CTF Map

Today I began to start creating my map as a CTF map.  I placed flags on the ground outside my skyscraper which will be the red flag and a flag on the podium on the roof of my skyscraper which will be the blue flag.  This now means that both teams will have to make their way up/down the skyscraper and I’m hoping that they clash in the middle to battle it out.

Portal and Skybox

Today I started my changing the locations for two of the portals on my teleport, I did this because I am planning to change my map to a CTF were I would have the red teams flag at the bottom of my skyscraper and the blue teams flag at the top.  Currently the teleport would favour the blue team as it would bring them just one floor away from the red teams flag, by moving it it should balance the fairness.  I also added a skybox today as my level currently doesn’t have one, I chose an sunset sky simply because the I think it would look good with the neon effect of my skyscraper.

Adding Barriers

Something that has always bugged me about my map was that players could waste time running around the outside of my skyscraper, even though there was nothing there.  There were also able to make their way up through the skyscraper and make it to the roof only to fall of and die.  To fix this I have added barriers around the entrance of my skyscraper and around the edge of the roof, now the player will not waste time exploring empty  areas or falling of the roof.

Adding to my Map

Now that I’ve returned from my Easter break I am going to focus on adding extra features to my map and also adding, changing or removing things in my map. I started by adding some walkways to the bottom floor, before I just had a large statue on the bottom floor however it didn’t really provide much cover in such an open space, that’s why I decided to remove it and add the walkways. Now with two different walkways players will have to be careful not to fall down to the floor where there is no cover. I also added a podium on the roof of my skyscraper, I did this as I thought if I were to make my map a CTF map it would be a good place to place a flag.