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Added a couple more images...I was looking at the text blocks and its not really a lot to read considering its a creature with variants so I took some advice to add images to depict some stuff. I am not an artist so the drawings are rough lol.

Just realized that there is no size comparison VS man so I added a silhouette of a man with the silhouette of the emote/turret stance. 

Added a silhouette image of the turret stance/MK emote tribute pose at the top of the page for fun

Man if this makes top 10 its in my top 3 votes for sure. I wish I could see what Drawolf could do with my entry. I would commission but because my entry has variants I doubt I could afford it lol.
Great stuff!

4 hours ago, DIGGDANG said:

Was it the time for the Extinction contest? I thought it was a contest period for The Center haha

Yeah, that was the previous Creature Vote. I think most of the community is dead set on water type creatures for the Genesis 1 map Vote...that could be your best chance to enter this.

1 hour ago, Xenorachnoide said:

yup, it was my idea for Gp1 proposal, for each biome you have 1 creature so if we want this map to continue to be prefectly balanced (as all thing should be), this is here that your idea become really interesting. in fact each of your creature fit in a genesis biome, you just have to do some modification to the thunder one to fit the space biome and you're done

The issue with any of the Genesis Creature Votes is that it has already been heavily stated that people are going to be voting only on water creatures. While I do have a semi aquatic variant, I don't think many would vote it over a water only creature for those maps. I think to change my focus on just that map could set me up for failure. I could adjust for it later though.

I don't think adding another variant or changing one of them to fit the space biome is a great idea. However, I have been considering some saddle changes to accompany other biomes and situations. It really depends on how votes on other maps go first...I plan to enter in every one. If you have saddle or even armor ideas for the creature as a whole...please comment them.

1 hour ago, AudioDK said:

Although following up with slightly more advice, you have a ton of text block which a lot of people (myself included) are not a fan of.

There have been top tens that have had more than this though. Most of the text block is just details on what the creature variants look like. I am not really too great of an artist and I refuse to pay someone to do it. If there is someone that would do it freely than that would be awesome. 
Otherwise, there are images that somewhat describe the looks so I could try to summarize things a bit more. I could also put that info at the bottom of the submission and make a notification to people what it is.

I will give a good thought process on it and see what I can do. I do know that people are lazy to read...I am myself to be fair.
Thanks for the support and advice!

Edit: PS> Which text blocks are bothersome? That would help me make it better but you do have to realize that because there are 5 variants that have different abilities to fit biomes...there will be 5 text blocks for stuff like wild info.

Interesting for sure but Extinction has little water areas. 

SMH...but yet my real world creature got taken down instantly when I referenced a dragon and used an image to credit the artist for my edited version.  

Translation so you don't have to:

Mannahrrav, It is a creature inspired by the Nordic legend of the dogs of the sun and the moon.

Like Managarmr, Mannahrrav also brings the idea of a wolf/dragon, its main differential is its wings and its abilities. Possessing four legs and two wings farther apart, its abilities resemble solar blasts with slowing effects and high damage to corrupted. creatures.

SKILLS

He has a charged jump, which allows him to use the same bust as the Managarmer, uses a charged shot and an energy pulse that can be used to deal area damage. Your main role in extinction will be to face corrupted creatures and Titans. He can feed on the nodes and activate a life regeneration buff and if he has a Managarmer by his side, he gains a buff called eclipse. This ability allows both of them to take half damage from corrupted creatures and deal double damage to Titan nodes. In addition to being completely immune to the Corrupted Wyverns' fire attacks. With his leap, he can latch onto a titan's body and literally devour nodules, strengthening his frenzy and accumulating with every node he feeds and causing a considerable gain in stamina.

 

 WHY HE MUST ENTER THE Ark:

As already shown in Fjordur and Ragnarok, the Ark contains many influences on Norse mythology, so if Hati is being represented by Managarmr, why not put Skoll, I believe it will be much more fun and intrusive to use both with unique and complementary functionalities.

On 9/7/2023 at 7:35 AM, Xenorachnoide said:

i think this "biomeadapted" creature is more than a banger idea if it belongs to Genesis part 1,

I do realize that for this vote the water variant would probably not fit too well. Extinction lacks a good enough water biome for it. I am more entering the vote to get eyes on it so when it does fit...people will be like oh yeah there it is. There are big enough water holes for it on the Extinction map but with it being targeted to be a late game tame it would be too much of a rival for creatures in them water areas I think. Either way...its getting attention so that to me is all that matters. Thanks for the support and awareness!

