Greetings fellow Halo fans... finally, the wait is over!

Welcome to my first project on Reach, and first upload to Forge Hub:

Archive XXI

Description
This map was designed primarily for BTB & Invasion, but is compatible with ALL standard gametypes.
However... due to limitation of the Forge mode, I have split it into three separate files:

BTB Slayer/Objective & Race variant

This is the BTB file (v1.0), and is compatible with:

Assault
Capture The Flag
Race
Slayer
Territories

Overview

Weapons:

6x DMR (spawn time = 45, spare clips = 1)
4x Assault Rifle (spawn time = 30, spare clips = 1)
4x Needle Rifle (spawn time = 45, spare clips = 2)
2x Magnum (spawn time = 20, spare clips = 2)
2x Plasma Repeater (spawn time = 30)
2x Plasma Pistol (spawn time = 25)
2x Sniper Rifle (spawn time = 120, spare clips = 2)
2x Mounted Machine gun (spawn time = 150)
1x Needler (spawn time = 75, spare clips = 2)
1x Concussion Rifle (spawn time = 90, spare clips = 2)
1x Grenade Launcher (spawn time = 90, spare clips = 5)
1x Shotgun (spawn time = 90, spare clips = 2)
1x Rocket Launcher (spawn time = 150, spare clips = 2)
1x Spartan Laser (spawn time = 180)

Grenades:
4x Frag Grenades (spawn time = 15)
4x Plasma Grenades (spawn time = 20)

Vehicles:
4x Mongoose (spawn time = 60)
2x Ghost (spawn time = 90)
2x Warthog (spawn time = 120)
2x Falcon (spawn time = 150)
1x Banshee (spawn time = 180)

Armor Abilities:
2x Hologram (spawn time = 60)
1x Jet Pack (spawn time = 90)
1x Drop Shield (spawn time = 120)
1x Active Camo (spawn time = 150)
1x Armor Lock (spawn time = 150)

Pictures

Overhead View

Red Base

Blue Base

Green Base

Orange Base

More pics

Download the Archive XXI file here

Small competitive FFA/Team & Infection variant

This is the Archive XXI (small) file (v1.0), and is compatible with:

Assault
Capture The Flag
Headhunter
Infection
Juggernaut
King of the Hill
Oddball
Slayer
Stockpile
Territories

Overview

FFA/Team area details

Weapons:

5x DMR (spawn time = 45, spare clips = 2)
2x Assault Rifle (spawn time = 30, spare clips = 2)
2x Needle Rifle (spawn time = 45, spare clips = 2)
2x Sniper Rifle (spawn time = 120, spare clips = 1)
2x Needler (spawn time = 75, spare clips = 2)
1x Energy Sword (spawn time = 150)
1x Magnum (spawn time = 20, spare clips = 2)
1x Plasma Pistol (spawn time = 30)
1x Concussion Rifle (spawn time = 90, spare clips = 2)
1x Grenade Launcher (spawn time = 90, spare clips = 5)
1x Shotgun (spawn time = 90, spare clips = 2)
1x Rocket Launcher (spawn time = 180, spare clips = 1)

Grenades:
4x Frag Grenades (spawn time = 15)
4x Plasma Grenades (spawn time = 15)

Vehicles:
None

Armor Abilities/Powerups:
1x Active Camouflage (spawn time = 180)
1x Armor Lock (spawn time = 180)
1x Camo powerup (spawn time = 180)
1x Overshield (spawn time 180)

Infection area details

There are no weapons, vehicles or AA/powerups as pickups in this section, but it does feature a day/night effect using certain FX objects, and it will slowly get darker as the game progresses to give more horror feel in zombie games.

Pictures

FFA/Team Area

Overhead View

Bases

More Pics

Infection area

Overhead View

More Pics

Download the Archive XXI (small) file here

Invasion variant

This is the Invasion - Archive XXI file (v1.0), and is compatible with:

Invasion
Invasion Slayer

Overview

Attacking: Elites
Defending: Spartans

Phase 1 - Territories

Objectives

Spartans

Weapons:
2x DMR (spawn time = 45, spare clips = 2)

Elites

Weapons:
3x Needle Rifle (spawn time = 45, spare clips = 2)

Phase 2 - Assault

Phase 2 Area

Objectives

Spartans

Weapons:
1x Sniper Rifle (spawn time = 45, spare clips = 2)
1x Rocket Launcher (spawn time = 45, spare clips = 2)
1x Shotgun (spawn time = 45, spare clips = 2)

Vehicles:
1x Warthog

Phase 2/3 Fireteam Spawns

Backfield Spawn

Elites

Weapons:
1x Focus Rifle (spawn time = 45, spare clips = 2)
1x Plasma Launcher (spawn time = 45, spare clips = 2)

Vehicles:
1x Ghost
1x Revenant

Phase 2/3 Fireteam Spawns

Backfield Spawn

Phase 3 - Capture the Core

Objectives

Spartans

Weapons:
1x Spartan Laser (spawn time = 120)

Vehicles:
1x Falcon (spawn time = 60)

Phase 3 Backfield Spawn
WARNING:
Remember to bring a Jetpack

Elites

Weapons:
1x Fuel Rod Gun (spawn time = 45, spare clips = 2)

Vehicles:
1x Banshee (spawn time = 60)

Download the Invasion: Archive XXI files here

Map
Gametype

I have only encountered minor framerate issues in the Invasion variant, although it hasn't affected performance drastically. I've started working on a v2, and hopefully this and other small problems I've found will be fixed.

Brief History

When I first started building this map, I was still learning how to use the Forge mode on Reach, experimenting with all the cool new tools Bungie had delivered to us. What I started to make didn't look like much, and was very different to what it ended up as. To give you an idea of just how much it has changed over time, this is what the map looked like in it's early stage of development way back in late 2010.

Very different to how it looks now, wouldn't you agree? XD

Eventually I had realized just what my goal would be on what became a very ambitious project,
to make a map suitable for all standard gametypes... and of course, this lead to allot of problems which I would eventually encounter.

Well that's it for now. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have some fun games on Archive XXI.
I encourage everyone to provide me with any solid feedback, as it is vital for making improvements and building this map into something spectacular. I also have more awesome maps to show which will be due for release in the near future, and I hope you will enjoy them too.