Dustbowl (Training)
| Dustbowl (Training) | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Variants: | Attack/Defend |
| Developer(s): | Unknown |
| Map Info | |
| Environment: | Desert |
| Setting: | Daylight, sunny |
Dustbowl (Training) is a map designed to familiarize new players to the concepts of Attack/Defend gameplay. Valve initially released this map training mode with the Mac Update. Its purpose was to provide an environment that new players could practice in without the confusion and difficulty curve of some public servers. In Training Mode, the player experiences normal game situations, but competes with and against bots instead of human players. The bots are set by default to a relatively low difficulty level, as they often move in straight lines and stand still while they shoot. They will not capture a point unless you are there. If you are away from the point they will simply say the "Go! Go! Go!" command until you stand near the point. They will not use their melee weapons if they run out of ammo.
Introduction video
Dustbowl (Training) uses the exact same introduction video as the original Dustbowl.
Goal
The BLU team is attacking and must capture both control points (A and B) in all three stages to win the match. The RED team must prevent the BLU team from achieving their goal by successfully defending their respective control points.
However, team switching is disabled in this training version of Dustbowl; because of this you are forced to participate on the BLU team, which is the team on the offensive.
Round 1
The first round introduces you to basic mechanics of gameplay, specifically the capturing of control points. The round is also intended to allow you to apply the skills learned in Target.
The teams change even as one progresses through the levels.
These are the teams at the first capture point:
| BLU (3 players) | RED (5 players) |
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These are the teams at the second capture point:
| BLU (3 players) | RED (3 players) |
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* This represents the player's class (the other participants are bots).
Control point timing
All control points have the same capture times.
| Control Point | Multiplier | Seconds | ||
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| All control points | ×1 |
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| ×2 |
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| ×3 |
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| ×4 |
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Update history
June 10, 2010 Patch (Mac Update)
- Added this map to the game.
