UPDATE 1.1
- removed teleporter at red base
- moved recieving teleporter to new ledge
- added a new ledge to the top area. allows sneak attacks on top centre
- rearanged weapons and postions
- added pillars between top and bottom centre to break sightlines
- added new aesthetic piece to diguise ugliness of ledge
- added overshield

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Welcome to Shafted

Centre View

Shafted is an asymmetrical map based on the fundamentals of Damnation. Which means that there is equality between sides in terms of gameplay. For example, the weapons are the same on each side. While occupying the centre is the Needler, Sniper Rifle and Shotgun. In terms of ranges and sightlines, the map has a mixture of all 3. The middle has mid to long range engagements while the sides have close to mid range combat.

Bottom Blue

Top Red

The way the map feels is that this is a place that the covenant occupy. Using all of the Scenery items, i have created an environment that suits its covenant occupiers down to the ground. Another key element was the map's canon. It is a covenant mine used to extract minerals like iron to build their massive cruisers and invasion fleets. When a group of spartans infiltrated the facility, the covenant evacuated objects and members of significant value and put the mine into lockdown. this meant that the electrical field at the mine's surface was activated. The reason why the grid at the bottom of the map kills you. To add the feeling that it wasn't just a random grid, i placed objects around the walls to show that the grid is being projected from somewhere.

Middle Platform

Top Middle Walkway

Top Middle Ledge
This map is compatible with all FFA gametypes and some of the Team based ones. For the walls in the middle, i had to use wall, collusiums. But to liven it up a bit, i added some decorative structures to the walls plus a cannon man sitcking out of the wall. As for the walls on the base areas, i decided to go with covenant themed doors. It adds some mystery to the map ("is this just a small part of something far bigger?" sort of feel) and livens up the dull walls.

Preview by Oli The G:
Shafted - YouTube

Thanks for reading. If you choose to download the map, then please give your feedback. Any suggestions or advice would be much appreciated. I might also be making a trailer for the map. If anyone would like to be part of it, then PM me saying so and i will get to you on it. Until then, happy forging!