Boarding Party 2.0! This map has taken me hours. I never counted, but it's at least 10, probably around 20 or more. Throughout, I've had to deal with an Xbox that works only half the time, freezes often, and a tight budget, as well as picky items that refused to do what I wanted.

And after all that, here it is. My masterpiece. Not entirely perfect, but looking back, it was a fun map to make, and hopefully you will enjoy playing it.

Download can be found at the bottom. To skip the description, scroll down.

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What is Boarding Party? Boarding Party is a re-imagination of Boarding Action. I liked the concept of 2 "ships" having a shootout across a gap. While finishing the first base, I was still searching for a catch, something creative that no other Boarding Action map would have. That's when I noticed that the gap between the 2 bases seemed off. So I built a 3rd ship. That's right, there's 2 ships. each base, plus a neutral ground for either team to fight on.

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One of the Bases

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Inner Deck of the Midship

Each base is 4 levels tall, and includes a Light Bridge for the Mongoose to bounce across. This is the quickest and most direct route to the enemy base. The Sword also spawns in the center of the Light Bridge(on a pit stop in neutral ship) but only on asymmetrical games.

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Launch an Assault! Perfect for attacking the enemy's base to capture their flag or deliver a bomb!

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Each team has a Mongoose on the 3rd Deck

This map is compatible with every default, and some custom, gametypes, but it best suited for team games like Assault and Capture the Flag.

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CTF
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King of the Hill

The Midship is unique, as it has 2 side, split down the middle. You can cross at certain points. Grab some medium-ranged weapons, and aim at your enemy's base! But watch out, close range weapons dominate if you're on the same ship.

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Inner Deck of Midship, a King of the Hill game.

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The Aftermath

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Each ship has an Inner Deck on the first floor. On the side ships, this acts as the home of the flag and bomb spawns and drop offs.

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There is also a Sniper Rifle at each base and a Rocket Launcher at the top level of the Midship, similar to the Sword on Construct. Two Miniguns lie at the end of each side base. They have a large field of fire, but are open to attack from just about anywhere.

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Just a note, some spots get a little bumpy. I tried my best, but some places just refused to work out properly. The Midship is probably the bumpiest, followed by the A ship. There's not much I can do, and even if I tore them down and remade them, there's no promise that they would turn out an better. I also ran out of Walls and Double Walls, and eventually also ran low on Fence Walls, and eventually Money, which held back weapon placement, as well as scenery and objects to hide behind.

To simulate the falling to your death of the original, I added teleporters(what I could spare) to the floor. If you fall off, which I've made the map to help you prevent that, the only way to get back up is to go through the Teleporters and directly into a cage with a respawning fusion coil. Shoot it or melee is, or throw a grenade until you die. It counts as a suicide about as often as if you fell of into a real bottomless pit. It also removes your weapons from play. I kinda stole this system from the penalty system in the Bungie 500 racing map, but it's an awesome system.

Some notes: I could add more weapons if I delete the 2 standing teleporters, but I'm not sure if everyone will realize they can go through the 2 at the front end of each base and respawn. If it's obvious to everyone, I can delete those, and maybe one of the cages, get some more money added to the budget, and make the map feel a whole lot more fun.

Download:
Test
2.0 Map
Stable
1.1 Map

*BONUS*

As an added bonus, I've included one of my Gametypes, which will work on any may that does not require a special gametype.

Spartan II vs Spartan III

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One team starts out as members of the Spartan II program. They are slightly stronger than average multiplayer Spartans.

The others are all members of the Spartan III program. They have no shields, but have Active Camo in it's place. To win, the Spartan III group must use tactics and remain unseen, because in direct confrontation, they stand no chance, and will be dead in seconds.

Download: Gametype