"The Ruins" (Version 1.1) for Team Fortress Classic

by Reaper47 ( reaper47@gmx.at )





=Installation=



Simply extract the files to the same folders like they are stored in the zip file.





=Info=



Title:			The Ruins

Version:		1.1

Filename:		ruins.bsp

Autor:			Reaper47

Email Address:		reaper47@gmx.at



Map-Type:		TFC (Single Command Point - Invade and defend)

Number of Teams:	2

Number of Players:	8-24



New textures:		Yes

New sounds:		No

New skymap:		Yes



Editor used:		Valve Hammer Editor 3.4 ( with Zoner's Halflife Tools Version 2.5.3 Custom Build 1.7 )

Build time:		some months

Compile time:		35m

Compile Machine:	Athlon XP 1800+, 512 MB RAM

Known Bugs:		None





=Version 1.1 changes=



	-Added flag return countdown

	-Added "Flag Tracker"

	-Added an HLTV-"overview"

	-Added some geometry and changed some textures 

	-Removed a door from the defender's spawn room

	-Lots of minor changes





Other Notes:	This is a new and improved release of my original map ( It's not "Ruins 2" or anything).



The new "Flag Tracker" system now shows the current flag location area. I don't know if it's really that useful for players who have never seen the map before but it works well and helps to find the flag if the other players are to busy (or lazy) to tell you where they dropped it. 



There's a new flag return countdown which was much tougher to add than I originally thought (I had to use a second fake item and lots of timers and tfgoals). Now you know when you have to hurry.



I removed the door in the defender's spawn room that led directly to the command point area. I hope that way the attackers have a better chance of success. Some people said that the first version of this map was too easy to defend.



Well, these are the most obvious changes. There are many minor changes you perhaps won't even notice the first time you play it. New geometry and texturing should add a little more detail to some areas of the map that looked a bit empty and plain before. 



Ok, that's it. Have fun! :)





=Credits=



Nick "Crinity" Coombe for the beautiful skymap. Visit his website at http://www.planethalflife.com/crinity !



Brendan McCarthy for making the ODD-Bot which unfortunately doesn't get updated anymore.



RedFox ( http://www.foxbot.net ) for the excellent FoxBot.



Botman ( http://www.planethalflife.com/botman ) for his BSP-tools and for making bots possible with the HL-Engine.





The Collective ( http://collective.valveerc.com ) and TFMapped ( http://tf.valve-erc.com/ ) for being such a great help.



...and of course all the people at Valve Software for making Half-Life and TFC!





=Copyright Info=



"The Ruins" TFC-map (c) Reaper47, 2003



reaper47@gmx.at



Sky Map by Nick Coombe (Crinity), 2000



http://www.planethalflife.com/crinity



crinity@email.com



You MUST NOT distribute this level UNLESS you INCLUDE THIS FILE WITH NO MODIFICATIONS!

Authors MAY NOT use this level as a base to build additional levels.  

This level may be distributed ONLY over the Internet and/or BBS systems. You are NOT authorized to put this level on any CD or distribute it in any way without my permission.