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New Team Fortress 2 Map Revealed: Badwater Basin

by Aaron Linde, Aug 14, 2008 12:48pm PDT

Related Topics – Team Fortress 2, , screenshots, PC

Valve Software today revealed the latest piece of Team Fortress 2 content bound for next week's Heavy class update as Badwater Basin, a new arena for the game's Payload gametype. Screenshots were also provided.

According to the update webpage, Badwater Basin focuses on more open spaces and features less chokepoints than previous Payload map Gold Rush, which came as part of the Medic update earlier this year.

Badwater Basin will arrive as part of the largest Team Fortress 2 PC update yet, set to debut next Tuesday with a new gametype, seven maps, and three weapons for the Heavy class. The first new Heavy weapon, the Killing Gloves of Boxing or K.G.B., was unveiled yesterday alongside a set of 35 class-specific achievements.

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so i hear they are including community maps now. is badwater basin a map by valve?

Aug 14, 2008 1:23pm PDT

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so i hear they are including community maps now. is badwater basin a map by valve? : the_algor
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  yes. the community map was revealed on Tuesday. cp_steel : RikiTiki2
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    there will be one other community map revealed. : Chris Faylor
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      No, that is not the case. The maps are as follows: 1) community map: Cp_Steel 2) new payload map: pl_... : Wisp!
      
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      Quote from the blog: "In addition to the three unlockable weapons and thirty-five achievements for the H... : Wisp!
      
      Ah yeah, the way Valve phrased "another popular community-made map" after revealing CP_Stee. confused me. : Chris Faylor
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      I don't think so. 5 Arenas + Steel + Badwater : -sk-
      
      Wisp won :/ : -sk-
      
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      Why do you say arenas? : Wisp!
      
      FIGHT! : Grimmadog
      
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      Uhmmm. Because Valve calls them arenas. : -sk-
      
      Yeah, in one post, and in another they call them maps. http://www.teamfortress.com/ Robin refers to ... : Wisp!
      
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      Yes there will only be 6 arenas in this update. At least that's what was mentioned in the blog. : molaughlen
      
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      No. 5 arenas. : -sk-
      
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      Hrm, I meant 5 MAPS. I sometimes call maps arenas. : molaughlen
      
      Sigh.. 6 MAPS. : molaughlen

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Valve finally adding flag based CP? Amen! This would explain why they are calling the maps "arenas". Technically, they wouldn't be new maps, but new arenas for this new gamneplay mode.

Amen!

Dustbowl is NOT Dustbowl without flag based CP! This would be a gigantic change for TF2 and render the horrible linear CP maps DOA. Imagine actually being able to utilize the entire map for battles in TF2, instead of the same exact boring and predictable static control points.

Valve is good, but no way are they sitting on five new maps. these are obvious tweakings of existing TF2 maps for the new gameplay mode.

Aug 14, 2008 10:31pm PDT

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Valve finally adding flag based CP? Amen! This would explain why they are calling the maps "arenas". Tech... : boulder94
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- Define flag-based CP? I have no idea what that means. : molaughlen

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What is this Payload

Aug 14, 2008 12:55pm PDT

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What is this Payload : Porkasaurus
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  Gold Rush. : Chris Faylor
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    Ah ok, the game mode is called Payload and the map was Gold Rush? : Porkasaurus
    - yes. pl_goldrush : pyide
    - Game mode is Payload. Maps are Gold Rush and now Badwater Basin. : FlamingPeasant
- STAND BY LITTLE WAGON : pyide
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  uuaaaaghh cart is not moving ! : nico2
  - Push leetle cart!!!!!!!!!!!!1! : FlamingPeasant

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Oh boy, another map where soldiers and demos get to reach areas that even scouts can't get to for minimal health loss that make killing them virtually impossible for anything but a sniper.

Love how valve acts like the scout is supposed to be the king of mobility and getting through enemy lines when demos and soldiers are far more maneuverable and both of them + pyros are much more able to get past sentries.

I mean hell, look at the meet the scout video. Shows the scout run right past a sentry. Try that in game and you'll get obliterated the second you get into it's line of fire.

