Hyce
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Signed Up October 25, 2013
Last Posted September 13, 2021 at 2:48 AM
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#36 cp_intermodal (5CP) in Map Discussion

Alpha 15 is here!

Download: ALPHA15
Changelog:
-Mid opened underneath; the "death pit" has a route up to the shutter door, and the health got moved into house.
-Crates at mid became only 1 high, and a ramp from shutter was added onto the crate. There is also a ramp from upper house to the container.
-2nd completely changed; yard got longer, has cover, and new routes to push onto the point. Hopefully this version of 2nd will work a lot better.
-2nd forward spawn (when pushing last) moved to the enemy's side of mid in a logical place.
-Lobby at 2nd got opened up to connect to pantry, and now there's only one door on the right side by pantry.
-Removed hanging crate at last.
-Removed crates and fixed a "deathpit" at lsat.

New screenshots:
Mid:

http://i.imgur.com/nd0Ccjph.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/cYLJN3Xh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/cl2ZykOh.jpg

2nd:

http://i.imgur.com/1SUgsWHh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/21MBp7Uh.jpg

House:

http://i.imgur.com/Gji4MGbh.jpg

New route from shutter to 2nd:

http://i.imgur.com/OR3e7vCh.jpg

Lobby:

http://i.imgur.com/UuwOPSMh.jpg

Last:

http://i.imgur.com/dmStAcFh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/gAJWFGJh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Ad9pRpNh.jpg

posted about 11 years ago
#35 cp_intermodal (5CP) in Map Discussion

Yurwill played with us the other night on a12, I think. Before that he hadn't seen anything since around a6 or a7, and your description sounds pretty accurate. It's gotten better, I hope.

posted about 11 years ago
#33 cp_intermodal (5CP) in Map Discussion

Yeah, there was a lot of playerclip issues going on when I re-did last. Fixed for next version.

posted about 11 years ago
#31 cp_intermodal (5CP) in Map Discussion

Alpha 14 is here! I got a lot of great feedback from the new map PUG, and so there are some pretty big changes... Get it here!

Changelog:
A13-A14
-Re-designed last; the last control point is now only one container high and is placed logically, between two spawn doors. There are three entrances to last still; the two shutters are the same. The other exit has now been raised to a level above the control point for better pushing, but it takes a bit longer to get there and it doesn't have line of sight to the point to balance it.
-Moved the healthkit in yard to a more logical place
-Added paint splotches undearneath health/ammo
-Fixed fences clipping through walls
-Fixed some of the weird nodraw errors
-Block bullets'd more stuff
-Raised the entire middle control point/trains up to the level of the height advantage was before to prevent easy demo man spamming
-Removed the upper door that came out on patio at mid and replaced it by moving the shutter there
-Added a door that closes on the awning once mid is captured
-Moved the 2nd control point to the top of fort
-Made the catwalk a lot smaller
-Moved 2nd forward spawns closer to last
New screenshots:
Mid:

http://i.imgur.com/ZEYtzPSh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ZWWMommh.jpg

2nd/Yard:

http://i.imgur.com/y17cRrlh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/3RRmtcZh.jpg

Lobby (unchanged old 2nd)

http://i.imgur.com/53sMykkh.jpg

Last:

http://i.imgur.com/z5fcxtWh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/glqovp9h.jpg

Looking forward to PUGGin' this new one!

posted about 11 years ago
#29 cp_intermodal (5CP) in Map Discussion

Alpha 13 is out. Get ir here. We will definitely be pugging this soon.

Changelog:
A12-A13
-Moved blu resupply to match red side
-Optimized the map; added areaportals on all entrances between mid and yard, as well as all entrances to second, effectively splitting the map up into red last, red second, red yard, mid, blue yard, blue second, and blue last. When you are in one of these regions, regions 2 away won't be rendered- i.e. if you are at last, mid, 2nd on the other side of mid, and the other last won't be rendered, but your second will be. (You're welcome, THINTRI.)
-Increased the size of 2nd's capture area.
-Connected the balcony on 2nd to the highest entrance to last, allowing defenders to hold with height advantage and cover from the right entrance.
-Added a wall in front of the two doors at the balcony on second, making direct spam on the point difficult, as well as making the fastest route to the point harder to push from for balance.

