Maul (map)

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Maul
Vsh maul.png
Basic Information
Map type: Versus Saxton Hale (Community)
File name: vsh_maul
Released: December 11, 2024 Patch
(Smissmas 2024)
Developer(s): Matthew Scott "MegapiemanPHD" Simmons
Brandon "Bonk Nickeltoon" Koller
Szabó "Maxxy" Attila
Patrick "Zeus" Hennessy
Lizard Of Oz
Stuffy360
James Jameson
Phe
Mattie Konig
Alex "FGD5" Stewart
Maksim "Velly" Streltsov
Jason "Yaki" Herman
Jesse "Custard1" Budd
Joaquim "JPRAS" Silva
Samuel "ChargingTurnip" Turner
Alex "Lacry" Couto
James M.
Torkil "TheLazerSofa" Malvik Bidtnes
Sky
Map Info
Environment: Mall, Indoors
Setting: Daytime, Christmas
Hazards: Drowning
Deep Water: Yes
Map Items
Healthico.png Health Kits: Smallhealth.png ×2  •  Mediumhealth.png ×7
Ammoico.png Ammo Boxes: Smallammo.png ×3   •   Mediumammo.png ×4   •  
Largeammo.png ×3
Map Photos
Loading screen photos.
Map overview
Maul overview.png
Map Stamp
Item icon Map Stamp - Maul.png
Supporters Leaderboard
This article is about the map. For the weapon, see Maul.
Season's Beatings as it's smissmas time in the Tuefort mall! Saxton Hale himself is known to wonder(sic) the shopping center at night and challenge anyone he comes across. Will you take on the challenge and survive the night OR become more fodder for Hale's might? Don't forget to fill out a form to guess what's in Saxton Hale's Package while you're there. You could win a $5,000 dollar shopping spree at the Hale Outlet Shopping Center!
Maul publicity blurb

Maul is a community-created Versus Saxton Hale map released during the Smissmas 2024 update. It features a new holiday-themed rendition of Saxton Hale, alongside new voice lines. Unlike other maps in the game mode, Saxton Hale is on the RED team, and the rest are assigned to the BLU team. Throughout the round, calming music is heard playing on the intercom.

The setup timer is 16 seconds.

Maul was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Locations

  • Control Point: A control point placed on a slightly elevated overhang on the second layer of the mall. It has a set of stairs leading up to it.
  • The Cinema: The outside section of a movie theater. This serves as BLU team's spawn at the start of the round.
  • Saxton's Secret Package: A Christmas decoration sporting a set of massive presents beneath. The centerpiece is a massive present that Saxton Hale bursts out of at the beginning of the round.
  • First Floor Area 1: The smaller section of the mall's first floor. It contains 2 separate pickup locations. The first sports a large health and small ammo pickup. The second contain a medium health and a large ammo pickup.
  • First Floor Area 2: The larger section of the mall's first floor. It contains a waterfall with a pool of water. There is also a medium pickup of both health and ammo adjacent to the water.
  • Second Floor: The second floor of the mall. It contains 2 medium health and ammo pickups.
  • Third Floor: The third under construction floor of the mall. It contains a single small ammo pickup.
  • Sleepless Sheep: A bedding and furniture store connected to the second floor of the mall. It contains a medium health and large ammo pickup.
  • Sweet Homegoods: An appliance store connected to the first and second floors of the mall. It contains a small health and large ammo pickup.
  • Carmack Computers: A computer store accessible via the first and second floors. It contains 2 separate pickup locations. The first has a medium pickup of both health and ammo. The second contain a medium health and a small ammo pickup.

Strategy

Main article: Community Maul strategy

Control Point timing

Control Point Multiplier Seconds
Control Point ×1
20 .000
×2
13 .333
×3
10 .909
×4
9 .600


Update history

December 11, 2024 Patch (Smissmas 2024)
  • Maul was added to the game.

December 16, 2024 Patch

  • Players can no longer hide from Saxton in the dark.
  • Fixed props inside other props.
  • Fixed z-fighting brushes.
  • Fixed missing particle effects for the water feature.
  • Fixed orientation of water feature particles.
  • Minor lighting changes around the cinema.
  • Adjusted LOD change distances for Cinema sign.
  • Updated VSH logic.
  • Grounded levitating props.
  • Aligned misaligned textures.
  • Fixed mis-textured walls.
  • Clipped upper metal beams.
  • Fixed clip brushes sticking out from walls that could be walked on.
  • Players will now be pushed off of the fire bell.
  • Adjusted cinema sign shadow.
  • Used spell check on Saxton's Package sign.
  • Updated how music is activated and deactivated.
  • Fixed clipping on the hanging big ornaments.

December 17, 2024 Patch

  • Fixed broken areaportals.
  • Changed some props in the upper area that could be mistaken for a large ammo pack.

Notes

  • While playing this map, the background color from RED team's icons for the Rock, Paper, Scissors are changed from orange to green, alongside the shockwave particles upon winning.

Trivia

  • Outside the map's boundaries, a hidden message can be found alongside a bird railing on a skateboard. This can only be visible when using noclip.
  • Near the Sleepless Sheep is a store front displaying various fictional albums.
  • Maul's aesthetic is an amalgamation of different malls, including Liberty Mall from the Dead Center campaign in Left 4 Dead 2.[1]

Changelog

This is the changelog of the map before it was added to the game.
Changelog:
Changelog #1 (September 24, 2023)
  • fixed missing vsh assets and logic

Changelog #2 (September 24, 2023)

  • uploaded the correct file

Changelog #3 (September 30, 2023)

  • removed 3rd floor and adjusted geometry to accommodate for that
  • added more health and ammo packs scattered around the map
  • added a restaurant area
  • lengthened the fountain
  • added more cover props

Changelog #4 (October 18, 2023)

  • detailing
  • detailing
  • health and ammo adjustments
  • lighting pass
  • detailing
  • detailing
  • more detailing

Changelog #5 (October 24, 2023)

  • detailing
  • lighting
  • detailing
  • added lower part of sweet homegoods store
  • more detailing
  • did a bit of detailing
  • some cubemap adjustments
  • lil bit of detailing

Changelog #6 (October 27, 2023)

  • lighting
  • detailing
  • added some Christmas lights
  • added more detail out of the big windows to block the white part of the skybox image
  • added ropes to the BIG BALLS!
  • fixed some gaps in the geometry
  • added patches under pickups
  • replaced watergate bar prop
  • probably other stuff to, idk man it's all a blur to be honest

Changelog #7 (October 27, 2023)

  • detailing
  • lighting
  • clipping
  • fixed errors Lacry told me about
  • other stuff probably too

Changelog #8 (October 27, 2023)

  • bsp not vmf

Changelog #9 (November 1, 2023)

  • detailing
  • lighting
  • clipping
  • other things probably

Gallery

Signs and posters
Album covers
Store fronts

References

  1. Creator confirmation