Hello evryone, today I bring you my crown jewel, Solstice.
Solstice is a very small, symmetrical 1v1 map, so it's best played with 2 people (thanks, captain obvious) (you're welcome). My goal was to create a beautiful and fast-paced map which would always keep you on your "toes." The FX Nova, Juicy, and Purple were used to create a snowy, and almost dream-like, feel to the map.

Background:
So, one night I was at home, alone and bored out of my mind. I fired up Reach and doodled around a bit in my older map, Parable (If you're familiar with Parable, you should be able to see the resemblance between these two). I ended up deleting the hallways around the map and and the two bridges in the middle, leaving a very bare and boring base. I randomly put down 4 groups of 3 block: 4x4's of varying heights near each corner and immediately saw potential. I then added the walls, windows at each initial spawn, and "changed the color" of the floor in the center pit. I kept adding on to it and couldn't put my damn controller down for around 5 hours. Finally, the layout was finished; now all I had to is the weapons and spawns! Initially, I had the grenade launcher as the power weapon and 4 plasma 'nades, but thanks to Knight Of Order and his loyal guest, I was persuaded to change the 'nade launcher to a Rocket Launcher (the problem was that no one really rushed pro-pipe...). I think that's it for my little rant!

Weapon List:

DMR: 2, spawn time: 30s, spare clips: 0
Needle Rifle: spawn time: 30s, spare clips:1
Assault Rifle: 2, spawn time: 30s, spare clips: 1
Magnum: 2, spawn time: 30, spare clips: 1
Rocket Launcher: 1, spawn time: 80s, spare clips: 0
Frag Grenade: 2, spawn time: 15s
Plasma Grenade: 2, spawn time: 15s

Gametype Properties:

Score to Win: 25 kills
Teams: Enabled
Primary Weapon: DMR
Secondary Weapon: None
Team Changing: Not Allowed
Melee Modifier: 75%
Starting Equipment: Sprint
Grenade Count: none
Player Speed: 110%
Jump Height: 110%
Motion Tracker Mode: Off
Forced Color: White

Screenshots:

^Overview^

^Blue Initial Spawn/Showcase^

^Red Initial Spawn/Showcase^

^Inside showcase (red)^

Thanks:
Knight Of Order: Thanks for testing and providing wonderful feedback!
Absonus: Well... uhm... thanks for the "action shots?" :P
SeargeantSarcasm8: Thank you for pushing me to finish this project. This never would've been finished without you to motivate me.

I hope you (the reader) have as much fun on Solstice as I did creating it!
Don't forget to leave a comment... <3