Sandbox Sandbox 13

[The Storm 59]

Sandbox 13
Just to get it out of the way, this map is not an aesthetic map. Nor, however, is it a casual, competitive, MLG or minigame map. This map is best described as a canvas - but wait! Don't leave just because its a canvas! (by the way, where the hell should this go?)

This map will change sandbox forging forever.

First, I present to you a picture.

Hmm, I'm out of the map, with the skull... that's kinda cool... but who cares right? I mean, I must have just overloaded the map... right...
Right...?
Wrong-o!


As you can see, the grid is verry much still intact. If you overload Sandbox, it disapears.
And nooo! I didn't just take the pictures at different times! Gosh!

The Reveal!
Sandbox 13 is a map BlackOut99 - me - which blocks off Guardian lasers at their source, at the cost of 9 "huge blocks".
Essentially - Sandbox is yours to forge, dunes and all.
This map is notable for its helpfulness in getting the sandbox skull; just drive out there and pick it up.

I blocked off the towers by mongoose forcing another profile out of the skybox, and then flying over to the towers in monitor mode and placing a large block in each of them, right in front of where they fire from.


This was surprisingly easy.
I was actually just planing on creating a map out in the dunes by using a wall. I played with the idea of blocking off the towers... but could never get out to them. Had to think back to that waterworld map on HighGround to get me going.

There was one slight hiccup, however. One of the towers has a death barrier just in front of it, so that its impossible to get the block into a position which completely blocks the laser from the tower.


I ended up using more than one on this tower just to be safe, and though i haven't had any issues with it, i wouldn't be surprised if it occasionally does manage to shoot through a crack or something. This tower is the one on the left in image 2. (oh, and that platform isn't actually there anymore, so don't worry).

This map is full of possibilities, whether you just use the lack of guardians to build out in the dunes and delete the blocks later, or if you actually utilize the entire dune area.

Download Sandbox 13 here!

Have fun forging the f*** out of the dunes.
Storm

PS. Anyone know which section this map should be in?
PPS. Currently working on a version in which you can get out to the towers to change the spawn time on the blocks. Expect it by the end of the week - if not someone remind me. =P

[meltyourtv]

I think I've seen this map before. It's call Sandblock, I think. Nice job blocking them off, though. That must've been a pain in the ass to do all that work. So, I congratulate you, and will use this map. ;)

[skulltooth]

Uhh dude.. You're way behind sad to say. Been done way too many times but good job :D.

No Download though, I already have one like this.

[barc0de]

I love the style and presentation of this post. It got me really excited.

For something I have had for weeks. Oh well.

[mikelp]

This has been done numerous amounts of times....

The only difference between yours and the others are that you used more useful objects to block the tower as you could have used an item that not many people need....
Also, when someone overloads the map, then the put the objects in front of the towers, when its done, the grid and everything comes back, you didnt do something out of the ordinary when you said "i have the skull but didnt overload the map".....

[The Storm 59]

Originally Posted by mikelp

This has been done numerous amounts of times....

The only difference between yours and the others are that you used more useful objects to block the tower as you could have used an item that not many people need....
Also, when someone overloads the map, then the put the objects in front of the towers, when its done, the grid and everything comes back, you didnt do something out of the ordinary when you said "i have the skull but didnt overload the map".....

Actually i did. If you overload the map and go and get the skull, the grid disappears and the towers stop shooting. When I was out in the dunes the map wasn't overloaded, so i should have been dieing. But I wasn't. Tis out of the ordinary. Or was. But apparently this map already exists.

And I now hate bungie's search engine. Spent ages searching for a map like this one before i posted it and couldn't find one anywhere. So i made my own and thought it was something new. =P
Oh wells.

[STWOW]

You should have used FH's search engine then....

[Sotha Sil156]

I like your posting / writing style. I can't wait to read the post for the next map you make. That beginning part was brilliant. Also, props on developing this map independently from all others, despite the fact that you're several weeks too late. It's too bad that it's utterly useless by now. If you can create this idea independently from all others, you've got some originality. Get back to work. Go make minigames NAO!

[GR Nightmares]

I'd rather download a canvas that blocks off the towers with stuff I won't use. I use those blockes, therefore no download from me.

[Ghost717]

I think this is a better version than the ones with the lasers blocked off with double walls because I use them more than block,huges. Thank you for not using all the double walls. I downloaded to use later keep forging.