From the Readme:

The Mach bases have been relocated to a forested environment. A new game mode awaits players in this lush scenery, one without flags that Mach is known for. The level has undergone some large modifications to compensate. The middle area is now larger. Players can now get up out of the previous flag area pit easily. A spawn room has been eliminated, and the sniper deck is accessible to all from outside the base. There is more cover outside. The sky is much, much higher than in the CTF version. This is a bit different than other Arena maps, because I’ve opted to have a decent amount of health packs around the map. There are two small ones in the middle (one on the tower, one on the stump), one small in each sewer entrance, and a medium pack on the previous flag stands to encourage use of the bases.

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You may download the map directly from VilePickle’s website.
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It is also available on FPSBanana.

Finally, the wait is over. After much wishing, hoping, praying and finally, the posting of a bounty, Canalzone beta 1 has arrived for community consumption. Thanks to VilePickle’s many hours of hard work, Canalzone has been updated with a new domination game mode and re-themed to fit into the world of Team Fortress 2. Now that the map is in beta, we hope players find the map as fast paced and exciting as we all did.

Blue Warehouse

For fans of the original canalzon from QWTF, there have been a few notable changes. First, there are no flags to carry around, there are 8 CP’s. Secondly, the scores do not go toward team points like they used to. In TF2 that would result with lots of silly dinging. Each team has a meter counting towards 100% and is reflected in the score meter both in the user interface and in the middle of most CP’s. The team who reaches 100% first, by controlling the most points is awarded the score for that round and the teams switch sides. A team may also win the round by capturing all 8 CP’s. There is no command center.

Canalzone Map

New players, upon seeing this map for the first time may be a bit confused. There are many control points and they are all named and numbered. Please review this overhead view of the map to get your feel for the lay of the land. This map was created to reflect the quakeworld version of canalzon, but the basic architecture and point identification is the same. Of note, there are no more secrets and all paths have been opened up between the CP’s.

This map need some beta testing to shake out any bugs that may not be apparent. This map is well on its way and Vile will more than likely receive the previously posted bounty.

You may download the map directly from VilePickle’s website.
Download (7zip – 9.40MB)
Download (zip – 21.40MB)
Download (bz2 – 21.60MB)

These weapons could have taken a number of turns as seen in this concept art.

More details can be found on the official pyro pack site.

This update also includes two community created maps, ctf_turbine and cp_fastlane. Having played a couple of games on Turbine it’s one of the most balanced CTF maps out. It’s not as dull and boring as ctf_well and allows the players to move around with ease. I haven’t checked out Fastlane as of this writing, someone let me know how it is.

Hopefully this release of pyro achievements won’t be so easy to hack. The bug from the last release that allowed players to unlock all achievements and run around causing havoc.

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

• Added 2 community maps: cp_fastlane and ctf_turbine

Pyro

• Added alt-fire compression blast to the basic flamethrower
• Added The Axtinguisher, The Backburner, and The Flare Gun
• Hadouken taunt now kills people it hits
• Tuned the flamethrower hit detection to improve detection versus retreating opponents
• Removed Flamethrower’s damage falloff (was falling off to 25% by the end)

cp_well

• Added a route from the forward central foyer up to the battlements
• Redistributed health and ammunition throughout the bases

ctf_well

• Added a route from the forward central foyer up to the battlements
• Removed central building, reduced overall map length
• Redistributed health and ammunition throughout the bases

Other Notes

• Removed Soldier’s 40% damage reduction from his own rockets. Does not affect rocket jumps
• In-game avatar images will now have a badge around them if the player is your friend
• Fixed bug that allowed players to move around in a reference pose
• Added custom death icons for unlockable weapons
• The player join team message now specifies whether the player used the auto team option
• Payload maps now support four control points per stage
• Achievement dialog will stay open when you’re moving in & out of the game and the main menu
• Added full Russian localization, with both fonts & speech
• Returned the “Report a Bug” option to the main menu

The map cp_castle3 has, at long last, been updated to cp_castle4.  This version fixes many of the troublesome issues of version 3 such as campable spawn doors, overly large stages (stage 3), and adds features like another CP to stage 1.  The map also looks much better than version 3, which should be a welcome change.  If you are running Castle right now or have stopped running the map, I encourage you to check out this version, because it is quite a bit different.

README (full changelist):
http://vilepickle.com/map/readmes/README_cp_castle.txt

Screenshots:

http://vilepickle.com/map/screens/tf2_cp_castle

Download:
http://vilepickle.com/map/cp_castle4.7z (7-zip)
http://vilepickle.com/map/cp_castle4.zip (zip)

Changes from Castle3

From Castle3:
General-
-Outside lighting less harsh
-Timers changed to match Dustbowl (starts at 4:30), except 3-1, which adds 3:00
-All stages have seen massive visual updates
-Lighting has been improved all around
-All stages have seen optimization updates
-3D skybox added. Nothing spectacular, but it looks better in areas
-All spawn rooms have been updated to look like regular TF2 spawn rooms
-Gameplay props that could fade out in Direct X 8 no longer fade out
-Player clip ceilings in all areas have been raised
-Lanterns on walls are no longer solid to get stuck on
-Health and ammo packs can no longer fade out at a distance (remnant from early TF2 mapping)

Stage 1-
-CP 1-1 added to the stage
-CP 1-1 is housed in a building, replacing the small bridge. This adds more cover outside
-RED now has a spawn exit that is not easily camped

Stage 2-
-One RED spawn door is now elevated and has cover
-BLU has additional elevation on one of its old attack routes via a ramp
-RED can now defend 2-1 slightly easier with a new platform near the CP and larger ammo packs
-Additional direction signs added
-Sticky bombs can no longer be tossed over the start gate
-Defenders can no longer push into BLU’s main hallway
-BLU’s first hallways now have roofs to provide better FPS and more cover

Stage 3-
-BLU starting gate moved towards the spawn room
-Sticky bombs can no longer be tossed over the start gate (but you can make smiley faces on the invisible barrier
-RED can no longer pass BLU’s starting gate after round start
-CP 3-1 moved towards the BLU starting area more
-CP 3-2 moved to the end of the bridge, and half of the inside castle area removed
-There is now a way out of the 3-2 canal that doesn’t lead into RED’s area
-The left side before the 3-2 bridge now provides better sniper cover
-There is now an elevated building before 3-1 to easier mount an assault on the point
-There is now a place to setup on defense by 3-1 that cannot easily be flanked, but is on ground level
-Smoke cloud in the canal removed

  

A blogger over at Bad Gamers had the following to say.

Vilepickle’s cp_stag reached final as expected and the minor fixes to the already quite polished b4 were wider corridors in the mid section in order to keep the demomen even more busy with their sticky bombs. If you don’t already have all his maps then go grab the Pickle Jar pack of 6 map delicacies!