Europack 4

Version: 2.00 (12th of December 2006) by RayMan, DeeVee and ValonLähetti.

1.0 About:

Europack 1 was out in January 2002 and was released by Pretend.
Europack 2 was out in October 2002 and was released by Pretend.
Europack 3 was out in June 2004 and was released by RayMan, Nash, DeeVee, The Driver.
Europack 4 was out in April 2006 and was released by RayMan, Nash, DeeVee, The Driver.

All Europack and The Ladder maps were fixed and and updated for better gameplay and some more quality CTF and CnH maps for better competition were also added to the new version of Europack 4.

The new version the pack is now bigger, better, smooter, softer, harder, l33ter...

The selection and fixes are done by RayMan, DeeVee and ValonLähetti.

We used the source of www.tribes2maps.com as well, as maps which are done from the European & US Community.

The pack contains 71 CTF & 5 CnH maps.

2.0 Install Guide:

This release of Europack 4 is an independent map pack. Apart from an up-to-date version of Tribes 2 no other files are required.

This pack works fine with other common map packs such as Cluster/Euro2/Euro3/TL/TWL/TWL2/Unamed/x2 though.
Delete the Europack4_v100.vl2 & Europack 4 v100 Readme.txt from your ..Tribes2/Gamedata/base/ subdir.
Unzip this .zip to ..Tribes2/Gamedata/base/ subdir. This will place Europack4_v200.vl2 and a readme file to that directory.
Delete all .dso files from your Tribes2 folder and *swing* we're done. You find Europack 4 maps tagged as Euro4_mapname in the CTF & CnH maplist.

Doesn't work?

One of the most common errors with .vl2 files is that there is a double extension in the file. This means that file is accidentally named "file.vl2.zip" for example. At least Windows XP and maybe other versions hide common file type extensions by default (such as zip) so make sure you aren't fooled by this. The option to change this can be found by clicking tools/folder options and selecting the "view" tab. Here you should spot "Hide extension for known file types" and just uncheck that option and make your life easier.

Still having problems with the pack? - contact us.

2.1 Uninstall:

If you want to uninstall this map pack just remove the Europack4_v200.vl2 file from your Tribes2 subdir and also delete all your .dso files from Tribes2 dir to make sure it doesn't leave anything behind.

To temporary disable the pack rename it to .zip file.

3.0 Map Credits:

Most of the maps in this pack are done by community mappers around the globe. All credit for these maps go to them and here we documented hopefully all changes we have made to them (if any). In map loading screens you can also see the original creator of the map.

All maps:

renamed all map-specific files to Euro4_<mapname>
added Europack4 tag into all display names
added loading screen images
edited the loading screens to follow same format
cleaned mission files from all unnecessary lines
also rebuilt spawnspheres in about half
named everything so that everything appears in CC

3.1 Euro4 Maps

Everything that is changed since the the beginning of Europack 2.

3.1.1 Euro4 CTF

Abaddon (by Nefilim)

no changes

AshenPowder (by Cinderkarst)

no changes

BaNsHee (by Akira)

no changes

Bastage (by Cinderkarst)

no changes

Bleed (by F|ysa, edited by DeeVee)

sky changed
reduced visible distance
increased a bit fog distance

BlueMoon (by teslatrooper, edited by z0dd & Celios)

changed palm trees to normal trees in hope that it prevents(?) UE's
removed flag turret
new base design
new gen room design

Boss (by Rilke / Unamed)

no changes

CanyonCrusadeDeluxe (by DeeVee)

no changes

Celerity (by Meanie, overhaul by =Sabre=, edited by Celios)

swapped out flagstand to avoid throwing cappers off course
moved repair pack out of the tower over to the side bunker
swapped out the missile turrets for plasma ones
sentry turret repositioned
repair pack in the base moved to more practical locations

Clusterfuct (by Techlogic, edited by DeeVee)

moved the bases behind the flagstand on a mountain

ColdPointSE (by Stuart "Vovin" Presley, SE by DeeVee & -=RayMan=-)

base on the left side removed
both turrets removed
vehicle statation removed
small tower removed
repositioned the base
repositioned the flagstand
repositioned the gens

Crown (by Pala, edited by The Driver & DeeVee)

generator added on the command hud (must be done)
fast orange forcefield added around front half of Generator hole
some texture fixes at the flagstandmissing texture added
generator bug fixed
fixed spawn problems
reduced visible distance
increased a bit fog distance

Curtilage (by Techlogic)

moved flagstand (now 800 meters between Flags)
brighter terrain textures

DeadlyBirdsSong (by PeachSkin & z0dd)

no changes

Deserted (by Techlogic, edited by kab000m)

turret on flagstand removed

Dissention (by Doja, edited by The Driver & DeeVee)

range between bases reduced to 1000 meters
turrets rotated 180°
mirrored terrain
spawn points fixed
texture bugs fixed
added a force field at the generator
removed 2nd vpad
changed sun direction
reduced visible and fog distance

