Control Point

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This article is about the game mode. For the physical objective, see Control points.

Control Points is the "main" game type of Team Fortress 2, composing 4 of the original 6 maps. The game revolves around capturing and defending various Control points.

Gameplay

There are three statuses for a control point:

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  Neutral: The Point can be taken by either team (usually the central point in a standard CP map)

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  Captured: The Point is currently owned by the RED team but can be retaken by the BLU team.

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  Locked: The Point is currently owned by the RED team and cannot be retaken by the BLU team.

Offense

Control Points are captured by standing on top of them. The speed at which a control point is captured depends on how many players from the capturing team are present on the point: two BLU players capturing a RED point will capture that point faster than only one BLU player would. Scouts count as two players, as do Soldiers and Demomen wielding the Pain Train. There is a limit on how fast a Control Point can be captured (see Control point timing).

Defense

If players from both teams are on the same, unlocked control point, that point is said to be contested, which means no progress is made toward the point changing team control. When players from the offensive team are removed from the point all of their progress is lost gradually over time, not immediately. If the defensive team stands on a point that the offensive team had previously made progress towards capturing (but did not finish) they will gradually revert that progress.

Game Modes

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Standard Control Point

Standard Control Point (or Linear Control Point) maps play symmetrically. Both teams start with an equal number of two controlled points and a central point that starts out controlled by neither team. The team that captures all the points wins. Standard control point maps will go into Sudden death (or Stalemate) if no team captures all the points before times runs out. Control points close to a team's spawn point are captured more quickly by the enemy team.

Attack/Defend

Attack/Defend maps play asymmetrically. RED begins with all the points in their control. BLU wins if it captures all of RED's points. Points may only be captured in a set order (though some maps, such as Gravel Pit and Steel, may make exceptions). RED wins if it prevents BLU from capturing all points before the timer expires. Points captured by BLU are typically locked and cannot be taken back.

Attack/Defend maps can come in various styles:

Style	Description	Examples
Linear single-stage	BLU must capture all control points in a set order.	Gorge, Mountain Lab
Linear multi-stage	BLU must capture a set of control points in a set order to move to the next stage. Reaching the final stage and suceeding is required to ultimately win the map. If BLU fails to win a stage, then the map is reset to stage 1 and the teams switch.	Dustbowl, Egypt
Pyramid-style	BLU must capture three points. The first two points may be captured in any order. Once both points are captured, the final point is unlocked.	Gravel Pit, Junction
Centralized-style	BLU's objective is to capture the central control point. There is another set of control points available, one of which is open for capture at a time in a set order. Capturing these auxillary points makes it easier to capture the final point.	Steel
Medieval-style	Similar in principle to pyramid-style, with the main difference being that the initial points reset to RED's ownership after a length of time.	Degroot Keep

Control Point Maps

Control point maps carry the cp_ prefix; community maps are identified with italic font.

Standard control point

	Map	File Name
	5Gorge	cp_5gorge
	Badlands	cp_badlands
	Coldfront	cp_coldfront
	Fastlane	cp_fastlane
	Freight	cp_freight_final1
	Granary	cp_granary
	Well	cp_well
	Yukon	cp_yukon_final

Attack/Defend

	Map	File Name
	Degroot Keep	cp_degrootkeep
	Dustbowl	cp_dustbowl
	Egypt	cp_egypt_final
	Gorge	cp_gorge
	Gravel Pit	cp_gravelpit
	Junction	cp_junction_final
	Mann Manor	cp_manor_event
	Mountain Lab	cp_mountainlab
	Steel	cp_steel

See also

• Territorial Control. A game mode featuring a dynamic Standard Control Point map that changes depending on which team wins each round.
• King of the Hill. A game mode that utilizes a single Control Point.
• Arena. A game mode that utilizes a Control Point as a secondary objective.
• Capping (competitive). User guide to capturing efficiently.