Vanguard

Vanguard
Basic Information
Developer(s):	Unknown
Map Info
Environment:	Construction
Setting:	Daytime
Map Photos
Map Overview

Vanguard is a Control Point map. It is set in a construction site, with many floors at varying heights. With many alternate routes towards objectives created by the construction props, it is easy to flank and gain a height advantage for all classes.

Vanguard was made an official map in the Tough Break Update.

Locations

Note: If your having trouble with finding the locations listed here, you can scroll down to the Helpful overview to see there exact position marked on the map.

Control Point 3

The middle capture is located in the center of the yard, underneath a suspended board.

• Entrances: For each team, there are five entrances through their team-colored buildings: The side entrance, the above platform, the center doorway, the unfinished wall, and the doorway next to the unfinished wall.
• Scaffolding: To the sides of the yard in the structures are rows of scaffolding bridges. The scaffolding can be used for cover, or as a path to the board above the point.
• Center Yard: The yard with the control point is an open area with no cover. Above the control point is a suspended board with a medium ammo kit on it.
• Secondary Spawn: Inside each team's entrance structure is a secondary spawn that will become active once their respective team has captured all but the last control point.

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  Vanguard's middle yard.

Control Point 2 & 4

The second and fourth control point are on a piece of scaffolding next to an elevator.

• Elevator: To the side of the control point is an inactive elevator tower. The elevator is at the second floor, turning the bottom floor into a walkway into the adjunct building. The elevator itself can be used as a lookout, and a teleporter hiding spot.
• Center Scaffolding: The scaffolding holding the control point is a raised platform with a bridge across to the team spawn.
• Right Balcony: Overlooking the control point is a structure with a balcony that can provide suppressive fire against the enemy team.
• Left Building: The structure to the left of the control point that links to the elevator.

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  RED's second control point from near.

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  RED's second control point from afar.

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  BLU's second control point from near.

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  BLU's second control point from afar.

Control Point 1 & 5

The final Control Point is to the side in the middle of a section of computer terminals.

• Air Vent: An air vent lays on the side of the building, allowing an ambush to the enemy team's spawn doors.
• Observation Room: Overlooking the control point is a large observation room. The glass is one way, allowing for sneak attacks.
• Control Area: The terminal area with the control point.

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  BLU's last control point.

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  RED's last control point.

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  Inside view of BLU's defensive observation room.

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  Inside view of RED's offensive observation room.

Helpful overview

1.Center Yard
2.Scaffoldings
3.Right Balcony
4.Center Scaffoldings 
5.Elevator
6.Left Building
7.Observation rooms
8.Air Vent

Red/blue diagonal lines: Red/Blu first spawn
Red/blue double diagonal lines: Red/Blu second spawn
Red/blue double diagonal lines w/ a circle: Red/Blu third spawn

Pink circle: Middle/third points
Yellow circles: Second/fourth points
Green circles: First/fifth points

Strategy

Main article: Community Vanguard strategy

Control point timing

Control Point	Multiplier	Seconds
Control Point 1 and 5	×1	3 .600
	×2	2 .400
	×3	1 .964
	×4	1 .728
Control Point 2 and 4	×1	18 .000
	×2	12 .000
	×3	9 .818
	×4	8 .640
Control Point 3	×1	20 .000
	×2	13 .333
	×3	10 .909
	×4	9 .600

Update history

December 17, 2015 Patch (Tough Break Update)

• Added Vanguard to the game.

January 7, 2016 Patch

• Updated Vanguard to fix an exploit related to spawn room doors.

February 2, 2016 Patch

• Added new path to the last point.
• New geometry to reduce sightlines on the middle point.
• Reorganized spawn points to better exit final spawns.
• Fixed Red forward spawn door blocking when held open.
• Fixed some material issues.

February 29, 2016 Patch

• Removed teleporter exploit on second point.
• Various minor fixes (lighting, collision, optimization).

April 25, 2016 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Vanguard, Landfall, Highpass and Snowycoast to their respective modes' Quickplay rotations.

Trivia

• Behind the vault doors near both spawns, there is a small room with a single banana peel.

Gallery

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  The hidden banana peel behind the vault door near BLU Team Spawn.