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ODYSSEY

Hello, everybody! This is my FIRST post, so go easy on me. Tell me what to fix and comment so I know for the future. I hope you like it.

DESCRIPTION

Odyssey is a small, assymetric map that is good for anything but infection and VIP. It's strength gametypes are Team Slayer, FFA, Oddball, and Territorties. Don't discriminate team games just because of it's size. Me and a couble friends play-tested this and it's chaos with a 4v4 match. Smaller that that, it flows nicely, and you can keep track of your progression through the level and know where you are and where you are going because you can see almost the entire map from many points of view. The top rated game on this is 1v1 or 2v2. It is epic. believe me, it's a hectic brawl. But I did keep asthetics in mind. It cleanly interlocked and geo-merged, and I tried to make balanced weapon placement.

STORYLINE

A group of lone militants take a expedition through the northern borders of China, which has been destroyed due to constant war with the Emperor of China, Kigoto Yan Sen, and Russia's leader, Joseph Stalin III. They're fighting over obvious power for land. The mission: Hunt down and assasinate Joseph Stalin III. He's tried to take over Alaska three times now. Once they captured Japan from China, the Japanese attacked Alaska and Canada to invade the U.S, that being the famous Operation Anchorage, which was a triumphant success. As they made out way through the underbrush and rambles of the forest of Russia, we come upon a small Japanese outpost on a small creek. It looks abandoned. They head in to examine, but suddently, Banzai attackers suprise the sodiers. Typical Jap's. Now they fight in this creek, as water turns to blood, day to night and victory to failure. Put on your helmet and grab a rifle, chief, your goin' in hot.

WEAPON LIST

-Guns-

- 4 AR's
- 4 BR's
- 1 shotgun
- 1 sniper rifle
- 1 beam rifle
- 1 needler
- 2 spikers 4 plasma
- 4 plasma rifles
- 2 SMG's
- 2 Covenant Carbines
- 2 plasma pistols
- 2 magnums
- 1 sword
- 1 gravity hammer
- 1 fuel rod gun

-Equipment-

- 4 frag grenades
- 4 plasma grenades
- 2 spike grenades
- 2 fire bombs
- 1 overshield
- 1 active camo
- 1 bubble shield
- 1 regenerator

Let me explain. There are different weapons in symmetric and asymmetric games. Look at the pictures, they'll explain what I mean.

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Overview (Symmetrical)

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Overview (Asymmetrical)

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Temple/Shotgun spawn/American spawn

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Bunker/Japanese spawn

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Sniper tower/Sniper/Beam rifle spawns

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Bridge/OS/AC spawns

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Looking in Bridge/SMG spawn

Creek/Sword/Gravity hammer spawn

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Barricade Path/Spiker spawn

Here's where the symmetric and asymmetric parts kick in.

http://haloscreenshots.net/gallery/31E54FB9E07CDD5673695B3A4415E388/"] Symmetric

http://haloscreenshots.net/gallery/1E3D60E108E4F1C8120CA51D26929957/"] Asymmetric

http://haloscreenshots.net/gallery/CA79B482EA7CC9A18845D3539AA0993B/"] Symmetric

http://haloscreenshots.net/gallery/CF9F215417E963DADE9427BB107BE501/"] Asymmetric

http://haloscreenshots.net/gallery/27BC3B2A92C3B28C1DDE238EA6EA5FFB/"] Symmetric

http://haloscreenshots.net/gallery/8506AF387F165ACEB573B391EF244DE3/"] Asymmetric

This part of the map is a very innovative design. The Fueel rod cannon spawn is on the fence perch, but in Symmetric games it is blocked off so that no team can dominate the battlefield. The man-cannon at that edge of the creek lifts you up to the tunnel behind the barricade path by a fence wall. But in Asymmetric games, that fence wall is taken out, and so are the fence boxes blocking you from jumping up there and a higher fence wall is there now. Now if you go in the man-cannon you appear at a once closed off area of the map nad a new weapon to bring some spice into your killing spree.

http://haloscreenshots.net/gallery/363ECD2012D57A0B38AE984A2E8A738E/"] Symmetric

http://haloscreenshots.net/gallery/EEA3AC614D73D6D4314FFBDDA1CF2DF7/"] Asymmetric

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Platform/Fuel rod cannon spawn

And of course, who can forget the creator of this map, Dylan! (me)

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Awesome action shot (I call it "Shockwave Soldier")

There you have it. The battle at Odyssey Creek still rages on. There's just one more question: Will you join the fight?

Ship out to Odyssey Creek and see the fate of the soldiers in your hands! (Batteries, Japanese soldiers, and XBOX Live players not included.)

DOWNLOAD ODYSSEY HERE