At first I thought that offline training might get a bit boring after a while because I could only do so very few maps and only three different mission types (I would have liked to capture the intelligence too for a change but that only works in online multiplayer) but then I found out how to make the console open in the game and how to write a tiny little program that will open any of the maps and any of the missions from online mode but like on some kind of private server ( = no one else can enter it) and then (via console again) you can put the bots from the training missions inside it. The only thing that doesn't work that way are the Mann vs Machine maps (and maybe the arenas but I haven't tested that yet). The capture the flag mission also sometimes has a little bug that you are the only one who can leave the base while the bots will all remain inside but at least it's playable. And I can finally explore all the maps and all the missions.
If I was the Sniper I would become claustrophobic in my van.
I would probably prefer to sleep on the roof. Besides a van roof is a better observation point.
Had a quite interesting Sniper battle yesterday. Me as the only Sniper of my team and also only one Sniper in the other (bot) team and we more or less hated each other. I wanted to get upstairs to a better lookout - was shot in the back by that damn Sniper. Therefor after I saw that he was killed I got to the respawn area and killed him with a headshot as soon as he left the base (couldn't stay there camping though because only two seconds later I was stabbed by a Spy). Unfortunately he next took over my tactic and also sniped me as soon as I got out of our base. My next attempt to kill him however failed because I accidentally shot an invisible Spy between us (was that the same backstabber from before?) The whole game long I killed no one else but only that one Sniper (and once a Spy) and according to the stats page and the low kill points of the Sniper bot he had done the same.
Since I got the Dead Ringer my Spy had a slightly higher chance of survival, I even managed to get a few backstabs but still I can't say that I improved much or that playing with him has become easier.
Longest survival so far is still with the Scout (about ten minutes which was the length of one whole game), most kills and damage dealt is of course with the Sniper.
Btw, have you seen the "End of the line" trailer?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmVsOl… If the rumours are true this could become a new bigger update. It's not the continuation of the Mann vs Machine storyline since it will play at an earlier part of the timeline but it sill looks pretty cool. And even if the update just stays a rumor or isn't as good as expected, then at least the film to that trailer can still be awsome.
My costumes normally require not so much working on them but a lot of searching. I'm lacking the talent to sew together something and fabricate costumes on my own so in case there isn't a full costume already existing which I can buy I search for and carry together things that can be combined and crafted together. When I did the human version of Knuckles I bought red jeans a red shirt and red shoes and for all those other details (like the other colours on his shoes or his white chest mark) I used stripes of felt and a lot of double sided duct tape.
The Scout costume will also mainly be made of things I that can be worn in everyday life. I still need to think about it though if I really want to paint that ear piece of my headset orange to resemble Scout's headset. I would prefer it as black as it is. Maybe I can still find some orange coloured duct tape somewhere so I can cover it instead of painting it.