MVM Sludge b6

[Ælement]

Awarded 3rd place in the TF2Maps.net MvM mapping contest!

mvm_sludge_b6


Credits:
Original mission: Turbo lover
Map/new missions: Ælement

Big shout out to Chrstin for extensive testing and feedback

Latest changes:

B5

• Fixed all known issues with b4_fix1.
• Layout changes.
• Redid artpass.
• Added two new missions.

B6

• Fixed issue with nav avoids
• Improved nav mesh around spawn dropdown

Missions included:

• mvm_sludge_b6.pop - New default mission. Supposed to be normal difficulty, but not as trivial as how valve defines "normal".
• mvm_sludge_b6_classic.pop - the original turbo lover mission, but with drastically reduced money.
• mvm_sludge_b6_expert.pop - Heavily modified version of the original mission. It's supposed to be really hard, but I've deliberately undertuned it for now to make sure it can be completed by testers.

The missions are almost entirely untested, so expect them to be unbalanced.

 

[tyler]

I love sludge. I bathe in it.

 

[Ælement]

Then you will love the delicate fungus infested mudholes here.

 

[Ælement]

Behold!

screenshots!

<Look at the OP for screenies instead>

 

[Ælement]

Turbo lover has joined the project.

Are we favorites yet?

 

[BlazrM4N]

Nice lake you got there. maybe the Robots will die from water (because they CAN'T swim.)

 

[Ælement]

Since the map is swamp themed, i thought that it would be cool to make some of the areas of gameplay ooze with a swampy feel, and filling it with water and adding some dead trees seemed a fair start for an early WIP

 

[Ælement]

A shoutout: After Turbo Lover joined in, everything escalated quite fast. We are now ready to test the first alpha.

 

[Ælement]

A2 update!

 

[DiplomaticScout]

Must. Try. Tonight!

 

[Ælement]

First beta! Started detailing!
Changes in the OP.

 

[Ælement]

Forgot stairs/ladders to the upper, inaccessible floors. B2 will fix this, as well as finish the basic detailing

 

[Turbo Lover]

Element's on vacation until the 17th, so I'm hijacking the release of B2.

Changelog: Completed basic detailing, small wave tweaks, fixed bots getting stuck in spawn.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/38202962/mvm_sludge_b2.bsp.bz2

 

[ForbiddenDonut]

I thought this map was quite enjoyable. I really dig the theme you're piecing together.

A few things:

Kill this fencing. It's so bloody annoying. The cover sheets are perfectly fine on their own, and this position is not nearly as powerful as its height advantage lends it to. It has two major bot pathways that come from different angles, the closest health pack is only a small and it's wide open to bot snipers.

This position is too powerful when the bots are coming this way. That sightline is insane and makes this area stupid easy to defend. The close proximity of the medium health/large ammo makes this building an engineer's wet dream. I'd turn that gimpy little fence in the foreground into a cover board (for the benefit of the bots) and find some other way to protect them during this long, straight walk. We struggled during waves 3-4, but once we figured out this spot, we laughed as wave 5 and 6 melted under our fingers.

I think the airblast loop area (with the lake) is a really cool concept, but because of the sightline, we never were able to put it into use.

Add a small wooden staircase here. I already crouch jump up here, but it's just annoying when you're actively fighting bots. The walk around paths are pretty far, too.

The fast moving tanks, the forward upgrade station and the tank entrance that comes from the side behind cover are awesome ideas and really gave me a good impression of the map. Really nice work.

 

[Ælement]

Bloody annoying that i should see your post as i'm about to compile at -final settings.

Blaaarg...

But yeah, i will take your feedback in close. Especially since you're the only one who bothered giving thread-feedback

 

[phi]

I heard somewhere that compiling -final was one of the things that originally crashed mvm, along with staticpropligting - is that true, or has it been fixed?
we will find out.

 

[Ælement]

Turbo just told me that as well. Guess it's best not to do it then.

 

[Ælement]

B3

Final contest version (Unless it's naughty towards servers)

Good luck everyone.

 

[Ælement]

It was very naughty indeed! I say a last update is in place!

VERY SPOON!

 

[Ælement]

Consider this a last-second b4 update.