CP Dune (CP) [B13] 13.0.1

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Dustdevil (CP) [B1] - Duke it out in the dunes for gravel-goodness... and oil, there's that, too!

Duke it out in the dunes for gravel-goodness... and oil, there's that, too!

Amidst the windswept Arabian dunes, RED has masked a massive missile site within their oil and rock mining operation. Inspired by classic TF2 and Counterstrike's Dust map, this three-stage attack/defense fortress challenges BLU to advance through control points (A-D) before confronting the pivotal point E.

Gameplay Highlights:

• Stage 1 (A/B): BLU launches their assault against RED's...

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dustdevil (CP) [B1] with a new update entry:

Beta 2 Release

Eyo folks! I'm really hoping this version of Dustdevil can actually be played, as a lot of adjustments have been made for optimization and gameplay.

OPTIMIZATION:

• FPS remains at 60-200 thanks to splitting the map in half.
• About 2 hours of compile time to add more visleaves while balancing ent count, func_details, and brushwork.
• Compression thanks to CompilePal's BSPZip support. Went from +60KB to +20KB.
• Bones on any...

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dustdevil (CP) [B2] with a new update entry:

Beta 2.5 Release

Howdy folks, seems like Dustdevil was well received, and a lot of insightful comments were left during playtesting to further aid in this map's development. This time I made sure, because originally I had no clue how to view demos, and then I finally around to setting it all up to view. Y'all found some goofy stuff to pull off in the dunes that I didn't even figure was possible!

This beta version both improves the small hints of map jank, as well as providing a better experience at...

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dustdevil (CP) [B2] with a new update entry:

Whoops! Beta 3 Now!

I'm a bit of a dumbarse, partially for missing adding a player clip at point E, partially for me forgetting b2 and b3 are indeed two different files for the testing bot. Should be fixed now!

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dustdevil (CP) [B3] with a new update entry:

Dustdevil is now Dune

Specifically, cp_dustdevil_b3 already exists, so we're trying Dune. One of my first ideas anyways, so we'll see how it fairs.

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dune (CP) [B3] with a new update entry:

Final Stage: BLU Spawn Door Bug

Before I hit the sack, I want y'all to be aware of a really big issue with the Final Stage: one of BLU's spawn doors do not open. This has been resolved, and the map will be recompiled and the patch will be pushed ASAP.

As soon as the patch is released, the map will also be reuploaded to the map testing queue. Thanks for your patience!

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dune (CP) [B3] with a new update entry:

Final Stage BLU Spawn Door Fixed!

Woke up a couple hours ago, compiled the map, ran down the list of everything else I had to do, and we should be square! I could've used /update in TF2Map's Discord for map testing, so whoops. Won't be seeing Dune in the rotation for a while, but at least it'll be in the queue, and ideally functional. Thanks for your patience!

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dune (CP) [B3] with a new update entry:

Filenames are Fun

Quick patch to adjust the filename scheme; gonna go with beta (letter) (number) from now on. Should be the last of the patching I have to do for a while, hopefully.

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dune (CP) [B3] with a new update entry:

Fence Patching

First Stage had fencing near BLU spawn that, while had player clipping covering it, bullets and projectiles could pass through. Should be fixed now, will be updated to b3b for the testing queue.

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dune (CP) [B3] with a new update entry:

Second Stage Patch

Added another view onto point D from point C, as well as fixed a nodraw brush being visible in the fort front entrance in the Second Stage.

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dune (CP) [B3] with a new update entry:

First Stage Brush/Rope Fix (I Think?)

Fixed a gap issue in a wall near point B's left-hand flank, behind the Data Center, basically. Tiny lil' thing I noticed compared to what I could only assume to be a rope spazzing out, moving so quickly and rapidly I could see the pixels in the blur. Visual bug? Not sure. It was coincidentally the rope over that left-hand flank. I think it's gone; I simply removed the rope. Couldn't narrow down if it was the move rope or the keyframe-whatever.

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dune (CP) [B3] with a new update entry:

Final Stage BLU Spawn Nobuild Fix

Apparently you could build in the dip in the center of the sand in BLU's spawn at the Final Stage, right in front of the small exit doorway. Pulled it downward, should be fixed!

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dune (CP) [B3] with a new update entry:

Beta 4.0

Eyo folks, last test went very, "eh," but there was still some useful insight provided in some comments and the TF2Maps Discord.

OPTIMIZATION:

• Brushes have been trimmed down.
• The control points no longer have brushes made of func_brushes, and are now made of one/two func_details which both should help performance and looks generally better. AKA, less ents is good, I think.

GAMEPLAY:

GENERAL

• Adjusted cap...

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dune (CP) [B4] with a new update entry:

Additional TFBot Support via Ents, and some Gameplay/Optimization Tweaks

Added tfbot_hint entities in the map for recommended sentry, teleporter, and sniper spots. Also tweaked respawn wave times a bit, and added more skybox brushes around the map to block more visleaves, hopefully.

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dune (CP) [B4] with a new update entry:

Cubemaps, Sniper Spots, and a Lappy

Hey, so fun fact: CompilePal never actually compiled either LDR or HDR cubemaps for me. Thought maybe it bugged out at having to switch between LDR to HDR, but apparently it never even did LDR to start. With that said, previous bsp files would only have HDR cubemaps, and an attempt to make LDR cubemaps resulted in crashing because the file was already packed twice over. Now I know: Full basic compile, then build each of the cubemaps myself, then pack+repack. My bad!

Additionally, despite...

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dune (CP) [B4] with a new update entry:

Enabling/Disabling Bot Hints

Wanted to give a quick update on the bot hints: how their logic functions at the moment, it seems as if Sniper and Engi TFBots often want to leave the stage their on in favor of existing in previous stages. I'll look into a fix for this later on tomorrow and push a patch.

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dune (CP) [B4] with a new update entry:

TFBot Round Fix

TFBot Snipers and Engineers should function between rounds now. Again, I'll get 'round to creating new photos for the page, jus' shush.

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dune (CP) [B4] with a new update entry:

Beta 5.0 Release

I said screw it. Wasn't satisfied with beta 4 hitting TF2Maps testing servers, so we jumped to beta 5 and solved a lot of long-term issues with the map!

OPTIMIZATION:

• More hint brushes to separate areas of the map! At the moment, I seem to sit around 90-120 fps, of course this depends on the PC. I've yet to stress-test the map on my laptop.

GAMEPLAY:

GENERAL

• Adjusted cap times and respawn wave times.
• Added new...

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dune (CP) [B5] with a new update entry:

I Can Patch a Map, not My Covid :[

Well, I went ahead and fixed a couple of texture hiccups and some other things, I'm sure.
Today is my day of birth, I've got Covid, I'm gonna not look at Hammer any time soon.
Hope y'all have been enjoying the changes made to Dune, btw!

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Padre Snowmizzle updated Dune (CP) [B5] with a new update entry:

Point E: Mechanically Flawed Atm

Hey y'all! Still recovering from COVID, fairly certain I'm on the tail-end of it now. Starting to get a bit stir-crazy, but I'm pulling through.

Dune's testing cycles have been going fairly aight. I've gone ahead and adjusted respawn waves, health/ammo amounts, etc. to improve the quality of points B and D a bit. Here's the thing: E is this puzzle, and I cannot solve the puzzle. It's a flawed puzzle.

I've seen it compared to Hydro, Dustbowl last, which in that sense, good! It's intended to...

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