Background01

Background01
Basic Information
Developer(s):	Unknown
Map Info
Environment:	Desert
Setting:	Daylight, sunny

“

Ohh, this ain't good. Click to listen — The Scout falling out of the map

”

Background01 is a version of Dustbowl's Stage 3, Point B edited to function as a background map. Although this feature is unused in the PC version, instead replaced by grayscale screenshots of some TF2 maps, it was used in the version of Team Fortress 2 featured on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version of The Orange Box. In the PC version, it can still be seen in its intended form by going into the Developer Console and typing startupmenu or map_background background01.

Notes

• Since this map was intended to only be used as a background and not to be played on, it has many odd features.
  • Most of the geometry of the map has been removed, leaving only what the camera should see with a bit more out of sight.
    • Interestingly enough, most of the 3d skybox isn't visible even though it's still included.
  • Behind the camera, models of all the playable classes, as well as some common entities and props can be seen. This is used for asset precaching for faster loading.
    • However, due to the file paths of the Broken Bottle, Kukri, and Flamethrower models changing since the map's addition, these now show as "ERROR" models.
  • This map places the skybox directly below the visible area with an incorrectly sized barrier separating them, causing the map to also be rendered as part of the skybox.
  • Loading this map requires the game to create a server; due to this, the console versions only show this background on start-up, as it is replaced with a static image once the player has joined a game and returned to the menu.
• The camera position differs from the playable map's spectator cameras.
• The Cornwell sign overlay on the silo is missing.
• The RED team sign facing inwards is also missing.

Gallery

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  Camera Angle seen in Spectator and Main Menu when typing map background01 into console.

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  Main Menu when the map is loaded in map_background mode.

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  Xbox 360 Main Menu shown on boot-up.

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  PlayStation 3 Main Menu shown on boot-up.