About a year ago I was heavily involved in Forge, spending countless hours creating and refining maps of all kinds. I had several maps planned to release to the public soon, but still required additional testing. This long process evidently got the better of me, and along with life’s many distractions (as well as a little game called Skyrim) I put Halo Reach aside and diverted my attention elsewhere.

Now, with the impending launch of Halo 4 and its improved mapmaking tools spurring me on, I have done my best to finalize my creations and allow the public to hopefully enjoy them as we have. It seems kind of silly, considering Halo 4 is less than 60 days away. But if nothing else your feedback will help in the future development of my creations and in my humble opinion they are still a blast to play.

And so, without further adieu, I present the first of four maps, Bankrupt.

Bankrupt follows a simple MLG-inspired design, with two symmetrical levels surrounding a center platform.

Each extremity offers a spawning room for Red and Blue team, with an aim to reduce poor respawns.

On each side are unique “wings” with varying degrees of height and a sufficient amount of cover to help balance the fact that here you will discover the rocket launcher and the sword.

^corner A

^corner C

^sword spawn

^rocket spawn

The lower level features mid to short-range encounters with a select few extensive lines-of-sight allowing for snipers to flex their muscles. The weapon selection and placement is straight out of Halo 3’s The Pit, a map I consider among the greatest.

Bankrupt was designed and tested primarily for Slayer, but supports most gametypes. Two-Team, Multi-Team and FFA Slayer all tested commendably. I would suggest at least five players and no more than ten.

Overview: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/407/overvieww.jpg/

Bankrupt is my personal favorite in this Map Pack and the most likely to be remade in Halo 4. I spent an insane amount of time polishing Bankrupt (30+ hours) but there are still some minor things I wished I could easily change as well as conducting additional testing. It’s not perfect, but we’ve certainly enjoyed its evolution and I hope you will too. Let me know what you like and what you do not. Thanks for your time!

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