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Hello fellow cartographers, and welcome to my first map made using Halo: Reach's forge. Essence is a symmetrical 4v4 map constructed in the Quarry of Forge World.

The map started as an idea in my head to make a center structure with a lowered center, instead of a raised center like most maps have. This was a somewhat difficult concept to build around, as it was going to be naturally prone to provide long lines of sight across the map. I used a good amount of my resources to help limit the lines of sight across the map, whether it be with the large, vertical blocks placed in key area, large columns, or even the railings used to line the center of the map.

Supported Gametypes

Weapons
Energy Sword - x1 - 180 sec
Sniper Rifle - x2 - 120 sec - 1 spare clip
Plasma Pistol - x2 - 90 sec
Needle Rifle - x4 - 30 sec - 2 spare clips
Grenade Launcher - x1 - 105 sec - 3 spare clips
DMR - x2 - 30 sec - 2 spare clips
Rocket Launcher - x1 - 90 sec - 0 spare clips
Frag Grenade - x2 - 15 sec
Plasma Grenade - x6 - 45 sec

Map Images

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=10453025&player=AceOfSpades0707

Many thanks are sent out to MultiLockOn for beautifully photoshopping the thread and to all of my testers who played the map many, many times. Also, thanks to Vyctoriouz who kept complaining about the framerate lag across the center of the map. That convinced me to keep trying to fix it.