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Nucleus (King of the Hill)
Basic Information
Map type:	King of the Hill
File name:	koth_nucleus
Released:	August 13, 2009 Patch; (Classless Update)
Variants:	Arena, Player Destruction, Versus Saxton Hale and Galleria
Developer(s):	Valve
Map Info
Environment:	Spytech
Setting:	Indoor
Hazards:	Pitfall
Bot support:	Yes
Map Items
Health Kits:	×2 • ×2
Ammo Boxes:	×2 • ×5
Map Photos
Map Overview

Latest revision as of 21:22, 19 January 2024

“

Down under? More like, six feet down under.

Click to listen

— The Engineer

”

Nucleus is an alternate version of the Arena variant, modified for the King of the Hill game mode. Along with Viaduct and Sawmill, Nucleus was released with the Classless Update as the first official King of the Hill maps for Team Fortress 2.

Locations

Note: If you are having trouble with finding the locations listed here, see the Helpful overview section to see their exact position marked on the map.

The Device: The swirling, colorful Doomsday Device which dominates the center of the map. It contains the map's Control point, which unlocks after several seconds.
The Pit: Directly below the Device is a bottomless radioactive pit with a narrow catwalk suspended just above it. The catwalk holds a Medium Health Pickup, but the pit is an unavoidable death for anyone unfortunate enough to fall in.
The Perimeter: The series of ledges and catwalks which directly surround the Pit. 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. Narrow bridges to the control point appear across the pit after the control point is opened.
Roofs: On top of the buildings along the Perimeter are roofs which are accessible by Rocket Jumping or Sticky Jumping. The B roof area can also be accessed by Crouch Jumping onto the sides of the control point that face the B roof area, and then jumping onto the roof. These are useful spots as they give great height advantage and a view of the entire area.
The Bridges: Once the timer has ticked the control point will open and bridges will extend out so that it is reachable. There are three bridges, one on each side in front of each team's spawn, and one far bridge in the center between the spawns.
Flank Building: The flank building is one of the buildings on the Perimeter. It is mostly blue colored and has no bridge connecting to the point from it, but has a bridge connecting to the catwalks below the point.
Access Building: Directly across from the Flank Building is the Access Building. It is entered from each team's side by a set of staircases, and in its center are two sets of staircases which lead down to the central bridge of the point. On each side there are entrances to balconies which overlook most of the area.

Closed Control Point
Flank Building
Flank Building
The Pit
Access Building
Access Building
Area View

Helpful overview

1.Perimeter
2.Roofs
3.Bridges (Not shown here as they have not yet appeared)
4.Flank Buildings
5.Access Buildings

Strategy

Main article: Community Nucleus (King of the Hill) strategy

Control Point timing

Control Point

×1

24

.000

×2

16

.000

×3

13

.091

×4

11

.520

Update history

August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)

Added Nucleus (King of the Hill) to the game.

May 27, 2010 Patch

Changed side spawn exits to prevent sniping from inside the spawn door.
Fixed graphical glitch on platform floor.
Fixed blue-colored models in RED area.

Bugs

Throwable items such as the Gas Passer, Mad Milk, Jarate, and Wrap Assassin bauble do not explode upon contact with the bridges, rolling along them instead.

Notes

It is possible to reach the two lights above the Access Building, but only through rocket jumping and sticky jumping.

Trivia

The particles seen around Nucleus's centerpiece are re-used from the ending sequence from Portal.

