Help Remaking one of my old maps in Halo 5 Forge

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Hello everyone,

Thanks for taking the time to click on this thread. Back when Halo 3 first came out I made a great map for Halo 3 that was geared toward being a slayer Map but the more I think of it, the more I’m realizing it could be adapted to multiple gametypes. (We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it)

With the advent of Halo 5’s Forge I’ve been inspired to remake this again. It was one of the few maps I actually had fun playing as a user created map. It flowed really well, the weapons were balanced, the spawns were good… Everything about it was genuinely well made.

Here’s the problem. I’ve never used Halo 5 Forge. My goal is to get this map good enough to submit and hopefully have it in an official playlist on Halo 5. That would be a dream. But I need help recreating it.

So, what do you get for helping? Well to be honest I don’t have much to offer but full credit as a co-creator. The map is actually still uploaded on my Halo 3 File share here:

A few Screenshots here:

I’m going to jump into Halo 3 when I get home for work and start mapping it out (no pun intended). If you’d like to help, feel free to send me a message on XBL or here and I’m sure I’ll get it very soon.

Thanks again for your time!

~Ocean Slim

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Halo 5 forge is daunting and to be honest I’ve avoided it the past couple years because it seemed so hard to use. I gave it a go for an hour or so of my time and just tried to make a basic map from the top of my head and it really started to make sense; I suggest you do the same first. Just play with forge for an hour to see what you can make. It doesn’t have to be good.
If nothing else figure out how the new measurement units work.

After you understand forge you can begin on remaking your map, the easiest way to get the scale right is by walking straight ahead in the original map and counting the time it takes to get from one side of a wall to another and then ensuring the same time passes in Halo 5; but due to spartan abilities you’re gunna want to make the new one a little bigger. Considering the maze-like style of your map, this should be relatively simple.

I’m not a ‘professional’ forger though, there is definitely more stuff which I have missed. If anyone else has advice please explain.

Edit: Wow, my grammar on this post was just awful. I’ve gone over and re-written it to be actually readable now.