Screenshot of the new second:

http://i.imgur.com/sAifOCr.jpg

Happy Halloween!
Hyce

posted about 11 years ago
#1080 Frag Clips Thread in Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCb86WTfogo&feature=youtu.be

I'm the red demo with the stormy storm unusual, the blue demo is the roamer from my team. Best moment of my life.

posted about 11 years ago
#26 cp_intermodal (5CP) in Map Discussion

VERSION ALPHA 12F IS OUT! We will likely be pugging this either tonight or tomorrow around 8:30 EST, add me on steam if you are interested (my username is Hyce777).The download is here: ALPHA 12
CHANGELOG:
a12 to a12f
-Fixed a wall sticking out causing issues
-Added two small healthkits per side after realizing badlands, granary, and process all have at least 5 healthkits, but most of them are small.

a11 to a12
-Fixed lip between ramp and container at last
-Re-evaluated healthkits and ammopacks; Went from 7 of both per side to 3 health per side and 2 ammo per side. Medium healthkit and small ammo on each side of mid, small healthkit in yard by the entrance to turbine, and a medium health and medium ammo in pantry by 2nd.
-Raised crane room's ceiling by a decent amount so that the upper level is halfway up the wall.
-Removed the containers orthagonal to the ground and replaced them with a slanted wall to keep cover there but prevent heavy classes/non-explosive jumping classes from getting on the awning at 2nd.
-Clipped stairs from pantry to last to prevent weird splash effects.
-Increased height of buildings between mid and yard to prevent spamming over the tops of the buildings.
-Made the area between upper crane room and catwalk larger.
-Outlined capture areas.
-Tripled last's cap time.
-Added a second spawn door, re-vamped spawn locations. Rollouts will now incorporate jumps to doors.

Edit: We pugged this tonight. Mixture of players, mostly from iron-silver UGC. Everyone enjoyed playing on it. It seemed like there might need to be one more healthkit added back somewhere to me. People were complaining about the map feeling a bit flanky with the doors added back in, but many said that this may be due to the fact it was a PUG and the teams weren't watching flanks just right and all that. I still would like an actual scrim go down on this. Another point brought up was the soldier rollouts- the demo rollout is so fast that the fast soldier rollout isn't valid because you arrive with little health and the demo is still there faster. I'm not sure if that's a bad thing, but it's something to consider.

Another issue brought up was respawn times. It seemed that a wipe at mid would yield a full team popping up out of forwards right as the other team is trying to push.

posted about 11 years ago
#25 cp_intermodal (5CP) in Map Discussion

Gr8stalin and Benroads, thanks for pugging the map. I appreciate all the feedback I can. I've added everything you both said to my changelist/"review this" list. A12 will probably be out within a couple days.

Also, Benroads' demo single sticky rollout is faster than my single sticky rollout, and leaves you with more health. If you don't mind, I'm going to add it to the main post.

Cheers,

Hyce.

posted about 11 years ago
#22 cp_intermodal (5CP) in Map Discussion
ErenJayDoes this lip need to be here?

No, it doesn't. It's just that props (models pre-made by others, such as that container) don't line up with world geometry when using normal grid sizes. I can make that flush with a little bit of fudging, shouldn't be too hard. Added to change list.

Wari
Some of these med packs need to either not be medium, or not exist at all. 3 medium packs easily within reach of each other could be too much defensive power for whoever controls them, especially when getting ready to push into last.

Infact, a lot of the health kits on the map seem to be medium kits that are relatively close to one another. Perhaps replace some of them with smalls or remove them?

The one on last especially should be a small kit. A medium kit on last tremendously adds to the beating that a defending team can take.

You raise a good point. I will re-evaluate the healthkits in the map for sure. The one on last was a medium kit to aid pushing into last because it seemed to be hard to push into due to the significant height advantage. With the new way last is (it got re-modeled between a8 and a9 or a9 and a10), it may not be necessary anymore.

Also, I want to get a PUG going on this sucker tonight. If you're interested in a PUG, add me on steam. My username is Hyce777.

