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 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 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)
	Bayou	ctf_bayou_c	Release Candidate	Swamp
	HAARP	ctf_haarp	Final	Arctic
	Panamint	ctf_panamint_a18	Alpha 18	Desert
	Premuda	ctf_premuda_b1b	Beta 1	Desert
	Slate	ctf_slate_b2	Beta 2	Alpine
100px	Snowdrift	ctf_snowdrift_b4a	Beta 4A	Arctic
	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
	Generator	cp_generator_final	Final	Industrial
	Glassworks	cp_glassworks_rc6a	Release Candidate	Alpine, industrial
	Obscure	cp_obscure_final	Final	Arctic
	Orange X	cp_orange_x	Final	Devtextures
	Warmfront	cp_warmfront	Final	Alpine

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)
	Achievement Idle	koth_achievement_idle	Final	Industrial
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
	Bagel	koth_bagel_rc2a	Release Candidate 2a	Industrial
	Basalt	koth_basalt_rc2	Release Candidate 2	Desert
	Coalplant	koth_coalplant_b7	Beta 7	Industrial
100px	Drogentote	koth_drogentote_1	1 (Complete)	Forest
	Dropdown	koth_dropdown_rc1	Release Candidate	Forest
100px	Mars	koth_mars	Final	Space
	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
	Trenchfoot	koth_trenchfoot_ab1	Alpha-Beta 1	Battlefield

Mann vs Machine

Main article: Mann vs Machine

	Map	File Name	Development Status	Setting(s)
	Area 52	mvm_area_52_rc3	Release Candidate 3	Desert
	Barren	mvm_barren_final1	Final 1	Desert
	Coastrock	mvm_coastrock_rc1_1	Release Candidate 1	Town
	Dockyard	mvm_dockyard_rc5b	Release Candidate 5	Urban city
	Doppler	mvm_doppler_b12	Beta 12	Arctic/Spytech
100px	Downtown	mvm_downtown_final3	Final 3	Urban city
	Hideout	mvm_hideout_b3	Beta 3	Industrial/Tropical
	Isolation	mvm_isolation_rc3	Release Candidate 3	Arctic
100px	Metro	mvm_metro_rc3	Release Candidate 3	Urban city
	Oxidize	mvm_oxidize_rc16	Release Candidate 16	Biodome/Industrial
	Powerplant	mvm_powerplant_rc1	Release Candidate 1	Industrial
	Sequoia	mvm_sequoia_rc3a2	Release Candidate 3a2	Forest
100px	Steep	mvm_steep_rc	Release Candidate	Desert
100px	Teien	mvm_teien_rc3	Release Candidate 3	Japanese town
	Trainyard	mvm_trainyard_rc3d	Release Candidate 3D	Train station
	Underground	mvm_underground_rc3	Release Candidate 3	Cave
	Waterfront	mvm_waterfront_rc3	Release Candidate 3	Alpine

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
	Eclipse	pl_eclipse_rc2	Release Candidate 2	Desert/Canyon/Industrial
100px	Fifthcurve	pl_fifthcurve_b6	Beta 6	Alpine
	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
Ququmannz	Ququmannz	pl_ququmannz_rc3	Release Candidate 3	Jungle
100px	Rumble	pl_rumble_rc1	Release Candidate 1	Jungle
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	plr_cornfield	Alpha 1	Industrial
	Frostfell	plr_frostfell_a10	Alpha 10	Alpine/Snow
	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

	Map	File Name	Development Status	Setting(s)
	Congo	sd_congo_a4	Alpha 4	Tropical
	Hunted	sd_hunted	Final	Industrial

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

Trading

Main article: Trading

	Map	File Name	Development Status	Setting(s)
100px	Trade Plaza	trade_plaza	Final	Plaza

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://www.gamebanana.com - A place to download and submit maps popular among the community.
• Steam Community Workshop - The Valve Official destination for custom maps.

See also

• Game modes
• Map name prefixes
• List of skyboxes
• Map Maker's Medallion

External links

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