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OVERVIEW
"It quickly became common practice for UNSC forces to build makeshift bases in the factories of New Mombasa."

Skewer is a medium-sized asymmetrical map built on Foundry. It is designed for standard team games for 6 to 10 players.

GAMETYPES
All gametypes are supported.
Recommended gametypes: Team Slayer, Assault, Neutral Bomb, Territories (one-sided), and One Flag.

LAYOUT

The first concept I wanted to explore with Skewer is the idea of a "twisted" map, in which the physical position of terrain is not the same as the metaphysical position. For example, Skewer features a central room, but rather than being the main point on the map, it is the defender's forward base. Likewise, although the rocket tower is located on the defender's side, it is the central location on the map and both attackers and defenders have an equal chance of controlling it.

WEAPONS
All weapons spawn at start, and are the same for asymmetrical and symmetrical, with the exception of the attacker's turret, which is symmetrical only.

Weapon...................| # On Map | Respawn Time | Spare Clips
x1, 180 sec, 1 spare clip
x1, 120 sec, 1 spare clip
x1 120 sec, 1 spare clip
x6, 20-45 sec, 1-2 spare clips
x3, 30 sec, 2 spare clips
x2, never, N/A
x1, 90 sec, 2 spare clips
x1, 90 sec, 2 spare clips
x1, 30 sec, N/A
x2, 30 sec, N/A
x2, 30 sec, 1 spare clip
x1, 30 sec, 2 spare clips
x1, 30 sec, 2 spare clips

EQUIPMENT
Fragmentation Grenade: 2 sets of 2, 10 sec respawn
Plasma Grenade: 3 sets of 2, 10-30 sec respawn
Bubble Shield: 60 sec respawn
Gravity Lift: 90 sec respawn
Regenerator: 60 sec respawn
Mongoose: 30 sec respawn

It's worth pointing out here one second aspect of Skewer's design philosophy. I really wanted to emphasize the traditional differences between attackers and defenders. Therefore, most duel-wielded, close range, and spray-n-pray weapons are on the attacker's side of the map. The burst-fire, head shot, and long range weapons are likewise weighted towards the defender's side.

TERRAIN
THIS MEANS PICTURES!

This is the attacker's base. The default foundry rooms are used as spawn hives, and the flag spawn/return is visible next to the turret. The turret spawns in symmetrical games only, so most of the time you'll just see the return point or bomb spawn where there's a turret and flag here.

This is the attacker's field. The brute shot spawns in the weird wall structure on the left, while on the right you can see the crouching tunnel (more on that bad boy later). Also visible are the ramp leading to the shotgun bunker and the windows into the sniper room.

Also, here's a good place to make a final note about the design philosophy of the map. As I was making the map, I realized two things: I didn't have any good places to put A or B signs, and I was already trying to emphasize the differences between attackers and defenders in a number of ways. I decided to change the layout in a couple of ways so that the attacker's and defender's sides would be very visually distinct. The attacker's side now features a number of buildings with upright columns and is mostly on one elevation (as you can see here). The defenders side, by contrast, has tons of fence boxes, bridges, and ramps, and features lots of verticality. As a result, it's very easy to immediately tell what part of the map you're in.

This is the shotgun bunker. It is the attacker's secondary structure, and as the name suggests, houses the ever rape-tastic shotgun. On the side is the rarely visited SMG house, and in the back, up against Foundry's corner, is the perennially useful bubble shield.

Moving around the corner, we find the transition from the shotgun bunker to the back wall and the all-important rocket tower. Typically, the attackers will try to rush the rocket tower, introducing the defenders to some buckshot in the process. Visible next to the mongoose is the tunnel which leads into the sniper room.

Moving across the back wall and into the defender's territory, we find the rocket tower. The rocket tower holds a commanding view of about 60% of the map. Controlling the tower is of extreme importance, but of course, saying so is easier than doing so. The rocket tower has only two entrances, the ramp in the center of the picture, and the upper walkway, accessible by gravity lift only. The tower is also rather exposed, and a few well placed grenades or sniper rounds will easily remove its occupants.

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