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This is a '''list of game modes''' in ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''. Initially, the game shipped with only three game modes: [[#Capture the Flag|Capture the Flag]], [[#Control Point|Control Point]], and [[#Territorial Control|Territorial Control]]. Numerous [[Patches|updates]] have added 13 more game modes ([[#Payload|Payload]], [[#Arena|Arena]], [[#King of the Hill|King of the Hill]], [[#Payload Race|Payload Race]], [[#Medieval Attack/Defend|Medieval Mode]], [[#Special Delivery|Special Delivery]], [[#Mann vs. Machine|Mann vs. Machine]], [[#Robot Destruction|Robot Destruction]], [[#Mannpower|Mannpower]], [[#PASS Time|PASS Time]], [[#Player Destruction|Player Destruction]], [[#Versus Saxton Hale|Versus Saxton Hale]], and [[#Zombie Infection|Zombie Infection]]) making 16 official game modes, along with 2 training maps. These game modes are spread across over 100<!-- The wiki never needed an exact count of the patched maps, Valve only calls their maps official, non-Valve maps they add they Community map. --> [[List of maps|maps]] within the game and offer a great variety of play styles and games in ''Team Fortress 2''.
  
{{hatnote|For a full list of all maps, see [[List of maps]].}}
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== {{anchor|arena}} Arena ==
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[[File:Gametype_arena.png|right|400px]]
  
This is a '''list of game modes''' in ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''. Initially, the game shipped with only three game modes: [[#Capture the Flag|Capture the Flag]], [[#Control Point (game mode)|Control Point]], and [[#Territorial Control|Territorial Control]]. Numerous [[updates]] have added seven new game modes ([[#Payload|Payload]], [[#Arena|Arena]], [[#King of the Hill|King of the Hill]], [[#Payload Race|Payload Race]], [[Medieval Mode]], [[Special Delivery (Game Mode)|Special Delivery]], and [[#Mann Vs Machine|Mann Vs Machine]]) making ten official game modes, along with two training maps. These game modes are spread across 53 official [[List of maps|maps]] and offer a great variety of play styles and games in ''Team Fortress 2''.
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{{Main|Arena}}
  
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{{See also|Tips#Arena|l1=Arena tips}}
  
==Arena==
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{{Quotation|'''Abraham Lincoln''', ''Second Inaugural Address, 1865''|I say this to you with the unvarnished factualism of plain talk: I ''love'' Arena Mode.}}
[[Image:Arenalumberyard.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Lumberyard]]]]
 
  
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'''Arena''' maps are designed to keep the [[Classes|class]] diversity of ''Team Fortress 2'' while focusing goals around combat between two teams. Whereas other game modes lean towards a broad, overall strategy for the team, Arena concentrates on the specific tactical choices the teams make in a single fight. Arena maps carry the <code>arena_</code> prefix.
  
{{See also|Tips#Arena|l1=Arena tips}}
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Arena Mode features smaller maps to ensure shorter matches because players do not respawn after death. When a player dies in Arena Mode, they enter [[spectate]] mode until the round is finished. The maps usually feature a control point in their center and tend to be just normal King of the Hill maps with no respawn.
  
{{Quotation|'''Abraham Lincoln''', ''Second Inaugural Address, 1865''|I say this to you with the unvarnished factualism of plain talk: I ''love'' Arena Mode.}}
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Sometimes, if the teams are unbalanced, a message appears to two people, reading "Careful! If you lose this round you might have to sit out the next!", and if their team loses that round, the player becomes a spectator until the upcoming round.
  
'''Arena''' maps are designed to keep the class diversity of ''Team Fortress 2'' while focusing goals around combat between two teams. Whereas other game modes lean towards a broad, overall strategy for the team, Arena concentrates on the specific tactical choices the teams make in a single fight. Arena maps carry the <code>arena_</code> prefix.
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Loadouts changed during the countdown before the match do not do so in-game unless the player commits suicide. Changing classes and back also works if done before the countdown ends.
  
