Difference between revisions of "Custom maps"

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A custom map is a map created by third-party map makers for use in Team Fortress 2. Each map can vary in ideas and scale; some are incredibly simplistic, being modifications of official maps that fix minor issues such as map geometry, add additional pickups and flank routes, or simply include a weather or time shift to make the ambience different. Others are built from scratch and introduce completely new gamemodes, arenas, items or functions that spice up gameplay in a way that standard maps are unable to. While the majority of custom maps are only available to the server or players who download them directly, certain custom maps that have proven popular with the community and Valve-team alike may be directly added to the official Team Fortress 2 map cycle in major updates.

Upon joining a server currently playing a custom map, you will automatically start to download the map file if you don't already have it. You have the option to disable custom content downloads in the options menu; however, with this feature enabled, you will be unable to download custom maps from servers.

1 Arena
2 Capture the Flag
- 2.1 Standard Capture the Flag
- 2.2 Attack/Defend (custom)
3 Control Point
- 3.1 Symmetric
- 3.2 Attack/Defend
4 King of the Hill
5 Mann vs. Machine
6 Other
7 Payload
- 7.1 Payload Race
8 Special Delivery
9 Territorial Control
10 Training
11 Official maps
12 Collections
13 See also
14 External links

Arena

Main article: Arena

Name	Picture	File name	Development status	Setting(s)
Backlot		`arena_backlot_rc2`	Release Candidate 2	Construction
Hardhat		`arena_hardhat_b2a`	Beta 2	Construction

Capture the Flag

Main article: Capture the Flag

Standard Capture the Flag

Name	File name	Development status	Setting(s)
Atrophy	`ctf_atrophy_b4`	Beta 4	Alpine
Convoy	`ctf_convoy_v2`	Version 2	Desert
Fusion	`ctf_fusion_b2`	Beta 2	Arctic
Npire	`ctf_npire_v3`	Version 3	Industrial
Overlook	`ctf_overlook_b1`	Beta 1	Desert
Stockpile	`ctf_stockpile_b2`	Beta 2	Farmland
Wildfire	`ctf_wildfire_b1`	Release Candidate	Industrial

Attack/Defend (custom)

Name	Picture	File name	Development status	Setting(s)
Premuda		`ctf_premuda_b1b`	Beta 1	Desert
Vector		`ctf_vector_v1`	Version 1	Spytech

Control Point

Main article: Control Point (game mode)

Symmetric

Name	File name	Development status	Setting(s)
Antiquity	`cp_antiquity_rc1`	Release Candidate	Cambodian (modified Egypt)
Croissant	`cp_croissant_final`	Final	Alpine/Spytech
Hybrid	`cp_hybrid_v4`	Version 4	Industrial
Obscure	`cp_obscure_final`	Final	Arctic
Orange X	`cp_orange_x`	Final	Dev Textures
Warmfront	`cp_warmfront`	Final	Alpine

Attack/Defend

Name	File name	Development status	Setting(s)
Ambush	`cp_ambush_rc5`	Release Candidate 5	Alpine
Conifer	`cp_conifer_rc2`	Release Candidate 2	Alpine
Dusk	`cp_dusk_rc1`	Release Candidate 1	Alpine
Firewatch	`cp_firewatch_b4`	Beta 4	Alpine
Furnace Creek	`cp_furnace_rc`	Release Candidate	Desert
Glacier	`cp_glacier_rc7`	Release Candidate 7	Arctic
Stoneyridge	`cp_stoneyridge_rc2`	Release Candidate 2	Alpine/Construction
Zinkenite Valley	`cp_zinkenite_b3a`	Beta 3a	Alpine

