Backwash B4

Last major update before Connect 5 deadline
Changes -

• Mid is basically flipped with choke entering on the highground.
• The construction room leads to be longer but closer to mid.
• Cap times are increased to stop wiping teams once to steamroll.
• Some clipping.
• Removed visclusters to improve fps dramatically.
• Other stuff

I know the rock clips into the mid flank and it'll have to do

Changes -

• Widened towers at spawn.
• People holding mid now have a 2 second longer respawn.
• An out of place looking fence otside lobby has been shortened.
• Garage shutters have been untilted.
• Clipping on doorframes.
• Windows at mid have a (temporary) beam of light (to be widened).
• Flank at mid has had a small detail rework with the strange pillar on the left bottom floor.
• Ugly ramp at last is now a staircase.
• Lobby has now had a minor revamp detail-wise (beams on rooves, boarded windows, doorway, broken roof, small balcony-thing.
• 3D skybox
• Skybox brushes above rooves between mid and rooves above lobby.
• Hint brushes.
• Areaportals around lobby, which caused the most unnecessary render issues.
• Smaller fixes I fixed on the dot without writing down.

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Changes -

• Pipes under last have been changed to improve lighting.
• The wooden hall before last has now got clipping around the scaffolding.
• All game logic has been restored (i.e. doors, control points)
• Added overlays on all health and ammo packs.
• Windows behind the rock at mid now cast yellow light to brighten up darker areas.
• Removed water outside second to prevent water-jumps and bad lighting.
• Big new crag detail on the hill beside choke.
• Added some rocks and an island in the ocean.

Changes -

• Loads of detailing.
• Optimisation.
• Displacements.
• Packing custom props and textures.
• Clipping.
• Some ramps have become less steep.
• Some other very small changes.

No 3D skybox or overlays yet

Changes -

• Simplified lobby (a bit).
• Moved forward spawns.
• Changed point names.
• Second takes a tad longer to cap to avoid steamrolls from mid.
• Removed ramp next to mid choke.
• Made the under-area at last smaller.

Hopefully the next version will be beta.

Changes -

• Opened up the crate route to second.
• Added fourth exit to second from the lobby.
• Moved the small health route to a lower area with more health.
• Water in the gameplay space.
• Fixed a bug with the visleaves.
• Widened choke.

Changes -

• Removed railing
• Increased defending respawn times
• More lights
• Removed flank to second
• Reworked shorter route to mid
• Added a compound between the choke and short route
• A couple health pack things
• Removed rocks at second

Changes -

• Separated the well door outputs.
• Shortened mid cap times.
• Increased last cap times.
• Given defenders height advantage on last.
• Added side route to dropdown at last.
• Replaced box jumps with stairs on the railing dropdown.
• Changed to secondary route to a longer route more breathing room.
• Changed underground route to a slightly shorter health route that exits at a different angle.
• Changed the point area at second to a raised platform with cover.
• Added some rocks
• Burned the trees

Changes -

• Remade the lobby before last again
• Added some fences and pillars
• Windows on last
• Fixed a problem with players spawning in the wrong spawn
• Added balcony area between spawn and last
• Change health and ammo around
• Raised skybox at mid
• Some small clipping issues

Changes -

• Changed the under flank for last
• Changed the under flank for mid
• Moved the ramp room entrance to last door to upper floor
• Removed a rock or two
• Health kit patches
• Respawn room door
• Changed the final points & spawns
• Control point logic changes
• Some lights
• That should be it I think