ONS-IslandHop

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Island Hop
An Onslaught map for Unreal Tournament 2004
Author	Ben Beckwith
Music	No music
Comes with	UT2004 ECE Bonus Pack
Arena info
Player count	8-16
Arena type	Open

"This volcanic archipelago served once as a gateway in the human wars of the 21st century. Transformed for tournament use, a series of bridges now connects the islands. These bridges, though excellent use for ground based vehicles, do not provide a direct path to battle. Manta's will be the primary choice for transportation."

– Map description

ONS-IslandHop is an Onslaught map for Unreal Tournament 2004. It comes in the ECE Bonus Pack, as well as the ECE Edition of the game.

Map description

Keyguide by KurlonT.

Default link setup.

Secondary link setup.

Island Hop is an Onslaught map consisting of six large islands in a diamond shape, connected via bridges. In the center is a volcanic island, the middle of which houses a Redeemer (see map). On the outskirts of the map are small, secluded islands housing target painters. On each of the diamond islands except the center, there is one Power node for each island, and on the farthest corners on the east and west sides lie the Power cores.

We'll give the nodes in the map the following names:

• Red Prime Node: The southwest island node.
• Blue Prime Node: The northeast island node.
• Northwest Node: The southeast island node.
• Southeast Node: The northwest island node.

The map has the following recognizable areas:

• Outside: The main playing field. Composed by the following sub-areas:
  • Southwest Island: The island where the Red Prime Node is located.
  • West Island: The island where the Red Base is located.
  • Small Southwest Island: A small island located between the West and Southwest Islands that holds the Target Painter.
  • Northwest Island: The island where the Northwest Node resides.
  • Volcano: The volcano in the center of the map. Holds the Redeemer.
  • Southeast Island: The island where the Southeast Node resides.
  • Northeast Island: The island where the Blue Prime Node is located.
  • Small Northeast Island: A small island located between the East and Northeast Islands that holds the Target Painter.
  • East Island: The island where the Blue Base is located.

Link Setups

• Default: Blue Power Core is connected to Blue Prime Node and Red Power Core is connected to Red Prime Node. Both Primes are also connected to the Northwest Node and the Southeast Node.
• Secondary: Same as Default, but also the Blue Power Core is connected to the Southeast Node while the Red Power Core is connected to the Northwest Node.

Weapons and pickups

Weapons

Weapon	Count	Location
Mine Layer	W: 2 A: 4	Weapon: 1x Red Base. 1x Blue Base. Ammo: 2x Near the Red Base weapon. 2x Near the Blue Base weapon.
Redeemer	W: 1	Weapon: Volcano, in a small island between two narrow wooden ledges.
Target Painter	W: 2	Weapon: 1x Small Northeast Island. 1x Small Southwest Island.
Weapon Locker	W: 8	Weapon: [See below]

Weapon Lockers

Items	Count	Location
	4	2x Red Base. 2x Blue Base.
	2	1x Red Prime Node area. 1x Blue Prime Node area.
	2	1x Northwest Node area. 1x Southeast Node area.

Pickups

Pickup	Count	Location
Health Pack	10	1x Red Base. 2x Red Prime Node. 2x Northwest Node. 2x Southeast Node. 2x Blue Prime Node. 1x Blue Base.
Big Keg O' Health	4	1x Red Base, inside of the bunker. 1x Northwest Island, at a small canyon. 1x Southeast Island, at a small canyon. 1x Blue Base, inside of the bunker.
Shield Pack	2	1x Red Base. 1x Blue Base.
Super Shield Pack	2	1x West Island, near the bridge. 1x East Island, near the bridge.
Double Damage	2	1x Southwest Island, between the two bridges. 1x Northeast Island, between the two bridges.

Vehicles

Vehicle	Count	Location
Manta	8	2x Red Base. 1x Red Prime Node. 1x Northwest Node. 1x Southeast Node. 1x Blue Prime Node. 2x Blue Base.
Scorpion	6	1x Red Base. 1x Red Prime Node. 1x Northwest Node. 1x Southeast Node. 1x Blue Prime Node. 1x Blue Base.
Hellbender	2	1x Red Prime Node. 1x Blue Prime Node.
Goliath	2	1x Red Base. 1x Blue Base.
Paladin	2	1x Northwest Node. 1x Southeast Node.
SPMA	2	1x Red Base. 1x Blue Base.
Energy Turret	12	3x Red Base. 2x Red Prime Node. 1x Northwest Node. 1x Southeast Node. 2x Blue Prime Node. 3x Blue Base.

Tips and tricks

Offense

• As the description for the map suggests, the optimal form of transportation is the manta due to it's ability to float over water. For some reason, all ground based vehicles take damage rapidly and explode when they tread water deep enough. Swimming is also impractical, as it's slow and makes players vulnerable.
• The Manta will be the last PowerCore's downfall. The Manta has enough agility and the ability to traverse water, so as to destroy the Powercore, barraging it with plasma. The Manta is able to completely circumvent all defences with it's speed, using the geography to the advantage of the pilot.

Defense

• This map relies less heavily on tactics than prior maps. Due to the placement of the SPMA vehicle, the artillery could conceivably be used for defensive purposes, as it is nestled deep within enemy territory, protected.

Link setup-specific tips

• Default:
• Secondary:

Trivia

Location bugs

• Each of the nodes and both bases have volumes that are unnamed. Fortunately, fixing this is simple: create a file named ONS-IslandHop.int in the System folder of the game and add the following text:

[Volume10]
LocationName="Red Base"

[Volume13]
LocationName="Northwest Node"

[Volume18]
LocationName="Blue Prime Node"

[Volume21]
LocationName="Blue Base"

[Volume24]
LocationName="Southeast Node"

[Volume3]
LocationName="Red Prime Node"

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 79th. most played UT2004 map of all-time, with over 33.100 matches.

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