Complete Metro Rework

CTF Map Submission

Map Name: Metro II (or whatever # it'd be)
Map ID: #383891
Style: Rework / Futuristic-y
Creator(s): puhdgy
Structure Restricted Areas: trains/metros, coal tracks, some spots in mid, and around spawns and flags
Configured (yes/no): yes
Number of Caps: 3

Picture(s):

Spoiler: Images

Entire Map
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Spawn
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Flag Room
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Midfield




Improved Metros
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Side Lanes

(idk why some images are smaller, but it's annoying me)​

Critique is accepted and appreciated. Thanks for viewing and thank you to everyone who helped and gave feedback! Changelog is below.​

Spoiler: General Changes

- General Changes
> Sponges. I added a mid sponge that just speeds up your travel from your spawn to their flag(if flag carriers take this route, since it's right in front of spawn I don't think it'll be that bad?) Could change, not sure.

> Side Lanes. Before there were quite a lot of side lanes, providing dead space and nothing else. There are still side lanes just so routes can vary, but less of them, this also should make the map less confusing. With the side lanes I kept, I added tall pillars(no you can't get on top of them) to prevent headshots and to make it so you can knock flag carriers into them if you're recovering.

> Metros. I made the metros wider and taller(they looked too unproportionate if I didn't make them taller, but there are sponges to get to the top of them). This was so getting cornered and crit out wasn't as easy, it helps the flow of pvp, but also gives you the option to run away. Them being wider also makes them less web-spammable. Making the metros taller also made the soldier class more viable, before in my opinion it wasn't since the map was short and enclosed.

> No ladders next to the sponges. In the original version, there were sponges next to the metros(click here for example) theoretically so you could get on top of them, but the roof was too short and ladders slowed you down anyways, so getting on top of the metros was possible(with lag), but it was still difficult for no reason.

> Raised ceilings. In order to make the metros taller, I needed to do this anyways, but it's not like it's tall enough for soldiers to wall climb on for 10 years. This also allowed me to make entrances taller and not small like they were on the original Metro.

> Hopefully less confusing. Before, Metro was a maze for a lot of people. Partly because of the amount of dead space on the sides, but also because of how everything looked alike. I made the side lanes more identifiable by either adding structures or other detail/decor that changed the appearance up just a bit.

> Pathing/Routes. This kind of goes along with the confusing-maze-like aspect of the original Metro. But as for making the routes balanced, I made it so you can't continue running along the side lanes the entire way across the map, you're forced to be near mid at some point. This should hopefully make recovery a little easier and support necessary, as it should be. If you go near the enemies spawn with the flag, you make a risk of getting people respawning and more people killing you, but you get the reward of the sponge(it doesn't go that far,.. but it's still kind of a reward?!?!)

Spoiler: Flagroom Changes

- Flagroom Changes
> Depth. Made flagroom just a little less deep. Pushing people into the flagroom consistently is still possible, but I've made it more escapable granted the defense doesn't break.

> Entrances. There are still 3 entrances to the flagroom, but they are taller and wider for easier use and to make knocking people away from the flag more of a challenge.

> Flagpost. A few blocks forward.

Spoiler: Spawn Changes

- Spawn Changes
> Spawn location. I don't know about everyone else, but for me the way the spawn was located on the original added to how confusing Metro could be(especially for newer players). I located spawn where I did to try and make sure recovery had more than one chance to recover given someone takes their flag, but also to try and make offense have a chance. So basically, I tried making it balanced. I think for the most part that worked, the only issue I can see being possible is assassin respawning, but even then I don't think it'll be as big of an issue as it is on other maps(i.e. Skyworlds). Since there's a roof right outside of spawn, one issue that could happen is spawn camping with the flag, making it (possibly) too difficult to recover. I tried preventing this by adding sponges so you can get to the top of that roof, and also adding an area in the back making it possible to headshot the top of the flagroom.

- Possible Issues? (input on this stuff is especially appreciated)
> Spawn location, The issues that could possibly arise with the location of spawn is assassin respawn and also camping next to spawn(I explained this further in the Spawn Changes spoiler up above).

> Barriers. There is a decent amount of barriers on the map(all for purposes), but I don't find that it lags me, but maybe it'd lag others?

There's a chance I missed some changes, so I'd love if it ya could check out the map on build anyways! If you can think of more gameplay related problems, please let me know

 

I can definitely add a barrier in front of the entrance of the flag, yes In middle, I'll look at it more and feel it out but thank you for the feedback! Oh, and when I get back on my computer I'll add a poll.
EDIT: I was gonna edit in a poll, but it doesn't seem like I can put a poll in after the initial thread post ):[/QUOTE]

 

oh yea, the biggest fix i did was make it so you didn't spawn facing the wrong way. silly pavo ):

 

thank you my friend November [:

 

Fixed ! thank you <3

I knew before I slept I was forgetting to do something(it was reply to this >.<), but yes I like the idea of making mid stand out more from the rest of the map and ill def try that a bit tomorrow. The reason I tried keepint some of the extra paths besides just the three lanes was because with just those 3 lanes it seems fairly easy to roam defend. I think having the 3 may be alright if the map is shorter, which honestly I already made the map a little shorter but going farther with that wouldn’t be bad tbh. Thank you for the feedback