Thanks again everyone!

posted about 11 years ago
#19 cp_intermodal (5CP) in Map Discussion

Alrighty, alpha 11 is here. New screenshots:

Mid:

http://i.imgur.com/ZZ0RDoIh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/qnpXkeWh.jpg

New door from turbine (right side) to mid:

http://i.imgur.com/XTD37dXh.jpg

Yard, notice new door to balcony

http://i.imgur.com/Gy5We1mh.jpg

2nd, again, notice the new door to yard:

http://i.imgur.com/PZzUSnMh.jpg

Pantry (the left entrance goes to the new door to last)

http://i.imgur.com/O5OeRbuh.jpg

Here's the route from pantry to last:

http://i.imgur.com/gYHEI2W.jpg

Last:

http://i.imgur.com/vtJGcYPh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/cFmBWeRh.jpg

Keep the feedback coming. We'll probably PUG this later tonight or some time tomorrow, add me on steam if you're interested in joining in for the PUG (username is Hyce777).

Thanks!

posted about 11 years ago
#18 cp_intermodal (5CP) in Map Discussion

B4nny, reading your post makes me giggle a bit. A lot of what you said has been a part of the map before- perhaps it's time to go back to those.

b4nnyLast needs at least 3 entrances. Maybe try to work one in over here:
http://i.imgur.com/cp9tHk0.jpg

Someone did suggest putting a door there in a PUG. It's probably worth a shot. There used to be an underneath route, but it was too long and too easy to get behind so it got taken out.

b4nnyThe 2nd point basically only has 2 entrances as well. It is also at a height disadvantage compared to yard that reminds me a lot of freight 2nd. I think you might want try opening up the 2nd point and maybe connecting it to yard more. You could play around with removing/opening up parts of this wall more:
http://i.imgur.com/nbHHHp7.jpg

There used to be a door in the orange part of the wall that you boxed. We found that people could kritz in from yard and anything near second was dead no matter what. Since then, there has been some height advantage added from last to second, as well as second being raised relative to yard, so perhaps that door could be a better now.

b4nnyI echo the complaint that the crane really limits soldiers entering mid. I think you could keep it, just move it to the other side of mid, maybe raised on the upper platform. I also think your mid might need another entrance, which could go right under the crane if you decide to move it:
http://i.imgur.com/z2KtIW0.jpg

I like the idea of moving the crane. I didn't want to get rid of the cranes because they add visual interest and that probably solves that issue. Also, surprise surprise again, there used to be a door right where you boxed from the upper part of the turbine room onto that patio. I received many complaints that people could "come from anywhere at mid" so for this version I removed it. Perhaps it should come back, although that makes 3.5 entrances on to mid, where most maps seem to have 2.5 or 3, from what I recall (the catwalk being a half entrance).

b4nnyYour map is littered with gaps and cracks that will infuriate people playing projectile classes because they can negate splash damage. I'd suggest closing these gaps or making them not block projectiles. May not seem obvious to you, but this should be a high priority to fix. Ex:
http://i.imgur.com/OED9w7h.jpg

Yup, I'm aware of that. People have mentioned it before in earlier versions but it never wound up being an issue with gameplay so I never remembered to add it to the changelist. I will be making those areas act as a solid floor for alpha 11 certainly.

Once again everyone, thanks so much for the feedback. It's the only way the map can get better.

Hyce

posted about 11 years ago
#15 cp_intermodal (5CP) in Map Discussion
DeepI think you'd have better luck with that during the off-season since everyone is playing ESEA now and are practicing for the maps they will be playing.

You could ask some UGC teams or PUG it with higher level players.

I'm the captain of a UGC team so in all likelihood I'll wind up getting a steel scrim going on it. Someday we'll get a higher level scrim going. I find that the more experienced players wind up giving better feedback.

posted about 11 years ago
#11 cp_intermodal (5CP) in Map Discussion

The roamer on my team has said before I found the rollout I posted that there probably wasn't a point to a fast roamer rollout as well, due to the demo being there more quickly.

As for the demo rollout, see this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbpItw8IcJ0&feature=youtu.be

tl:dw you can do a 1 sticky rollout that's only around 2 seconds slower and you end up with more health at mid if you're worried about doing the 2 sticky rollout; if you fail the 2 sticky rollout you can still manage to get to mid just before the soldiers do and with similar health if you grab a pack on the way.

