GAMETYPE: Man of War (Based on the name of some of the largest warring ships back in the day)

Welcome to BlackFlags; a hearty swashbuckling adventure filled with heroic sword fights, epic sea battles, and plenty of uncovered pirate booty hidden about on the islands of the Caribbean. It's only fitting that this seafaring adventure is CAPTAIN DireWolf's last map for a while as I find myself wanting to pursue my other loves of reading and writing books, but I may return someday as forge continues to grow. Anyways, back to the story:

For my latest map I wanted to combine the incredible pirate battles seen in Assassin's Creed Black Flag with the awesome breakout gameplay of Halo 5. I want to give props to MythicalTwinkie as he really is the pioneer in creating the first sailable pirate ships in halo, but my ships are my own design and function slightly differently.

The game is fairly straightforward; blue and red team spawn on opposite islands in the Caribbean and the goal is to wipe out the enemy team before the end of the round. You have the choice of piling into the ship located right off the dock of your island and sailing off to attack the enemy (by driving the welded scorpion), or you can island hop around the map, discovering treasure chests along the way that contain weapons other than swords if you want to engage in some major firefights. My hope was to push the gameplay towards more sword fights as this is a massive ship battle, but I believe the addition of the power weapons on the map certainly add to the swashbuckling experience. Additionally, a fun offshoot of creating drivable ships over water is that if the scorpion tank ever gets destroyed (or the mongeese that serve as stabilizers at the front of the ship), the entire ship will sink rather dramatically (yeayuhhhh!). So make sure to protect your ship!

Another important aspect I wanted to carefully craft was the environment. As this is based on the Caribbean islands, I wanted players to feel completely immersed in somewhat of a role playing adventure. With this in mind, you will spot a wide variety of plant life, rock formations, hanging skeletons, sunken ships, sandbars, treasure chests, and of course sea turtles. I've also included a hidden weapon accessed by locating a red "X marks the spot" somewhere in the map (it's not THAT hidden as I wanted it accessible to people).

EXTRA TIPS:
- The ships themselves take some getting used to in driving well, but after the first time you should get the hang of it. There may be a slight rocking motion due to the welded nature of the vehicles, but don't fret, I think it adds to the realism of ships on a rolling ocean.
- Be aware that the inner hold of the ships are currently inaccessible and you'll die if you go in them as I had to lower the ship enough into the water so that people could clamber up onto the ships and I misjudged that the inside would get flooded. Soooooo yes the ships are old and leaky...