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Here we go, update time! Beta 2 is now available. Download links (just the same as the original post) - http://%7boption%7d and http://%7boption%7d

I took some new screenshots for this version too since the map is now more detailed than before.

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Changelog for those interested:

Beta 2 released 13/12/08:-

* Revised layout in a few places.

* Slightly adjusted respawn timers for Red team.

* Added and moved a few ammo packs.

* Many detailing improvements over the entire map.

* Added an extra dynamic sign to help direct new players in the right direction.

* Fleshed out the 3D skybox.

* Added observer points for each capture point.

* Improved playerclipping.

* Hopefully fixed an issue with spawn doors trapping players.

* Fixed a problem where a door brush would prevent players moveing above it.

* Properly aligned all displacement textures.

Thanks guys

Quote from tofu

It's doing pretty well on BestGN. Almost Australia's sole custom map servers. It's good to see you're following up on your posts in numerous forums - word of mouth will eventually get around

Yeah, it seems getting stuck in to various places really pays off, the more places I can get good discussion going on about it the more feedback and opinions I can get on it, which helps me improve it

Already quite a few things are coming to light, most of which I hope to have addressed by _b2 as soon as possible. A smaller filesize should allow me to update much more frequently than with hoodoo too.

If by 'fix' you mean 'make not square' then yes I've already done that and all the cliffs in _b1 are displaced properly, those screenshots were taken just before I went around in a blitz and worked on the cliffs.

2vids - The 'release' of hoodoo hasn't happened yet, I'm going to put _b5 out soon and that will almost certainly be the final beta release before the final version that might arrive mid January.

There are a few servers running it already, I can't name any though, theres usually somewhere between 0 and 2 servers running it when I've looked, usually with a total player count of 0 - all very encouraging...heh

The Devil's Half-Acre

A brand new payload map in the style of Badwater Basin (that is - single stage with four capture points)

The Blu team are pushing the payload though the Red base to prevent a rocket from launching..

Beta 1 is now available! Download link - http://%7boption%7d

On FPSBanana - http://%7boption%7d

Here are some nice pictures to get you interested:

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Now pl_hoodoo is 98% finished I'm working on another payload map, this time it's badwater styled, here are some screenshots of early developement:

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you pl_halfacre!

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Got it updated to _b4a today. I did some more layout modification along with removing a load of exploits and reducing the filesize a bit

links - http://forums.tf2maps.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=526

I've been hard at work since goldrush was released and a few months back I finished pl_hoodoo up to a _b1 release, now its gone through a further two versions and now sits at _b3.

The map has three stages much like goldrush but each stage only has two capture points, unlike goldrush. Pretty early on I decided I wanted to have a different cart to the standard goldrush one, so I contacted a modeler I know and he made me a fantastic cart model. It looks like this -

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I've managed to fix a fair few issues from _b1 and _b2, continueing to improve detailing and balance so that hopefully it plays much better than previous version, here is a sample of what you can expect to see:

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You can download it here - http://%7boption%7d

Or here - http://%7boption%7d

If you've played it, and think its worthy of a valve update, why not vote for it over here - http://www.yinyarr.com/Community_Map_Vote.aspx