Best Countdown REMAKE

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Hi guys

Im having a bit of trouble getting my name out there as a forger, no youtube channels seem to be giving me a chance and I dont have the time to create my own so im posting a notification about my map here. Hopefully you guys check it out as ive spent weeks on it and every single sightline is perfect and the map looks as beautiful as the original countdown did.

My gt: A R C A S I U S

bit of background

Basically I started out on halo reach, measuring every single doorway, corridor, open space, floor, the height of the roofs etc with the wooden pallet large. I did this because the pallet was the only piece that was the same size in halo reach as it was in halo 4 forge. I then hand drew up a diagram of the entire map and wrote down the measurements. then I constructed a basic outline of the map using the building blocks and from there the map started to take shape on halo 4. overall it took me about 3 or 4 weeks to complete because I tried to make it ravine first, then ran into serious dynamic lighting problems, so i recreated it on impact, but then had extreme screen lag problems. so after finding info about how to avoid dynamic lighting, i created it all over again on ravine and now its perfect. lighting works great and no framerate issues. the biggest problem was budget at the end where I had to start substituting expensive pieces for cheaper ones however it actually turned out looking better.

About the map:

  • Supports CTF, Infinity Slayer, Regicide, Team doubles, oddball, king of the hill, flood, basically everything besides extraction, dominion and obviously griffball.

Like the original countdown, its for 2 - 16 players however id recommend about 8 players, 2 teams of 4, It plays best on koth, oddball, kotf, flood and infinity slayer.

Close to completion of the map I had a very big decision which was looming over me constantly, and that is wether I should make the map exactly like it was in reach, with no ordnance drops and the weapons spawning periodically, or should I make the map more modern and halo 4 style with ordnance drops. I decided to go with a bit of both however tell me here guys what your preference is after playing the map and ill tweak it for you

so thats basically it, sorry about the essay :stuck_out_tongue: id love to get my name out there as a pro forger as I love it and think i have some skills, i have another map in the works that is almost finished and I had some mlg pro’s gasping at it so ill let you know when ive finished that as well :stuck_out_tongue:

Thanks! and I hope you like the map guys

A R C A S I U S

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^^

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I’ll definatley check it out!

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> I’ll definatley check it out!

me 2.

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i am actually suprised you measured the whole map using a pallet and taking notes? i have to look at this, i’ll download it later :smiley:

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okay now, i love forge, and unless something is perfect, i dont like it, and i admit i downloaded this, and its amazing, this is awesome work, the map detail looks right, its all sized perfectly, it looks good, it all works

10/10 remake

<3

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Why would anyone remake that awful map?

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i’d say its the best forge remake of anything i have ever seen, i would love to be updated if you create anything else :open_mouth:

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> Why would anyone remake that awful map?

i actually like countdown from reach, i thought it was quite good, better than some of the halo 4 ones we have

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I loved Countdown. Ill check it out!

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I’m playing on the map right now and it doesn’t seem to scale. It seems it little bit small(maybe it’s just me). I’ve also noticed a couple bump points. Going from the outside to the inside by lifts need fixed and going up the ramps to outside severely need fixed. Aside from those couple issues the map seems to be pretty good. I did notice that the map had a different author and you modified it. Is the original author a friend? I’m just making sure that you aren’t stealing maps. btw I have a channel and might consider uploading if you get some things fixed and create a film that you want me to use.

EDIT: Still roaming around the map I also noticed that if you jump into the lift you get stuck. You might want to try and fix that.

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> I’m playing on the map right now and it doesn’t seem to scale. It seems it little bit small(maybe it’s just me). I’ve also noticed a couple bump points. Going from the outside to the inside by lifts need fixed and going up the ramps to outside severely need fixed. Aside from those couple issues the map seems to be pretty good. I did notice that the map had a different author and you modified it. Is the original author a friend? I’m just making sure that you aren’t stealing maps. btw I have a channel and might consider uploading if you get some things fixed and create a film that you want me to use.

well i did notice the author was a different name, but the style of his gamertag with the capitals and spaces was simular, so i didnt doubt it much

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Wow good job with that map. It brought back a lot of good memories. You’re a very good forger :slight_smile: