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'''Galleria''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Player Destruction]] map added in the {{update link|Smissmas 2023}} update. It is set in the Teufort Galleria, a shopping center located in the fictional town of [[Teufort (city)|Teufort]] with music [[:Media:A night alone tracktribe.mp3|playing]] in the background. The center of the building is a circular court with a slippery ice-skating rink around a very large Christmas tree, though careful inspection reveals that the tree is in fact a missile disguised with hastily welded-on corrugated metal branches and a fuel line wrapped around it like a garland.
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'''Galleria''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Player Destruction]] map added in the {{update link|Smissmas 2023}} update. It is set in the Teufort Galleria, a shopping center located in the fictional town of [[Teufort (city)|Teufort]] with music [[:Media:A night alone tracktribe.mp3|playing]] in the background. The center of the building is a circular court with a slippery ice-skating rink around a very large Christmas tree. But careful inspection reveals that the tree is in fact a missile disguised with hastily welded-on corrugated metal branches and a fuel line wrapped around it like a garland.
  
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The objective of the map sees players collecting "presents" (cans of fuel) and delivering them to the "tree" in the middle of the rink under the pretext of a "[[w:Secret Santa|Secret Santa]]" gift exchange. Whenever the delivery zone is closed, an [[w:Ice resurfacer|ice resurfacer]] circles around the rink, killing any player it hits with either its front or the side extensions of the ice conditioner on the rear. When either team wins the round, the rocket launches through the circular center of the glass-domed roof, stripping off lethal sheet metal "branches" to fall on any players below.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231226170444/https://i.imgur.com/eIP2PIQ.png Creator] confirming the hazard effects.<!--Screenshot 2023-12-25 Brokkhouse confirmation of Galleria launch hazards. --></ref>
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The objective of the map sees players collecting "presents" (cans of fuel) and delivering them to the "tree" under the pretext of a "[[w:Secret Santa|Secret Santa]]" gift exchange. Whenever the delivery zone is closed, an [[w:Ice resurfacer|ice resurfacer]] circles around the rink, killing any player it hits with either its front or the side extensions of the ice conditioner on the rear. When either team wins the round, the rocket launches through the circular center of the glass-domed roof, stripping off lethal sheet metal "branches" to fall on any players below. The Rocket Pit contains the launch exhaust, but walking into it results in a [[Pitfall]] death.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231226170444/https://i.imgur.com/eIP2PIQ.png Creator] confirming the hazard effects.<!--Screenshot 2023-12-25 Brokkhouse confirmation of Galleria launch hazards. --></ref>
 
''Note: While the models are sheets, the kill effect is a sphere that penetrates walls, so it is possible for players to be killed on the balconies, behind glass facing the rocket launch, or within some of the hallways even if debris is not visible to a killed player.''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231226165421/https://i.imgur.com/ce0sEaa.png Creator] confirming the hazard effects.<!--Screenshot 2023-12-25 MCL15 confirmation of spherical Galleria launch hazards. --></ref>
 
''Note: While the models are sheets, the kill effect is a sphere that penetrates walls, so it is possible for players to be killed on the balconies, behind glass facing the rocket launch, or within some of the hallways even if debris is not visible to a killed player.''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231226165421/https://i.imgur.com/ce0sEaa.png Creator] confirming the hazard effects.<!--Screenshot 2023-12-25 MCL15 confirmation of spherical Galleria launch hazards. --></ref>
  
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== Trivia ==
 
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Please do not add Trivia regarding the movie posters being references to real-life movies, unless it's directly confirmed by one of the creators. "How Ol' Nick Stole Smissmas 2" is not a reference to anything: https://web.archive.org/web/20231214121309/https://i.imgur.com/8K3Y6t0.png
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Please do not add Trivia regarding the movie posters being references to real-life movies, unless it's directly confirmed by one of the creators. "How Ol' Nick Stole Smissmas 2" is a general reference Doctor Seuss' Grinch story, but not to any particular movie or poster:  
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https://web.archive.org/web/20231214121309/https://i.imgur.com/8K3Y6t0.png
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Zeus' Workshop comments:
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https://web.archive.org/web/20231218134931/https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/comments/3080331323
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* MCL15: I think the Ol' Nick poster was mostly original, though it also references Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas".
 
