[Val]

GateHouse is my one and only map on sandbox which i toiled over for several months a while back before college work really started to crush me. I've decided to release it now because it looks like ill never get it playable and i think its a thing of beauty just to mess around on.



GateHouse is a tower that sits upon a long bridge in the middle level of sandbox. Originally designed as a CTF map i made many approach ways and entrances to the tower to make it fair. As construction really took hold i realised i had over estimated how far the budget on sandbox would go and i had to narrow the design down to just one tower.



There are three entrances to the tower; this one being the most sexy :P. I very much enjoyed making the arch and i made sure that it was big enough to drive a scopion through just in case anyone ever had the urge to squeeze a tank under it. You can just about see the square entrance in the side of the arch which gives access to the staircase.



Inside, the staircase is constructed out of small wedges and stone bridges. Navigating your way up is simple and loops around several times before you enter the Loft.



The second way into the tower was ment to allow an opposing team an alterantive attack route if the bridge was being guarded too heavily. The back entrance is located underneath on the hilly side of the tower. You can see my sexy geomerging skills in making this section.



From there you enter the large open room which extends under the bridge and tower. A faint blue light can be seen under the floor which shows the entrance to the grav lift. The gravlift takes you from the bottom and gently plonks you down in the loft of the tower. I made this to facilitate attackers and give them a quick approach to the flag. Its still a very nice feature and is fun to jump in.



And here is the loft. You can see the exit from the gravlift at the far wall and also the top of the staircase. I really like this room because of its wooden roof. Two sniper positions are available at each side but i made sure that they dont dominate the map to try to make it fair.

I am very sorry to say this is my last forge map. I know i get several people demanding i continue forge but in all honesty i am still a map maker and always will be. By this i mean my career, which i am currently training to become a 3D Environment Artist. In my spare time i am dedicating my time to making real maps using modelling packages. I will still remain on forgehub, and i intend to post my work in the Graphics and Arts section to show you guys what ive been up to.



Here's a sneak peak of a model i made several weeks ago. This one is an all terrain vehicle called the Gremlin. I will post alot more of my work in several weeks once i have completed the environment i am currently working on. But yeah, enjoy GateHouse. XD

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[ehand88]

I really like what you've got going on here. The gatehouse itself is beautifully crafted, it almost looks exactly like one at a golf course near where I live. I respect that geomerging also, its difficult to do on sandbox. The wooden loft area is a nice touch also. I understand what you are saying about college, that has to come first. When the summer is over, I will be right there with you. College keeps you busy. Good luck.

P.S. Is this map open for further forging?

[Val]

Originally Posted by ehand88

P.S. Is this map open for further forging?

Sure, why not

[Leoparddude]

Wow, this map alone would make anyone sad you stop forging.
Same with the 4 others. So yea it sucks this isn't all that playable,
looks like a blast from the pics but thats only from the post not experience.
I'll go get a game going as soon as all my friends wake up ;)

Oh and that's cool its open for editing, if I do make any add-ons worthy enough for FH I will be sure to put your name in big letters at the top haha. Is that ok though, posting it on FH edited?

[JoshRicks]

WoW!... when i looked at the first picture i thought it would be a Aesthetic map... but then as i read and continued down it only got better!. the forging of that map looks very high quality, the geo-merging is pretty fantastic and the fact you couldn't make it playable is a shame but like you said it still seems to me a great map to mess around on... ... just brilliant... well done on your final map, sad to hear your not making any more maps on FH but i'll look at your graphic works :) brilliant

[Xang]

Wow, this is amazing, your other maps were also amazing so im guessing this one will be good too. I will really have to download this and play on it for like an hour... Great job.

[Forge|Designer|C13]

Wow like the aesthetic really nice, hope it plays well, if its ok with you permission id like to use this as a base map that i can chanege and make into my own.

[FUFHA]

i must say, i am deeply impressed with this map. with just a small amount of effort it could turn into a map worthy of featuring. from the pictures it doesnt look as complete as it really is.

kudose to you.

[l PATRICK l]

wow valaruss im glad to see another great map, but sorry to see you stop forging, the gate is perfectly creafted and i love the bridge and walkways. thanks again for all the help.

[RebelCow]

Great map! It's a shame that you couldn't make it a full map. :(
I would have loved to try it out! Now, The interlocking and geomerging are great. I like the loft and the entrance is flawless. my onnly complaint is the grav-lift. I'm just not a fan of fake and real combined. But it is still an awesome map! Good job.