DE Ropax 1.0 addon

Readme File:
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de_ropax (first version)
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GAME : CounterStrike Source
TYPE : map/level
AUTHOR : Olivier Doorenbos
E-MAIL : olivierdoorenbos@hotmail.co.uk
FILES : de_ropax.bsp, de_ropax.nav de_ropax.vmf, sketch.jpg
FILESIZE: 47mb zipped, 110mb extracted
PROJECT STARTED: late 2006
RELEASED: late 2009 (delayed 2 years due to technical issues etc)

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
- HalfLife2 installed for some models, textures and sounds to work
- A good connection to server as network overhead is large

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Unzip to CProgram FilesSteamSteamAppscounter-strike sourcecstrikemaps

MAP DESCRIPTION:
A realistic map of a car ferry (as big as the Titanic).
Features:
- FULL LAYOUT (with a few exceptions) of ALL 11 decks!
- 2 VERY ADVANCED LIFTS, fully functional with 9 levels each!
- huge moving sea 3D skybox
- 40+ custom textures & decals
- custom sounds recorded on maersk delft - a real car ferry
- custom soundscapes
- ship can be triggered to gradually sink (drowning everyone)
- engine room fires can be triggered & extinguished
- 64 spawns with multiple terrorist spawn areas
- Counterterrorists can't buy - they get standard equipment
- area specific vibration (most in engine room)
- realistic gravity and movement speeds for stairs & ladders
- bomb has longer fuse timer as map is big
- liftable car deck (can crush), playground (seesaw & carousel)
- a radio with music, triggerable music x2 and ship horn
- manually built bot nav mesh
- easter eggs and more

TECHNICAL STATISTICS:
solids/brushes ~ 7500 (near limit set by Source engine)
brush faces ~ 48000
point entities ~ 3000
solid entities ~ 900
textures ~ 100
T-junction fixup limit nearly reached (most annoying compile error for this map)

THE PLOT:
AB Line's flagship "AB Walcheren" was hijacked at night while undergoing routine maintenance at the ferry terminal. The terrorists were very violent having shot some dock personnel and throwing the ship's crew overboard. They got the ship moving out to sea before an armed response arrived at the terminal. As there are few or no hostages on board, negotiations will be skipped in favour of force. A special force will be airdropped onto the ship to secure it and neutralize the terrorists. The terrorists may try to sink the ship.

COMMENTS:
This is a beta version of the map. Thus there may be problems and areas that can be improved later. Please provide constructive criticism and bug reports to help me improve later versions.
I have worked very hard on this for more than a year. Much time and research has gone into making the ship and its layout as realistic as possible - gameplay balance was less important. Some features have been added to make the gameplay very different from normal (some players will like this, others will hate it). Most time and work has gone into getting this huge map to compile without critical errors! Though this ship resembles many real life ones, it's design is entirely original. The AB logo is fictional.
The custom sounds are found mostly on the car decks (vent sounds).

To scuttle(sink) the ship, go to bottom deck near mid section of ship, find big valve and press it. Water will start to rise and global alarm will sound. All players will eventually drown.
To start engine room fire, shoot fuel pipes with powerful gun. After 15 seconds, fire starts & alarm sounds. To extinguish, go to control room, Use door lock button, then press CO2 flush button.
to play megaphone safety announcement, go to the bridge (where the captain would be) and press flashing button. Don't use often - very annoying!
to use huge cardeck lift, go to back of deck 3, find buttons on middle wall...caution, it can crush you.
to access the strongroom near bridge, type in my birthyear in the keypad

FACTS FOR SHIP FREAKS:
Dimensions: 200m long, 32.5m wide and 11 decks high.
Draught would be aprox 6m.
Gross tonnage would be aprox 50,000.
Aprox Car capacity = 530 (car deck 2 = 140 cars, car deck 5 = 200, car deck 6 = 180).
Aprox 2000 berths (1650 car drivers+passengers, 200 foot/bus passengers, 150 crew, 100 truckers).
4x 8-cylinder in-line diesel engines with a total output of ~36,000kW or ~48,000hp at 500rpm.
That propulsion gives a service speed of about 23knot or 40km/h or 26mph. - Typical of a ropax.
Lifeboats for 600, the rest have to do with inflatable rafts :¬(
Typical cost to build - �100m to �160m

KNOWN PROBLEMS (tell me if you find any serious ones!):
Bots often get stuck by crowding at doors
Poor connection to server may cause many problems as network overhead is large for this map
Soundscape crossfade is slow as game default is 3 sec
Lift doors work 99% of the time and you have to aim carefully at the buttons
Sniping in the bridge area may be blocked by the skybox
The sinking event can have problems, esp if triggered after 5 min into a round (skybox can disappear, seawater goes backwards etc)
fire sprites can sometimes remain in engineroom next round (just ignore it)

CREDITS:
map, custom textures, most custom sounds & all sound editing by Olivier Doorenbos
www.CGTextures.com - source of most raw custom textures
dasboot original music by Klaus Doldinger
dasboot disco remix music by Disco Cell
crimson tide music by Hanz zimmer
ship horn sound from www.youtube.com/BIGMIKESOCAL

PRIVILEGES:
You can do whatever you want (distribute, edit the VMF file, release modified version etc) as long as you give me credit where it is due and do not profit financially. If you distribute this map, you must include THIS README.