Tasmania alt_a7

I'm too lazy to upload pics

Changelog:
Reduced cap time again (10 seconds)
Reduced height advantage in mid (256 -> 192
Added some cover in mid to make pushing in and staying close to the point easier
Previously mentioned cover is also a skill-jump way of reaching the vista from mid
Shifted sniper perch slightly
Flipped windowed doors and removed shadows from lamps (blocked lighting)
Optimized further

Changelog:

• "Basement" now has a direct line of sight to main route, this should stop players from camping in said basement
• Turned the sniper spot into an actual perch high up, allowing scouts to reach the "vista" more easily and getting snipers to a more secluded spot
• De-artpassed the map to make future changes easier
• Improved lighting
• I forgot what else but I think I changed walk times and spawn times

AGAIN!

Changelog (might not be thorough, I forgot):

Simplified the "Warehouse" entirely and made the bottom route pass through the "vista" accessed by a twisting staircase (Stole from Powerhouse again award)
Simplified backwater route into the warehouse (Thanks Pigpig for the suggestion!)
Simplified routes into the "staging area" (Again, thanks pigpig!)
Low route (Left) is now alternative high ground and Sniper spot
Redone the entire spawn area as it was pissing me off
Opened the map up for blast jumpers and less misery in general
Flattened mid and lowered it 64 units (Dropoff from balcony to the point ground is now 192 HU tall)
Shifted respawn times for both teams when the point is captured
Improved performance (somewhat)
Improved visuals (somewhat) as to not be a dev texture wasteland

I forgot if there's anything else

Blah blah, it's late

Changelog:

- Re-opened main after heavy pushback

• Tightened big building's lower exit
• Re-organized big building slightly
• Added more diagonals in the small building
• "Mid-flank" area slightly changed to give a better spot to snipers
• Culled a sightline that did not exist due to the door
• Shifted walk times slightly
• (Slightly) Improved lighting and performance
• Fog far z clip enabled

If you think these changes are really minor, you are correct, I don't want to make sudden sweeping changes and therefore choose the slow route.

I accidentally uploaded an in-dev version of BETA 4 that was never meant to be released, oops!

Changelog:
Actually fixed the damn download

Nothing to say.

And another one

Changelog:

• /!\ Blocked off main route to test how it plays /!\
• Lowered cap time setting from 11 to 6
• "Balcony room" made 128 units bigger to make it more comfortable to play in
• Bottom exit route has become wider too
• Made the lobby -> spawn sightline less overpowered
• Right route spawn -> lobby revamped once again
• Increased height variation to allow for less visibility
• Implemented fog
• A very slight artpass has been done to help with navigation throughout the map
• Added HDR support and adjusted the env_sun to match the one in the skybox (Unlike Tasmania A20 this one will not blind you)
• Increased environment lighting strength

Have fun.

Blah blah, attempt at funny patch introduction, you know how it goes.

Changelog:

Made it harder to push into spawn from big building route.
Simplified the big building and the truck building
Cleaned up geometry further
Removed some doorways and irrelevant areas to funnel more players into the point
Added small health pack to the lower exit in the big building and removed the max ammo due to how powerful engineer already is.

TO-DO:

Nerfing sightline into main from big building platform
Figure out another spot to place a medium health pack for retreating players
Increasing height difference in truck building, mostly for optimization and to forbid enemy flankers from pushing as easily (not an issue yet)
Adding actual routes into lobby instead of whatever the current thing is
Revamp main route completely, it is the only route that remained the same since basically the first version, however I must test more.

Merasmus: SURPRISE!

Scared you?
I won't bore you with the details, so, what changed??

Nothing! nothing at all!
That's a joke of course, but for the most part barely anything changed.
Tasmania has been rolled back to what the original Beta 4 layout was going to be, with a few "minor" changes:

• ALL brushes have been remade, not a single drop of the original remains, this means MUCH superior brushwork which will make any future update less of a hassle.
• Optimization efforts have been made, all areaportals have been removed however, as far as I'm concerned, this is as fast as Tasmania has ever ran on my computer.
• Minor layout changes (mostly near spawns) have happened, such as turning the right exit into a building with two exits and making the turn in the building in front of spawn into an outside area, pretty cool, huh?
• Streamlined a lot of stuff that was previously crappy new-mapperisms, such as the previously mentioned brushwork, most stuff is on the 64 grid now which was not previously the case.

Here's an overview (sorry for the green)


That is all, not even I was expecting this.

Oops, all blind! I apologize for frying your retinas.

Fixed HDR

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It should work now.

Hello again, it's been a while since the last update, hasn't it? Specifically 471 days! That's a damn long time, I would explain why it took this much but it's out of the scope of this changelog and might be explained later, anyways, here's the actual post:

Tasmania Beta 3 -> Tasmania Alpha 20 Update​

Changelog:

Revamped entire map while keeping a very similar layout and some of the original ideas., for example its general S shape, "Warehouse", Routes & Exits etc...

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Removed rightmost entrances and routes of the "Warehouse", including gate, vent and "back" area to redirect players to the point and nerf flankers, revamped the Warehouse.

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Refurbished spawn to be harder to spawncamp and be more space efficient, KNOWN ISSUE: The spawnroom lighting is dark and it will be fixed later.

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Spawn -> Lobby area routes revamped to make Spawncamping and oppresive Sniper play more difficult.

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Opened up and raised the skies to allow better blast class movement.

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Lengthened the walk from Spawn -> point to slow takeovers down and buff movement classes buff while nerfing less mobile classes.

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Removed Herobrine.

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Moved Pickups to different areas and reduced their amount slightly.

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Buffed Engineer nest spots to make him more viable.

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Nerfed abusive Sniper sightlines.

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Added much more needed verticality in the routes via displacements.

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Changed environment lighting settings.

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Standardized building sizes and brushwork to make future edits easier.

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Take a look!:

Overview

Acknowledgement about revamp and expectations: I know some people might be disappointed and expected a Beta 4 with the original layout instead of an Alpha 20 with a new one entirely, my reasoning is that I felt that after all that time I should simply go back and try re-doing the map from the ground up with all the knowledge I've gathered in that year-and-a-half of no updates, HOWEVER: the original B3 and earlier versions (as far as no authority or anything outside my control removes/loses them) will forever be up to download and play in as I will not take them down, if you prefer those; do go for them, I won't stop you, but for better or for worse I will never update the old Tasmania again, for a first (public) map I believe I did quite well with my limited knowledge but from my viewpoint it's not good enough to continue updating the map in that state, and it should stay that way, flawed and amateurish but unique as "babby's koth first map", thanks for reading.


That's that for now, enjoy!