I have a poll to vote on for some ideas I had for saddles. I would really like to see what everyone would go with if I made changes. My reasoning for flight removal is to make it more viable for RP. 

Poll 1> https://fast-poll.com/poll/results/bf108f0d

 

Also, if you have other ideas for saddles or abilities that would help RP situations or PVP than please feel free to suggest them. I am open to suggestions.

57 minutes ago, Xenorachnoide said:

Really good work but if i can give you an advice, i think this "biomeadapted" creature is more than a banger idea if it belongs to Genesis part 1, and in term of strategy it's even better, this type of idea of Gp1 is amazing everyone will vote for that kind of design and you can improve the biomerelated ability even more for the next time

I made it the way it is so that it could be on all maps potentially. I have been dialing things in since the Center vote. Quite a bit has changed from its original state. When I made the Dino-Freaks Mod a few years ago my target goal was to make dinos somewhat balanced and accessible on all maps so that kinda goes into my creatures for these votes too. My first change was its taming method...it was originally an egg steal when I first entered it. The current method I am not 100% on and am open to ideas. I just don't want to make it 100% locked to one map so people can use server code to add it to maps later on.
I am also open to more RP and PVP ideas but its almost to the point where if I add much more it will be too much and OP.

I added the Chilling variant image finally. I know the art is not that great but its the best I can do. Hopefully everyone gets the ideas.

 

LOL looks like I have a hater down voting comments. I wonder if the haters for this creature are hating on it because of the place it has in the Bible? If so, that is not what I am going for but for those that do not know...
Its stated that after the snake talked and tempted Eve with pomegranate, God cut off its legs.

I cleaned up the images and fixed the transparency on the saddle images. 

I am considering another variant just for this vote...a Corrupted Crystal variant. Not sure if it would be worth the effort to come up with the details or image when I missed out on almost a week of voting.

Just now, velvetwyrmz said:

I’m an artist - I could do it as a commission

I rather draw a silly doodle than pay someone to draw a contest entry that would technically not be my own creation. Its one thing to help someone but another to advertise for a job. 

Added the Mountain variant image to the entry. Will work on the Chilling version tomorrow.

A super big thank you to GP for helping me get this reviewed and unlocked! Big hearts 💚 out to you my guy! 
I am removing the reference images of the dragon and I even changed up the nickname name/common name. Its not as good as Long Dragon but whatever...
I really appreciate the help even though I missed a good bit of opportunities to get votes...I can at least be comfortable knowing if I enter this into other votes going forward I won't get banned or have it taken down again.

I added the Burning & Aquatic variant rough images to show an idea of what they could resemble. I am not a great artist these days and the transparent cuts are dirty but its hopefully enough to imagine what they look like. The Venomous variant is depicted in the saddle images and the reference diagram at the top.

 

I will be adding more toon drawings of the variants when I can. They won't be the best quality but they will give a rough idea of the looks. The first one I added is the Burning variant.

Please Read!

Tetrapodophis is NOT a fake creature. This creature was classed by science as a snake but than re-classed as a lizard. Some scientists are even still in debate as to if this creature is the start of snake evolution or not. Everything in more detailed reference to what the creature could look like in game for each variant will be written for the Devs at the bottom of the submission after the controls inputs.
A note to those not wanting to read,
I understand but there are 5 versions so that is why it seems like a lot of text. I tried to lessen it as much as I could and also added images.

Please visit the Wiki link below to acknowledge the creature is a real creature if you have doubts, thanks.

The WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrapodophis

 

 

Common Name: (Name prefixes: 🔥 Burning, 🌊 Aquatic, ☣️ Venomous, ❄️ Chilling & ⚡ Mountain) 4 Legged "Prefix" Snake
*Previously changed from Long Dragon because of confusion*

Species: Tetrapodophis

Group: Dolichosaurid, Ophidia *both posted because of scientific debates*

Pack/Herd/Swarm/Flock Behavior: 1 - 4

Time/Era: Early Cretaceous

Idle Temperament: Territorial ✊

Temperament On Hit: Aggressive 💢

Diet: Carnivore, they will eat Eggs, Chitin, Blood Packs, Leech Blood and Fish too (will eat cooked food as well)

Feces Size: Small x4 💩

Tameable: ✔️

Rideable: ✔️

Saddle Level: 72, Tek-90

 

🌈All Variants On Death Special Drops: Rare Scale Shed Coins, Random Higher Quality Loot (Works Similar To Supply Drops But No Blueprints) & Resources Fitting the Element Types (as seen below)

 On Death Drops: 🔥 Burning: Meat, Hide, Keratin, Charcoal 
On Death Drops: 🌊 Aquatic: Meat, Hide, Keratin, Oil 
On Death Drops: ☣️ Venomous: Meat, Hide, Keratin, Narcotic
On Death Drops: ❄️ Chilling: Meat, Hide, Keratin, Crystal
On Death Drops: ⚡ Mountain: Meat, Hide, Keratin, Obsidian

 

📖 Wild Info:
 

Like Wyverns, Tetrapodophis has multiple elemental classifications (or variants) along with abilities and are found in different biomes/climates across the Arks. In some cases these creatures live near or with Wyverns as well. Oddly neither creature attacks eachother unless Tetrapodophis steals an egg or is domesticated. This does make them sometimes tricky to tame and sets them to a coveted status amongst tribes. Their snake-like tongues have sensory abilities that are useful while tamed but also useful for them in the wild, this allowing them to sense danger from father distances which gives them time to get in a defense stance. Each variant has its own unique abilities and qualities that bring a number of values to all tribes that acquire them.

 

 

 First of the variants we have the Burning  🔥 - This variant is thornier and more bush viper-like than the rest and has the ability to withstand being in lava. It can also spit liquid fire like a flamethrower in bursts (like a short stream of flaming dilo spit basically). When hit with this creatures projectile it causes burn over time damage. They can be found in volcanic locations on the map and may spread out a bit from them areas. This variant has an insulation buff to warm those nearby and can even do basic cooking in its inventory like a mobile grill. It has sensory abilities with its tongue to locate and find Alpha creatures. It also has the ability to see in thermal/heat vision. When under water this variant can not perform its breath weapon and instead does an attack where it swims in a circle fast allowing it to hit a small AOE all around it. It has a weakness to water and ice attacks so expect a slight more damage from those elements.

 

 

Next we have the Aquatic  🌊 - This variant is the slimier of the species and rarely leaves the water. It can be found in or by water but it can be seen around inlets and swamps when on land. This one can spit a powerful water jet burst. When hit with this water jet there is a knock back with stagger effect. It has sensory abilities using its tongue to forecast weather (like Jerboa). This variant can become Aberrant with bioluminescence in the dark and be immune to waters effected by radiation or element toxins. Immunity to Eels and Jellyfish shocks make it one of the best tames for getting pearls and biotoxin. When under water this variant can not perform its breath weapon and instead does an attack where it swims in a circle fast allowing it to hit a small AOE all around it (similar effect as Baryonyx). It has a weakness to ice, poison and earth attacks so expect a slight damage increase from that element when hit.

 

 

The Venomous  ☣️ - This variant is very basic looking in terms of features and has tree snake type vibes to it with its colors. It can be found hiding in jungles and forests. It does not seem as special as the others at first glance aside from it being the only one with venom but that is because no one sees what makes it special...it has a camouflage/cloaking ability. It can also spit venom like a Dilo at a longer range. When hit with its spit attack it has the same effect as the dilo projectile but with light torpor and small poison damage over time. Using its tongue, it has sensory abilities to find creatures that hide or are in positions unseen (This includes creatures in trees, under the ground and using cloaking abilities). When under water this variant can not perform its breath weapon and instead does an attack where it swims in a circle fast allowing it to hit a small AOE all around it. Out of all the variants it has the most weaknesses to elements but it is however immune to torpor and poison. Expect slight more damage from ice, fire, earth and electric.

 

 

The Chilling  ❄️ - It of course lives in cold, wintry and glacial biomes and it can be seen sporting glacial blue colors with white and greys mixed in. This variant has the ability to be a mobile bio-fridge, it will keep things preserved just as long as a fridge would. It can breathe a cold foggy mist that works as a method of healing similar to a Snow Owl in effect. It has an AC effect when near it. Its tongue sensory ability helps locate high level creatures. When under water this variant can not perform its breath weapon and instead does an attack where it swims in a circle fast allowing it to hit a small AOE all around it. This variant has weaknesses to fire, earth and electric elements. So look forward to being hit a slight bit harder from those type of attacks.