I've definitely been forced out by a roamer in PUGs multiple times, although you do show a very interesting point with the removal of the cranes. I'll definitely try that for one version as well.

With the addition of the two crates orthagonal to the ground, any class can get to that awning at 2nd. I did not actually intend for this, and I'm still not sure how I feel about it. I haven't really seen that be a very strong holding point, but once again, we've only done PUGs on it.

If anyone would like to organize a scrim on this map, that would be excellent. I feel like two real teams playing this map would give me the best feedback.

posted about 11 years ago
#8 cp_intermodal (5CP) in Map Discussion

To Bereth, here is a video of me doing the demo rollout with buff from the medic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm9rmvGtd4Q&feature=youtu.be

You arrive at mid with ~90 health, and the small pack at mid will get you up to ~120 health. Because the demo rollout at this speed is around 3-5 seconds faster than the other rollouts, you shouldn't need more. If you want more at the cost of speed, you can get back to full health by picking up the medium pack by going left into crane room and then back out.

Brrton (as well as everyone) thanks for feedback so quickly. I do have the addition of a second spawn door on my list of changes to be made, although I haven't done so. I didn't add a second spawn door for a10 because I realized that to push onto last you really need at least 2 picks; and given the capture time on last (it's similar to badlands at the moment) spawncamping doesn't seem like much of an issue. It is planned to put another door in.

As far as capping 2nd coming from last, it's already decently difficult. Because of the balcony, the team defending second from yard/mid side has a decent advantage. What I've seen in PUGs is that it's typically easier to push 2nd-last than last-2nd, interestingly enough. Of course, we haven't had legitimate teams play on the map yet so I'm definitely still willing to revise that statement, but at the moment I'm not sure it's too much of an issue.

The ceiling height issue, the doors being a little small, that stuff can be fixed easy. Added to the changelist.

I haven't considered kritz through that opening. It was put there originally for the demo rollout. That would be interesting, I've not seen that used. Kritz in general is pretty good on this map. I was considering putting a door or hatch on that window, so that it's open when you own 2nd but closed otherwise.

That flank used to be a bit more sneaky, with the opening not visible and it made it too easy to get into 2nd. It's still there, but it can be removed. I haven't really seen a reason to get rid of it, but at the same time it is kinda useless.

Mid seems to fluctuate between too big and too open vs. too closed and too small between versions. It did get a decent amount smaller, widthwise, since the beginning, and I have thought about shrinking it a bit lengthwise but I'm still not sure if I want to or not (part of the reason why I posted the map here!).

Also, your positioning for second is really interesting. I will definitely try it in a future version and see if it plays better. I'm not quite sure what I would do with the current 2nd building, though.

Once again, thanks for all of the quick feedback guys!

posted about 11 years ago
#1 cp_intermodal (5CP) in Map Discussion

Hey guys!

I'm new to tf.tv and relatively new to the competitive scene, but I've been mapping for ages.

cp_intermodel is a 5cp push map that I've been working for a while with the intent of 6v6 play on. I've been getting a lot of feedback from doing PUGs on it, and someone pointed me here. Criticism is always appreciated and wanted.

Now Releasing cp_intermodal_g1f!

(G for gamma... alpha beta gamma? radiation... lol)

Download:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/emrod556oh9anpw/cp_intermodal_g1f.bsp
Changelog:
Fixed some clipping and block bullets stuff
Raised the height of a few doors
Added some crates on last for medic cover
Removed the shutter closest to last point and moved the door back
Reduced respawn wave times
Fixed some geometry in forwards
Cleaned up the visuals on mid and red side
REMOVED ALL THE DEV TEXTURES EAT IT BEN AND WARI

Screens:

http://i.imgur.com/GXddLJz.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/gC3P7ZM.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/GmbxZPI.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/xpotsI6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/6I32KfX.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/NnMs78j.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/SPWtLRO.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AdSXlsq.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1im83kK.jpg

Now I need some cute people to make me some rollout videos because how do I do anything that isn't demoman

PUG group:
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/hycepugs

Thanks for the excellent feedback and playtesting everyone!

Hyce

posted about 11 years ago
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