Aerowalk is one of the most beloved duel maps of Quake. It's a fast paces single atrium map that features three pairs of teleporter as well as three distinct levels.

Although Quake and Halo are extremely differnt FPS games and Quake maps generally don't port well to Halo, I felt that this map had some potential as a 1v1 map for Forge Hubs 1v1 Smackdown. What I find most intriguing about the design is the way the teleporters connect the map together and offer quick routes to counter an opponents movement in a way that overcomes the ring-around nature that occurs in 1v1s with radar.

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Above is an outline of the map I've taken from Memento_Mori. As the game mechanics of Halo and Quake differ so significantly, particularly the movement and jump mechanics, I took the liberty to make some slight altercations to the map. Initially the green teleporter was a one-way teleporter to the top floor of the map on a ledge overlooking the blue teleporter corner. As player movement is much slower in Halo, the drop down available there would have lead to a repetitive cycle in which a player could continually run a gauntlet through the blue and green teleporters to elude the opposing player. Because of this, I filled in the drop down which significantly limits the paths a player has available to run to when using the green teleporter.

The Sniper Rifle fills the role of the lightning gun. Initially the Focus Rifle was chosen, however it was significantly under powered in contrast to the rest of the map's sandbox. The Yellow Custom fills the role of the Red Armour, and the Grenade Launcher acts a power weapon on its own. Additionally the Spiker and Concussion Rifles were places on the map to further diversify the sandbox. Although less powerful than the Grenade Launcher or the Sniper, both act fulfill their role as tier two power weapons that encourage continual movement to control.

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Over all, the map ported amazingly to Halo Reach for use with the Forge Hub Smackdown settings. It brings the same memorable fast paced and intense gameplay that was so loved in Quake.

Oh, and major thanks to Warholic, Rouge and Kaos for helping me out with this. ;)

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