Ambush (custom map)

Ambush (custom map)
Basic Information
Developer(s):	{{{map-developer}}}
Map Info
Environment:	Farmland
Setting:	Day
Hazards:	Pitfalls

Ambush is a community-made Attack/Defend Control Point map.

In Ambush, the goal of the attackers, BLU, is to win through a series of stages in order to win the map. Within each stage, the attackers must capture two control points, A and B, which are held by the defenders, RED. Point A must be captured before the attackers can assault B. A Halloween version of this map was added in Scream Fortress 2021.

Overview

Locations

The following locations are told from BLU's point of view

Stage 1, Point A

Stages 1 & 2

• Tree Stumps: A name given to an area right outside BLU's right spawn exit, containing multiple tree stumps.
• Lower area: This is a relatively small area found right outside BLU's left spawn exit. When compared to the Lumber Yard, the Lower Area is ever so slightly lower.
• Lumber yard: The location of the first point. It's filled with saws, logs and wooden planks.

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  Stage 1, Point A

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  Point A from a different angle

Stage 1, Point B

• Sawmill: The large wooden building used for separating point A from point B. It has many corridors and acts as a direct line of approach to the final point.
• Mineshafts: There are two mineshafts running underground. Both of them act as a flank route leading up to point B, and both of their entrances are at the Sawmill's sides.

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  Stage 1, Point B

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  Point B from a different angle

Stage 2, Point A

• Ravine: This is the long, depressed ditch which takes up a shape of the letter "L".
• Cliff: On the Ravine's left side is the Cliff, accessible by crossing a wooden bridge up to it.
• Cave: Another way to access the Cliff is from a cave on BLU's left side.

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  Stage 2, Point A

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  Point A from a different angle

Stage 2, Point B

• Sniper's deck: Right in front of the Point A would be the Sniper's deck, a tall building overviewing the next point.
• Shed: And just left of the Point A is a tiny shed imbedded into the surrounding terrain.
• Left Flank: Above the aforementioned Shed is flank route wrapping around the left side.
• Central area: In between the Church and the Sniper's deck is the Central area, a relatively open location filled with many platforms, bridges and other map geometry.
• Church: The Point B itself is in encased within a stone Church located on top of a hill-like structure.

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  Stage 2, Point B

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  Point B from a different angle

Stage 3, Point A

Stage 3

• Building 237: A building named after the sign displayed on it. It is located up on the left side, from which it slowly ascends up to the Point A on the right.
• Yard: Directly opposite of the Building 237, also on the right side, is the Yard.
• Elevation: This is the resting place of Point A. It is an elevated wooden platform connecting the Building 237 with the Computer room.

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  Stage 3, Point A

Stage 3, Point B

• Computer room: The room which serves as a direct path to the final point. As the name implies, it contains many servers and computers.
• Under Flank: Left of the Compute room is route which dips under the ground for a few moments before coming up on the Propane Tank's left side.
• Propane Yard: As the name implies, the Propane Yard is a large yard with a red propane tank in it, as well as the final capture point.
• Red Shed: In front of the Propane Yard is a medium sized house overlooking it.

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  Stage 3, Point B

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  Point B from a different angle

Changelog

Changelog:

Feb 29, 2020

• Increased respawn times slightly for both teams in stage1 and stage2
• Added one-way door to the end of the stage1 right side tunnel area (seen from blu base)
• Fixed crack in displacement in stage3
• Fixed possible out of map exploit in stage3 (thanks Boonie!)
• Fixed tree stump not having any collision (thanks cringe!)
• Fixed being able to go through water surface and build underwater in stage2 (thanks BUTA & Moonly Days!)
• Fixed few texture errors (stage3)
• Fixed stairs near first blue spawn being non-solid (stage1)
• Fixed few props fading too early (stage3)
• Re-Aligned few misaligned textures (stage3)
• Improved lighting in stage3 "basement"
• Removed staircase from stage3 so that red cannot ambush blu so easily before last area
• Added soundscape to the welcoming camera point (stage1)
• Added some more details all over the map (encore on stage 1, 2 and 3.)
• Several miscellaneous fixes (fanfair)

Mar 6, 2020

• Changed location of doorway near A area on stage3 by 90 degrees, now players can navigate better
• Added more visual details in some parts of all stages
• Moved one of the RED resupply closets closer from the side in stage3
• Fixed tunnel trims from not being visually great and supporting
• Fixed odd shadows from some props in stage1, stage3
• Fixed crack in displacement in stage1
• Fixed more props fading too soon in all stages
• Added bomb explosion in the mine to the last CP, with visual effects upon last capture
• Improved clipping all over the three stages
• Miscellaneous fixes and tunings all over all stages

Mar 10, 2020

• Closed a route from side to A stair house in stage3
• Made new route from planks to A, next to cliffside at the closed door in stage3
• Fixed clipping issues near last cp, players being able to stand up high at the windows
• Fixed problem where players were able to throw flying guillotine through the same windows
• Improved clipping all over the three stages
• Added some more lighting to each spawnroom and A-B area in stage3
• Improved lighting on some other areas of the map
• Added loading screen images into the map
• Fixed grass coming through the wall in stage1
• Fixed a possible exploit where you could have build through a corner outside of a map in stage1
• Fixed hovering doors in stage2
• Fixed hovering rocks in stage3
• Fixed hovering sign in stage3
• Fixed stairs in stage2 and stage1 from being shoot throughable even when supposed not to
• Fixed chimney model coming through ceiling in stage3
• Fixed some props being totally black to normal
• Continued detail pass in stage1, stage2 and stage3. Nearly there!
• Lots of other fine tunings and changes that i cannot remember to list here!

Mar 11, 2020

• Fixed crack in displacement cliffs on stage3
• Fixed few texture errors in stage3 brushwork
• Fixed few overlays overlapping eachothers in stage3
• Fixed lamp not emitting correct beam effect in stag3
• Fixed one more possible exploit in stage2 where you could get outside of the map in stage2
• Further improvement on clipping and playability through it
• Further optimizations to framerates in some parts of the map
• Improved bots navigation throughout the map
• Nodrawed some remaining brush faces
• Continued detail pass, about done now

Mar 21, 2020

• Improved RED first spawn visual look a bit
• Fixed some lights not having the "beam" effect
• Fixed 3 non-solid barrels to solid
• Fixed more props fading too soon
• Fixed one see-throug seeable wall
• Miscellaneous small fixes

Apr 12, 2020

• Fixed the download link pointing to wrong file.

Gallery

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  Steam Workshop image for Ambush.