Thank you to all the TF2 peeps for checking out this and the last video I made on the game. I don't make videos on JUST TF2, so I hope you all check out my other videos. And while I'm done with TF2 stuff for now, I'll definitely return to Source games in the future, maybe even TF2 for another tour. Peace. ✌
district is basically kong king but a passtime map, so there is another map that goes for a city aesthetic also i gues mvms mannhatan counts too, since its a warehouse in the outskirts of a city
Your reviews of certain elements of video games are very well done... You explore every aspect of a game's design in a way that is so stress relieving. If I've had a tough day, I know I can pop on any of your videos and just chillax. The way you review these different mechanics and locations is very calming. I think you deserve much more recognition for all the videos you make! (PS, would love to see a part 2 to this where perhaps there's more community made maps)
I love loading into these maps from the console and just embracing the atmosphere. The art style of this game is easily ignored during chaotic team fights, but when experienced alone with no danger, they're genuinely beautiful and give a strange sense of loneliness and nostalgia.
There's so many maps, it was hard picking a handful for this video. I would love to do another tour of this game sometime. If it does happen, it probably won't be for a while though.
@@PretzelYT I was hoping you'd cover cp_foundry. That's by far my favorite map in terms of atmosphere with it's pastel industry, followed by doublecross's starry Vista of the trench beneath the bridge, and then Landfall and Sawmills rural escapes.
@@jollygrapefruit786 I actually did have a section planned talking about the hidden rooms that were teasing MvM on doomsday and foundry, but I cut that for time. Doublecross is a GREAT map, I'm definitely putting that on my list of maps to talk about if I make a new video on this.
I personally think the little nook in Dustbowl last is great for secretly leveling buildings, and putting them out completely unnoticed, since offence almost never goes in there.
It's great for ninjaneering, because a RED engie can set up an exit there. Since there's a direct line-of-sight from the second point, it's easy to see if it's about to be overrun (and/or have a fellow engie Wrangle a few rockets into that doorway). BLU has to set up their tele in the other little nook in that building to avoid said Wrangling, and with no metal spawning back there it's not something they'd think to check when rushing to set up.
To think I thought I was the only one who got these vibes while exploring tf2 maps. Something about them just makes me wanna explore the world further than the map allows. To see if there's more behind that one locked door, knowing there's literally nothing behind it. Or jump on one of the moving trains and see where it takes me from there. I love TF2 :)
Harvest, I’ve been in a place like Harvest before and it’s beautiful. Judging by the name, ‘harvest’ and the fact it looks like it’s mid October it’s likely a cool 60 degrees. I would add more but, it’s all just simple. There’s nothing more to add. It’s a beautiful place with a nice atmosphere
@@buttermilkoreos8913 Buildings around Llano Texas which were built in the late 30's. You'll have to do some finding but there are buildings which look like Harvest's area.
@@buttermilkoreos8913 I wouldn’t waste your time in Llano. It’s in the middle of Texas about 6 hours from the nearest location. A quicker way is to Google Earth the surrounding locations of Llano.
Kong king is not the only City map in the game, there's also District, perhaps the most overlooked map, because come on, no one plays pass time, and of course, there's Mannhattan, a popular MVM map
I think my favorite map to explore is tc_hydro. It’s truly an underrated map/game mode and I wish it wasn’t tucked away at the bottom of the mode select screen
i honestly love the atmostphere of these maps, but im just glad for tf2's cartoony artstyle so i dont get nightmares when i load into gmod singleplayer and play tf2 maps
Examining TF2 more in-depth reaffirms not only my love for the game, but for VALVe. They really think everything and anything out when designing a game to an unreal level. Glad we're taking some time to really appreciate it.
I have a deep appreciation for Valve. Most of their writing is top tier, I wish we'd get more games with narratives developed by them. I thought I remember hearing that they plan on doing more Half-Life stuff after Alyx.
10:30 another city-centered map is pass_district, but i can forgive anyone for forgetting about that map (and the whole gamemode), even if it's really well made
That intro was so well done and captivating. When you hook in your audience, you do it well! Great video! Considering this whole pleasant analysis thing is what I've done in so many games when growing up (medal of honor, San Andreas, portal 2) this type of content is just intoxicating for me. Sub earned!
I've never even heard of this map. I stopped playing regularly a couple years ago. I really do like the aesthetic of the map though, maybe I'd talk about it in a future TF2 VGWT.
the weird machines on red side in one shot you couldnt figure out are iirc some brewery equipment used to make beer, explained by the giant sign "DISTILLERY"
Oh man, usually i dont watch this kind of videos but... Your commentary is somewhat special, friendly and kind. I mean like relaxing, pity that you wont do more tf2 videos for a while but thank you for keeping me on watching the video.
