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*'''The Crossing'''
 
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Revision as of 19:18, 30 October 2013

For the original variant, see Hightower

Helltower
Plr hightower event3.png
Basic Information
Variants: Hightower and Snowtower
Developer(s): Unknown
Map Info
Environment: Desert
Setting: Nighttime, cloudy
Hazards: Pitfall, Skeletons, Lava
Map Photos
Loading screen photos.
Map Overview
Helltower overview.png

Helltower is a Payload Race map added in the Scream Fortress 2013 Update. It is the Halloween-themed version of Hightower.

The objective is to push a cart of gravel containing the skeleton of one of the Mann brothers (Blutarch for RED, Redmond for BLU) to the lift at the high towers before the other team. Once either brother is pushed to the checkpoint, all players will be sent to a demonic cave only known as Hell.

In Hell, the teams are pitted against each other, and all players must attempt to enter the Skull Island. Any players killed in Hell become ghosts and must pursue the living players, however the ghosts have no way to deal any damage. Pressing primary-fire as a ghost will cause the player to yell "BOO", which can be used to startle living players but serves little other purpose. Players that survive and reach the book receive an empty spellbook called, unfilled fancy spellbook, if they do not already possess one in their backpack, which can be filled with pages found from the Haunted Halloween Gift. Only those that are alive and have reached Skull Island can receive the unfilled fancy spellbook.

Occasionally, Green Skeletons will spawn as well as Halloween gifts for random players on the server.

Locations

File:Plr hightower event overhead.png
Overview of the map.(Large file)


  • The Hightowers
  • Central Tower
  • The Crossing
  • The Ramp: Unlike Hightower, the carts do not fall back down these ramps by gravity.
  • Cliff-House: Its back wall is now opened up and can be fallen off of.
  • Balconies
  • Tower Corridors: Some changes have been made here, including small puddle rooms on each side that players can drop down into, and small inaccessible tunnels, which can be used to teleport to the opposite tunnel when you are affected by the shrinking spell.
  • The Bridge: Appears and disappears.
  • Hell: When one of the caskets reaches its goal, both teams are sent to Hell.

Hell

While the initial push to the end works like a regular Payload race on Hightower, once a team has pushed their corpse to the end, the screen will flash white as all players are transported to what is assumed to be hell.

On first arrival, all players will arrive on seperate sides of a small area surrounded by lava (along with a short dance-off.) The team that has successfully pushed their cart to the end will gain a noticeable health buff as both teams are to fight over winning a prize upon Skull Island; an Unfilled Fancy Spellbook.

At this point, the game turns into a short Arena match, with no respawns. Instead, killed players will turn into ghosts.

Strategy

See Community Helltower strategy

Update history

October 29, 2013 Patch (Scream Fortress 2013)

  • Added New Halloween Map Helltower

See also