ww_beach
Wild West Modifications by Gringo Star
The Cowboys are out to storm the Bandit sea side fortress and steal the gold.
Overview by El Dragon
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Overview:
Map overview:
Situation:Offense: Cowboys
Defense: Bandits
Spawn points:
Cowboys: Spawn on beach (western edge of map) unless Forward bunker flag is captured then spawn there.
Bandits: Spawn in lower and upper fortress
Map:
Flag: Forward bunker
Forward bunker door: Northern side of fortress wall
Weakened wall: Southern side of fortress wall
Gold: In the store room in the lower chambers of the fortress (northeast corner) (old War Room)
Mine Cart Escape (el carrito de escape): Upper Fortress (northeast corner on north wall) (old Radio Room)
Map Highlights:
Gringo was posed with an awesome challenge: How does one convert a world war 2 German bunker into a 1820's Mexican fortress.... And... How to you remake the original and probably the most popular map of RtCW?
Well for starters, the rolls of barbed wire on the beach and along the wall has been replaced with cactuses and sharp wooden spikes (ouch), the anti tank blocks are now boulders, and the trenches are flooded. He's also done a wonderful job of reskinning the entire fortress in a western flair. I was totally shocked and awed when I saw the early versions of this map, for I though it couldn't be done. He's made some minor changes (the back stairs are now a cave with climbable walls and a large pool at the bottom of it. He's also set the beach map at night (a logical assault time for the crafty cowboys.)
Tactics Cowboys:
First goal is to blow you way through the fortress wall by placing dynamite at the 2 weekend wall positions: forward door and weakened wall. Beware of the bandits at the wall's murder holes. Next you must sneak into the lower regions of the fortress and steal the gold. You must then bring it back up and make you're way to the waiting mine cart to whisk yourself away to freedom. There are 2 routes into the lower caves of the bandit fortress and 3 routes to the store room where the gold is held. As in the original Beach map, teamwork will win the day.
Tactics Bandits:
Hold the fortress wall. They will be trying to blow the 2 weak points but they may also try to sneak over if they are crafty enough. Once the wall is breached you must defend the gold in the store room. There are many ways to ambush the cowboys on their way in. If they get the gold you must cover the escape route: El carrito de escape (the old radio room) at all costs.
| Objective Mode: | |
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 Gain access into the Bandit Fortress by blowing the front door. |
 Or by blowing the weakened part of the Fortress Wall |
 Storm the store room in the lower caves of the Bandit Fortress and steal the Gold |
 Make you way to the mine cart and make you're escape. |
 Hold the front bunker flag to respawn there. |
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Screenshots:
Fortress from the beach (NW corner looking ESE)
Fortress from Musketeer's Hill (SW corner looking NE
Fortress wall (with weak points pointed at (looking E)
Fortress from below (looking NE)
Beach from upper Fortress (looking NW)
Beach from upper Fortress (looking SSW)
View of the beach through one of the wall's murder holes (looking SE)
Beach from the forward bunker (looking SE)
The climbing Cave (formerly the Back Stairs)
Mine Cart Stairs (formerly the Radio Stairs)
The gold in the lower store room (formerly the War Room)
The mine cart Exit (formerly the Radio Room)