DriftsSE (by powdahound, SE by Pretend, edited by Celios)

moved the 2nd floor inventory stations inside more
moved base turret forward towards flag
got rid of the stuff in the middle of the map
removed the flagstand to prevent deadstops

Drorck (by Uthr)

no changes

EpicratesDeluxeSE (by PeachSkin, SE by DeeVee & -=RayMan=-)

vehicle station removed
direct entrance from above to the generator (2nd one behind the flagstand) closed
bunker removed

Erebus (by Diamondback, edited by z0dd & DeeVee)

changed cap limit from 6 to 5
tweaked observer camera spots
deleted the forcefield
deleted the forcefield gens
added a inventory station at the tower from the force field generator

FeignSE (by Pretend, edited by The Driver & DeeVee)

bunker rotated 180 degrees to prevent spamming
fast orange forcefield added in the hatch of the base

Frozen (by Techlogic)

no changes

FrozenGlory (by Infamous Butcher, edited by Celios)

removed generators
vehicle pad inventories
moved repair packs to shrink the field of play
everything is now self-powered
mission area has been expanded to improve front grabbing
spawnsphere weighting was also repaired

FrozenHope (by Infamous Butcher)

no changes

Graveyard (by -Nash!-)

no changes

HarvesterSE (by Nefilim, SE by DeeVee & -=RayMan=-)

entry to vehicle station closed
flagstand lowered to the ground
front turret replaced with a sensor
bunker added
added a second spawnsphere
spawnsphere-weight: 70% base / 30% bunker

Hellfire (by Akira, edited by The Driver)

deleted lower gen
deleted spawns shperes over the volcano
deleted volcano lava spray
removed a script

Hildebrand (by DeeVee & =Sabre=)

no changes

IceDagger (by =Sabre= & DeeVee, edited by Celios)

added inventory stations by the flag
removed flag turret.

Jagged Claw (by John McClane & =Sabre=)

no changes

Katabatic (by Dynamix, edited by z0dd)

changed flat terrain to slightly rolling hills
removed AI code
changed observer spots

LushMelee (Originally CompUSA-Melee by Dynamix, Redesigned by ZOD, edited by The Driver & DeeVee)

changed distance from inv towers to flag towers so that it is more equal for both sides than in ZOD's version
changed ammo stations to inventory stations
changed plug to orange FF on top of each gen tower. Plug allowed blast damage to pass through it, causing the gens to be spammable from the top
removed the middle basedeleted waypoint from center base

Magellan (by kab000m)

no changes

Magnum (by shalos (Edited by uthr, Celios)

vpad blended into terrain
vehicleblocker at base entrances
adjusted mission grid
fixed floating flagstand
extended mission area to allow front grabbing

MidnightMayhemDeluxe (by =Sabre= & DeeVee, edited by Celios)

removed front entrance turret
moved the flag outside
repositioned the repair pack to distribute play across the entire base

Muddyswamp (by Peachskin, edited by Celios)

new sky texture provided by Peachskin
added a repair pack on top of the base
reduced base sensor from large to medium
reduced water's density by two thirds
created a new flagstand which would not deadstop

Neve (by Nycto, edited by kab000m)

removed eyecandy structures, but for 2 buildings
spawnsphere-weight: 60% base / 40% vpad instead of 80% base / 20% vpad

Osiris (by Salieri)

no changes

Pandemonium (bye Rilke / Unamed)

no changes

ProjectX (by Pala, edited by The Driver & DeeVee)

added more blue force fields to prevend generator blind spamm
sensor was not connected to generator
reduced visible and fog distance

PuliVeivari (by Paladine, edited by kab000m)

fixed spawnspheres
adjusted terrain around vpad
vehicle animation bug fix by Ilys

QuagmireSE (by Dynamix, SE by DeeVee & -=RayMan=-)

turret in front of the flagstand removed
water removed

RoaR (by =/\ce= a.k.a. G/-/(0)ST)

no changes

RiverdanceSEi (by Dynamix, SE by =Sabre=)

mirrored terrain using the Inferno (low) side

Roughland (by Uthr, edited by kab000m & Celios)

removed bomber limit, because it had an affect on any other vehicle map in server rotation
limited vehicles to just shrikes
added a second spawnsphere
changed spawnsphere weights to 25% at bunker 75% at tower
replaced gens in the bunker with inventory stations

