The front of the building at the start of stage 1
Looking out over the crates
The building from afar
Stage 1, CP1
The tunnel following CP1
Soldier pushing the cart behind some unwitting defenders
Sniper taking aim at the BLU spawn…
… PULL!
Sniper chops a would-be assailant in the back
The different routes to CP2
Sentry watches over the ground
Soldier looks out from the platform over the cart
Try to avoid being critted in the face – right click!
The flamethrower can act as a handy ‘smokescreen’
… and it can make for some sweet screenshots
The pyro will have a tough time cornering this sentry
Lobbing grenades over the hill is very effective
“MMMMMMMMMPH!”
Solider looking down from the balcony
BLU swarms onto CP1
The path to the platforms overlooking CP2
Sentry gun in the loft firing down
Pyro gets a bit of unfriendly fire
Fire spam
RED moves out to defend the cart
Medic runs past the retreating cart
Sentry set up to protect the top floor of the building from attackers
This is why the building has gotta be defended
Pyro charging down a tunnel
Blutsauer doing its job, retreating from a pyro
Medic striking out with the blutsauer
Medic closes in on a distracted soldier
Heavy defending the cart
Heavy under fire defending the cart
Defeding heavy gibbed
Soldier strolls in for the capture
Cart being lowered into the ground for the next stage
— STAGE 2 —
The start of stage 2
Windows overlooking the start of stage 2
Stage 2, CP2
Scenic shot of the gold mine
… and again, only a bit lower
Out to the horizon
Ready for the inevitable uber rush
An uber soldier rush kicks off stage 2
Heavy about to take a crit rocket
Uber soldier throws another rocket in the barrel
Soldiers can’t afford to miss and waste uber-time reloading
Heavy assaulting a sentry gun from around the corner
Heavy/medic pushing the BLU spawn
Uber heavy faced with a slight obstacle
A RED uber heavy manages to push the attackers back to their spawn
Engy with a good sentry at the start of stage 2
Another good sentry spot
Soldier having a crack at a sapped sentry
Engy and sentry down from exploded spy
Heavy fending off attacks on stage 2
Heavy overrun by attackers
BLU soldiers taking the high road
Soldier ready to defend the cart with his trusty rockets
Also shotgun
Spy and medic ready to move out
Just desserts, best served on fire
Duty calls
Medic doesn’t mess around
— STAGE 3 —
Charged medic healing at the final bend
Not the greatest place to put your head
The hole to the underground path near the final terminus
The tunnel leading up to RED spawn
The defence emerging from the left
Sniper keeping watch over the final bend
Engineer a little worse for wear after an attempted capture
Attackers shielded from the sentry by the cart
Demoman doing his sticky-defending duties
Stickies (very effectively) defending the cart
… and again
… and again
The common sentry position on stage 3
Demoman attacking sentry from below
Cart sitting on the final bend
Use the cart for cover when pushing it
Sniper taking cover from a sentry gun
This litte hut makes a great engy base
Heavy on the last line of defence
Pyro defending the cart – “wut?”
A more convincing defensive stance
Heavy flanks from behind the truck
Attacking heavy flanking the defence
Heavy/medic under heavy fire
Medics following a flank out of the hole in the hut’s floor
The uber push is what takes down the defence and wins the map
Uber heavies are perfect for holding back reinforcements
Detonation part 1
Detonation part 2
Detonation part 3
Detonation part 4
Detonation part 5
Detonation part 6
View from the crater after the detonation
Of course, everyone has to jump in
posted on June 29th, 2008 at 3:13 am