arena_medieval_b1

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Blu and Red are fighting over control of a medieval castle.

arena_medieval_b1

# Dec 17, 2008 at 12:56 PM

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Sgt Frag 86126

This is Beta 1.

I have a bit of work to do aligning textures, adjusting lighting, finishing the skybox and adding general details around the map including sound.

Everything works technically and other than the moat not being 'closed' at the ends there isn't too much that detracts from the completed feeling imo.

I'd love to hear comments on it, visually but more importantly on the layout. I tried to include something for everyone. Double jumps, rocket/sticky jumps, Sentry loacations, tight corridors, water and ammo, places to hide, etc...

Hopefully the lack of TF2 styling won't detract from the map too much. I didn't include any red/blu base stuff as it would be odd to have them both occupying one castle.

I'm also thinking I could quite easily turn this into a ctf map so if anyone has comments on that they'd be welcome.

Thanks.

# Dec 17, 2008 at 2:00 PM

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Lampard 84970

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Steam ID: Dodongo

Downloading it now, ill post with a comment later when I try it out.

# Dec 21, 2008 at 12:18 PM

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oofy15354 86204

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ill check it out. making it a ctf would be great though cause i hate arena

# Dec 21, 2008 at 2:05 PM

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Sgt Frag 86126

Right on, thanks guys.

I really think it might become a ctf too once this is polished. Hell, it would be easy enough and I like ctf. The intel would probably be in the top/back room (throne room), I'd have to add spawn rooms and a sewer passage.

Maybe the sewer passage would split and go into the front towers from under the bridge, (maybe only one tower?). Might have to block off some passages a bit? Maybe even put a room up above the throne room for the intel. If you have any ideas to what should be changed for better ctf action I'm all ears.

# Dec 21, 2008 at 3:37 PM

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oofy15354 86204

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is it possible to make it a ctf now then look for the adjustments?
in the current arena mode, I can't test it alone so I have to find someone who will check it out with me which is proving to be a problem

# Dec 21, 2008 at 5:34 PM

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Sgt Frag 86126

Arghh, just deleted my whole post....

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I might make a quick hacked ctf vers after x-mas, I'll be out of town until then.

But to test is easy enough:
(I appologize if you know this, just trying to be thorough)

put map in
steam/steamapps/user name/teamfortress2/tf/maps
start tf2
in menu choose
create server
pick arena_medieval_b1
the server will start
bring down console (~ key) -enable it in options if it doesn't come down
type
bot
that'll add one bot for the other team so the round will start
if you kill it or cap the point a new round will start

You can also type
cl_showfps 1
and it'll give you framerate in top right corner

If you want someone else to play you have to start a dedicated server from Steam/tools/dedicated tf2 server and choose internet or lan. Then the map has to be in steam/steamapps/username/2007 dedicated server/tf/maps

# Dec 22, 2008 at 10:10 AM

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Sgt Frag 86126

Thanks to the guys who stopped by last night for some playtesting.

I wanted the castle to seem 'large and majestic' but was feeling like it might've been a little too large. Mainly the perspective on the staircases.
Then after seeing other players being dwarfed by the size of the map (most notebly the wood platforms in the trench) I just felt like I had made the scale too large.
So before I crashed last night I scaled it down 25%, compiled and went in game. Thankfully everything is still on the grid so there were no issues, other than my light radius' being too large now.
It still feels large but I think it's now more suited to arena. There are alot of potential hiding spots so I think getting around quicker will help gameplay.

Before it took 15 seconds as scout to go from one spawn to the other, now its at about 12 seconds. The official maps range from 12-15 seconds, most are closer to 12.

The doorways might be a little hard for spies to slip through while another player is around, but there are alot of corners for them to hide behind too.

Scaling down also made it easier for all classes to climb the walls out front and it allows the scouts to double jump up through the broken wall by spawn.
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Other than that I have added porticulus' to the double archway in front of cap and the 2 doorways behind the cap. They open at the 60 second mark like the cap point.
I think this will also help with arena gameplay as it will limit paths a bit and make players confront each other sooner rather than have too many paths and run around looking for other players.
The cap area can still be reached at anytime by dropping in from above or using the staircases on either side.

I also added metal grates in the windows above the cap stairways, they can be shot through, but not jumped through now.

Also lowered the tops of walls around cap point so they can be jumped on/over easier. (Then a scaled down so I might raise them a bit again

b2 should be out a few days after X-mas