cp_observatory4

Gravelpit with a Steel twist:
Welcome to Observatory! I was inspired by Steel, but noticed some negativity towards it over it's complexity. I also love Gravel Pit, but wanted to make a map where there was more incentive to defend both A and B.
My goal in Observatory is to have a map with deeper strategic value within a rather simple layout. BLU gets to choose what kind of advantage they want when assaulting C, and RED must shift their forces to counter BLU's assaults. Just remember, a team that only defends C is bound for failure!
I hope you enjoy my first map!

Objective:
- RED team wins by defending C.
- BLU team wins by capturing C before the time runs out.

Other Notes:
- Capturing A opens a path directly to C
- Capturing B destroys RED's bridge to C, and opens additional paths to the control room
- C cannot be captured until either A or B is captured.
- RED team cannot regain control of a point once BLU has captured it.

I did not really want to release another version, but this came with several requests to make Point C easier to defend.

Changes for Version 4:
-Edges of the fences on B are now more distinguishable
-Moved pickups on B more towards defenders
-Removed first floor interior hallways
-Reduced cap time on C


Special thanks to everyone, especially the [-Q-] clan and the Dejavu clan for their continued support.

AHHHH!!

How embarrassing, I mucked up the release of 1.0

Released v2
-Fixed BLU not winning when C is captured
-Slapped myself to make sure this never happens again

Dude, this looks cool.

Thanks

Sounds pretty cool

Awesome map. Played it tonight in a PUG and everyone seemed to like it. One thing, the stopwatch function doesn't work, I don't know if you're able to fix that. All in all, this is an excellent map, I can see many games will be played on it. 

Yes, this is an excellent map. I would definitely support it being added to the pub rotation.

Yea, fix the stopwatch and i'd play it in a pug again for sure.

I agree it should be a pub map, at least on one of the servers.

Thanks everyone!

BTW, how is stopwatch mode broken?

It says that points capture, but doesn't say the amount of time they capped in. This WAS with b6 so I'll try with the new one