King of the Hill

Main article: King of the Hill

Name	File name	Development status	Setting(s)
Achievement Idle	`koth_achievement_idle`	Final	Industrial
Bagel	`koth_bagel_rc7`	Release Candidate 7	Industrial
Brine	`koth_brine_rc3a`	Release Candidate 3A	-
Coalplant	`koth_coalplant_b7`	Beta 7	Industrial
Maple Ridge	`koth_mapleridge_rc2`	Release Candidate 2	Farmland
Moonshine	`koth_moonshine_rc`	Release Candidate	Swamp
Slaughter	`koth_slaughter_b2a`	Beta	Factory
Synthetic	`koth_synthetic_rc6a`	Release Candidate 6	Farmland
Traingrid	`koth_traingrid`	Beta	Underground culvert
Trainsawlaser	`koth_trainsawlaser_rc2`	Release Candidate 2	Dev Textures
Undergrove	`koth_undergrove_rc1`	Release Candidate 1	Forest, City
Wubwubwub	`koth_wubwubwub_remix_vip`	Final	Industrial / Random

Mann vs. Machine

Name	File name	Development status	Setting(s)
Area 52	`mvm_area_52_rc3`	Release Candidate 3	Desert
Barren	`mvm_barren_final2`	Final 2	Desert
Brugge	`mvm_brugge_rc4b`	Release Candidate 4b	City
Casino City	`mvm_casino_city_b8`	Beta 8	City
Coastrock	`mvm_coastrock_rc1_1`	Release Candidate 1	Town
Dockyard	`mvm_dockyard_rc7`	Release Candidate 7	City
Doppler	`mvm_doppler_b12`	Beta 12	Arctic, Spytech
Goldpit	`mvm_goldpit_rc3`	Release Candidate 3	Desert
Hideout	`mvm_hideout_b3`	Beta 3	Tropical
Isolation	`mvm_isolation_rc3`	Release Candidate 3	Arctic
Production	`mvm_production_rc6`	Release Candidate 6	Desert/Industrial
Quetzal	`mvm_quetzal_rc5`	Release Candidate 5	Jungle/Aztec
Shadows	`mvm_shadows_b3`	Beta 3	Farmland
Waterfront	`mvm_waterfront_rc3`	Release Candidate 3	Alpine

Other

Name	Picture	File name	Development status	Setting(s)
Final Destination 2015		`coop_finaldestination_2015`	Release Candidate 3	Other

Payload

Main article: Payload

Name	File name	Development status	Setting(s)
Alpen	`pl_alpen_rc1`	Release Candidate 1	Alpine
Coal	`pl_coal_rc23`	Release Candidate 23	Industrial, Snow
Cranetop	`pl_cranetop_b8`	Beta 8	Industrial
Fifthcurve	`pl_fifthcurve_rc1`	Release Candidate 1	Alpine
Mesaworks	`pl_mesaworks_rc3`	Release Candidate 2	Desert, Canyon, Industrial
Millstone	`pl_millstone_v4`	Version 4	Snow
Morrigan Alley	`pl_morrigan_alley_b3`	Beta 3	Medieval
Nocturne	`pl_nocturne_rc8`	Release Candidate 8	Halloween
Sludgepit	`pl_sludgepit_final4`	Final4	Alpine
Rumble	`pl_rumble_rc1`	Release Candidate 1	Jungle
Rumford	`pl_rumford_rc2`	Release Candidate 2	Alpine
Waste	`pl_waste_v2`	Version 2	Industrial

Payload Race

Name	File name	Development status	Setting(s)
Animus	`plr_animus_a8`	Alpha 8	Harvest
Highwind	`plr_highwind`	Alpha 5	Village
Panic	`plr_panic_b2`	Beta 2	Industrial
Rollout	`plr_rollout`	Alpha 1	Industrial
Scoville	`plr_scoville_c2`	Alpha 7	Industrial
Solitude	`plr_solitude`	Beta 1	Desert

Special Delivery

Main article: Special Delivery

Name	Picture	File name	Development status	Setting(s)
Hunted		`sd_hunted`	Final	Industrial

Territorial Control

Main article: Territorial Control

Name	Picture	File name	Development status	Setting(s)
Meridian		`tc_meridian_rc3`	Release Candidate 3	Tropical Island
Strata		`tc_strata_b1c`	Beta 1c	Paleontological dig/Desert

Training

Main article: Training mode

Name	Picture	File name	Development status	Setting(s)
Walkway		`tr_walkway_rc2`	Release Candidate	Industrial

Official maps

Main article: List of maps

Collections

There are many custom map collections on the Internet. These include:

www.tf2maps.net - A forum and community dedicated to the creation of custom maps for TF2.
- http://artpass.tf2maps.net - Artpass Contest.
- http://compctf.tf2maps.net - Competitive CTF Contest.
- http://plrctf.tf2maps.net - Payload Race and Attack/Defend CTF Contest.
http://www.gamebanana.com - A place to download and submit maps popular among the community.
Steam Community Workshop - The Valve Official destination for custom maps.

