Creep Mode
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Creep Mode is an unfinished game mode[1] that appears to be a predecessor of Mann vs. Machine. It is based on Dota 2's idea of "creeps" and "creep waves": groups of hostile creatures that must be killed by players in order to progress and obtain experience points. This game mode was in development from 2010[2] until an unknown year, likely before work began on MvM. In order for one of the teams to win, all creep waves must be defeated.[3]
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Little information is known about this game mode. It worked with control points of some kind.[4]. "Creep waves" are the core of this game mode, there were 3 waves at 30-second intervals, and an initial 30-second delay.[5]. A levelling system is also present, killing 6 creeps would level the player up.[6] There's a simple infomation system that could print on a screen who killed creep, what team they're on, the current level of the team, and how many experience points need to reach the next level.[7]
Creeps
The control points could only be captured[8] or defended by creeps. The creeps use the Heavy Robot model[9] wearing a Cheater's Lament[10], possibly as a placeholder, and cannot deal Crit damage, similar to MvM bots.[11]
Creeps would use melee weapons, beeline towards enemy targets, as well as juking and dodging in order to avoid interpenetration.[12]. Creeps would run in a "creep wave" towards the next available control point to capture it, but have the ability to detect players within 250 Hammer Units and lose players beyond 300 HU.[13] If there is a closer player, that player will be targeted instead.[14].
Creeps would occasionally say voice lines, such as upon killing or losing a target.[15].
See also
References
All references here are in the "game" folder and should be prefixed with "game\", but it has been omitted from the references due to overlapping text
- Jump up ↑ server\tf\bot\tf_bot_manager.cpp:L167-279
- Jump up ↑ server\tf\bot\behavior\scenario\creep_wave\tf_bot_creep_wave.cpp:L4
- Jump up ↑ server\tf\bot\tf_bot_manager.cpp:L183
- Jump up ↑ shared\tf\tf_gamerules.cpp:L16314
- Jump up ↑ server\tf\bot\tf_bot_manager.cpp:L168-170
- Jump up ↑ server\tf\bot\tf_bot_manager.cpp:L172
- Jump up ↑ server\tf\bot\tf_bot_manager.cpp:L254-279
- Jump up ↑ shared\tf\tf_gamerules.cpp:L17501
- Jump up ↑ server\tf\bot\behavior\scenario\creep_wave\tf_bot_creep_wave.cpp:L63
- Jump up ↑ server\tf\bot\tf_bot_manager.cpp:L249. Referred to as Honest Halo.
- Jump up ↑ shared\tf\tf_weaponbase.cpp:L4161-4184
- Jump up ↑ server\tf\bot\behavior\scenario\creep_wave\tf_bot_creep_wave.cpp
L205-232 - Jump up ↑ server\tf\bot\behavior\scenario\creep_wave\tf_bot_creep_wave.cpp:L3, L16-17
- Jump up ↑ server\tf\bot\behavior\scenario\creep_wave\tf_bot_creep_wave.cpp:L191-202
- Jump up ↑ server\tf\bot\behavior\scenario\creep_wave\tf_bot_creep_wave.cpp:L178-189
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