Introducing PASS Time, a New Beta Game Mode!

Idolon said:

Trigger_catapult was introduced in Portal 2, they just now brought it over to TF2. It's already well documented.

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O_O

Dr_Felix said:

mannpower? Robot destruction? I guess valve has given up on them already...

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Well Valve didn't make this so I don't know how you drew this conclusion

This reminds me of Bombing run from Unreal Tournament a bit.

Here are some pics from pass_warehouse, the new map for PASS Time:

An overview of the layout-


Blu's goal area, Red must bring the ball into the receptacle's zone to earn a point-


A close up of the goal area-


A look at mid. The ball drops from a suspended holder (shown in the last screenshot) onto the point prop after a 30 second timer, where it can be picked up by either team. The ball bounces, which is a nice touch. Also notice the speed boost power-up on the far-right. These are scattered throughout the map and provide a temporary speed boost, which I think is a nice touch-


A close-up of a jump pad label. Notice the "Experimental" tag. Are the dev teams directly considering the possibility of removing them (or am I just being overly aware)?


Blu's 'base' area, directly before the goal. The viewpoint is oriented towards mid-


A better look at the holder from which the ball drops-


I'll leave the rest of the map a mystery for you to discover personally... or you could look up more images.

I think that once the major bugs are worked out, this will turn out to be a fun, nice, interesting gamemode/map. I don't think Valve would let the detailing get this far ahead without some serious internal testing, which should shine through in the end. I'm a big fan of the verticality, but from the layout I can imagine this was a huge hassle to optimize.

So there's a hidden easteregg room on the new map.


Here it is in full bright:



Those backpacks look awfully familiar to me:

(this is from TFC)

I could just be connecting it because it's green, though.

Dr_Felix said:

There is a LARGE sightline from red's goal to blu's goal.

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Is there one on the ground, or do you mean over the roofs?

I will say, literally all of the main areas are visible at once from above I haven't had any framerate or spamming issues, though (at least, I think the lag I had was from my 100-200 ping).

HL3 confirmed

Remember guys, "Jump pads don't work in tf2" :>

Lain said:

Remember guys, "Jump pads don't work in tf2" :>

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Well now that we can use the entity that actually works it's a different story

It doesn't have many practical difference to normal jump pads. but it's okay you weren't wrong promise.

My opinion is validated, let me be a smug shithead pls

Crash said:

So there's a hidden easteregg room on the new map.
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Saw this on Reddit, so I've been thinking about it for a little while now. I'm thinking the bags may be a new type of crate, at least a backpack item. The camo makes me think of matchmaking, but that's me over-speculating. The setup on and around the table makes me think that a variety of classes have been standing there, looking through or stuffing the bags (notice the Sandvich, bottles, and baseball). The object inside of the bag being pointed to has been said to be a fish head, similar to the ones Merasmus has on his model.

As for the floral pillow, it reminds me of Mann Manor, but I got nuttin'. Seems deliberate, but very mysterious...

Also that mousetrap

Lain said:

It doesn't have many practical difference to normal jump pads. but it's okay you weren't wrong promise.

My opinion is validated, let me be a smug shithead pls

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Now you can pick a target though. Don't worry, I still find it annoying, but it is better.

Now lets hope this doesn't end up like Mannpower be a dead game mode 1 week after release.

Oh and Valve, don't forget about Astroid and Cactus Canyon would ya.

Were there any new props included in the update? Not including the ball of course.

Kraken said:

Were there any new props included in the update? Not including the ball of course.

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It looks like a new truck and the goal.

captain soupcan said:

Oh and Valve, don't forget about Astroid and Cactus Canyon would ya.

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Especially Cactus Canyon. Feels like that map hasn't been touched in years. Just like me...

Kraken said:

Were there any new props included in the update? Not including the ball of course.

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I think the shelves are props. Look at te secret room screenshots. They have a high poly count for some reason. So either their are made out of displacements (which would be silly) or are props.


Also, once our ball got stuck here in the car rifht before the goal:



That's gamebreaking, isn't it? A game breaking bug! :O Giff hat.

captain soupcan said:

Now lets hope this doesn't end up like Mannpower be a dead game mode 1 week after release.

Oh and Valve, don't forget about Astroid and Cactus Canyon would ya.

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Valve probably can't flat-out remove anything without a massive uproar, even if the beta experiment for it is done.

/puts on pessimist hat

So... now valve is not only outsourcing cosmetics and maps to the community, but also entire game modes? Looks like Valve is done with TF2!