The idea for escarpment first came to me when I was floating boxes above the cliff on avalanche and realized that it had some potential. I loaded up every major floating map I could find to see what they did that people like. Then I spent a couple weeks in forge creating the first Escarpment prototype. It was amazing except for a few minor spawn and weapon adjustments. But I wouldn't finish there! After testing a third time I added a rocket platform and a spiker platform to make the map flow well. Cumulatively this map has over 500 hours worth of work put into it not including planning and brainstorming. What is the result of all this hard work. Click the download link and find out!!!

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My main goal when developing this map was to perfectly combine angles and elevation to create the perfect battlefield. First time you load this map up you will be surprised to find fire-fights from the rocket platform to the spiker platform with bullets flying in between double boxes and such! Players will get assassinated as they fly up from the fuel rod cannon and players will get headshotted from above as they engage another opponent in a BR dual! i recommend you play Escarpment for either 1 vs 1, or 2 vs 2, but it also plays well for FFA slayer with up to 6 people. Objective game types are not recommended but it will work fine for one flag and one bomb. territories and King of the hill are very exciting on this map.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGwE0XcMrcc

Pictures

When you are running around in first person it is hard to see exactly how large Escarpment is. For scale use this picture. However you are missing the spiker spawn as well as the fuel rod platform. Escarpment uses almost all of the available space above the cliff yet it still remains unbreakable. To my knowledge!

Here is another great overview picture. Notice the architecture design. Instead of solid floors I have done double box walkways with holes and gaps to either jump to lower levels or to ride a gravity lift up one. In this picture you can see the fuel rod platform at the very bottom as well as the spiker spawn jutting out of the snow bank! There are tow sets of teleporters. The ones on he outside are together and the two on the inside work together! Teleporters and gravity lifts are necessary in gameplay!

This is where one team spawns as well as the spiker spawn. I really like this piece of geometry because it flows really well and there are many options. For instance a player in this section of the map could stay on the snow bank with easy access to the first and second level, or they could grab the spikers and rest on this platform with a good overview of the bottom level. Alternatively the player could walk around the back of this column and hide with their reticule on anybody unlucky enough to pass by on the bottom walkway!

This screenshot should give you a basic idea of what the bottom floor is like. Use the teleporter for easy access to the top level and the other side of the map. Going through the gravity lift takes you up to the plasma grenade spawn. The walkway is not angled. The boxes work as steps. If you time your jump right you will be flying along the walkways but if you don't you will hit the edge and be forced to hop up and the extra second could be all it takes when somebody is shooting you with a BR!

This screenshot was taken from the top level looking down. Here is the SMG spawn which are an underestimated factor on Escarpment. The teleporter will transport you to the third floor and the gravity lift at the bottom launches you up to the second floor. When you look into the distance you can see an overturned watch tower base. That is the fuel Rod Spawn.

Here is a more in depth overview of the Fuel rod spawn. The man cannon has been interlocked with the watch tower base for aesthetics and depending on the angle it can launch you up to the walkways above. Or if you time it perfectly you will glide through the maze of double boxes and land perfectly on the third level. You won't know how to do it until you accidentally do it though! I had much inspiration from Accession to include this.

This screen shot was taken on the top level looking towards the back teleporter. Although there is nothing new to see here you should try and really enjoy the beautiful geometry on Escarpment!

yes, I am showing off my wall. I actually spent nearly 3 days constructing this thing. The first prototype was only one ramp tall and I kept building onto it until a banshee could not fly over it in some places. The wall is perfectly curved and fits in perfectly with the cliff. I dare you to find a way to break it. As of my knowledge there is no way!

Here is an outside picture of the screenshot for scale. It is constructed with 52 items, 4 of which being large watchtower bases and 13 ramps. I think that it is going to keep most breakers in!

Action Pictures

Me getting pwnd by MASTER016. This is a good example of when I say interesting angles and elevation.

The ultimate example of karma! Me pwning Master016 with a fuel rod cannon. Another good example of the intensity of this map.

He may be a better gun than me but I can walk on walls.

Some action at the sniper spawn. he sees me in my sniping point and starts to Carbine me. I rush back around and start BRing him. It was a frenzy that lasted several seconds. It came don to one last bullet. Always bring full ammo to a gun fight!

in case you missed it the first time, here it is!
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