Unique Maps and Portal Love

Now that the newest wave of bot farming has subsided, isn't it nice to be able to join and host Portal servers again!? It's a sad state of affairs when what we once enjoyed and miss in the old, old Battlefield games feels so gone and so hard to feel again. Portal really feels like the only option we have to experience our Battlefield nostalgia. Portal has persistent servers, searchable, a player count, a ping, and keeps players together round after round. It has everything most of us want, except for stability and full control. It's the closest thing we have.

Let's celebrate and share what we have.

I'll start.

Here is a Golf Course map I made. I call it King of the Hill, but it isn't everyone's version of King of the Hill. It is a literal hill -- the one with Club House at the top -- and two teams of 20 spawn on either side of the map and try to capture the Club House.

There is a Hardcore version and a Standard core version. It has bot fill with AI that has a purpose.

Custom Layout and Spawn Protection

I have added a crumbling highway to one side of the map to give more attack options. The spawns are chosen based on having cover or hills protecting them, or stone blocks are strewn around the map to provide that protection. In addition, the overpass has a break in it and out of bounds lines in such a way that neither side gets a great opportunity to spawn kill the opposing side.

Custom AI

Like I said, the AI is customized to give it a purpose. You won't join a game by yourself and just see the AI wandering aimlessly, idling, or waiting for you to appear. The AI that just waits for you and then instantly nails you is not fun. This AI is different. Aside for the ones who get stuck in vehicles and can't figure out how to drive, you should see the AI quite active. Although still dumb as rocks, you should not be too annoyed with the AI bots while waiting for the server to fill. I may disable AI from entering vehicles in the future. I have considered it, but have not yet decided if that is a good or bad idea. At least the AI chilling in the carts gives some additional variety.

Feedback

Now here is where I need you. These maps haven't been properly tested. Besides a few players every now and then, none of them have got a very good shake-down. The XP farming really screwed everything up for a while, and no one could very well host or join anything without a lot of effort. I need traffic and feedback so that I can tweak things.

Maps?

I said "These Maps", but there is only one here! I have more. All of them are similarly unique in one way or another and have custom AI and can be won or lost.

I can only host one map at a time, so I chose the one I thought would get more interest; but I have others. Please feel free to join or host any of these maps and enjoy and share the experience.

Free to Play:

"F2P REDSEC - Team Deathmatch" : Golf Course and Tech Sector map rotation of Team Deathmatch. Golf Course features the same design you see above. Tech Sector is mostly un-modified and can be based on feedback. Deathmatch AI has a purpose and you will see them on a mission.
- Hardcore: Z3Q8X
- Standard core: Z91ZJ
"F2P - Golf Course - King of the Hill - Clubhouse" : I described it above.
- Hardcore: Z6ZFK
- Standard core: Z8BA7

Battlefield Owners:

"Hardcore Team Deathmatch - Small Maps - Bot Fill" : A rotation of Empire State and Saints Quarter. Experience the experience that EA forgot to make. Tons of fun and action!
- YKBXU

Share and Get Involved

Please share your favorite Portal experiences! Please tell me what scratches your itch! We need to give everyone some real love and make Portal the best thing we can make of it!