 

 

The Mountain  ⚡ - Of all the variants it is the most tanky. It lives in caves and mountains and likes to blend in with the rocky terrain. This variant is like a solar battery, it can charge up and than release electric charges to shock its victims on contact. Its attacks will give a short damage over time shock effect and knockback. It has an ability to be a short range electrical source when charged and can run electrical base items. It can charge batteries when fully charged and also use them to hold a charge longer. This has a tongue sensory that enable it to locate turrets and creatures in turret mode, very useful for PVP. This variant is the only one of its kind that can perform its special attack under water but also combines it with the attack where it swims in a circle fast allowing it to hit a small AOE all around it. This not only does physical damage like the other variants but it also does shock damage that slows the victim for a number of seconds. Explosive and hard hitting attacks are this variants best counter but if targeted in the right spot it will drop fairly quick with poison/torpor.

 

 

💫 Taming: 

Much like a Basilisk, you must get these creatures to eat eggs. Not just any eggs though. They require Extra Large Eggs only. Once it is triggered onto the egg it will perform a quick jaw de-hinge animation and will swallow the egg whole. As the egg is stuck in the creatures throat it will go into a digestive mode until the egg compacts inside the creature. In this state certain creatures will attack it while it is vulnerable in a food coma.  Protect it until it digests the egg and spits out the shell. Keep feeding it eggs like this until it is tamed.

 

 

💕 Breeding/Farming:

To get these creatures to mate you need to basically bring them to a climate they are comfortable in. Its sounds silly but essentially you escort them on ummm lets say play dates lol. Once you arrive to the proper climate biome they will unlock mating as normal but otherwise the mate option will be locked.
Alternatively, with the proper tools (like AC's or Fireplaces for example) players can set up mating pens/rooms but they must be indoors and have the shelter buff active. Adobe would be best due to better shelter buff. Once an egg is laid you should than proceed to hatch it in proper conditions as with most eggs. The conditions for egg variants will pertain to the creatures elemental type/climate.

Suggested new Glass Aquarium building type for water creatures to assist in mating the water variant at home base. Would also be useful to display and farm fish tames.

When hatched the babies will require similar treatment as Wyverns but rather than Milk, they will want Blood Packs. The babies will start eating small eggs when juvenile. Once they leave juvenile state they will start eating larger eggs.

 

👥 Tamed (Domesticated) Info: 

 Each tamed variant sheds off scales that tribes may use as coins/currencies if found, farmed and hunted. They also drop on death as well in the wild. Each variant of course has different scale types that may be worth more to some players than others. There is also a type that can be farmed called an Artisan Mint, which can only be obtained by sacrificing tamed high level Tetrapodophis. When a tamed Tetrapodophis dies it will drop an Artisan Pouch that can have up to 0-5 Artisan Mint and 1-10 Domestic Shed. All scales can be used as chitin/keratin if players do not see them as potentially valuable currency for RP players and traders. 
 💰 Coin / Difficulty / How to get / Suggested Worth:

• Wild Shed / Medium - Hard / They are shed off and dropped passively after a set amount of time in the untamed wild environments the creature is in / Suggested worth is the mid ranged
• Hunted Shed / Medium - Hard / They are collected from the corpse of the creature by inventory & harvest / Suggested worth is high
• Domestic Shed / Easiest / Collected manually from the creature when tamed by tribe or owner / Suggested worth is the lowest
• Artisan Mint / Easy / Rare scales from a dead, culled or killed tamed Tetrapodophis that is above max wild level / Suggested worth is the highest

 

These creatures have a Latching ability exactly like a Megalania.

There are multiple saddles made for these creatures. A normal saddle that rides a single person for two sections of the creature (made as 1 saddle riding 2 players). Than Tek Saddles that have winged carapaces with jets that will grant flight to this majestic beast (also made as 1 saddle). Please note that the Tek Saddle will require any form of element to fuel it and the boosters will work under water. Using the Tek Saddle will eliminate the Latching ability and replace it with flight while worn. The players are seated in the saddles just like they would sit in an Argentavis saddle.