While there are other maps that I think are 'prettier', like Hydro or Well, I definitely believe 2Fort to be the perfect culmination of TF2's art style and genre; the stark visual differences between the RED and BLU bases that are more than just texture-deep and the absurd contrast between the rural US exteriors and the '60s/'70s 'SpyTech' interiors is a level of stylistic complexity that I wish more maps strove for, especially newer ones. Also, great video! 😄This kind of appreciation for the details is really nice to see.
14:45 is one of the best spots to take and place teleporters as BLU, because is protected, so hard to take down from far away but close to thie point with two exits, one very useful for demos and soldiers, other for heavies a d pyros. If you manage to take this section, put a sentry portecting the tele, and the dispenser next to the largest group of teammates, you have a unflankeable spot. The only way to take down everything here is by Uber.
Same here, this channel seems to keep my attention pretty easily. It's probably that his voice is slow and calm, and doesn't make me too restless to stay on the same video; and the little silent portions give me time to think about stuff so that I don't go off into one of my hyperfocus trains of thought while there's information to be learned, but they're still short enough to keep me from falling down my own mental rabbit hole.
My favourite thing in harvest is the little huts marked garage that have a door that is entirely useless. It leads to no room, there’s no space behind it for there to feasibly be a room there.
It's funny you mention that, I was rewatching this video sometime after I uploaded it and I noticed the same thing. I guess I need to pay a little more attention to details like that when recording these clips, that would have been a funny thing to bring up.
I really liked the feel of this video. It's such a nice, relaxed and artful approach to... well, art. We usually take it for granted that there are artists behind our favorite locations in games. They express theirselves just like they would with a sculpture or a poem and you observing that is also one of my favorite things about gaming.
Oooohh I just saw your Half-Life video last week and subscribed, then watched your Dark Souls video, but only now realised I've known this channel from when this video was just released. I thought the video looked familiar :p Anyway keep up the good work! Love the "odd areas" in videogames series.
I've been kinda unsure on what to do for games that don't have traditional level music. It feels weird to not have any music when talking about an area in a game, but maybe it's good for the vibe of the video if that's how the actual game sounds. Don't try and force music in where there isn't any. I don't know. I still have some thinking to do for that.
14:50 That's the Rest stop, spies can uncloak here behind the attacking team, and medics can charge an Uber to advance to the point It's a small hidden place mostly used to give an advantage to the smartest team, considering the last point is in front of the defending team's base, directly opposite is an extremely cramped staircase and room with a small overhang for snipers to use, or soldiers to rocket spam It's extremely useful considering that the bridge is a choke point that makes the last stand so much more fun and stressful with the tight corridors and only one other viable path, which is under the bridge for the attacking team to flank
That pocket on the final Dustbowl stage serves purpose - you can take cover from the balcony thats adjacent to the pocket; that way you're hidden from sight from the last point
I spent a while messing around with the Hammer editor, trying to make my own maps for TF2. And looking at the existing maps, trying to make sense of how they were put together. So yes, I have spent a lot of time wandering around TF2 maps alone.
you mentioned kong king and that reminded of the bigger version of it (pass_district) and just how beautiful it is, even during gameplay its possible to notice it the underground parts of the map specially, its so weird seeing a full subway on a tf2 map but it works so well and looks so good its incredible sadly its a passtime map wich means barely no one plays it
In these tours, I usually use music from the game as the backing track, but TF2 maps obviously don't have music, so I wasn't sure what to do at first. I was a little worried just the ambient sounds of a map would be too boring, but in retrospect, I really like how it turned out.
I had a moment where I was messing around on a 24/7 hightower server and was looking at the med packs. I always thought they were pies but looking at them I saw they were cases for medical equipment. It's cool just really inspecting various parts of this game.
I used to do this when playing a pirated version of cs1. 6 I had and it was both captivating and unnerving, it was really calm, but at all times I was alert in case some secret enemy would appear even though it was literally impossible for me to get in a multiplayer match.
If you make poorly done scenery, people will notice. If you make interestingly designed scenery, people will probably notice enough to know it looks nice but be too busy most of the time playing the game to fully enjoy it.
I really share your fascination with out of bounds areas. Without the restrictions of gameplay areas, they really can do absolutely anything they want, so they always seem strangely fascinating to me. It's also why I really like Hydro. It's the one map where gameplay areas *feel* like out-of-bounds areas.
