Gunmetal

My Forgings: Halo: Reach: Gunmetal - YouTube

Statistics/Intro:

Gunmetal is a small symmetrical map primarily made for slayer based gametypes. Gunmetal's layout is a two layered square that is encompassed by a rectangle. Do not allow the map's simple layout deceive you, as there are several ways to traverse through the map. This is achieved through the addition of several tactical jumps, and by several I mean twenty (give or take a few). While twenty tactical jumps does sound overkill on a map of this size, there are only that many because the map is symmetrical as a result there are really only about eleven different tactical jumps. The map also houses a teleporter that takes you from the back of the map all the way to the front.

Weapons List:
4x DMR - 30 second, 2 spare clip
2x Needle Rifle - 30 second, 2 spare clip
1x Grenade Launcher - 180 second, 3 spare clip
1x Spiker - 75 second, 0 spare clip (thank you for the suggestion frozen)
2x Grenade - 60 second
2x Plasma Grenade - 75 second

2x Health Pack - 90 second

The Pictures:

Load out camera for non-team based games

Load out camera for Blue (same for red team just a different color)

Top-Mid (This is where the primary amount of fighting goes on)

Bottom Mid (Epic last stands are made here quite often)

Lift that takes you to top mid

The main hallway, grenade launcher spawn.

Blue hallway

Teleporter

Receiver (the receiver is slanted so that people cannot stay in there)

Another angle of where receiver leads to. Also clearly shows where grenade launcher spawns.

Health pack spawn

Background:

I first started forging Gunmetal around the same time that the 2v2 Throwdown competition was announced (the map making portion of it). Sadly I never released the map because it had several flaws. Seven versions later you get what you see. Believe it or not Gunmetal was (is?) heavily inspired by Construct. Originally having a mini-construct lift it was later taken out because it promoted too much camping.

When I first started working on the map, I came to a sudden conclusion I loved tactical jumps along with cat and mouse gameplay. Both (in my opinion) went hand in hand just like peanut butter and jelly. Therefore I decided to add in tactical jumps. While some of the tactical jumps are blatantly obvious, some are not. As a result I have put some tactical jumps in the post. Not all of them because when playing on the map I want you to explore, and see which tactical jumps you like most and suit your style of play best.

Tactical Jumps:

Difficulty: Easy - This tactical jump leads to the upper level of blue/red hallway.

Difficulty: Medium Easy - This tactical jump is usually followed up by the previous tactical jump. It leads to top mid. For this tactical jump I would recommend crouch jumping but it is not necessary.

Difficulty: Medium Easy - This tactical jump also leads you up to blue/red hallway. Be conscious of this tactical jump because it can be used from than just one area.

Difficulty: Easy - This tactical jump also leads up to blue/red hallway. Not much I can say about this tac jump other than don't forget about it (it can save your life).

Difficulty: Medium - This tactical jump is my personal favorite, and can give you a plethora of options so keep your eyes peeled for more tactical jumps. This is pretty obvious but one example is to continue jumping to reach the opposite side.

Conclusion:

Well that pretty much concludes the map. I can provide an overview if you really need it, but it is kind of a terrible overview if you ask me. I look forward to constructive criticism and any feedback. If you wish to play on the map but have no one to play with, or if you just want an extra player feel free to invite me.(I can also help test your maps if you want) Thank you very much for reading and viewing, and don't forget to:

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