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=== Cinema movie posters ===
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Each movie poster in the Cinema refers to a popular U.S. movie or other media from the 1960s-1980s.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231218134931/https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/comments/3080331323 Creators] confirming the several references.</ref>
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* ''Saws'' refers to ''[[w:Jaws|Jaws]]'', 1975.
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* ''Evil RED 2: RED by Dawn'' refers to ''[[w:Evil Dead II|Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn]]'', 1987.
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* ''Mad Milk: The Ultimate Milkman of the Future'' refers to ''[[w:Mad Max (film)|Mad Max: The Magnum Force of the Future]]'', 1979.
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* ''Dr. Yes'' refers to ''[[w:Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'', 1962.
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*''Sentry Busters'' ("They're here to bust some Sentries") refers ([[w:Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters]]''("They're here to save the world."), 1984, but to no specific poster.
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* ''Weekend at Heavy's'' refers to ''[[w:Weekend at Bernie's|Weekend at Bernie's]]'', 1989.
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* ''Trains, Trains and Trainsmobiles'' refers to ''[[w:Trains, Planes and Automobiles|Trains, Planes and Automobiles]]'', 1987.
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* ''How Ol' Nick Stole Smissmas 2'': With time running out for submission, the developers realized that they were one movie poster short. Acknowledging the unspoken connection between Teufort Galleria and the Teufort Mall in ''[[A Smissmas Story]]'', a poster for the "return of" Ol' Nick was created.
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** The title and art broadly refers to the incidents of ''A Smissmas Story'', where [[Non-player_characters#Nicholas Crowder.2FOld_Nick|Nicholas Crowder]] (Ol' Nick) attempted to steal children from a mall in [[Teufort (city)|Teufort]].
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** The title was borrowed from Dr. Seuss' story, ''[[w:How the Grinch Stole Christmas (disambiguation)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'' (best known for the [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special) 1966 animated special).
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* ''Minor League'' refers to ''[[w:Major League|Major League]]'', 1989.
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* ''Faulty Siphon and the Golden Pan'' refers to ''[[w:Monty Python and the Holy Grail|Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'', 1975.
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=== Businesses ===
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* Carmack Computers is a reference to Doom co-creator [[w:John Carmack|John Carmack]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231218134931/https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/comments/3080331323 Creators] confirming the several references. "Yes, all hail the creator of [[w:Quake engine|BSP]]." — Brokkhouse</ref>
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== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
=== Movie Posters ===
 
=== Movie Posters ===
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Most of the movie posters in the Cinema are based on various posters for some popular U.S. movies from the 1960s-1980s.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231218134931/https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/comments/3080331323 Creators] confirming the several references.</ref> The following gallery captions include links to examples of real movie posters that were referenced by the developers.
 
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 1.png|"Saws".
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 1.png|"Saws".           <br/>([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/ example poster])
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 2.png|"Evil [[RED]] 2".
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 2.png|"Evil [[RED]] 2". <br/>([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Evil_Dead_II_poster.jpg example poster])
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 3.png|"[[Mad Milk]]".
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 3.png|"[[Mad Milk]]".   <br/>([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079501/ example poster])
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 4.png|"Dr. YES".
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 4.png|"Dr. YES".       <br/>([https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.2pVAi_yv3VBgnPSDOyI7vwAAAA?rs example poster])
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 5.png|"Sentry Busters".
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 5.png|"Sentry Busters". <br/>(No specific poster; the tagline is borrowed.)
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 6.png|"Weekend at [[Heavy]]'s".
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 6.png|"Weekend at [[Heavy]]'s".<br/>([https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fb/Weekend_at_Bernies.jpg example poster])
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 7.png|"Trains, Trains and Trainsmobiles".
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 7.png|"Trains, Trains and Trainsmobiles".<br/>([https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d6/Planes_trains_and_automobiles.jpg example poster])
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 8.png|"How [[Non-player_characters#Nicholas Crowder.2FOld_Nick|Ol' Nick]] Stole [[Smissmas]] 2".
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 8.png|"How [[Non-player_characters#Nicholas Crowder.2FOld_Nick|Ol' Nick]] Stole [[A Smissmas Story|Smissmas]] 2".<br/>(No specific [[w:How the Grinch Stole Christmas (disambiguation)|Grinch]] poster is referenced.)
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 9.png|"Minor League".
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 9.png|"Minor League".<br/>([https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7e/Major_league_movie.jpeg example poster])
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 10.png|"Faulty Siphon and the [[Golden Frying Pan|Golden Pan]]".
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File:Galleria Movie Poster 10.png|"Faulty Siphon and the [[Golden Frying Pan|Golden Pan]]".<br/>([https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/08/Monty-Python-1975-poster.png example poster])
 
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Revision as of 23:29, 26 December 2023

Galleria has multiple variations, including Nucleus (King of the Hill), Nucleus VSH and Nucleus (Arena).
Galleria
Pd galleria.png
Basic Information
Variants: Nucleus (King of the Hill), Nucleus VSH and Nucleus (Arena)
Developer(s): {{{map-developer}}}
Map Info
Environment: Shopping Center
Setting: Sunset
Hazards: Ice Resurfacer
Falling debris
Rocket pit (Pitfall)[1]
Map Photos
Loading screen photos.
Map Overview
Galleria overview.png
Map Stamp
Item icon Map Stamp - Galleria.png
Supporters Leaderboard

Galleria is a community-created Player Destruction map added in the Smissmas 2023 update. It is set in the Teufort Galleria, a shopping center located in the fictional town of Teufort with music playing in the background. The center of the building is a circular court with a slippery ice-skating rink around a very large Christmas tree. But careful inspection reveals that the tree is in fact a missile disguised with hastily welded-on corrugated metal branches and a fuel line wrapped around it like a garland.