Also at 2:25 it's to do with how that terrain is made. It is created out of "displacements", which are limited in size and look weird if you stretch them too far. The background area of the map is a "3D skybox", which can be difficult to match up with the rest of the map.
Finally, someone that understands the truly comfy lifestyle of listening to map ambience, whirring computers and a sentry beep in the 2fort basement. Ahhh...
I lik the community maps that expand some of these areas to be playable. I would love a map that takes place alongside another, like an underground map underneath well, and you can walk up the weird little staircase and look at the corresponding section of well. Or like a map that takes place on the big docked ship in the distance of pl_upward.
One map it think would work well for this series is MvMs Mannhattan the juxtaposition of a tf2 match going on in a functioning city is very interesting
When I got Gmod the first thing I did was load into a few TF2 maps and just explored them, I would just noclip into the out of bounds areas and just looked around for cool details
Speculation: the last spot shown was originally designed to have the health pack in the back, but after play testing it was discovered that this was not viable, either because players didn't find it or the risk of going that far back in a tunnel with one exit wasn't worth it. The easiest fix was to simply move the health pack up a little as redesigning that section of the map wasn't a productive use of time for such a small change.
this is a few months old now and I'm sure it's been mentioned but, rather than simply choosing not to put effort where it's not needed it's likely they put effort into removing as much as they could without compromising the map, for performance sake, they didn't choose not to bother with a wall on the barn or the backside of those hills but rather would have created the objects and removed what couldn't have been seen from what they decided was the playable area
There's something about 2Fort - it's been an iconic map for three different games since 1996 (Quake Team Fortress and TF Classic as well - I know it from TFC. I don't think it's ever been balanced. In fact, going through the different versions of the maps that have existed that long (2fort and well, at least) and comparing them in your style could be fun. They kept the layouts nearly identical considering how different they look.
9:13 The building is a distillery, so those are obviously vats for making alchohol. Labeling them as "BIZZARRE MACHINES" is so funny when the GIANT LOGO ONTOP OF THE BASE says Redshed Distillery 1934
to be honest when im trying to practice rocket jumping un upward or badwater or any map i just have this feeling of dread that every corner thet i turn something is hiding behind me or watching me from a distance, take 2fort for example, in a normal match i dont feel any fear because theres the enemies the sentryes etc but when i just load up 2fort alone, it feels weird mostly in the intel room where its just small and the little ramp that you turn 3 times, every turn i just feel like some thing is in the other side, thats why i hate going in to maps alone, its just to silent and too weird even in gmod
I feel mixed about being in tf2 maps, alone. on one hand, its nice to discover little details the devs put into it, things you would never really see in absolute chaos. on the other hand, it's lonely. the fact that you don't hear the occasional spy decloak, the faraway beeping of level 3 sentry, or the snipers saying "thanks mate." after each kill, really empathizes the fact that nobody is there. you are all alone, in this giant world. in 2fort, it's small while playing the map, with the war going on around you, it seems like such a small place, you and others are all hurrying to go from one place to another. but it's just you. all alone. seemingly, forever. Loneliness has been a sad topic for me, as I often worry about being by myself. There's just something about people, that makes me want to just talk, sometimes for hours. I like meeting new strangers, and just talking about life and otherwise obscure topics. I dunno, perhaps this entire post was my sad side showing.. Thanks for reading all that, man. :)
I know what you mean. Playing maps with nobody in them is a rare occurrence. We experience these maps in the chaos of multiplayer and it's weird to be in one outside of that usual setting. There definitely is something "lonely" about being in a multiplayer map by yourself.
I'd like to shout out free2fort! It's a fanmade version of the map that tries to make some of those out-of-bounds zones into playable spaces. I think it's a really cool project!
I always loved exploring the maps alone, especially when making SFM videos, going to different locations that you never go to, getting camera shots from places you never see is just so cool
About 2fort: it does remind you that the game is set in the 60s and has a visible "Spy movie" inspiration. When you're playing, you just see those as... Well, maps. But once you look at what's actually there, you see the story behind the maps. You have ordinary looking places, probably fronts for a secret organisation. You venture deeper into them, perhaps sneaking in through the sewers. There, behind a locked safe door, there is an unexpected secret passage that takes you down to a secret underground base of operations for an intelligence network, where the briefcase you need to steal is. It's a secret agent story, and it's great. You really should also look at the event versions of maps. ESPECIALLY 2fort_Invasion. Everything you loved about the map, is turned up to 11. Both teams handle aliens differently, with Blue doing a massive quarantine and Red.... Just kinda vibing and taking space crystals into the lab to work on them. Turns the map from just a spy movie, to a 60's cooky space invaders thriller
The Dustbowl corner is actually awesome. That is, until you are playing engineer on the RED team and a BLU spy is trying to murder you. This is an awesome hiding spot for spies, mainly for those with deadringers because the decloaking sound usually cannot be heard over gunshots by the engineer above the stairs while he is defending the area. It serves a very good gameplay purpose and I use it quite often while playing spy, even though I very much main engi.
