Turbine Center

Turbine Center
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Basic Information
Map type:	Capture the Flag
File name:	ctf_turbine_winter
Released:	December 7, 2023 Patch (Smissmas 2023)
Variants:	Turbine
Developer(s):	Stuffy360 Bill Johnston Chickenman Alex "FGD5" Stewart
Map Info
Environment:	Shopping Center
Setting:	Night time
Hazards:	Train
Map Items
Health Kits:	×2  •   ×4
Ammo Boxes:	×10
Map Photos
Map Overview
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'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the facility Not a creature was stirring, except for those mercenaries; The intel was guarded by sentries with care In fear that the enemy soon would be there; The engies built gadgets to teleport bread; While snipers shot bullets that ripped through their heads; And Heavy with his weapon, and I with my healing; Had just popped an uber to send our foes squealing; When out in the center there arose such a clatter, I turned around to see what was the matter. With a little old whip, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be Soldier Nick. The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the Eagle on his shoulder made a loud screech; He rocket jumped the battlements, to his team gave a horn, And into the vents he marched without scorn, But I heard him exclaim, ere he dipped out of sight, "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good-night." — Turbine Center publicity blurb

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Turbine Center is a community-created Capture the Flag map. It is set at night in a shopping center that has been decorated for Christmas: a giant tree, large presents, and a train carrying gifts and toys decorate the central area, and the corridors and rooms are adorned with garlands, baubles, and assorted seasonal decorations.

Turbine Center was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Locations

Tree Room

• Tree Room: The main area that links the RED and BLU bases. It is a large room with a huge Christmas tree in the middle and some large decorative presents on either side. Two staircases near the base exits lead up to a balcony spanning the width of the opposite side of the room, leading to the other team's vents. To the side of the base, exits are the main hallway, leading to the Intelligence room. The presents provide some cover for players, even from people standing on the balconies. The train going around the tree can be jumped on, however, touching its catcher from any angle results in instant death.
• Stores: Small alcoves at the foot of and under each staircase. The ones at the foot contain a medium health kit, while the ones under contain a medium ammo pack.
• Balcony: A balcony that spans the width of the room connects each team's vents to the Tree Room. Most of the floor of the room can be seen from the balconies, making them an ideal location for Snipers.
• Balcony Observation Room: A small windowed, doorless room lies at the center of the balcony. It opens on both sides to the rest of the balcony. The room provides some cover from players attacking from the floor of the Tree Room. The outside of the room can be used to place sticky traps.

Intelligence room

• Intelligence Room: The Intelligence room is a rectangular room with railings partially bordering the lower area. The Intelligence is located in the corner of the room.
• Entrances: There are three entrances to the Intelligence room.
  • A set of stairs leads down from spawn to the Intelligence room.
  • Players can drop through a hole in the ceiling, connecting from the vent system.
  • Two large entrances connect to the main hallway that connects to the Tree Room.

Main Hallway

• Main Hallway: A hallway connects the Tree Room to the Intelligence room. The hallway makes two right-angle turns, providing some cover for players and the opportunity to set up sticky traps and Sentry nests. The RED side has a fire extinguisher that extinguishes burning players who approach it.
• Raised Platform: There is a raised platform along the corridor that leads directly into the Intelligence room with a medium health kit and ammot pack. A flight of stairs allows players to easily reach it, as the platform is too high to jump on top of normally. A potted plant next to the platform can be jumped on and then crouch-jumped off in order to get on top (the cigarettes vending machine can be used instead for a running start and a regular jump too), but it is located right next to the entrances to the Intelligence room, making platform access dangerous for enemy players.

Resupply and Vents

• Resupply Area: The resupply room is L-shaped, and the hallway it leads out to is L-shaped as well. One end of the hallway leads to a staircase that descends to the Tree Room, and the other end of the hallway leads to a staircase that descends to the Intelligence room.
• Vent Access: The vent system can be reached at the top of the stairs leading to the Tree Room.
• Vents: Small vent tunnels provide passages from the Tree Room to the resupply areas and to the Intelligence room through a hole in the ceiling of the room. The Vents are broken into two sections, joining at the Resupply Area entrance. A small side room with a medium ammo pack can be found near the Tree Room.

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  RED intelligence room.

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  Hallway.

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  RED Resupply area exit.

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  The vents.

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  Tree Room.

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  RED balcony.

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  The cow and frog outside Tree Room.

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  BLU spawn corridor.

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  BLU resupply area exit.

Strategy

Main article: Community Turbine Center strategy

Update history

December 7, 2023 Patch (Smissmas 2023)

• Added Turbine Center to the game.

December 15, 2023 Patch

• Fixed issue with teleporters exploding when players used them in the vents.
• Added extra ammopacks in the intel hallways.
• Fixed cubemaps having odd reflections in the center area.
• Adjusted clipping in the center area.
• Added neutral Train Camera so you can enjoy the Slay Ride.
• Added small details.

July 18, 2024 Patch #1 (Summer 2024 Update)

• Updated ctf_turbine_winter to fix localization issues.

Trivia

• There are two wooden cows hidden in the map, one in an inaccessible room full of filing cabinets on BLU's side and one outside the playable area above the center area on RED's side (which is accompanied by a frog) with a Sandvich.
• The shop names have several references:
  • Sun's Zoo is a pun on Sun Tzu and a reference to Meet the Soldier.
  • Elbert & Sons is a reference to the streamer Jerma985.
• The names on the doors contain several references:
  • El Bertson is a reference to the streamer Jerma985.
  • Ruth Wane is a reference to Bruce Wayne, Batman's secret identity.
  • Gym Felps is a reference to Jim Phelps from the 1966 TV series Mission Impossible.
  • Bay Roof is a reference to the baseball player Babe Ruth.
  • Glin Teethwood is a reference to the actor Clint Eastwood.
  • Mac Guythur is a reference to MacGyver from the TV series of the same name.
  • Cole Umbo is a reference to the detective show Columbo.
  • Eric Smithers is a reference to the Valve employee Eric Smith.
  • Tran S. Wright is a play on the phrase "trans rights" used to advocate for transgender rights.
• The functional fire extinguisher in RED's Main Hallway is a reference to a popular image of a player shooting a fire extinguisher while on fire.
• There is a chalkboard in an inaccessible room in BLU's Main Hallway that has several references on it::
  • The upper seal is a reference to the seals on Selbyen, as well as the Sad Spongebob meme.
  • The lower seal is a reference to the Spanish meme Jotchua put on a crewmate from Among Us, replaced with a seal instead.
  • There is a modified drawing of :steamhappy: (), a standard emoticon available to anyone on Steam Community (with an evil grin instead of a happy smile).

Gallery

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  Steam Workshop thumbnail for Turbine Center.

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  The chalkboard in the inaccessible room.

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  The plaque shows Eric Smithers (Eric Smith).