Geminus City (Capture and Hold)

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Taurus City is a map reserved for the Capture and Hold gamemode. It is thematically based around a small city on Taurus Colony, featuring a variety of buildings with various functions, wide open roads, sidewalks with occasional structures useful for cover, and a beachfront on the south end of the map. Capture Points for the gamemode are found throughout the city within the various buildings, requiring players to cover large areas in order to complete their objectives and win the round. The map features only one Z-Level, and as such features no rooftops or subterranean features.

Buildings Around the Map

Hospital: The largest building on the map, it is easily recognized by its size and stark white walls. It features a large variety of rooms, including waiting rooms, lobbies, offices, a staff lounge, a cryogenics room, a operation room, a pharmacy, rooms for patients, a body scanner room, a morgue, and a ambulance car park. A wide variety of medical supplies can be found around the hospital, making it useful for stocking up or brewing helpful chems when in a pinch and away from your faction's ship. It has the chance to spawn a Capture Point in the staff lounge. It is located on the west edge of the map.

City Hall/Court House: Rather than being one single structure, this is in fact two buildings directly adjacent to each other. The left half of the building is the City Hall, and the right half the Court House. The City Hall features a lobby, a washroom, a staff room, a meeting room, a car park, and the Mayor's office and personal quarters. The front door and car park door can be 'locked' from the inside with a gate mechanism. The Court House features a court room, three different offices for lawyers, and a interrogation/evidence room for detectives. The interrogation/evidence room connects both buildings to each other, but can be 'locked' with a gate mechanism. The City Hall has a chance to spawn a Capture Point in the Mayor's office. It is located on the north-west side of the map.

Police Department: The PD is the only black building on the map, making it easily recognizable. It features a front lobby, a jail with two prisoner cells and a shower room, a meeting room, a staff lounge, a washroom, the Police Chief's office, a tool closet, and an armory. The armory features various weapons, gear, a vendor, and a armor repair bench, making it useful to stock up when in a pinch and away from your faction's ship. The Police Department has a chance to spawn a Capture Point in the jail. It is located on the west side of the map.

Museum/Library: A small building, the Museum/Library features some artifacts, a book checkout counter, a small library, and a reading lounge. It does not have any Capture Point spawns. It is located on the south-west side of the map.

Bar/Diner: A very small building, it features only a eating area, a bar, and a kitchen. It does not have any Capture Point spawns. It is located at the center of the map.

Church: A small building, the Church features a nave, a confession booth, a pastor's office, a crematorium, and an outdoors graveyard. It does not have any Capture Point spawns. It is located at the center of the map.

Arcade: A tiny building, it features a prize counter, a game room with arcade machines, and a side room with some vending machines. It does not have any Capture Point spawns. It is located on the south side of the map.

Community Center: A moderately sized building, the Community Center features a kitchen, a eating area, a reading area, a small garden, a lounge, a bathroom, and a manager's office. The Community Center has a chance to spawn a Capture Point in the Manager's office. It is located on the south side of the map.

Botanical Garden: The second-largest single building on the map, the Botanical Garden features a large indoors garden with a water feature, and a botanist's room. The Botanical Garden has a chance to spawn a Capture Point in the garden. It is located on the north-east edge of the map.

Restaurant: A sizable building, it features two large dining areas, a central lobby, a bar, and a large kitchen. The Restaurant has a chance to spawn a Capture Point in the bar. It is located on the east side of the map.

Community Pool: A moderately sized building, the Community Pool features a lobby, a swimming pool, a game room, a restroom, a lounge, and two private bedrooms. It does not have any Capture Point spawns. It is located on the south-east side of the map.

Beach Shack: A small, run-down shack on the beachfront, it features a locker full of swimming gear, a backroom drink dispenser, and a general rec area. It does not have any Capture Point spawns. It is located on the south-east side of the map.

Store: A small store, it features only a checkout area and a variety of items for sale. It does not have any Capture Point spawns. It is located on the north-east edge of the map.

Ice Cream House: A tiny little shack, it features only stuff to make and sell ice cream. It does not have any Capture Point spawns. It is located on the east edge of the map.

Ruined Building: An abandoned building, it has no rooms of interest. It does not have any Capture Point spawns. It is located on the east edge of the map.

Botanical Center: A small building, it features two rooms for growing plants, a tool storage room, and a room for processing, altering, and obtaining seeds. It does not have any Capture Point spawns. It is located on the south-east edge of the map.

Tool Storage: A small building, it features a tool shed, a central general-purpose room, and a cargo garage. It has a chance to spawn a Capture Point in the central room. It is located on the south-east edge of the map.