I suppose TF2 is no longer competitive in any way, so it wouldnt matter now, but 2 fort honestly was a great place for me when I wanted a friendly map to learn the absolute basics of a class. When I picked up sniper, I proceeded to spend hours and hours sitting on 2 fort fighting sniper duels and occasionally picking off people trying to get through the bridge. When I picked up spy, I got back on 2 fort and started doing everything I could to get Intel, using disguise and cloak and using sappers to mess up turrets, etc. When I picked up engi, 2 fort. When I picked up demo, 2 fort. When I picked up pyro, 2 fort! Basically 2 fort is a perfect map to spend your first 2-6 hours of a new class on.
I did a video on the original Modern Warfare 2 before MW3 released some months ago. It was fun to return to that game after so long, and you're right. They put a LOT of work into those maps that you normally wouldn't notice running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
When you're talking about the spiral ramp around the 5 minute mark, there's a map for tf2 classic that pulls that exact trick you describe in the green base, though now trying to find a download link to share I'm coming up blank, but the map is called "ctf_4fort_blender"
Thank you to all the TF2 peeps for checking out this and the last video I made on the game. I don't make videos on JUST TF2, so I hope you all check out my other videos.
And while I'm done with TF2 stuff for now, I'll definitely return to Source games in the future, maybe even TF2 for another tour.
Peace. ✌
district is basically kong king but a passtime map, so there is another map that goes for a city aesthetic
also i gues mvms mannhatan counts too, since its a warehouse in the outskirts of a city
Your reviews of certain elements of video games are very well done... You explore every aspect of a game's design in a way that is so stress relieving. If I've had a tough day, I know I can pop on any of your videos and just chillax. The way you review these different mechanics and locations is very calming.
I think you deserve much more recognition for all the videos you make!
(PS, would love to see a part 2 to this where perhaps there's more community made maps)
Considering that BLU stands for Builders League United it makes sense that the BLU aesthetic is industrial in nature.
do you know what red stands for im not motivated enough to look it up
@@henrymoonrabbit reliable excavation and demolition
@@rainbowflameproductions7121 thanks
@@rainbowflameproductions7121 read
This and the meaning of RED makes the gameplay extremely ironic considering BLU is the attacking team that pushes a bomb while RED defends
I love loading into these maps from the console and just embracing the atmosphere. The art style of this game is easily ignored during chaotic team fights, but when experienced alone with no danger, they're genuinely beautiful and give a strange sense of loneliness and nostalgia.
There's so many maps, it was hard picking a handful for this video. I would love to do another tour of this game sometime. If it does happen, it probably won't be for a while though.
@@PretzelYT I was hoping you'd cover cp_foundry. That's by far my favorite map in terms of atmosphere with it's pastel industry, followed by doublecross's starry Vista of the trench beneath the bridge, and then Landfall and Sawmills rural escapes.
@@jollygrapefruit786 I actually did have a section planned talking about the hidden rooms that were teasing MvM on doomsday and foundry, but I cut that for time. Doublecross is a GREAT map, I'm definitely putting that on my list of maps to talk about if I make a new video on this.
@@PretzelYT awesome, I like your videos man
@@PretzelYT Beautiful
9:18 RED's building on Well is a distillery. I believe those machines are where the alcohol is, well, distilled.
Those machines are pot stills which are used for the distillation part
cringe pfp
@@josephleebob3828 u
@@chairwood na
@@josephleebob3828very much so
I personally think the little nook in Dustbowl last is great for secretly leveling buildings, and putting them out completely unnoticed, since offence almost never goes in there.
or for spies to uncloak
It's also a good spot to uncloak as spy
It's great for ninjaneering, because a RED engie can set up an exit there. Since there's a direct line-of-sight from the second point, it's easy to see if it's about to be overrun (and/or have a fellow engie Wrangle a few rockets into that doorway). BLU has to set up their tele in the other little nook in that building to avoid said Wrangling, and with no metal spawning back there it's not something they'd think to check when rushing to set up.
To think I thought I was the only one who got these vibes while exploring tf2 maps. Something about them just makes me wanna explore the world further than the map allows.
