Slasher

Slasher
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Basic Information
Map type:	King of the Hill
File name:	koth_slasher
Released:	October 19, 2018 Patch (Scream Fortress X)
Variants:	Camp Saxton
Developer(s):	Aeon "Void" Bollig Fuzzymellow Tim "SediSocks" Brown Lees Killohurtz Martin "Chaofanatic" Ellis Lauren "Yrrzy" Godfrey Andrew "Rogue13" Risch
Map Info
Environment:	Summer Camp
Setting:	Night
Hazards:	Pumpkin bombs, Ghost, Skeletons, MONOCULUS, Horseless Headless Horsemann, Shake, Merasmus
Hazards (Underworld):	Health drain, Astral fall
Magic spells:	Yes
Bot support:	Yes
Map Items
Health Kits:	×17  •   ×12  •    ×2
Ammo Boxes:	×2   •    ×6   •    ×2
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“

Welcome to Camp Saxton! (...) Think you got what it takes to face the roulette and survive? Bet with your life and roll the dice! — Slasher publicity blurb

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Slasher is a Halloween-themed, community-created, King of the Hill map released during the Scream Fortress 2018 update. It is set in a haunted campground.

Slasher was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Features

As reflected in the totem poles scattered around the map, it features a rotation of all the Halloween bosses, including Ghosts, the Horseless Headless Horsemann, MONOCULUS, Merasmus, and Skeletons. The map also features two pits of death and a large Underworld. Like many other Halloween maps, magic spells are littered around the map.

The astral-jumping Underworld can be accessed at any time through a portal in a cabin near the point. The Underworld can also be accessed while fighting MONOCULUS, the player spawns further ahead in it if done through the MONOCULUS jump portals or the Bombinomicon after defeating Merasmus. A large amount of the map's health kits are located in the Underworld, due to its size. Entering the Underworld grants no healing; players in the astral-plane suffer the Underworld health drain, and it takes multiple jumps to the closest Health Kits. When exiting the Underworld through the far portal, players receive overheal, a period of Invulnerability, a speed boost, a Crit boost, and a Rare Magic Spell.

Locations

Note: If you are having trouble with finding the locations listed here, see the Helpful overview section to see their exact position marked on the map.

• Spawn: The teams spawn inside of a camp compromised of two small shacks surrounding an extinguished bonfire in the middle. Extending from the campsite are three separate paths that all lead to the Staging Grounds.
  • Maintenance: This is the right-most (on RED side)/left-most (on BLU side) route out of the Spawn's campsite. It is a large house with a sloped roof.
  • Middle Route: The central path to the Outer Grounds is a simple tunnel with a sharp corner.
  • Mine: The left (on RED side)/right (on BLU side) path leads through a curved cave cutting through the nearby mountain and emerges near the Boat Rentals.

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  The Spawn with the smoldering bonfire.

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  The three paths from Spawn.

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  The Maintenance path.

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  The Middle Route.

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  The Mine path.

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  The exit from the Mine.

• Staging Ground: A large and open clearing which separates the aforementioned three paths from the Boat Rentals. It has a medium health and ammo pack.
• Boat Rentals: Towering over the Staging Grounds is a huge building that stretches from one end of the map to the other. All possible paths to the control point go either through or under this structure. The building also has several windows and balconies looking onto the point.

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  The Staging Grounds.

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  The Boat Rentals.

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  Second view of the Boat Rentals.

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  Inside the Boat Rentals.

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  Interior of the Boat Rentals.

• Outhouse: Immediately behind the Boat Rentals is a small shack, located right up against the hill with the control point, that holds a medium health pack. Behind the health pack is a lethal deep hole.
• Point: The control point is located on an elevated position overseeing the rest of the central area. It has two ramps leading up to it from the Outhouse and right below the meeting point of said ramps is a large health pack. The point is covered by a canopy.
• Ranger Lodge: Next to the point is a large, dilapidated house that hold the portal leading to the Underworld. In between the Boat Rentals and the Ranger Lodge are two small shacks holding a small health pack.
• Supply Sheds: On the opposite side of the point from the Ranger Lodge is a small shed that contains a large ammo pack.
• Bonfire: Behind the Supply Shed, separating it from the Boat Dock, is a campsite with an active fire.
• Boat Dock: All the way at the edge of the map is an inaccessible pier which serves as the spawn location for the various bosses on this map. The pier is surrounded by two smoldering totems on each side. Whenever a boss is about to be spawned, the totems turn green and begin emitting smoke. The players may enter during humiliation.

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  The Outhouse.

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  The Point.

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  The Ranger Lodge.

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  The Supply Shed.

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  The Boat Dock that bosses spawn on.

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  The Boat Dock as a boss is being spawned.

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  The portal to the Underworld.

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  Overview of the center.

