- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
This is my idea:
Stage name: Aquinox
Player limit: 4 - unlimited
Vehicles: Yes
Alright, this is a stretch, but it can be modified to make it more realistic. Now, I am going to introduce a new vehicle, a high-speed boat. Now before I introduce the wicked cool level I have come up with, let me explain this boat. It is very fast and has great handling. It can hold three people, (like a warthog). A driver and passenger seat in the front, and a chaingun in the back. The alternate ability of this boat is to boost, but using this will make the chaingun useless since you have no chance of getting a good shot, and the level will have waves, some big and some small. If you hit a big wave while boosting, you are at risk of capsizing. Capsizing will result in: walking to shore, the boat exploding once capsized, risk of getting killed either by another boat, sniper, or just falling to your death.
Now that said, my level is based on water, and is meant for king-of-the-hill and CTF. There will be two islands, both fairly large, but different in structure. There will also be an island in between the two, half the size of the other islands, this island's purpose is basically for jacking a vehicle, or getting those amazing weapons (i.e. rocket launcher, plasma sword, sniper rifle, covenant carbine, etc.). Now those weapons will also be on the islands, but will be much harder to get. If you enter this small island, there is one big building dominating it. This building has two floors, the top one more of various catwalks, perfect for rockets, grenades, and other sneak attacks. This island holds one banshee (on top of the structure on a landing pad), and two boats (one on each side). now like I said, the boats will explode when capsized, or shot down. The boats will respawn, don't worry, however, you'll have to wait a minute or so.
Now, for these islands. Imagine the size of the Silent Cartogropher island in campaign. Think that size, except a little bigger. This island is basically a mountain, with Forerunner structures buried amognst the rock. Each island will be equipped with four boats, two banshees, five plasma turrets, three mounted chainguns, one scorpion six ghosts, and six warthogs. Sound like a lot? Well think about the size of the level, it isn't nearly enough, especially if the vehicles are capable of accessing the inner part of the mountain. The outside of each mountain may look pretty. A couple sniper spots with covenant carbines and sniper rifles laying around and other weapons in other places, the plasma sword on top of the mountain, tunnels on each floor. The real action is the inside of the mountain. There are 8 floors, it may be much, but there are very quick ways that will easily get you killed, and the longer ways that dont give you such a risk. Ok, there are two energy elevators on opposite sides of the mountain. These go pretty fast, but thanks to the setup, you would easily be bombarded by rockets, grenades, and swarms of bullets. I reccommend you only access the elevators if you are in a vehicle (oh, I forgot to say. you can ride the vehicles up the elevators, and up the ramps too) or if you have an overshield. The other quick way is using the teleporters. These only go level to level and will be guarded carefully, so watch out. Now the other ways are long, but are worth it. Two long ways, the ramps, and running on the outside of the mountain on that rock. Reccommendation: be on the red team, the brown colored rock will easily give you cover do to camoflauge. The ramps are very wide, and have lots of weapons hidden within. Note that there is a lot of cover and places to recover. Now once you reach the top, there will be the plasma sword. Will it be right next to the flag. NO. The flag is directly on the soil of the summit. The plasma sword is on top of a tower that is unaccessable in any way. The trick is to blow the tower up (not hard to do, but will attract attention), or snipe it down (the bullet will knock it off). Now you might think you can just fly a banshee up there and get the flag. Well... you are wrong. The thing about the mountain is, there is a layer of thunder clouds immeidately below the summit. If you attempt to climb up there, lightning strikes will hit you and burn up the banshee (it's either that, or you get shot down before you even reach the clouds. Now if you manage to get through, the flag is yours.
Now that is basically my level, but if you wanted to make it more realistic you could x out the boats and just have the players drive underwater, both works. Well anyway, I hope you enjoyed this level idea of mine.