Rat Race

Rat Race Classic
Rat Race with effects
Rat Race H3

Recommended: 4-6 players
Supports Slayer, Team Slayer, CTF, Assault, Oddball

Hello fellow Forgehubbers, and welcome to my newest map, Rat Race. Yes, Rat Race, from Halo: CE. 'But wait, Trivial! You already posted a Rat Race map! This isn't new!' Well, my imaginary friend, while that may be true, this map has been greatly improved since my latest iteration. It both plays and looks much better than my first version, which was mostly unfinished. You see, the last time I tried to remake this map was before I knew how to ghost merge. And it didn't turn out well. Allow me to briefly explain why I made this map.

Not so long ago, I was bored and looking for good remakes of maps from Halo 1 and 2. Many of the maps were fantastic, but I was missing all but one: Rat Race. I checked out the other remakes of Rat Race, but the two that I could find had some major flaws and didn't play well at all. So, I decided to Forge my own Rat Race, but the first time through kinda sucked. So I picked up a few techniques, got to forging, and finally am here to present you with the finished, polished product. I know many people who have been waiting for a good remake of this map, and they will be happy to know that someone has finally remade it. So, without further ado, I present you, Rat Race. And pictures.

Weapon List
Assault Rifle x2
Magnum x2
Plasma Rifle x1
Shotgun x1 (0 extra clips)
Flamethrower x1
Plasma Grenades x4
Frag Grenades x4
Regenerator (Health pack) x2
Overshield x1
Active Camoflauge x1

Weapon List for Rat RaceH3
AR x2
Magnum x2
Plasma rifle x1
SMG x2
Spiker x2
Mauler x1
Flamethrower x1
BR x2
Covenant Carbine x2
Plasma Pistol x2
Needler x1
Plasmas x4
Frags x4
AC x1
OS x1
Regenerator x2

Red Base

Another view

Blue Base

Another view of blue

Blue base looking into column room

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Red base looking to column room. This room is where the flamethrower spawns.

Column room

Flamethrower

The other room (the one next to the room with the barricades), affectionately referred to as "Grenade Trench."

Trench to Red Base

Another view, showing one of the tunnel exits above.

The entrance to the tunnels from Red. Blue entrance is a teleporter.

Inside the tunnels.

Another view, showing the active camo, magnums, teleporter and more.

Look! I even managed to squeeze in some teleporter frames!

At one end of the tunnel, active camo and a plasma rifle...

And at the other, the overshields and a shotgun. The shotgun spawns slowly and has no extra clips.

A final overview.

Action shots

Silly Box Cat,...

The coveted flaming recon.

Assault works well on this map.

And Fiesta is a blast.

Well, that's pretty much it for this map. There are actually three variants to download. The first is classic Rat Race, with all of the original weapons, etc. The second is the same, only with effects added to make it darker. And the third is a modified version of Rat Race with different weapons to make it closer to Halo 3 style gameplay.

Note: Although the map is breakable, it is very difficult to do so. The average player with no knowledge of advanced jumping techniques shouldn't be able to escape. If you find any "holes," please be sure to tell me.

The tunnels may be a little bumpy, but they are supposed to be that way, and the bumipiness rarely affects gameplay, if at all. Besides, if you're walking through an excavated dirt tunnel, would you expect the walking surface to be perfectly smooth? Didn't think so. Unless you think it will affect gameplay, please refrain from commenting about the bumpiness in the tunnels. Thanks.

I feel it's worth mentioning that, before anyone complains about the OS and shotgun being placed too close, that is the way it s in the original. Also, the powerups are both on 120s spawn time, and the shotty is on 90s. We encountered no problems with this pairing during testing. Just wanted to get that out of the way.

*Special thanks to Dthen, IDave the Rave, and Silly Box Cat for helping me test; and Silly Box Cat for making a Sketchup, which never got used, lol.

Rat Race Classic
Rat Race with effects
Rat Race H3

Please download and have fun!
*It's not required to play the map, but if you want a more "Classic Halo:CE" experience, you may want to try out a custom game I created for all Halo:CE maps.

Combat Evolved