(Released) ff_hold_beta2 (added dev3)

A1win · 10-11-2007, 01:09 PM

15th December 2007

Added version Beta 2 Dev 3. Some minor lua changes and added a missing texture.

14th December 2007

Added version Beta 2 Dev 2. Hopefully all is fine now and there's nothing else to be changed than maybe some balancing issues for the gameplay in the lua file.

Gameplay

Type: King of the Hill
Teams: 4
Classes: 9

The gameplay of the map is almost identical to Murderball, at the exception of the area at the middle of the map where the flag must be held. Because of that, the gameplay could be better described as "King of the Hill". The area has a border marked with yellow-black hazard stripes and should be easily recognizable. If you exit the area, you will start taking some burn damage and the flag will return to the middle after 10 seconds. You can also hold the flag on the roofs of the four small buildings, which are marked with hazard stripes aswell.

The player who is holding the flag awards 1 score to his team every 10 seconds, 100 Fortress Points to himself and 50 Fortress Points to his team members. The player also regenerates health and armor quite fast and has Quad Damage (400% damage against enemies, not self).

Tips

You can hold the flag outside the Hold Area for maximum of 10 seconds before the flag returns to the middle. This should be usefull for scouts and anyone who's trying to avoid combat.
You gain score all the time when holding the flag, even when concing in the air.
Use EMPs against pyros or feel the burn!
Your sentry gun will also gain Quad Damage when you are holding the flag.

Screenshots (Click for high-res versions)

Planned changes for final release

[done!] Add Quad Damage for the flag holder.
[done!] Make the sky higher for higher conc jumps. I realized this after compiling this version so it has to wait until the next one... It's already quite high, but not enough.
[done!] Fix the broadcast messages to be more logical ("Red team has the flag" for example)
[done!] Change respawn force fields so that they won't let other teams go through at all instead of killing them. They should also block bullets.
[done!] Add a loading screen.

Download - Unzip to your FortressForever directory.

ff_hold_beta2dev3.zip (8.95 MB)

Feedback

If you find any bugs, other problems, gameplay issues, bad looking architecture... basically anything disturbing at all, post here (or PM me here or on IRC). I want to get this as polished as possible for the final release.

Also would be good to know is the map running with reasonable FPS (compared to the official maps) for most people.

Thanks in advance!

Boogieman117 · 10-11-2007, 07:45 PM

Concept looks good.
Map looks good.

I think I shall be playing this tonight.

A1win · 10-12-2007, 09:28 PM

Mmh this has already dropped to the seond page so I'll bump this a bit. When I don't get any comments, I don't know if there's something wrong with the map or if people just don't bother even downloading it, or don't bother commenting.

So just give any comments at all. Why you like/don't like it? Or even why you didn't bother downloading it... Or maybe it's just been too short time since I posted it... Or maybe there aren't servers who would run this... I demand a reason!

I just don't feel like mapping for a community that doesn't even comment my maps.

All I've gotten so far is "Looks good" etc. so I guess it can't be that bad.

Player · 10-12-2007, 10:35 PM

Your map is good, the texturing is solid and clear, the design is nice, too.

Fps is average I suppose; I get 60fps.

I liked the gameplay as well, it is very thorough and well-thought.

Basically, it is a polished map, well done :P

Mulchman MM · 10-12-2007, 10:51 PM

I really liked the map when you sent me the earlier version for Lua testing purposes.

A1win · 10-12-2007, 11:11 PM

Ok thanks, now I don't need to cut my wrists afterall

No need to make this sticky though, I don't want to look like an attention whore

(I guess it was a misclick?)

10-11-2007, 01:09 PM	#1
A1win Nutcracker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kuopio, Finland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	[Release] ff_hold_beta2 (added dev3) 15th December 2007 Added version Beta 2 Dev 3. Some minor lua changes and added a missing texture. 14th December 2007 Added version Beta 2 Dev 2. Hopefully all is fine now and there's nothing else to be changed than maybe some balancing issues for the gameplay in the lua file. Gameplay Type: King of the Hill Teams: 4 Classes: 9 The gameplay of the map is almost identical to Murderball, at the exception of the area at the middle of the map where the flag must be held. Because of that, the gameplay could be better described as "King of the Hill". The area has a border marked with yellow-black hazard stripes and should be easily recognizable. If you exit the area, you will start taking some burn damage and the flag will return to the middle after 10 seconds. You can also hold the flag on the roofs of the four small buildings, which are marked with hazard stripes aswell. The player who is holding the flag awards 1 score to his team every 10 seconds, 100 Fortress Points to himself and 50 Fortress Points to his team members. The player also regenerates health and armor quite fast and has Quad Damage (400% damage against enemies, not self). Tips You can hold the flag outside the Hold Area for maximum of 10 seconds before the flag returns to the middle. This should be usefull for scouts and anyone who's trying to avoid combat. You gain score all the time when holding the flag, even when concing in the air. Use EMPs against pyros or feel the burn! Your sentry gun will also gain Quad Damage when you are holding the flag. Screenshots (Click for high-res versions) Planned changes for final release [done!] Add Quad Damage for the flag holder. [done!] Make the sky higher for higher conc jumps. I realized this after compiling this version so it has to wait until the next one... It's already quite high, but not enough. [done!] Fix the broadcast messages to be more logical ("Red team has the flag" for example) [done!] Change respawn force fields so that they won't let other teams go through at all instead of killing them. They should also block bullets. [done!] Add a loading screen. Download - Unzip to your FortressForever directory. ff_hold_beta2dev3.zip (8.95 MB) Feedback If you find any bugs, other problems, gameplay issues, bad looking architecture... basically anything disturbing at all, post here (or PM me here or on IRC). I want to get this as polished as possible for the final release. Also would be good to know is the map running with reasonable FPS (compared to the official maps) for most people. Thanks in advance! Last edited by A1win; 12-15-2007 at 09:48 PM.

10-12-2007, 10:51 PM	#5
Mulchman MM Retired FF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lacey, WA Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I really liked the map when you sent me the earlier version for Lua testing purposes. __________________ Head of the Orca Revolution (TM)

10-11-2007, 07:45 PM	#2
Boogieman117 FF Server Op / Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Concept looks good. Map looks good. I think I shall be playing this tonight.

10-12-2007, 09:28 PM	#3
A1win Nutcracker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kuopio, Finland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Mmh this has already dropped to the seond page so I'll bump this a bit. When I don't get any comments, I don't know if there's something wrong with the map or if people just don't bother even downloading it, or don't bother commenting. So just give any comments at all. Why you like/don't like it? Or even why you didn't bother downloading it... Or maybe it's just been too short time since I posted it... Or maybe there aren't servers who would run this... I demand a reason! I just don't feel like mapping for a community that doesn't even comment my maps. All I've gotten so far is "Looks good" etc. so I guess it can't be that bad.

10-12-2007, 10:35 PM	#4
Player D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Europe Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Your map is good, the texturing is solid and clear, the design is nice, too. Fps is average I suppose; I get 60fps. I liked the gameplay as well, it is very thorough and well-thought. Basically, it is a polished map, well done :P

10-12-2007, 11:11 PM	#6
A1win Nutcracker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kuopio, Finland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Ok thanks, now I don't need to cut my wrists afterall No need to make this sticky though, I don't want to look like an attention whore (I guess it was a misclick?)

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