Team Fortress 2: Badlands Preview

[DigiQ8]

Shacknews have the first Preview for the upcoming remake of Badlands for Team Fortress 2. Badlands was one of the best Team Fortress : Classic maps as longtime FPS gamers will recall it was a CTF map, unlike the new version which will be control point-based map.

The placement of the control points definitely emphasizes this new element of play in Badlands. No longer restricted to simply hauling a flag back to your base via the tunnels and deeper routes of its original incarnation, the new map is much more fast-paced and grueling than its forebear. The bridge that separated the bases from one another is the locale of the new map's neutral control point, now situated among a series of rail cars.

Read the full preview on Shacknews.com

 

[Avoidist]

Sounds like a good map, albeit it seems to encourage soldier and demoman classes more than any others. I shouldn't criticize until the map is actually released but there really doesn't sound like anything about the map that seems advantageous for the pyro.

 

[Narvi]

You really should wait for the map to come out. For all you know there might be a few corridor chokepoints, where the pyro would be deadly.

 

[UseAbuse]

Awww... it's not a ctf map Oh well i'll see how it plays first before I moan and whine.

 

[bbson john]

My TF2 just went updated.

I know it should not be it, anyway.

 

[Avoidist]

My TF2 just went updated.

I know it should not be it, anyway.

http://steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=news&id=1403&cc=AU

Team Fortress 2

* Added new option for medigun beam to the Multiplayer->Advanced dialog. If on, the medigun beam will stay attached to the current target without the need to hold down the fire button
* Added new option for the sniper rifle to the Multiplayer->Advanced dialog. If disabled, the sniper rifle won't re-zoom after firing a zoomed shot
* Added "nextlevel" server cvar. If set to a valid map name, server will change to that map during the next changelevel
* Fixed PerfUI being used as a type of wall-hack on servers without sv_cheats set to 1
* Reduced Granary spawn advantage for capping the middle point
* Fixed players turning into "Scout" model after lagouts (and a variety of related issues, such as disappearing doors)
* Fixed obscure crash related to resolution changing
* Gave machinima creators access to "tf_testvcd" and "tf_testrr" commands for playing scenes on characters
* SDK Launcher now has a drop list of engine versions in addition to a drop list of games/mods. This eliminates the need to specify engine version as a launch option

Fairly significant update, will probably be in the news soon.

 

[nutcrackr]

I need more CTF maps, I'm sorry but as much as CP is an ok and workable game system I want MORE CTF MAPS. I like the simplicity, kthx.

 

[Avoidist]

I agree, the only problem is that actually capturing or rigorously defending the briefcase is detrimental to people's scores and very difficult, so people like playing sniper wars instead. In a CP map there is a far greater urge to win than get points. The odd CTF map would be welcome, but CP maps are often the most fun. Especially attack/defend CP maps, which this one unfortunately isn't.

 

[bbson john]

http://steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=news&id=1403&cc=AU

Fairly significant update, will probably be in the news soon.

Great, now I can heal when being soldier.

 

[Darkside55]

Mm, a remake of Spylands. Although, perhaps the name will no longer be so fitting if the terrain is "leveled off" and some of the cliffs have been removed. I am rather surprised--though not disappointed--that they decided to make it a control point map. It really seems as if Valve would rather completely forget Team Fortress originated as a CTF game.

The ultimate irony would be if they released a Canal Zone 3, and it was a CTF map--Canalzon for QWTF and Cz2 for TFC were command point maps (Cz2 was in fact the only official command point map for TFC).

 

[soulslicer]

Bbson, how the heck did that happen?

 

[bbson john]

change class from medic to other class whilst healing.

 

[dogboy73]

This is uncanny - I was thinknig about this map last night whilst playing TF2. I remembered it with fondness but couldn't remember the name. Excellent news. Can't wait.

 

[Iron_cube]

No pictures, no care.

 

[Aerovoid]

I'm not sure if this is good or bad news... I loved Badlands from tfc and I do like CP maps. However, I loved Well from tfc, but I hate the tf2 version. I really hope it turns out great, but at the same time I wish they'd just leave it as a ctf map.

I guess there is always this to fall back on if one wants the classic map.