Rumford (custom map)

Rumford
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Basic Information
Map type:	Payload
File name:	pl_rumford_rc2
Released:	May 27, 2022
Last updated:	March 1, 2023
Developer(s):	Aeon 'Void' Bollig Louie 'bakscratch' Turner Izotope Alex 'FGD5' Stewart Patrick 'Zeus' Hennessy Neil 'Nesman' Stottler
Link(s):	TF2maps.net
Map Info
Environment:	Alpine
Setting:	Day time
Map Overview

“

The town of Rumford, Maine. Red team owns a papermill and Blu team wants in to find the hidden australium. Deliver the payload cart! — Rumford publicity blurb

”

Rumford is a community-created custom Payload map set in a paper mill. A Winter version was added in the Smissmas 2022 update.

Locations

Checkpoint A

• BLU's First Spawn: This is the BLU team's first spawn point at the beginning of the round. It has 3 exits, one facing the small building, one facing the flank, and another in the middle where the cart is.
• Flank: A flank route.
• Small Building: The small building located in front of the first exit of BLU Spawn, containing health kits and ammo packs.

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  BLU team's first spawn.

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  A flank position.

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  Small Building with health and ammo packs.

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  Checkpoint A.

Checkpoint B

• BLU's Second Spawn: The second spawn room that BLU spawns in once Checkpoint A is captured. It has 2 exits, the main exit facing the Rumford Paper Co. building, and the other on the side facing the flank, leading to a more open area of the map that leads to Checkpoint A.
• The Halfway Point: The halfway point from BLU's first spawn to Checkpoint B.
• Rumford Paper Co.: The inside of the Rumford Paper Co. building. It contains the RED team's first spawn room and two branching paths that lead further inside the building complex.

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  BLU's second spawn.

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  The Half Way Point between Checkpoint A and B.

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  Checkpoint B.

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  Rumford Paper Co.

Changelog

Changelog:

Mar 4, 2021

• spawns were broken

Mar 12, 2021

• added higher ground to B
• added another flank to B
• moved blu forward
• removed one way at last
• adjusted health/ammo
• optimized
• clipped

Mar 18, 2021

• changed routing in building leading up to A.
• added a sightline solving solution in several areas.
• changed respawn times.
• adjusted health/ammo.
• improved player flow.

Mar 23, 2021

• changed routes into A.
• changed routes around B.
• removed lower flank into Last.
• adjusted health/ammo.
• forgot to align some textures.

Mar 26, 2021

• adjusted blu spawn courtyard
• adjusted routing at B for blu
• reworked turntable room
• adjusted routing into last
• adjusted health/ammo placement

Mar 28, 2021

• made the route at B not a snipers wet dream.
• added some cover at A.
• adjusted cover at last.
• added some important clippings

Apr 8, 2021

• changed the routing on last.
• lowered last.
• changed routing between A and B.
• moved Blu forward.
• added cubby at A.

Apr 21, 2021

• moved blu forward spawn more forward.
• made crate on last nobuild.

May 24, 2021

• added shithouse outside of BLU spawn.
• added some textures to BLU spawn.
• changed shape of BLU spawn.
• changed flow into A.
• changed B.
• removed route at C.
• moved spawn at last.

Jun 7, 2021

• removed some sightlines.
• adjusted A for engineers.
• adjusted respawn time on last.
• adjusted health/ammo.

Jun 9, 2021

• added door back to A.
• removed force respawn for red team.

Jun 15, 2021

• adjusted A.
• adjusted B.
• adjusted Last.
• more stuff

Jun 23, 2021

• sort of redid A?
• fixed clipping.

Jul 5, 2021

• added blu forward after capping A.
• buffed spy on last.
• simplified routing on last.
• made A flank more defined.
• removed dumb rotating route at A.
• fixed some jank sightlines.
• shot a sink.
• other stuff.

Jul 8, 2021

• I unbroke spawns.

Jul 12, 2021

• removed some rocks
• moved some stairs
• added some textures
• clipped blu spawn

Jul 13, 2021

• updated respawn time for red after capping A and B. Reduced it by 1-2 seconds.
• added forcerespawn for red.
• added windows.
• added some nice textures.

Aug 15, 2021

• added custom signs.
• adjusted models.
• added 3d skybox.
• fixed soundscapes.

Aug 16, 2021

• fixed clipping.
• fixed some textures.
• fixed some props.
• fixed a door or two.
• forgot clippings.
• fixed some models.
• fixed some lighting.

Nov 22, 2021

• added a lot more detail.
• added room at A.
• I did a second art pass pretty much.

Dec 5, 2021

• optimized A again.
• added some more details.
• more areaportals.
• better displacements.
• doors are still not packed, deal with it.

Feb 22, 2022

• fixed some areaportals.
• added some hints.
• fixed some textures.
• you get the idea.

Mar 1, 2022

• added more detailing.
• fixed some lighting bugs.
• WIRES.

Mar 4, 2022

• more detailing.
• fixed clippings.
• reduced tjuncs.
• packed the doors.

Mar 15, 2022

• POLISH
• lowered tjuncs

Mar 23, 2022

• more detailing.
• moved fund_details to models.
• redid most of my stairs.
• fixed some clipping.

Mar 27, 2022

• first rc pass.

Feb 13, 2023

• Reoptimized the whole map.
• Adjusted clippings in areas.
• Fixed some lighting bugs.

Gallery

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  Steam Workshop thumbnail for Rumford.