Respawn times

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The following information on Respawn Times is taken by information found in decompiled Valve maps.

Respawn Waves

Team Fortress 2 manages its respawn times in waves. The default respawn wave is 10 seconds. This would mean that players are spawned every 10 seconds. However, when server population is high, you may have to wait for the wave after. In this case, the maximum respawn time any individual would have is 20 seconds.

Below are the respawn wave times set in Valve maps. ~5 seconds should be added to all respawn times to account for deathcams. Skipping the deathcam will not allow you to spawn faster.

King of the Hill

All KOTH maps use the same spawn times.

Owner of CP?	Respawn Wave
Neutral	6
No	4
Yes	8

Control Point

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Map	Team	Control points owned by BLU
		0	1	2	3	4
Well Respawn times/row
	Granary Respawn times/row
Badlands Respawn times/row
	Fastlane Respawn times/row
Yukon Respawn times/row
	Freight Respawn times/row
Coldfront Respawn times/row
	5Gorge Respawn times/row
Steel Respawn times/row

Attack/Defend

Gravel Pit and Junction Blu CPs Owned Red respawn wave Blu respawn wave 0 10 10 1 10 7 2 10 4

Gorge Blu CPs Owned Red respawn wave Blu respawn wave 0 7 2 1 8 3

Egypt and Dustbowl Blu CPs Owned Red respawn wave Blu respawn wave Any 10 2

Degroot Keep has a unique set of spawns. After capturing both outer control points, and unlocking the gate, if the gate closes again, the Blue team gets an increased spawn timer. If both points are captured again, the Blue team's spawns are returned to 0.

Degroot Keep

Status	Red respawn wave	Blu respawn wave
Default	3	0
After gate closed	3	4
After gate reopened	3	0

Payload

Hoodoo Map Red respawn wave Blu respawn wave 1 11 2 2 6 2 3 4 2

Pipeline Map Red respawn wave Blu respawn wave 1 & 2 8 8 3 5 5

Gold Rush Map Red respawn wave Blu respawn wave Any 10 4

Badwater Basin

Blu checkpoints passed	Red respawn wave	Blu respawn wave
0-3	8	4
4	10	4

Territorial Control

Hydro has a unique set of respawn times. For normal rounds, teams will spawn faster while they are capturing the enemy CP. For defense rounds, respawn times do not change throughout the round.

Normal Round Respawn Times Status Respawn Wave Default 10 Capturing Enemy CP 3

Defense Round Respawn Times Team Role Respawn Wave Defenders 10 Attackers 0