Oh, I inspired something! Pretty flattering.
Taking a quick look at the geometry before I've actually played a match on it, here are my thoughts: This is great in a lot of ways - the flag base is a lot better since it's less cramped and has a less symmetrical design while also incorporating slopes in a smart way. Slope usage is definitely this map's best quality. Additionally, the reduction in areas that felt too symmetrical is great. However, beyond the flag base, I find myself wishing the original lost palace's geometry wasn't entirely replaced.
The original lost palace has a problem where the path between bases is too linear, resulting in many of the interesting side areas being ignored in favor of booking it in a straight line. Your version of the map has a similar issue, but now the hallway is cramped, meaning the battles that happen between bases could end up being kind of frustrating since there isn't room to dodge attacks or make unpredictable moves.
I also feel like the original lost palace had a really nice balanced shape to all of its geometry and the pathways intertwined in interesting ways. While I appreciate your efforts to replace the top path with something more dangerous to traverse, you mainly used sector floor heights instead of FOFs to do so, making the lower path much more cramped. Oh, and the little well in the middle will surely kill tons of players who can't tell it's a death pit and decide to jump in.
I'm really glad to see more battle maps get released, and I'm looking forward to seeing more from you, alm!
