DYSTOPIA

"The massive grey walls of the temples rise from the heart of every Federation city. I have always been awed by them, to think that every single facet of every life is regulated and directed from within! Our books, our music, our work and play are all looked after by the benevolent wisdom of the priests..."

Hello all, this is Dystopia, a small/medium asymmetrical map designed to be played on Free For All slayer with anywhere from 2 to about 6 players. I believe there are in fact 7 initial spawns on the map, so you could theoretically play with 7 people, but that would slightly overcrowd it.

http://img441.imageshack.us/i/1stqtr.jpg/

The initial concept for Dystopia was to make a map using only one type of item, the 2 story tower, by rotating and inverting it so that the map didn't feel repetitive. After I had basically succeeded in that, I noticed that running around was a lot of fun. You could never quite get your head around exactly where everything was relative to yourself, and that gave some fun to it.

http://img35.imageshack.us/i/2ndqtr.jpg/

http://img301.imageshack.us/i/3rdqtr.jpg/

I decided that one type of item wasn't enough, so a couple of building blocks were thrown in to smooth things out. The result is a criss-crossing system of ramps, bridges and walkways that reminded vaguely of both Prisoner from Halo:CE, and Blackout/Lockout from Halo 2/3. There was also a distinctive claustrophobic effect, with most sight lines reaching only the length of a room, so you're never quite sure where any of your opponents are relative to yourself.

http://img249.imageshack.us/i/crossview.jpg/

http://img46.imageshack.us/i/crossview2.jpg/

This semi-central area (seen from two sides,) was the site of quite a few engagements in my personal 1 on 1 on 1 play testing, but not so much so that it felt like that was the only place we ever fought. Several ramps converge here, so it was a sort of transitory area between levels where you would meet enemies.

http://img844.imageshack.us/i/jetpakcescape.jpg/
Jetpacks became popular fast...

http://img823.imageshack.us/i/needlervsjetpack.jpg/
Then so did needlers...

http://img820.imageshack.us/i/needlercorner.jpg/
Of course, with the short sight lines...

Basically, the needlers kept jetpacks from being overpowered, without being overpowered themselves. Everyone's happy.

Overall, the map was a lot of fun to play around on, and i hope to hear what you guys think, especially if you can get some 6 player FFA playtests going, love to see screens of those!

Extra pics:
http://img232.imageshack.us/i/plazaassassination.jpg/
http://img94.imageshack.us/i/noscope.jpg/
http://img585.imageshack.us/i/gravinplaza.jpg/