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

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 {{Map infobox
-|game-type=King of the Hill
+  | map-status                = official
-|file-name=koth_nucleus
+  | map-game-type             = King of the Hill
-|map-image=Nucleus.PNG
+  | map-file-name             = koth_nucleus
+  | map-image                 = Nucleus.PNG
+  | map-released              = {{Patch name|8|13|2009}}
+  | map-released-major        = Classless Update
+  | map-environment           = Spytech
+  | map-setting               = Indoor
+  | map-hazards               = [[Environmental_Hazards#Pitfalls|Pitfall]]
+  | map-pickups-health-small  = 2
+  | map-pickups-health-medium = 2
+  | map-pickups-ammo-small    = 2
+  | map-pickups-ammo-medium   = 5
+  | map-has-bots              = yes
 }}
-{{hatnote|'''Nucleus''' has multiple variations, including [[Nucleus|Arena]]}}
-'''Nucleus''' is an alternate version of [[Nucleus|Nucleus (Arena)]] that has been modified to fit the King of the Hill gameplay type. Along with [[Viaduct]] and [[Sawmill (King of the Hill)|Sawmill]], it was released with ''[[The Classless Update]]'' as the first official King of the Hill maps for [[Team Fortress 2]].
+{{Quotation|'''The Engineer'''|Down under? More like, six feet down under.|sound=Engineer_dominationsniper08.wav}}
-The goal is to capture the [[control point]] and defend it for 3 minutes.
+'''Nucleus''' is an alternate version of [[Nucleus (Arena)|the Arena variant]], modified for the [[King of the Hill]] game mode. Along with [[Viaduct]] and [[Sawmill (King of the Hill)|Sawmill]], Nucleus was released with the [[Classless Update]] as the first official King of the Hill maps for ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''.
 == Locations ==
-* '''The Device''' - The central feature of Nucleus, easily identified by its colorful, swirling Doomsday Device. The metal 'bulb' houses the control point, and opens after a few minutes, with gantries extending out to it.
+{{HelpfulOverviewNote}}<br>
-*'''The Pit''' - Just below The Device is a bottomless radioactive pit, with a narrow catwalk in the center. This catwalk holds a [[Health|Medium Health Pickup]]. The pit is an unavoidable death for anyone unfortunate enough to fall into it.
-*'''The Upper Deck''' - From one side of the main spawn exit both sides may climb a set of stairs to a couple of balconies overlooking the main point.  More stairs climb downwards towards the pit and the circular catwalks.  This area is a key point of contention between the two sides, owing to the aerial advantage and route to the enemy's [[spawn]] available from it.
+* '''The Device''': The swirling, colorful Doomsday Device which dominates the center of the map. It contains the map's Control point, which unlocks after several seconds.
+* '''The Pit''': Directly below the Device is a bottomless radioactive pit with a narrow catwalk suspended just above it. The catwalk holds a [[Health|Medium Health Pickup]], but the pit is an unavoidable death for anyone unfortunate enough to fall in.
+* '''The Perimeter''': The series of ledges and catwalks which directly surround the Pit. 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. Narrow bridges to the control point appear across the pit after the control point is opened.
+* '''Roofs''': On top of the buildings along the Perimeter are roofs which are accessible by [[Rocket Jump]]ing or [[Sticky jump|Sticky Jump]]ing. The B roof area can also be accessed by [[Jumping#Crouch-jumping|Crouch Jump]]ing onto the sides of the control point that face the B roof area, and then jumping onto the roof. These are useful spots as they give great height advantage and a view of the entire area.
+* '''The Bridges''': Once the timer has ticked the control point will open and bridges will extend out so that it is reachable. There are three bridges, one on each side in front of each team's spawn, and one far bridge in the center between the spawns.
+* '''Flank Building''': The flank building is one of the buildings on the Perimeter. It is mostly blue colored and has no bridge connecting to the point from it, but has a bridge connecting to the catwalks below the point.
+* '''Access Building''': Directly across from the Flank Building is the Access Building. It is entered from each team's side by a set of staircases, and in its center are two sets of staircases which lead down to the central bridge of the point. On each side there are entrances to balconies which overlook most of the area.
+<gallery widths=150px heights=90px>
+File:Arena_nucleus0000.png| Closed Control Point
+File:Arena_nucleus0001.png| Flank Building
+File:Arena_nucleus0002.png| Flank Building
+File:Arena_nucleus0003.png| The Pit
+File:Arena_nucleus0005.png| Access Building
+File:Arena_nucleus0006.png| Access Building
+File:Arena_nucleus0008.png| Area View
+</gallery>