Helpful overview

1. Staging Grounds
2. Mines
3. Middle Entrance
4. Boat Rentals
5. Maintenance
6. Boat Dock
7. Bonfire
8. Supply Shed
9. Ramps
10. Ranger Lodge

Red diagonal lines: RED spawnroom
Blue diagonal lines: BLU spawnroom

Yellow circle: The Hill/Control Point.

Strategy

Main article: Community Slasher strategy

Control point timing

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

Update history

October 19, 2018 Patch (Scream Fortress X)

• Added Slasher to the game.

October 25, 2018 Patch

• Fixed the clipping issues in the spawn yards and in BLU's mineshaft.
• Fixed a case where the control point is unlocked while Merasmus is hiding.

October 30, 2018 Patch

• Fixed an inconsistent set of func_nobuilds at mid.
• Fixed a spot where Engineers could hide buildings in trees.
• Fixed players being able to build on top of the spawn rooms.

October 5, 2021 Patch

• Reduced round timer to 6 minutes.
• Removed truces from Merasmus and Monoculus events.
• Fixed an exploit where players could get behind the Otherworld's cabin and attack unsuspecting players.
• Fixed a series of hairline perches in the yards.
• Fixed a pair of visible nodraw entities outside of the spawns.
• Fixed an exploit where players using the Power Up spell could hide in the caves.
• Added a strange rustling over there in the woods...?

Changelog

This is the changelog of the map before it was added to the game.

Changelog:

Alpha Changelog (September 29, 2016)

• Added a 1 minute cooldown between Boss Roulette spins. The first spin is 90 seconds after the round starts.
• Clipped death pit exit point out of the tower at mid.
• Slightly widened sides of mid.
• Increased length of the lower parts of mid, adding an additional building area and changed the placement of the full health and ammo.
• Expanded size of the mid building along with its capture area.
• Reduced capture time from 12 seconds to 8 seconds.
• Blockbulleted gaps in bridges on either side of mid, along with changing a few playerclips to blockbullets on a few sets of stairs.
• Blocked off the Boss Spawn to both teams using visualizers, and added funneling for the Bosses to fix them from sometimes going into the water after spawning.
• Widenend hallway entrances to mid, removing the top hallways in exchange for semi-open decks.
• Revised the central cabin overlooking the point.
• Removed Rare Spellbook. It will return once the Underworld is added as a reward for escaping.
• Widened the yards on either end of mid and added a ramp up the natural high ground opposite of the water.
• Skeleton spawns are now scattered throughout mid, rather than coming from the docks. When the Skeleton King spawns, he and his escorting skeletons will still spawn at the docks.
• Revised the buffer zones between spawns and yard, along with additional changes to the spawn areas, making them larger.
• Fixed Resupply cabinets clipping through surrounding walls mid-animation.
• Fixed clipping under spawn stairs to keep camping players using the Minify spell out.
• Removed medium health kits from shacks at top of Mid, and put them in the place of the spell that had been on the edge of the death pit.
• Added spellbooks to the new deck areas, along with the area under the bridges.
• Added the additional gameplay mechanics of Merasmus' prop hunting and additional attacks, along with Bombinomicon head stunning.
• The point is now locked and the timer is paused when Merasmus, Monoculus, or the Horseless Headless Horsemann are active. The point will unlock and the timer for the owning team will resume if the boss leaves after two minutes, or is defeated by players - whichever comes first.
• Added a second Ghost to increase effectiveness on players when active.
• Added shallow water underneath the bridges. Deep enough to extinguish flames, shallow enough to still be able to use spells.
• Added spectator cameras.
• Added medium health and ammo to the yards.
• Added Polycount pumpkins courtesy of Rogue13.

Beta 1 Changelog (October 17, 2016)

• Full detail pass!
• Full clipping pass!
• Reduced normal Skeleton count from 12 down to 6.
• Fixed clipping on the gates under the bridges.
• Expanded top half of the cabin overlooking the point to be wider.
• Adjusted steepness and width of various sets of stairs throughout.
• Added another cover rock to the lower half of the yards.
• Closed the doors that were open partway at the middle towers.
• Optimized various assets that worked for what they were in the Camp Redmond detail entry but needed updates in order to not take a toll on gameplay space.
• Opened up the bridges slightly.
• Updated various assets from Camp Redmond to not disappear when the origin was out of view.
• Added a truce when Monoculus or Merasmus are active. Thank you Valve for the new inputs to make this possible!
• Removed the Horsemann's ability to lock the cap when active.
• Added the Underworld!
  • Players can passively enter the underworld at any time, entering through the vortex in the cabin. This will be the longest route out of the underworld, however.
  • Players will also be teleported to the Underworld through portals left behind by Monoculus and Merasmus.
  • While in the Underworld, players will have to make their way to the exit before it kills them. There are health kits throughout to survive.
  • Along with slaying the Skeleton King, through the Underworld is the only way to gain a rare spell.
  • Upon exiting the Underworld, the server will be notified, and the player will be granted a 3 second speed and health boost.
• Fixed resupply cabinets clipping through some of the surrounding props.
• Restored small health kits overlooking mid.
• Added rocks in place of trees in the lower half of mid to work as better cover and more optimized assets.

