Valve releases map source files

**Mr Fax Sender** · June 15th, 2009, 05:20 PM

I think as a player and a mapper for TF2, I need to be excited for this news:
http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2578

This means anyone will have the source files for TF2 maps, thus being able to edit them at their will.

Releasing the source files for a lot of TF2's default maps is a great idea. It's gonna result in a lot of variations in the maps and a lot of fixes that the player base has been wanting.

Hopefully it brings life into not so popular maps like Hydro, or fixes problem maps like 2fort.

Anyway, it's just cool that Valve went and did this. I'm excited for what people make of this.

Can someone say: pl_dustbowl?

**WiseGuy** · June 15th, 2009, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by Mr Fax Sender

Can someone say: pl_dustbowl?

this has existed for like a year now

**Mr Fax Sender** · June 15th, 2009, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by WiseGuy

this has existed for like a year now

nou

Now it can be done properly.

**internetexplorer** · June 15th, 2009, 06:32 PM

Dustbowl is inherently awful. Make a payload hydro map and take out the one really awful hallway.

**Rolo** · June 15th, 2009, 06:51 PM

pl_2fort

**BrAy** · June 15th, 2009, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by Mr Fax Sender

I think as a player and a mapper for TF2, I need to be excited for this news:
http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2578

This means anyone will have the source files for TF2 maps, thus being able to edit them at their will.

Releasing the source files for a lot of TF2's default maps is a great idea. It's gonna result in a lot of variations in the maps and a lot of fixes that the player base has been wanting.

Hopefully it brings life into not so popular maps like Hydro, or fixes problem maps like 2fort.

Anyway, it's just cool that Valve went and did this. I'm excited for what people make of this.

Can someone say: pl_dustbowl?

now go make A hunted map. go go go

**Mr Fax Sender** · June 15th, 2009, 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by BrAy

now go make A hunted map. go go go

It's probably possible, but I'm sure it would play like shit.

GOD DAMN DO I WANT HUNTED

**SpiderTroll** · June 16th, 2009, 07:53 AM

make a cp map out of 2fort and put a cap point on the bridge for battlement spawn and a cap point for the intel but make the resupply at the bottom of straight stairs the secondary spawn....

could work...

If I knew how to use the damn map editor I would try something like that....

**Derfel** · June 16th, 2009, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by Rolo

pl_2fort

Nevermind - I was thinking of doing this in a "pipeline" sort of way... Start in the intel room, push through the courtyard, across the bridge and down the stairs into the opposing intel room.

**spleen** · June 16th, 2009, 08:51 AM

would be really cool to see how the arena maps would work made into short cp_maps... always liked the 'alpine' looks of ravine and lumber yard it was something different. Don't know how well that would actually work... they might even make decent intel maps.
meh...