Screenshot of Goldrush in Hammer editor

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I was browsing around Valve's site and ran across this screenshot they're using to show off the Hammer map editor. Look carefully at the title bar of the window, you'll notice that the open map is "ad_goldrush.vmf," the upcoming new map for TF2. I suppose the new game mode will be abbreviated "AD" then; any guesses as to what it stands for?

Shot below:

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Not sure if there are too many of you out there that played Wolfenstien: Enemy Territory back in the day but there was a map with a very similar game mode that was coincidentally enough called Gold Rush as well.

Gold Rush

Maybe the best map of the group, "Gold Rush" is a tense affair set in the narrow streets of a North Africa village. The Allies need to first commandeer a tank and drive it along a preset path, using Engineers to blow up any barricades that may be in their way. You don't actually "drive" the tank; it will move on its own whenever an Allied player stands next to it.

Once the tank has arrived at its final destination in a lower courtyard, it will blow a hole in a side of a bank, where the Allies need to steal two crates of gold, load them onto a truck, and drive it back to their initial spawn point.

Adding to the difficulty: at any point, the Axis can damage the tank or the truck, requiring repairs before either can continue moving. The courtyard where the truck is located happens to be right outside an Axis spawn point, so the task of getting the gold out to the truck and driving off to victory is no mean feat.

As for the meaning of the "ad" abbreviation means i would have to venture a guess that it is probably "assault delivery" going off of the old TFC 'assault' game mode mixed with this new 'delivery' game mode. Either way I am definitely looking forward to it! :D
 
Too bad that between all the prop entities and clipping planes you can't tell what the map actually looks like, but it seems wider than I imagined, so that's pretty neat. I think it's gonna be a lot of fun, myself.
 
I think it will be exciting but my concern is having a large group constantly following the cart around leaves it open to easy ambushes with ubers plus it leave engies having to constantly rebuild their Sentrys. That doesn't allow for much engie play.
 
Mwuhahhaa, just wait untill i come with my pyro jumoing down from a roof.
 
My best guess for AD is Attack/Defend.

I'm looking forward to this new release. It should be quite interesting.
 
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I think it will be exciting but my concern is having a large group constantly following the cart around leaves it open to easy ambushes with ubers plus it leave engies having to constantly rebuild their Sentrys. That doesn't allow for much engie play.
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That's exactly why it sounds fun! Engies will have to build forward positions to help stop the enemy from even getting close to the cart. Basically everything will focus on one point that will move slowly through the map. I can't wait.
 
That looks like a good map, would have been better if Goldrush was released before Badlands
 
Wow! Nice job on finding this and spotting the name of the map. I think this new game type is going to be very interesting!!
 
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