It's been a few days since MvM's release, and we've already started diving into the files that make up MvM. As it was inevitably bound, somebody was going to have to make a custom MvM mission. And here it is! Coaltown Highlander!
Bear in mind this project was one of the first of its kind and was my first project. Due to this, it will likely be rough around the edges. Please be sure to leave feedback on what you liked, what you didn't like, any bugs you've noticed or suggestions you have.
What is Coaltown Highlander, you say? Well, let me ask you something first. Is there a class that you absolutely cannot stand in MvM? Yes? Well, I've got some BAD NEWS FOR YOU. You're going to be DEALING with that bot (and a lot of it) in THIS mode!
Coaltown Highlander consists of nine waves, one for each class (except for Engineer because Valve didn't set him up right), and a final wave consisting of giant versions of all those menaces in one wave. Each wave conssts of several variants of their stock class. Each wave features at least one giant of their class at some point throughout the wave. Of these waves, the Pyro, Sniper, and Spy waves include a tank.
But wait, that's not all! Did you think that you could get by simply on killing REGULAR enemies? Well you [B]BETTER THINK AGAIN[/B]. Not only does this mode feature obnoxious regular enemies, but it has obnoxious [I]special[/I] ones too!
In this mode, you may see (and likely be victimized by) the following new special bots:
In this mode, you may see the following new special bots:
[B]Scout
[/B]Special Delivery Scout - A Shortstop wielding Scout
Boston's Finest Scout - A Boston Basher wielding Scout
Mach Scout - A 60 HP Melee only Scout that moves 80% faster than normal
[B]Soldier
[/B]Battalion Soldier - A Soldier who uses the Battalion on spawn
The Suicidal Brute - A Soldier wielding the Equalizer
The Cowardly Soldier - A Soldier wielding the Escape Plan
Straight Shot Solly - A Soldier wielding the Direct Hit
Tank Buster Soldier - A Soldier wielding the Black Box
Shooting Star Soldier - A Soldier wielding the Liberty Launcher
The Soldier of Tomorrow - A Soldier wielding the Cow Mangler 5000
[B]Pyro
[/B]The Pyro from Space - A Pyro wielding the Phlog
Tailblazer - A Pyro wielding the Backburner
Fire Bomber - A Pyro wielding the Flare Gun
The Hot Potato - A Pyro wielding the Degreaser and special attributes intent on reflecting
[B]Demo
[/B]Kamikaze Demo - A 100 HP Caber wielding Demoman with knockback resistance, move speed bonus, and damage bonus
1001st Demoknight - A Demoknight wielding the Persian Persuader and the Splendid Screen. Gains critboost for 3 seconds on kill
The Skullcutter - A Demoknight wielding the Skullcutter
The Skull-in-one - A demoknight wielding the Nessie's Nine Iron
Direct Hit Demo - A Demo wielding the Loch-n-Load
Pirate of the 7 OSI Layers - A 200 HP Demoknight wielding the Scottish Handshake
[B]Heavy
[/B]Big Chief - A Heavy wielding the Brass Beast
Mobster Heavy - A Heavy wielding the Tomislav
Gigglefister - A critboosted heavy with 250% movespeed wielding the Holiday Punch
Little Man of Steel - A small 180 HP Heavy wielding the Fists of Steel
[B]Medic
[/B]Vampire Medic - A Medic wielding the Blutsauger
Giant Medic - A Medic bot with 2000 HP
[B]Sniper
[/B]Frontlines Sniper - A 2250 HP Sniper wielding a critboosted SMG
[B]Spy
[/B]Ambadassador - A Spy wielding the Ambassador
Holiday Fear Spy - A Spy wielding the Spy-cicle
The Enforcer - A 2500 HP critboosted Enforcer-wielding Dead Ringer Spy.
[B]How to install[/B]:
To install this, you will need to download the zip file at the bottom of this post. The zip file will containt a tf folder within it. You must extract this to your [B]server[/B]'s /tf/ folder (this file is for the server only, clients do not need it). Installation does not require a server restart and should not require a mapchange.
