Centri is my first 1v1 map that I designed and built from scratch. Previously I had ported two Unreal 2004 maps to Halo, one to test Highnoon's forge pallet and the other for Forge Hub's Foreign Treasures 2 Contest. This one was built for the Forge Hun 1v1 Contest.

Centri takes its inspiration from the warm up map Octagon as well and the play style of Quake 1v1 maps. The map is very small and fast paced, based around a single atrium and three small hallway like rooms around the outskirts. The rooms were kept small enough so that well placed nades would be capable of flushing players out, which is further accentuated by the placement of a 1-shot Grenade Launcher in each room. The various GLs in conjunction with the Spiker and Custom that spawn in the middle of the map (spiker top mid, custom bottom), encourages players to keep moving in a circular pattern around the map in order to collect the GLs, as well as being pulled back into the center to grab the dominating power up and/or power weapon. Furthermore, there are a series of jumps available in the center that allow quick thinking players to cut off their opponent as they transition through one of the small rooms circumventing the map.

In addition to the clockwise flowing movement pattern, there is a teleporter placed on the bottom floor that allows players to break flow and move in a counter-clockwise pattern. With the various movement options available, players must think fast and make sound decisions as a single wrong step can cost them dearly.

Weapons:
DMRx3
GL (1-shot) x3 - 58s*
Spiker x1 - 88s*
Plasma Pistol x2 - 30s

Custom x1 - 2min
Healthpack x1

Screenshots

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This map is fast paced and highly enjoyable. Whether or not it makes the cut for the Contest, you should definitely give it play.