DM-1on1-Desolation

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Desolation
Author	Rogelio Olguin
Music	"Atlantis" by Kevin Riepl
Game	Unreal Tournament 2004
Gametype	Deathmatch
Platform	PC
Arena info
Player count	2-3
Arena type	Closed

"Desiring isolation, an artist built his new home on a towering skyscraper where he could escape from civilization. On top of his home sat his private museum of art, art never to be seen by the public eye till his tragic death. Found next to his decaying body, the artists will stated that his museum be turned into a 1 on 1 arena for the tournament, his only enjoyment in life next to art. No longer the tallest nor grandest skyscraper, it has come to be known as the Tower of Desolation."

– Map description

DM-1on1-Desolation is a Deathmatch map for Unreal Tournament 2004.

Map description

Top-Down zoned view

Front zoned view

A small, multi-tiered map with plenty of art decoration, sometimes getting in the way of the action. It has six named zones, which UnrealEd marks with these colors:

• Window Fountains (cyan): The zone located at the northwest of the map, contains a pair of ramps which end directly in the Damage Amp.
• Female Statue (light green): Comprehends the majority of the map. The statue itself is located at a ramp turn in the center of the area.
• Shock Rifle Hall (magenta): A small hall located at the upper level, right where the Window Fountains zone ends. As its name implies, it holds the eponymous weapon.
• Large Window Scene (dark green): Located at the southwest of the map, named for the huge window located at the southeast corner, right at the turning ramps.
• Flak Hall:(*) Located at the southeast and middle-south of the map, in the upper level. As its name implies, it holds the eponymous weapon.
• Upper Painting (blue): Located at the northeast of the map. Recognizable by the eponymous painting.

Weapons and pickups

Weapons

Weapon	Count	Location
Shock Rifle	W: 1 A: 4	Weapon: Shock Rifle hall. Ammo: 1x Female Statue area, at the very east walkway in the lower level. 1x Large Window Scene, near the base of the middle-south ramp. 2x Female Statue area, upper level, at the end of the ramp.
Link Gun	W: 1 A: 5	Weapon: Large Window Scene, lower level, in front of an entrance to the Female Statue area. Ammo: 1x Window Fountains area, in front of the northeast entrance to the Female Statue area lower level. 2x Upper Paintings area, at the Flak Hall. 1x Female Statue area, below the ramp. 1x Upper Paintings area, near the UDamage.
Minigun	W: 1 A: 6	Weapon: 1x Large Window Scene area, near the bathing fountain. Ammo: 1x Shock Rifle hall, near entrance to the zone from Window Fountains. 1x Large Window Scene area, near the turning ramp base. 2x Near the Minigun. 1x Large Window Scene, near the base of the middle-south ramp. 1x Female Statue area, upper level, southwest corner. 1x Female Statue area, at the very east walkway in the lower level.
Flak Cannon	W: 1 A: 6	Weapon: Flak Cannon hall. Ammo: 1x Window Fountains area, behind a wall at the northeast end. 1x Shock Rifle hall, near entrance to the zone from Window Fountains. 1x Upper Paintings area, near the UDamage. 1x Female Statue area, below the ramp. 2x Large Window Scene, at the base of the southwest ramp.
Rocket Launcher	W: 1 A: 3	Weapon: Female Statue area, at the ramp turn. Ammo: 1x Female Statue area, at the very east walkway in the lower level. 1x Large Window Scene, near the base of the middle-south ramp. 1x Female Statue area, upper level, southwest corner.
Lightning Gun	W: 1 A: -	Weapon: Window Fountains area, at the ramp turn, northwest. Ammo: -

Pickups

Pickup	Count	Location
Health Vial	11	4x Window Fountains area, at the ramp to the UDamage. 3x Large Window Scene area, at the end of the southeast ramp. 4x the gardens connecting the Large Window Scene and Female Statue areas.
Health Pack	5	1x Upper Paintings area, at the southeast corner. 1x Large Window Scene, below the middle south ramp. 1x Female Statue area, below the ramp. 1x Female Statue area, between a pair of walls near the Large Window Scene ramp ends. 1x Window Fountains area, near middle-north entrance to the Female Statue area.
Double Damage	1	Female Statue area, in a ledge between the Window Fountains and Upper Paintings area.
Adrenaline	6	3x Large Window Scene area, at the ramp to the upper level. 3x Female Statue area, at the end of the ramp.

Trivia

• Due to an error with the zoning, the Female Statue and Flak Hall areas are fused and wrongly informed in the game.

Popularity

Main article: Annex:Unreal Tournament 2004 Final Stats

• Until the stats for the game were shut down, the map held the distinction of being the 72th. most played UT2004 map of all-time, with over 36.000 matches.