Cherokee a11

Thats what i did yup yup yup

- Moved spawn more centrally
- Added a building where the waterfall was
- Refactored the mid building to have more cover going into the high ground
- Moved some rocks
- Fixed skybox

Completely redid layout. Only original piece is the stump at this point

koth_cherokee_a4

Layout

• Shrink side buildings and the awning on top; too much vision for a player who could get that high ground
• Widen up balcony area
• Re-open side of mid with health ammo and "flank" route?
• Removed dropdown entirely and refactored that entire building
  • Added a small platform that only soldier and scout can get to; while attacking team can walk into from other side
• Refactored the spawn area buildings
  • Left route gives attacker a spam angle, high ground, and quick path to banana with a health pack on the way
  • Middle route is more obiovus, and fastest for medic; but puts attacker at a height disad below porch
  • Far right gives a even level to porch and is able to be fast rolled with by soldier

Gameplay

• Fixed some rocks near the cap
• Removed the shutter
  • Almost every peice of feedback has said this is not a good element in the map
• Fences near banana both totally opaque
• Moved health and ammos around to the building, patio and on the trains
• Clipping on everything and put a height cap on map
  • Fully planning on having to adjust this more precisely depending on feedback
• Added some temporary light entities.
  • These will make more sense when detailing happens
• Added 1 way window in the shutter building to give attacking team sight of what they might be pushing into
  • This is an expirment but had a few people ask for it; i may remove it later
• Fixed some edge bugs on brushes particularly around the cap

Aesthetics

• Compiled a custom skin for the train_stop model to match the alpine theme
• Actually made the 3d skybox make some sense

Known issues

• Light env should be adjusted to better light the whole map and not make it so dark
• Some displament bugs due to verticies not lining up correctly
• Need block bullet clipping in little pits by rocks and such; particularly on mid
• How high do I allow players to go as demo / solider?
• Clipping on tree branches should prob not be allowed

koth_cherokee_a3

Layout

• Complete revamp of spawn and last buildings
• Move Spawn area closer to building with shutter
  • Mid needs to be emphasized more, have less fighting space to discourage fights closer to spawn
• Complete the side by banana with a train
  
  • Leaves geometery open, but still adds height variation
  • Building by banana didn't make much sense, and gave sniper a nasty sightline
• Removed ramp going to the balcony on mid
  • Snipers can cover all entrances without being in much danger
  • Strong position for spam
  • Strong position for sentrys

Aesthetics

• Waterfall particles and ambient sound
• First pass at 3D Skybox

Other

• Basic env_soundscape

Bugs/Known Issues

• Lots of displacements not sewing correctly
• Big problems with lighting
  • sequoia trees make the whole map way too dark
• Stopper on the train does not match the texture of the grass

koth_cherokee_a2

Layout

• Added a room by the generator on mid.
  • Allows for players (mainly scout) to get to the roof
  • Better for scout to be able to deny fast bombing soldiers
• Removed bridge between the trees in choke
  • Players assumed it would be walkable
  • Making it walkable is too good of position for solider and sniper

Gameplay

• Added func_respawn brushes in respawn rooms
• Added clipping around entire map and buildings
• Added clipping to mid bridge
• Added clipping on base of stump so players dont get stuck in the tree
• Added props to block holes on mid
• Added patches under all health and ammo
• Added lights to dark-ish areas
• Fixed floating props and brushes

Aesthetics

• Updated fog settings, makes it look a lot better