Oasis
This project was born from a late night conversation with a Destiny 2 clanmate where we were discussing the PvP maps that were currently in the game and which were not (as of November 2023). We talked about our favourites and why they stood out compared to the others. This talk inspired me to try and create a Crucible map that could fit into the world of Destiny. I decided to take inspiration from the earth-centric maps namely Widow's Court, Rusted Lands & Bannerfall for the layout and general vibe.
The map is split into 3 major areas, The Upper Square, The Lower District and The Underground with entrances both Lower & Upper areas.
The Upper Square is wide open and allows for long range duels while also allowing transit through the Bazaar and even into the Underground. The Lower District is more narrow and allows for more vertical engagements as their is multiple raised sections that players can utilize as well as multiple buildings players can enter and use as cover. The Underground is full of tight corridors and multiple passageways since it doubles as a jail, this will give the players more opportunities to outflank each other.
The map was designed so it could be played in both Clash & Control game modes (TDM & Capture Point) The map also has support for both online play via EOS and offline play with the aid of bots (All named after various Destiny Characters). If you would like to play please click the button below.
The recommended specs are as listed:
OS: Windows 10/11
Processor: Quad Core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or faster
VRAM: 8 GB
Graphics Card: DirectX 11 or 12 compatible GPU
Design Intentions
The map was designed with inspiration from specific destiny maps which allow the player to have duels in both long range and short range. On this map the areas that I expect to high contested and result in a higher number of duels would be:
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The Prison Area/ Area around A point.
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The Left Lane on the surface
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The Upper Square/ B Point
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The Lower Bazaar Entrance/C point
The gallery to the right shows gifs of how the player can approach each area.
The map allows the player to duel others from range with the rifle or even up-close with the pistol and shotgun which multiple areas allowing for both types of gameplay as well allowing for an unorthodox styles like dash rushing with the shotgun.
