[CSGO][WIP] de_amalia

I'm working on a new defuse map called de_amalia. You may see it here on workshop. It is in beta2 stage right now currently being playtested on a public server. The first veriosn beta1 was already tested and since then i made some changes to it that are present on beta2 version. This is the current layout with meeting points as seen in game. Any constructive feedback it's appreciated.

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"OK, Weird orange fake crate tho + water outside the map is huge " this is quote from the map testing status.

The weird orange crate it's a marker that i used to build the 3D skybox and it's forgotten there by mistake, anyway it's a func_brush non solid so it won't impede the gameplay only the local visuals.

The water from the 3d skybox looks because of a of some sort that the water texture has. In the map the water texture size is 2 and in the skybox is 0.125. I will consider changing the water texture for future versions.

I'm primarily using de_cbble assets to keep the .bsp smaller. Of course i could make my own wall textures but i don't think it's the case for this map. For other maps of mine i did.

As for custom props, that is out of the question for me as i don't have any knowledge on how to use the software to produce them.

For now i'm interested on gameplay balance. I tested the map on a public server in my country, with 44 slots on full load and i observed a slight CT siding tendency, however any classic map like dust2 has that CT siding tendency at that load from my experience. I requested a testing on 4th September at mapcore's server to see how it behaves with less players.

Thank you for feedback.

A few minutes ago i had updated the map to version beta3 to be ready for testing this Sunday. The new screenshots you may find them on workshop.

this is the updated layout with meeting points

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The updated layout will be tested tonight 21 CET on mapcore's server. Anyone interested it's welcomed.

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After more testings done on a public server de_amalia has entered the release candidate 2 version. All that's left to do is more detailing and optimizing. The workshop page for curious ones ( the screenshots are outdated).

Here is the updated layout:

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I do not want to open a new topic so i will ask here.

Is there any possibility to use in a custom .nav file, custom location names? I'm asking that because whenever i want to use a location name other than the ones included in the official list, the console says "ambiguous" .

Thank you for answering!

Well...that sucks, because not always the map's layout fits with that list entirely. For instance i wanted to use long B, but the console says that's ambiguous, there is only long A.

"Volvo please fix!"