CTF CTF Meltdown b6

[MangyCarface]

MangyCarface submitted a new resource:

CTF Aurora - Battle underneath the crackling magnetosphere!

Note 3/20/22 - In hindsight this map would be better without the martyrdom gimmick, and it definitely needs resupply cabinets. If I set up SDK again I may do a re-release

Original Notes:
Aurora addresses many of these issues and balances gameplay with both optimization and a tight focus of themeing. It may be thought of as a spiritual successor to 2fort!

The map was built with a multitude of play styles in mind, and can hold up to both the sentry farms of 16v16 and the challenges posed by...

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[MangyCarface]

MangyCarface updated CTF Aurora with a new update entry:

Modern TF2 Revisions

1. Shrunk middle battleground to 85% of original size
2. Capturing the flag no longer kills you
3. Respawn lockers added back in
4. Additional respawn exits
5. Removed waterfalls
6. Shortened flag return timer
7. Reworked right entrances to bases to improve sightlines
8. Reworked pickup sizes, amounts, locations
9. Various bug fixes
10. Various performance improvements
11. Various aesthetic improvements

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[MangyCarface]

MangyCarface updated CTF Aurora with a new update entry:

B3 Revisions

1. Flag return time up to 45s from 20s
2. Clipping improvements based on feedback
3. Additional health pickups
4. Fixes to voice lines (thank you Sono)
5. New ice models (thank you Diva Dan)
6. Intel model and hud -> reactor core
7. Aesthetic and other fixes

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[MangyCarface]

MangyCarface updated CTF Aurora with a new update entry:

B4

• Visual improvements to profiles of bases, skybox, lighting (Aurora particles credit Exactol)
• Dispensers on intel (credit Suna)
• Smaller geometry fixes favoring attackers during last push

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[MangyCarface]

MangyCarface updated CTF Meltdown with a new update entry:

B5 Revisions => Rename to Meltdown

1. Total overhaul (WIP) of capture areas:
   1. New spawn positions and flow
   2. Improved paths from fort facades to capture area
   3. Broadened play space for additional class interaction
2. Additions throughout to enable engineer and sniper gameplay
3. Extensive aesthetic improvements in mid
4. Tweaks to pathing flow from mid outwards
5. Optimization polish
6. Clipping improvements
7. New mechanic - Teleportation from capture area back to home base for flag carrier...

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[The Asylum]

Superficial question: Why thr name change? I thought Aurora suited it perfectly

 

[MangyCarface]

I like names with multiple meanings - "retreat" can be a remote getaway, or describe the intel being relocated with each capture; meltdown can describe a nuclear incident or the runoff of ice caps melting

 

[MangyCarface]

MangyCarface updated CTF Meltdown with a new update entry:

B6 Revisions

Changelog:
-Detail pass to revamp spawn locations for visibility at primary objective
-Detailing fixes in mid and base interiors per feedback
-Fixes to clipping throughout per feedback - including making thin railings non-solid for bullets
-Removed ridiculous announcer voiceclip "THE DEVICE!"
-Additional fixes to level sounds incl. CHAN2
-Clipped scout route on BLU upper left entrance
-NOBUILD above and directly on top of capture ring
-Expanded flag dispenser radius x1.6...

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[Idolon]

This artpass looks fucking sick, great work