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LOOK OUT DRACULA IS BEHIND YOU! ''[sound of a creaking door]'' Ha ha ha! If you scare that easily, '''this map will kill you'''.}}
 
LOOK OUT DRACULA IS BEHIND YOU! ''[sound of a creaking door]'' Ha ha ha! If you scare that easily, '''this map will kill you'''.}}
 
'''Harvest Event''' is a King of the Hill map. It was released with the ''[[Halloween Special|Haunted Halloween Special Update]]'' as an official community-developed map due to its outstanding quality. This is Halloween-themed version of the '''Harvest'''. It includes many gameplay elements that are unique to the map.
 
'''Harvest Event''' is a King of the Hill map. It was released with the ''[[Halloween Special|Haunted Halloween Special Update]]'' as an official community-developed map due to its outstanding quality. This is Halloween-themed version of the '''Harvest'''. It includes many gameplay elements that are unique to the map.
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In this version, health packs are instead replaced with chocolate bars and candy tins. Pumpkin bombs are scattered strategically throughout the map and explode when shot, damaging anyone around them. Killed players will randomly drop a Crit-boosting Halloween pumpkin full of candy (possible only during the Hallowe'en Special). Also, the ghost of Zepheniah Mann wanders around the map, haunting any players who venture too close.
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== Goal ==
 
== Goal ==
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== Control Point Timing ==
 
== Control Point Timing ==
 
{{Control Point Timing/Official Map}}
 
{{Control Point Timing/Official Map}}
==Gallery==
 
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File:KOTH Harvest Control point.PNG|The Control point in side the Center Shed
 
File:KOTH Harvest Farmhouse.PNG|The [[Blue]] Farmhouse
 
File:KOTH Harvest Side shed.PNG|The [[Red]] Side Shed
 
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== Halloween Event ==
 
Introduced in the [[October 29, 2009 Patch|Hallowe'en Special]] (October 29 - November 9, 2009), a special, spooky themed version, koth_harvest_event, was made available for play. In this version, [[health packs]] are instead replaced with chocolate bars and candy tins. [[Pumpkin bomb]]s are scattered strategically throughout the map and explode when shot, damaging anyone around them. Killed players will randomly drop a [[Crit]]-boosting [[Halloween pumpkins|Halloween pumpkin]] full of candy (possible only during the Hallowe'en Special). Also, the [[ghost]] of [[Non-player characters#Zepheniah Mann and Company|Zepheniah Mann]] wanders around the map, haunting any players who venture too close.
 
  
 
== Related Achievements ==
 
== Related Achievements ==
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* There are tombstones around the map with text on them. Two include "RIP Zepheniah Mann" and "RIP The [[Civilian|Tenth]] Class".
 
* There are tombstones around the map with text on them. Two include "RIP Zepheniah Mann" and "RIP The [[Civilian|Tenth]] Class".
 
* There is a fully textured room underneath the capture point which appears to be where the [[Ghost]] is stored until it is triggered. It appears to contain a bench, television and set of lockers. A video of it can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oebp6LDDqdQ here].
 
* There is a fully textured room underneath the capture point which appears to be where the [[Ghost]] is stored until it is triggered. It appears to contain a bench, television and set of lockers. A video of it can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oebp6LDDqdQ here].
* Harvest Event and Harvest is the only official KOTH maps without [[Bot]] support.
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* Harvest Event and Harvest are the only official KOTH maps without [[Bot]] support.
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==

Revision as of 15:28, 2 December 2010

Harvest Event
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Basic Information
Variants: King of the Hill
Developer(s): {{{map-developer}}}
Map Photos
Loading screen photos.
Map Overview
Harvest Event overview.png
LOOK OUT DRACULA IS BEHIND YOU! [sound of a creaking door] Ha ha ha! If you scare that easily, this map will kill you.
— Haunted Hallowe'en Special

Harvest Event is a King of the Hill map. It was released with the Haunted Halloween Special Update as an official community-developed map due to its outstanding quality. This is Halloween-themed version of the Harvest. It includes many gameplay elements that are unique to the map.

In this version, health packs are instead replaced with chocolate bars and candy tins. Pumpkin bombs are scattered strategically throughout the map and explode when shot, damaging anyone around them. Killed players will randomly drop a Crit-boosting Halloween pumpkin full of candy (possible only during the Hallowe'en Special). Also, the ghost of Zepheniah Mann wanders around the map, haunting any players who venture too close.


Goal

Your goal is to capture the Control point and seize it for a duration of 3 minutes while stopping the other team from doing the same.

Locations

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  • The Center Shed - At the center of the map, a bombed-out shed houses the Control point. This building is open at both ends, and most of the roof is missing.
  • The Farmhouses - Located directly in front of each team's spawn area, these large houses have two stories with windows and a roof overlooking the center shed.
  • Side Sheds - Open at one end, these sheds contain a Medium Health Pickup inside.

Common strategies

  • The center shed provides more cover for attackers than defenders. Capturing the point is easiest with support from team members outside the shed.
  • Soldiers and Demomen can jump onto the roof of the shed with rockets or stickies and attack from above. It's also possible to lob grenades or syringes in through the roof.
  • The peaked roof of the farmhouse can provide cover for Snipers if they stand on the back of the roof and fire over it at the enemy, but this prevents them from firing at the area between the farmhouse and the center shed.
  • Snipers like to stay in the upper levels of their team's farmhouses. If you happen to be in the area, take a moment to sweep the upper floor for enemy Snipers.
  • Scouts can double-jump to the middle shed and then across to the other team's building. This can be useful if the ground-level area is highly contested.

Control Point Timing

Control Point Multiplier Seconds
Control Point ×1
16 .000
×2
10 .667
×3
8 .727
×4
7 .680


Related Achievements

Attack o' Lantern
Attack o' Lantern
Cause the deaths of 5 players by exploding nearby pumpkin bombs.


Candy Coroner
Candy Coroner
Collect 20 Halloween pumpkins from dead players to unlock a hat.

Reward: Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask

Scared Stiff
Scared Stiff
Kill a player scared by a ghost.

Trivia

  • There are tombstones around the map with text on them. Two include "RIP Zepheniah Mann" and "RIP The Tenth Class".
  • There is a fully textured room underneath the capture point which appears to be where the Ghost is stored until it is triggered. It appears to contain a bench, television and set of lockers. A video of it can be seen here.
  • Harvest Event and Harvest are the only official KOTH maps without Bot support.

External links