I'll try to get four (EDIT: possibly five -- see below) new maps into rotation on the server tonight. This will bump a few other maps out of rotation, so I'll try to make sure maps that are almost never played get the boot for now. This doesn't mean that the bumped maps won't be available if needed in the future, just that they won't be in the active rotation.

The new maps include:

mp_benedictine: a large-sized map that recreates the demolished 1300-year-old Benedictine Monastery on the peak of Montecassino in Italy. This is a beautiful map, with many wide open areas, tight rooms and corridors, and overlooks. The assaulting team must wait through an initial artillery barrage, and can then attack from virtually any direction.

mp_docksv3: a medium- to large-sized map that takes place at a docking facility in Murmansk, Russia. This map should accomodate both CQB and open assaults nicely, as it features an underground tunnel system as well as a wide open area above ground.

mp_tripoli: a medium-sized map that is based roughly on de_dust from Counter-Strike. This map should provide some nice CQB action for smaller teams, and while looking vaguely familiar to those folks who have played Counter-Strike it will likely play quite differently.

mp_d_omaha: a medium- to large-sized map based on previous incarnations of the popular Omaha Beach map. This map is a pure assault map, and will take the place of Hill 24 in our server rotation for the time being. One team starts exposed on the beach and must move to the cliffs and bunkers; the other team starts in the cliffs and bunkers and has the initial advantage of overwatch. There are multiple routes for each team, including a complex tunnel system leading from the beach into the area underneath the bunkers.



EDIT: Woops, I forgot one. I'll also try to add mp_n1v3 to the rotation. This is a large-sized map that takes place in the French village of St. Louet. This is actually a revision of a map from the singleplayer game, with many more routes added to create a solid map for the multiplayer game. We should see some nice CQB action as well as some good long-range action.