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Jade

Jade: Infinity
DU Jade

February 2013 FHF Winner
Dust-Up Forge Competition Winner

Update 7.24.13

I have updated Jade with some great feedback and help from Auburn. The map has been brought into color so that callouts can be more easily made, and the red spawn (now red/orange areas) has lost some cover. The weapons have also been shuffled about. Railgun and Sniper Rifle now both are between the initial spawns of each team, and suppressors have been added on each side along with Plasma Pistols. The new version has changed little from the original, thus not warranting its own thread, but this new version should be a slightly stronger one than the old competitive one, simply titled "Jade". As you may have guessed (if you've been around for a bit) the DU does indeed stand for Dust Up, as in the FH gametype that can be downloaded above. It works rather well, but really any competitive gametype will work well here (no radar, no or minimal personal ordinance, 1 grenade, and no AA at spawn).

That's all I've got for you. Here are some new screenshots of DU Jade. The old versions are still up, so give those a download if you don't like this one.

Jade and Jade: Infinity

It all began with Jade in Halo 4. Realistically it ball began with the estimated 40 useless maps I made before Jade. This is the very first map that I made and liked in Halo 4, inspired by Mass Effect 3 architecture and a desire to make something decent. I made the map and tested for about a month, and in the last week I rebuilt it from scratch, updating visuals and editing structures to change gameplay. It all worked out for the better, when people who played Jade v1 on this rebuilt version they were unanimous. Jade was improved.

Jade is a small 2v2 map (can be played with other settings within a 2-6 player sizing, but 2v2 is best) that stretches from the cliffs of Ravine. There are two versions of the map set up, one with ordinance and one without. The map without ordinance has a unique weapon layout that is made for more competitive play, while the random drops of Jade:Infinity make every game unique. Below are weapon maps of the two versions.

Weapon Details:
Sniper Rifle. 0 clips. 180s.
Sticky Detonatorx2. 1 clip. 160s.
DMRx2. 2clips. 45s.
Frag Grenadex4. 60s.

Jade: Infinity

Weapon Details:
Initial Drops:
Sticky Detonator. 200s
2 Set Frag Grenadesx2. 80s.
Random Drops:
3 Set Plasma Grenade
2 Set Plasma Grenade
2 Set Frag Grenade
2 Set Pulse Grenade
SAW
Needler
Concussion Rifle

Finally, I'd like to thank all of those who helped me. There were many who tested, and you all are why this map ended up the way it is. I would also like to give a special thanks to Sargent Sarcasm for the still images, and Knight of 0rder for the video. Thank you all so much for all you have done to support Jade and me over the development period. Thank you all, once again.

Jade and Jade:Infinity are both up for download in my fileshare. To find it currently, search the gamertag xAudienceofone under the map variant list. Any comment or question would be appreciated.

If you enjoy Jade, you may enjoy my 1v1/2v2 map Opal as well.

Videos:
Map Feature: Jade (Gameplay) - YouTube
Note: There was a small issue at the time of filming with an initial frag drop that shouldn't have been on this version of the map. It is all fixed now, but that's why its the only drop that exists in the video. Thanks to Knight of 0rder for the awesome gameplay video.

Halo 4 Forge Maps - Jade - YouTube
Mr. Pokephile was also kind enough to make a feature on his youtube (channel) for Jade as well. He's got some nice commentary of the map and some nice gameplay as well.

Images: