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If you're looking for the Unreal Tournament 2003 and Unreal Tournament 2004 version of the map, you might want to check CTF-Maul (UT200X map).
"As you walk among the shattered ruins of the old retaining wall, the hip deep grass tugs at your clothes. The twisted skeleton of an ancient tree towers above you, giving lie to the fragile beauty that has slowly reclaimed the abandoned fueling station. There is still poison moving through the soil beneath your feet, and still many battles to scar the land."
– Map description
CTF-Maul is a Capture the Flag map from Unreal Championship.
Map description[]
Maul is a rundown station, which looks more like a post apocalyptic area. This medium size arena is extremely jagged, blocking the view at times. The massive fuel tanks provide some decent cover, while sneaking in and rushing out of the enemy base.
The map is mostly symmetrical, however the terrain on each side is slightly different. This makes flag running on the blue side of the map slightly easier as the terrain slopes up a bit more naturally on the outer extremes of the map.
Weapons and pickups[]
Weapons[]
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Pickups[]
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Walkthrough[]
"As you walk among the shattered ruins of the old retaining wall, the hip deep grass tugs at your clothes. The twisted skeleton of an ancient tree towers above you, giving lie to the fragile beauty that has slowly reclaimed the abandoned fueling station. There is still poison moving through the soil beneath your feet, and still many battles to scar the land."
– Mission description
Tips and tricks[]
- Due to the highly uneven terrain, the Link Gun is the most recommended weapon to take down enemies.
Prima Official Guide[]
"Maul, a small and gorgeous Capture the Flag map, is the site of some of the fiercest combat in Unreal Championship. Weapons are limited, keeping defense from being too strong. Offense has a field day.
You see many, many flag runs on this map. Scores are generally high in Maul. This is the place to tighten up your offensive skills.
Another interesting element about Maul is its high grass and rolling terrain. You find plenty of places to dodge and hide, but don’t expect to hide very long. Your enemies spot you eventually, and you become the prey.
Offensive Strategy
Maul requires constant attack. The short distance between the two bases means that your entire team can go on the attack, and still get back to take down a flag runner if the need arises. On this map, leave at most one member as goalie and put everyone else on offense.
Teamplay is usually best, but the single elevator entrance to the flag room makes single-player flag runs effective. Stagger runs and take shots at the flag one at a time. One member of your team inevitably makes it in and makes off with the flag.
Use both holes in the wall. If you get into a pattern of just using one, the other team shuts you down with one sharpshooter.
The best offensive weapon is the flak cannon. It’s in front of your base, so you’ve no excuse for not being fully armed at all times.
Defensive Strategy
If you want to play defense, you have a couple of options. First, defend the flag room. This is easily done with the rocket launcher.
Start by looking out toward the gate. If someone gets past your lightning gun (it’s on top of the base), turn and aim your rocket launcher down the short elevator shaft. Players rarely look straight up in this game, and you may end up with quite a few quick, easy kills.
The elevator rises quickly, however. If you’re not careful, you hit the elevator pad when it’s at floor level and blow yourself up.
Teamplay Strategy
Teamplay in general is not as effective on this map as on some others. One effective strategy is to coordinate attacks to split the defense. Sending players through opposite holes in the wall at the same time is a simple way. A three-stage attack is a complex option. Simple is more effective on this hard-hitting map-
Single-Player Strategy
The many terrain dips and rises let you give the bots fits with a loop of fast attack runs. Stick to the sides so you can pick up health packs and stay out of view.
Once you grab the flag, climb over hills or drop into ruts when you’re fired on. Keep a flak cannon with you. It saves you when the bots come straight for you
Sniping Spot
If you enjoy using your translocator, you'll find plenty of great sniping spots. Use this gun to translocate yourself on top of one of the many high rocks or metal tanks dotted across this map.
The best spot, however, is not all that glamorous. Just hide inside your own base and zoom your sights just to the point where they can spot both holes in the wall. Leave your translocator pod up near the lightning gun ammo and you can easily reload.
Defensive Position
The best defensive spot in the game is inside your flag room with a rocket launcher or flak cannon. You get only a moment to take down your foe, so don’t bother with weak weapons.
You can also play defense from on top either of the two big rocks in the area in front of your base. From these rocks, you can dominate one entrance and even snipe defenders in the enemy base. Be careful: They can snipe you, too.
