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[Game on] Towering Fortress of Hats 2

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  • ebotasticebotastic Going Gonzo In People's HeartsRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Decius wrote: »
    We're on HONC.

    Why aren't you on HONC?

    I'm trying to create a new game type out of the game's current mechanics and I'm not sure I can do it.

    Is that a good reason?

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  • Flippy_DFlippy_D Digital Conquistador LondonRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    capture point flag race?

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  • Ginger MijangoGinger Mijango Don't you open that Trap Door!Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    ebotastic wrote: »
    Decius wrote: »
    We're on HONC.

    Why aren't you on HONC?

    I'm trying to create a new game type out of the game's current mechanics and I'm not sure I can do it.

    Is that a good reason?

    OOoo, what kind? i managed to piece together that TH mode, perhaps i may be of assistance.

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  • Quaz and WallyQuaz and Wally Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    It should be a combination of capture the flag and Koth, like Kupi suggested a long time ago. Unless he's disowning that idea too, in which case I will also gladly steal it.

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  • Flippy_DFlippy_D Digital Conquistador LondonRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Quaz you are just a hoarder.

    All covered in cobwebs and old bridal dresses.

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  • Quaz and WallyQuaz and Wally Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Funny, my wife called me that just a couple days ago as I was playing Bioshock 2.

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    People just watch hoarders so they can look at their own hoard of crap and go "Well, I'm not THAT bad!"

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  • SkutSkutSkutSkut Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    This is my favorite montange, mainly cause I made it. And some of these are just crazy.

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  • ebotasticebotastic Going Gonzo In People's HeartsRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Flippy_D wrote: »
    capture point flag race?

    Sorta?
    OOoo, what kind? i managed to piece together that TH mode, perhaps i may be of assistance.

    I posted about it a couple of days ago, but I just started on it 20 minutes ago or so.
    ebotastic wrote: »
    I had an idea for a new gametype, like a Payload Tug of War.

    I imagine it a bit like a Payload Race/King of the Hill hybrid(or, as I like to call it, King of the Payload Hill Race, KotPLHR for short), where the cart is pushed out from a central control point, pushable only by the team which controls said point, and needs to be held at the end of the track for a period of time to win. Unfortunately, right now I'm not even sure something like this could be done with what's in the entity system currently.

    Sort of like pl_waste, but with timers instead of capture points and meant to be played on a much smaller scale.

    I'm thinking it would work as a completely straight track, with rollback zones at the ends so a person has to be *on* the cart for the timer to countdown. Of course there would be a good amount of cover for this person, or a few persons, and the capture sides would be more easily accessible to their respective teams.

    Originally I was thinking it would need some ctf mechanics, but a simple "OnPass" trigger to enable/disable the end capture zones should work.

    The only thing that worries me *right now* is the HUD. But I think I have a couple of different approaches to try with that.

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  • DeciusDecius I'm old! I'm fat! I'M BLUE!Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Ok HONC is flaky. Get on Jon's

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  • nealcmnealcm Alvarian AlvarianRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    list of things i want to know:

    what pub servers DispleasedEskimo goes on

    thats all i got

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  • XtarathXtarath Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I wouldn't go to them, for fear of being horribly killed by him.

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  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    DeMoN wrote: »
    Verflutche wrote: »
    Yea, i dislike the two piles of hats.

    The modest pile of hats though (just the bowler) is amazing, because bowler derbies are some of my favorite hats in real life.

    And it's for every class! I want it so bad.

    8-)

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  • HunteraHuntera Rude Boy Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    You son of a silly goose.

    :evil:

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I want the Tower Pillar of Hats just because how utterly ridiculous it is. In fact, it's easily in my top 5 most wanted hats.

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  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Decius wrote: »
    Ok HONC is flaky. Get on Jon's

    citation needed

    (as in, more info would be nice.)

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  • xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Dear Quaz and Wally:
    koth_trainwreck0000.jpg

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  • Quaz and WallyQuaz and Wally Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    It's absolutely beautiful.

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  • crucialityfactorcrucialityfactor Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    PMAvers wrote: »
    Decius wrote: »
    Ok HONC is flaky. Get on Jon's

    citation needed

    (as in, more info would be nice.)

    Like a pie crust. Isn't that all the information you need?

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  • LittleBootsLittleBoots Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    xzzy wrote: »
    Dear Quaz and Wally:
    koth_trainwreck0000.jpg

    A picture of freight... so what?

