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Description

Platypus is an extremely experimental design featuring many techniques not widely used before, and was conceived as I tried to emulate a spinoff of the watery flooring design seen in Lux. I was hoping to derive some sort of checkerboard floor pattern for later use, and before I knew it, it began to look more and more like a map. The design kind of twists into itself, and may take a minute to fully understand. The teleporter sends players to the lift, covenant crates always have a sticky between them, certain parts of the map use cover that protects players only from headshots, thus blocking their return fire. Areas I didn't want to be camped I made awkward to fight from. I know it seems kind of gimmicky on paper, but it works surprisingly well in game, because it's not an "up in your face" kind of concept. I myself was first skeptical about many of the concepts I applied, but at the end of the day, I'm extremely satisfied with where this went.

Yeah, fuck it. Might as well ship it out. I'm going to go ahead and mention that the gameplay is solid; there's no camping, specific environment, good weapon placement. I'd like to say I've created a truly unique atmosphere, but that's my general opinion on the matter. It's quite the experience dashing around the levels, probably due to the almost experimental concepts I strived to implement. Railings for cover, tac jumps a plenty, et cetera. Maps I build are mostly smaller than I intend, but I think this was an observational step in the "right" direction. It's quite the ancient. I mean, I've almost completely forgotten about it in recent events. It's kind of hard to explain the gameplay in a thread, so yeah, I'm gonna shut up now. XD

Equipment Listings

X- Does not spawn at start
Custom- Rechargeable Overshield

3 Health Packs
3 DMRs
2 Frags
3 Plasmas
X 1 Grenade Launcher 150 sec (2 spare clips)
X 1 Custom Powerup 120 sec
1 Magnum 90 sec (0 spare clips)

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Pictures

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Platypus

Skrall (Custom Gametype)

Thankies :3

Oh god, it's been so long I can hardly remember who to thank. If you helped me with this in any way, shape, or form, I thank you from the bottom of my famished stomach. And that is quite the thank you, indeed. You guys are awesome (you know who you are).

Ba Bai

It may seem that I'm radiating a lack of enthusiasm. Don't let it fool you. My lethargy is mostly due to the slow thump of my headache, quite possibly mixed with this voracious appetite of mine. I think I'll grab a sandwich on concluding this rant. Oh, I'm done? Well then...

Murrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrp.