Custom maps

“

I built that. Click to listen — The Engineer showing off his custom map

”

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 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 begin 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.

Arena

Main article: Arena

	Map	File Name	Development Status	Setting(s)
	Backlot	arena_backlot_rc2	Release Candidate 2	Construction
	Hardhat	arena_hardhat	Beta 2	Construction

Capture the Flag

Main article: Capture the Flag

Standard Capture the Flag

	Map	File Name	Development Status	Setting(s)
	Atrophy	ctf_atrophy_b4	Beta 4	Alpine
	Cloudburst	ctf_cloudburst_b4	Beta 4	Arctic
	Converge	ctf_converge_b2	Beta 2	Alpine
	Convoy	ctf_convoy_v2	Version 2	Desert
	Deliverance	ctf_deliverance_b3	Beta 3	Alpine
	Fusion	ctf_fusion_b2	Beta 2	Arctic
	Mercy	ctf_mercy	Final	Industrial
	Overlook	ctf_overlook_b1	Beta 1	Desert
	Stockpile	ctf_stockpile_b2	Beta 2	Farm
	Wildfire	ctf_wildfire_b1	Release Candidate	Industrial
	Wiretap	ctf_wiretap_b1	Beta 1	Industrial

Attack/Defend

	Map	File Name	Development Status	Setting(s)
	HAARP	ctf_haarp	Final	Arctic
	Premuda	ctf_premuda_b1b	Beta 1	Desert
	Slate (Capture The Flag)	ctf_slate_b2	Beta 2	Alpine
	Vector	ctf_vector_v1	Version 1	Spytech

Control Point

Main article: Control Point (game mode)

Standard Control Point

	Map	File Name	Development Status	Setting(s)
	Antiquity	cp_antiquity_rc1	Release Candidate	Cambodian (modified Egypt)
	Croissant	cp_croissant_final	Final	Alpine/Spytech
	Glassworks	cp_glassworks_rc6a	Release Candidate	Alpine, industrial
	Obscure	cp_obscure_final	Final	Arctic
	Orange X	cp_orange_x	Final	Devtextures

Attack/Defend

	Map	File Name	Development Status	Setting(s)
	Ferrum	cp_ferrum_rc1	Release Candidate	Industrial
	Furnace Creek	cp_furnace_creak_rs	Release Candidate	Desert
	Glacier	cp_glacier_rc7	Release Candidate 7	Arctic
	Stoneyridge	cp_stoneyridge_rc2	Release Candidate 2	Alpine Night/Construction
	Treehouse	cp_treehouse_b4	Beta 4	Canopy
	Upland	cp_upland_rc4	Release Candidate 4	Desert

King of the Hill

Main article: King of the Hill

	Map	File Name	Development Status	Setting(s)
100px	Anthem	koth_anthem_b3	Beta 3	Nighttime/Park
	Arctic	koth_arctic_b3	Beta 3	Arctic
	Autumn Twilight	koth_autumn_twilight_rc2	Release Candidate 2	Nighttime/Swamp
	Basalt	koth_basalt_rc2	Release Candidate 2	Desert
	Coalplant	koth_coalplant_b7	Beta 7	Industrial
	Dropdown	koth_dropdown_rc1	Release Candidate	Forest
	Moonshine	koth_moonshine_rc	Release Candidate	Swamp
	Sollytude	koth_sollytude	Final	Medieval
	Traingrid	koth_traingrid	Beta	Underground culvert
	Trainsawlaser	koth_trainsawlaser_rc2	Release Candidate 2	Devtextures
	Wubwubwub	koth_wubwubwub_remix_vip	Final	Industrial/random

Mann vs Machine

Main article: Mann vs Machine

	Map	File Name	Development Status	Setting(s)
100px	Isolation	mvm_isolation_b5	Beta 5	Arctic

Other

	Map	File Name	Development Status	Setting(s)
	Final Destination 2015	coop_finaldestination_2015	Release Candidate	Other

Payload

Main article: Payload

	Map	File Name	Development Status	Setting(s)
	Alpen	pl_alpen_rc1	Release Candidate	Alpine
	Cashworks	pl_cashworks_final1	Final	Alpine
	Cranetop	pl_cranetop_b8	Beta 8	Industrial
100px	Curve	pl_5curve	Final	Alpine
	Eclipse	pl_eclipse_rc2	Release Candidate 2	Desert/Canyon/Industrial
	Manngrove	pl_manngrove_rc5	Release Candidate 5	Industrial
	Millstone	pl_millstone	Final	Alpine/snow
	Morrigan Alley	pl_morrigan_alley_b3	Beta 3	Medieval
100px	Pier	pl_pier_b20	Beta 20	Nighttime/Island Town
100px	Volcanic	pl_volcanic_a25	Alpha 25	Volcano/Industrial
	Waste	pl_waste_v2	Version 2	Industrial

Payload Race

	Map	File Name	Development Status	Setting(s)
	Animus	plr_animus_a8	Alpha 8	Harvest
	Cornfield	pl_cornfield_s1_a1	Alpha 1	Industrial
	Highwind	plr_highwind	Alpha 5	Village
	Panic	plr_panic_b2	Beta 2	Industrial
	Scoville	plr_scoville_c2	Alpha 7	Industrial
	Solitude	plr_solitude	Beta 1	Desert

Special Delivery

Main article: Special Delivery

	Map	File Name	Development Status	Setting(s)
	Congo	sd_congo_a4	Alpha 4	Tropical

Territorial Control

Main article: Territorial Control

	Map	File Name	Development Status	Setting(s)
	Meridian	tc_meridian_rc3	Release Candidate	Tropical Island
100px	Spectre	tc_spectre_b5	Beta 5	Military island base
	Strata	tc_strata_b1c	Beta 1c	Paleontological dig/desert

Training

Main article: Training mode

	Map	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://forums.tf2maps.net - Single Stage Payload Contest.
• http://www.gamebanana.com - A place to download and submit maps that people may think are popular for Team Fortress 2.

See also

• Game modes
• Map name prefixes
• List of skyboxes

External links

• TF2 Official Blog- TF2 Environments
• TF2 Official Blog- Alpine Art Style