Frontier

MangyCarface

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Feb 26, 2008
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Welcome to the Frontier!

This is a single-stage payload map with 4 control points for BLU to capture. It is designed to address some of the problems with payload maps, namely the tendency to push forward hard and then bring the cart up afterwards., and the overall advantage towards RED/defenders.
To this end, in Frontier, players push a train! Meet Lil' Chew-Chew, the Engineer's latest invention (though the Pyro contributed in design ideas.) This payload is a large mechanized train engine with the ability to run over anyone in front of it- contingent on at least 3 players pushing him along.
To capture points in Frontier, simply stand on or close by the platform Chew Chew trails behind himself. He will absorb all frontal damage, and so RED is forced to apply a very loose, flanking defense in order to stop his progress. Extensive playtesting has been done to both ensure fair and fun gameplay for both BLU and RED and each individual class, with special attention paid towards weakening overpowered sentry locations. This map is tested mostly in a 32 player environment, as gameplay scales downwards better than upwards. Recommended for 14-32 players, as offense will receive a large advantage with any lower.

A lot of effort went into this map, not only on my part, but from an enormous array of people in the custom community. Full credits, in no set order:

Map: MangyCarface
Lil' Chew Chew: Arhurt (of ctf_aerospace fame; check it out!)
Poster, extensive playtesting, statistics gathering & interpretation, major source of ideas: "FLOOR_MASTER"
Engineer Poster: Ovens (fataldose on DA)
Server poster: Nineaxis (check out his WIP pl_stovepipe)
Decompiled bomb cart parts: Z33W13R+VALVe
Decompiled Laser: TheDarkerSideofYourShadow, VALVe
Laser choreography (note: temporary): TheDarkerSideofYourShadow
Extra track pieces: III Demon
TF2Maps.net Sign: Youme
Satellite dish below laser: *mostly* valve

Thank you to the following server operators and their corresponding servers:
FLOOR_MASTER & 2f2f: currently in rotation @ 67.18.19.3:27015
ChillyWI & YinYarr
Rahmie & PuniPuniNa
flubber & CanardPC



Please enjoy!

CHANGELOG FINAL:

-Small filesize + framerate optimizations
-Small detailing and clipping fixes
-New train and animations
-Etc.
 
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DJive

Cake or Death?
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Dec 20, 2007
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!! GRATS on Final!
 

TheDarkerSideofYourShadow

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Apr 12, 2008
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Grats! Though I would suggest changing this little bit:

Laser choreography (note: temporary): TheDarkerSideofYourShadow

Can't be too temporary now :)
 

Phobos

L3: Member
Feb 22, 2009
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Congrats on the release!
Yeah! Congrats Mangy!

Lil' Chew Chew looks gorgeous, the rumbling movement adds so much character. His texture is a bit blurry, though. But the chewing animation...just wow. I jumped around him as a scout to get on top. I accidentally landed in his mouth....AND THE THING ATE ME. Great stuff.

I know it's final now and the map is done, so I ask out of curiosity. Did you intentionally didn't name the cps?
 

Mar

Banned
Feb 12, 2009
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Well I don't remember the develpoment cycle of this map, but M*****FUCKER THAT IS A SEXY TRAIN! All the people who are still alive will love this map.
 

DaFatCat

L3: Member
Apr 19, 2009
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I played this and it was really fun. I only wish people couldn't ride the cart (It hinders my spy abilites D:)
 

Zanpa

L4: Comfortable Member
Jan 17, 2009
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I love the new skin (and animation) for Lil' Chew Chew :)
Congratulations for the release.
This map has been in my favortie server's mapcycle since december ; and it is appreciated by the players.
 
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