To see if there's more behind that one locked door, knowing there's literally nothing behind it. Or jump on one of the moving trains and see where it takes me from there. I love TF2 :)
Harvest, I’ve been in a place like Harvest before and it’s beautiful. Judging by the name, ‘harvest’ and the fact it looks like it’s mid October it’s likely a cool 60 degrees. I would add more but, it’s all just simple. There’s nothing more to add. It’s a beautiful place with a nice atmosphere
Where is that place I must go there and live there
@@buttermilkoreos8913 Buildings around Llano Texas which were built in the late 30's. You'll have to do some finding but there are buildings which look like Harvest's area.
@@coachacola3755 this is probably a stretch, but do you remember like what was around it? Or like kind of an address? I may try to go there
@@buttermilkoreos8913 I wouldn’t waste your time in Llano. It’s in the middle of Texas about 6 hours from the nearest location. A quicker way is to Google Earth the surrounding locations of Llano.
11:32 I’ve been playing tf2 for almost 8 years and never noticed that was an escalator 😭😭
Kong king is one of my favs too
Did you know spy has a gun?
Kong king is not the only City map in the game, there's also District, perhaps the most overlooked map, because come on, no one plays pass time, and of course, there's Mannhattan, a popular MVM map
I think my favorite map to explore is tc_hydro. It’s truly an underrated map/game mode and I wish it wasn’t tucked away at the bottom of the mode select screen
0:17 Yes, actually. I typically do so when new maps are added. Just to get a general feel for the layout and find possibly sneaky spots.
I’ve spent massive amounts of time in empty maps, mostly practicing rocket jump rollouts and searching for funny hiding places for Sniper or Spy.
8:26 a junji ito reference AND a subtle minecraft cave sound (I think?)? Neat
great vid, it feels like a nature documentary
i honestly love the atmostphere of these maps, but im just glad for tf2's cartoony artstyle so i dont get nightmares when i load into gmod singleplayer and play tf2 maps
Examining TF2 more in-depth reaffirms not only my love for the game, but for VALVe. They really think everything and anything out when designing a game to an unreal level. Glad we're taking some time to really appreciate it.
I have a deep appreciation for Valve. Most of their writing is top tier, I wish we'd get more games with narratives developed by them. I thought I remember hearing that they plan on doing more Half-Life stuff after Alyx.
10:30 another city-centered map is pass_district, but i can forgive anyone for forgetting about that map (and the whole gamemode), even if it's really well made
That intro was so well done and captivating. When you hook in your audience, you do it well! Great video!
Considering this whole pleasant analysis thing is what I've done in so many games when growing up (medal of honor, San Andreas, portal 2) this type of content is just intoxicating for me. Sub earned!
I’m surprised you didn’t mention bread space and the secret area behind the monster
I've never even heard of this map. I stopped playing regularly a couple years ago. I really do like the aesthetic of the map though, maybe I'd talk about it in a future TF2 VGWT.
Good lord man, this is one of the most relaxing videos I've ever had the joy of watching. Subscribed and favorited the video.
My next tour will cover one of the most relaxing games I've ever played. Keep an eye out for that after my next video.
9:19 those are stills for making alcohol. Notice RED's sign on their building, it's a distillery.
the weird machines on red side in one shot you couldnt figure out are iirc some brewery equipment used to make beer, explained by the giant sign "DISTILLERY"
never knew tf2 had this much detail in general i never really paid attention to it
It's easy for all that to blend into the background when playing a match
unexpected style of this video amazes me
9:10 Those are actually whisky stills
Oh man, usually i dont watch this kind of videos but... Your commentary is somewhat special, friendly and kind. I mean like relaxing, pity that you wont do more tf2 videos for a while but thank you for keeping me on watching the video.
I loved that transition you did right at the begining, really clean!
One of the most underrated channels out there
While there are other maps that I think are 'prettier', like Hydro or Well, I definitely believe 2Fort to be the perfect culmination of TF2's art style and genre; the stark visual differences between the RED and BLU bases that are more than just texture-deep and the absurd contrast between the rural US exteriors and the '60s/'70s 'SpyTech' interiors is a level of stylistic complexity that I wish more maps strove for, especially newer ones.
Also, great video! 😄This kind of appreciation for the details is really nice to see.
14:45 is one of the best spots to take and place teleporters as BLU, because is protected, so hard to take down from far away but close to thie point with two exits, one very useful for demos and soldiers, other for heavies a d pyros. If you manage to take this section, put a sentry portecting the tele, and the dispenser next to the largest group of teammates, you have a unflankeable spot. The only way to take down everything here is by Uber.