Ruined (by Ubernator)

no changes

RunenmachtSE (by =Sabre=, Flagstand by Infamous Butcher)

incorporates changes to improve overall gameplay and address several bugs in the original

SanctuarySE (by Dynamix, SE by =Sabre=, edited by DeeVee)

the terrain height differential has been reduced, and the terrain has been mirrored to balance the map
a raised flagstand was added and the mission area has been enlarged slightly
main turret location changed
sentry added below the flagstand

SkyLight (by Killing is Fun)

no changes

Slapdash (by Dynamix, edited by z0dd)

tweaked observer camera spots
changed cap limit from 4 to 6

Solaris (by kab000m)

no changes

Soupladl (by Uthr)

no changes

SpinCycle (by DeeVee & =Sabre=)

fixed the conflict with the Cluster Map Pack

StarFallenSE (by v5planet, SE by ValonLähetti)

new terrain
flag to flag distance reduced
tower added
new main base

Tantric (by KillerBagel, edited by The Driver & DeeVee)

redesigned base

Timid (by Santiclaws, edited by kab000m)

adjusted visible distance
mirrored terrain, 600 meters between flags
removed spawnsphere from capturable objective
fixed indoor sentries
new base by Santiclaws (now features entrances on ground floor)

Volcanic (by Paladine, edited by kab000m)

no changes
reduced visible distance from 350 / 175 fog to 300 / 150 fog

Voodoo (by Doja, edited by kab000m)

added observer-cameras
attempt to mirror terrain manually
sentryturret put inside flag huts
fixed the height problem that was stopping the shrikes

Warspring (by lumoon)

no changes

WoodyMyrkSE (by Juno, SE by =Sabre= & Akira, edited by Celios)

the play area has been expanded to prevent base to base mortar spam
mirrored terrain for balance
some terrain additions have been made to make it a little more interesting
spammable bases have been replaced
changed flagstand back to original one

Xerxes (by Cinderkarst)

no changes

3.1.1 Euro4 CnH

Bloodmoon (by SSBeast, edited by DeeVee)

added the switches names

Bloody Chaos (by Red Shifter)

no changes

Coppice (by Jambon)

no changes

Shattered Paradise (by Dr. Pimento)

no changes

Sinivalkoinen (by Pala, edited by DeeVee)

fixed switch names
changed some textures

3.2 Euro4 (8vs8)

CeleritySE (by Meani, SE by kab000m, edited by kab000m & The Driver)

based on the Euro4 version
mirrored terrain and bases
added forcefields at the windows from the generator tower to make gen spamming impossible

BeachBlitzSE (8vs8) (by DOX, SE by ValonLähetti)

based on the x2 version
one turret and solarpanel removed
base and vpad moved closer to flag
added a hill to the middle of map for some sniper cover for cappers

BossSE (8vs8) (by Rilke, SE by ValonLähetti)

based on the Euro4 version
bases moved closer to the middle
terrain behind bases is more balanced

CrownSE (8vs8) (by Paladine, SE by ValonLähetti)

based on the Euro4 version
terrain smoothed
flag to flag distance reduced
water added

DesertedSE (8vs8) (by Techlogic, SE by ValonLähetti)

based on the Euro4 version
fixed size
oasis in the middle
more fog

NeveSE (8vs8) (by Nycto, SE by ValonLähetti)

based on the Euro4 version
removed main base, and allso the vehicle station from the other base
mirrored terrain
lot's of other changes (turrets, forcefields, distances)

PandemoniumSE (8vs8) (by Rilke, SE by ValonLähetti)

based on the Euro4 version
two turrets removed
one sensor added
flag to flag distance shorter
base easier to reach

PuliVeivariSE (8vs8) (by Paladine, SE by ValonLähetti)

based on the Euro4 version
new flagarea
bases and flags moved closer to the middle
one bunker and spawnsphere removed
Some non-important visual changes

StarFallenSE (8vs8) (by v5planet, SE by ValonLähetti)

new terrain
flag to flag distance reduced
tower added
new main base

TitanSE (8vs8) (by z0dd, SE by ValonLähetti)

based on the Classic version
bases closer to each other
removed a turret
terrain more versatile

TridentSE (8vs8) (by Dynamix, SE by ValonLähetti)

based on the Dynamix Final Map Pack version
changed from Siege to CTF
mirrored sides

4.0 Changelog:

Changes between the different releases of Europack 4.

4.1 From Europack4 v1.00 to Europack4 v2.00:

All maps (Cleaned mission files from unnecessary lines)

inUse = "Down";
notReady = "1";
renamed all map-specific files to Euro4_<mapname>
added Europack4 tag into all display names
edited the loading screens to follow same format
cleaned mission files from all unnecessary lines
named everything so that everything appears in CC

4.1.1 CTF Maps