The snow continues to fall into the pit of lava.
The amazing amount of vertical space makes the tau cannon invaluable.
The ramp in the lava part of the map connects to the upper level.
Using the tau, you can launch yourself over the divider in the middle of the map.
I love the interior of the map.
The upper level is nearly as impressive.
Yay, this map looks really good. REALLY. A little backgroun; this map was entered in a contest. The idea was to create a map with contrast in theme.
Taking a quick look at the map, you can see the abundance of snowfall. After about a half-second, you should see pools of lava, the other side of the contrast. The center and one half of the map feature lava pools, the other side freezing water springs.
This HLDM map comes with an extra sky, darkened snow-covered peaks. A new sprite for the snowfall is also included.
Two of the most effective methods of combat.
Weapons are nicely spread out. The icy side includes the gluon gun, near tripmines. I hope community-minded players will cover the gluon spawn point with the mines. The other side (which is identical, besides theme) boasts an RPG. Both have plenty of snarks and ammo. In the center is where you'll find most of your 'normal' weapons.
What this level lacks in chargers, it makes up for in health packs and batteries. Batteries are very plentiful, and in some places in groups. Health is almost everywhere, more first-aid kits than batteries.
The highest point for this map is easily the visuals. The map appears exceptionally well-textured, the brushwork really shines. The antennae in the map really brighten the center.
The tau will take you nearly anywhere.
Unfortunately, here's the bad news. The r_speeds tend to be a little on the higher end of the acceptability scale. You can experience over 800 in the middle, too bad. The slowdown isn't enormous, so if you PC is at least as good as my clunker, it should still be OK.
The map, fantastic visuals in all, is slightly dampened by the framerates of the map. My machine had some minor problems, but I was Half-Life's targeted computer... back in 1998. Still, this map is worth the download all the way!