Submersion v1.2 --- Updated with Forgetacular Entry

Thanks for checking out Submersion! If you like it, please recommend it to your friends list. This is version 1.2, produced using feedback and prepared for submission in the Forgetacular contest as a CTF map.

My thanks to the following for playing this thing multiple times with me and giving great feedback to produce this version, in no particular order and apologizing for anyone left out: Ragemaster42, General LiWar, Hokets, Juke777, ThrowinSomeBows, TitanC005, Jovial1, ProLogic1 and Parasite561. These guys are great forgers and I highly recommend you check out their fileshares.

Peace,
Gamertag: Flywheel1

Weapons:

(2x) Machine Gun Turret
(2x) Sniper Rifle
(2x) DMR
(2x) Needle Rifle
(2x) Needler
(2x) Plasma Repeater
(2x) Assault Rifle
(2x) Plasma Pistol
(2x) Magnum
(1x) Shotgun
(1x) Grenade Launcher
(1x) Rocket Launcher
(10x) Frag Grenades
(4x) Plasma Grenades

Description:

Submersion is an above- and under-water map designed to use the low visibility in water and the surface break to enhance gameplay and to offer an in-the-pipe "Mario Brothers" feel. It's symmetrical, making it ideal for team objective-based games. Submersion v1.2 supports all game types except for Race and Invasion.

There are 2 base platforms with "tanks" in front of them consisting of underwater rooms. You need not fear dying from being in the water (this includes the ability to crouch safely). As long as you're not jumping all the time, the guardrails will keep you from walking off into the depths when you're underneath the surface. The only exception is on the Basin, which can only be reached via man cannon or by jumping from the Perch above. There are 4 general paths between the platforms, 2 above water and 2 below, each having specific advantages and disadvantages. I have tried to make them interconnected enough such that the map is fun on both Slayer and Objective games. The break in visibility from the water surface is a big factor. Above water, this is generally a sniper map. Below, it becomes close quarters, but you can still snipe people through the surface if you know where they're hiding.

The decision whether to rush to your goal exposed, to take your time sneaking through the depths, or to reload on weapons is constantly before you in Submersion!

Updates:

Version 1.1
- Restructured the tank-like room on the pipe, the glass barricades, the shelf, and the pipe ends
- Drastically improved the spawning mechanisms for team games
- Inserted catwalks underwater to connect the Pipe exits to the Shelf, and the Perch ramps to the Tanks
- Reworked the barricades surrounding each base
- Added numerous glass pieces underwater to "glow black" and enhance sense of orientation
- Added colored lights in the tanks to show which team they belong to underwater
- Added frag grenades in each base's upper level and plasma grenades in the Basin
- Spent most of the remaining budget on aesthetic improvements
- Added the Juicy FX

Version 1.2
- Removed the least important aesthetics and recouped $1500 to restore framerate stability, including removal of underwater lights and the Juicy FX
- Inserted additional glass pieces to improve visibility of underwater structures
- Added frag grenades on the Perch and upped the grenade launcher's ammo to 6 shots
- Reworked the flooring of the Shelf for better visibility
- Reworked the central spire to make it more of a simply aesthetic structure, essentially removing the temptation to keep trying to jump to it and falling to the depths
- Removed the land mine from the bottom of the Basin

Rendered CTF Video:

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