2017 Summer Season Whitelist and Configs for Highlander

Tue, May 9, 2017 by Kumori

NEW WHITELIST AND CONFIGS ARE AVAILABLE!


We would like to thank for your patience as we ready up the next season of UGC Highlander. Please be sure to grab the latest whitelist and configs versions!

Whitelist updated to v.050917
Configs updated to v.042217


You can locate the whitelist and configs under downloads.

The whitelist will include the following changes:

  • Unbanned Weapon: The Pomson 6000


The configs will include the following changes to STV performance:

  • tv_allow_camera_man "0"
  • tv_allow_static_shots "0"
  • tv_chattimelimit "2"
  • tv_delaymapchange_protect "1"
  • tv_maxrate "0"
  • tv_relayvoice "0"
  • tv_snapshotrate "66"
  • tv_timeout "30"

Please have the updated whitelist and configs installed on your servers before Week 1.
 

New Map and Weapon Playtests from Platinum Group

Prior to the release of the maplist and whitelist for this season, we had a discussion within the Platinum Group and playtests were performed from them to determine the viability of new maps and certain unlocks.

The new maps (and some not so new) that were playtested were Millstone, Vigil, Bagel, Tiny Ramjam and Ramjam. Out of the maps listed, the Platinum Group decided Millstone and Vigil were best suited to be played in Highlander this season.

The unlocks that were discussed and playtested were the following:

The Air Strike - Banned (Unchanged)

The weapon, while requiring better rocket accuracy, is capable of syncing three or more rockets with no deviation and with only the decreased splash radius as its only downside. That's nearly 300 damage to a Heavy and it kills any other class instantly if you land it with a direct. It's impossible to surf the first rocket without getting hit by at least the second and most likely the third unless the Soldier has no downward force. When used with the Base Jumper, and with correct positioning and timing, a Soldier can avoid any damage done to him while being in the air putting out constant barrages of rockets, then float away. While not good for passive play, its main use would be during times when a pick would be optimal for your team to get, in which this item is too capable to achieve. It is a situational weapon that requires a small amount of effort to put out consistent damage and kills. This weapon creates impossible situations for teams having to play against it, as the rockets can neither be surfed nor airblasted due to the rate of fire. For these reasons, the Air Strike remains banned.


The Red-Tape Recorder - Banned due to bugs. (Unchanged)

Although the item had its old bugs fixed, a new bug was discovered through playtests. If the RTR was removed after a sentry finished its transition downgrading from level 3 to level 2, the sentry would freeze in place and not respond to an enemys presence. The only way to get the sentry to work again was to upgrade it back to level 3, let it get sapped again or let it get destroyed. This is an easily replicated, game-breaking bug and as such, the Red-Tape Recorder remains banned.


The Pomson 6000 - Unbanned

The bugs that plagued the Pomson 6000 were fixed in recent patches, making room for the weapon to be playtested. Although the weapon has an Über drain mechanic, it is so weak to the point that the Engineer has to shoot a Medic point blank to make them lose substantial amounts of Uber. There is also falloff on Über drain based on the distance of the shot, at max range it's only 1-2%, and if the Medic is far enough then there won't be any Über drained whatsoever. Furthermore, the projectiles are slow-moving, thus making it easy to avoid. To equip this weapon, the Engineer would forfeit their DM that they'd normally get out of using a shotgun, making it situationally worse. The Pomson 6000 has been unbanned for the reasons above.

We would like to thank all of our Platinum teams for their work in helping us prepare for this season!
 

Highlander Season 22 Poll Results

Results to the polls have been released on our forums. Thanks to everyone that has participated! We received nearly 900 responses!
 

Maplist

Our maplist has been released and posted here.
 

Team Placements

We are feverishly working on getting all teams placed in their proper divisions. Schedules for Week 1 will be going out by May 12th so make sure to check back around that time!
 

Reminder to All New and Returning Teams

If your team is not yet placed into a skill division please submit a division change request from your leader panel. After you have been placed into a division and have at least 9 players on your roster, don't forget to set your team to Ready in your leader panel to be scheduled for matches!


Thank you for your continued patience and patronage!

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