Mann Co. Beta Maps

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Mann Co. Beta Maps are part of an Early Access program for including the community early in the development process. In particular, this opening of the development process allows players to play on selected maps and gamemodes that are in the Beta stage. Players access these maps by clicking on Play Multiplayer, ticking the Play Beta Maps check-box, and selecting the gamemode they wish to play. Users send feedback back to the TF2 team for suggestions, ideas and bug reports. Maps inside of the beta stage might have bugs, a lack of cosmetic props, and also a high chance of using dev textures (see Gallery further down this page). Since the Meet Your Match Update, the Early Access program has not been available to players.

There were two beta maps in the Early Access program: rd_asteroid and pl_cactuscanyon.

Update history

July 8, 2014 Patch
  • Added Mann Co. Beta Maps - Early Access program.
    • Added 2 beta maps: rd_asteroid and pl_cactuscanyon.
    • Beta maps can be accessed via the quickplay menu by clicking the Play Beta Maps option.

December 22, 2014 Patch (Smissmas 2014)

March 12, 2015 Patch

March 31, 2015 Patch

  • Removed ctf_foundry from the default map cycle to focus on gathering information on the remaining maps.

August 18, 2015 Patch

October 28, 2015 Patch (Scream Fortress 2015)

  • Mannpower is no longer in Beta.

July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)

  • PASS Time is no longer in Beta.

Gallery

  • An image of the early beta development of the map rd_asteroid, showing an example dev texture.

  • An image of the early beta development of the map pl_cactuscanyon, showing a lack of props.

  • The image for beta Payload maps.

  • The image for beta Robot Destruction maps.

  • The image for beta PASS Time maps.

  • The image for Random beta map, used in Quickplay menu selection.

  • The image that was used for the beta Mannpower maps.

  • In-game notification.

External links

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