Aug 14, 2008 3:48pm PDT

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Oh boy, another map where soldiers and demos get to reach areas that even scouts can't get to for minimal... : DerHuhnTeufel
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  Oh boy, another Internet user that thinks he knows the entire map layout from two screenshots. : DrWaffles
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  you're right for a class who's specialty is supposed to be mobility, the scout is really only medicore in... : flasher 907
  - If they could get some sort of trick jump to work, that'd be awesome. Like being able to jump onto a wall... : DerHuhnTeufel

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Wait wait wait. New gametype? WHAT IS THIS?

Aug 14, 2008 6:17pm PDT

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Wait wait wait. New gametype? WHAT IS THIS? : dmason
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  It will be hunted. Special "meet the Hunted" video as well. : aeg1x
  - There is no evidence to suggest that. Valve has stated numerous times they have no intention of releasing... : Wisp!

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OK that last screen shot has me excited. Can't wait to try these out!

Aug 14, 2008 12:52pm PDT

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OK that last screen shot has me excited. Can't wait to try these out! : .frame
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  Excited because now I guess we can shoot grenades from the sticky cannon? : Tetelestia
  - Uh OH~~ Discuss!!!! : dedgecko

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ya, whatever, It looks just like all the other TF2 maps. If I wasn't told it was new I wouldn't of known.

NEXT.

Aug 14, 2008 1:11pm PDT

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ya, whatever, It looks just like all the other TF2 maps. If I wasn't told it was new I wouldn't of known... : Fluffy_Bunny
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http://steamgames.com/tf2/heavy/images/AchievementIcons/tf_heavy_uncover_spies.png

Notice the name of the achievement...uncover spies? The picture is some kind of flashlight...is there any way to "uncover spies" in TF2 now...besides shooting them? Heavy is listed as a defensive class, but we usually see it on offense, maybe this and the rumored "Swamper" are a move towards making it a more defensive class.

Aug 14, 2008 2:38pm PDT

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http://steamgames.com/tf2/heavy/images/AchievementIcons/tf_heavy_uncover_spies.png Notice the name of ... : arsonide
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Sweet... another rocks & industrial map that looks indentical to every other map.

Aug 14, 2008 3:16pm PDT

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Sweet... another rocks & industrial map that looks indentical to every other map. : pleasedpig
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- or identical :) : pleasedpig
- Yeah, I hope they get that new "style" of map out very soon. : DrWaffles

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Is it Tuesday yet? Now? How about now?

Aug 14, 2008 1:03pm PDT

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Is it Tuesday yet? Now? How about now? : FlamingPeasant
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- Me can haz update now? : watcherxp

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"Unlike Gold Rush, where the track is split into three separate stages, Badwater Basin uses a single large stage with several checkpoints. As a result, the Blu team is highly encouraged to push the cart hard after beating their way through the Red defensive line."

Cool, 1 big map. I like that.

Aug 14, 2008 1:36pm PDT

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- Yeah, it sounds interesting. I wonder what the timer will be set to. : OmegaRed59

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Oh hell yes. Cant wait to see what the other new maps will look like.

Aug 14, 2008 12:49pm PDT

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Oh hell yes. Cant wait to see what the other new maps will look like. : ant_hillbilly
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  Given that every TF map I've ever seen looks like this one, they will probably look like this one. : johnwissinger
  - I agree with you 100%. : Fluffy_Bunny
  - There is a little variation in each one. Well uses a more industrial look to it, as well as half of 2fort... : Wisp!
- http://teamfortress.com/images/posts/environment1.jpg http://teamfortress.com/images/posts/environment2.... : kungfusquirrel

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While this new map looks exciting, I'm really hoping that the new gamemode with its 5 new maps is also getting the new environments we've been teased with on the blog.

*fingers crossed*

Aug 14, 2008 1:12pm PDT

While this new map looks exciting, I'm really hoping that the new gamemode with its 5 new maps is also ge... : eonix

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This is killing me.

Aug 14, 2008 12:52pm PDT

This is killing me. : watcherxp

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