STR14: Orbit (Stronghold: On the Edge of Chaos)

STR14: Orbit is the fourteenth map of Stronghold: On the Edge of Chaos. It was designed by Daniel Gimmer (Tormentor667) and uses a custom music track.

This level uses the "Deadline" mode, where the objective is to prevent any monsters reaching the deadline.

Essentials
You start in an octagonal building, with the deadline behind you. Weapon, ammo and health pads can be found next to the deadline; a second health pad and a powerup pad can be found across a bridge north of the building, while two more ammo pads can be found in small buildings to the east and west.

Monsters will spawn from two structures at the south end of the level; they will head north across a wide bridge until they reach the building containing the deadline, then split up and head north-east or north-west to get to the building's entrance on its north side. After entering the building, the monsters will split up again and head south-east or south-west to reach the deadline. From wave six, flames will appear on the bridge and monsters will start spawning from this point as well.

Initially you will be able to keep the monsters trapped on the bridge leading to the deadline building using the rocket launcher; you will be generously supplied with rockets for much of this level, but watch out for projectiles heading your way. Make sure to lay mines along both pathways to the deadline when you can, as once enemies start spawning at the end of the bridge you will not be able to keep them from splitting up. Consider bringing invulnerability items into this level to deal with the cybruisers and pyrodemons; they can easily kill inexperienced players.

A shotgun, rocket launcher and two boxes of shotgun shells can be found by the deadline building's entrance.

Completing this level will award 1,300 bonus credits.

Other points of interest
Just before wave six starts, two closets containing a chaingun and a super shotgun will open next to the deadline.

Secrets
There are no official secrets on this map.

Current records
The records for the map at the Doomed Speed Demos Archive are:

Things
This level contains the following numbers of things per skill level: