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| | =Description= | | =Description= |
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| + | Aardvark is a standard CTF map taking place in a beautiful park with a small lake in it's center. Red and Blue both want to own the property so that they can develop it into a front for their schemes, but have resorted to violence in order to see who will own this fine plot of land. |
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| | + | In a way, Aardvark is a mixture of all the CTF maps in Fortress Forever. It has lasers blocking paths like in [[Shutdown2]] (and [[Openfire]], to an extent), a ton of paths to the flag like in [[2morforever]], and a mixture relaxing atmosphere of [[Monkey]] and the industrial feel of [[Well]]. The sheer amount of routes gives attackers a lot of options and makes defense think about where to put their defenders. A well-rounded defense will do wonders in this map. |
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| | =Locations= | | =Locations= |
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| | ==Respawn== | | ==Respawn== |
| − | This is where you spawn in. The arrow colured with the enemy's color leads to the Outside and the arrow with your team's color leads to the Respawn-side hallway. If you jump down but decide to use the other path, a small hall connecting the two exits is on the left side of the ally-colured arrow path and the right side of the enemy-colured arrow path. | + | This is where you spawn in. The arrow colored with the enemy's color leads to the Outside and the arrow with your team's color leads to the Respawn-side hallway. If you jump down but decide to use the other path, a small hall connecting the two exits is on the left side of the ally-colured arrow path and the right side of the enemy-colured arrow path. |
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| | The team-coloured glass floor will refill your armour and ammo to 100%. A grenade backpack is on the ally-colured arrow path. | | The team-coloured glass floor will refill your armour and ammo to 100%. A grenade backpack is on the ally-colured arrow path. |
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| | ==Outside== | | ==Outside== |
| − | The Outside is a beautiful park that connects the two bases. Filled with trees, rocks and even a little pond in the center, the Outside would be a great place to take a break were it not for a CTF game occuring and all the Snipers. This area is the only way attackers can get to the enemy's base, so they need to be extra careful.
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| − | Attackers need to get out of here ASAP; this area is Sniper Heaven. No matter what exit (Front Door or Respawn) an attacker will use, a Sniper will probably have it covered. Have a defending Sniper cover attackers as they're passing by; a brief Sniper War can distract enemy Snipers long enough so that attackers can safely pass by.
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| − | When going to the enemy's base, dont fly into the window! If somebody hits it, they'll explode into meaty giblets. This doesn't happen often, but it's funny seeing an overzealous "pro" concjumper slam into it.
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| − | Defenders should have a Sniper or two out here. They're the only class that can effectivly work in this area. Hiding spots are abundant; rocks and trees can be used to hide. The Sniper's shots charged to the max will take out almost anyone in one hit. This can disable an enemy's before they get to the defender's base. Because this is the only area that connects the two bases, Snipers should expect a lot of targets passing through.
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| − | If you see an enemy Sniper, try to take him out, but don't get caught in a Sniper War. Some sneaky attackers will have their Snipers deliberalty initiate a Sniper War so that the attackers can pass though the Outside with ease.
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| − | Other classes shouldn't even bother trying to defend this area, with the exception of a defender's flag being out in it.
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| | {{Image_Gallery | | {{Image_Gallery |
| | | igimage1=[[Image:ff_aardvark0017.jpg|135px]] | | | igimage1=[[Image:ff_aardvark0017.jpg|135px]] |
| − | | igcaption1=. | + | | igcaption1=Overview of Outside. |
| | | igimage2=[[Image:ff_aardvark0020.jpg|135px]] | | | igimage2=[[Image:ff_aardvark0020.jpg|135px]] |
| − | | igcaption2=. | + | | igcaption2=A base. |
| | | igimage3=[[Image:ff_aardvark0039.jpg|135px]] | | | igimage3=[[Image:ff_aardvark0039.jpg|135px]] |
| − | | igcaption3=. | + | | igcaption3=This speed booster can make some classes fly through the ramp. |
| | | igimage4=[[Image:ff_aardvark0046.jpg|135px]] | | | igimage4=[[Image:ff_aardvark0046.jpg|135px]] |
| − | | igcaption4=. | + | | igcaption4=This is whtt happens if you slam into a window. |
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| | ==Front Door== | | ==Front Door== |
| − | The Front Door is the only entrance to a base. The speed booster in front of the main entrance can help attackers fly through the ramp and get into the Top Main Ramp quickly. A side entrace to the right of the main one is available for those that don't want to make a scene when coming in. The center of the Front Door contains a ramp that leads to the Top Main Ramp, teh left side of it contains an entrance to the Basement (hidden behind a pillar) and the left and right sides contain entrances to the Untility Corridors.
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| | {{Image_Gallery | | {{Image_Gallery |
| | | igimage1=[[Image:ff_aardvark0031.jpg|135px]] | | | igimage1=[[Image:ff_aardvark0031.jpg|135px]] |
| − | | igcaption1=. | + | | igcaption1=Overview of the Front Door. |
| | | igimage2=[[Image:ff_aardvark0032.jpg|135px]] | | | igimage2=[[Image:ff_aardvark0032.jpg|135px]] |
| − | | igcaption2=. | + | | igcaption2=This is what's seen if you go through the main entrance. |
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| | ==Utility Corridors== | | ==Utility Corridors== |
| − | The Utility Corridors connect the two sides of the Front Door and the Generator Room. The road that leads to the Generator Room has pit slightly covered by a plank. If you fall into the pit, you'll instantly die. Also, the door that leads to the Generator Room will only be open if the switch in the Room has turned off. The Utility Corridors also have a bathroom in case your charater needs to take a bathroom break.
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| − | Attackers can use the Utility Corridors to get to the Basement entrance without having the defenders on the ramp notice him. THey should enter via the side entrance and use the Utility Corridor entrance to get to the Basement entrance that's in front of the other entrance.
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| − | Defenders should have someone posted near the Corridors to let his team know if an attacker is using the Corridors to bypass the defense at the ramp. That way, the defenders can have the Basement exit covered for when the attacker comes out. Demomen can use the Corridors to hide while waiting for an enemy to pass by a Pipe Trap.
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| | {{Image_Gallery | | {{Image_Gallery |
| | | igimage1=[[Image:ff_aardvark0034.jpg|135px]] | | | igimage1=[[Image:ff_aardvark0034.jpg|135px]] |
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| | ==Generator Room== | | ==Generator Room== |
| − | The Generator Room contains the switch that deactivates the lasers blocking the Lift-Side Hallway. This room also leads to the Respawn-Side Hallway. An exit from the Utility Corridors is also avilable, but only if the Generator switch is down.
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| − | Attackers should try to touch the switch if the defenders have a strong showing in the Respawn-Side Hallway. Defenders that do so usually have very little to no defense in the Lift-Side Hallway, which makes it easy for an attacker to fly through it and grab the flag from under their nose.
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| − | Defenders should have a HWGuy, Soldier, Pipe Trap or Sentry if they're not getting pounded by the attackers. If defenders do put up a defense, they should have it on the ramp overlooking the Top of the Ramp. This allows the defender to cover the Generator Room and the Top of the Ramp. If the Generator Room needs to be defended, the defenders should allocate a defender to the Life-Side Hallway, just in case the switch is hit.
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| | {{Image_Gallery | | {{Image_Gallery |
| | | igimage1=[[Image:ff_aardvark0025.jpg|135px]] | | | igimage1=[[Image:ff_aardvark0025.jpg|135px]] |
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| | | igcaption1=. | | | igcaption1=. |
| | | igimage2=[[Image:ff_aardvark0023.jpg|135px]] | | | igimage2=[[Image:ff_aardvark0023.jpg|135px]] |
| − | | igcaption2=. | + | | igcaption2=This side leads to the Lift-side Hallway. |
| | | igimage3=[[Image:ff_aardvark0024.jpg|135px]] | | | igimage3=[[Image:ff_aardvark0024.jpg|135px]] |
| − | | igcaption3=. | + | | igcaption3=This side leads to the Respawn-side Hallway. |
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| | ==Respawn-side hallway== | | ==Respawn-side hallway== |
| − | The Respawn-side Hallway is one of the halls that connect the Top Main Ramp with the Flag Room. It connects with the Generator Room (from the top), the Respawn room (in the left-center) and the Flag Room (at it's end).
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| − | Attackers will be using this hall as the primary passage to the Flag Room, because it has no strings attached, such as lasers blocking the way. However, this means that there'll be a lot of defenders in the hall. Attackers should have their anti-Sentry weapons out and ready to use them on a moment's notice. Attackers should focus on opeing up or going through the Lift-side Hallway so that they can avoid the defenders here. They should also bwe aware that enemies fresh from the Respawn room might come in and open fire, no matter if they're an attacker or a defender.
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| − | Defenders should place two to three defenders here at the start. Since attackers will only be using this area at the start, having most of the defenders clustered here can quickly eliminate any attackers coming through. Once either the lasers are down or a defender in the Flag Room notices somebody coming in from the Lift-side Hallway, defenders should focus less on this area, with one person posted here. Defenders shoud also remember that they can restock in the Respawn room at any time.
