Outburst

Outburst
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Basic Information
Map type:	Versus Saxton Hale (Community)
File name:	vsh_outburst
Released:	October 10, 2024 Patch (Scream Fortress XVI)
Developer(s):	Lizard Of Oz Phe Szabó "Maxxy" Attila Maxim "VellyVice" Streltsov Matthew "MegapiemanPHD" Simmons James M. Jason "Yaki" Herman Joaquim "JPRAS" Silva Stuffy360
Map Info
Environment:	Forest, Lava
Setting:	Nighttime
Hazards:	Fire
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Map Overview
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“

Welcome to the Underworld, mortals! I'm Saxton Hale, CEO of Hell, and I got this position by beating the hell out of the Devil. Click to listen — Outburst publicity blurb

”

Outburst is a community-created Versus Saxton Hale map released during the Scream Fortress 2024 update. It features unique pools of healing water as well as magical orb-like portals that when touched, teleport the player to a pre-determined location. It also features a new design for Saxton Hale, a new ability where he ignites players upon performing a Mighty Slam (albeit at the cost of a 10% damage penalty), as well as some new voice lines.

Outburst was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Locations

• Spawn: BLU has no Spawn rooms or Resupply Cabinets. They spawn between the Cliffside Shed and the Small Tree Stump.
• Control Point: The main control point, located in between the Tree Catwalks and Big Oak.

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  Spawn area for BLU. The Tree Stump is located to the right.

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  Main control point; to the right are Tree Catwalks.

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  Another view of the main control point.

• Cliffside Shed: A half burnt-down shed containing a large healt kit located near the edge of a cliff.
• Tree Stump: Found in front of the Cliffside Shed, has a medium ammo pack on top of it.
• River of Lava: It flows from the main control point till Cliffside Shed, where it falls down a cliff beyond the playable area.
• Tree Catwalks: Near the main control point are two small trees with a wooden platform and an interconnecting catwalk built on them.
• Mining Shack: Located behind the control point is a dilapidated shack with only its porch remaining.
  • Mining Shack Balcony: Hanging from the side of the Mining Shack is a wooden terrace, which can be used to reach the Big Oak Perch.
• Ale House: A wild-west style building found to the rear of the Big Oak.

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  Interior of Cliffside Shed.

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  River of Lava.

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  Tree Catwalks.

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  Mining Shack and its accompanying teleport orb.

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  Mining Shack's balcony

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  Ale House and its accompanying teleport orb.

• Big Oak: The largest and most central location of the map, it is a massive tree with a large and multi-floored interior.
  • Perch: Attached to the side of the Big Oak are two flimsy platforms, which overview the point.

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  Exterior view of the Big Oak.

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  Interior of the Big oak with an accompanying teleporter.

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  Another view of the Big Oak's interior

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  The Perches attached to Big Oak.

• Healing Ponds: Two tiny puddles containing a healing mixture can be found on the map. They heal at a rate of 12 health per second and can only be used by the Mercenaries.
  • First Healing Pond: The Healing Pool closest to BLU's initial spawn is located near the River of Lava. Separating it from the Point are the two Tree Catwalks.
  • Second Healing Pond: Found to the rear of the Big Oak, next to the Ale House.

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  Healing pond near the Lava River.

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  Healing Pond behind the Big Oak.

Portal orbs

The map features glowing orbs suspended in mid-air which act as teleportation devices. They can be found in 7 different locations, although only one or two orbs are active at any given time. Upon touching an orb, it disappears and the player is instantaneously brought to a new location, which is specific for each orb. After approximately 3 seconds, a new orb appears randomly in one of the 7 given locations. The orbs allow the Mercenaries to quickly escape Saxton if he gets too close.

Image	Location	Teleports to
Teleporter Orb #1	Next to the Cliffside Shed	Second Healing Pond
Teleporter Orb #2	Inside the Big Oak	Cliffside Shed
Teleporter Orb #3	Next to the first Healing Pond	Big Oak's elevated Perch
Teleporter Orb #4	On Mining Shack's porch	Big Oak's elevated Perch
Teleporter Orb #5	Next to the Ale House	On top of the Tree Stump
Teleporter Orb #6	The far corner of the map, next to the cliff	Mining Shack's porch
Teleporter Orb #7	Next to the Big Oak, hidden within its large roots	Mining Shack's Balcony

Strategy

Main article: Community Outburst strategy

Changelog

This is the changelog of the map before it was added to the game.

Changelog:

RC7 Changelog (14.9.2023)

• Fixed a visual glitch with the Healing Pool water.
• Optimized the Healing Pool particles.
• Visual improvement to the area inside the giant tree.
• Updated a texture of the control point stump.
• Miscellaneous improvements.

RC6 Changelog (12.9.2023)

• New Boss Bar to match Hale's new appearance (it's animated!)
• Now with Cubemaps and (subtle) HDR!
• Added a wooden catwalk inside the Tree (the visual uplift of the tree is still in the works).
• Other minor improvements.
• Asset cleanup.

RC5 Changelog (9.9.2023)

• Improved 3D skybox.
• Improved the Devil's- excuse me, Hale's office/spawn with Stuffy's office assets.
• Made the second 3D skybox for the Hale's office.
• Healing Pool's heal particles are now more visible.

RC4 Changelog (7.9.2023)

• Hale's voice has been modulated to sound demonic.
  • Bespoke voice lines coming soon!
• Hale's Stomp now sets enemies on fire.
  • It now deals slightly less upfront damage to keep it balanced.
  • Now with bespoke visual effect!
• Fixed ambient sounds not playing.

RC3 Changelog (6.9.2023)

• Optimization (prop fades and occluders).
• Revamped Hale's Spawn room.
• Added bespoke patch overlays for Health and Ammo pickups.
• Healing Pools now heal at consistent 10%/sec.
• Misc visual improvements.
• Improved player clipping (invisible map boundaries).

RC2 Changelog (3.9.2023)

• Overhauled the (now) stone tower near the first Healing Pond.
• Added the second Healing Pond behind the tree (at one of the spawn zones).
• Overhauled visuals of said area.
• Visual improvements to out-of-bounds terrain.

RC1 Changelod (2.9.2023)

• Added level sounds.
• Added a Healing Pond near the metal building (the building that will soon be revamped).
• Added a new backdrop building near the metal building.
• Hellfire Hale now glows stronger, making him easier to spot.
• Added tall grass.
• General improvements of the level geometry.

Update history

October 10, 2024 Patch #1 (Scream Fortress 2024)

• Added Outburst to the game.

October 10, 2024 Patch #2

• Updated vsh_outburst to fix a problem with sounds not playing correctly.

October 18, 2024 Patch

• Improved performance.
• Fixed menu images.
• Fixed a minor visual issue.
• Fixed being able to stick to the invisible walls.

Gallery

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  Steam Workshop thumbnail for Outburst.

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  Saxton Hale as he appears on Outburst.

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  Sign found on the Mining Shack.

References

 When updates release, the code will likely have shifted a few lines or have moved somewhere else entirely.