Ruined (Level)
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Ruined is a multiplayer map in the game Halo: Side Factions. The map was inspired from Halo: Combat Evolved's map Derelict and Halo 2's map Sanctuary. It is an outdoors map set on a lake bed within a volcano, featuring two symmetrical bases.
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[edit] Summary
After the end of the Battle of Installation 05, the UNSC sent several taskforce to retrieve the victorious Captain Miranda Keyes and her surviving members. ONI conducted an operation to study the installation's schematics and layout, trying to understand the nature of Halo. Near a lakebed, one of the research team stumbled upon a presumed Forerunner structure. There, several mysteries arise and revealed more questions than answers.
[edit] Layout
[edit] Symmetry Zone
Ruined is known for its similarity to Derelict's and Sanctuary layout. Several barriers and walls were placed strategically and symmetrically to balance the gameplay. Everything is similar: Weapons location, Flag spawn, etc. Only through Forge the players would experience a shift in gameplay experience.
To add more tension into the game, several teleporters and gravity lifts were placed to allow easy access to the upper level and vice versa. In addition to that, a new feature was added: the ability to alter and randomise the teleportation.
[edit] Tensity Centre
In the centre of the map lays the Flamethrower on the lower levels, allowing players to burn their way into enemy territories. Also in the upper level is the Invisibility Device, constructed by ONI. This allows the player to be fully camouflage with their environments but only for 30 seconds. In order to counter this, several weapons such as the MA5Ks and the Needlers were able to detect the invisible players via heat detection.
A special feature in this map, the centre floor will rotate slowly, completing a full 360o within 2 minutes. This centre floor also serves as the main area for King of the Hill game variant.
[edit] Trivia
- Looking towards the north (Using the MA5Bs/Cs), the players would be able to see the Forerunner Structure where the Prophet of Regret once held as a fortress. In addition, several Phantoms can be seen circling around the structure.
