[1] The State of the Game - An Update from the CTF Committee

The State of the Game
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Updates from the CTF Committee
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Hey CTFers! Today we’re bringing you an update on CTF and where it currently stands. From the committee’s perspective, we will run over any changes within the game and any updates we have planned for the near future. We hope to make these updates fairly regular depending on how much we have to report on, most likely every couple of months. These threads are a chance for us to give the community insight into the future plans for CTF and keep you informed, so feel free to suggest any alterations to these threads. On that note, let us begin!


CTF's Stance on a Coder
Recently CTF lost its only full-time coder when Nom resigned. Due to this, the major coding updates that we have planned for a while will most likely not arrive in a timely manner, although some minor fixes are still possible. Until we have this issue resolved, we cannot expect any noticeable alterations within the game.
We are riddled with misfortune upon witnessing the loss of CTF’s beloved coder, however we hope he enjoys the freedom now that he has finally been released from Chap’s coder basement.

Wave XII
The new map wave is around the corner, giving us a chance to try out something new with our map voting system. Check out this thread and this more recent thread if you haven’t already. After collecting all submitted maps and removing those deemed unfit for gameplay, we began to configure them for ingame community testing. Once the configurations are all set up and ready to go, we will have a set few dates where you can test out the new maps yourself; more information concerning when exactly you can test the maps will come soon. Remember to vote via /y or /n as every vote will count towards whether the map will be added to the next wave!

Halloween Map Wave
October is rolling around again and with October comes Halloween maps! We have some Halloween maps from previous years, although we’d love to see some new ones in the rotation. However, due to both the minimal time frame and the fact that we have seasonal configs from previous years, we will not be accepting as many this time around. The approximate cutoff date for these maps will be the 21st of October, giving roughly 3 weeks to either create a new map or reskin a map in rotation. Once the maps are sorted out, the rotation of Halloween maps will last around 2 weeks total. Completed a map? Submit it here.

Gameplay Changes
It has been some time since the last tweak update and we are due for another! Once our coder situation has been resolved, there are some changes to look forward to revolving around the (highly anticipated) tweaks, such as 1-click frenzy, a longer fire resistance potion duration, and other small class alterations. Additionally, there are some bigger changes including class reworks, most notably the necro rework.

Events
Although no set events have been organised, they are under planning and we hope to introduce some fairly soon. In the meantime, remember to check out community-run events such as the Halloween event run by @xAsh, @Lugia_, and @kevshadowslayer. Take a look at the thread here. In addition to this, we are looking into the system for the next CTF Team Tournament. We’d love to hear your feedback from the last tournament and any suggestions for future tournaments - we keep track of suggestion threads!


That’s everything for our first State of the Game thread. As mentioned previously, feel free to suggest any changes you’d like to see with these threads or if there’s anything else you’d like us to go over.

Happy capping!
~ The CTF Staff Team

Spoiler: tl;dr

- CTF’s main coder Nom resigned, which will delay our updates.
- We have made progress on the new system for Wave XII, and the approved maps now have configurations set up so that they can be tested prior to Rotation Day.
- We are now accepting Halloween map submissions, and the cutoff date will be approximately October 21st.
- Updates are planned once our coder issue is resolved, including tweaks such as 1-click frenzy, longer fire resistance potions, and bigger changes like the necro rework.
- There is a community-run Halloween event that can be viewed here.