Viaduct

Viaduct
Basic Information
Variants:	Eyeaduct
Developer(s):	Unknown
Map Info
Environment:	Alpine
Setting:	Daylight, snowy
Map Photos
Map Overview

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...Both teams start at the base of a low hill, and will have to climb to get to the capture point at the hill’s peak. The various elevations of the map and multiple routes to the central point guarantee some frenzied battles as the point changes hands during gameplay. — The Classless Update

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Viaduct is a King of the Hill map. Along with Nucleus and Sawmill, it was released with The Classless Update as the first official King of the Hill maps for Team Fortress 2.

To date, Viaduct is the only King of the Hill map developed by Valve from scratch and was the first official map to feature a snow theme, as a unique variation of the map's alpine setting.

The goal is to capture the Control Point and seize it for a duration of 3 minutes, while stopping the other team from doing the same.

Locations

Overview of the map.(Large file)

• The Summit - The topmost area of Viaduct, where the control point is located.
• The Scullery (House) - Fringing the summit on either side is a building, with sheltered catwalks leading onto ledges on either side.
• The Hill - A hill overlooking the point, one on each side.
• Valley - The small area behind the house between the spawn area exits
• Spawn Yard - Between the spawn and the Valley is the yard which gives way to the three entrances to the valley.

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  The Summit, Control Point

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  The Scullery (House)

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  The Scullery, interior

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  The Hill, overlooking the point

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  Valley

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  Spawn Yard

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  Spawn, interior

Strategy

see Community Viaduct strategy

Control Point Timing

Control Point	Multiplier	Seconds
Control Point	×1	12 .000
	×2	8 .000
	×3	6 .545
	×4	5 .760

Update history

August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)

• KOTH_viaduct was added to the game.

August 25, 2010 Patch

• Reduced the capture time for the control point from 6 seconds to 3 seconds.
  • (Actual in-game time change was from 24 seconds to 12 seconds).

Trivia

• Valve initially claimed Viaduct to be the first-ever TF2 map with snow. Due to the outcry from hundreds of community-members citing custom maps made before Viaduct, Valve rescinded this claim and the employees responsible were "bludgeoned to pieces by [their] crack security team".
• Viaduct has two official "Making of" videos developed by Valve. The videos show how the map was designed and created from the ground-up to the final product using Valve's Hammer World Editor. The video also features a special version of Rocket Jump Waltz.

See also

• Creating Viaduct (Part 1)
• Creating Viaduct (Part 2)

External links

• The Classless Update: Day 2 - King of the Hill game mode, Viaduct, Nucleus (King of the Hill) and Sawmill (King of the Hill) maps.