Map Feedback - Sepulcher, v3472

Unintended hiding spots present on the map:

Position: -165, -127, 1005
Position: -133, -63, 1046

Prevent access to the listed hiding spots.

Some sandbox spawners have non-standard Spawn Properties:

Weapon Rack Spawn Properties other than Ammo Multiplier/Charge Multiplier and Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard on a Ranked-specific spawner.
Weapon Rack 1 Spawn Properties other than Ammo Multiplier/Charge Multiplier and Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard on a Ranked-specific spawner.
Weapon Rack 2 Spawn Properties other than Ammo Multiplier/Charge Multiplier and Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard on a Ranked-specific spawner.
Weapon Rack 4 Spawn Properties other than Ammo Multiplier/Charge Multiplier and Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard on a Ranked-specific spawner.
Weapon Rack 18 Spawn Properties other than Ammo Multiplier/Charge Multiplier and Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard on a Ranked-specific spawner.
Weapon Rack 6 Spawn Properties other than Ammo Multiplier/Charge Multiplier and Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard on a Ranked-specific spawner.
Weapon Rack 7 Spawn Properties other than Ammo Multiplier/Charge Multiplier and Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard on a Ranked-specific spawner.
Weapon Rack 8 Spawn Properties other than Ammo Multiplier/Charge Multiplier and Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard on a Ranked-specific spawner.
Weapon Rack 9 Spawn Properties other than Ammo Multiplier/Charge Multiplier and Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard on a Ranked-specific spawner.
Weapon Rack 10 Spawn Properties other than Ammo Multiplier/Charge Multiplier and Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard on a Ranked-specific spawner.

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 in Ranked-only sandbox spawners where the property is used to only adjust certain Spawn Logic or Ammo Multiplier/Charge Multiplier 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 also 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 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 do not have a Ranked variant with Ranked-specific properties or the Ranked variant is setup incorrectly:

Equipment Dispenser Drop Wall
Equipment Dispenser 1 Shroud Screen

Add a Ranked variant for each of the listed sandbox spawners. Remember to put the Label "Ranked Exclude" on the non-Ranked variants of the sandbox spawners that require a Ranked variant.

Rocket Launcher = Label: "Ranked Include", Spawn Properties: "Custom", Ammo Multiplier: "50%", Spawn Logic: Static (Time), Spawn Time: User Defined, default is "120.00", Max Deployed: "0.00"
Drop Wall, Shroud Screen, Threat Seeker = Label: "Ranked Include", Spawn Properties: "Custom", Charge Multiplier: "50%", Spawn Logic: Dynamic (Expired), Spawn Time: "60.00", Max Deployed: "0.00"
Grappleshot, Repair Field, Repulsor, Threat Sensor, Thruster = Label: "Ranked Include", Spawn Properties: "Custom", Charge Multiplier: "100%", Spawn Logic: Dynamic (Expired), Spawn Time: "60.00", Max Deployed: "0.00"

Some sandbox spawners are too low in elevation:

Grenade Dispenser
Grenade Dispenser 1

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 Weapon Racks are sticking out too much from geometry:

Weapon Rack 5
Weapon Rack 18

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 Ranked variants of sandbox spawners are redundant as the properties set in the non-Ranked spawner variant combined with the Ranked gamemode settings produces the same sandbox properties:

Weapon Rack
Weapon Rack 1
Weapon Rack 2
Weapon Rack 4
Weapon Rack 6
Weapon Rack 7
Weapon Rack 8
Weapon Rack 9
Weapon Rack 10
Weapon Rack 18

Remove the excess sandbox spawners to gain back object budget.

Some Capture Zones are too high or low in elevation from ground level so the nav marker displaying the zone letter shows up in an unexpected position from the zone capture area, which can confuse players:

Stronghold Capture Zone 3
Stronghold Capture Zone 4
Stronghold Capture Zone 5

Adjust the origin points of the listed Capture Zones to be level with the most common surface inside the boundary that a player would capture the zone from.

Image of a KOTH boundary floating off the ground

Image of a KOTH boundary level with the ground

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 1

Adjust the origin point of the KOTH Capture Zone 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.