Arena features smaller maps that play out for a shorter time period. The round ends once one team has no players left in the arena, or when the central capture point has unlocked and been captured. The central capture point unlocks after one minute has passed in the current round. Rounds tend to be very fast and highly competitive, with an emphasis on your team's class makeup and your plan to counter the opposing team's class choices. Arena mode is suitable for smaller matches of three vs. three players, while still comfortably supporting huge knockdown twelve-on-twelve brawls. Arena works much like [[Sudden Death]] - respawning is disabled and there are no [[Respawn#Resupply|resupply lockers]]. There are usually very few [[Health|health kits]] available, often located far from the main action and/or near high-risk hazards. This forces teams to rely more on Dispensers and Medics.
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The [[First Blood]] buff is unique to Arena Mode. If a player gets the first kill of a round, they are temporarily awarded full critical hits.
 
Players on the losing team may have to sit out to keep team numbers equal or to allow spectating players (who may had to sit out due to team number limits) to play. Players on the winning team, however, never have to sit out the next round.
 
  
The [[First Blood]] buff is unique to Arena Mode, and is awarded to the player who scores the first kill of the round. This buff gives the player a five second [[Critical hits|critical]] boost. Note that a [[Spy]] using a [[Dead Ringer]] provides the First Blood buff to whoever "kills" him even if he is still alive.
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Arena Mode is not found in Casual map selection.
  
 
'''Arena maps''':
 
'''Arena maps''':
* [[Badlands (Arena)|Badlands]]
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* [[Granary (Arena)|Granary]]
 
* [[Lumberyard]]
 
* [[Nucleus]]
 
* [[Offblast]]
 
* [[Ravine]]
 
* [[Sawmill]]
 
* [[Watchtower]]
 
* [[Well (Arena)|Well]]
 
  
 
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== {{anchor|CTF|ctf|capture the flag}} Capture the Flag ==
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[[File:Gametype_ctf.png|right|400px]]
  
==Capture the Flag==
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{{Main|Capture the Flag}}
[[Image:Gamemode ctf.png|right|300px]]
 
  
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{{Quotation|'''The Scout'''|Wave goodbye to ya secret crap, dumbass!|sound=Scout_specialcompleted05.wav}}
  
{{Quotation|'''The Scout'''|Wave goodbye to ya secret crap, dumbass!|sound=Scout_specialcompleted05.wav}}
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'''Capture the Flag''' features both [[RED]] and [[BLU]] bases, each containing its own [[Capture the Flag#Intelligence|Intelligence]] briefcase (also known as the "flag"). The goal for both teams is to capture the enemy's Intelligence until they have reached the game's capture limit (default limit is 3 captures) while preventing the enemy team from achieving the same.
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Both teams' Intelligence briefcases are typically located deep within their territory, usually in a symmetrical location from each other, in an area known as the "Intelligence Room". To pick up the Intelligence, the player must touch the enemy's briefcase. While holding the enemy's Intelligence, the player must bring it to the location of their Intelligence, where they must enter their 'capture zone' (indicated by the yellow and black lines) in order to successfully capture it. After each successful capture, the team that captured the opposing team's intelligence is rewarded with ten seconds of [[Critical hits|crit boost]].
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If the Intelligence carrier is killed or the Intelligence is intentionally dropped, the Administrator informs the teams over the loudspeaker and the Briefcase remains stationary for 60 seconds, with a timer shown above the Intelligence indicating how much time is left before it is returned to the Intelligence room. During that time, the Intelligence can be picked up as normal. Each time the Intelligence is picked up, and then dropped, the timer is reset back to 60 seconds. The enemy is unable to reset or move the Intelligence themselves. The Intelligence cannot be carried by players with an invulnerability buff (i.e. players under the [[Medi Gun]]'s [[ÜberCharge]] and [[Scout]]s under the effects of [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]]) and Intelligence carriers cannot receive an invulnerability buff or use [[Teleporters]]. [[Engineer]]s wielding the [[Eureka Effect]] can teleport, but drop the Intelligence at the spot they teleported from. The Intelligence also may not be picked up by a [[Soldier]] wielding the [[Rocket Jumper]] or a [[Demoman]] using the [[Sticky Jumper]]. [[Cloak]]ed [[Spy|Spies]] cannot pick up the Intelligence until their Cloak has been turned off. However, if a Spy does acquire the Intelligence, they lose their disguise and are no longer able to change their disguise or Cloak. An exception to this is the [[Dead Ringer]], which, upon taking damage, forces the Spy to drop the Intelligence and Cloak as normal.
  
