City by the Sea is a small team or FFA map made for intense, strategic games and the occasional spectacular death-by-falling-and-drowning. The map sits high above the ocean but it's not a floating map - everything is supported all the way to the waterline and below. It gives the impression of being larger than it is, thanks to a big aesthetic-only city that wraps around half of the map, and makes player orientation easy. The other side of the map gives an unimpeded view of Forge World's gorgeous mountains in the distance.

It supports most common gametypes and up to 8 players, but is especially made for 1 vs. 1 or 2 vs. 2 slayer; FFA slayer for 3-4 people; and oddball (team or otherwise). For 1 vs. 1 matches I highly recommend turning off motion trackers to get the full experience.

Video and screenshots

YouTube - Halo: Reach map preview - City by the Sea

Weapons and equipment

- 3 DMRs
- 1 needle rifle
- 1 needler
- 2 magnums
- 2 assault rifles
- 1 spiker
- 1 plasma rifle
- 2 plasma repeaters
- 2 plasma pistols
- 1 grenade launcher (3 shots only, 2 minute respawn)
- 1 shotgun (6 shots or 1 clip only, 2 minute respawn)
- 2 health stations
- Various frag and plasma grenades

Features

- Gorgeous, towering city backdrop
- Atrium room specially designed for interesting strategic approaches and outbursts of chaos
- Cool grav lift tube made of doors

Comments from the preview

"the bridge and door lift tube look sweet." - Titmar

"If you're testing it inv me... cause this looks freaking epic" - N33b

"Nice map. 1v1 on it was awesome. You should add another small building if you have budget left but other than that this map was one of the best 1v1 maps in reach." - N33b

"this map looks sweet!!... i would love to test this... wow i cant beleive that tube thing.. it just looks so great :D from the pictures this just looks like one of the best city maps ever" - Keg

Please let me know how you like the map! I'm willing to make revisions as needed, but based on multiple tests I believe it plays well as it is today.