X (Improved) Sand n' Snow CTF

Destription:
Here's a map I spent a few hours of mcedit and minecraft working on. It is a capture-the-flag map which consists of two floating islands. One of them is a desert-like one which has custom trees as well as some sandstone structures, a sniper-tower and a secret pharaoh tomb! Can you find it? There are launch pads and thin bridges connecting it to the snow-island! The snow island has advanced terrain (just like the desert), quartz structures, custom taiga trees, a tree-sniper post and a secret ice cave! Both islands have secret passages that lead to launch pads which take you to the other island! The red-team spawn is next to the red soldier painting on the desert island. The blue-team spawn is next to the blue soldier painting on the snow island.

All features:
Two bridges connecting the islands, a broken bridge with launch pads on each end, epic trees, custom terrain, chopped down trees on the snow island, blown-up walls surrounding the flag posts, sniper posts for each island, specific spawn-points, close attention to detail, large islands, giant flags, secret areas, detailed island-bottoms and secret passages!

New features: I received numerous comments on how I should improve the map. First of all, there are already tons of sponges (launch pads) on the map. But I added a tank and a jeep in the snow island. I got rid of the paintings and item frames because that fall off when matches start. I also added a helicopter that holds a platform with four launch pads. One leads to death, another lands you on the bridge and the last two launch you to the islands. (Well putty has to program them to do that first). In addition, I also put a few small props.

Gamemodes:
This map is great for team games but not so much FFA types. Here are the types that could be used:

Capture-the-Flag
Capture the flag is the main game type that this map supports. It forces players to fight for the bridges and launch pads to create some pretty epic experiences.

Team-Death-Match
Team death matches are great for this map too! Players can snipe from their islands or brave the bridges and jump pads to the enemy side for lots of kills. Team death matches will surely bring lots of exhilaration to players on this map.

Infected
Sand n' Snow is cool for infected, too! Human players have to defend the bridges for their lives! Infected players have to try and cross the bridges or use the secret passages to sneak up on the living. But there is a problem with infected-campers. You see, lots of players tend to camp on high places or ledges, or anything really (Please don't take offense to this, but it bothers me when I see players doing this. Besides, you should vote for this map because of the places you can camp on ). They usually stay in groups on places with only one entrance which will make it extremely difficult for the undead. In sure that if this map is to be published, players will group on the large fallen snow tree or the sniper-post tree. But hey, if you are one of those campers, this is quite an advantage!

Image:

NOTICE- The bridges aren't the only way across. There are jump pads (sponges) in various places around the map.
I would put more but it would take up too much space...

Download the map here:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/u4vj4gxbd7ga5xf/Hot vs_ Cold C_O_D Map.rar

In conclusion...
I thank you for your patience and would also appreciate if you vote for this map!
-Jhame

 

You clearly didn't read that the map also has those sponge launch pads, flub. There are a few of em so you wont always have to use bridges. Thanks for the compliment anyway! And ill think about more islands as well as another bridge.

 

*Facepalm* this is the seventh person i have to tell that there are numerous launch pads. Don't you even bother to read the description?

You can't actually get IN the helicopter but launch pads get you to land on the platform it's holding.

 

Well this map doesn't have buildings and there's only a few launch pads. Besides, with all the players who are gonna use them at once, it will be hard for jumpers, too.

 

well, there were jump pads all over the place but they don't make a such a good map anyway. I'm just going to make different changes to get across without them

 

Yeah but the problem is: When you get on the sponge, you are launched too fast to get hit. Not to mention that you are given a high resistance perk for a few seconds so that you won't take damage from landing. So even if the enemy hits you, there won't be any damage taken from it, therefore making it overpowered.