Atrum Tempestas

Created by BSB Cerberus

Map Description
It took me several months of mental planning to even begin forging this map, but once I did, it was completed in a little over 7 straight hours of forging. It's symetrical map design is pure and simple. Teams spawn opposite each other with two side base areas and a central bridge point. The top half of the map contains sparce cover. During play testing if you were losing a gun battle, you could drop down to the bottom half from almost anywhere and find more cover. This works in reverse as well; there's multiple tac steps and routes back up. I've managed to have at least 11 full games of TS testing and a few games of CTF so far, but the map is also set up for Stockpile and various other game types.

p.s. The map name translates to "Dark Storm"

Initial spawn area for Red team

Wide angle view of initial spawn area

Lower central area, contains shotgun spawn

Side base 1, contains sniper spawn

Side base 2, contains grenade launcher spawn

Wide angle view of top portion of map

Originally the map had rockets in place of the shotgun under the central bridge and shotgun was at the current grenade launcher spawn. The rocket launcher proved kind of frustrating on this map so it was replaced with the shotgun and the grenade launcher was added.

All power weapons are at a 90 second spawn timer with 1 spare clip. Additionally the map has DMRs x8, Needle Rifles x6, ARs x8, Magnums x2, Plasma Pistols x2, Plasma Repeaters x2, Needlers x4, Spiker x2 and both Plasma and Frag grenades.

Map takes influences from many of the Forerunner structures from Halo 2 and current forge techniques. Thanks to ghostfaceplayer and xShineyThighx for playtesting and build ideas.

Please leave comments and anything that might improve on the map's playability or aesthetics.

Thanks in advance.