Foundry Pledge of Blood

[Spirit798]

Need Moar Feedback for V2!
Download, play, and tell me what's wrong and in need of correction/improvement, please.





Pledge of Blood is a slayer based map using 50% of Foundry's default geometry to the fullest.





WEAPONS

4x ASSAULT RIFLE
13x BATTLE RIFLE
2x COVENANT CARBINE
1x MAGNUM
1x PLASMA PISTOL
3x PLASMA RIFLE
3x SMG
2x SPIKER
1x BRUTE SHOT
1x MAULER
1x NEEDLER
1x SHOTGUN
1x ROCKET LAUNCHER
1x SNIPER
1x ENERGY SWORD


EQUIPMENT

11x FRAG GRENADE
6x PLASMA GRENADE
1x SPIKE GRENADE
1x FIREBOMB GRENADE
1x BUBBLE SHIELD
1x POWER DRAIN
1x TRIP MINE
1x OVERSHIELD
1x ACTIVE CAMO

Screenshots
Scenery shots

Overview of the main room.

The rocket base.

View on Shotty Shack.

What way will you go?

Stairs. Clearly.
The Mancannon!

It can launch you out of the frying pan..

..But into the fire.

Action shots

Slayer

Oddball

King of the Hill

Regarding camping & the rocket base...

Download Pledge of Blood here

A big, big thankyou goes to
Playerhata27

and
Stickmanmeyhem

for testing!

Spoilers were used to make navigating easier, there's a whole load of screenies, without the spoilers it was a simply too long post.
I wish there wasn't a 20-image limit. I had a lot more in store for you. And I wasn't intending on making a second post for them, sounds kinda selfish..
So, want to see more? Ask.

[Wailingjam]

sweet map you have there, and you even have a floor plan, way to be an over achiever. I like the design and the layout you have there along with the rocket camper preventor idea you have created. The interlocking as well as the geomerging looks smooth and great so I believe you have did a great job in making such a map you have there!

[Manoukian1414]

Nice map. Everything looks smoothe and flows well. I think my favorite part is the anti camping thing you made. Sounds like a great idea. 5/5

[Spirit798]

Originally Posted by Wailingjam

sweet map you have there, and you even have a floor plan, way to be an over achiever. I like the design and the layout you have there along with the rocket camper preventor idea you have created. The interlocking as well as the geomerging looks smooth and great so I believe you have did a great job in making such a map you have there!

Haha, yeah, it's the first map I posted, so I wanted it to be a great, perhaps oevr-the-top post. I sadly discovered there was a 20-image limit :(
[EDIT:]Besides, I needed to give my post quite some.. Awesomeness to get it over, now with all the sandbox hawtness.[/EDIT]

Anyhow, thanks for the positive comments!

[ChAoTiC]

We played on this yesterday.

We had about 6 people in the party, and with that amount of people, the spawns were fail. Definitely a map made for small parties, that's for certain. The gameplay was alright, but it wasn't the best. The Aesthetics weren't all that wonderful either, but they worked. The fundamental design is pretty win though, I just wish it would have been executed a little better. The Spawning behind the Mancannon I felt was bad, because you basically had no choice but to take it.

I think maybe in a v2 if you cleaned up the map, made things smoother, fixed the spawns, you would a pretty solid map. But as is, I think you should have done some more testing before posting. However, a v2 will give you the chance to redeem yourself for your haste.

[TheRayzerTag]

NOTE: I haven't played it, so I'll only give constructive critisiscm on the aesthetics

The forging itself is good quality, with solid merging and interlocks. However, some parts seem to be unsmooth, but because I haven't played the map, I can't say if it hurts gameplay or not. Another small thing: all the different colors from the items is a bit.. overwhelming. I don't think there's much you can do about it, but since other comments weren't complaining about it, I guess it's not really a problem. That's al I have to say, hope it helps you.

Keep forgin'!

[Spirit798]

Originally Posted by ChAoTiC

We played on this yesterday.

We had about 6 people in the party, and with that amount of people, the spawns were fail. Definitely a map made for small parties, that's for certain. The gameplay was alright, but it wasn't the best. The Aesthetics weren't all that wonderful either, but they worked. The fundamental design is pretty win though, I just wish it would have been executed a little better. The Spawning behind the Mancannon I felt was bad, because you basically had no choice but to take it.

I think maybe in a v2 if you cleaned up the map, made things smoother, fixed the spawns, you would a pretty solid map. But as is, I think you should have done some more testing before posting. However, a v2 will give you the chance to redeem yourself for your haste.

I placed about 95 (more, I believe) spawns, and only one behind the man cannon. Sadly, the spawning system often prefers having you spawn there.
I could always place a crate you spawn on, so you can choose wether you go up or take the man cannon.
There might be a v.2, but as long as I don't have Gold that ain't going to be released.
Also, I hadn't quite focussed on aesthetics at all, which I stated on my testing thread here.
I used their feedback to make some adjustments, but I couldn't participate in further testing, but that doesn't mean there hasn't been any - infact, they were kind enough to test it even though I couldn't show up.

But thanks for the feedback and criticism, much appreciated :)

Originally Posted by TheRayzerTag

NOTE: I haven't played it, so I'll only give constructive critisiscm on the aesthetics

The forging itself is good quality, with solid merging and interlocks. However, some parts seem to be unsmooth, but because I haven't played the map, I can't say if it hurts gameplay or not. Another small thing: all the different colors from the items is a bit.. overwhelming. I don't think there's much you can do about it, but since other comments weren't complaining about it, I guess it's not really a problem. That's al I have to say, hope it helps you.

