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{{Map infobox
 
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|file-name=cp_fastlane
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  | map-game-type             = Control Point
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|map-image=cpfastlane.jpg
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  | map-file-name             = cp_fastlane
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|developer=Arttu "skdr" Mäki
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  | map-image                 = Fastlane1.png
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  | map-stamp-link            = https://steamcommunity.com/stats/TF2/leaderboards/30381
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  | map-released              = {{Patch name|6|19|2008}}
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  | map-released-major        = Pyro Update
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  | map-environment          = Desert
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  | map-setting              = Daylight, sunny
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  | map-pickups-health-small  = 11
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  | map-pickups-health-medium = 14
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  | map-pickups-ammo-medium  = 20
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  | map-pickups-ammo-large    = 2
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  | map-stamp-link            = https://steamcommunity.com/stats/TF2/leaderboards/30380
 
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'''Fastlane''' is a standard five point control point map and was released with the Pyro Update as an official map. It and along with [[Turbine]] became the first community created maps to be chosen by [[Valve]] as an official TF2 map due to their ourstanding quality.
 
  
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{{Quotation|[http://steamgames.com/tf2/pyro/ The Pyro Update]|
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{{Quotation|'''[https://steamgames.com/tf2/pyro/ The Pyro Update]'''|A control point map with five points, in the style of Badlands. Its symmetrical layout provides for high-speed and well-balanced gameplay, while the multiple indoor routes, connected to larger outdoor arenas, provide a wide set of interesting and varied combat spaces. The arena-style control points require solid teamwork to capture and hold.}}
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A control point map with five points, in the style of [[Badlands]]. Its symmetrical layout provides for high-speed and well balanced gameplay, while the multiple indoor routes, connected to larger outdoor arenas, provide a wide set of interesting and varied combat spaces. The arena-style control points require solid teamwork to capture and hold.}}
 
  
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Your team must capture all five control points.
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'''Fastlane''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Control Point (game mode)#Symmetric|Standard Control Point]] map. It was released with the [[Pyro Update]] as an official map. Along with [[Turbine]], it became one of the first community-created maps to be chosen by [[Valve]] as an official ''Team Fortress 2'' map due to its outstanding quality.  
  
 
== Locations ==
 
== Locations ==
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[[File:Team fortress 2 map overview fastlane.jpg|thumb|Overview of Fastlane]]
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{{HelpfulOverviewNote}}<br>
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The BLU and RED spawn rooms are at the far end respectively but change as the [[control points]] are captured. The winning team spawns at the control point before the nearest active one but the nearest a team can respawn is at the middle point.
 
  
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The BLU and RED spawn rooms are at the far end respectively but change as the [[control point (objective)|control points]] are captured. The winning team spawns at the control point before the nearest active one but the nearest a team can respawn is at Control Point 3.
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=== Control Point 3 ===
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This point is situated under a small structure with two levels that can be jumped to. Next to the point are two other buildings containing health and ammo. The middle area is very open and offers little cover from [[Snipers]].
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* '''Catwalk (mid)''': The catwalks far from the point above the valley.
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* '''Valley''': The valley leading up to the point, the only non-building entrance.
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* '''Roof''': The roof of the central building. Contains a small health pack on top of it, making it a popular spot for [[Demoman|Demomen]] and [[Soldier]]s.
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* '''Shack''': The shacks across from the central building. Contains a medium health and ammo pack. Behind it is a small alleyway that connects to the valley.
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<gallery widths=150px heights=90px>
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File:fastlane1.png | Mid
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File:fastlane2.png | Valley/Catwalks
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File:fastlane3.png | Roof above mid
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File:fastlane4.png | Shack
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</gallery>
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=== Control Points 2 & 4 ===
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These points are very open, while all of their entrances are small chokepoints. These areas contain two houses, one for the first forward respawn, and another for housing health and ammo.
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* '''Catwalk''': The catwalk connecting the entrance to the upper hallways, a common place for Snipers.
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* '''House''': The side house next to the valley connecting to the mid catwalks.
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* '''First forward resupply''': Directly across from the house, this house contains the second spawn for when mid is captured.
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* '''Bridge''': The bridge is located above the main entrances to RED/BLU's base and connects the entrance to the final point's upper hallways.
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<gallery widths=150px heights=90px>
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File:fastlane5.png | Second point
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File:fastlane6.png | House/First forward respawn
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File:fastlane7.png | Bridge
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File:fastlane8.png | Side house/base entrance
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</gallery>
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=== Control Points 1 & 5 ===
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These points are directly outside of the spawn gates and contain three different entrances. The point itself is on top of a small set of stairs leading from one of the entrances. Two of the entrances can be accessed from ground level while the third entrance leads from the second floor.
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* '''Upper Hallways''': This is one of the three entrances to the point. It can be accessed from the second point catwalks and gives the attackers a height advantage. This area commonly contains Snipers due to it being a long narrow hallway.
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* '''Lower Long hallway''': The long hallway accessed from the lower area of the previous point.
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* '''Lobby''': The main entrance to the point, connecting to both the short hallway and long hallway entrances.
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<gallery widths=150px heights=90px>
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File:fastlane9.png  | Upper hallways next to Control Point 1/5
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File:fastlane10.png | Spawn area
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File:fastlane11.png | Final point
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File:fastlane12.png | Main entrance lobby
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</gallery>
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== Helpful overview ==
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[[File:Fastlane overview with lines.png|left|655px|Fastlane's locations]]
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<big>1.Shacks
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2.Valley
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3.House
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4.Bridge
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5.Lobby
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6.Upper Hallway</big>
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{{clr}}
 
