Map Feedback - Vyrant, v110

Some Kill Volumes are positioned in a way that results in an unexpected death:

Kill Volume 1 too high where players falling off the map can not use the Grappleshot quick enough to grapple back into the map. Suggested repositioning: Z: 1705
Kill Volume 1 too high where players falling off the map can not use the Grappleshot quick enough to grapple back into the map. Suggested repositioning: Z: 1703

Reposition the Kill Volumes to prevent the listed issues from occurring.

Movement hitches can be experienced around some positions:

-1205, -1554, 1853 Doorway
-1300, -1438, 1830 Doorway
-1302, -1544, 1838 Round Light objects
-1223, -1457, 1834 Round Light objects
-1309, -1466, 1854 Round Light objects
-1334, -1475, 1822 Round Light objects
-1223, -1497, 1804 Rocks

Smooth out movement in these areas by either removing collision from the excess objects that cause the movement hitches or by adding blockers or other collision objects around the area.

Some sandbox spawners have non-standard Spawn Properties:

Weapon Pad Spawn Properties set to "Custom" and Spawn Properties other than Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard. An unusually high Initial Spawn Delay of "60.00" is present
Weapon Pad 1 Spawn Properties set to "Custom" and Spawn Properties other than Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard
Weapon Pad 2 Spawn Properties set to "Custom" and Spawn Properties other than Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard. An unusually high Initial Spawn Delay of "90.00" is present
Weapon Pad 3 Spawn Properties set to "Custom" and Spawn Properties other than Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard. An unusually high Initial Spawn Delay of "90.00" is present
Power Equipment Pad 1 Spawn Properties set to "Custom" and Spawn Properties other than Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard
Power Equipment Pad 2 Spawn Properties set to "Custom" and Spawn Properties other than Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard. An unusually high Initial Spawn Delay of "90.00" is present
Power Equipment Pad 3 Spawn Properties set to "Custom" and Spawn Properties other than Spawn Time deviate from the 343 Default standard
Weapon Rack Spawn Properties set to "Custom"
Weapon Rack 1 Spawn Properties set to "Custom"
Weapon Rack 2 Spawn Properties set to "Custom"
Weapon Rack 3 Spawn Properties set to "Custom"
Weapon Rack 4 Spawn Properties set to "Custom"
Weapon Rack 5 Spawn Properties set to "Custom"
Weapon Rack 6 Spawn Properties set to "Custom"

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/Charge Multiplier values of the item while replicating the rest of the Spawn Properties that would occur with the value of "343 Default".
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

Equipment Dispenser Repulsor
Equipment Dispenser 1 Shroud Screen
Equipment Dispenser 2 Grappleshot
Weapon Pad 1 Rocket Launcher
Weapon Pad 3 Rocket Launcher

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: "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 high in elevation:

Weapon Rack 4

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:

Weapon Rack
Weapon Rack 1
Weapon Pad
Weapon Pad 1
Weapon Pad 2
Equipment Dispenser
Equipment Dispenser 1
Equipment Dispenser 2
Power Equipment Pad 3
Grenade Dispenser
Grenade Dispenser 2
Grenade Dispenser 3

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 6

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 Zone boundaries are missing Zone Capture Plate objects:

KOTH Capture Zone
KOTH Capture Zone 3
KOTH Capture Zone 4
KOTH Capture Zone 5
KOTH Capture Zone 6
KOTH Capture Zone 7

Add a Zone Capture Plate inside the boundary of each listed Zone. Add the correct Labels to the Zone Capture Plate.

Some gamemode objects have missing or incorrect labelling:

Zone Capture Plate Correct labels: "Strongholds Include", "Strongholds Plate", "KOTH Include", "King of the Hill Plate"
Zone Capture Plate 2 Correct labels: "Strongholds Include", "Strongholds Plate", "KOTH Include", "King of the Hill Plate"

Add the correct labelling to the listed gamemode objects.

Some Zone boundaries can be captured from unintentional areas:

Stronghold Capture Zone 2 From -1164, -1556, 1840

Adjust the Zone boundary size of the listed Zones to prevent capturing from the unintentional areas.

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 2
KOTH Capture Zone 3
KOTH Capture Zone 4
KOTH Capture Zone 5
KOTH Capture Zone 6
KOTH Capture Zone 7

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.

Image of a KOTH boundary floating off the ground

Image of a KOTH boundary level with the ground

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

KOTH Capture Zone
KOTH Capture Zone 1

Increase the top Zone height of the listed KOTH Capture Zones. Test jumping and jump-crouching inside the Hill boundary afterwards in a King of the Hill custom game to confirm that the issue doesn't persist.

Some gamemode objects are too low in elevation:

Zone Capture Plate 2
Ball Stand

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

Gamemode objects positioned at the correct height

The Nav Mesh on the map doesn't reflect the current geometry of the map.

Rebuild Nav mesh.

No Bot Nav Markers set up for exploration purposes so Bots will just run around in select locations of the map in a janky fashion if there are no ambitions like sandbox item spawns, gamemode objectives or enemy players nearby that interest them.

Add Bot Nav Markers on the map to make Bots traverse between them if nothing else interests them. Place Bot Nav markers in highlight areas of your map, set their Behavior to "Explore" and connect them together by adding other Bot Nav Markers as Neighbors to each Bot Nav Marker. It's a good idea to name each Bot Nav Marker uniquely so it's easier to distinguish them when choosing Neighbors.

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.

The 16 Nav Cutters at Z: 505 are redundant as they do not serve any essential purpose for the Nav Mesh in their current state.

Remove the excess Nav Cutters to gain back object budget.

There are some areas with missing Named Location Volumes:

Position: -1344, -1393, 1860
Position: -1200, -1593, 1877
Position: -1352, -1548, 1836
Position: -1212, -1501, 1816
Position: -1258, -1361, 1837
Position: -1350, -1630, 1803

Cover up the listed areas with Named Location Volumes.

Some Map Intro Cameras have incorrect settings, resulting in unideal behavior:

Map Intro Camera Camera Blend set to "Custom" instead of "Start"

Adjust the settings of the listed Map Intro Cameras to follow set standards.

Starting Camera = Sequence Order: Lower than the ending Camera, Camera Blend: "Start".
Ending Camera = Sequence Order: Higher than the starting Camera, Camera Blend: "End".

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.

Vyrant, v110

0. Layout

1. Spawning

2. Sandbox

3. Gamemodes

4. Nav mesh

5. Lighting

6. Misc. setup