D-Day 1944

Well, I've just finished my first map I made in Halo Reach. Obviously, by looking at the title, you can tell that it is a 'Storm the Beach' map. You can have a total and recommended 16 players. 4 in machinegun bunkers, tearing up and defending the beach, and the other 12 storming up. There are pieces of cover lined along the beach and grass to take cover behind.

It uses a custom Territories gametype. The defenders (red team) need to defend a single territory flag, and the attackers (blue team) need to move all the way up the beach to capture it. It has a one second capture time, and as soon as they take it they win the round, scoring 1 point. If the defenders can defend it for a full 5 minutes, they win the round and score a point. First to 5 points wins.

Pictures:

Attackers' spawn (4 total landing craft, each boat can spawn 3 people):

The defenders. 4 available machineguns; 2 bunkers (only 1 shown in picture).
Territory flag is located lower down in picture.

Two views of the beach and grass, which the attackers move up:

When you get hit, you die instantly. This works fine though, as the machineguns aren't very accurate. Both teams spawn with a magnum/pistol, with little ammo. This gives the attackers the chance to try to kill a machinegunner when they get close enough, giving them a second or two to move up more before the machinegunner respawns. I've tried, and the actual turret acts as quite a decent shield for the gunner, so this won't happen often.

There are no armour abilities. This was world war II, and soldiers weren't flying around with jetpacks. I tested the 'Sprint', and it makes you move too fast. Once again, be careful, as you can die in one hit. (No shields, 10% health. I've tested and it seems to work well).

If you look at the second picture, you can see that it is possible for the defenders to jump out of their bunkers and down to the soldiers on the beach. Don't worry, any defender who tries this will be rewarded with a suicide and 20 second respawn.

When you have a full lobby, keep in mind that only a maximum of four people can be on red team (defenders) at once. If there are more than four, it will screw up the spawning, and there are only four turrets anyway. You'll be able to balance it out yourselves. (e.g. if you have eight players, put 2 on red and 6 on blue). I'd advise you have at least 8 players, or it can get quite boring and frustrating for both sides.

One more thing: keep in mind that this is pretty much just a beta version, because I haven't had time yet to do multiple tests with 16 players. I'll fix what you tell me in the comments. Thanks!

Download map: Bungie.net : Halo Reach : File Details

Download gametype: Bungie.net : Halo Reach : File Details