dm_snarkpit

dm_snarkpit a10a_fix1

Fixed an issue where lights, a grate, and a fan sound weren't packed into the map fully.

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Fixed an issue where one texture wasn't packed.

I am so incredibly sorry for the update spam, I have to pack everything by hand and miss a couple things.
See title. There were a couple things missing.
Added a new rocket silo area.
  • There are two hallways connecting the silo to other rooms, those being in the Lightning Gun room, and the bottom Fan room.
  • It has two accessible stories, with the top story containing...
Added the Railgun.
  • It's about damn time. I just needed to find the right place for it.
  • Lights just outside of the silo are turned on and off depending on whether or not the Railgun is available for pickup.
Increased the height of the Lightning Gun room.
  • Done mainly to make it feel less cramped.
Added soundscapes to the map.
  • Primarily leaning on Half Life's iconic ambient sounds, the map is no longer deafeningly silent. Frag on to 90's sound design!
Reduced the loudness of the elevator sounds.
  • For some reason, I had it set to be heard from halfway across the map. That should be fixed now.

Adjusted the sunspread angle.

Other changes I probably forgot. (Mainly just minor clipping changes, prop swaps, and optimization changes.)
Actually fixed packing.
  • For some reason, CompilePal does not like my map and managed to compile it to the wrong directory. I don't know how. This was fixed by packing everything by hand.
Again, sorry for the update spam.
Optimized the map in various ways.
  • This includes using hint brushes, increasing the luxel scale in a troublesome spot, and adding area portals.
Applied a more efficient form of compression.
  • This just means that the initial download is smaller, now not even crossing10MB.
  • No, I don't know why it was more before. Yes, everything should be packed. If anything, it's overpacked.
A few other non noteworthy changes:
  • Small lighting adjustments, texture realignments, ect.
Sorry for the double ping, this is the last one for this.
See title and previous patch.
Changes in this update:

Complete overhaul of lighting:
  • Inspired by the colored lighting of Gold Source, Snarkpit can get the lighting it deserves.
Closed up a majority of the walkoff next to the ammo room:
  • This was done to lessen the domination that the high ground could give.
  • This area has also been detailed as well.
  • There are also two walkoff hatches you can take to get down.
Redid the crate cover in the ammo room:
  • Now it is a multitude of small crates and not one huge crate.
Caved in the floor next to the fan-pad:
  • An ammo pack has been added as a consequence of this cave-in.
Added a unique teleport effect for when you use a slipgate:

Continued some alpha detailing:

Fixed an issue where the pickups with timers that aren't the default (Crit powerup and Rocket Launchers), would not have their lights and sounds be in-sync with their respawn times:

Added more lore to the map:

Rumor has it:
  • The map download is compressed, meaning that after you play it once, the map size will increase. (For those wondering, it goes from 15MB to 35MB. Main reason: custom assets.)
  • To push this update out, I had to reinstall Open Fortress and Hammer++ to fix a problem that had been in effect since a2 (Yes, really.)
Extended the newly added hallway:
  • This extension of the hallway also adds the Dynamite as a weapon.
Changed the map's lighting:
  • Adjusted the sun's angle.
  • Changed the ambient light color.
  • Changed the skybox.
Continued basic detailing:
  • Mainly just a few texture changes and making the dirt floor a displacement.