Once it is installed, there are two ways to activate it. Either
1) Have the server admin execute "tf_mvm_popfile mvm_coaltown_highlander"
OR
2) Using the in-game voting system, call a vote to change mission and find "Highlander". Simply call a vote and if approved, it should take.
[URL="http://www.mediafire.com/?3x90s84chey3jxj"]Download Here[/URL] (current version is 1.09)
*New installations will simply merge folders, no files should be overwritten
Updating versions will overwrite existing files. Updates should not require server restarts or mapchanges, just a re-exec of the config if it is currently playing
[QUOTE=Gamemaster1379;37314735]The Enforcer - A 2500 HP critboosted Enforcer-wielding Dead Ringer Spy.[/QUOTE]
My body isn't ready
There's already an unused heavy weapons gnome in the game files that is essentially the gigglefister. :v:
[QUOTE=Sharc;37314858]There's already an unused heavy weapons gnome in the game files that is essentially the gigglefister. :v:[/QUOTE]
He doesn't move nearly as fast and doesn't have nearly as much health though.
A DR Spy bot...
HARD MODE ACTIVATED
i don't suppose there is any way to use this on listen servers? :v:
[QUOTE=themoses;37314948]i don't suppose there is any way to use this on listen servers? :v:[/QUOTE]
I just put that in as a disclaimer so people wouldn't try fastdling it or get confused when they try putting this in their client files and not their dedicated server files on their comp.
You can put it on a listen server. Just put it in your client files and do either of the two steps.
[QUOTE=Benlecyborg;37315004]Shall I throw this up on a server or two?[/QUOTE]
Go for it. The sooner people start playing it, the sooner I can start working the kinks out.
[QUOTE=Benlecyborg;37315194][url]steam://connect/174.140.169.103:27015[/url]
[url]steam://connect/174.140.169.103:27015[/url]
password for both is facepunch
it's giving off some errors in console when I loaded the popfile so I'm not sure if it works or not, give it a try.[/QUOTE]
I remember it giving it a few errors of not recognizing certain templates, but it was still working on another server. We'll just have to try it out and see, though.
I think it's working, I joined and there are 9 waves.
We've got four as it is. Just need two more.
Joined one of the servers, there was one spot left and I was kicked for "Bad Challange."
[editline]19th August 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=Benlecyborg;37315194][url]steam://connect/174.140.169.103:27015[/url]
[url]steam://connect/174.140.169.103:27015[/url]
password for both is facepunch
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aren't those both the same server? "password for [b]both[/b] is facepunch". Maybe i'm misunderstanding something?
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I think there's a spy here somewhere
Well that was fun,
but damn, that last wave was hard, also sorry for having to leave :x
Also I was the rapist.
Thanks to everybody who played. I got a lot of info out from all this. Time to tweak a few things here and there and get a v1.06 out after a bit more playtesting.
[QUOTE=Gamemaster1379;37316160]I think there's a spy here somewhere[/QUOTE]
I laughed so hard when I saw a giant spy slowly creep up towards an unaware soldier, [I]stomping loudly.[/I]
I was spectating for a while and few comments about this difficulty
Soldier battalion spawn on the end of wave 2 is a bit useless, only 2 Battalions or 1 Battalion + 1 Buff spawns and will get mowed down instantly.
1001st Demo has unlimited HP recharge due to its sword converting ammo to HP, making minigun, sentry and other high DPS weapon ineffective. However I think this is fine, maybe a small HP nerf (to 150 or 125) could balance it a bit.
Otherwise I say this is a fun and challenging mission, propa to Gamemaster :)
[QUOTE=Gamemaster1379;37314735]
1001st Demoknight - A Demoknight wielding the Persian Persuader and the Splendid Screen. Gains critboost for 3 seconds on kill[/QUOTE]
Please no.
[QUOTE=Gamemaster1379;37314735]The Enforcer - A 2500 HP critboosted Enforcer-wielding Dead Ringer Spy.[/QUOTE]
[video=youtube;xoM8UcB8tIg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoM8UcB8tIg[/video]
[QUOTE=Someguy13;37316451]I was spectating for a while and few comments about this difficult
Soldier battalion spawn on the end of wave 2 is a bit useless, only 2 of Battalions or 1 Battalion + 1 Buff spawns will get mowed down instantly.
