Ghost Fort
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Basic Information | |
Variants: | Lakeside |
Developer(s): | Unknown |
Map Info | |
Environment: | Halloween |
Setting: | Nighttime, overcast |
Hazards: | Pumpkin bombs, Merasmus, Pit |
Map Photos | |
Map Overview | |
Ghost Fort is a Valve-made King of the Hill map, released as part of the Spectral Halloween Special on October 26, 2012. It is a "haunted" version of Lakeside.
Similar to Eyeaduct and Mann Manor, Ghost Fort has spawning prizes, pumpkin bombs, and a boss.
Whenever the control point is captured, one of ten cards will be randomly chosen, and its effect bestowed upon all players.
During certain intervals, Merasmus will appear near the control point and roam around the map, teleporting around and killing players. When Merasmus is on the field, the Bombinomicon will choose two players to turn into a bomb, which tells those players to run the bomb back to Merasmus to stun him.
There is a bottomless, "toothed" pit where there was water in Lakeside, which kills all players who fall in and catapults their ragdoll onto the control point.
A Haunted Halloween Gift will spawn on the map for each player individually. Several notifications will appear until the player grabs the gift or it disappears.Only the player whose gift has spawned/obtains the gift can see the notifications.
Contents
Strategy
Control Point Timing
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List of Card Effects
When the point is captured, the "Wheel of Fate" is spun and its effect will be bestowed upon all players. Here a list of possible effects:
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ÜberCharge makes every player invulnerable. Because of this, the point cannot be captured for a short time. Merasmus will question why he has such an option on the Wheel of Fate. |
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Critical Hits grants 100% critical chance on each player. |
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Zero Gravity lowers the map gravity, making higher areas accessible. |
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Super Jump makes every player jump much higher. In compensation, the minimum height to receive fall damage is increased. |
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Big Head will cause every players' heads to grow larger. This lowers their vocal pitching. This does not affect the hitbox of the head. |
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Small Head will shrink every players' heads. This increases their vocal pitching. This does not affect the hitbox of the head. |
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Whammy has negative effects and will either ignite every player, bestow bleeding effects on every player, rain Jarate on players, or spawn Ghosts that encircle the area around the control point. |
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Super Speed makes every player run faster. |
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Dance Off teleports every player to the non-Wheel side of the control point and aligns them into two parallel rows, while they all stop and do the Thriller taunt with Merasmus, who teleports to either end of the rows. |
Related achievements
General
TEMPORARY:
- Wizards Never Prosper - Kill Merasmus!
- A Lovely Vacation Spot - Get to Skull Island and claim your reward!
Gallery
Update history
October 26, 2012 Patch (Spectral Halloween Special)
- Added Ghost Fort.
Trivia
- When Merasmus spins the wheel of fate and forces the players to dance, the dance and Merasmus' narration are references to the Michael Jackson music video for "Thriller".
- The tiny head effect makes the player voices similar to that of Pyroland.
- In addition to the effects listed above, several other images can be seen when the Wheel of Fate is spinning, such as "777" and "BAR". While the Wheel will never land on these images, they are a reference to traditional slot machines, which often include such symbols.
- Merasmus' narration when bestowing a crit boost, "It is the crit boostening!" is a reference to the Quickening from Template:W.
- When Merasmus flies in the air and throws bombs, sometimes he will say "Everything's coming up Merasmus!' This is a reference to a scene in The Simpsons[1], which is in itself a reference to the play Gypsy[2]
References
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