HighGear, v2261

Bug report by Okom1

Date: 22 Aug, 2024

Feedback notes: -

Map link: HighGear

Priority 1 = Must fix:
Exploits, gameplay stalling issues and non-standard functionality.

Priority 2 = Should fix:
Recommendations, major visual issues and balance issues.

Priority 3 = Suggestion:
Inconsistencies, minor visual issues and optimization tips.

Positional values are described in the order: X, Y, Z.

Object references are described like so: Object name.

0. Layout

Unintended hiding spots present on the map:

Position: -698, 359, 1018 Full map break
Position: -569, 363, 1123 Full map break; decal object is no collision, even though the Physics is set to Phased, so it can be passed through
Position: -530, -22, 1120 Player fully hidden
Position: -762, 129, 1007 (When lift platform is at the top position); multiple similar around the same area
Position: -551, -67, 1082
Position: -596, -67, 1082
Position: -618, -67, 1083
Position: -620, 6, 1096
Position: -409, 209, 1145
Position: -738, 394, 1034
Position: -476, -19, 1079

Prevent access to the listed hiding spots.

Dropped sandbox or gameplay items can become unreachable due to holes in the map geometry:

Position: -458, 216, 1028 Hole hidden under No Collision decals
Position: -604, 378, 1047 Hole hidden under No Collision decals
Position: -625, 30, 1043
Position: -542, -34, 1047

Prevent the ability for items to become unreachable due to the listed holes in the map geometry.

Confirm this by dropping a weapon or a gameplay object on the listed area after fixing. Grenades or shot projectiles do not pass through No Collision geometry.

Dropped sandbox or gameplay items can become unreachable under No Collision map geometry:

Position: -468, 8, 1029
Position: -713, 72, 1043
Position: -725, 181, 1031
Position: -726, 125, 1031

Prevent the ability for items to become unreachable due to the listed holes in the map geometry.

Confirm this by dropping a weapon or a gameplay object on the listed area after fixing. Grenades or shot projectiles do not pass through No Collision geometry.

1. Spawning

No issues found!

2. Sandbox

Some sandbox spawners have non-standard Item Selection Properties:

Weapon Rack 32 Class/Tier set to "Any"

Adjust the Item Selection properties to be inline with set standards.

The Class/Tier should be some other value than "Any" as it doesn't have a functional "343 Default" Spawn Property mapping. The standard is to use the same Class that the Weapon in the Static Item Selection belongs to. The Weapon in the Static Selection can be different from the Class it belongs to if it is intended for that weapon to spawn only in Ranked modes, which force the Static Selection to "Enabled". In a situation where the Static Selection is "Enabled", the Weapon class is determined by the static Weapon set in the spawner.
The Static Selection on Weapon Racks should be "Disabled" in all modes with the exception of BTB where "Enabled" is allowed. Grenade Dispensers, Equipment Dispensers, Vehicle Pads and Classic Vehicle Spawns should be set to "Enabled" in all modes. For spawners only included in Ranked modes, "Enabled" is allowed, but has no difference to "Disabled" as Ranked modes force all spawner Static Selections to "Enabled" via gamemode rule. Fiesta modes will force the Static Selection to "Disabled".
The Symmetrical Channel should be set to Alpha for each sandbox spawner that relies on a Class-based item pool and has a symmetrical counterpart for it. If the same Class of item shows up more than once per side, a different Symmetrical Channel should be used for each of them. For items with Static Selection "Enabled", the Symmetrical Channel should be set to "None" to provide more randomness in Fiesta modes.

Some sandbox spawners have non-standard Spawn Properties:

Weapon Rack 28 Spawn Properties set to "Custom" and Spawn Properties other than Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard.
Weapon Rack 29 Spawn Properties set to "Custom" and Spawn Properties other than Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard.
Weapon Rack 30 Spawn Properties set to "Custom" and Spawn Properties other than Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard.
Weapon Rack 31 Spawn Properties set to "Custom" and Spawn Properties other than Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard.
Weapon Rack 32 Spawn Properties set to "Custom" and Spawn Properties other than Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard.

Adjust the Spawn Properties to be inline with set standards.

The Spawn Properties should be "343 Default" as it is the standard used in built-in maps and it allows for the spawner logic to change depending on the gamemode.

A value of "Custom" is allowed if it is used only to be able to change the Spawn Time of a spawner holding a Power Weapon or Power Equipment while replicating the rest of the properties that the Spawn Properties "343 Default" would result in.

A value of "Custom" is allowed in Ranked-only sandbox spawners where the property is used to only adjust certain Spawn Logic, Ammo Multiplier/Charge Multiplier or Spawn Time values of the item while replicating the rest of the Spawn Properties that would occur with the value of "343 Default".

A value of "Custom" is allowed on Equipment Pods and Weapon Pods if they are setup as BTB Ordnance Pods.

A high Initial Spawn Delay on an item may confuse players as the item only shows up for the first time a while into the match. The highest suggested Initial Spawn Delay is "30.00".

Some sandbox spawners have non-standard Advanced Properties:

Grenade Dispenser 1Selective Channel set to something other than "None". Seed Sequence Key doesn't match the standard Key used for the spawner type.
Grenade Dispenser 2Selective Channel set to something other than "None". Seed Sequence Key doesn't match the standard Key used for the spawner type.
Grenade Dispenser 3Selective Channel set to something other than "None". Seed Sequence Key doesn't match the standard Key used for the spawner type.
Grenade Dispenser 4Selective Channel set to something other than "None". Seed Sequence Key doesn't match the standard Key used for the spawner type.
Equipment DispenserSelective Channel set to something other than "None"
Equipment Dispenser 1Selective Channel set to something other than "None"
Equipment Dispenser 2Selective Channel set to something other than "None"

Adjust the Advanced Properties to be inline with set standards.