== Strategy ==
 
== Strategy ==
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The map follows an ABCBA point format like [[Well]], [[Granary]] and [[Badlands]] do.
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{{map strategy link|Fastlane|main=yes|stub=yes}}
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*There are very few good spots for [[Engineer]]s to set up here. It may be better to set up early at your base's entrance if your team is losing the midpoint, to prepare for the enemies to come through. A decent spot to set up for defending your B point, is on the catwalk connecting the side area to the main base if the second point still needs defending, but its has low range from up here and is susceptible to Spies. Another common placement is at the bottom of the stairs leading through to the central point, as this usually isn't noticed until it's too late but if attacked from the gulley, [[Demoman|Demomen]] will be able to destroy it.
 
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*When you are defending the last point, a good spot for a sentry would be at the doorway into your base that is accessed from the catwalk, or down the end of the hallway the doorway at the catwalk leads to.
 
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*For defending nearer to the final point's room than the aforementioned examples, a good spot to set up a sentry is on the catwalk shortly up the ramp to the left from the spawn room. Putting up a dispenser in the the doorway closer to the second floor exit might seem useless and a waste of time due to the nearby metal, but is a good idea to block out Soldiers from attacking from the distance, and keeping enemies (namely, [[Spy|Spies]]) from coming in from behind (as they cannot pass through dispensers).
 
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*The buildings and areas between the midpoint and a team's base are good territory for [[Pyro]]s, as those areas are rather tight to get through and have a lot of corners. [[Demoman|Demomen]] and [[Soldier]]s also do well inside the buildings.
 
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*Conversely, the midpoint and the B point both have very open spaces that good [[Sniper]]s will thrive off of.
 
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*Spies do wonders in the open areas, but the problem is getting to them. Most people go through either of the buildings rather than around, so you are less likely to bump into people and blow your cover.
 
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*[[Heavy|Heavies]] shine as a defensive class here, especially on the final two points. It is very easy to rack up kills in either area of the base.
 
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*You can [[rocket jump]] and [[sticky jump]] on the structure at C,having high ground advantage and suprising people who are capping the point.
 
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* The [[Scout]] has great potential on this map, there are lots of crates and obstacles lying around both indoors and outdoors to make good use of.  Make this map your playground and you will harass masses of opponents and help your team to win the round.
 
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*Spies can camp below staircases to recharge their cloak without being seen.
 
  
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== Control Point Timing ==
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== Control Point timing ==
 
{{Control Point Timing/Official Map}}
 
{{Control Point Timing/Official Map}}
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== Update history ==
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'''{{Patch name|6|19|2008}}''' ([[Pyro Update]])
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* Added Fastlane to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|2|24|2009}}''' ([[Scout Update]])
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* Updated Fastlane with Arttu's version.
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'''{{Patch name|2|23|2012}}'''
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* Fixed a spelling error in a cp_fastlane material.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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*Due to the nature of the map's 3D skybox, many parts of fastlane appear to be floating.
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* If the player looks at the outside area of the map from various points, Fastlane appears to be floating; this is due to the improper construction of the map's skybox.
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== See also ==
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* [https://steamgames.com/tf2/pyro/ The Pyro Update]
  
