Written by DetErest

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For the longest time, many players believed that the Citadel was nothing more than a small test arena, without any real points of interest. But now that the level has finally been discovered, it turns out that there's more to be found here than we ever could have imagined. All kinds of strange obstacles, which were likely used to test various aspects of the game.

In this "tour", I'll take you through each of the main rooms, pointing out some of the neat sights to be seen.

This "map" can be used for reference by following the marked letters with the other screenshots on this page. By using the Citadel's moonjump code, we can get a nice overhead view of the arena. There are four main rooms, connected by ramps and hallways. The ramps connect to each other in the middle of this screenshot.

A This view is from one of the ramps, looking down into a room with 16 "t" shaped blocks. Here on the "ground", we have a closer look at these strange "t" shaped dividers. In the middle of the room, we can see the pointed white pillar.

B Here, we have four small triangular rooms, with another pointy white pillar. This screenshot from the top of the ramp shows the triangle rooms from above, as well as the room from location "A".

C Definitely one of the most interesting pieces of this arena, is the big narrow stairwell. It doesn't have any railings, and has two 'entrances'. A ground view screenshot, looking up at this mysterious stairwell.

D This rather odd room has three strange structures. Each one is triangular, and has a small ramp that leads nowhere. These little ramps could have been good camping places for sniping. Another view of these structures, where we can see the opening to one of them, revealing a tiny room inside.

Because the Citadel had to be loaded into the Cradle mission, we have a few Cradle objects inside our Citadel... A few of the Janus Special Forces guards from the Cradle will appear here, as well as two drone guns, and the computer console.

A further view of the Citadel, with the big stairwell on the right. To the left, we can see a few "hidey holes" in the hallway, which would have been perfect for ambushing unsuspecting players.

This level was most likely nothing more than a test level... But even still, it has quite a bit of depth and detail to it. Judging by the layout of this map, I'm sure it would have been an excellent arena for Multiplayer. The ramps, rooms, and obstacles would have created a great environment in which to battle it out.