Thank you so so much for putting a timer on the silent parts, really makes this video friendly for me (adhd)
Same here, this channel seems to keep my attention pretty easily. It's probably that his voice is slow and calm, and doesn't make me too restless to stay on the same video; and the little silent portions give me time to think about stuff so that I don't go off into one of my hyperfocus trains of thought while there's information to be learned, but they're still short enough to keep me from falling down my own mental rabbit hole.
My favourite thing in harvest is the little huts marked garage that have a door that is entirely useless. It leads to no room, there’s no space behind it for there to feasibly be a room there.
It's funny you mention that, I was rewatching this video sometime after I uploaded it and I noticed the same thing.
I guess I need to pay a little more attention to details like that when recording these clips, that would have been a funny thing to bring up.
@@PretzelYT there’s a ton of these weird doors in video games sometimes, but the harvest one always makes me laugh.
Man, it's like I watched national geography. Excellent, keep going, you make great videos
these videos are super cool, keep it up
Damn this was really comforting
I love making videos in this series, I'll keep working on them for as long as I can.👍
This is a very relaxing video. I love to just hear commentary about TF2 maps all day. It's weirdly therapeutic.
Thanks! I love making these tours and I'd love to do another of TF2 some day. But it'll probably be a while before I cover TF2 again.
@@PretzelYT looking forward to the other videos regardless
I love the wide variety of videos, I hope you remember me when you inevitably become famous!
at first I was weirded out by the breaks in between the different parts of the videos, but ive grown to really enjoy it, nice video :)
ironic how the least enclosed (smallest) map is pl_enclosure.
i do this on accident by joining a dying server
it's neat, then the server gets loaded with bots 30 minutes in
I really liked the feel of this video. It's such a nice, relaxed and artful approach to... well, art. We usually take it for granted that there are artists behind our favorite locations in games. They express theirselves just like they would with a sculpture or a poem and you observing that is also one of my favorite things about gaming.
8:15 its a great space to uncloak as spy, the enemy will think you just respawned, a very plausible disguise imo
Oooohh I just saw your Half-Life video last week and subscribed, then watched your Dark Souls video, but only now realised I've known this channel from when this video was just released. I thought the video looked familiar :p Anyway keep up the good work! Love the "odd areas" in videogames series.
I really love the calmness of this video, calm voice, no music, the games subtle sound effects, its very relaxing
I've been kinda unsure on what to do for games that don't have traditional level music. It feels weird to not have any music when talking about an area in a game, but maybe it's good for the vibe of the video if that's how the actual game sounds. Don't try and force music in where there isn't any.
I don't know. I still have some thinking to do for that.
@@PretzelYTTF2 does have some great music that isn't too distracting if you look through their catalogue, I really enjoyed it without tho
14:50 That's the Rest stop, spies can uncloak here behind the attacking team, and medics can charge an Uber to advance to the point
It's a small hidden place mostly used to give an advantage to the smartest team, considering the last point is in front of the defending team's base, directly opposite is an extremely cramped staircase and room with a small overhang for snipers to use, or soldiers to rocket spam
It's extremely useful considering that the bridge is a choke point that makes the last stand so much more fun and stressful with the tight corridors and only one other viable path, which is under the bridge for the attacking team to flank
That pocket on the final Dustbowl stage serves purpose - you can take cover from the balcony thats adjacent to the pocket; that way you're hidden from sight from the last point
love the informative quietude in this video
I spent a while messing around with the Hammer editor, trying to make my own maps for TF2. And looking at the existing maps, trying to make sense of how they were put together. So yes, I have spent a lot of time wandering around TF2 maps alone.
Those "Bizzare machines" in reds base are most definitely distilleries. You know those boys are gettin crunked.
you mentioned kong king and that reminded of the bigger version of it (pass_district) and just how beautiful it is, even during gameplay its possible to notice it
the underground parts of the map specially, its so weird seeing a full subway on a tf2 map but it works so well and looks so good its incredible
sadly its a passtime map wich means barely no one plays it
One thing I absolutely love about this video is the sound effects from the atmosphere in the game. It was so unnecessary, but it added so much to it.
In these tours, I usually use music from the game as the backing track, but TF2 maps obviously don't have music, so I wasn't sure what to do at first. I was a little worried just the ambient sounds of a map would be too boring, but in retrospect, I really like how it turned out.
8:22 I was thinking of all the places I would put the Minecraft cave noise and you picked the perfect place
I had a moment where I was messing around on a 24/7 hightower server and was looking at the med packs. I always thought they were pies but looking at them I saw they were cases for medical equipment. It's cool just really inspecting various parts of this game.
