Map Title: Veranda
The Sewers beneath this tranquil grotto are alive

Hello good Forge Hubbers. I am TantricEcho and I have been quietly stalking you on this forum for the past year and a half. This is my first post and first decent map (I think so anyway) so bear with me. This map began life about a year ago, I had an idea for a map that consisted of two identical halves, this is one of those halves that I salvaged when I ran out of budget. I am extraordinarily proud of this map and I have spent an enormous amount of time on it. It is best played with either 2 v 2 slayer, one flag or assault. Please review, criticism is welcome, both good and bad. I'm sure there are things I have to fix on this (spawns, capture/bomb points.) If you find a way out of the map PLEASE NOTIFY ME ASAP.

Anyway, the map consists of an upper, open area with a center structure. Shield walls keep you from blasting each others faces in when you spawn. It's an interesting feeling when you spawn looking at your opponents. In this part there is a tower complete with a rocket launcher, two entrances to the sewers (more on that later) and an entrance to a pretty hallway.

If you so desire, and I highly recommend you do, take a stroll through the pretty hallway and you'll end up in the sword room/ overshield warp room. This room has a lovely view of the dunes and is complete with a sword (imagine that) and a warp to a jail cell that is packed with an overshield and a power drain.) Also in this room there is another access to the sewers.

Moving on to the sewers. However you decide to get down there, you will find a grav lift, the overshield jail (though not accessible form the sewers), a shotgun cache and the hidden access to the ramp leading upstairs.

Pictures say a thousand words.

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An overview that does not do the map justice.

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A pretty side view that has nothing to do with the playable area of the map.

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"Red Spawn" The pallets cover the holes to the sewer.

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"Blue Spawn" it is a small map indeed. Again, pallets over the sewer hole.

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View of the pretty hallway from the sword room. Take a right at the BR and you'll be near blue spawn.

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View of the sword room and pretty hallway entrance.

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Another view of the sword room, this time with the sewer access.

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The area shown in this picture is directly beneath the slit walls seen in the 'red spawn' picture. The small hole on the bottom is where you come out of the sewer access seen in the previous picture. The larger hole above is where the shotgun is housed.

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Overshield jail. Left at the spike grenades takes you to the hallway seen in the previous picture.

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Grav lift is stored here (beneath the center structure). I am representing the Dino's until Halo: Reach launches.

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Utilizing the grav lift correctly to enter 'Red Spawn.'

Please download (link at top), review and throw me some suggestions.

Thanks.