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  • TyrantCowTyrantCow Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    cue savoo rimshot link

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  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    PMAvers wrote: »
    Decius wrote: »
    Ok HONC is flaky. Get on Jon's

    citation needed

    (as in, more info would be nice.)

    Like a pie crust. Isn't that all the information you need?

    No, not really. But I had a hunch. It looks like tf_bot_keep_class_after_death (I'm *pretty* sure that's the command, right Quaz?) got turned off, and we were guessing that was causing some of the crashes between maps, so I turned it on again, and edited a few files so it should always be on.

    Soigh.

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  • xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    xzzy wrote: »
    Dear Quaz and Wally:
    koth_trainwreck0000.jpg

    A picture of freight... so what?

    notforyou.jpg

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Oh hey, it's been two months since the War! update.. Hopefully we'll be seeing info on the next update soon. (And hopefully it's the "Trading + Increased Drop Rates + Shedload of new, fan created, items" update)

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  • UEAKCrashUEAKCrash heh Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Also, lol, 100! paper.

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    UEAKCrash wrote: »
    Also, lol, 100! paper.

    Well, no one's quite sure what that's supposed to represent. I think we crossed the 100 update threshold with little to no fanfare.

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  • ebotasticebotastic Going Gonzo In People's HeartsRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    UEAKCrash wrote: »
    Also, lol, 100! paper.

    Well, no one's quite sure what that's supposed to represent. I think we crossed the 100 update threshold with little to no fanfare.

    I think it's 100 days into 2010!

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    still of the opinion it's 100 hats with the next update

    yall suckas gonna be riled when im right and you aint 8-)

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  • nealcmnealcm Alvarian AlvarianRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    ebotastic wrote: »
    UEAKCrash wrote: »
    Also, lol, 100! paper.

    Well, no one's quite sure what that's supposed to represent. I think we crossed the 100 update threshold with little to no fanfare.

    I think it's 100 days into 2010!

    thats too far away

    i hope that isn't it

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Yeah, I think we have 102 updates. Though if you don't include "Orange Box updates" then I think we're only at 99 so who knows.

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    still of the opinion it's 100 hats with the next update

    yall suckas gonna be riled when im right and you aint 8-)

    100 items might be valid. We currently have 25 weapons, 33 random hats/misc, and 5 reward hats/misc, so that's 63 items, so they'd just need to add like 37 new items. 'course that's all dependent on the quality of submissions.

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    still of the opinion it's 100 hats with the next update

    yall suckas gonna be riled when im right and you aint 8-)

    100 items might be valid. We currently have 25 weapons, 33 random hats/misc, and 5 reward hats/misc, so that's 63 items, so they'd just need to add like 37 new items. 'course that's all dependent on the quality of submissions.

    nono you don't understand

    they will have 100 community hats or contributions or whatever

    and blow their load all over us at once

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  • SithDrummerSithDrummer Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I think it's going to be the day they hit 100 hours played on average per account with TF2 on it

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    still of the opinion it's 100 hats with the next update

    yall suckas gonna be riled when im right and you aint 8-)

    100 items might be valid. We currently have 25 weapons, 33 random hats/misc, and 5 reward hats/misc, so that's 63 items, so they'd just need to add like 37 new items. 'course that's all dependent on the quality of submissions.

    nono you don't understand

    they will have 100 community hats or contributions or whatever

    and blow their load all over us at once

    The way the newspaper is phrased it sounds like it something that's been building up for awhile. 'course it's not like that's anything concrete.

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  • SkutSkutSkutSkut Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I know when I want a load blown all over me I want it built up...wait I mean, more hats are always welcome.

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  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Obviously they're approaching the 100'th person Robin's fired.

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  • Roland_tHTGRoland_tHTG Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    The same person getting fired multiple times still only counts as a one in the count right? Otherwise I think it needs another zero.

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  • UEAKCrashUEAKCrash heh Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I just think it's funny that the paper has said that for how long and we still haven't heard a damn thing about it.

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  • HunteraHuntera Rude Boy Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    God damnit, this client timing out thing is happening of all TF2 servers.

    I'm so close to my new hat, and I can't idle tonight :evil:

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Verflutche wrote: »
    God damnit, this client timing out thing is happening of all TF2 servers.

    I'm so close to my new hat, and I can't idle tonight :evil:

    That reminds me, is there a script to auto-reconnect to a server when you get disconnected?

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