External links

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Arena

Capture the Flag

Standard Capture the Flag

Attack/Defend (custom)

Control Point

Symmetric

Attack/Defend

King of the Hill

Mann vs. Machine

Other

Payload

Payload Race

Special Delivery

Territorial Control

Training

Official maps

Collections

See also

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-When you join a server with a custom map running, the game will automatically download the map file and place it in the correct directory.
+[[File:Mapper_medallion.png|250px|right]]
-If you download the map separately from a website, place the map file (has the extension .BSP) into the following directory:
+A '''custom map''' is a [[List of maps|map]] created by third-party [[User modifications|map makers]] for use in ''Team Fortress 2''. Each map can vary in ideas and scale; some are incredibly simplistic, being modifications of [[List of maps|official maps]] that fix minor issues such as map geometry, add additional [[pickups]] and [[Ambushing|flank routes]], or simply include a weather or time shift to make the ambience different. Others are built from scratch and introduce completely new [[gamemode]]s, arenas, items or functions that spice up gameplay in a way that standard maps are unable to. While the majority of custom maps are only available to the server or players who download them directly, certain custom maps that have proven popular with the community and [[Valve]]-team alike may be directly added to the official ''Team Fortress 2'' map cycle in  [[Patches|major updates]].
-<code>C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\[your Steam username here]\team fortress 2\tf\maps</code>
+Upon joining a server currently playing a custom map, you will automatically start to download the map file if you don't already have it. You have the option to disable custom content downloads in the options menu; however, with this feature enabled, you will be unable to download custom maps from servers.
-The exact address may vary based on your operating system and the directory of your Steam installation. If you are running a [[Dedicated server configuration|dedicated server]], you need to place the BZ2 file onto your {{code|sv_downloadurl}}. If the creator did not include a BZ2 file, you will have to create one yourself.
+== Arena ==
+{{main|Arena}}
+{{Custom maps table|Arena}}
-{{anchor|CTF|ctf|Ctf}}
+== {{anchor|CTF|ctf|Ctf}} Capture the Flag ==
-== Capture the Flag ==
 {{main|Capture the Flag}}
-Capture the Flag maps carry the ctf_ prefix.
-=== Standard Capture the Flag ===
-{| class="wikitable grid"
-! class="header" |
-! class="header" | Map
-! class="header" | File Name
-! class="header" | Development Status
-! class="header" | Setting(s)
-|-
+{{Custom maps table|Capture the Flag}}
-| [[File:Ctf_atrophy_b2.jpg|100px|link=Atrophy_(Capture_the_Flag)]]
-| '''[[Atrophy (Capture the Flag)]]'''
-| ctf_atrophy_b4
-| Beta 4
-| Alpine
-|-
-| [[File:Bedrock_main.jpg|100px|link=Bedrock]]
-| '''[[Bedrock]]'''
-| ctf_bedrock_b3a
-| Beta 3
-| Desert
-|-
-| [[File:Ctf_cloudburst.jpg|100px|link=Cloudburst]]
