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looks really nice, your detailing is awesome- although this may hamper you making big changes in the future. I really like the idea behind all the points. I feel that 1-2 lobby could be simplified (remove door frames so they are flush to the wall, remove drop down, make lower lobby less of a death pit) of course i havent played it yet so i could be completely wrong!

If people are up for a double mix on this and cp_toxic_b17 tomorrow night then would be good to play this!

Quoted from Ravidge

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I’m quite curious to hear what connectors you’re referring to, and what specifically it is that make them complex/hard to grasp/bad for gameplay.
I get this or similar comments every now and again, but always from people who haven’t played the map in a 6v6, and so far it has ended with them either 1) not willing to play the map, or 2) they never get back to me about the issue.
What I see happening is that flanks are possible, but very rarely executed as players opt to stay with their team, or they get spotted and retreat/die.

The number of viable routes at any given moment is something I’ve looked at closely during development. And I think the keyword is “viable”. There’s certainly quite a few paths available, but when it comes down to business, and you have to do a push. Various circumstances will not allow you to use certain paths for whatever reason (maybe it’s too chokey/unsafe/bad positioning/too long) and the gameplay in reality isn’t as chaotic as it may seem from the layout. It depends on how the 2 teams face each other, and how they pressure each other into positions on the map.

I’m sorry for going all WORDS WORDS on your simple little 2 line reply, but it’s basically general info that I thought I could share either way.

i think we should just have a dbl mix on it when we are testing toxic :)

Hello. My internet connection went bad for a couple of days, and with nothing else to do I went back to mapping for a bit.

I created cp_evergreen_b4
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1281220/maps/cp_evergreen_b4.bsp.bz2

b4:
– Increased width on platforms at Last cp. Added a high see-through fence/cover and also connected the right and left bridges together for easier movement overall.
– Added a second floor to the small house next to the first spawnroom.
– First spawn moved back 256 units. Makes it harder to duck into the spawn for cover when defending last.
– Spawntimes reduced by .5 seconds
– A lot of new textures, and subtle variations of shades on all red/blu textures. Less wood and more concrete and metal.
– General detailing and clipping, the usual stuff.
– Less geometry ‘popping’ though weird areaportals, I hope. This is really hard to eliminate completely and still keep a good framerate.

If you want images and longer changelogs go to: http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=18367

Well, that’s all.

We should definitely have a one night cup on this ^^