This submission has been accepted into Madness vs. Machines as of 9/10/19. Congratulations!

Even if we don't link them, you can always get whatever demos you want at demos.potato.tf, demos.potato.tf/judging, or demos.potato.tf/prejudging. Today's would be on the second link.

We know, but with the launch imminent, we've been focusing mainly on getting maps and missions that are really close to good passed. Additionally, school is a thing so judging has slowed down considerably. Don't worry; this mission is still in the queue. But also, don't be surprised if this isn't tested for another couple weeks.

This mission has been disqualified due to inactivity.

This submission has been disqualified for inactivity.

Due to inactivity, this submission is now on Strike 2. You have one week to update this mission before disqualification.

Sounds good. Get us an updated version as soon as possible then.

Wave 2: The last giant demo spawned alone. Just increase the TotalCount of its support by 1 or 2 SpawnCounts.

Everything else was good. This has been passed to judges.

I was having internet issues at the end so I couldn't grab the wave times; just watch the demo if you want them. Sorry.

Demo: https://demos.potato.tf/prejudging/mvm_meltdown_rc5_int_collapsing_cores_1567660224.dem

Map Feedback:

Watch the demo for context of where these problems are.
Several walls are too thin.
What's the deal with the robot spawn-like area to the right of where the old gate was?
Combining metal and concrete materials on the same structure is weird looking.
Lower ramp in building just past old gate is spotted for some reason.
You can get stuck by running and jumping at the wall over the ramp to the lower area.
When the robots go turn right past the first building to take the lower path, you need a path hologram pointing to the right.
Grinder noise plays by small health pack if you stay left when walking out of spawn.
Tile texture is ugly and a bit overused.

Demo: https://demos.potato.tf/prejudging/mvm_powerkeep_b04_int_system_shutdown_1567656237.dem

System Shutdown:
Wave 2: First giant takes too long to show up. Wave starts with almost a full minute of just regular bots.
Wave 3: Gauntlets don't need a damage bonus. Lower health regen on Colonel Barrage.
Wave 4: Wave is way too easy. The front is really easy to hold against just regular bots; add a few more giants. 2 straggler pyros.
Wave 5: The medic ran out of crits before they reached the hatch. Give it a longer uber duration.

Overall, this mission really needs more giants to push out of spawn. The repeating giant barrage soldier isn't really working for the mission either.

Total wave time breakdown for: mvm_powerkeep_b04_int_system_shutdown
[Victory] Time spent on Wave 1: 3 min 29 sec
[Failure] Time spent on Wave 2: 3 min 1 sec
[Victory] Time spent on Wave 2: 3 min 34 sec
[Victory] Time spent on Wave 3: 4 min 39 sec
[Victory] Time spent on Wave 4: 2 min 17 sec
[Victory] Time spent on Wave 5: 3 min 12 sec
[Victory] Time spent on Wave 6: 3 min 1 sec
Total success time in mission: 20 min 12 sec (87%)
Total time spent in mission: 23 min

Demo: https://demos.potato.tf/prejudging/mvm_powerkeep_b04_int_system_shutdown_1567657376.dem

Because the contest is ending shortly, you have one week from this post to submit a finalized, rc version or this map will be disqualified.

Give an updated mission download anyway. There's no sense in running a wave that we know is already outdated.