Halo 4 Covenant Cruiser - Linear Style Infection In a Speceship

[Mattias25]

Name of Map: Covenant Cruiser

Link to MAP: http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/haloreach/Mattias25/fileshare#!/?section=MapVariants&MapId=&GameMode=0&SearchDate=7&SortBy=2&view-select=Tile&tags=&startIndex=0&details=30627137

Link to Gametype: http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/haloreach/filebrowser/Details/30627139

Recommended Player Count: 10

Gamertag: Mattias25

Gamertag: Mattias25

Map: Covenant Crusier

Gametype: Infected Cruiser

This map is meant to be played with the gametype "Infected Cruiser". It makes it so that all the zombies are Elites. The scenario of this linear style infection map is that a squad of spartans have crashed their pelican into a covenant cruiser. The air is running out and the humans have got 10 seconds to scavange what weapons they can from the crashed aircraft and to run to the breathable zone on the other side of a shield door. What they don't know is that the Elites on the ship have become infected by some sort of virus and they are charging at the humans from different tunnels and airvents which can be found throughout all the ship. Covenant weapons can be found all over the ship and the humans have to switch to these since their ammo will be low. The humans have to fight their way through the cruiser (time-mapped events allow them to move forward) to finally find salvation inside a drop pod which seals them of from the zombies during the final moments of the game. Recommended player count is 8-14, 10 being the best.

The human spawn

Zombie teleport 1

The first playable area

Zombie teleport 2, putting additional pressure on the humans

The crate explodes, allowing people to acces the second area

The corridor of the second area

The corridor of the second area from another pespective

The covenant armory of the second area

Zombie teleport 3

The second area

A killball (with a kill zone) which humans can get pushed down into if they don't work together to keep the zombies abey

The narrow bridge spawns in, allowing humans to move forward (no shovelling!)

The third area

Zombie teleport 4

The plasma launcher can be picked up here, as well as some complementary plasma repeaters

The gravity lift allows players to move on to the final playable area

The fourth and final playable area

The fourth and final playable area

Hope you enjoy it!

[SweepsP2K]

The setup sounds good, and it looks pretty nice from what I can tell; The pics don't show alot. I'll check it out later.

[BarrenFatal]

This map looks good. Also you could probobly make it an invasion map. That'll be cool!

[Mattias25]

Thanks SweepsP2K! You'll just have to see for yourself

Thank you BarrenFatal, the first idea was to make it an Invasion map, but I thought the theme worked better with infection, I guess you could make it so that you can play both

[SweepsP2K]

So I checked it out, and I must say I am impressed. Both the Covenant and Spaceship themes were done very well, and the design was good too. There's room for improvement in terms of piece use and general map making knowledge, but I would love to play it some time.

 

Rating- 7.5 out of 10

[Mattias25]

Thank you!

 

How do you mean general map making knowledge? What matters is two things, the way it looks and the way it plays!

 

Kind regards

[EliteSniper]

I checked it out and it is very impressive. Both the scenery and the flow of the map are very good. Rating: 8.5/10

[SweepsP2K]

Mattias, by mapmaking knowledge I just mean how it plays. At first glance there may be some trouble spots, but it's hard to tell w/out playing it. Also I noticed some areas that I would have used different pieces. Still, these are small critiques.

[Mattias25]

Thank you! I appreciate it Sniper!

 

Okay Sweeps, i have test played it and this is actually the third version of the map, I have made a few changes to it, mostly tweeks to make it easier for the zombies or to not let humans move forward too soon! I understand your critique, but the part issue may be because of lack of walls, blocks etc. However, this is a matter of personal taste i'd say.

 

Kind regards!

[SweepsP2K]

Oh, well in that case forget what I said. Keep up the good work.

[Mattias25]

Thank you Sweeps! I won't forget it, I think it's good with constructive criticism.

[Mattias25]

Nice youtube channel btw Sweeps, really cool maps

[PetesAGod]

I really like the concept. Cool linear style, I haven't quite seen one like this before.

[Mattias25]

Thank you Petes! My goal was to make something that would stand out!

[Mattias25]

I made a few texts accompaning each photo to add some explanation to them.

[BearClawsKiller]

I like the theme and the scenery, but it feels like the map is a little small. I've only played this with smaller lobbies so I don't know how well it would do on larger lobbies. But aside from that it's pretty good, some areas could be cleaned up, but still it plays well. Nice job!

[Robius5991]

Very cool theme. I like the structure of the map and you seem to have used a proper FX mix that compliments your environment very well. I must ask however, since the concept is that the Elites are infected, are you using a gametype which forces infected players to be Elites? I just ask out of curiousity. Anyways, other than that, the map seems rather well built and features what I think are some nice and original ideas. Keep up the good work!

[Gangus Khan III]

It looks nice and very smooth. While I'm not normally a fan of filters (too expensive) I think that you've managed to integrate yours well, which isn't something you see often. I like the idea, and it isn't something that has been overdone from an infection perspective. Keep up the good work, and I look forward to your future productions.

[Mattias25]

Thank you Bearclawskiller!

It plays pretty well in my opinion in a lobby with 8+ players.

 

Thanks a lot for the kind words Robius5991!

Yes indeed, the gametype forces zombies to be elites. I think the energy sword that the zombies use as weapons fits better with elites as zombies. I experimented a bit with the special fx and I think it matches the map well

 

Thank you Gangus Khan III!

I like special fx when it doesn't cripple gameplay! I will probably be uploading an invasion map here soon!

[Cry0G3n1c]

i enjoyed this map

[Mattias25]

I'm glad you did, Cryo!

[Fishy]

looks nice and everything, I appreciate your work. well done