'''Capture the Flag''' features both [[RED]] and [[BLU]] bases, each containing its own [[Capture the Flag#Intelligence|Intelligence]] briefcase (known as the flag). The goal for both teams is to capture the enemy's Intelligence until they have reached the game's capture limit (default limit is 3 captures) while preventing their enemy from achieving the same.
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If the Intelligence carrier dies in a normally inaccessible part of the map, such as [[Environmental death#Pitfall|falling into a pit or off a cliff]], the Intelligence is immediately returned to its starting location in the Intelligence room. If no team completes the capture limit before time runs out, the match enters [[Sudden Death]] mode.
  
Both team's Intelligence are typically located deep within their territory, usually in a symmetrical location from each other, in an area known as the "Intelligence Room". To pick up the Intelligence the player must touch the enemy's briefcase. While holding the enemy's Intelligence, the player must bring it to the location of their Intelligence where they must enter their 'capture zone' (indicated by the yellow and black lines) in order to successfully capture it. After each successful capture, your team will be rewarded with ten seconds of [[Critical hits|crit boost]].
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The map [[Crasher]] uses a unique spin on this game mode, in which the teams must instead take their own "intelligences" (reskinned as explosive barrels) to the enemy base.
  
If the Intelligence carrier is killed or the Intelligence is intentionally dropped,the Administrator informs the teams over the loudspeaker and the Briefcase will remain stationary for 60 seconds, with a timer shown above the Intelligence indicating how much time is left before it is returned to the Intelligence room. During that time the Intelligence can be picked up as normal. Each time the Intelligence is dropped, the timer is reset. The enemy cannot move or reset the Intelligence themselves. The intelligence cannot be carried by players with an invulnerability buff, i.e. [[ÜberCharge]]d players and Scouts under the effects of [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]], and Intelligence carriers cannot receive an invulnerability buff. Cloaked Spies cannot pick up Intelligence until their Cloak has been turned off. However, if a Spy does acquire the Intelligence then they will lose their disguise and no longer be able to change their disguise or Cloak. An exception to this is the Dead Ringer, which will force the Spy to drop the Intelligence, and Cloak as normal.
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The map [[Haarp]] also plays differently from standard Capture the Flag maps, using an Attack/Defend format with RED having to defend a control point that BLU must carry their own Intelligence to in order to capture.
 
If the Intelligence carrier dies in a normally inaccessible part of the map, i.e. falling into a pit, the Intelligence is immediately returned to its starting location in the Intelligence room. If no team completes the capture limit before time runs out, the match will enter [[Sudden Death]] mode.
 
  
Unlike variants of Capture the Flag in other games, you ''can'' make a capture without actually having your Intelligence at your base.
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Unlike variants of Capture the Flag in other games, players may make a capture without actually having Intelligence at their base.
  
 
'''Capture the Flag maps''':
 
'''Capture the Flag maps''':
* [[2Fort]]
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* [[Double Cross]]
 
* [[Sawmill (Capture the Flag)|Sawmill]]
 
* [[Turbine]]
 
* [[Well (Capture the Flag)|Well]]
 
  
 
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== {{anchor|comp|competitive mode}} Competitive Mode ==
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[[File:Meet Your Match.png|right||300px|]]
  
==Control Point==
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{{Main|Competitive Mode}}
[[File:Gamemode cp.png|right|300px]]
 