Kill Zone
Hide out on your side of the wall with the flak cannon and pick off attackers as they pass through the holes in the gate. They keep coming, and you keep racking up points."
You see many, many flag runs on this map. Scores are generally high in Maul. This is the place to tighten up your offensive skills.
Another interesting element about Maul is its high grass and rolling terrain. You find plenty of places to dodge and hide, but don’t expect to hide very long. Your enemies spot you eventually, and you become the prey.
Offensive Strategy
Maul requires constant attack. The short distance between the two bases means that your entire team can go on the attack, and still get back to take down a flag runner if the need arises. On this map, leave at most one member as goalie and put everyone else on offense.
Teamplay is usually best, but the single elevator entrance to the flag room makes single-player flag runs effective. Stagger runs and take shots at the flag one at a time. One member of your team inevitably makes it in and makes off with the flag.
Use both holes in the wall. If you get into a pattern of just using one, the other team shuts you down with one sharpshooter.
The best offensive weapon is the flak cannon. It’s in front of your base, so you’ve no excuse for not being fully armed at all times.
Defensive Strategy
If you want to play defense, you have a couple of options. First, defend the flag room. This is easily done with the rocket launcher.
Start by looking out toward the gate. If someone gets past your lightning gun (it’s on top of the base), turn and aim your rocket launcher down the short elevator shaft. Players rarely look straight up in this game, and you may end up with quite a few quick, easy kills.
The elevator rises quickly, however. If you’re not careful, you hit the elevator pad when it’s at floor level and blow yourself up.
Teamplay Strategy
Teamplay in general is not as effective on this map as on some others. One effective strategy is to coordinate attacks to split the defense. Sending players through opposite holes in the wall at the same time is a simple way. A three-stage attack is a complex option. Simple is more effective on this hard-hitting map-
Single-Player Strategy
The many terrain dips and rises let you give the bots fits with a loop of fast attack runs. Stick to the sides so you can pick up health packs and stay out of view.
Once you grab the flag, climb over hills or drop into ruts when you’re fired on. Keep a flak cannon with you. It saves you when the bots come straight for you
Sniping Spot
If you enjoy using your translocator, you'll find plenty of great sniping spots. Use this gun to translocate yourself on top of one of the many high rocks or metal tanks dotted across this map.
The best spot, however, is not all that glamorous. Just hide inside your own base and zoom your sights just to the point where they can spot both holes in the wall. Leave your translocator pod up near the lightning gun ammo and you can easily reload.
Defensive Position
The best defensive spot in the game is inside your flag room with a rocket launcher or flak cannon. You get only a moment to take down your foe, so don’t bother with weak weapons.
You can also play defense from on top either of the two big rocks in the area in front of your base. From these rocks, you can dominate one entrance and even snipe defenders in the enemy base. Be careful: They can snipe you, too.
Kill Zone
Hide out on your side of the wall with the flak cannon and pick off attackers as they pass through the holes in the gate. They keep coming, and you keep racking up points."
Offense[]
- Watch out for potshotters from the center hill on either side.
- One strategy that is often used is to begin to run around the power stations on either side (the big orby buildings) and then backtrack slightly to go around the other side. This will occasionally throw off people who are trying to cut you off.
- Another running method is to take the flag straight out the left side through the gulchy area.
Defense[]
- There are a few spots on the map which make defense a bit easier:
- The most obvious is the center hill near the big rock. This location allows you to take potshots at the enemy flag carrier as well as get to either side of the map quickly to drop flak shells or pop combos.
- Another location that is often used is right in the flag room. Rockets are a good weapon to use in this location.
- Another place is above the flag room where you can snipe easily, but are a sitting duck.
Trivia[]
- A howling wolf, an owl, and crickets can be heard in the background.
- Prior to the update, there was a glitch where players could go under the board.[1]
Gallery[]
Unreal Championship - Capture de drapeau Maul
External links and references[]
- ↑ "Chat with the Developers of Unreal Championship". Xbox.com. Archived from the original on Jan 9, 2010. Retrieved Oct 20, 2024.
See also[]
| Unreal Championship Capture the Flag maps |
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| CTF-Chrome • CTF-Citadel • CTF-Geothermal • CTF-LavaGiant2 • CTF-LostFaith • CTF-Maul • CTF-Orbital2 • CTF-Smote Bonus Pack maps: CTF-OtarosRun |