A R C A S I U S Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 -There was a time when this once grand harbor flourished with life. But now subjected to the wrath of the Promethean's, it has no purpose other than to serve as a battleground for various races as it's streets are riddled with countless munitions- Download: https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo4/fileshare/details/873c8749-ab66-4a9a-a5ef-214c9a2237ab This map started off as an asymmetrical aesthetic wonder by the name of 'Hell Harbor'. However due to meticulous scrutinizing and many play tests, it has now evolved into it's final form, Anchorage. With a large round Arch-sail which serves as the centerpiece for the map, Anchorage has become a symmetrical masterpiece with a mixture of long and short lines of sight, great height variation, and original rounded aesthetics. Tactical Jumps have also been included in order to add an extra dynamic to game play for those who pride themselves on being able to escape a dangerous situation very swiftly, or to sneak up on an enemy unnoticed and dispatch them.Initial weapon ordnance drops include the Sniper Rifle and Rocket launcher however these do not respawn and are placed in the lowest regions of the map. Initial concepts of the map saw it become very sniper driven with many long lines of sight and small height variations. However it has evolved immensely since then and although the sniper still has its place, it has been balanced so that it is no longer the main go-to power weapon after the initial strikes. This was done to balance the map and to cater to all gamer's of different play-styles.In order to persuade spartan's to venture down into the misty shadows of the harbor's streets, cover at middle and top levels has been minimized however there is still enough to frustrate even the best of snipers. Supported Gametypes Infinity Slayer (Recommended) 2 Flag-CTF (Recommended) King of the Hill Oddball Flood (Recommended) All FFA variants (Recommended) Regicide SWAT Recommended Party Size 4 - 12 So without further ado, enjoy Anchorage!--Screenshots 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaq Cloud Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 looks very interesting i'll have DL and check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo117 Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creative Gaming Inc. Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Woooooow… breathtaking visuals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A R C A S I U S Posted April 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Thanks i'm glad you like it guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IR3CON Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 I really like how you used inclines to your advantage. Forgers usually stay away from inclines, but you did good job at spreading them around the map and making some creative structures. The only thing I do not like from the images is the bridge sections located at both ends of the center of the map. They feel out of place and probably won't be used as much during the gameplay. Removing them or replacing with something that feels more natural would improve the central structure of the map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A R C A S I U S Posted April 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 I'm really not a fan of the boom cannon/binary rifle random drop in the center and some of your spawn points could be oriented a bit better, but this looks quite good so far otherwise. I'll get some games on it soon. Definitely let me know how the games go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaq Cloud Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 I aesthetic design of the map is really good. Kudos on that. Very original design, two Thumbs up on that. However the game play during infinity slayer left a lot to be desired. - A lot of long open sight lines. - Very little cover or quick escape routes from the bottom. (although very pretty) - Quite a few spawn points were disorienting, mainly on the outer bridges, and the top - Cleaning up the forging in the some the areas mostly the gaps between ramp XLs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A R C A S I U S Posted April 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 I aesthetic design of the map is really good. Kudos on that. Very original design, two Thumbs up on that. However the game play during infinity slayer left a lot to be desired. - A lot of long open sight lines. - Very little cover or quick escape routes from the bottom. (although very pretty) - Quite a few spawn points were disorienting, mainly on the outer bridges, and the top - Cleaning up the forging in the some the areas mostly the gaps between ramp XLs. Hey man thanks for the feedback, but this map was designed to have long sight lines, this was to avoid people camping up top level the whole time and to venture down to mid or bottom. -Bottom has a few tac jumps in order to get to the upper level, use the ramps next to the centre sail structure, -the spawns face in clear open directions that follow clear paths and none of them face walls or so im not sure whats the deal with that, in all the games ive played on it and Ive played quite a few, I havnt received that feedback... - I have used only 4 ramp XL's on the map, I just checked over them all and they have no gaps or anything gamebreaking or altering about them. Are you refering to other pieces maybe? I painstakingly went through the entire map for hours making sure everything was lined up perfectly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaq Cloud Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 In terms of the orientation with the exception of the red and blue much of the map is not brightly colored. so when you spawn on a side base or underneath (at least the players in my party) weren't quite sure which side we spawned on. If you did use colored objects in the neutral areas they maybe a little too subtle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A R C A S I U S Posted April 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 In terms of the orientation with the exception of the red and blue much of the map is not brightly colored. so when you spawn on a side base or underneath (at least the players in my party) weren't quite sure which side we spawned on. If you did use colored objects in the neutral areas they maybe a little too subtle. Updated. White lights changed to red and blue respectively down below to assist with orientation. also most structures are colour coordinated. Download the latest version in the thread above ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IR3CON Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I played some CTF on here today. The spawning is far too opened. There are also neutral spawns that shouldn't be in the CTF gametype. Other than that, there is not so much cover on the map which makes the gameplay rather annoying. Once caught in crossfire, there is no way to escape. Also the bottom side if the map was very rarely used so I recommend adding passages that people would want to use to get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonVolver Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 I like the overall look and feel, and from the screen shots the aesthetics look meticulously invented. Great overall concept. I will DL and check it out, and give more concrete feedback after a walk through. Kudos. CV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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