  
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{{Quotation|'''The Administrator'''|At least you didn't disappoint me more than usual.|sound=Cm_admin_outlier_no_04.mp3}}
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'''Competitive Mode''' is an official game mode released for ''Team Fortress 2''. The mode is accessible only by having a [[Account types|Premium]] ''TF2'' account and [https://store.steampowered.com/mobile Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator] enabled, owning a [[Competitive Matchmaking Pass]], or owning a [[Community (quality)|Community]] or [[Self-Made]] quality item. If a player has a Premium account but has had a [[Valve Anti-Cheat|VAC]] ban on it, the only way to obtain access to Competitive Mode is to buy a pass from the Mann Co. Store. Like regular matches, there are no restrictions on any weapons and/or classes that can be used.
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'''Competitive Mode maps''':
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== {{anchor|CP|cp|control point}} Control Point ==
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[[File:Gametype_cp.png|right|400px]]
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{{See also|Control point (objective)}}
 
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'''Control Point''' maps have two main types of game modes.
 
'''Control Point''' maps have two main types of game modes.
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Control points are circular platforms with a team-colored light and hologram in the center (neutral points will have a white light and hologram). To capture a point owned by the enemy team, the player simply stands on the point until the capture meter fills with his or her team color. The more players on a point, the faster it will capture, though only to a [[Control point timing|limited extent]]. [[Scout]]s, as well as [[Soldier]]s/[[Demoman|Demomen]] (if the [[Pain Train]] is equipped) count as 2 players when capturing control points. Capture progress will not be made when players of both teams are on the control point. If all the capturing players are killed or driven off before the capture is completed, the capture progress will not reset immediately, but instead will slowly fade away.
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Control points are circular platforms with a team-colored light and hologram in the center (neutral points have a white light and hologram). To capture a point that is currently neutral or owned by the enemy team, the player simply stands on the point until the capture meter fills with their team color. The more players on a point, the faster they capture it, though only to a [[Control point timing|limited extent]]. Scouts, as well as Soldiers/Demomen with the [[Pain Train]] equipped, count as 2 players when capturing control points. Capture progress is not made when players of both teams are on the control point. If all the capturing players are killed or driven off before the capture is completed, the capture progress does not reset immediately, but instead slowly fades away.
  
 
'''There are three states for a capture point''':
 
'''There are three states for a capture point''':
  
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File:CP Neutral.png|'''Neutral''': The control point can be taken by either team (usually the central point in a standard CP map).
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File:CP Neutral.png|'''Neutral''': The control point can be taken by either team (usually the central point in a symmetrical CP map).
File:CP Captured RED.png|'''Captured''': The control point is currently owned by the RED team, but can be retaken by the BLU team.
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File:CP Captured RED.png|'''Captured''': The control point is currently owned by the RED team but can be retaken by the BLU team (or vice-versa).
File:CP Locked RED.png|'''Locked''': The control point is currently owned by the RED team and cannot be retaken by the BLU team.
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File:CP Locked RED.png|'''Locked''': The control point is currently owned by the RED team and cannot (yet) be retaken by the BLU team (or vice-versa).
 
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'''There are three main types of Control Point maps''' &ndash; Standard Control Point, Attack/Defend, and Medieval Attack/Defend.
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'''There are five types of Control Point maps in total''' &ndash; Symmetrical Control Point, Domination Control Point, Attack/Defend, Medieval Attack/Defend, and End of the Line Attack/Defend.
  
===Standard Control Point===
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=== {{anchor|Standard Control Point}} Symmetrical Control Point ===
[[Image:CP_Yukon_overview.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Yukon]]]]
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[[File:CP_Yukon_overview.png|thumb|right|300px|{{map link|Yukon}}]]
  
'''Standard Control Point''', or '''Linear Control Point''', maps play symmetrically. Both teams start with two controlled points, and a central point starts out neutral. The team that captures all control points wins. Traditional Control Point maps will go into [[Sudden Death]] (or [[Match outcomes#Stalemate|Stalemate]]) if no team captures all the control points before times runs out. Control points closer to a team's spawn point are captured more quickly by the enemy team.
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In '''Symmetrical Control Point''', or '''Linear Control Point''', both teams start with at least 1 controlled point, and a central point starts out neutral. The team that captures all control points wins. Traditional Control Point maps go into Sudden Death (or [[Match outcomes#Stalemate|Stalemate]]) if no team captures all the control points before time runs out. Control points closer to a team's spawn point are captured more quickly by the enemy team.
  
