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, unless the server population is low, you will most likely have to wait for the wave after. In this case, the maximum respawn time any individual would have is 20 seconds.

Respawn Wave (Minimum Time)	Maximum Time (Wave x2)
10	20
2	4

Actual respawn times cannot be shorter than approximately 5 seconds.

Note: Respawn times tend to fluctuate slightly due to many factors such as server population.

Map specific times

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

Capture the Flag

All CTF maps have the same spawn times.

	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
Always	10	20

King of the Hill

All KOTH maps use the same spawn times.

Owner of CP?	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
Neutral	6	12
No	4	8
Yes	8	16

Well (CP)

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
1	10	20
2	10	20
3	7	14
4	4	8

Granary

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
1	10	20
2	10	20
3	10	20
4	7	14

Badlands

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
1	10	20
2	10	20
3	10	20
4	5	10

Fastlane

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
1	11	22
2	12	24
3	8	16
4	7	14

Yukon

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
1	10	20
2	10	20
3	8	16
4	7	14

Freight

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
1	10	20
2	10	20
3	7	14
4	5	10

Coldfront

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
1	10	20
2	10	20
3	8	16
4	6	12

5Gorge

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
1	5	10
2	10	20
3	10	20
4	7	14

Gravel Pit

RED Respawn Times

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
Always	10	20

BLU Respawn Times

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
0	10	20
1	7	14
2	4	8

Junction

RED Respawn Times

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
Always	10	20

BLU Respawn Times

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
0	10	20
1	7	14
2	4	8

Egypt

RED Respawn Times

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
Always	10	20

BLU Respawn Times

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
Always	2	4

Dustbowl

RED Respawn Times

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
Always	10	20

BLU Respawn Times

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
Always	2	4

Gorge

RED Respawn Times

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
2	7	14
1	8	16

BLU Respawn Times

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
0	2	4
1	3	6

Steel

RED Respawn Times

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
5	10	20
4	10	20
3	11	22
2	12	24
1	9	18

BLU Respawn Times

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
0	4	8
1	4	8
2	2	4
3	0	0
4	0	0

Gold Rush

RED Respawn Times

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
Always	10	20

BLU Respawn Times

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
Always	4	8

Badwater Basin

RED Respawn Times

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
4-2	8	16
1	10	20

BLU Respawn Times

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
Always	4	8

Hoodoo

RED Respawn Times

CPs Owned	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time

Pipeline

Both teams share the same respawn times

	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
Rounds 1 & 2	8	16
Round 3	5	10

Hydro

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

	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
Default	10	20
Capturing Enemy CP	3	6

Defense Round Respawn Times

Team Role	Respawn Wave	Maximum Time
Attackers	0	0
Defenders	10	20