Zanzibar

Description
Is anyone familiar with Zanzibar from Halo? Well, Melkor just rebuilt the map into JA for your enjoyment.

The map looks accurate from what I remember. The center of the map contains a huge tri-vane in a large arch that turns due to some scripts, and on certain parts of the map there are smaller vanes. The map is completely walled in on three sides, with a beach on the fourth.

Lets start with the benefits. The map is accurate as said above, and there are new textures/effects. There¡¦s a new model for a palm tree, which I liked. The author put some interesting effects, like crows in the sky and the foam in the water. Two things I liked that were from the original map was that they included turrets (still JA turrets instead of Halo ones :( but they still work) and also there were those pesky exploding barrels (watch it when they explode, they pack a punch!).

Losses are both obvious and hidden. First, in the beach area there is a huge invisible wall (I hate invisible walls) If possible, there could be something else (similar to the trigger for vehicles that turn you back around). On one point of the wall, with force jump you can jump over the wall and walk UNDER the map! That¡¦s not supposed to happen. If you have invisible walls, put them here. Plus, on the turbines, if you jump in front of them or near them, they stop. I would love if they either carry you or crush you. One last thing is that the weapons should be more spread out instead of clumped in one or two areas. If you want a specific map (sniper-, explosives-, assault-, or saber-only) then just put the weapons you want in (this would be a great grenade and assault guns map, like the original). My last complaint is that the noises and music are there but don¡¦t work.

Summary: Good map construction, some things to work on for a new version!

(>ZemmurkTrooper