Some gamemode objects are too low in elevation:

Ball Stand
Zone Capture Plate
Zone Capture Plate 5
Zone Capture Plate 8
Zone Capture Plate 10

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

Gamemode objects positioned at the correct height

Some Nav helpers aren't generating their hints correctly because some of the four bottom corners of the Nav helper boundary aren't connecting to traversable geometry:

Bot Jump Hint One Way 1
Bot Jump Hint Two Way 5
Bot Jump Hint Two Way 6
Bot Jump Hint Two Way 5
Bot Jump Hint Two Way 5
Bot Jump Hint Two Way 5

Make sure all four bottom corners of the Nav helper boundary are connecting to traversable geometry. The corners should not be too deep in or too high off the geometry. Rebuild Nav Mesh afterwards.

Image of a Nav helper that is not generating the hint

Some Nav helpers that tell Bots how to use the lifts are too wide so the Bots rarely use them correctly. Bots will sometimes hug the edge of the volume instead of going in the middle of it, often missing the lift:

Bot Movement One Way 2

Make the Length-value of the Nav helper be "1.00" and reposition the helper. Rebuild Nav Mesh afterwards.

Bots will enter the volume from it's starting point and will expect to get to the ending point after some time by meterly entering the helper and traversing in the direction of the ending point.

Image of a too wide Bot Movement One Way helper

Image of a good width Bot Movement One Way helper

Some teleporters do not have pathfinding support for Bots to use them:

Teleporter (Invisible) 1

Add a Bot Movement One Way/Bot Movement Two Way Nav helper connecting the entry point of the teleporter to the intended exit spot. Rebuild Nav Mesh afterwards.

The Length-value of the Nav helper should be set to "1.00" and positioned width-wise in the middle of the teleporter path so that Bots will use it accurately from the middle.
The bottom four corners of the Nav helper should not intersect with the teleporter or any other dynamic object as this will make bots unable to reach it, even though it may generate a Nav hint arrow correctly.

A Bot Movement One Way Nav helper setup correctly for Bots to be able to use a teleporter

Nav Mesh data is generating on the floor of the canvas. This causes excess Nav Mesh complexity which leads to longer load times for players.

If your map doesn't use the canvas floor for playspace, place one Accents > Glass > Glass Transparent 10% object at position: 0, 0, 504, scale: 2910, 2910, 7 (minimum X & Y, can be larger), rotation: 0, 0, 0. This will block all of the 9 invisible Backup Spawn Points at Z: 505 so they can't spread the Nav Mesh. This will also block players spawning on those Backup Spawn Points.

Alternatively if you can't have a large object on the canvas floor, you can place 9 Nav Cutters at positions:
0, 0, 505
0, -1450, 505
0, 1450, 505
-1450, 0, 505
1450, 0, 505
-1450, -1450, 505
-1450, 1450, 505
1450, -1450, 505
1450, 1450, 505

each with a size of: 12, 12, 12 to block the spread of Nav Mesh from the Backup Spawn Points. This will not block players from spawning on them, although players should be excluded from spawning on them anyways.

Image of a small Nav Cutter on the canvas floor used to block an invisible Backup Spawn Point

Read the TSG Forge Wiki article about this topic

Some Nav helpers are redundant as they do not serve any essential purpose for the Nav Mesh in their current state or there is already a sufficient Nav hint generated without them:

Bot Movement One Way 3

Remove the excess Nav helpers to gain back object budget.

Some Nav Seed Points are redundant on the map as the Nav data already connects to all required areas without them or the Nav Seed Point is not doing anything in its current position. Spawn Points serve the same purpose as Nav Seed Points in that they spread the Nav Mesh from their origin position:

Nav Seed Point

Remove the excess Nav Seed Points to gain back object budget.

Read the TSG Forge Wiki article about this topic

The player can Mark outside the playable area to reveal locations with no name.

A good idea is to add a Named Location Volume covering a large portion of the map with some generic name like "Outside" so when a player Marks outside of the playable area, it will still have some generic name instead of showing no name.

Smaller volumes will take priority if they are located inside a larger volume so this won't affect the Named Location Volumes inside your playspace.

Sepulcher, v3472

0. Layout

1. Spawning

2. Sandbox

3. Gamemodes

4. Nav Mesh

5. Lighting

6. Misc. setup