Keep forgin'!

Hmm, maybe I should do the V2 in Sandbox, then. Since everything there practically shares the same color palette - and having a map with nice aestethical quality is easier there.

[Skanky Toast]

For some reason this image just made me feel all tingly inside.. It is extremely aesthetically pleasing.. It looks like a great map for amall 4 person FFAs..

:)

[Spirit798]

Originally Posted by Skanky Toast

For some reason this image just made me feel all tingly inside.. It is extremely aesthetically pleasing.. It looks like a great map for amall 4 person FFAs..

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u318/Spirit798/74468722-Full.jpg

[IMG]file:///C:/Users/Sam/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-5.jpg[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Users/Sam/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-4.jpg[/IMG]

You need to upload images to, for example, Photobucket and then embed them by copying the IMG code and pasting it here.

Alright, it has come to this. A pictured tutorial on how to embed your Halo 3 screenshots of your map, in your post. I see too many people post maps without pictures, not knowing how, and then members try to explain. So I made this:

Embedding Screenshots in your Map Thread

Part 1: Taking a screenshot

Sorry, no pictures for this section, don't have a capture card, but it is soo easy, I shouldn't need to explain, but I will.

1. After recently playing your map, go to "Theater Mode".
2. Select the match you played, and "Start Film".
3. Press "Y" after film has started, and pause the game (or not), and position your camera.
4. Click the camera symbol on the navigation bar.
5. Save it.


Part 2: Getting your screenshot from Bungie.net

1. Open up your Internet Browser (I use Firefox) and go to our dearly beloved Bungie.net, and go to My Stats/Find a Player.



2. Then, go to the right of the screen, to "People Finder". Make sure that it is set to Halo 3, and type in your Xbox-Live Gamer tag. Then click "Search".



3. You should then being on your Gamer Tag profile. Click "Hi-Res screenshots".



4. Find the Screenshot you wish to embed, and click on it. Also, make sure pop-ups are allowed from Bungie.net.



5. A large version of the screenshot should come up in a separate window. Again, click the screenshot.



6. This should come up, asking you what program to open the screenshot with, or to save it to disk. For simplicities sake, just check off "Save to Disk" and the click "OK".



7. Depending what your preferences are, the picture could be saved to a number of places, if you are using Firefox, then this should come up. Click "Open" on the top one, which is more than likely the screenshot you are looking for.



8. An image viewing program displaying the screenshot should come up. Click the save option, in this case a floppy disk icon.



9.Save your image as a JPEG file, under a folder and name you can find later. Type the name in and click "Save".



10. Congrats, now you have your screenshot on your computer. Now onto:


Part 3: Signing up for a Photobucket account, and uploading your screenshot to the internet.

1. Start by opening your internet browser, and going to Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket. Why Photobucket? Cause I find that Imageshack is a pain and people seem to get nothing but thumbnail pictures from it, if they do try to embed their screenshots. Once there, click "Join Now" cause IT'S FREE!

2. Type in a username, and a password that you can remember. Then click "Next Step".

3. Now fill the form out, when you are done, click "I accept. Sign me up!"
Note that none of that information is true to me. That is not my name, or birthdate, or anything.

4. Follow instructions from there.

5.Go to Login on Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket, type in your username and password, and then click "Login".

6. You should now be in your album. Find the section in the middle of the screen like the one below, and click "Choose Files", and make sure the size is set to 640x480.

7. An "Open File" window comes up. Now find your screenshot where you saved it, click on it, and then click "Open". Note that you can select more than one image before click "Open" by clicking your first image, and then (while holding down the SHIFT key) click on the other images you wish to add.

8. Give it time to save the screenshot on the internet. Click "Cancel" to stop uploading.

9. When it is done, this screen will come up. Give it a title and a description, or just skip that, and click "save and continue".

10. And now your screenshot is on the internet, ready to be embedded.

Part 4: Embed your image in your post.

1. Go to your "my albums" on your photobucket page, which is located in the top navigation bar. Then, scroll down the page until you find your screenshot.

2. Click on the text in the space next to "IMG Code". This will automatically copy that link to your clipboard.

3. Go to post your Map Thread, and right click/Paste the IMG code (an image code is the direct link url of an image, in between [img] [./img], but without the ".")

4. Yay!

Well, I hope this was helpful to those who had no idea how to embed their screenshots before. And those who find themselves telling newcomers that their Map Threads are not up to standards without pics, send them this way.

Originally Posted by xX5w33ny70ddXx.

If they are recent halo screenshots, you can do this.

Just follow this simple 4-step process:

1. Visit Haloscreenshots.net and enter your gamertag


2. On your screenshots page, click on the image you wish to embed


3. Highlight the link for the “BBCode (High Impact Halo)”


4. Paste the link into your post


BAM SCREENSHOT!

For a larger image, click on the screenshot again, and use the image's URL in your post with the [img] [/img] tags.

Orignally posted by Lightsout225

Images from second spoiler removed because of the 20-image limit.

Also, thanks!.. Although it wasn't really built to be aesthetically pleasing.
And yeah, the map's not intended for huge amounts of people. I've played it 4 vs 4 and that barely worked.
And for some reason, I can't un-Italic this text :/






EDIT: Lol, just saw your signature... Silly me. Well, I tried to help.

[stickmanmeyhem]

Such a fun map! I loved this. PS: You're welcome from Playerhata and me.
The interlocking and overall layout promote well flowing, even combat. I give it a 5/5
EDIT: Hahahahaha I'm in all but 2 screenshots!