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Im proud to finally be able to release this map as it has been in production for a long time. Countless revisions have been made and many hours have been logged testing the various updates. This final version is the culmination of the work put in by many and I would like to thank all our testers.

In particular I would like to thank AbleSir Thomas and Yardbird92 from Halo Wheelmen who offered invaluable insight and guidance along the way.

Below is our video featuring the map on TheHaloForgeEpidemic with commentary by AbleSir Thomas, Yardbird92 and me (Oakley HiDef)

"Island Complex" - Halo Reach Forge Maps (THFE) - (Ep.23) - YouTube

MAP OVERVIEW

This is obviously an invasion map and is meant to be played with the default invasion gametype. The conflict takes place on paradiso where elites must push through the initial defenses, through the satellite station and onto the dockyard to capture the core.

Phase I

In this phase the elites must storm the territories placed by the two anti aircraft guns. Two elite fireteams spawn on the beach while alpha team spawns on a flanking route. The spartan fireteams are spread out along their defenses with the fireteams mirroring the placement of the same corresponding elite fireteams.

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Weapons on this phase are limited to two needle rifles, two dmrs, and a turret for the humans. The rocks along the beach allow the elites to move up while in cover and get off shots by using the strategically placed rock inclines. Spartans are relatively safe inside their bunkers but staying put inside these structures makes defending the territories difficult. Spartans will want to push up to and hold the sea wall by the beach.

Defending the Bravo territory

Shifting the turret toward Alpha

Phase II

Once the AA guns are knocked out the elites move on to attack the softer targets furthur inland. In phase two the territories are placed next to two sattelite stations. On is indoors and the other is outdoors by the bridge. Spartans spawn to the right as indicated in the image below. Elites spawn to the left and also have a backfield vehicle spawn (not shown) by the cave.

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In this phase Elites are given a ghost and a wraith. The spartans have a turret, a grenade launcher, and dmr ammo. The vehicles for the elites are well balanced due to their restriction to a central road. The ghost is still relatively nimble and can be used aggresively but the wraith will want to move up slowly. Spartans can easily sneak up on the wraith as there is little room for it to boost away and the grenade launcher will make it a very easy target for hijaking.

Below is another view of the second phase. The elites will primarily move up through the passage at the very top right of the image along with vehicles. It is also important for elites to use the rock path at the top left of the image to gain a position with good, suppresive sightlines.

Elites pushing from the rock path

Inside the bunker is a good place to hide from the wraith but give up control of the outside and elites will constantly spawn in on the bunker from positions above it.

Phase III

Having captured the sattelite stations the elite can now move onto the dockyard. Elites now have two fireteams spawning on the rocks at the center of the island and their charlie fireteam has access to a tunnel going under one of the spartan buildings to the core. Elites now have access to a banshee, spawning in the vehicle bay along with the wraith/ghost, as well as a focus rifle and plasma launcher. Spartans spawn around the core and have access to a vehicle bay on the aircraft carrier which has a warthog and falcon. The spartans also have a sniper rifle, rocket launcher, and turret available to them. The core must be defended at all cost and must be stopped before the elites can take it back to the bridge located in phase two. A core away spawn in phase two allows spartans to reposition when the core has been pulled out of the main base.

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The wraith moving into the core area

The falcon is crucial in stopping the core and countering the banshee

Elites pull the core and crush the spartan defenders

Thanks for taking a look guys.

There is a 6 part video series about the making of this map for those interested.
Part 1

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