CTF Haarp rc

[Zwiffle]

I can't reliably say how balanced I think the map is from the recent 6v6/7v7 we had last night, so instead 3-1 seemed a little under-lit to me. It was cool, but I felt some areas were just too dark in that last part of the map (first time I've seen the third stage btw!)

Also, someone mentioned that there was a model in the last part of the map they could hide in, dunno if you saw it or not so I thought I would remind you. Don't know which one it is though.

Overall was pretty fun, I think the the openness of the third stage felt refreshing after the choke-pointedness of the second stage, even though I didn't get to spend that much time on the third stage!

 

[Dr. Spud]

thanks for all the testing! We played this for a good couple hours total today.

Also, Nine did some testing on his computer, and apparently I've got a lot of optimization to do on the skybox.

 

[Rexy]

Take this as you will, since I've only played haarp a handful of times, but last night during spontaneous testing, I felt that stage 3-2 could use about 1 minute more roundtime. Just my gut feeling there.

 

[frothy]

Also, someone mentioned that there was a model in the last part of the map they could hide in, dunno if you saw it or not so I thought I would remind you. Don't know which one it is though.

I think I know where it is: If you're defending the very last point, the spawn room on the left has those tall computer models around the corner; They aren't solid and you can hide in them.

 

[Dr. Spud]

Beta 2 is out! Go!

See changelog on first post.

 

[PMAvers]

Nice, the frame-rate's *much* better.

There's a bit of a nasty visual bug in front of the building where you cap at 2-1, though. It's still playable, though, but it's just... weird, when you walk into it. You can't see this from the air looking down at this spot, you've gotta be at ground level.

 

[Dr. Spud]

Nice, the frame-rate's *much* better.

There's a bit of a nasty visual bug in front of the building where you cap at 2-1, though. It's still playable, though, but it's just... weird, when you walk into it. You can't see this from the air looking down at this spot, you've gotta be at ground level.

That's because parts of the skybox get disable and enabled as the game moves from section to section.

 

[Psy]

Hmm? Are you disabling props and whatnot in the skybox between rounds? I wish I had thought of that for Nightfall. D:

 

[PMAvers]

That's because parts of the skybox get disable and enabled as the game moves from section to section.

...Huh. :facepalm:

Foot, meet mouth.

 

[littleedge]

What I was saying in-game before the map changed, was that I don't think i was actually on the fence - I think I was on the light. It looked to me that I was higher than the fence. That's all I was talking about (the fence on 2-1 by the truck if you forgot)

 

[Ten19]

Took this for a solo spin last night on an empty server and I gotta say it looks and plays fantastic. The monochrome screens that light up as you drop intelligence off are a real nice touch. It's awesome to see how it's progressed from when I first played it in dev textures.

I'll look for smaller things to tweak next play-through.

 

[Icarus]

Took this for a solo spin last night on an empty server and . . . plays fantastic.

what

 

[Ten19]

what

I saw that the contest entries were uploaded to the servers, so I hopped on one late at night and messed around while it was empty. Clearly I was speaking about aesthetics, because obviously I didn't get in any gameplay.

 

[Radaka]

1. bot; bot; bot; bot; bot;
2. bot_mimic 1
3. Gameplay

 

[Dr. Spud]

So how's the map going for people? According to TF2stats it's getting a lot of play on other servers, so that's good news! Even though I've submitted the contest version though, I can make changes for future versions. Let me know.

 

[littleedge]

I think the only problem left is optimization.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1490725/ctf_haarp_b20000.jpg
I can't tell if I'm on the fence, if I'm on the light, or if I'm on a detail on the wall. but I landed there. I think I'm too low to be on the light, and too far over to the left of the fence, but I can't tell.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1490725/ctf_haarp_test20000.jpg
I think I've told you before, but I really feel like you should be able to run onto the snow there and jump crouch up. I've been a medic and I saw that pile of snow, and what looked to be a jumpable height. While on fire, I ran towards it, tried to jump up, failed, and was burnt to death. Raise it up a bit so we CAN jump onto the platform from there, or lower it a bit to make it more obvious that we cannot.

 

[MrAlBobo]

I think the only problem left is optimization.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1490725/ctf_haarp_b20000.jpg
I can't tell if I'm on the fence, if I'm on the light, or if I'm on a detail on the wall. but I landed there. I think I'm too low to be on the light, and too far over to the left of the fence, but I can't tell.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1490725/ctf_haarp_test20000.jpg
I think I've told you before, but I really feel like you should be able to run onto the snow there and jump crouch up. I've been a medic and I saw that pile of snow, and what looked to be a jumpable height. While on fire, I ran towards it, tried to jump up, failed, and was burnt to death. Raise it up a bit so we CAN jump onto the platform from there, or lower it a bit to make it more obvious that we cannot.

just saying, but I would have never looked at that snow pile and thought I could jump up <_<
and lolz at screenshot showing me winning the round XD

 

[Dr. Spud]

I think the only problem left is optimization.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1490725/ctf_haarp_b20000.jpg
I can't tell if I'm on the fence, if I'm on the light, or if I'm on a detail on the wall. but I landed there. I think I'm too low to be on the light, and too far over to the left of the fence, but I can't tell.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1490725/ctf_haarp_test20000.jpg
I think I've told you before, but I really feel like you should be able to run onto the snow there and jump crouch up. I've been a medic and I saw that pile of snow, and what looked to be a jumpable height. While on fire, I ran towards it, tried to jump up, failed, and was burnt to death. Raise it up a bit so we CAN jump onto the platform from there, or lower it a bit to make it more obvious that we cannot.

1: I was in that game, you're standing on the fence.

2: I don't think I want people to jump up there. But I can go ahead and lower the height of the snow so it's less inviting.

 

[General_Norris]

Hi! I'm using your map in my clan's server! So long everyone thinks it's a nice map even though most get lost for some reason.

I think my players are the ones getting lost but I'm not sure. Have you had this problem?

 

[oxy]

Just played it for the first time.

Beautiful.