+{{see also|Category:Nucleus images}}
+== Helpful overview ==
+[[File:Nucleus (Arena) overview with lines.png|left|500px|Nucleus's locations]]
+ <big>1.Perimeter
+.Roofs
+.Bridges (Not shown here as they have not yet appeared)
+.Flank Buildings
+.Access Buildings</big>
+{{clr}}
 == Strategy ==
-{{Map items
+{{main|Community Nucleus (King of the Hill) strategy}}
-|small1=4
+{{community strategy stub link}}
-|medium1=2
-|large1=0
-|small2=2
-|medium2=5
-|large2=0}}
-*Note that due to their exploitable nature the extending catwalks and the point itself are stick-proof: [[stickies]] and [[Jarate]] will simply bounce off them.
-* [[Sniper]]s can be deadly on this map, owing to the unobstructed sightlines available from every side onto the point.  For this reason, it is wise to run flanking [[Scout]]s/[[Spies]] and counter-Snipers to allow your [[Soldier]]s, [[Heavies]] and [[Medic]]s to get onto the point without being killed.  Be sensible about this; too many Snipers and not enough combat classes and the point itself will go uncaptured.
-* [[Engineer]]s will have a tough time on Nucleus. [[Sentry Gun]]s erected to overlook the point will be easily taken out by Snipers and Soldiers from the other side.  You can try setting up a "surprise" Sentry Gun on the lower catwalks, or alternatively try setting up in the upper balcony area with the medium ammo box to deny that area to the enemy. Use of the [[Wrangler]] is effective here, due to the wide, open areas.
-* [[Gunslinger]]-wielding Engineers can exploit the major fight for the central point - due to the concentrated size of the map - to slip by enemy defenses and place Mini-Sentry Guns around the map, effectively being able to [[Ambushing|flank]] the enemy forces. It's also a good strategy to place a Mini-sentry below the point, on the Health Kit, in order to surprise both injured enemies looking for health and players on the bridges.
-* Due to the control point's small size, [[Demomen]] and [[Soldier]]s are very effective at clearing the point. If there are several enemies standing on the point, the [[Grenade Launcher]]'s splash damage allows a Demoman to kill most of them very quickly.
-*A good place to hang out after the point is captured, particularly for Heavies, Demomen and [[Pyro]]s, are the entrances to the two side catwalks leading onto the point.  The enemy is usually concentrating straight ahead at your spawn opposite; with this in mind you can catch them in some devastating crossfire if you are clever about it.
-*The roofs of the surrounding buildings are open for Soldiers and serve as a great spot to rain rockets down from.
-*[[Pyro]]s work well around the lower areas of the catwalk as they can easily poof enemies into the pit or ambush low health enemies from getting the medium healthpack.
-==Control Point Timing==
+== Control Point timing ==
 {{Control Point Timing/Official Map}}
-==Gallery==
+== Update history ==
-{{see also|Category:Nucleus images}}
+'''{{Patch name|8|13|2009}}''' ([[Classless Update]])
-<gallery widths=150px heights=90px>
+* Added Nucleus (King of the Hill) to the game.
-File:Arena_nucleus0000.jpg|
-File:Arena_nucleus0001.jpg|
+'''{{Patch name|5|27|2010}}'''
-File:Arena_nucleus0002.jpg|
+* Changed side spawn exits to prevent sniping from inside the spawn door.
-File:Arena_nucleus0003.jpg|
+* Fixed graphical glitch on platform floor.
-File:Arena_nucleus0005.jpg|
+* Fixed blue-colored models in RED area.
-File:Arena_nucleus0006.jpg|
-File:Arena_nucleus0008.jpg|
+== Bugs ==
-</gallery>
+* Throwable items such as the [[Gas Passer]], [[Mad Milk]], [[Jarate]], and [[Wrap Assassin]] bauble do not explode upon contact with the bridges, rolling along them instead.
+== Notes ==
+* It is possible to reach the two lights above the Access Building, but only through rocket jumping and sticky jumping.
+== Trivia ==
+* The particles seen around Nucleus's centerpiece are re-used from the ending sequence from ''[[w:Portal (video game)|Portal]]''.
+== See also ==
+* [[Nucleus (Arena)]]
-==Trivia==
+== External links ==
-*The particles seen in the device are re-used from [[Wikipedia:Portal (video game)|Portal's]] ending.
+* [https://www.teamfortress.com/classless/day02.php The Classless Update: Day 2 - King of the Hill game mode, Viaduct, Nucleus (King of the Hill) and Sawmill (King of the Hill) maps]
+{{Classless Update Nav}}
+{{Maps Nav}}
-{{ClasslessUpdateNav}}
+[[Category:Quickplay maps]]
-{{Maps nav}}

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Nucleus (King of the Hill)

Basic Information
Map type:	King of the Hill
File name:	`koth_nucleus`
Released:	August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)
Variants:	Arena, Player Destruction, Versus Saxton Hale and Galleria
Developer(s):	Valve
Map Info
Environment:	Spytech
Setting:	Indoor
Hazards:	Pitfall
Bot support:	Yes
Map Items
Health Kits:	×2 • ×2
Ammo Boxes:	×2 • ×5
Map Photos

Map Overview