Diurnal

Slayer, Team Slayer. 2-4 players.

Designed for free-for-all, 1v1, and doubles.

Throughout the Halo games I've dealt with quite a few maps, and I arrived on the thought that maybe, now that forge is nicely tuned up, that I'd take a shot at making one myself. However, I barely knew anything about map or gameplay mechanics, so I mostly looked at the geometry of other shooters such as Quake and Unreal. One thing I've found in a lot of maps that I dislike is random cover, or just cover for cover's sake (random objects placed in a space). I prefer a gameplay style more focused on maneuverability, without the geometry of the map getting in the way. I grew up playing split-screen 1v1 with my older brother and 4 person free-for-all games with friends, so naturally I wanted to create a map that well suited that kind of gaming. The map has two floors, the main bottom floor, and the narrow upper floor. the upper floor gives the player access to the grenade launcher and sniper rifle, but leaves them quite vulnerable. To gain access to the upper floor, use the lift in the sniper nests. When I was making this, I ran into some frame rate issues here and there. I tried to get rid of as much glass as possible without significantly changing the map, but it is still giving me a bit of trouble in certain areas, so you might want to avoid split screen games for moment. If i get enough interest i might make a v2, but i doubt that that will happen. Any criticism is greatly appreciated. Cheers.

Weapons:

Focus Rifle
Sniper Rifle
Needle Rifle x2
DMR x2
Plasma Pistol
Grenade Launcher
Stackable Powerups x2
Plasma Grenade x2

Sequence 1v1 gametype gives you unlimited sprint and sets up the power-ups. The map still works with other variants of slayer, but the jet-pack would muck things up a bit, so be wary. I borrowed from the brilliant forger iTs NeXn. I highly recommend you check out his maps, especially sequence. its like this one, but much, much better.

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