cp_cavein

[Irksome]

Well, it's nearly done, a few more finishing touches and
my winter break, pet project will be completed.
This will be the first map, I've ever made for a
game thats I've released, I hope it wont disappoint.

I'll put a link up for download in a little while. For now though, here's some pictures.

edit: Forgot to take screencaps of the RED and BLU teams 1st cap point in the caves.

Center cap point, takes 8 seconds to cap with 3 people. "The foremans former office."

The BLU mineshaft/depot entrance. This section is completed.

The BLU depot.

The RED mineshaft/depot entrance. I still need to add a few models, but the brush work is completed.

The RED depot.

The RED spawn room, and the reason why it's called 'cavein'.

 

[Cavalry]

thats really nice, looks like it would make for an interesting play, any spots for the sniper?

 

[Mahalis]

Indoor areas look quite good, if a bit dark; outdoor could use more variation in the terrain and less squared-off-ness on the cliffs. Can't really see what the layout is like from the screenshots, so can't comment on that, but it looks like it could be fun.

 

[Hamsocks]

You've got an excellent feel for composition and atmosphere. The big outdoor arena surrounding the center cap point reminds me of a north African WWII battlefield.

Can't wait to play it.

 

[VolkenM]

Looks like a pretty fine map there. My only real criticism is that you should lighten up the indoor areas.

 

[Para]

#1 - Looks like a box. Definately needs a lot more variance to general shape.
#2 - Meh, nothing to really complain about here. Maybe you could try making it a bit more like a slope instead of a straight horizontal wall or something like that.
#3 - Way too dark. 300% lights, thank you.
#4 - Why not just copy/paste the blue entrance?
#5 - More light!!
#6 - More. Light.

That's my opinion of it.

 

[Crispy]

Add trims to the mineshaft/depot entrances. At the moment you have hard lines between the brick/concrete fronts and the rocks. If you made some sort of trim -perhaps something looking architecturally authentic, like some wooden (Red) or girder (Blu) supports- it would look a lot better. I'd also trim the arches to complete the effect.

The outdoor areas suffer from being a bit flat. You could use displacements to crate small divets and humps in the terrain. Also the central CP would look a lot better with sand displacements in the corner edges where the brick walls meet the floor. At the moment it's looking a bit LEGO there.

In general it's looking good, though.

 

[AciD]

Nice map but:
MOAR LIGHTS!!111

 

[Irksome]

Sorry for the delay, but here it be...in all of it's version 1.0 glory.

PS: I took everyones advice on the lights, and brightened it up a bit, and I tried my best with the quarry portion, I'm not to proficient yet with my outdoor scenes. I roughed up the ground though and tweaked the cliff faces a litle, so I hope it's to everyones liking.

NEW SCREENSHOTS, INCLUDED IN THE FILEFRONT LINK.

http://files.filefront.com/cp+caveinzip/;9448251;/fileinfo.html
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\\TEAM FORTRESS 2//
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MAP: cp_cavein
TYPE: Control Point
VERSION: 1.0
CREATOR: Irksome

FILE NAME: cp_cavein.bsp
FILE SIZE: 15,119KB
RELEASE DATE: 1/16/2008

MAP OVERIEW
MAX PLAYERS: 32
MIN PLAYERS: 2
- 5 Control Points
2 RED
2 BLU
1 Neutral
- No foward spawning.
- 60 second prep-time.
- 30 minute max time limit.
- 5 minutes added on each cap.

BUGS: n/a

HOW TO INSTALL THIS MAP:
Place the cp_cavein.bsp into your:
\Steam\steamapps\***YOUR USER NAME***\team fortress 2\tf\maps

CREATOR CONTACT INFORMATION:
[email protected]

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**PLEASE E-MAIL ME ANY BUGS, GLITCHES, AND EXPLOITS YOU FIND IN THIS MAP. THANK YOU! **
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[Cavalry]

I like the catewalks in the spawn points, as well as the slightly hidden rock, both make great spots for the sniper, looks like a fun map.
good job!

 

[Irksome]

Update: Version 1.1 was released today, with fixes and additions.

http://files.filefront.com/cp+cavein+v1+1zip/;9473864;/fileinfo.html
Pictures in the link.

UPDATES/CHANGES/ADDITIONS IN THIS VERSION (1.1)

- Added forward spawning. Made available when the depot is captured.

- Added an alternate exit route from the spawn, as well as another entrance to the cave CPs.

- Fixed the purple and black checkerboard textures.

- Changed the depot cap times from 5 seconds to 4.5.

- Fixed being able to pass through the smoking truck.

 

[kineaesth]

Nice work, dude.