Think Twice
Created by: Jonzorz 124, Sven Nietzsche, A 3 Legged Goat, GodlyPerfection
File link: Bungie.net : Reach : Player File Sets

Originally posted at Halo.Bungie.Org

Map Video

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Map Screenshots

Red Base

Blue Base

Green Room

Gold Room

Top Center

Bottom Center

Top and Bottom Levels

Base Map: Forgeworld, in the skybox
Intended Number of Players: 4-8 man FFA, 4v4 - 6v6 team games (also supports 1v1)
Standard Gametypes Supported: All gametypes (including Bro Slayer, Invasion Skirmish, and Speedpile) except Invasion, Race, and Haloball
Symmetrical Design, weapons, and spawns: Yes
Includes Static Spawns for Team Games: Yes
Budget Remaining: $590
Overall performance: The map is silky smooth with no framerate dumps, bumps, or z-fighting
Split Screen Framerate Rating: 2 player splitscreen is seamless and 3-4 player splitscreen have small jitters.
Weapons on map:

DMR x 4
NR x 4
Frag x2
Plasma Grenade x2
Sniper Rifle x1
Gravity Hammer x1
Plasma Launcher x2
Spiker x2
Needler x2
Plasma Pistol x2
Overshield x1

Map Design Intent

Think Twice offers a simple layout with a center that makes it stand out from the rest. The top down layout is just a diamond with a cross in the center with one base at each end and two unique side rooms. The center however, is a double layered cross that allows you to transfer seamlessly from the bottom level to the top level in a single bound. While the center appears to offer very little cover (a single column that holds the sniper), the top level cross can act as cover as you weave in and out between the two levels during your encounters. The more agile you are in the center, the more cover it can provide.

As for weapon placement every weapon is easy to find making it easy to learn the map and quickly keep up with those that are already familiar with it. DMRs can be found in the bases with Needle Rifles in the side rooms. Plasma Pistols are in the bottom entrance from the bases to the center. Spikers are in the bottom entrance from the side rooms to the center. Needlers sit behind the man cannon in preparation for you to grab and spray as you fly into the center.

As for power weapons the Sniper Rifle sits in top center to provide a very powerful tool if used correctly. While it may not be in its optimal setting, it can be very powerful on the map due to the long sight lines through the center. The Hammer sits in the green room to give a powerful close quarter weapon that isn't seen on many maps. There is an overshield in gold room that can keep you alive long enough to clean out the center. At the bases there is a plasma launcher for each team. Imagine these plasma launchers being like a sniper at each base. Plasma launchers are very hard to come by in maps and they fit great in this close quarters focused environment. Like a sniper they can score a kill with one shot, but it takes some sort of skill at particular ranges to use properly.

Think Twice was in production for 16 days, from April 6th, 2011 to April 25th, 2011. It started out with trying to find a new aesthetic for a new map using Y Platforms. We found that XXL Platforms have the same style of glass as the Y Platforms and from their we created the center. The rest of the map fell into place as we tried to emphasize the effect the center has on combat as it offered a unique way of playing Halo. Originally the map was built slightly above water, but it was re-built before the public beta was released in the sky bubble of forgeworld in order to remove all lighting/shading discrepancies. We thank all of our testers for all of the feedback they provided. Without them we would not have reached the quality level that we have achieved. And special thanks to Urk for his support in front paging the beta. It expanded our testing group and allowed us to gather more data than we could have on our own.

Playtesting

Think Twice underwent over 100 playtests during its development to optimize gameplay and design. Here are a few of the playtests' game details:

>TS 50-40
>3-plots 301-299
>CTF 3-1
>TS 47-46
>Slayer 50-48 (with achronos!)
>CTF 3-0
>Stockpile 11-6
>Juggernaut
>Speedpile 50-49
>3-plots 300-225
>Oddball
>Team Slayer 50-40
>Infection
>CTF 3-2
>Team Headhunter 50-18
>Multi-Bomb Assault 3-2
>FFA Headhunter
>Team Slayer 50-34
>FFA Infection
>FFA Infection
>Team Slayer 50-43
>Team Slayer 50-42
>Team Slayer 50-48
>Team Slayer 50-42
>Team Slayer 50-46
>FFA Slayer
>Team Slayer 50-48
>Team Slayer 50-47
>CTF 3-2
>FFA Slayer
>Internal FFA Slayer