Part 72

Master the AS-Mazon map in Unreal Tournament 1999 with this detailed guide. Learn attack strategies, objective order, and advanced techniques for completing the level quickly.

This section covers advanced techniques for completing specific objectives in Unreal Tournament, focusing on the Rook map and the AS-Mazon map.

Rook Escape! Objective Strategy:

1. Grab thigh pads and ripper (if needed) from the defender's spawn. Run outside, jump onto the slope left of the stairs, then over two sloped ledges to the second wide slope. Hammer-jump to the area above the Library wheel and run to the right sniper tower.
2. From the sniper tower, hammer-jump towards the ledge above the Main Doors. Alt-click your hammer off the top of the wall for extra height. This alt-click is crucial; aim horizontally to minimize health loss. With 25+ health, you can use either the ripper or hammer.
3. From the ledge above the Main Doors, turn your back to a side ledge. Alt-hammer-jump or ripper-jump backwards to a side ledge, avoiding the sniper tower corner. From the side ledge, side-dodge to the last ledge, then dodge down to the cliff behind the left torch, landing on a slope.

Using the ripper-jump can result in an average time of around 40 seconds.

AS-Mazon Map Overview:

Mazon Fortress is located on the jungle planet Zeus 6. The objective is to retrieve a shard of Tarydium from the fortress. This map is known for being exploitable against bots.

Map Details:

• Practice Name: AS-MAZON
• Time Limit: 10:00
• Teams: 4v4
• Best Time: 0:23
• Powerups / Armour: Body Armour in the lower castle level.

Attack Strategy:

Defenders do not have access to sniper rifles on this map unless they enter the attacker's spawn. To prevent defenders from sniping, avoid using the rifle on attack to prevent it from being dropped for them.

Objectives:

1. Objective 1 / 2: Chains - Follow bots to the river and through the tunnel to the Chains. Destroy both Chains to open the portcullis. Alternatively, dodge into the water in the cave and fire rockets at each Chain.
2. Objective 3: Front Door - Jumping over the Front Door is an option while defenders are focused on the Chains. Run along the bridge between turrets and hammer-jump to the level above the Door to open it.
3. Objective 4: Reactor Room - Accessible from the level above the Front Door, hit the switch on the upper wall.
4. Objective 5: Crystal - Can be destroyed directly. Pick up the ripper above the Front Doors and shoot ripper blades under the closed metal gate to the right of the Reactor Room switch. Aim for an angle where blades bounce towards the Crystal. Other positions require the Reactor Room gates to be open. This method is considered illegal in the LeagueAS mod.

Completing Objectives in Order:

Destroy the Chains, then proceed through the tunnel and hit the Front Door switch. This allows access through the Front Door into the castle. Battle up the ramps and hit the switch to open the three gates to the Crystal. Hammer-jump backwards off the middle of the ramps to land on the switch.

All objectives must be triggered to complete the level, except for the Front Door switch.