-| '''[[Cloudburst]]'''
-| ctf_cloudburst_b4
-| Beta 4
-| Arctic
-|-
-| [[File:Ctf_converge_mid.jpg|100px|link=Converge]]
-| '''[[Converge]]'''
-| ctf_converge_b2
-| Beta 2
-| Alpine
-|-
-| [[File:Convoyfront.jpg|100px|link=Convoy]]
-| '''[[Convoy]]'''
-| ctf_convoy_v2
-| Version 2
-| Desert
-|-
-| [[File:Ctf_deliverance_b3_bludrill.jpg|100px|link=Deliverance]]
-| '''[[Deliverance]]'''
-| ctf_deliverance_b3
-| Beta 3
-| Alpine
-|-
-| [[File:Ctf_fusion_b1.jpg|100px|link=Fusion]]
-| '''[[Fusion]]'''
-| ctf_fusion_b2
-| Beta 2
-| Arctic
-|-
-| [[File:Ctf_landfall_rc0004.jpg|100px|link=Landfall]]
-| '''[[Landfall]]'''
-| ctf_landfall_rc
-| Release Candidate
-| Alpine
-|-
-| [[File:Mercy_main.jpg|100px|link=Mercy]]
-| '''[[Mercy]]'''
-| ctf_mercy
-| Final
-| Industrial
-|-
-| [[File:Overlook_main.jpg|100px|link=Overlook]]
-| '''[[Overlook]]'''
-| ctf_overlook_b1
-| Beta 1
-| Desert
-|-
-| [[File:Stockpile_main.jpg|100px|link=Stockpile]]
-| '''[[Stockpile]]'''
-| ctf_stockpile_b2
-| Beta 2
-| Farm
-|-
-| [[File:Ctf_wildfire_rc.jpg|100px|link=Wildfire]]
-| '''[[Wildfire]]'''
-| ctf_wildfire_b1
-| Release Candidate
-| Industrial
-|-
-| [[File:Wiretap_main.jpg|100px|link=Wiretap]]
-| '''[[Wiretap]]'''
-| ctf_wiretap_b1
-| Beta 1
-| Industrial
-|}
-=== Attack/Defend ===
+== {{anchor|CP|cp|Control point (game mode)|Control Point}} Control Point ==
-{| class="wikitable grid"
+{{main|Control Point (game mode)}}
-! class="header" |
-! class="header" | Map
-! class="header" | File Name
-! class="header" | Development Status
-! class="header" | Setting(s)
-|-
+{{Custom maps table|Control Point}}
-| [[File:Ctf_haarp.jpg|100px|link=HAARP]]
-| '''[[HAARP]]'''
-| ctf_haarp
-| Final
-| Arctic
-|-
-| [[File:ctf_premuda.jpg|100px|link=Premuda]]
-| '''[[Premuda]]'''
-| ctf_premuda_b1b
-| Beta 1
-| Desert
-|-
-| [[File:ctf_slate.jpg|100px|link=Slate (Capture The Flag)]]
-| '''[[Slate (Capture The Flag)]]'''
-| ctf_slate_b2
-| Beta 2
-| Alpine
-|-
-| [[File:Ctf_vector_v10005.jpg|100px|link=Vector]]
-| '''[[Vector]]'''
-| ctf_vector_v1
-| Version 1
-| Spytech
-|}
-{{anchor|CP|cp|Control point}}
-== Control Point ==
+== {{anchor|KOTH|KotH|KoTH|King of the hill}} King of the Hill ==
-{{main|Control Point}}
+{{main|King of the Hill}}
-Control Point maps carry the cp_ prefix.
+{{Custom maps table|King of the Hill}}
-=== Standard Control Point ===
-{| class="wikitable grid"
-! class="header" |
-! class="header" | Map
-! class="header" | File Name
-! class="header" | Development Status
-! class="header" | Setting(s)
-|-
-| [[File:CP_Gullywash_3.jpg|100px|link=Gullywash]]
-| '''[[Gullywash]]'''
-| cp_gullywash
-| Final
-| Desert
-|-
-| [[File:CP_Obscure_4.jpg|100px|link=Obscure]]
-| '''[[Obscure]]'''
-| cp_obscure
-| Final
-| Arctic
-|}
-=== Attack/Defend ===
+== {{anchor|MvM}} Mann vs. Machine ==
-{| class="wikitable grid"
+{{Custom maps table|Mann vs. Machine}}
-! class="header" |
-! class="header" | Map
-! class="header" | File Name
-! class="header" | Development Status
-! class="header" | Setting(s)
-|-
-| [[File:Furnace_point_c.jpg|100px|link=Furnace Creek]]