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| | {{Image_Gallery | | {{Image_Gallery |
| | | igimage1=[[Image:ff_aardvark0026.jpg|135px]] | | | igimage1=[[Image:ff_aardvark0026.jpg|135px]] |
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| | {{Image_Gallery | | {{Image_Gallery |
| | | igimage1=[[Image:ff_aardvark0021.jpg|135px]] | | | igimage1=[[Image:ff_aardvark0021.jpg|135px]] |
| − | | igcaption1=. | + | | igcaption1=Overview of the Flag Room. |
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| | ==Lift-Side Hallway== | | ==Lift-Side Hallway== |
| − | The Lift-Side Hallway can be accessed from the Top Main Ramp (it's left side) or the Basement. Lasers block the entrance from the Top Main Ramp, so the switch in the Generator Room must be turned off before using that entrance. Enemies will be gibbed by the lasers, but can walk through it with ease. In addition, enemies that touch the switch in the Basement will end up in the glass pillars in this room. The switch on the left wall, when pressed, will cause a deadly gas to fill the pillar, killing whoever is trapped within a matter of moments.
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| − | Attackers can use it as an alternate way to the Flag Room. Defenders tend to not reinforce this area, so attackers can usually go through this area with ease. If an attacker is coming through via the Basement, he can get a jump on Sentries in the Flag Room that he can see. Just fire at it using an anti-sentry weapon, then retreat back into the cave before anybody notices the attacker.
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| − | Defenders should have a Sentry, HWGuy or Demoman defending this area. Many defenders forget to reinforce this area, making it easy for enemies coming in so fly past and grab the flag. Even one HWguy can take out most of the enemies that pour in. Be sure to shoot everything that comes in via the Basement entrance; Spies like to use it to sneak into the enemy's base.
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| − | If the lasers are down, there should be a small group of HWGuys, Soldiers or Sentries covering both of the entrances. It's very easy for an enemy to fly through this hall (especially with a Conc or Pyro Jump), so there should be a few defenders. Even after the lasers are down, some sneaky attackers will use the Basement exit so that they don't set off the defenders in the Top Main Ramp. Don't neglect the Repawn-side Hallway or the Flag Room; attackers will note how little defense is in the other hall and will use it.
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| − | Also, if an attacker appears in one of the glass pillars, don't forget to gas him before he commits suicide! It's very satisfying gassing idiots.
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| | {{Image_Gallery | | {{Image_Gallery |
| | | igimage1=[[Image:ff_aardvark0037.jpg|135px]] | | | igimage1=[[Image:ff_aardvark0037.jpg|135px]] |
| − | | igcaption1=. | + | | igcaption1=The Lift-side Hallway's entrance from the Top Main Ramp. |
| | | igimage2=[[Image:ff_aardvark0045.jpg|135px]] | | | igimage2=[[Image:ff_aardvark0045.jpg|135px]] |
| − | | igcaption2=. | + | | igcaption2=This is what happens when you run through an enemy's lasers. |
| | | igimage3=[[Image:ff_aardvark0027.jpg|135px]] | | | igimage3=[[Image:ff_aardvark0027.jpg|135px]] |
| − | | igcaption3=. | + | | igcaption3=Overview of the Lift-side Hallway. |
| | | igimage4=[[Image:ff_aardvark0038.jpg|135px]] | | | igimage4=[[Image:ff_aardvark0038.jpg|135px]] |
| − | | igcaption4=. | + | | igcaption4=This switch will fill the glass pillars with gas, killing anybody inside them. |
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| | ==Basement== | | ==Basement== |
| − | The Basement can be accessed from the left side of the Front Door via a water passage. Once inside, you'll see that the "Basement" is really 2fort's basement! Abandonded after the hayday of TFC, 2fort was left to rot, until Aardvark was built on it's ruins, with the old basement integrated into the new bases. Inside the old Flag Room are newspaper clippings detailing the creation of Aardvark and a switch. If you touch it, you'll be teleported to the glass pillars in the Lift-Side Hallway. The only way to get out is by killing yourself or letting the enemy gas you to death. Just across from the entrance is the exit, which leads to the Lift-Side Hallway, past the lasers.
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| − | Attackers can use it to bypass the heavy defense that's on the ramp. Just don't touch the switch in the old flag room!
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| − | Defenders shouldn't worry about defending this area. The sentries and other defenders placed in and near the Lift-Side Hallway will take out anybody coming in via the Basement.
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| | | igimage1=[[Image:ff_aardvark0028.jpg|135px]] | | | igimage1=[[Image:ff_aardvark0028.jpg|135px]] |
| − | | igcaption1=overview of the old Flag Room. Don't press the switch! | + | | igcaption1=Overview of the old Flag Room. Don't press the switch! |
| | | igimage2=[[Image:ff_aardvark0029.jpg|135px]] | | | igimage2=[[Image:ff_aardvark0029.jpg|135px]] |
| | | igcaption2=A shot of the entrances to the old Flag Room. | | | igcaption2=A shot of the entrances to the old Flag Room. |
