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billiards_b5
A new look on the popular sport maps... Billiards! Hit your team's colored balls into the pockets before the other team does.
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Author(s): Big Lou
Category: TF2 > ?
Tags: billiards, tf2, sports, pool
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Billiards Beta 5

This is the fifth public beta of Billiards, the new sports map for Team Fortress 2! It's a new twist on team ball-oriented game play. This is an actual game of billiards. Each team must shoot, hit, or blast their color's balls into the pockets before the other team does the same. Don't fall into the pockets! Also, be cautious of the 8-ball... it looks a bit menacing...

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NEW In Beta 5!
Change Log:

- Sniper rifle now actually removed for good.
- Graphical alterations of the glass in the light fixture. Now looks better.
- Dynamic visual scoring system. A chalkboard shows the score live.
- Added observational camera pointing at the scoring chalkboard.
- Skybox changed to daytime.
- Text alert when 8-Ball is respawned in the middle.


*Beta 4 was for internal testing only. No public release has been made available.


Beta 3 Change Log:

- Sudden death kills scoring entities to avoid a team win during sudden death.
- Spawn rooms entities have been added to allow for instant class switching.
- Spawn room glass separation fixed to prevent pipe bombs from passing under.
- Missing texture on beer poster has been added.
- Glass floor of spawn room is destroyed for the losing team at the end of each round.
- Textures of light fixture are self illuminated and lights have been added inside.
- Glass texture of spawn room floors now visible from table top.
- Light props inside light fixture have been changed.
- Observational cameras have been added for team spectate and death. (Including a view of the ball scoring room)


Beta 2 Change Log:

- 3D Skybox added (A game room in a house).
- Billiard balls are now heavier and are easier to direct.
- Custom textures added now make the entire map prettier.
- Spawn rooms added above the map (Inside the billiard light fixture).
- Health packs added behind all pockets.
- Ammo boxes added throughout the table surface.
- Spawn times raised to 3 seconds.
- Written instructions added at beginning of rounds.
- Win cap added so map doesn't go on forever (10 wins max).

Future Changes:

- Replace light fixture with custom prop model to speed up the map. (Thanks to Fade)
- Close gaps found in border of table.

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I would like to thank a few people for without whom this map would never happen.

Thanks to Hsnopi for helping me turn this into a generic CP map into an actual billiard game!
Thanks to Fishy for help with troubleshooting PakRat!
Thanks to Bud Doug Lee for getting me in the right direction for the scoring mechanism!
Thanks to Milky for helping me get started in mapping!
Thanks to EVERYONE who has helped test, give suggestions, and critique the map from
TeamFortress2Fort.com and elsewhere!

-Big Lou
Added: 5 months agoModified: 5 months ago
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geo .
BananiteY2M
Posted 4 months ago
Posted by Ste_

I have no problems running this map since the latest server updates. This problem could be on your server side geo.


i had the crashes with the update that added the new medic weapons,i disabled sniper on the map and have had no crashes,i havent tried having sniper since the last update.

- Bananite
Ste_ .
BananiteY2M
Posted 4 months ago
I have no problems running this map since the latest server updates. This problem could be on your server side geo.

- Bananite
geo .
BananiteY2M
Posted 4 months ago
Ever since the latest patch for tf2,this map keeps crashing server,i think it may be the sniper thats causing it.
if you choose sniper and switch weapons,server crashes.
- Bananite
Ste_ .
BananiteY2M
Posted 4 months ago
Great map, i have it on my server 24/7 and im getting alot of postive feedback!

Great fun map!

join us - 195.149.21.103:27015 "" "jolt.co.uk - TF2FUN | Mixed Fun Maps [FAST DL]"
- Bananite
Evil_Toaster .
BananiteY2M
Posted 5 months ago
Big fan of the map. Keep making these good improvements.
- Bananite
thegreathungarian .
BananiteY2M
Posted 5 months ago
Pros: NO MORE SNIPER! I hated this on earlier versions. I love the scoreboard too. Plus I think it's a bit brighter and easier to see.
Cons: I sometimes get stuck in the balls?
Improvements: Could use some more detail in the 3d skybox. Like some chairs or something.
Notes: What can I say, this is just plain fun.
- Bananite
Big Lou .
BananiteY2M
Posted 5 months ago
I must admit that it's not the deepest of gameplay rich with strategy and steep competition.

But for what it is, I think it's quite fun. Especially on a big server where that 8-ball can come out of nowhere!

But in response to it getting old... that's why I included a win cap to end the game.
- Bananite
Snipergen .
BananiteY2M
Posted 5 months ago
It's fun but after playing it 1 time it gets boring. I wanna shoot people not balls ;)

But I appreciate that you didn't make it orange and custom textures and nice environment.
- Bananite
Big Lou .
BananiteY2M
Posted 5 months ago
Another quick update, but I fixed the sniper rifle once and for all. Also, a few more fun updates including a live score board.
- Bananite
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Release: Beta
Version: 5.0
Filesize: 2 mb
Players: 32
Time of Day: Day/Light
Textures: Custom
Meshes: Standard
Environment: Indoors
Map Size: Large
Effects: High Dynamic Range(HDR)
Classes Available: All
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