-| '''[[Furnace Creek]]'''
-| cp_furnace_creak_rs
-| Release Candidate
-| Desert
-|}
-{{anchor|KOTH|KotH|KoTH|King of the hill}}
+== Other ==
+{{Custom maps table|Other}}
-== King of the Hill ==
+== {{anchor|PL|pl|payload}} Payload ==
-{{main|King of the Hill}}
+{{main|Payload}}
-King of the Hill maps carry the koth_ prefix.
-{| class="wikitable grid"
+{{Custom maps table|Payload}}
-! class="header" |
-! class="header" | Map
-! class="header" | File Name
-! class="header" | Development Status
-! class="header" | Setting(s)
-|-
-| [[File:800px-Moonshine.jpg|100px|link=Moonshine]]
-| '''[[Moonshine]]'''
-| koth_moonshine
-| Release Candidate
-| Industrial/Alpine
-|}
-{{anchor|PL|pl|payload}}
+== {{anchor|SD|sd}} Special Delivery ==
-== Payload ==
+{{main|Special Delivery (game mode)|l1=Special Delivery}}
-{{main|Payload}}
-Payload maps carry the pl_ prefix.
-{| class="wikitable grid"
+{{Custom maps table|Special Delivery}}
-! class="header" |
-! class="header" | Map
-! class="header" | File Name
-! class="header" | Development Status
-! class="header" | Setting(s)
-|-
-| [[File:Pl_cashworks_rc2_01.jpg|100px|link=Cashworks]]
-| '''[[Cashworks]]'''
-| pl_cashworks_rc2
-| Release Candidate 2
-| Alpine
-|-
-| [[File:Pl_cranetop.jpg|100px|link=Cranetop]]
-| '''[[Cranetop]]'''
-| pl_cranetop_b8
-| Beta 8
-| Industrial
-|-
-| [[File:Pl_frontier.jpg|100px|link=Frontier]]
-| '''[[Frontier]]'''
-| pl_frontier
-| Version 1
-| Alpine
-|-
-| [[File:Pl_swiftwater_frc70000.jpg|100px|link=Swiftwater]]
-| '''[[Swiftwater]]'''
-| pl_swiftwater12
-| Release Candidate
-| Alpine/Farm
-|-
-| [[File:Waste.jpg|100px|link=Waste]]
-| '''[[Waste]]'''
-| pl_waste_v2
-| Version 2
-| Industrial
-|}
-===Payload Race===
-Payload Race maps carry the plr_ prefix.
-{| class="wikitable grid"
-! class="header" |
-! class="header" | Map
-! class="header" | File Name
-! class="header" | Development Status
-! class="header" | Setting(s)
-|-
-| [[File:Animus_main.jpg|100px|link=Animus]]
-| '''[[Animus]]'''
-| plr_animus_a8
-| Alpha 8
-| Harvest
-|-
-| [[File:Cornfield_main.jpg|100px|link=Cornfield]]
-| '''[[Cornfield]]'''
-| pl_cornfield_s1_a1
-| Alpha 1
-| Industrial
-|-
-| [[File:Highwind_main.jpg|100px|link=Highwind]]
-| '''[[Highwind]]'''
-| plr_highwind
-| Alpha 5
-| Village
-|-
-| [[File:Nightfall_stage2.png|100px|link=Nightfall]]
-| '''[[Nightfall]]'''
-| plr_nightfall
-| Release Candidate
-| Alpine
-|-
-| [[File:Plr_panic_b20008.jpg|100px|link=Panic]]
-| '''[[Panic]]'''
-| plr_panic_b2
-| Beta 2
-| Industrial
-|-
-| [[File:Scoville main.jpg|100px|link=Scoville]]
-| '''[[Scoville]]'''
-| plr_scoville_c2
-| Alpha 7
-| Industrial
-|-
-| [[File:Solitude_main.jpg|100px|link=Solitude]]
-| '''[[Solitude]]'''
-| plr_solitude
-| Beta 1
-| Desert
-|}
-{{anchor|TC|tc|Territorial control}}
+== {{anchor|TC|tc|Territorial control}} Territorial Control ==
-== Territorial Control ==
 {{main|Territorial Control}}
-Territorial control maps carry the tc_ prefix.
-{| class="wikitable grid"
+{{Custom maps table|Territorial Control}}
-! class="header" |
-! class="header" | Map
-! class="header" | File Name