The Selective Channel should be set to "None" on sandbox spawners other than Weapon Pods and Equipment Pods.
The Seed Sequence Key should be set according to the sandbox spawner type:

Equipment Dispenser, Classic Equipment Spawn = EquipmentPadPlacementKey
? = GeneralPlacementKey
Grenade Dispenser, Classic Grenade Spawn = GrenadePadPlacementKey
Equipment Pod, Weapon Pod = OrdnancePodPlacementKey
Power Equipment Pad = PowerUpPadPlacementKet
Weapon Pad = PowerWeaponPadPlacementKey
? = VehicleDropPlacementKey
Vehicle Pad, Classic Vehicle Spawn = VehiclePadPlacementKey
Weapon Rack, Classic Weapon Spawn = WeaponRackPlacementKey
Weapon Trunk = WeaponTrunkPlacementKey

The Selective Channel on Ordnance Pods should be set according to the following standards:

Equipment Pod, Eagle, Default = Juliet
Equipment Pod, Eagle, Event = Foxtrot
Equipment Pod, Cobra, Default = India
Equipment Pod, Cobra, Event = Gamma
Equipment Pod, Middle = Hotel
Equipment Pod, Last Spartan Standing = Delta
Weapon Pod, Eagle, Default = Juliet
Weapon Pod, Cobra, Default = India
Weapon Pod, Middle, Default = Hotel

Some sandbox spawners are too high in elevation:

Weapon Rack 24

Fix the elevation on the listed objects so they are either correctly on the ground or at a standard height on the wall.

Weapon Racks should be 5.15 units up from the ground level.

Sandbox spawners positioned at a correct height

Some sandbox spawners are too low in elevation:

Equipment Dispenser 1 at 0, 0, 0

Fix the elevation on the listed objects so they are either correctly on the ground or at a standard height on the wall.

Weapon Racks should be 5.15 units up from the ground level.

Some Weapon Racks are sticking out too much from geometry:

Weapon Rack 28
Weapon Rack 29

Fix the depth on the listed Weapon Racks so that they don't stick out of the wall and block movement nor look visually distracting.

Weapon Racks should be just far enough out of the wall so the metal back plate inside the object does not intersect the wall.

Close-up shot of a Weapon Rack merged too deep in the wall

Close-up shot of a Weapon Rack at a correct depth in the wall

Some sandbox spawners may have the wrong Class/Tier set on them:

Weapon Rack 28 Assault Rifle
Weapon Rack 29 Assault Rifle

Check the Class/Tier on the listed sandbox spawners.

Class, Base

Assault Rifle = Assault Rifle, Bandit Evo, M392 Bandit, Pulse Carbine
Launcher = Hydra, Ravager
Pistol = Disruptor, Mangler, MK50 Sidekick, Plasma Pistol
SMG = Needler, Sentinel Beam
Shotgun = CQS48 Bulldog, Heatwave
Sniper Rifle = Shock Rifle, Stalker Rifle
Tactical Rifle = BR75, VK78 Commando

Class, Power

Launcher = Cindershot, M41 SPNKr
Melee = Diminisher of Hope, Elite Bloodblade, Energy Sword, Gravity Hammer
Sniper Rifle = S7 Sniper, Skewer

Tier, Base

Drop Wall, Grappleshot, Repair Field, Repulsor, Shroud Screen, Threat Seeker, Threat Sensor, Thruster

Tier, Power

Active Camouflage, Overshield, Quantum Translocator

3. Gamemodes

Some KOTH Capture Zones have portions of the hill boundary that allow the castle pattern on the bottom of the hill to show higher or lower than ideal. This could be either the hill being too high off or low in the ground or there being parts where the bottom part of the hill boundary is extended to meet the ground level, causing the pattern to extend downwards:

KOTH Capture Zone
KOTH Capture Zone 3

Adjust the origin point of the KOTH Capture Zones to be level with the lowest point that the boundary reaches so the pattern won't block line-of-sight as much or be hidden.

Image of a KOTH boundary floating off the ground

Image of a KOTH boundary level with the ground

Some Capture Zones have their top zone height too low where players jumping inside the zone at certain spots can accidentally exit them:

KOTH Capture Zone 3

Increase the top zone height of the listed Capture Zones. Test jumping and jump-crouching inside the zone boundary afterwards in a custom game to confirm that the issue does not persist.

Some gamemode objects are too low in elevation:

Power Seed Spawn 2 Seed will spawn in the ground

Fix the elevation on the listed objects so they are positioned correctly on the ground.

Gamemode objects positioned at the correct height

4. Nav Mesh

Some Bot Nav Markers set to "Explore" Behavior do not have any Bot Nav Markers connected to them as Neighbors:

Nav.Beach

Connect Neighboring Bot Nav Markers to the listed objects so Bots traversing to the listed objects know where to traverse next.

Some Nav Cutters are redundant as they do not serve any essential purpose for the Nav Mesh in their current state:

Nav Cutter 29

Remove the excess Nav Cutters to gain back object budget.

5. Lighting

No issues found!

6. Misc. setup

No issues found!