 

These creatures can coil up around mid to large sized creatures as if It is a big snake like bola. While Tetrapodophis is lizard-like, it attacks and strikes quick like a snake.

Tetrapodophis makes excellent turrets for defense as well. The turret stance should be the same or similar to the On Guard Stance emote explained in Other Notes (below). The Mountain variant does not have a projectile attack but it actually sends out a shocking wave that has knock back and it has a chance to stun but ONLY IN TURRET MODE. This Shocking Wave has an AOE range and has an affect that effects electrical objects like an EMP. This makes this variant a very effective strategy in PVP raids if you can set it in turret mode close enough to critical generators or defenses.

 

📓 Other Notes: 

Similar to dragons and serpents of lore they like treasures so it is not uncommon to find something on them upon death or when you KO them. Each variant holds different types of loot. There should be server-side settings to set loot quality for this creature much like Supply Drops or Fishing Loot. Don't bother hunting them for blueprints though, they will not have them.

When walking normal the creature trots similar to a ferret in animation. When sprinting it goes into slither mode and moves faster like a snake. The Aquatic variant will also lose water while on land and this means that it can lead to health dropping if it is on land too long. 

 

Tetrapodophis has its own emotes...

• On Guard Stance - The creature will stand upright on its hind legs looking poised for attack & defense. (Tribute to the Mortal Kombat dragon)
• Coiled Sleeping - It simply walks in circles and then slithers into a coiled sleeping position.
• Relaxed Sitting Pose - Its rear is half coiled and sitting while its neck and head are positioned upright standing on its front legs.
• Play Dead - A death feign pose. Its a trait that snakes have when threatened.

 

 

🎮 Attacks, Movement & Ability Controls: 

Quick Strike/Bite - PC: RMB | Playstation: R2 | Xbox: RT

Breath/Elemental Spit (Underwater AOE or Mountain variant Shockwave) - PC: LMB | Playstation: L2 | Xbox: LT 

Bola Grab (Larger Dinos Only) - PC: C | Playstation: L3 | Xbox: LS(L3)

Slither (Sprint) - PC: L or R [Shift] | Playstation: R3 | Xbox: RS(R3)

Tek Saddle Flight Toggle Or Non-Tek Saddle Latching- PC: Spacebar | Playstation: X | Xbox: A

Tek Saddle Flight Booster/ChemTrail Stream - PC: (Hold)Spacebar | Playstation: (Hold)X | Xbox: (Hold)A (Works while under water)

Turret/Guard Mode (Whistle Menu Button) - PC: [ ' ] | Playstation: (Hold)O | Xbox: (Hold)B And then select from Radial Whistle Menu.

Emotes (Whistle Menu Button) - PC: [ ' ] | Playstation: (Hold)O | Xbox: (Hold)B And then select from Radial Whistle Menu.
 

👀 Appearance Description Details (Better/realistic detailed visuals for Developer creation): 

 🔥The Burning version is spiney like the Atheris Hispida Bush Viper, these are normally shown in colors that are lava/fire-like with oranges,yellows,charcoal grey/black,white and some reds. They also have a reptilian rhino-like horn on its nose.

  🌊 The water born Aquatic version of this creature has an amphibious look to it that resembles an Axolotl with scales with also having webbed appendages, these versions will have a lot of black,blues and teal/turquoise in color but some white too.

☣️ Venomous forest versions are very basic and have only snake like features with no spines or special appendages, they are normally in color of greens and browns with a white,tan or yellow line down the sides.

⚡ Electric Mountain versions will have rough scales to look a bit like stone and have a rocky rough textured looks to them with tan and grey colors to blend in with mountain terrain. The Mountain version will also look like it has rough metallic horns, spikes and talons (like Raw Metal in game). They also have a large reptilian rhino-like horn feature on its nose and fairly large reptilian eyebrow horns.

❄️ The Chilling versions are very similar to the Mountain version but rather than rough rocky textured features and metal horns/talons/spikes...it has glassy/pearl ice looking scales. The spikes, horns and talons look like icicles. The Chilling variants will be shades of white,grey and glacial blue...maybe some crystal-like tints and luster.

