Intro:

Hello everybody, I am here today to submit my second map to ForgeHub. For those of you who've seen my previous map (Mafia) you will understand that following the completion of that project, I left Halo: Reach for a while and played some other games. Nearly a year later, I decided that it was time to make a new map and, armed with a certain design in my mind, I began the construction of the Fallsview Retreat. Although it is still not the best of my maps, I believe it will be more fun to progressively work my way towards my current achievements. So, let's get started then!

The map (Fallsview Retreat):

My initial plan was to build this small resort all around the waterfall in Forge World, naively thinking that it was odd that no one else tried. I soon discovered, as I imagine plenty others did, that getting too close will put you out of bounds. So, changing my plan as I worked, I inched myself further and further from the falls until it was no longer out of bounds, but as close as possible. So, directly facing the waterfall, this mini-resort, obviously reserved for the rich, features a cabin filled with supplies (propane tanks), a main floor with a front desk, small restaurant and bar, a second floor which houses two bedrooms and a patio, a third floor with three bedrooms, with individual patios and a fourth floor observation deck. Wow that was a long sentence... Players can also enjoy the beautiful view of Paradiso from certain windows, along with the soothing sound of the waterfall, slightly buffered by the inner walls as they jump through elevators to reach the various floors.

The Gametype (Slayer):

This map is specifically built for a free-for-all slayer game. The spawn points (initial and respawn) along with weapon placement were created with this sole gametype in mind. I found the map far too small for any team games, therefore I believe it should stay as simply slayer. Also, since slayer allows jetpacks, I am sending a warning to all players that attempting to escape the map will give you a soft kill warning of 10 seconds (and that counts for camping on the roof).

Screenshots:

An outside picture showing the waterfall and the hotel.

The main floor shed.

A sniper booby-trapped inside the shed.

The two main doors to the hotel (on main floor).

The main floor with the restaurant, front desk and fully stocked bar.

A view from the bar of the main floor.

The first elevator (from the main floor to the second floor).

The second floor (first floor elevator on left, second floor elevator on right)

The view of Paradiso from the second floor windows.

One of the two second floor bedrooms.

The second floor patio.

The third floor (from the second-to-third floor elevator)

One of three third floor bedrooms.

A third floor window.

The fourth floor observation deck.

Another outside view of the hotel.

So, as you can all see, the terrain itself is rather small, even for a free-for-all map, but through multiple test games, I was able to prove that because of the multiple floors, combat can constantly be taking place, without all the players crashing into each other. The elevators are a quick mechanism to reach higher floors, but a jetpack will work just as well. Players on higher floors will also find it easy to drop down unto lower floors without losing too much health. The mixed array of weapons will also permitted for constantly up-beat combat and it also encourages the use of different armour abilities. Overall, from the feedback that I've received from some testers, it is a rather amusing map to play!

Weapons list:
Sniper rifle: 1
Shotgun: 1
Grenade launcher: 1
Concussion rifle: 1
Plasma launcher: 1 (rather well hidden, I'd like to think)
Focus rifle: 1
DMRs, Needler rifles: A few (sorry, no number is coming to mind)
Automatic weapons (Needler, Plasma rifle, Spiker): 1 each

Conclusion:

Well, I believe that is all there is to say about my second map, Fallsview Retreat. Please leave your feedback, be it positive, or simply constructive criticism, I will take note of it and, if I haven't already realised it since I made this map, will add it to my standards for future maps.

For those of you who saw my first map (Mafia) I hope I was able to show an improvement with Fallsview Retreat and I plan to continue to show my skill advancement with my more recent maps. (They will be up once there is a little more testing!)

Video Review:

Halo Reach Forge Maps: "Fallsview Retreat" - YouTube