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(Trivia: At the creator's request, I corrected a typo they made in the cited statement. It is clearly seen on the map that the number plate bears 81 6745.)
(Trivia: The date of service of the locomotive class is not pertinent to the Trivia unless some significance is made by it to the game. fix the other one (The developer would not change the model to DRG Class 88) :()
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* A [[w:Summit cross|summit cross]] can be found on the top of the mountain in the skybox, which is common in Germany.
 
* A [[w:Summit cross|summit cross]] can be found on the top of the mountain in the skybox, which is common in Germany.
 
* A RED shipping container with blue paint on it and blue metal sheets attached can be found in the BLU spawn yard.
 
* A RED shipping container with blue paint on it and blue metal sheets attached can be found in the BLU spawn yard.
* The Locomotive on the map is a DRG Class 81, which was built in 1928 and retired in 1963.<ref name="trainref">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230721090421/https://i.imgur.com/rpCyNFg.png Creator] confirming the reference.</ref>
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* The locomotive models on the point are [[w:DRG Class 81|DRG Class 81]].<ref name="trainref">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230721090421/https://i.imgur.com/rpCyNFg.png Creator] confirming the reference.</ref>
** In German practice, the model's locomotive number plate starts with the DRG class, 81. 6745. The plate number 81 6745 one of the signatures of the model's creator.<ref name="trainref"></ref>
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** In German practice, the model's locomotive number plate starts with the DRG locomotive class, 81 in this case.  
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** The remainder of the full plate number, 6745, is the signature of FGD5, the model's creator.<ref name="trainref"></ref>
  
 
== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==

Revision as of 02:55, 25 July 2023

Rotunda
Koth rotunda.png
Basic Information
Developer(s): Unknown
Map Info
Environment: Alpine, industrial
Setting: Daylight, sunny
Hazards: Trains, crushing
Map Photos
Loading screen photos.
Map Overview
Rotunda overview.png
Welcome to Rotunda, a steam engine workshop turned secret doomsday storage facility, now abandoned. Fight on trains, fight around trains, and fight for trains!
Rotunda publicity blurb

Rotunda is a community-created King of the Hill map. The map is set in a somewhat abandoned train depot in south east Germany, with both teams fighting over a reactor with 2 steam locomotives on each side. This map has been partially inspired by the open layouts of Nucleus and Harvest.

Rotunda was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Locations

  • Spawn yard: A yard straight out of the spawn room, contains an entrance to the Tunnels, a main path to the point, as well as an infinitely long train.
  • Tunnels: Straight out of spawn, some underground tunnels can be found under a hatch lifting up two shipping containers leading to directly under the point.
  • Outer train depot: The outer section train depot conists of a large ring around the inner depot.
  • Inner train depot: The main control point, contains an upper level and a lower level.
  • Lower depot catwalk: A small catwalk near the control point, connects to a small building that houses a medium health pack.

Strategy

Main article: Community Rotunda strategy

Update history

July 12, 2023 Patch #1 (Summer 2023 Update)
  • Added Rotunda to the game.

July 20, 2023 Patch #1

  • Aligned various textures
  • Improved clipping slightly
  • Raised gate to flank route for ease of access
  • Aligned some props
  • Aligned various textures and fixed cubemap issue
  • Improved clipping
  • Improved lighting and reduced visual noise on some textures
  • Raised gate to flank route for ease of access
  • Aligned some props
  • Fixed out-of-bounds exploit related to func_tracktrain (Thank you, The Nubing!)
  • Added missing collision to some props
  • Sealed the map more

Trivia

  • A Wiki Cap along with some Soldier gibs and an Intelligence briefcase can be found in BLU's tunnels. This is a reference to one of the creators owning a Wiki Cap.[1]
  • Outside the RED spawn, a room can be found out of bounds containing an Engineer and Heavy doing the Kazotsky Kick and credits to the map developers.
  • A small blue locomotive can be found riding around the upper depot catwalk, which also follows the same track as one of the spectator cameras for the main area.
  • A summit cross can be found on the top of the mountain in the skybox, which is common in Germany.
  • A RED shipping container with blue paint on it and blue metal sheets attached can be found in the BLU spawn yard.
  • The locomotive models on the point are DRG Class 81.[2]
    • In German practice, the model's locomotive number plate starts with the DRG locomotive class, 81 in this case.
    • The remainder of the full plate number, 6745, is the signature of FGD5, the model's creator.[2]

Bugs

  • The far end of the infinite train at spawn stops rendering while it is still in view.[3]

Gallery

References

  1. Creator confirming the reference
  2. a b Creator confirming the reference.
  3. Invisible train bug