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{{Pyro Update Nav}}
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{{Maps Nav}}
  
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Fastlane
Fastlane1.png
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Basic Information
Map type: Control Point
File name: cp_fastlane
Released: June 19, 2008 Patch
(Pyro Update)
Developer(s): Arttu "SK" Mäki
Map Info
Environment: Desert
Setting: Daylight, sunny
Map Items
Healthico.png Health Kits: Smallhealth.png ×11  •  Mediumhealth.png ×14
Ammoico.png Ammo Boxes: Mediumammo.png ×20   •  
Largeammo.png ×2
Map Photos
Loading screen photos.
Map Overview
Fastlane overview.png
Map Stamp
Item icon Map Stamp - Fastlane.png
Supporters Leaderboard
“
A control point map with five points, in the style of Badlands. Its symmetrical layout provides for high-speed and well-balanced gameplay, while the multiple indoor routes, connected to larger outdoor arenas, provide a wide set of interesting and varied combat spaces. The arena-style control points require solid teamwork to capture and hold.
”

Fastlane is a community-created Standard Control Point map. It was released with the Pyro Update as an official map. Along with Turbine, it became one of the first community-created maps to be chosen by Valve as an official Team Fortress 2 map due to its outstanding quality.

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 BLU and RED spawn rooms are at the far end respectively but change as the control points are captured. The winning team spawns at the control point before the nearest active one but the nearest a team can respawn is at Control Point 3.

Control Point 3

This point is situated under a small structure with two levels that can be jumped to. Next to the point are two other buildings containing health and ammo. The middle area is very open and offers little cover from Snipers.

  • Catwalk (mid): The catwalks far from the point above the valley.
  • Valley: The valley leading up to the point, the only non-building entrance.
  • Roof: The roof of the central building. Contains a small health pack on top of it, making it a popular spot for Demomen and Soldiers.
  • Shack: The shacks across from the central building. Contains a medium health and ammo pack. Behind it is a small alleyway that connects to the valley.

  • Mid

  • Valley/Catwalks

  • Roof above mid

  • Shack

Control Points 2 & 4

These points are very open, while all of their entrances are small chokepoints. These areas contain two houses, one for the first forward respawn, and another for housing health and ammo.

  • Catwalk: The catwalk connecting the entrance to the upper hallways, a common place for Snipers.
  • House: The side house next to the valley connecting to the mid catwalks.
  • First forward resupply: Directly across from the house, this house contains the second spawn for when mid is captured.
  • Bridge: The bridge is located above the main entrances to RED/BLU's base and connects the entrance to the final point's upper hallways.

  • Second point

  • House/First forward respawn

  • Bridge

  • Side house/base entrance

Control Points 1 & 5

These points are directly outside of the spawn gates and contain three different entrances. The point itself is on top of a small set of stairs leading from one of the entrances. Two of the entrances can be accessed from ground level while the third entrance leads from the second floor.

  • Upper Hallways: This is one of the three entrances to the point. It can be accessed from the second point catwalks and gives the attackers a height advantage. This area commonly contains Snipers due to it being a long narrow hallway.
  • Lower Long hallway: The long hallway accessed from the lower area of the previous point.
  • Lobby: The main entrance to the point, connecting to both the short hallway and long hallway entrances.

  • Upper hallways next to Control Point 1/5

  • Spawn area

  • Final point

  • Main entrance lobby

Helpful overview

Fastlane's locations
1.Shacks
2.Valley
3.House
4.Bridge
5.Lobby
6.Upper Hallway

Strategy

Main article: Community Fastlane strategy
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Notes: None added

Control Point timing

Control Point Multiplier Seconds
Control Point 1 and 5 ×1
4 .000
×2
2 .667
×3
2 .182
×4
1 .920
Control Point 2 and 4 ×1
12 .000
×2
8 .000
×3
6 .545
×4
5 .760
Control Point 3 ×1
24 .000
×2
16 .000
×3
13 .091
×4
11 .520


Update history

June 19, 2008 Patch (Pyro Update)

  • Added Fastlane to the game.

February 24, 2009 Patch (Scout Update)

  • Updated Fastlane with Arttu's version.

February 23, 2012 Patch

  • Fixed a spelling error in a cp_fastlane material.

Trivia

  • If the player looks at the outside area of the map from various points, Fastlane appears to be floating; this is due to the improper construction of the map's skybox.

See also

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