🌈All variants will have out of ordinary colors in the wild for events or rare color mutations after breeding. They will also use all colors in the game, including the paint colors in those circumstances. 
All variants should also have a tad bit longer torsos compared to the art shown...this is to be a bit more snake-like.

For extra detailed references I want to post links to the creatures below this feature diagram. This diagram is to point out the real world inspired features used to design this creatures appearance. Not all variants will use each feature or will even have said features. This is just to show a more detailed idea in comparison to my art.

 

 As stated previously, I must repeat that features should be different for each of the variants.

🔥 ⚡ ❄️ Aside from the aquatic cheek flairs and eye horns shown in the images above, most of it shown there is for the Burning variant. All of these Burning features will be similar for the Chilling and Mountain variants but not for the Venomous and Aquatic variants. The eye horns should only be on the Chilling and Mountain variants. The rhino-like horn should NOT be on the Chilling, Venomous and Aquatic variants. The spikey spider tail should only be on the Burning variant.

☣️ The Venomous variant will look more sleek and plain like a California Racer or Garter snake.

🌊 The Aquatic variant will have its own features. Any horns will instead be glowing antennas like Angler Fish have. It will have fish-like scales rather than the spiney/jagged ones or common scales. The tail will also look amphibian-like or eel-like rather than having jagged scales and spider tail spikes. It won't have the nose horn, it will have catfish-like whiskers instead. The legs and feet will have amphibious webbing and fins. The cheek flairs will look like Axolotl gill frills.

The variant style cheek flairs and designs should fit well with the overall look of the variant...it should match with the rest of it like the features would match on wyverns. The fin looking cheek flairs in the diagram are just for an example and really do not fit any of the Tetrapodophis variants. The Venomous variant should NOT have cheek flairs at all. The Burning variant should have cheek spikes like an Ankylo. The Mountain variant should have plated scales on its head, cheeks and jaw that look armored similar to the Doedics scale plates on its head. It should just look more jagged like stone. Lastly, the Chilling variant should follow the footsteps of ice wyverns and be similar to the ice wyvern spikes.

Reference links to looks of some features:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheris

https://thepetenthusiast.com/snakes-with-horns/

 

 

4 hours ago, Gecko1611 said:

Meh. WC will just ruin it like they did with Yi qi. Its a great concept, though!

They did do kinda bad with the Yi Qi model...it looks horrible. However, I do think this creature would be an easy one for them to model but I am a bit more focused on my other entry now. I still think this is a great creature though. I feel like I could just make a mountable upscaled Microraptor mod and call it this but it would be lacking features this has.
  

5 hours ago, BloodFoxxAngelica said:

In my opinion The Cant Swim Is a Fantastic Concept For This Creature

It is actually one of my favorite ideas on this creature. I think it allows this to be labeled as a good water mechanic that could be used for other creatures as well.

5 hours ago, BloodFoxxAngelica said:

You Can Also Take This Idea from My Subbmition (Aurornis) That it Can Latch onto Giant Dinosaurs

It does have latching to larger creatures,just not flyers.

5 hours ago, BloodFoxxAngelica said:

"Injure Flying Dinosaurs" Making them Forcefully Land or drop to the ground

I was considering this before but I don't want to make the net gun obsolete. Nor do I want to make the game too much easier. Long time players already feel its easy as it is lol. If it were a higher tier tame and set for end game I might consider it more. I was thinking on this idea for my Long Dragon but its a little different...it has a body bola ability that I was pondering on using in air. That submission is actually a late game creature that the idea could be used on. Though it would only work while using its Tek Saddle.

Thanks for the support and input!

Friendly edit bump again...added some controls for stuff but might add a little more later.

I am trying to think of ideas for RP. If you have ideas than please comment, Thanks!

3 hours ago, ArthurChad said:

cool dragon maybe submit this on other maps as i don't think this is gonna get 120 votes maybe on extinction and the genesis maps plus i think that your flying raptor would be best on the non-story maps

Yeah people are not reading that this is a multiple variant submission...they don't realize it has a water version. This could be on any map with the way that I set it up to be like wyverns with variants. That being said...I will enter all of the creature votes going forward with this. So keep an eye out if you want to vote on it

The Changyuraptor I will only be submitting on Valguero, Lost Island, Crystal Isles and maybe one of the Genesis maps.

Appreciate the support!