CTF Snowdrift b4a

[jpr]

There won't be a a9 for a while, I'll probably make the final stage first, and of course the changes to the first one. Second stage seemed fine though.

 

[Trotim]

I do agree there should probably be another CP. Half the map seemed to be unused, partly because Blu failed to notice there was another way.

The custom snow particles are looking great. How are you going to try and fix the snow particles not spawning over buildings, though? Not at all? I honestly think it's negligible.
By the way, what are you going to replace the recolored snow texture with, any ideas yet?

 

[Xantraz]

Left BLU exit on 2nd stage is broken - if you run through it, it'll makes you 'laggy' sometimes.

Here is the spot:

 

[jpr]

Hmm, yeah, it's probably easier for red to defend the first part of the map if there is something concrete to defend... I have some big changes in mind, I'm not going to reveal anything now but I think and hope everyone will be happily surprised...

Edit: that's a bad displacement, I'l fix that in the next version

 

[jpr]

I hope you were expecting big changes

The 2 stages are now one giant 4-cp stage, like I originally intended it to be. That's right, no stage 3, but what it loses in length it hopefully will eventually make up in quality. The updated layout should be finished this week and since I've been faster than I expected, it might also make it to a gameday this week.

 

[Waif]

you should put the red spawn in the very center of the map so that it isnt a huge run to the points.

 

[jpr]

I can consider it if distances prove to be a problem, but not before testing

 

[pl]

Maybe after the second point, you could open up a forward spawn to BLU?

 

[jpr]

A mockup of the changes I'm going to do...
Also, yeah, there is a forward spawn

 

[captainAngry]

I didn't get a chance to play this but we did record a demo last night:

 

[jpr]

If I'm not too lazy, alpha 9 will be released tomorrow
WHEEEEE

 

[jpr]

AND HERE IT IS PEOPLE!
Snowdrift a9, now with less waiting and more fighting (aka. shorter walking times, only one setup)

 

[jpr]

Playtest revealed some problems, I'll make a quickfix tomorrow

btw, when I'm happy with the layout, I may remake the whole thing from scratch.

 

[DaBeatzProject]

wat? why?

 

[jpr]

wat? why?

I mean, you know, reMAKE the map, not reDESIGN
dunno why I want to do that, probably because I'm a perfectionist

 

[The_Ulf]

I mean, you know, reMAKE the map, not reDESIGN
dunno why I want to do that, probably because I'm a perfectionist

Dude - I fully understand. My brain nags me the exact same way. 'Bout to do a complete ground-up reconstruction on the map I'm working on in an attempt to set up the entities and level geometry more logically/cleanly.

 

[jpr]

I've come to a conclusion that the map needs chokepoints between CPs... I'll add some for a10, which will most likely be remade from scratch. I've got enough time to do that, 50 days, and remaking takes like 2 days at most. a10 will hopefully be one of the last alphas

 

[jpr]

Quickfix a9a
fixed the flag return problem

 

[jpr]

I started remaking the map, with more open areas for spies and heavies, more defendable areas, more high areas for demos and soldiers
Comparison time:
OLD

NEW

 

[jpr]

EDIT: Sigh, bad internet strikes again, this time with a double post