By: Skisma

Background

Before Reach came out I knew that I wanted to remake a map from one of the previous games but I couldn’t decide on one. I didn’t want to choose a map that would be done by tons of other people such as Lockout, Guardian, Warlock, ect. I also didn’t want to remake a map that was too easy. Eventually I narrowed it down to two maps, Colossus and Construct. I was gonna go with Colossus but then some people told me that Shad0w Viper was making one so I went with Construct. Now if you know me then you’ll know that I’m a perfectionist, so the first thing I did was load up Halo 3’s Construct and take hundreds of pictures with my phone. But that wasn’t enough, I wanted it to truly feel and play like Construct so took a stopwatch and timed how long it took to walk certain distances. After writing down all the measurements I could possibly think of, I went back to Halo Reach and began building.

Description

Obstruct is an extremely accurate remake of the map Construct from Halo 3. It features just about all of the same aspects and gameplay scenarios as the original. The respawn points are exactly the same as Construct’s other than one that I removed due to its unusual location. The gameplay feels pretty much the same due to a replicated spawn system. Armor Abilities are extremely fit for this map, especially Jet Pack. You no longer have to take a lift, risking getting killed by a camper, in order to make it up top. Although, AA’s like Sprint make the map feel smaller due the increased speed. If you want the map to play as close to the original as possible, I’d recommend Classic Slayer. Another thing I should mention is that Elites are bigger and faster now. Because of this there are some spots where players who play as Elites will have to crouch. An example of this is the area under Sniper spawn; Elites will have to crouch because if I made it fully accessible to both races then Spartans wouldn’t be able to jump up to Sniper. I did my best to get the over-all aesthetic look and layout to be true to the original. However, I did have to make some sacrifices in order to finish the map. Originally I had the bottom looking almost 100% accurate to Construct; the floor in which the Grenade Launcher (Flamethrower) rests used to be glass and you could see the ocean below just like in Construct. The entire bottom floor consisted of 28 objects so I had to replace them with 3 Wall_Coliseums, saving me 25 objects and wiping out the sexy glass floor along with it. Obstruct truly captures the intense and hectic gameplay that Construct had so I hope you enjoy this map despite its flaws.

Recommended Players

2-8 players.

Recommended Gametypes

Weapon List

-Assault Rifle x4
-DMR x7
-Grenade Launcher x1
-Magnum x2
-Shotgun x1
-Sniper Rifle x1
-Spartan Laser x1
-Concussion Rifle x2
-Energy Sword x1
-Plasma Pistol x2
-Spiker x4
-Frag Grenade x10
-Plasma Grenade x4

Screenshots

Comparison

Jumps and Hiding Spots

The jump to Open Street is back.

So is the drop down to Laser.

This spot was awesome in Halo 3, it works great for racking up some hill points.

A new brand new spot not featured in Construct.
Note: I am not responsible for any injuries that may occur when hiding here, camp at your own risk.

You've been warned.

Action Shots

Titmar spraying down Vorpal with his lovely Assault Rifle.

thesilencebroken doin' work with the Laser!

Uh oh, this doesn't look good.

Revenge!

Vorpal Saint winning game with his beastly Skullamanjaro!

Special Thanks

I gotta thank Gunnergrunt, Titmar, thesilencebroken, Nibs, rusty eagle, Vorpal Saint, Devinish, Stevo, LD, Bottlecap, Benji, Ell3ment, and the many others who helped test this map. You guys are awesome and I can't thank y'all enough for helping make this map the best it can be.

There isn't too much to say, its a remake. Not bad, but unfortunately not the best. I have recently tested (I forgot who is working on it... someone from the pub I know that much) a much better remake.

That someone was me.

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