ARENA Tiny Rock final

[Undercover Fish]

I just played this map a few hours ago during one of the IMP tests, and this may be the first time I have had genuine fun in an Arena-style gamemode.

Having an objective active at the start of the round turns the gamemode from "Murder" to "Murder, OR get a head start on the payload." And it's not a static location either, so where the action happens isn't the same place every round. Right there, having a focal point throughout the entire round instead of just at the end avoids the pitfall of Arena getting boring after the first bloodbath, and if you pushed the cart, you still feel like you contributed after you die. The tracks have enough height variation and crossroads to enforce skirmishes instead of people just riding it to the end away from the action. The layout is great for every class, save for maybe one sniper angle that is a bit too strong. In the few rounds I played, I observed some pretty memorable moments that this map makes like a factory. (Airblast hard counters two medics.)

This map is lightning in a bottle; a combination of a great idea for a gamemode, AND a solid layout.

 

[Muddy]

Really glad to hear it! I'm honestly a little surprised Arena PLR has never been tried before (at least to the best of my knowledge). I think the concept is sound, and I really wanted to do it justice.

Also, that sightline will be fixed in the next version.

 

[Muddy]

Muddy updated Tiny Rock with a new update entry:

aplr_tinyrock4_b5

* Players no longer spawn inside the deathpit mid-round; now they spawn inside a building with a door that never opens, except during Feedback Round
* Adjusted cart paths to block that one sightline everybody hates
* Fixed carts getting stuck (hopefully for real this time)
* Fixed players spawning inside eachother
* Detail tweaks
* Clipping improvements

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[Muddy]

Muddy updated Tiny Rock with a new update entry:

aplr_tinyrock4_b6

* Expanded "mid round" rooms: you can now look out of windows, and there is now one on Red team's side of the map (also the spawns are team-specific now)
* Widened a doorway a little
* Made some of the railings on the side bridges solid and opaque
* Adjusted environment lighting to match up with the sun
* Fixed a spot in the deathpit where you could stand and not die
* Removed a duplicate spectator camera
* A bunch of clipping improvements

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[Muddy]

Muddy updated Tiny Rock with a new update entry:

aplr_tinyrock4_b6a

* Mid-round spawn rooms now kill you (after a delay)
* (Hopefully) fixed a rare bug in which the cart would not fall into the hole when captured
* Minor visual tweaks

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[Muddy]

Muddy updated Tiny Rock with a new update entry:

aplr_tinyrock4_rc1

* 3D skybox!
* Soundscapes and other environment sounds!
* Actual briefing photos!
* Optimisation pass
* Updated announcer lines:
** Removed "Killstreak" lines
** "First Blood" can now trigger the "Fast" and "Slow" variants as well as standard
** Added "Flawless Victory" and "Flawless Defeat" lines
** Added "Last Man Standing" lines (thanks to Leezo for doing the map logic on this)
* Added more spectator cameras
* Changed an ammo pack from medium to large
* Widened the uphill slopes on each...

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[SuperLuxDeluxe]

Congrats on RC!

 

[Sonoma]

I think you should displacements the rock faces a little bit more, at least judging by the screenshots they look pretty flat for what should be a rock wall other than that it's looking pretty good

 

[Muddy]

I think you should displacements the rock faces a little bit more, at least judging by the screenshots they look pretty flat for what should be a rock wall other than that it's looking pretty good

I started doing this and then I forgot about it. Putting out an RC1a version very soon that catches some visual issues I forgot.

 

[Muddy]

Muddy updated Tiny Rock with a new update entry:

aplr_tinyrock4_rc1a

* Some visual tweaks I forgot about

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[Muddy]

Muddy updated Tiny Rock with a new update entry:

aplr_tinyrock4_rc1b

* Map now has clip brushes and brush entities again
* Updated briefing photos

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[Moonrat]

Damnit I never got to play it in beta, congrats on getting an arena map done!

 

[Muddy]

Muddy updated Tiny Rock with a new update entry:

aplr_tinyrock4_rc2

* Further optimisation
* Clipped off a spot I forgot to clip off
* Fixed a spot in the deathpit where you could stand and not die
* Lanterns are darker
* Various visual fixes
* Clipping tweaks

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[Muddy]

Muddy updated Tiny Rock with a new update entry:

aplr_tinyrock4_rc3

* Fixed some unintentional asymmetry
* Disabled collision on some small objects in the playspace
* Fixed an unintended perch point
* Minor visual tweaks

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[Muddy]

worpshop https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2887163974

 

[Muddy]

Muddy updated Tiny Rock with a new update entry:

the final one

Barring any glaring issues, I'm declaring this final.

* Removed mid-round spawns, players spawning mid-round now instantly die outside the playspace (but not in the ravine this time)
* Fixed players spawning in the mid-round kill room before round start
* Misc clipping and visual fixes

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[Muddy]

Muddy updated Tiny Rock with a new update entry:

the second final one

* Hopefully fixed rounds not ending properly when somebody joins mid-round
* Fixed a visual issue I noticed literally hours after I posted the original "final" version

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[Lacry]

Imagine making a final version of a map, and then you have to update it to fix a minor issue, lol, how embarrasing

 

[Muddy]

Yep. I've learned a very important lesson...

 

[Muddy]

Muddy updated Tiny Rock with a new update entry:

the vscript one (test upload)

This version uses that hot new VScript magic to finally include TF2's built-in Arena Mode game logic along with the standard Payload Race game logic.

I'm uploading this as a "test" version to make sure it works properly on a full server.

Huge thanks to @leezo for doing all the VScripting and logic setup!

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