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Raynor : First of all, why have you chosen the Source Engine and not the Doom III engine to realize your mod?
Valtrain : We had actually originally planned to do CTF for Doom3. When both games came out, it was clear that Doom3's multiplayer was severely lacking. It only supported something like 4 players, whereas HL2 supported many more. That's the main reason we went with HL2. id finally ended up hiring the 3wave guys to do CTF for Doom3.

Raynor : A lot of people thinks that Capture the Flag and Deathmatch are only for old and expert players. What do you want to say to this guys?
Valtrain : I think Capture the Flag is for everyone, and even though its been around for a very long time HL2CTF has a few new twists. For example, you can pick up the flag with the gravity gun and pass it to teammates, which lets teams have new strategies based around that. One of our goals is to keep the classic CTF gameplay that everyone loves and at the same time try to introduce new elements that are inspired by the HL2 universe. The gravity gun thing is an example of that. We've seen several teams making really good use of that tactic

Raynor : About the HL2 universe, will you introduce the new features of Aftermath in your mod?
Valtrain : when aftermath is released, we'll take a look at that too and see what we can incorporate into CTF

Raynor : I suppose you know events like CPL or ESWC, would you want to see your mod playing in those competitions?
Valtrain : We'd love to. We've gotten a ladder established on ClanBase.com and we've got a pretty active group of clans competing on that ladder. As the mod grows, we're always looking for more players and more events and something like that would definately be cool!

Raynor : Some people are disapointed concerning the Source Engine, aren't you?
Valtrain : There's some aggrivations, but we've been overcoming them. HL2CTF fixed quite a few bugs in DM before valve did, and there are still some fixes that we have in HL2CTF that are not fixed by valve yet. There's also the recent outcry over Valve changing how server plugins work. I think the problems people are having are really more with Valve than with the source engine. I think valve's priority is CounterStrike, and everything else has taken a back seat to that

Raynor : What do you think about TFC like mods? Do you fear them?
Valtrain : I've lost count of the number of "CTF with classes" mods that there are now. I'm sure the TFC-style mods will show up at some point, but we're primarily focused on the classic CTF experience, I don't see us adding in things like player classes so I don't really think TFC style mods would be competing for the same players

Raynor : How many maps do you want to include in HL2CTF? Can mappers give you their maps?
Valtrain : Mappers are welcome to give us their maps, and in fact most of the maps that come with the mod were created by the community. We don't have a specific number in mind for the maps, but with each new release we remove some of the weaker maps and put in some new ones. The map lineup keeps getting better. We've got a few new maps lined up for our upcoming Beta 1.5 as well as visual tweaks to existing ones.(ndlr : screenshots come from an exlu map : ctf_thegretwall)

Raynor : How much time do you work on your mod per day?
Valtrain : Up to Beta 1.4, I was putting in at least 5 hours a day. Right after Beta 1.4 was released, I got a new job and moved accross the country. Since then it's been maybe an hour or two a day, but we've got a lot of people working on things in parallel so things are still progressing well

Raynor : So you don't need backup? :D
Valtrain : Well, a lot of the core work is already done now, I can focus on implementing new features, tweaks, and bugfixes. The mappers are working hard on maps, and I've still had time to implement many of the new features we wanted for Beta 1.5, so it seems to be working out well. We've got a great group of playtesters that helps us find problems and make suggestions too.

Raynor : What kind of contacts do you have with VALVe?
Valtrain : Back in Beta 1.1, we played a CTF match against Valve for publicity and it went over really well. We'd like to do it again now that the mod has progressed so much since then. Valve has been pretty helpful whenever we mail them, so we really can't complain.

Raynor : Are Valve's members good players? :p
Valtrain : they were surprisingly good at HL2, who knew?

Raynor : :)

Raynor : Last but not least, what do you want to say to our readers?
Valtrain : Thanks for the interest in HL2CTF, we hope everyone gives it a try. It's come a long way since the early releases, so even the old players that have been away for a while might be pleasantly surprised.

Raynor : Thank you Valtrain, and good luck with the Beta 1.5. :)

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