“There's a break in reality! Everything's just orange and gray boxes!”
Matrix is a map that was released in the Sci-Fi Update. The map takes place in an unrendered environment.
Map Design[]
The unrendered environment of the map consisted of studs protruding from grids, blocks, wedges and railings. Matrix has a distinct housing and shelter where players can spawn in and take cover from enemies.
Tips and Tricks[]
- Using the second floor of the building can help when you have the Golden Knife.
- The 4 corners of the map are covered, you can easily spawn-kill in here.
- The 4 corners can be used to flank enemies.
Trivia[]
- The map begun its development on September 6th, 2020.[1]
- The update logs mentioned that the map was locked to 2 teams, however this is not the case until Halloween Update III was released.
- The map showed most of the parts' studs:
- Some of the blocks are 3x3 and 6x6.
- The crates are 3x3.
- The "Rolce" railings are 12.
- The map was loosely inspired by the Counter Strike map aim_ag_texture2 by SixThree
Map History[]
- 09/29/20: Added into the Sci-Fi Update of Arsenal.
- 11/20/20: Added one more crate to the map.
- 01/04/21: Added an extra spawn to Free For All.
- 02/03/21: Removed the two-way spawn.
- 03/16/21: Changed skybox.
- 10/31/21: Matrix is locked to two teams.
- 12/20/21: Added a present decal on the rooftop concrete, as part of the Sneaky Santa event.
- 01/01/22: Removed the present decal.
- 01/19/22: Added a randomized number around the map.
- 01/26/22: Removed the randomized number.
