Neo Tropic b2

After a long time version b3b is almost near completion, with a lot of help to fully implement our custom announcer "The Boss" alongside performance fixes and improvements in the map visuals. Hope to see yall soon!

The work on b3 is currently on hold due having the steam account locked after moving from Spain to the US, as much as I would love to rant about the stupidity of what Steam Support is asking me to do I wont. Since the account is locked I cannot test any of the changes Im making so for now working on the map is on hold until I can get full access to the account back.

In other news, some easter eggs have been added alongside as (still work in progress) soundscapes. Once b3 is finished a trailer for the map will be done and only small adjustments will be made.

Until next time!

This is a small update for the following version of Neo Tropic!

So far the whole map had a performance revision made by the amazing dabmaster, even with my best efforts my performance stuff was shit so thanks to his work. The next changelog will have a section for all those changes

The next things that are going to be added are as follow:

• Soundscapes made for Neo Tropic (they still need to be done)
• Custom Announcer, "The Boss" (voicelines already recorded by Dynam)
• Tropical Mercs, a song for the map. It will play on the spawns. You can listen it already on YouTube

• Performance improvements
• Fixed small clipping issues
• Replace warehouse floor
• Added out of bounds areas behind the spawns
• Beach rework

- Changed displacements on the sand to give a more natural form
- Made the sand texture bigger
- Added rock props
- Removed push triggers on trees
- Added new trees on rocks
- Moved safeguard more far from the cafés
- Made playable area bigger
- Added new ways to indicate the end of playable area
- Someone yeeted plastic chairs into the sea
- Moved Saxton Duck a bit
- Added fences on top of spawns lattices

• Major texture overhaul
  • Replaced all developer textures with normal
  • Fixed missaligned textures
• Clipping improvement in several areas
• Warehouse overhaul
  • Added new props and clipping
  • Added out of bounds back area
  • Made out of bounds middle area visible through outside window
• Cafés overhaul
  • Removed the dropdown
  • Added staircase
  • Fixed clipping issues
  • Made crouch jump to the beach easier to access
  • Reworked counter
  • Added multiple props
  • Added working(?) cash register
• Hotels overhaul
  • Remodeled exterior brushwork
  • Remade counter to make it smaller
  • Moved health and ammo pack on front of the counter
  • Added several props
  • Fixed clipping issues
  • Fixed hotel bells not working as intended
• Dock overhaul
  • Remade dock bruhswork
  • Changed stairs to the dock from prop to brushwork to fit the dock
  • Added plastic chair throne on seagull area
  • Remade the metal thing holding the life savers
• Watch towers overhaul
  • Remade brushwork on platform
  • Remade fences and changed their clipping
  • Remade the metal thing holding the life savers
  • Replace the stair prop with brushwork staircase to match the platform
• Jumpads overhaul
  • Remade the platform brushwork
  • Replaced stair prop with brushwork staircase to match the platform
  • Fine tuned the jumpads arc
• Spawn overhauls
  • Removed the dropdown
  • Added several props and fixed clipping issues
  • Added place holder music (mannrobics)
  • Change the color of the resupply fridges
  • Added proper staircases
• Miscelaneous changes
  • Changed the water texture
  • Added fences and rocks to indicate the ends at the side of the map on the beach
  • Moved Saxton duck
  • Change the direction of some push triggers on the beach trees
  • Rework on light in interiors
  • Added street lights
  • Added new graffitis
  • Fixed some staircases
  • Changed skybox
  • Changed ambiance light
  • Added ambiance sounds
  • Rework health/ammo packs signs
  • Added extra health pack on middle shacks

• Jump Pads rework
  • Trigger area is now bigger
  • Changed steam vent prop
  • Added props for decoration
  • Changed clipping issues
  • Added holographic arrow
  • Replace wooden sign
• Lore Room rework
  • Added new props
  • Added blood decal
  • Removed posters
• Moved health and ammo packs from behind counter to on top of counter on RED and BLU Hotels
• Added push trigger to the trees in the beach
• Moved Saxton Duck to a different position
• Fixed several clipping issue
• You can build in some tables in the cafe
• Changed cafe window exit
  • Changed window for door with a balcony
  • Added ladder on the roof to access the balcony
  • New clipping for ladded and balcony
• Several performance updates

Changelog a5a

• Capture Point area is now smaller
• Added secret room in white building
• Added soundscape to secret room
• Fixed issues with stickie bombs not sticking up or sliding
• Fixed light issues in deck
• Upadeted wood texture on deck and safeguard towers
• Fixed mising seagull poop decal
• Added 10 hidden ducks
• Several performance updates
• Added functional hotel bells to the hotels

Changelog a5

• Added several textures around the point and beach
• Remade of launchpads for easy access and readability
• Added several props inside playable area
  • Life saving buyois on walls
  • Cafe tables and chairs on red and blu cafe
  • Beach props on beach spawn exit
  • Vines on severeal lattices
  • Easter egg on ladders
• Added health and ammo overlays on safeguard towers
• Added posters and grafittis
• Added seagulls
  • Seagulls make noise when you get near
• Added new area on beach spawn exit to protect it
• Fixed clipping issue in hotel exteriors

• Added several textures around the point and beach
• Remade of launchpads for easy access and readability
• Added several props inside playable area
  • Life saving buyois on walls
  • Cafe tables and chairs on red and blu cafe
  • Beach props on beach spawn exit
  • Vines on severeal lattices
  • Easter egg on ladders
• Added health and ammo overlays on safeguard towers
• Added posters and grafittis
• Added seagulls
  • Seagulls make noise when you get near
• Added new area on beach spawn exit to protect it
• Fixed clipping issue in hotel exteriors
• Updated ambient light
• Added displacements on the beach

• Remake of spawns
  • Spawns are now bigger in height
  • Spawns have a dropdown from second floor
  • Stairs to second floor got improved with an added handrail
  • Fixed issue with spawndoors clipping through windows
  • Improved overall lightning inside spawns
  • Roof of spawns can no longer be accessible to players
• Remake of building between spawn and point (both RED and BLU)
  • Increased height
  • Second floor has a dropdown to first floor
  • Improved lightning on the inside and outside areas
  • Added a small ramp to open window
  • Open window cannot be accessible from the outside without enhanced mobility
• Remake of houses areas on upper flank
  • Houses turned into hotels
  • Better lightning on the inside
  • More height and space to move
  • Changed the position of health and ammo pack (medium)
  • Added a healthpack on a balcony (small)
  • Improved player clip on the area
• Raised floor of upper flank alongside necessary buildings
• Made walkable roofs of a different color to indicate it
• Fixed water texture
• Fixed player clip problems
• Improvements in lightning on inside areas
• Some staircases have been switched back to ramps due recent changes
• Deleted left over brushes from previous versions

• Overall size of the map got increased
  • More space between the middle buildings and the point
  • Spawns are farther away from the point
  • Small balconies on the upper flank
• Shacks next to point received a few changes:
  • Indicator of the shutter being able to be open
  • Bigger trigger for the shutter
  • Sign on the outside of the shutter to indicate it opens
• White shack got a few changes:
  • Side walls removed to allow entrance
  • Boxes and ladders added to easy entrance on the shack from the side
• Lattices got texture and changed with props
• Launch pads got added on the beach next to the spawn exits to allow easier access to the middle path
• Shacks on the beach got updated to safeguard watch towers
• Safeguard watch towers got an extra medium health pack
• Spawns are no longer dark
• Water hopefully fixed
• Fixed some floating props
• Added new dev textures to some places
• Remaining ramps have been switched to stairs