KotH Gator Lake b19b

[Capp]

Gator Lake - they're actually crocodiles but don't tell anyone.

A swampy bridge up for grabs near the now gatorless Gator Lake (but it's fine, we just replaced them with crocodiles).

It was initially a 3cp map but from how it played, looks like it would work best as koth, but who knows?

 

[Capp]

-added some space behind the bridge

-shortened the space of the dirt platform in front of the point

-the water can now extinguish you

-added some lighting to dark areas

-fixed some clipping

-some optimization

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[Capp]

reduced plenty of walls in order to allow for more open combat

the highground now has a jump platform to the point.

-reduced the roof over the point, now accessible

-spawn is no longer overexposed to the outside

-reduced the amount of grate walls

-changed the ground texture

-added a new route from spawn to the saw, allowing fore more diverse navigation

-plenty of optimization.

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[Capp]

-changed the mid wall to be a bit more open

-lowered the ground under the bridge

-removed the bridges between courtyards and mid

-removed the new path to the sawroom since it deviated players away from the point

-added boats to be used as ramps to climb up the deck behind mid

-sum fun detailing

-more optimization

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[Capp]

-changed the water to 2fort water because it just looks better.

-fixed some z-fighting props and textures

-made some cool detailing, especially with the sawmill

-removed cubemaps, too soon to deal with these.

-changed the height of the point wall so snipers cant reach the roof by climbing

-changed the positioning of many pickups

-changed the angled stairs at spawn to normal stairs

-plenty of clipping

-plenty of optimization

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[Capp]

forgot to pack, lol.

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[Capp]

-some more detailing, I'm starting to think the layout works pretty well

-changed the side buildings near the sawmill to be less cramped

-improved lighting in some areas

-fixed visibility of some props

-plenty of attempts at optimization, i hope they worked.

that's really everything, very small update, idk.

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[Heili]

Dropping by to say it looks like you're making really great progress. I notice in the screenshots some textures like the wood beams or roof edges are aligned awkwardly, it gives me the impression your proper vertical wood beams aren't deliberate. You can ALT+Right Click with the face edit sheet to wrap the texture around, or manually rotate it under "Rotation"

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Texture_alignment
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Applying_Textures

 

[Capp]

-added health and ammo to the building outside of spawn to assist teams getting pushed back too far.

-applied detailing and texturing to the roof above the point

-added nobuild to the central water

-added a small roof + nobuild to the signs near the point to indicate that players can stand on them.

-added a jump shortcut to the sawmill

-just a small bit of optimization.

-other small changes.

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[Capp]

-because you guys begged so much for it, there is now a small area where you can get chomped by the gators, horray.

-buildings next to the sawmill have been textured

-more gators

that's it, I guess. idk.

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[Capp]

-Added plenty of greenery and trees to give the swamp more lif

-wall on mid has been opened more

-bridges connecting to the sawmill cannot aim at the point anymore

-added some trigger_push's to some elevated places

-removed the pipes near spawn for they dont serve any purpose anymore.

-changed the flat wood ground to elevated wooden platforms

-some texturing and texture changes

-some clipping

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[b1gl4ke]

I like the layout and height of the wood walkway around mid.

The partial roofs around the point are strong and lonely. They need a friend.

 

[Capp]

-Improvements to the ambiance and 3d skybox

-removed push triggers, lession learned.

-more detailing to the point

-fixed some small assymetry

-made the gaps between planks smaller

-mid planks are no longer bumpy

-some clipping to (hopefully) stop players from getting on top of trees

-gator

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[Capp]

this is AB4. NOT A4, there's a B there, it's a transition from alpha to beta, not an early version.

-shortened the point walls a bit

-more anti tree climbing maesures

-opened up mid a little bit

-pompson shots no longer travel through the saw

-changes to the structure of the buildings to mid

-there's now an area where the water is deep enough, now everyone can shut up about it.

-maw optimizatchin'

-gator

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[Capp]

Beta's here!

-revamped and textured the buildings leading to the point and made them awesome
-extended the silo paths to the buildings for a bit more space
-fixed even more tree climbing spots
-added more gators, current gator count: 18
-removed and changed positions of some pickups
-revamped the buildings in front of spawn
-fixed some props dissapearing when visible
-more detailing and detailing fixes
-some fps improvements and optimization

-the numbers 1 to 15 have been hidden around the map and can be found within playable bounds, can you find them?

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[Capp]

-texured and detailed the buildings in front of spawn on both sides
-vast improvements to the skybox (maybe too much)
-more clipping issues solved
-more background detailing
-honestly this update was just some detailing and nothing much.
-there are sandviches 16 hidden around the map, each next to a number, can you find them?

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[Capp]

-spawnrooms have been remade
-opened up a bit of space around the point

-idk, i dont remember, not important anyways, probably a new gator or something.

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[Capp]

-I finally learnt how to use areaportals and hints, making some fps optimizations at least for indoor areas.

-redesigned the mid house and made it look better

-other minor detailing around

-added a small ammopack near the big buildings.

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[ShadowMan44]

This is a pun of "crater late" in Oregon, right?

 

[Capp]

This is a pun of "crater late" in Oregon, right?

lol not really, it's just a lake in florida. But hey, it kinda works