Avalanche

Avalanche
Game(s)	Day of Defeat Day of Defeat: Source
Teams	Allies vs Axis
Author (s)	Iikka "Fingers" Keranen
Objectives
Axis	Capture the 5 flag points

Avalanche is a map in both Day of Defeat (DoD) and Day of Defeat: Source (DoD:S). It is based on an invasion of the Italian town of Salerno. The map features many locations for Machine Gunners and Snipers for both teams. this map is very common among the many servers in DoD and DoD:S. The map was developed by Iikka "Fingers" Keranen.This map was introduced in Beta 2.0 (06.02.2002) DoD Classic

Overview

Avalanche is an urban environment with a main street that connects the three main capture points with two offset on each end of the map. The map is often praised by the community for complimenting all forms of play style. The apartments benefit players using automatic weapons such as Submachine Guns, Automatic Rifles, and Assault Rifles (in the case of the Sturmgewehr-44 or StG-44 abbreviated). The apartments overlook the streets of Avalanche especially the middle capture point Fountain. There are shutters on the Axis half of the map that overlooks Fountain and is a popular location for Snipers to inhabit due to the low lighting and excellent observation of the Allies avenue of approach towards Fountain.

Avalanche features United States Army and Axis Wehrmacht]] for both versions of the game. The Allies spawn at of the map at the lowest elevation and must fight upwards towards the Axis spawn at the top of the hill. Both teams objective is to capture and control 5 flag points. Points are awarded to players who capture the flags. The most notable difference between flags between DoD and DoD:S is the Axis and Allies 1st Flag (known as Axis 1st and Allied 1st). In DoD the flag is a two-man capture and is instant. In DoD:S the flag criteria for capture was reduced to one.

The map isn't as straight forward as it looks. Although all the action may seem to happen on the streets and center triangle, be prepared to to take sniper fire from adjacent buildings. Study the maps backdoors and 'other ways' or else you'll be dealing with semi - spawn campers in the either in rafters or shadows. Well placed snipers and machine guns should help in maintaining control.

Official description

• Day of Defeat 1.3
• Beta
• Beta 2.0

 DOD_AVALANCHE by Iikka "Fingers" Keranen
 
 September, 1943, Italy
 
 A couple of days after establishing a beachhead
 at Salerno, the American advance towards the hills
 was stopped by a vicious German counterattack on
 September 13. Intense street fighting ensued, with
 some towns changing hands several times a day.
 
 Allied Objectives:
    - Capture the 5 flag points
 
 Axis Objectives:
    - Capture the 5 flag points

 Near Salerno, Italy 1943
 
 Objectives:
 Capture all five control points to win.
 
 A couple of days after establishing
 a beachhead at Salerno, the 
 American advance towards the hills
 was stopped by a vicious German 
 counterattack on September 13. 
 Intense street fighting ensued, 
 with some towns changing hands 
 several times a day.
 
 By Fingers (iikkak@valvesoftware.com)
 
 Thanks to:
 H&K - models
 Ido Magal - texture sources
 Kamikazi - texture sources

   *Day Of Defeat*
 ====================
 Operation Avalanche
 
 By Fingers (iikkak@valvesoftware.com)
 
 Capture all five control points to win.
 
 Near Salerno, Italy 1943
 
 A couple of days after establishing
 a beachhead at Salerno, the 
 American advance towards the hills
 was stopped by a vicious German 
 counterattack on September 13. 
 Intense street fighting ensued, 
 with some towns changing hands 
 several times a day.
 
 Thanks to:
 H&K - models
 Ido Magal - texture sources
 Kamikazi - texture sources

Gallery

• Day of Defeat
• Source
• Source Beta

Trivia

• This map is very popular in both of the game.
• In classic Avalanche you can find two tanks in both of teams' spawn area.

External link

• Showcase video

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