CP Sunlit Valley A11

[Truckojr]

Moonlight Mountains - Fight for an ancient mountain full of gold!

Hopefully I packed the map right. Guess I'll have to wait till someone tells me...

Anyways, Blu found out that Red has a secret stock of piles of gold hidden in a mountain, so naturally, Blu heads out to take over the mountain. Now the ancient mountains have turned into a bloody war grounds.

Thanks to the Boojums Snarks pack for the game mechanics,
the Japan Content pack for the custom textures and props,
and the Dusk till Dawn skybox pack for the skybox.

If you can tell me what I could do to improve the map, and if I packed the map right aswell.View attachment 114108 View attachment 114109 View attachment 114110 View attachment 114111 View attachment 114112

 

[Truckojr]

• added a new route to last point
• added more lights
• moved some props

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[Truckojr]

• added more lights
• added signs
• added a small room on the bottom route to last
• added a pillar on the top route to last
• optimization

Come on guys I need someone to tell me what I should improve or not! I can't get any help if no one downloads the map!

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[Wilson]

We can't tell without actually playing the map with other players, you should submit it to a test through the discord bot.

 

[tyler]

One thing I can tell you is that many areas on this map are too dark. Turn on cheats and type thirdperson into console and run around. Fix any dark spots where telling team colors on a demoman is even remotely hard.

 

[Truckojr]

• added more lights
• made the water area around last a bit bigger
  

Also, my last message wasn't what I wanted to say. I want to have an imp with this map but I need to know if I packed the map right so I want someone to download it and make sure they aren't greeted with Error sign's everywhere. Sorry that I didn't clarify what I wanted to say.

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[tyler]

Open TF2, type sv_pure 2 into console, and then launch your map from console (map cp_yourmap). If everything appears, you are fine. No need to have other people look.

 

[Truckojr]

When I do that Tf2 shuts down and I get:
failed to lock vertex buffer in CMeshDX8::LockVertexBuffer: nVertexCount=2204,nFirstVertex=0

So I'm 100% sure that I didn't pack it right. Darn.

 

[Truckojr]

• detailed red's base a bit
• added some props to block a sightline
• something else I can't remember

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[Truckojr]

• Packed the map right
• Changed the skybox (temporarily) due to an error that I was to lazy to fix (the lighting has not changed)
• some other stuff that I forgot about

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[Perihelion]

Played your map on an imp today and wanted to leave some feedback.

Because the lanterns all have no collision, you can stickytrap all of them, including the ones on point. Too many of these gets annoying because you can't really see the bombs. Consider removing some lanterns, especially around the point. Or make them solid or something.

This waterfall entrance doesn't give height advantage or better cover. Perhaps there could be an island in the pond with health or whatever that is easier to access from this route.

The water here kills you, which is confusing because the one near first point doesn't. Change it into a visible deathpit, like a cliff, or just not have a deathpit. The waterfall entrance could also be here instead of in blue spawn, which would provide an interesting flank route. Also, you didn't pack the bridge properly.

Lastly, there is way too much health around this area, both on high and low ground. Consider removing some of it, or changing most of the mediums to small packs. Also, once blue pushes to the point, it's really hard to flush them out again, so perhaps the rocks could be removed?

I look forward to playing this map again, it was pretty fun

 

[Truckojr]

Thanks for the feedback! Its very helpful to get these longer reviews!

 

[Truckojr]

• Made Blu spawn smaller so red has more room to defend
• made the passage between the first and second area smaller
• Added a new passage between the first and second area
• Made the water at first deeper
• Made the water at second so that the part below the bridge does not kill but the water on the side of the cliff has been pushed down and does kill
• Changed some medium health kits and last to smaller ones
• Added more cover around the map
• Added more lights around the map
  
  
  
  
  
  

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[Truckojr]

I'm thinking of changing the skybox to Voids morning skybox (This one -> https://tf2maps.net/downloads/sky_yuki_01.5618/) so It'll be less dark, I just want to know what people would think of that and if I should do it or not. Also, hopefully I can get the update out in less then a month and a half unlike this last update, which I plan to push back blu spawn and make the tiny cave area between the first and second area's bigger. The only reason why I'm telling you people this is just if you agree if this is the right way to go.

 

[nesman]

You can definitely use the current skybox you just need more lights or brighten the ones you have. Really goes a long way to have good lighting on a map.

 

[Truckojr]

I decided to use the skybox I referenced last post since in game I really did like the look of it. It might still change but It'll likely stay as is.

 

[Truckojr]

Did some stuff only to the first area:

• Pushed Blu base back
• removed or changed some bamboo props to walls
• added a little bridge over the water
• changed the Blu base doors so you can see through them
• extended the cave area between area A and B
• Also changed the skybox
  
  
  (Above Pic: The new area-A. The bottom Pic: The cave between area A and B.)

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[Truckojr]

Whoops, I put the vmf file in instead of the Bsp file. sorry.

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[Truckojr]

My computer decided not to upload the Bsp file last time.

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[Truckojr]

• Changed the environment lighting so its a little brighter
• Changed the right route at point B so its a smooth path instead of you having to jump across it
• Changed the bamboo props collision so they aren't as annoying when you walk into them

I honestly made this update in the last 45 minutes right now... so that's why its such a small update. I'll do a bigger update later and have people playtest that one, not this one though since its not that big...
uh, yea that's it for now.

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