I really love Harvest for all of the Aesthetic choices and the flow of the map is great. Easily the most underrated map in all of TF2
I used to do this when playing a pirated version of cs1. 6 I had and it was both captivating and unnerving, it was really calm, but at all times I was alert in case some secret enemy would appear even though it was literally impossible for me to get in a multiplayer match.
If you make poorly done scenery, people will notice. If you make interestingly designed scenery, people will probably notice enough to know it looks nice but be too busy most of the time playing the game to fully enjoy it.
Im glad someone else appreciates the calming aesthetics of a lot of tf2s maps
The 2fort "control center" as you called it, is actually a war games reference. That's a somewhat old movie if anyone was wondering.
I really share your fascination with out of bounds areas. Without the restrictions of gameplay areas, they really can do absolutely anything they want, so they always seem strangely fascinating to me.
It's also why I really like Hydro. It's the one map where gameplay areas *feel* like out-of-bounds areas.
Also at 2:25 it's to do with how that terrain is made. It is created out of "displacements", which are limited in size and look weird if you stretch them too far. The background area of the map is a "3D skybox", which can be difficult to match up with the rest of the map.
The bizarre machines on red side in well are for beer brewing I think.
This is one of my favorite videos I've ever watched about tf2
Finally, someone that understands the truly comfy lifestyle of listening to map ambience, whirring computers and a sentry beep in the 2fort basement. Ahhh...
In early days of TF2 we used to sticky-jump out of Well boundaries in a CTF variant. Was kinda strange to see the map from there.
Swift water is my favorite payload map, it is a big map which has a lot of underrated spots
Damn man, you just took me on a nostalgia journey with this video. Really made me appreciate all the maps i used to play on :)
You should give either portal 1 or 2 a try, they have many out of bounds rooms that I think you’d find interesting
Those are definitely on my list of games to check out! Would love to look at them someday.
I lik the community maps that expand some of these areas to be playable. I would love a map that takes place alongside another, like an underground map underneath well, and you can walk up the weird little staircase and look at the corresponding section of well. Or like a map that takes place on the big docked ship in the distance of pl_upward.
One map it think would work well for this series is MvMs Mannhattan the juxtaposition of a tf2 match going on in a functioning city is very interesting
When I got Gmod the first thing I did was load into a few TF2 maps and just explored them, I would just noclip into the out of bounds areas and just looked around for cool details
Only 400 views? Your videos deserve much more than that
0:25 THE INTERLOPER WIND CHIME!
9:15 that building is a distillery, you can see the sign outside. Those are stills.
More videos like this about maps please. Tf2 ones are weirdly comforting
Speculation: the last spot shown was originally designed to have the health pack in the back, but after play testing it was discovered that this was not viable, either because players didn't find it or the risk of going that far back in a tunnel with one exit wasn't worth it. The easiest fix was to simply move the health pack up a little as redesigning that section of the map wasn't a productive use of time for such a small change.
I love this format
I just found this channel, and I have to say it's already my favourite
harvest is one of my favourite maps because the aesthetic and feel of it
this is a few months old now and I'm sure it's been mentioned but, rather than simply choosing not to put effort where it's not needed it's likely they put effort into removing as much as they could without compromising the map, for performance sake, they didn't choose not to bother with a wall on the barn or the backside of those hills but rather would have created the objects and removed what couldn't have been seen from what they decided was the playable area
There's something about 2Fort - it's been an iconic map for three different games since 1996 (Quake Team Fortress and TF Classic as well - I know it from TFC. I don't think it's ever been balanced.
In fact, going through the different versions of the maps that have existed that long (2fort and well, at least) and comparing them in your style could be fun. They kept the layouts nearly identical considering how different they look.
9:13 The building is a distillery, so those are obviously vats for making alchohol. Labeling them as "BIZZARRE MACHINES" is so funny when the GIANT LOGO ONTOP OF THE BASE says Redshed Distillery 1934
I only noticed that after I uploaded the video 💀
had a heart stop moment when I heard the chime at the beginning
Good video. It really shows how much effort Valve put in TF2 and how is still looking good after all these years.
to be honest when im trying to practice rocket jumping un upward or badwater or any map i just have this feeling of dread that every corner thet i turn something is hiding behind me or watching me from a distance, take 2fort for example, in a normal match i dont feel any fear because theres the enemies the sentryes etc but when i just load up 2fort alone, it feels weird mostly in the intel room where its just small and the little ramp that you turn 3 times, every turn i just feel like some thing is in the other side, thats why i hate going in to maps alone, its just to silent and too weird even in gmod
I feel mixed about being in tf2 maps, alone.
on one hand, its nice to discover little details the devs put into it, things you would never really see in absolute chaos.
on the other hand, it's lonely. the fact that you don't hear the occasional spy decloak, the faraway beeping of level 3 sentry, or the snipers saying "thanks mate." after each kill, really empathizes the fact that nobody is there. you are all alone, in this giant world. in 2fort, it's small while playing the map, with the war going on around you, it seems like such a small place, you and others are all hurrying to go from one place to another. but it's just you. all alone. seemingly, forever.