1001st Demo has unlimited HP recharge due to its sword converting ammo to HP, making minigun, sentry and other high DPS weapon ineffective. However I think this is fine, maybe a small HP nerf (to 150 or 125) could balance it a bit.
Otherwise I say this is a fun and challenging mission, propa to Gamemaster :)[/QUOTE]
Yeah, the battalion spawns were going longer than they should have. I'll reduce the max number of spawnable battalions to fix that.
I may reduce their health. That ought to be sufficient.
[QUOTE=Blooper Reel;37316448]I laughed so hard when I saw a giant spy slowly creep up towards an unaware soldier, stomping loudly.[/QUOTE]
...That was....probably me.
[editline]19th August 2012[/editline]
Okay, so given the difficulty of some of these waves and how I can't make certain others too difficult at all, I'm going to possibly gradually change the mix-up.
For starters, I am considering making the Medics first in the lineup. But for now, leave the rest of the lineup how it is. That way, I can slowly transition class changes and that would give more money for waves like scout.
the 2nd wave is nearly impossible or maybe i just had a real bad team?
I've gotten by wave 2 with a team before, but it is very difficult for as early as it is. I'm going to bump it back to wave 3 or 4 though, so more upgrades can be gotten first.
[editline]19th August 2012[/editline]
V 1.09 released.
[URL="http://www.mediafire.com/?fkn9pi8tyeo2dp9"]http://www.mediafire.com/?3x90s84chey3jxj[/URL]
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v1.05
First Public Release
v1.08
-Reduced Banner Soldiers from 20 to 15 (To end the round without stray excess banner soldiers)
-Reduced Number of SMG Snipers from 3 to 1 in Wave 9
-Reduced number of Medics from 2 to 1 in Wave 9
-Reduced 1001st Demoknight's HP from 175 to 100
-Increased Starting Cash amount to 600
-Fixed Wave 2 not saving as a checkpoint
-Changed the lineup to be Medic, Scout, Snipers, Pyros, Soldiers, Demos, Heavies, Spies, Giants
-The Tanks in Sniper and Pyro rounds now only give half cash (450 instead of 900)
V1.09
-Reduced Sniper Tank Health by 33%
-Dropped Crits from Giant SMG Sniper
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Turns out I left a few values too high on the sniper round. I dropped them down to make it manageable.
Can't wait to try it.
Awesomely fun!
[QUOTE=Gamemaster1379;37314735]Gigglefister - A critboosted heavy with 250% movespeed wielding the Holiday Punch[/QUOTE]
Oh boy here we go.
[QUOTE=DeeCeeTeeBee;37357920]Oh boy here we go.[/QUOTE]
Be very afraid.
Found some bugs you should be noticed about;
1. Demoknights that use the Scimitar are rather overpowered, they get health every millisecond, like they're getting ammo every millisecond.
2. Little Heavies with Steel, are not what they are, they're just the typical heavies using minigun, and no Steel gauntlets.
3. A strange bug happened, where everyone's TF2 (But not server) crashed when on Heavy's Wave, dunno why. Should see what it was...
[QUOTE=Blitzoreo;37404171]Found some bugs you should be noticed about;
1. Demoknights that use the Scimitar are rather overpowered, they get health every millisecond, like they're getting ammo every millisecond.
2. Little Heavies with Steel, are not what they are, they're just the typical heavies using minigun, and no Steel gauntlets.
3. A strange bug happened, where everyone's TF2 (But not server) crashed when on Heavy's Wave, dunno why. Should see what it was...[/QUOTE]
The Demoknights with the Persuader are indeed regaining health rapidly, I have nerfed their HP to be much lower so they should be able to be oneshotted by most classes.
I will have to restrict them to melee only. That is my mistake.
That is very strange. I do not know what would cause that as I've never had the issue before.
something isnt right here, only a couple bots come out every wave
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