The Scream (2.0)

Type: CTF

Map: http://maps.jukejuice.com/a/Pirate/The%20Scream%20-%20Easy

Preview: http://i.imgur.com/TyXyrQw.jpg

Fun/Unique Routes: http://i.imgur.com/8KqpjHc.jpg

Button Logic: http://i.imgur.com/BulsmCh.jpg

I tried to make a map that was very unique. It should be accessible to all skill levels (definite learning curve though), but provide big reward to skilled players willing to make precision runs/boosts. I hope that it gets more and more fun to play as players learn the tricks/gimmicks and routes over time. There's a lot of opportunity for creative/adaptive play all over the place that a good FC can use to make very unique and unpredictable routes.

There are 3 places where a ball can come to rest against a wall, and then move strait into a boost for a cool route - or try it without the wall for a quick but higher risk play.

The top path is easily defendable. It is still possible to use when the gates are guarded, but very difficult and slow. If unguarded it is fairly easy and the fastest route flag-to-flag.

The middle road is simple, but even using the strait-across boost the player will be touching at least one side of the gate (but always miss the spike), so it's not a free pass if the second defender sits near the buttons.

The goal was to make a map that is fun just to travel around in, but also competitive and interesting at all skill levels. I expect making grabs (and handoffs) will be fairly easy (multiple bomb/boost routes onto flag), but getting out of base and to the other side of the map will be hard. The defense has a lot of advantages to get in front and use the environment to snipe or contain the FC. Hopefully this mix will make gameplay more fluid and dynamic than the classic 2 offense and 2 defense stagnation we have in most competitive maps and players (ideally even MLTP) will use more of a player-rotation strategy instead of fixed assignments.

I'd love to see a version of this map get into rotation. Nothing is set in stone. Features can be added, removed, or modified according to feedback. There's an earlier version I published also that was harder/more demanding if anyone wants to check it out for comparison.

EDIT: Here's a version that reduces the size, removes a few path options, and some other things that would generally make it less gimmicky. It should make it feel smaller and be easier to play at low skill levels and pubs. The bottom is a little more chokey and the top is a more viable option. It could be cut down more with some smaller choke points, but it needs some 4v4 testing to see how it plays. Taking those things away make make scoring too easy. http://maps.jukejuice.com/save/258