Multi Stage Lamworth a12

Changelog:

-preparation for Stack the Deck contest entry

• additional small amounts of artpass
• fixed case where players could stand on the shop signs at stage 1 outside blu spawn
• fixed case of red spawn door at stage 1 stuck out of ground
• fixed cases where blu could build in their spawn
• changed medpack near reds spawn on stage 1 in the back area from small to med
• added new flank at stage 2 last for players to flank the last point
• added a small crate on top of big crate on stage 2 last to prevent red engineers from building on top of crate
• some artpass to skybox
• added '-staticproplighting'

Changelog:

• artpassed stage 1 - 95% complete
• revised transistion area between stage 1 cp1 and cp2
• revised layout of stage 1 cp2 area

Changelog:

• added new spawn exit for blu on stage 1
• added additional cover around stage 1 cp1 to help blu attack
• added additional item pickups around stage 1 cp1 to help blu attack
• moved upper balcony jump at stage 1 cp1 closer to roof to help blu attack

- revised geo around stage 2 cp2 area

Changelog:

• added grate to a doorway at stage 1 cp1 to remove a sightline
• pushed flank balcony closer to point at stage 1 cp1
• added new wall at sightline at transition route between stage 1 cp1 to cp2
• revised dropdown area at house

• revised layout of stage 2 cp1 area
• revised layout of stage 2 cp2 area

Changelog:

• additional artpass
• added new door from building at blu spawn on stage 1
• adjusted main door width at stage 1 cp1 to be a little less wide
• added new side-room near stage 2 cp2 with chicken wire to allow for better visibility of point and where players are defending/attacking
• added windows around stage 2 cp1 to allow for better visibility of where players are defending/attacking

Changelog:

• additional artpass
• revised layouts around most of the points to remove bypass flanks around points
• added door which blocks a way out of red's spawn on stage 1 after cp1 is captured
• revised layout of stage 2 cp1
• modified health and ammo pickups
• general modifications to geo around map

Changelog:

• Begun some artpass
• lowered stage 1 cp1 cap time to 7s (from 8s)
• lowered stage 1 cp2 cap time to 4s (from 6s)
• lowered stage 2 cp1 cap time to 7s (from 8s)
• lowered stage 2 cp2 cap time to 4s (from 6s)
• revised stage 1 cp2 layout
• pushed back red's spawn on stage 2

Changelog:

• Fixed missing playerclip on a roof
• Modified route layout between stage 2 cp1 and cp2
• Fixed some missing overlays
• New skybox texture

Changelog:

• Added plenty of skybox material in out-of-bound areas to reduce vvis compile times and optimize map (more fps too!)
• Added func_nobuild to shortcut door for red
• Fixed case where stickies would stick onto blockbullets at blu's spawn in stage 1
• Minor changes to geometry thoughout map
• Opened up the space around stage1 cp1 a bit
• Increased cap time of stage 1 cp1 from 6s to 8s
• Added one-way door for blu once cp1 is captured to prevent red from gaining access to upper area on cp1 side
• Modified train bridge at stage 1 cp2, red no longer has access to flank up to bridge
• Added new dropdown area for blu near sniper window
• Fixed some missing overlays
• Fixed small gap where players could shoot out of blu's spawn in stage 2
• Minor changes around stage 2 cp 1
• Increased cap time of stage 2 cp1 from 6s to 8s
• Adjusted routes between stage 2 cp 1 tp cp 2
• Moved red's spawn exit in stage 2 from upper area to adjacent stairs room
• Reverted red's spawn timer on stage 2 to 10s when cp1 is captured
• Revised flank route into stage 2 cp2
• Modified layout around stage 2 cp2 to make it easier to navigate

Changelog:

Stage 1:

Noted issues:
Balance - Sometimes it was too hard for blu to push and other times they would steamroll depending on red's early set up.
Pathing - It was very easy for blu to push from cp1 to cp2 given how short the distance is.
Pathing - Red had a hard time trying to set up right after cp1 was captured by blu.
Clipping - Clipping above blu's spawn was missing.

Changes:

• sharpened sunspread angle (idk i like it sharper)
• reduced lightmap scale from 8 to 16 to attempt to fix out of memory/address space issue
• extended blu's spawnroom space forward
• added missing playerclip above blu's spawn
• added new route near blu's spawn
• editted blu's route to the roof section to cp1
• added new building to lengthen route time from cp1 to cp2 right after capturing
• slow-open door now starts opening 10s after cp1 is captured instead of 3
• added door which closes right after cp1 caps to prevent quick access to cp2
• added new routes from red's spawn to the upper areas near cp2
• added new sniper window overlooking cp2
• slightly reduced red's spawn timer penalty after cp1 is captured
• adjusted item pickups around stage

Stage 2:

Noted issues:
Balance - cp1 was often times captured right away, red was setting up too far forward from where point was
Clipping - Clipping above red's building was missing

Changes:

• extended blu's spawnroom space forward
• added new shortcut exit for blu in stage 2 after capturing first cp
• added new areaportals
• widened doorway into cp1 from red's side

TO DO:

• add additional areaportals for optimization
• detailing