Locomotive

Cinnamon Whirl

L1: Registered
May 9, 2008
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Well, I have finally got around to putting some finishing touches to my map (e.g. the cart) so here goes: Beta 1

This is a four point payload map with several trains running down the length of the map.


As this has only been tested by me (ie, single player) any thoughts or comments are appreciated!

Otherwise, even if yo only run through the map alone, I am interested in:

1) cart/train collisions - there shouldn't be any, but sometimes things go awry.

2) train timing (too few or too many?) and train speed.

3) draw distance - I have a few problems due to the long straight tracks. How about you?

4) Ah, is it any fun? ;)


OK, thats it for now!
 
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Void

Local Man Unable To Map, Sources Say
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Sep 14, 2008
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RC1 is hard to believe due to the low level of details and that it's only been tested by you.

Should've had others play early versions of it before making a self-acclaimed Release Candidate.
 

DaFatCat

L3: Member
Apr 19, 2009
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The intersecting tracks don't look all that good- 'twould be better with the same size tracks, and try to avoid the wood planks going through the other track.
 

Dustoxx

L6: Sharp Member
Jan 9, 2009
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Some things I picked up:

-The area where blue comes out is way too compact. 1 ( or maybe 2 ) with a demo/heavy would probably hold it a long time. Maybe you can add like an extra path further away?:confused:

-You need to be very close to the cart to move it. Make the trigger around it bigger players that are further away from the cart still push it, so you can still focus on shooting etc.

-Add and build your cubemaps.;)

-Just a small thing; make the size of the 'chicken fence' texture smaller. It looks kinda odd.:p

-A lot of errors:
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Team Fortress
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Pics coming tomorrow ;)
 
Aug 19, 2008
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Judging from the screens this looks like an advanced alpha, not an rc

Might it be that you saw "release candidate" as a stage that you call it before releasing it to the public, i.e. fpsbanana, and then work further on it through alpha and beta stages?

the carttracks going through the lokomotive-tracks looks kinda odd
 

taraph75

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Apr 23, 2009
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This looks really fun. I'd like to playtest it on my server's next playtest date. It will probably be 1-2 weeks away in case you have any tweaking to do before that.
 

Cinnamon Whirl

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May 9, 2008
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Ha! I always figured alpha was unplayable, beta was orange and RC1 was playable - then RC2 etc to final. My bad, I will put this as beta for the mo'.

DaFatCat/eerieone: I will have a look at the tracks again. If I can't get them as you suggest, I may try to hide some of the wood boards with displacements or models to make it less jarring to the player.

Dustoxx: thanks for having a look! I have thought about the extra path before, but I haven't decided on a location for it yet. Plus, the train at the start should keep Red on their toes!
Chicken wire and cart trigger I can change, I did build cubemaps (honest) but I didn't get your cubemap errors - perhaps the two are related?
 

Tyker

L5: Dapper Member
Jun 1, 2009
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Screenshot 1: That ladder should be a little crooked instead of just straight up. It looks like it can fall anytime like this.
Screenshot 2: When looking through the entire map, like on the traintrack, the drawdistance is too low. When walking, entire buildings pop up. Also, hard to see the gate open and the train coming ;)
Screenshot 3: Build a a 3d skybox. A beta release should have that, especially on an open map like this.
Screenshot 4&5: Leaks

Also: A demoman or soldier is able to walk ontop/side of some buildings. And there is only 1 spawn spot, while there is a pretty big spawn room.
Oh, and you were missing cubemaps.
The gameplay is fun though, PL with sudden killer trains.

And, like eerieone said, you should really rename it to an alpha, as this is just too little for a beta release. Or, if you want to stay with this layout and just go make it pretty: stay with beta.
As I learned it:
Alpha: Gameplay specificly. Can have textures and props, but mostly focused on gameplay/layout changes.
Beta: No more big layout changes. Time to make the map look good.
RC: Is this good enough for release? This is when testers will look at small things that need to be fixed.
 

Cinnamon Whirl

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May 9, 2008
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updated b6.

My system for numbering seems to be quite different from everyone elses. Not to worry, though!
I willl put this in for playtesting soon!
 

J4CK8

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Mar 4, 2009
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From the playtest I think it plays ok. It needs forward spawns or shortcuts for BLU when they near the end, and also for red.

I like the trains, but I don't think I ever saw a train on all 3 tracks. Do the trains change once a point is capped? Or am I just blind? (I'd guess the latter)

Few bugs as mentioned in teh test. Gettign out the map, building in the gated areas etc but I'm sure all this info will come with screenshots later.
 

littleedge

L1111: Clipping Guru
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http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1490725/pl_locomotive_b60019.jpg
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Leaks

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1490725/pl_locomotive_b60018.jpg
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Playerclip your stairs so that I don't get stuck when walking beneath them.

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1490725/pl_locomotive_b60016.jpg
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In general, you need playerclips everywhere.

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1490725/pl_locomotive_b60004.jpg
That sign looks weird.

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1490725/pl_locomotive_b60005.jpg
This texture by the last point looks odd.

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1490725/pl_locomotive_b60006.jpg
This gate closed on me when setup time ended. You should make ti so RED can go through it from their side until a point is capped, so that we don't have to walk an hour.

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1490725/pl_locomotive_b60012.jpg
An Engineer can build behind the yellow train gates, trapping his team.

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1490725/pl_locomotive_b60013.jpg
You can shoot through the center of those yellow gates.