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Revision as of 05:45, 13 April 2011

This volatile world has an extremely low orbit around a superdense gas giant. The resulting gravitational forces have caused the planetary mantle to collapse. Combatants are issued special gravbelts for each match.
CTF-LavaGiant
Full title The Lava Giant
Authors Juan Pancho 'XceptOne' Eekels
Players 8-12
Music Skyward
LevelEnterText GET THOSE FLAGS!!
Games UT
Gametype Capture the Flag

Item list

Weapons

Red Base Middle Land Blue Base
Pulse Gun x1 Redeemer x1 Pulse Gun x2
ASMD Shock Rifle x1 Flak Cannon x2 ASMD Shock Rifle x1
Ripper x1 GES BioRifle x2 Ripper x1
Sniper Rifle x1 Minigun x2 Sniper Rifle x2
Rocket Launcher x1

PickUps

Red Base
Ammunition Health Armor Special
Pulse Cell x2 Health Pack x8 Body Armor x1 AntiGrav Boots x1
Rocket Pack x1
Shock Core x2
Rifle Rounds x2
Razor Blades x2
Middle Land
Ammunition Health Armor Special
Flak Shells x4 Health Pack x4 Body Armor x1 Damage Amplifier x1
Bullets x6 Big Keg O' Health x1 Shield Belt x1
Biosludge Ammo x4 Thigh Pads x1
Rocket Pack x2
Blue Base
Ammunition Health Armor Special
Pulse Cell x4 Health Pack x7 Body Armor x1 AntiGrav Boots x1
Rocket Pack x1
Shock Core x2
Sniper Ammo x2
Razor Blades x2

Analysis

This is a big outdoor map a bit similar to Facing Worlds. Both teams have a small fort at either end of the map with a very tall cliff between them. Between the cliff and each base is a huge no man's land with three upper and two lower passes. The open nature of the map makes it an excellent proving ground for snipers - and for that reason, both forts have a Sniper Rifle right at the front. The lower passes, however, are quite safe - except the one on the right (when viewed from the red base) whose center is exposed. Entrance to the forts is done via either translocating over the walls, using Jump Boots or using the rear entrance.

The layout of the forts is a bit different, so I'll talk about them separately.

Red fort (not to scale):

Ground level:

|   |  |   |
|H H|  |H H|
|___|  |___|
|=   __   =|
|P  |  |   |
|   \  /   |
|  S || R  |
|__________|

S: Shock Rifle and two pieces of ammo
R: Ripper and two stacks of blades
P: Plasma Gun and two energy cells (beneath the ramp)
H: Health Pack
=: Ramp
There is a Jump Boot on the Plasma Gun ramp
There are rockets beneath the other ramp and a Body Armor on it
The enclosed area in the middle contains the flag

Battlements:

| |       | |
| |       | |
| |__   __| |
|_____S_____|

S: Sniper Rifle
The hole in the inner surface marks the location where you can drop down to the flag
There is a wall in front of the Sniper Rifle which you can use as a hiding spot, everywhere else the wall doesn't extend to this height
Note: it is possible to jump/translocate even higher, to the top of the fort to see the lower passages, but this makes you highly visible and exposed to counter-sniping

Blue fort (not to scale):

Ground level:

|__|  |__|
|==|  |==|
|P      R|
|  \__/  |
|__ S  __|
|__|__|__|

P: Plasma Gun and ammo (under the ramp), Jump Boots (on the ramp)
R: Ripper and ammo (under the ramp), Body Armor (on the ramp)
S: Shock Rifle and ammo
=: Ramp to next level

Battlements:
     ___
    |   |
| | | F | | |
| |  \ /  | |
| |  | |  | |
|_|__| |__|_|
|S|_______|_|

S: Sniper Rifle
F: Flag (right above the ground entrance)
The two enclosed places are foxhole-like towers with a window - great for snipers
The wall between the towers extend to their top, this and the fact that the flag is not on the ground makes the blue fort more defensible

Of the five passages connecting the bases to each other, the rightmost one (when seen from the red base) contains nothing but has a narrow corridor to the lower left passage, which contains the level's only Rocket Launcher. The middle passage has a Shield Belt right in the middle (clearly visible from both sides, so a sniper can ward off early attackers before a teammate could snatch it). The leftmost passage has a set of Thigh Pads and a Redeemer. The latter is situated above a pool of lava, which means you should either step lightly or use the Translocator. This room is also visible from the lower left passage. Both lower passages meet at one point before the bases; the left side has a Flak Cannon at the red side and a Minigun at the blue side. The other has a Bio Rifle at the red side. The right side of the blue base and the left of the red base is exposed to infiltrators from the lower passages due to a ramp (and a Bio Rifle); the other side doesn't have a ramp, but attackers can still translocate through (and get a Minigun in the process).

If you have both Low Gravity and Jump Pads enabled, you could theoretically translocate to the top of the cliff (or if you have the ChaosUT mod, fire the grapple right above you - it will grab the top of the map so you can swing up there, Tarzan-style). Even though there is nothing up there, it can still be used as a vantage point.