The objective of the map sees players collecting "presents" (cans of fuel) and delivering them to the "tree" under the pretext of a "Secret Santa" gift exchange. Whenever the delivery zone is closed, an ice resurfacer circles around the rink, killing any player it hits with either its front or the side extensions of the ice conditioner on the rear. When either team wins the round, the rocket launches through the circular center of the glass-domed roof, stripping off lethal sheet metal "branches" to fall on any players below. The Rocket Pit contains the launch exhaust, but walking into it results in a Pitfall death.[2] Note: While the models are sheets, the kill effect is a sphere that penetrates walls, so it is possible for players to be killed on the balconies, behind glass facing the rocket launch, or within some of the hallways even if debris is not visible to a killed player.[3]

This map also features its own announcer: Sheila, the bored voice coming over the intercom.

Galleria was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Locations

  • The Ice Rink: The ice skating rink that dominates the center of the map. It contains the map's delivery zone (the "tree"), which unlocks periodically. When locked, the ice resurfacer circles the tree, instantly killing anyone it collides with (though it is possible to stand on top of it unharmed). The ice is slippery, making movement difficult as players keep their momentum.
  • The Perimeter: The series of ledges and shops which directly surround the Ice Rink. The Perimeter is further divided into "RED-Side Perimeter" and "BLU-Side Perimeter", based on which spawn room is on that side of the map.
  • The Food Court: The ground level of the Perimeter, also divided into a RED and a BLU side.
  • Control Room: The Control Room is one of the buildings on the perimeter located at a halfway point between each team's side. It has no connection to the point from the second floor, but has an opening to the rink on the first floor. It is a spytech-themed room with slanted glass windows overlooking the rink and a large neutral-colored launch control panel in the center. The control panel has a number of attached monitors displaying various launch-related technical readouts, jokes, and references. The entrances to the Control Room are metal security doors which open on round start and slowly close on round end.
  • Cinema: Directly across from the Control Room is the Cinema. It is entered from each team's side by an escalator and in its center are two sets of staircases which lead down to the Perimeter, where the escalators to the Food Court are. On each side there are entrances to balconies which overlook most of the area.

  • RED spawn area.

  • BLU spawn area.

  • Map center.

  • Cinema outside.

  • Cinema inside view.

  • Cinema theaters (RED side).

  • Cinema snack bar (BLU side).

  • Control Room interior.

Strategy

Main article: Community Galleria strategy
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Notes: None added

Update history

December 7, 2023 Patch (Smissmas 2023)

  • Added Galleria to the game.

December 8, 2023 Patch

Trivia

Cinema movie posters

Each movie poster in the Cinema refers to a popular U.S. movie or other media from the 1960s-1980s.[4]

  • Saws refers to Jaws, 1975.
  • Dr. Yes refers to Dr. No, 1962.
  • Sentry Busters ("They're here to bust some Sentries") refers (Ghostbusters("They're here to save the world."), 1984, but to no specific poster.
  • How Ol' Nick Stole Smissmas 2: With time running out for submission, the developers realized that they were one movie poster short. Acknowledging the unspoken connection between Teufort Galleria and the Teufort Mall in A Smissmas Story, a poster for the "return of" Ol' Nick was created.
    • The title and art broadly refers to the incidents of A Smissmas Story, where Nicholas Crowder (Ol' Nick) attempted to steal children from a mall in Teufort.
    • The title was borrowed from Dr. Seuss' story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (best known for the [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special) 1966 animated special).

Businesses


Gallery

Movie Posters

Most of the movie posters in the Cinema are based on various posters for some popular U.S. movies from the 1960s-1980s.[6] The following gallery captions include links to examples of real movie posters that were referenced by the developers.

Other

  • The gas canister pickup.

  • The Ice resurfacer that circles the central ice rink.

  • A cardboard cutout advertising the movie "Saxton Hale's Jungle Inferno".

  • Closeup texture for the monitor readouts on the launch control panel.

  • Plaque for Eric Smith.

  • Steam Workshop thumbnail for Galleria.

References

  1. ↑ Creator confirming the hazard effects.
  2. ↑ Creator confirming the hazard effects.
  3. ↑ Creator confirming the hazard effects.
  4. ↑ Creators confirming the several references.
  5. ↑ Creators confirming the several references. "Yes, all hail the creator of BSP." — Brokkhouse
  6. ↑ Creators confirming the several references.
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