Beta 2 Changelog (October 19, 2016) Changelog

• Raised cap area slightly to cut sightlines.
• Closed previously open large gate to mid towers.
• Revised design of lakeside mid buildings and upper mid bridges to benefit optimization.
• Removed railing from upper mid bridges and added a short balcony in its place.
• Increased optimization overall.
• Rearranged some detailing for visibility purposes.
• Removed shallow water puddles at the base of mid.
• Fixed a bug where the cap would be locked and the timer paused when a player casted the Mini-Monoculus rare spell.
• Changed water in the lake to be better optimized.
• Fixed a bug where the eyes in the Underworld would sometimes render in the sky of the Overworld.
• Fixed some bleeding on a few displacements.
• Detailing updates.
• Increased Ghost speed by 50%.

RC1 Changelog (October 20, 2016)

• Fixed clipping in mines where players could previously get through the barrier.
• Fixed a bug where Engineers could build teleporter exits in the bonfire.
• Fixed various texture and displacement seams.
• Fixed a bug where Ghosts would get stuck in a few displacements.
• Adjusted teleport time of the Ghosts.
• Fixed missing fence on RED side.
• Optimized fade distances on select props.
• Swapped select expensive models in place of brushwork.
• Revamped clipping in select areas.
• Fixed particles not rendering.

RC2 Changelog (September 17, 2017)

• Fixed a bug where spell-casted Merasmus will have the same effect on the capture point as the Boss Merasmus - i.e. locked, timer paused, etc, courtesy of a fix from Valve.
• Merasmus now doubles as an announcer throughout the round, replacing The Administrator in full.
• Improved optimization brushwork.
• Increased round time to 7 minutes.
• Fixed leftover playerclip brushes that would get players caught on a set of doorframes.
• Changed any stair and underworld platform clips from playerclip to blockbullets.
• Fixed floating props.
• Completely rehauled 3d skybox.
• Fixed some displacements that were clipping through others.
• Scaled up water in the lake.
• Updated materials for the Totem Pole.
• Added more grass to the lower half of the map.
• Reduced overall grass sprites by 40% for optimization.
• Harshened prop fade distances.
• Updated detailing on the lakeside building routes out of the spawns.
• Raised the high route buildings.
• Fixed some Red textures that weren't changed on Blu.
• Fixed a road overlay that wasn't applying to part of its faces.
• Updated structure of the lakeside mid buildings for detailing renovations and optimization.
• Added cross-mid sightline blockers to lakeside paths.
• Fixed discrepancy in the rock symmetry between yards.
• Disabled nobuild on mid building rooftops.
• Added custom soundscapes.
• Lengthened mess hall buildings and revised their detailing.
• In addition to the Ghosts that patrol the map during the Haunting event, other Ghosts will now pop out of randomized points in the ground briefly to spook players in rapid succession.
• Fixed some pumpkin bombs spawning in world geometry.
• Updated FX for when a Boss is spawning in.
• Fixed a bug where sometimes the first roulette spin wouldn't happen for over 3-4 minutes into a round.
• Fixed players not being properly oriented when teleported to the Otherworld.
• Improved lighting around the point.
• Various detailing additions and improvements.
• Improved clipping.
• Closed a doorway in the boathouses.
• Fixed players being able to hide buildings in the trees at mid.
• Improved detailing in the boathouses.
• Fixed vphysics console spam on map start.
• Added menu photos.

Bugs

• The large bonfire behind the Supply Shed does not cause damage.

Notes

• Underneath the control point, accessible only by noclip, there is a room with two ghosts and three cages; this room is used to store the Ghosts when they are not in the map.
  • In the same room, there is also a non-functioning portal.

Trivia

• The setting and name for the map are both inspired by the slasher film, Friday the 13th.
• The words "RED SMELLS" followed by the addition of "GOOD" can be found in the RED outhouse. This is a reference to the SpongeBob SquarePants episode Sailor Mouth where SpongeBob "finishes" someone's insulting graffiti on a dumpster by adding the word "good" to it in a similar fashion.
• There is a hidden yeti cutout located out of bounds, and is observable in the BLU side mine area.
• A hidden Mann Co. Monthly magazine can be found behind the counter close to the BLU spawn. It features Heavy with an appearance close to Valve's CEO, Gabe Newell.

Gallery

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  The harmless bonfire.

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  The Underworld

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  The graffiti found in RED's outhouse.

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  The drink hat skeleton.

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  A small mess hall.

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  A poster describing interdimensional safety tips, found near the portal.

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  A camp rule board, found near the point.

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  Unused room under the control point.

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  The eyes seen in the sky.

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  The Mann Co. Monthly Magazine, up-close.

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  Steam Workshop thumbnail for Slasher.