As I sit right now on hold with Asus regarding my warranty I still picked out four maps for tonight whilst I sit on hold. Thankfully they should be able to give me the exact same card I had as a replacement, just going to be a few days shipment wise.

ctf_waterworks - new and it looks decent, as usual we can always use some more good CTF maps

cp_arnold_b3 - we tried B2 a while ago and it was alright, just had some optimization issues. B3 doesn't have the best critical rating, but i liked the previous version and hopefully this one will be good.

ctf_moonchies_b2 - At least I'm not the only one trying for a space theme

areana_phobos_base1 - there are teleporters and its on a moon (demons not included)


If you haven't picked up arena_starship_v1, you can here. Since I wont get to play the maps tonight, I would encourage some of you to get accounts on FPS banana and leave actual reviews. Nothing makes a map maker happy then getting feedback, positive or negative. Usually Ill leave a review for almost every map we play test on TFT or FNF ,but since my box is out of commission I won't be able to do that.

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Since Deathkiller finally released a final version of a facing worlds port I've put that up on the server for tonight. In addition to this I'll also be putting up a version one of arena_starship (link to follow later). See you all tonight.

ctf_face - port of the unreal tournament version, it adds an underground tunnel and extra cover to counter snipers that were so prevalent in the UT version.


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Not a whole ton to say about this week, except the maps that I've put up for it. One arena map, one payload map, and two control point maps, all of which look at least competent.

arena_mach - conversion of ctf_mach4, but with an alpine environment. Looks great but I still haven't gotten a chance to test it yet for playability.

pl_donut_b1 - odd looking PL map thats laid out in a circle, apparently both teams can cap, not sure how it will play but its a neat concept

cp_raiden - fresh new CP map that doesnt look like its gotten a lot of attention, seems alright from the screens

cp_yahlab_v2 - I added it because it has a rocket silo ::)

If you have not gotten it, map pack 5 has been uploaded, you can direct download here, or torrent here.

Map Pack 5 Contents:

Arena Maps (2):

Arena_Mach
Arena_Starship_b2

CP Maps (43):

Avanti_b1
cp_2tower
cp_aqua
cp_arnold_b1
cp_bessjump
cp_bloodstained
cp_boulder_v2
cp_brome
cp_busytown
cp_carpo_b2
cp_castle4
cp_corporation_b3
cp_cowpath_b3
cp_cube_b15
cp_cz2_beta1
cp_depot_b2
cp_desertfortress
cp_fallout
cp_fragrun
cp_freight_b3
cp_grand_canyon_v1
cp_harbor
cp_hotelhell
cp_industrial_b1
cp_junction_v2
cp_labor
cp_lazytown
cp_orange_cross2_v2
cp_orange_tower
cp_orange_x4
cp_orange_z_b2
cp_overflow_2
cp_roswell
cp_science2
cp_secret_base
cp_spyhard_RC1
cp_stag
cp_starship_b3
cp_studio_rc4
cp_tower
cp_tunnel_v2
cp_warpath2

CTF Maps (31):

ctf_2docks
ctf_badlands_classic_b3e
ctf_bball2
ctf_canyongiant_v1
ctf_chaos
ctf_convoy_v2
ctf_epicenter2_b2
ctf_escherhaus
ctf_excavation_beta
ctf_fishy_b4
ctf_freezers_v2
ctf_freightfractorys_b3
ctf_geothermal_b2
ctf_impact2
ctf_jinxed_b3
ctf_launchzone
ctf_mach4
ctf_moonwalk_v2
ctf_npire_v3
ctf_omega_redux
ctf_openfire
ctf_ouch_final
ctf_research_pre_c
ctf_rf_checkmate_b3
ctf_scorpion_v4
ctf_stronghold_b5
ctf_switch
ctf_system_b1
ctf_torch_b1
ctf_turndown_b1
ctf_well2

Other (7):

dm_biosphere_v3
dom_canalzone
duel_duel1
falling_cp
melee_ringking
protectthefile3p1
the_hunted_beta1

Payload (5):
pl_awesome_pre2
pl_dbheights
pl_dustbowl_b4
pl_hoodoo_b1a
pl_payback_beta

Territory Control (2):
tc_meridian_b2
tc_spectre_b2b


Total Maps: 90
Size: 2.25 Gigs Unpacked
Compressed Size: ~900 megs

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If you have PC capable of TF2 but not played TF2 yet, this is your weekend. Free-play lasts from today through Sunday. Just one new map for tonight, Geoff worked on a push style CTF map so we'll give it a whirl. In addition if you haven't picked up arena_starship, it replaced cp_starship on rotation, you can snag it here.

ctf_research - looks alright, Ive got a few concerns about how it might play but we'll see.


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Not sure if the heavy update will be coming today (they'll probably release the last unlock and push the patch later this week), but if it does, both #1 and #2 are set up to limit the number of heavies, if Ain is around when the update hits and we update #3 it will be set for whoring. If he isn't tough luck, head somewhere else if you want to grind achievements.

tc_meridian - From the maker of cp_science, comes complete with giant stone head and robot. This map changes TC gameplay by having players run a flag to win the round instead of capturing a point.

pl_hoodoo - despite being somewhat unbalanced in favor of red, its a custom PL map that doesn't suck (finally)

ctf_switch - looks very well made and could be fun

cp_industrial - rolling the dice on this one and hoping its good

Updates

npire updated to npire_v3

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Ill be putting the hunted plugin on the server for the hunted map tonight. Im not sure how exactly its going to work since in the old version when the hunted got to the escape point it was game over. Also don't know if it has class limits built in, but Assassins should be only snipers/spys.

Of the maps tonight, 3 of the 4 will likely get stuck on rotation on #1 as well.

ctf_2docks_beta5 - We got this exclusive until after the test, then Gunbeard is going to decide whether this is going to be the final v1 release or if he is going to revise stuff.

the_hunted_beta1- if you went out to TFC night, it should be fairly familiar to you ;D

cp_secretbase_rc1 - Finally, the release candidate for secretbase, the 3rd cap is friggin awesome.

cp_starship_b3_24 - This is the release candidate for b3, there is one more thing I am going to try to fix in regards to seeing level geometry through the skybox sometimes and if that doesn't work, I'm just going to release it as is.

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