Playing with bots is not recommended for snowplow.
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Playing with bots is not recommended for snowplow.
Just had a chance to play this on the TF2MAPS server. Noticed you can get stuck inside the drop objects (car, rocks, etc.) if you land on them when they are down then retract up into you.
takabuschik
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- Apr 14, 2013
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I didn't play the map much, And the playercount was suspiciously low (3v3 to 5v5) so I'll not post any gameplay-wise feedback (but I must say that for an a/d map, it still plays fine even with that low playercount) But there are some technical issues that I would like to mention.
On stage 2, after the train reaches cp3, it sticks to the fence and you can get stuck between the front bumper (the snowplow) and the fence (where I'm in the pic). Luckily I'm a demoman so I could stickyjump out of it, which brings up the next thing:
Here's where I landed from that jump: the roof over cp3 in 2nd stage,
I ain't sure if it's a bug or feature, but it's not clipped.
Shadows are weird. Really weird.
That train custom HUD, showing 60%, while setup is still going. I don't remember if the train actually had 60% life, or if it was only a display error. Probably the latter.
That train HUD is really buggy anyways. In spectator it doesn't show, and after the red machines damage the train it tends to disapear too.
On stage 2, after the train reaches cp3, it sticks to the fence and you can get stuck between the front bumper (the snowplow) and the fence (where I'm in the pic). Luckily I'm a demoman so I could stickyjump out of it, which brings up the next thing:
Here's where I landed from that jump: the roof over cp3 in 2nd stage,
I ain't sure if it's a bug or feature, but it's not clipped.
Shadows are weird. Really weird.
That train custom HUD, showing 60%, while setup is still going. I don't remember if the train actually had 60% life, or if it was only a display error. Probably the latter.
That train HUD is really buggy anyways. In spectator it doesn't show, and after the red machines damage the train it tends to disapear too.
I recall that train hud issue too. When we switched teams due to a victory or loss, the train hud showed the health incorrectly as that of what it was just before the round reset. It didn't fix itself until (I think) the first time it was updated at the first CP. Might have been earlier than that (setup end?), but it was definitely wrong during the setup period.
So I tried to post this on the SFM workshop, but it wouldn't let. So here's the SFM Versions of Snowplow.
Whats different?
This is an HDR ONLY compile
There is NO HUD
You will need the EotL Prop Pack found here.
Download here
Whats different?
This is an HDR ONLY compile
There is NO HUD
You will need the EotL Prop Pack found here.
Download here
I would imagine that they will add a real hud to the map for the train health instead of how they had it as a screen overlay during the testing, but other then that we'll probably have to wait until tomorrow to find out.
Honestly, I don't think so. I think it's still the hacked together version, at least thats what it was when I reviewed the final copy last week.
Who knows. We'll find out tonight.
Who knows. We'll find out tonight.
Lampenpam
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- Mar 23, 2013
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I'm more courios about the entity count. I hope Valve didn't overlook that one.
Will admit, I am a dash worried about it... I think we'll be okay, but we'll find out. If not, I I'll start killing entities.
~1540ish?
It was fine during the EotL event with all the ducks dropping, so I'm not expecting it to be any more of an issue, since there will be less drops around the map with the new pickup syste.
It was fine during the EotL event with all the ducks dropping, so I'm not expecting it to be any more of an issue, since there will be less drops around the map with the new pickup syste.
Lampenpam
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isn't it more of a problem? Player drop their weapon AND a little ammo pack on death. So there would be even more entities.
And from ym experience, if you go over 1400 entities, a 32 player server is fucked.
Remember all you have to do is to fix the dynamic props and the entity count should be fine without touching anything at the map
We did fix the dynamic entity props, reduced them drastically.
The map isn't going to be played on 32 man servers, so I'm not worried about that.
1 weapon, 1 ammo pack is 2 edicts... more than 2 ducks dropped during the event. I think we'll be okay.
The map isn't going to be played on 32 man servers, so I'm not worried about that.
1 weapon, 1 ammo pack is 2 edicts... more than 2 ducks dropped during the event. I think we'll be okay.
They could, I am unsure if they have or will.