-! class="header" | Development Status
-! class="header" | Setting(s)
-|-
-| [[File:Tiki.jpeg|100px|link=Meridian]]
-| '''[[Meridian]]'''
-| tc_meridian_rc3
-| Release Candidate
-| Tropical
-|}
-{{anchor|TR|tr}}
+== {{anchor|TR|tr}} Training ==
-== Training ==
 {{main|Training mode}}
-Training maps carry the tr_ prefix.
-{| class="wikitable grid"
-! class="header" |
-! class="header" | Map
-! class="header" | File Name
-! class="header" | Development Status
-! class="header" | Setting(s)
-|-
-| [[File:Trwalkwayrc20040.jpg|100px|link=Walkway]]
-| '''[[Walkway]]'''
-| tr_walkway_rc2
-| Release Candidate
-| Industrial
-|}
-{{anchor|Custom|Official Maps}}
+{{Custom maps table|Training}}
-== Official Maps ==
+== {{anchor|Custom|Official Maps}} Official maps ==
-''See [[List of maps]].''
+{{main|List of maps}}
 == Collections ==
-There are many custom map collections on the internet. These include:
+There are many custom map collections on the Internet. These include:
-*[http://forums.tf2maps.net/downloads.php?do=cat&id=1 www.tf2maps.net] - A forum and community dedicated to the creation of custom maps for TF2.
+* [https://tf2maps.net/ www.tf2maps.net] - A forum and community dedicated to the creation of custom maps for TF2.
-**[http://tf2maps.net/contests/artpass/winners/ http://artpass.tf2maps.net] - [[Artpass Contest]].
+** [https://artpass.tf2maps.net/ http://artpass.tf2maps.net] - [[Artpass Contest]].
-**[http://compctf.tf2maps.net/ http://compctf.tf2maps.net] - [[Competitive CTF Contest]].
+** [https://compctf.tf2maps.net/ http://compctf.tf2maps.net] - [[Competitive CTF Contest]].
-**[http://plrctf.tf2maps.net/ http://plrctf.tf2maps.net] - Payload Race and Attack/Defend CTF Contest.
+** [https://plrctf.tf2maps.net/ http://plrctf.tf2maps.net] - Payload Race and Attack/Defend CTF Contest.
-**[http://forums.tf2maps.net/showpost.php?p=170104&postcount=10 http://pl.tf2maps.net] - Single Stage Payload Contest.
+* [https://gamebanana.com/mods/cats/5371 http://www.gamebanana.com] - A place to download and submit maps popular among the community.
-*[http://www.teamfortress2fort.com/forums/CustomMapDownloadsRatings-49.aspx www.teamfortress2fort.com] - A community forum with custom maps.
+* [https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/browse/?appid=440&browsesort=trend&section=readytouseitems Steam Community Workshop] - The [[Valve]] Official destination for custom maps.
 == See also ==
-* [[Game modes]]
+* [[List of game modes]]
 * [[Map name prefixes]]
 * [[List of skyboxes]]
+* [[Map Maker's Medallion]]
 == External links ==
-*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1729 TF2 Official Blog- TF2 Environments]
+* [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1729 TF2 Official Blog - TF2 Environments]
-*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1760 TF2 Official Blog- Alpine Art Style]
+* [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1760 TF2 Official Blog - Alpine Art Style]
+{{Custom Map Nav}}
+{{Mapping Nav}}
-{{CustomMapNav}}
 [[Category:Lists]]
-[[Category:Maps| ]]
+[[Category:Maps]]
+[[Category:Mapping]]
 [[Category:Custom maps| ]]