Basalt

Basalt is a King of the hill map where both teams are trying to get at the very top of the hill.

Cornish Gamehen · 01-09-2010, 11:25 AM

Good idea, but will having the point on top of a very steep slope like that make it a bit too easy to defend the point?

Nerdboy · 01-09-2010, 11:32 AM

The point looks very open, which could make it too difficult to capture.

Seba-079 · 01-09-2010, 11:42 AM

About the tire tracks: why would a truck go up to the point, where the wooden supports are too low for it to drive under? Just a little detailing tip.

Void · 01-09-2010, 11:45 AM

And the tire tracks go through very narrow paths, like here.

And this pretty much looks like Badlands if it stole the building from Fastlane's center cap.

Cornish Gamehen · 01-09-2010, 11:48 AM

Won't somebody think of the weapon spam?

Dr. Spud · 01-09-2010, 11:59 AM

Looks interesting, I'd like to try it. Looks like you're going for kind of a ring around an exposed point, like what nucleus does?

The Political Gamer · 01-09-2010, 11:59 AM

I like the hill idea too but at the same time the map will need lots of flanking paths for the other "attacking" team so they can get the upper hand and keep the koth "ping-pong" effect going throughout the hole match.

DaBeatzProject · 01-09-2010, 12:06 PM

Wow, you are releasing maps at a high tempo. And so nicely detailed already! Did you do a lot of tests? I hope you did! But also, i don't like the name. Makes me think too much of Borax/Aurum/Any other cool material, if you know what i mean.

S.W.A.T.Y · 01-09-2010, 12:11 PM

There are 4 paths to the hill so its not a problem. I have done a lot of playtesting lately and the map plays fine and people really seem to enjoy the map so I decided to release it. It's quite easy to get the team that has captured the point off the point. According to the playtest that I have done lately, there aren't any problems with the map layout wise, I just need to fix some glitches here and there but everything else seems fine.