Snowdrift

CTF_Snowdrift, an attack/defend ctf map, contest entry for the third annual TF2maps.net mapping contest.

Objective:
Blue team wins by delivering their briefcase to all of the Control Points before the time runs out. Red team wins by preventing the Blue team from delivering their briefcase.

Other Notes:
Control Points cannot be captured while they are locked.
Credits:
Map by Joona "Jonah" Pääkkönen (jonah.paakkonen@gmail.com)
Custom snow and skybox materials by Joona "Jonah" Pääkkönen
Capture point doors by Alex "Rexy" Kreeger (kreeger242@missouristate.edu)
Intelligence pedestal by Mark "Shmitz" Major (shmitz@gmail.com)

Special thanks to all the testers

[zpqrei]

Looks like that map could do with some 'func_precipitation' with the setting to 'snowfall'.

See 'cp_avalanche' for what I did with it.

[Jonah]

I thought about it while making my previous snowy map, but after sawmill came out and I saw the rain was made with particles, I wanted to make the snowfall with particles too. The problem is you can't bspzip particles... But I'll think about it.

[Tentor]

It sucks because you made and you're ugly.

Nah, just kidding. It looks really well done and I'm pretty excited to try it out.

[Jonah]

Originally Posted by Tentor

It sucks because you made and you're ugly.

Nah, just kidding. It looks really well done and I'm pretty excited to try it out.

WHAT'S THIS, TENTOR SAID A MAP MADE BY JONAH LOOKS WELL DONE?!
...Thanks

[Tentor]

Okay so after playing the map. I have come up with a list of things that you should fix
- One of the tunnels in the blue spawn is very narrow. Please widen it.
- Needs more health kits, put more medium health kits in areas.
- The setup time should be about a minute to 50 seconds. Because in 45 seconds I got a level 3 sentry up with a dispenser on the first cap.
- You might need another way to get to the last point, there are a lot of good sentry spots near the end of them.
- Both plates need good sniper spots.
- Put some crates by areas where you can't jump up to them normally(Not like, 5 stacked on top of each other, but like a one or 2 stack for scouts and medics)

ALSO I LIKED PL_YOUTUBEPOOP FFFF

[Rutiz]

Good work!

[Jonah]

Originally Posted by Tentor

Okay so after playing the map. I have come up with a list of things that you should fix
- One of the tunnels in the blue spawn is very narrow. Please widen it.

How is it too narrow? It's not like any enemy pyros are going to get in.

Originally Posted by Tentor

- Needs more health kits, put more medium health kits in areas.

Odd, I kinda thought I put more health than I should have. I'm not saying you're wrong though.

Originally Posted by Tentor

- The setup time should be about a minute to 50 seconds. Because in 45 seconds I got a level 3 sentry up with a dispenser on the first cap.

You mean 75 seconds. That's intentional.

Originally Posted by Tentor

- You might need another way to get to the last point, there are a lot of good sentry spots near the end of them.

There is another way, and I tried to make it as non-sentry friendly as I could

Originally Posted by Tentor

- Both plates need good sniper spots.

All right.

Originally Posted by Tentor

- Put some crates by areas where you can't jump up to them normally(Not like, 5 stacked on top of each other, but like a one or 2 stack for scouts and medics)

If you can't jump up to somewhere, it's usually intentional.

Originally Posted by Tentor

ALSO I LIKED PL_YOUTUBEPOOP FFFF

Unpooped you mean? Because I didn't make the original.

[Tentor]

Originally Posted by Jonah

How is it too narrow? It's not like any enemy pyros are going to get in.

It's too narrow because it looks like a cluster fuck if classes go in there and the lights scare me because i think i'll get stuck on them or go through them.

Originally Posted by Jonah

Odd, I kinda thought I put more health than I should have. I'm not saying you're wrong though.

No, I think you need more

Originally Posted by Jonah

You mean 75 seconds. That's intentional.

But it shouldn't be that long because your map is small enough to get to the first point and get a level 3 sentry up and a dispenser. If you make it lower then it will give blue an advantage to get to the point while getting the engineer.

Originally Posted by Jonah

There is another way, and I tried to make it as non-sentry friendly as I could

YOU DIDN'T DO IT HARD ENOUGH

Originally Posted by Jonah

All right.

Cool

Originally Posted by Jonah

If you can't jump up to somewhere, it's usually intentional.

No I mean areas where a scout could double jump/force a nature up but others can't

Originally Posted by Jonah

Unpooped you mean? Because I didn't make the original.

YES THAT

[Jonah]

Apparently no playtest this week. Fuck.