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Old 03-19-2011, 07:05 PM   #41
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Old 03-20-2011, 03:16 AM   #42
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Yes that was true. You could enter any of your spawns and get a bag in there, but you would not spawn there if you did not have that cap point.


I knew there was something off but I just could not put my finger on it.
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Old 03-22-2011, 02:46 AM   #43
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Map kicks ass. Nuff said.
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Old 03-22-2011, 03:23 AM   #44
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There is some problems like today game, if you have a good conc jumper along with 1 or 2 other scouts and a couple of medics on one team that team rules heavily.

I don't want to get into a debate about that, I'm just saying thats what happens with this map currently.

Once the access to the top edge on the rocks is removed and a few other of the changes that were suggest are done maybe that will change, but since its in beta, is there a possibility that we could see what its like to have a limit of 1 scout and 1 medic for each team? Yes I know certain people are going to moan about me bringing this up, but its just for 1 beta, maybe a second lua could be provided that does not have that limit so that the 2 can be switched out on servers. Then server admins can decide on their own which one to run.
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There is some problems like today game, if you have a good conc jumper along with 1 or 2 other scouts and a couple of medics on one team that team rules heavily.
That's how Warpath has always been. Make some SG's in good spots.
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There is some problems like today game, if you have a good conc jumper along with 1 or 2 other scouts and a couple of medics on one team that team rules heavily.

I don't want to get into a debate about that, I'm just saying thats what happens with this map currently.

Once the access to the top edge on the rocks is removed and a few other of the changes that were suggest are done maybe that will change, but since its in beta, is there a possibility that we could see what its like to have a limit of 1 scout and 1 medic for each team? Yes I know certain people are going to moan about me bringing this up, but its just for 1 beta, maybe a second lua could be provided that does not have that limit so that the 2 can be switched out on servers. Then server admins can decide on their own which one to run.
These are valid points. I understand the "put SGs in good places" suggestion, but the truth is SGs can be pwn3d from a distance, if you even have the time to get them set up in the first place.

I know we are trying to keep the game "the same" between all servers, but trying different LUAs to keep maps fun is a good idea.

Is there a way that the difference in LUAs can be displayed during the load-up screen(such as, have a different one for each LUA)?
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Old 03-22-2011, 01:34 PM   #47
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Any ideas as to where I might put in some Sg platforms. Would that be at all desirable? I'd appreciate any thoughts on that (yay/nay)

I'll have to find time to make these other changes. I gotta wait for my new graphics card to come. If anyone fancies doing some of the lua chabges for me?? :-p My 8800 died again (revived it in the oven last time but I can't be bothered to do it again). Can't wait for shiney new my new 560 GTX!
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There is some problems like today game, if you have a good conc jumper along with 1 or 2 other scouts and a couple of medics on one team that team rules heavily.
Lol, that's how every game is! The only difference is in warpath everyone needs to play offense and defense at the same time, unlike your typical noobish pub style play of ctf that degenerates into 9 Defense and 2 Offense.

CTF, AvD, ID, ADZ, pretty much the way pubbers play all those maps is the same, regardless on whether they're designed for it. That's why warpath is soo awesome, you need everyone on your team playing Offense and Defense at the same time, the dispersion of skill is a result of poor judgement of the players themseleves, not because of the map design. The map design just shows how flawed the popular ctf pub style is, since the current mentality is to stack as many good offensive players together on one team cause they know the other is just going to be a hoard of defenders and it takes that to bust through.

And pickup players are given such a hard time... yeesh, they strive to be as balanced as possible before the game starts because they understand the inbalance of skill ruins the game for atleast half the people, if not everyone cause the other team is just as bored.

Pubbers tend not to be that coherent, even admins don't step up to make attempts to balance the game.

Oh and the teams can be inbalanced in numbers (ie: 6v3) and still be balanced in skill, it's all about encouraging people to have a little thought about how the game is going, and not be soo greedy just to be on a winning team.
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I like the fact that if an engineer puts an SG on top of one of the capture points (i.e. cap 2) the opposing players have the ability to down the SG from above. However in some cases the SG cannot hit the player, but that's pretty much the same for every map...

I think the way the map stands now is fine. I haven't ran into any minor bugs or anything (not saying there aren't any) but it truly comes down to player skill. Like Hammock said, that's how every game is.

Nice work Elmo
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cheers! Where exactly do you mean?

With the changes that squeek made, as detailed in his last dev blog, we will (from 2.42) be able to make the SG shoot through any brushes we choose. So if you feel the SG should shoot through wherever you were talking about then let me know where that is so we can discuss it
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The wooden canopy's over points 1,2,4 and 5. There are small openings on top and around the sides. If you conc up onto the top of the canopy you can fire down on the SG and if you're at the proper angle the SG will not hit you. It's easy to get on top of these canopy's as well because of the fact you can practically walk across the entire map on the maps "walls", I guess you can call them? At any rate it's really not a huge deal but might make the engineer have more of a chance on the map.
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Okay so first priority is to close off the edges n then see I think. Cheers
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yeah player clip would be nice, but then this means that I wont be able to go up top and shoot the SG

unless there was an intentional bug with the player clip in the map, which no one will know about, and where u could secretly get up top.
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Old 03-23-2011, 08:36 PM   #54
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noo I'd only be stopping people running on the cliff edges. I don't mean clipping the top of the buildings!
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Just to let you know I'm doing my disseration due in 2 weeks tomorrow. After then I'm a bum with no job so I'll actually finish it off. I got most of the clip brushes done.

I could really use a volunteer to help with/do the LUA side. Right now it's beyond me. It needs to be done in time for release testing so that we can actually get testing done on it... no one wants an LUA which might break a map entirely.

Also if I am to introduce a side tunnel as discussed then that might take me a little time to do too.. all depending on when squeek manages to get the patches ready for testing.

When anyway when I get down to mapping after my hand-in I'll try n set up streaming from my PC for the justin.tv channel.
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Old 05-23-2011, 10:34 AM   #56
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ohhh fudgecakes.. I've done most of the work for the new tunnel and its just occurred to me that I already hit the displacement limit or I was a only few brushes off it. I'm not convinced I can turn enough displacements into models for the the tunnel to be implemented...

I'll try but I'm not convinced :/ Any ideas?

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scrap that I've got ~300 faces in displacements that I can turn into props and at the moment I only need ~180...

Carl - are you pretty fast with propper these days? lol fancy lending a hand
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All sorted. I must be 2 or 4 faces off the displacement limit
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HAMMOCK?! WHAT D'YA THINK?!

As you suggested its hard to reach for the attackers being up high. Offence can get up there by running up the wall, engi finds it hard, a waste of a rocket/pipe (health) for solly/demo but hws cannot get up there at all.

The tunnel itself is pretty damn narrow so it shouldn't be hard to defend should anyone come down...

All other changes as suggested in this thread are done except for on screen notifications for "you must capture point XYZ first!" when in an uncappable trigger.

I need to commit it to beta and get testing on it now - but I dont think it'll be a problem.
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amazing job elmo, looks even better than before!
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Old 05-23-2011, 05:36 PM   #60
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I'm just sorry it took so long. I've enjoyed doing this new stuff but the clip brushes were just so damn boring!
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