rifle x 1 [180s respawn]
Frag Grenade x 2
Health Station x 5
Machine Gun Turret x 2
Magnum x 2
Needler x 1
Needle Rifle x 3
Plasma Grenade x 4
Plasma Pistol x 1
Plasma Repeater x 2
Plasma Rifle x 2
Shotgun x 2 [single clip; 90s respawn]
Sniper x 1 [one extra clip; 180s respawn]
Spiker x 1
Sword x 1 [180s respawn]

IMAGES:

This is an overview of the map from the perspective of the red-side. [Loadout cam]

This is an overview of the map form the perspective of the blue-side. [Loadout cam]

Overview of the map from the mid-back.

This is the back walkway / tunnel thing. This walkway goes around the perimeter of most of the map.

This is the floor on red-side.

This is the floor on blue-side.

FEATURES:
Fall damage is nearly nonexistent in Mania.
There are 7 ways to get from the bottom level to the top (without the need of a jet-pack).
*Jet-packs aren't overpowered despite Mania being multileveled.
*The turrets don't dominate gameplay.
†Spawn sighting (what I call seeing someone from the opposite team spawning in) is exceedingly rare.
*Weapons and gameplay are balanced.
*Mania is very easy to navigate. You always know where you are in the map.

UPDATES:
16 November 2010: Added soft-kill to the chain on red-side to prevent an unfair advantage for jet-packers.
17 November 2010: Streamlined a man cannon.
22 November 2010: Fixed Stockpile, territories, and oddball

TO DO LIST / KNOWN ISSUES:
Stockpile: Turn-in locations need to be tweaked
Stockpile: More access to turn-in locations is needed
Territories: Territories are currently invisible, but still functional
Oddball: Add support for multiball
Infection: Spawns need to be tweaked (current spawns need to receive more testing first)
Stockpile: Turn-in points need to be rebalanced
Assault and CTF: Support needs to be added

Download Mania!

*Mentioned by various playtesters immediately after playing on the map.
†Personally witnessed this. Other playtesters merely mentioned that the spawn system worked very well.