Loneliness has been a sad topic for me, as I often worry about being by myself. There's just something about people, that makes me want to just talk, sometimes for hours. I like meeting new strangers, and just talking about life and otherwise obscure topics. I dunno, perhaps this entire post was my sad side showing..
Thanks for reading all that, man. :)
I know what you mean. Playing maps with nobody in them is a rare occurrence. We experience these maps in the chaos of multiplayer and it's weird to be in one outside of that usual setting. There definitely is something "lonely" about being in a multiplayer map by yourself.
Altitude is by far the best map to play on alone, it's genuinely my favorite map in terms of asthetics.
Ah, that's another new-ish map that I haven't heard of. It seems cool, I love the snowy TF2 maps like Viaduct and Barnblitz.
@@PretzelYT I suggest you give it a look, it really is spectacular
I'd like to shout out free2fort! It's a fanmade version of the map that tries to make some of those out-of-bounds zones into playable spaces. I think it's a really cool project!
I know that practically noone plays it, but the pass time district map also goes for a city like style lile kong king
I remember i used to do this on Gmod. I walk around take in the sights and enjoy the atmosphere. Imagine myself in this world.
I always loved exploring the maps alone, especially when making SFM videos, going to different locations that you never go to, getting camera shots from places you never see is just so cool
Sawmill is my fav Map because of the Rain, easily.
About 2fort: it does remind you that the game is set in the 60s and has a visible "Spy movie" inspiration. When you're playing, you just see those as... Well, maps. But once you look at what's actually there, you see the story behind the maps. You have ordinary looking places, probably fronts for a secret organisation. You venture deeper into them, perhaps sneaking in through the sewers. There, behind a locked safe door, there is an unexpected secret passage that takes you down to a secret underground base of operations for an intelligence network, where the briefcase you need to steal is. It's a secret agent story, and it's great.
You really should also look at the event versions of maps. ESPECIALLY 2fort_Invasion. Everything you loved about the map, is turned up to 11. Both teams handle aliens differently, with Blue doing a massive quarantine and Red.... Just kinda vibing and taking space crystals into the lab to work on them. Turns the map from just a spy movie, to a 60's cooky space invaders thriller
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I have a feeling that spot by final point on dustbowl is probably for attacking teams teleporters
The Dustbowl corner is actually awesome. That is, until you are playing engineer on the RED team and a BLU spy is trying to murder you. This is an awesome hiding spot for spies, mainly for those with deadringers because the decloaking sound usually cannot be heard over gunshots by the engineer above the stairs while he is defending the area. It serves a very good gameplay purpose and I use it quite often while playing spy, even though I very much main engi.
I suppose TF2 is no longer competitive in any way, so it wouldnt matter now, but 2 fort honestly was a great place for me when I wanted a friendly map to learn the absolute basics of a class. When I picked up sniper, I proceeded to spend hours and hours sitting on 2 fort fighting sniper duels and occasionally picking off people trying to get through the bridge. When I picked up spy, I got back on 2 fort and started doing everything I could to get Intel, using disguise and cloak and using sappers to mess up turrets, etc. When I picked up engi, 2 fort. When I picked up demo, 2 fort. When I picked up pyro, 2 fort! Basically 2 fort is a perfect map to spend your first 2-6 hours of a new class on.
the cod maps have a ton of detail that normally you would never see
I did a video on the original Modern Warfare 2 before MW3 released some months ago. It was fun to return to that game after so long, and you're right. They put a LOT of work into those maps that you normally wouldn't notice running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
9:15
those are stills, used for making alcohol
9:22 this is where weed soldier goes to get zoinked
When you're talking about the spiral ramp around the 5 minute mark, there's a map for tf2 classic that pulls that exact trick you describe in the green base, though now trying to find a download link to share I'm coming up blank, but the map is called "ctf_4fort_blender"
That's fascinating. I've played my fair share of TF2C, but I haven't seen that map.
3:21 spy mains:
Are you aproaching me?
9:14 those are brewing tanks. You make beer in them.