'''Standard Control Point maps''':
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'''Symmetrical Control Point maps''':
* [[5Gorge]]
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{{Maps list|cp_1}}
* [[Badlands (Control Point)|Badlands]]
 
* [[Coldfront]]
 
* [[Fastlane]]
 
* [[Freight]]
 
* [[Granary (Control Point)|Granary]]
 
* [[Gullywash]]
 
* [[Well (Control Point)|Well]]
 
* [[Yukon]]
 
* [[Foundry]]
 
  
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===Attack/Defend===
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=== Domination Control Point ===
[[Image:Gamemode_attackdefend.png|right|300px]]
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[[File:Cp_standin_B.jpg|thumb|right|300px|{{map link|Standin}}]]
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'''Domination Control Point''' maps play symmetrically. Both teams start with no controlled points, and all points start out neutral. The team that captures all control points wins. Traditional Control Point maps go into Sudden Death (or Stalemate) if no team captures all the control points before time runs out. Once a team has all three points, they win regardless of how much capture progress the other team has.
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'''Domination Control Point maps''':
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=== {{anchor|attack/defend|Attack/Defend}} Attack/Defend ===
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[[File:Gametype_ad.png|right|400px]]
  
 
{{Quotation|'''The Demoman'''|Next time you'll bloody ask before you stand on my point.|sound=Demoman_specialcompleted06.wav}}
 
{{Quotation|'''The Demoman'''|Next time you'll bloody ask before you stand on my point.|sound=Demoman_specialcompleted06.wav}}
  
'''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 captured again by RED.
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'''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 locked and cannot be captured again by RED.
  
Attack/Defend maps can come in various styles. Some maps, such as Dustbowl and Egypt, require the BLU team to capture three stages of two control points each to win the game. If the attacking team fails to win any stage, teams will switch and the defenders will then take turn to be the attackers, beginning with stage 1. Other maps such as Gravel Pit and Junction allow the attacker to capture two points in any order (points A or B) before attacking the final point (point C). Steel is a unique Attack/Defend map in that capturing each minor capture point (points A,B,C and D) will allow better accessibility to the main point (point E), such as allowing more routes into point E or extending bridges to the point so that classes other than the Scouts, Soldiers, Demomen, Pyros with the [[Detonator]] or [[sentry jump]]ing Engineers can capture it.
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Attack/Defend maps can come in various styles. Some maps, such as Dustbowl and Egypt, require the BLU team to capture three stages of two control points each to win the game. If the attacking team fails to win any stage, teams switch and the defenders then take a turn as the attackers, beginning with stage 1. Other maps, such as Gravel Pit and Junction, allow the attacker to capture two points in any order (points A or B) before attacking the final point (point C). Steel is a unique Attack/Defend map in that capturing each minor capture point (points A, B, C, and D) allows better accessibility to the main point (point E), such as allowing more routes into point E or extending bridges to the point so that classes without special [[jumping]] techniques can capture it. This means that one unnoticed Scout can capture and win games without the team even realizing.
  
 
'''Attack/Defend maps''':
 
'''Attack/Defend maps''':
* [[Dustbowl]]
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{{Maps list|cp_3}}
* [[Egypt]]
 
* [[Gorge]]
 
* [[Gravel Pit]]
 
* [[Junction]]
 
* [[Steel]]
 
* [[Mountain Lab]]
 
* [[Mann Manor]] (Mountain Lab Event)
 
  
===Medieval Attack/Defend===
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=== {{anchor|Medieval}} Medieval Attack/Defend ===
[[Image:Cp degrootkeep0000.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[DeGroot Keep]]]]
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[[File:Gette it Onne!.png|right|200px|Gette It Onne!]]
  
{{Quotation|'''Valve'''|How did the manly men of Team Fortress 2 appear at a tenth century battlement? Simple. [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AWizardDidIt '''The Soldier angered a magician'''.]}}
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{{Main|Medieval Mode}}
  
'''Medieval Attack/Defend''' is a part of [[Medieval Mode]], added during the [[Australian Christmas]] update. It plays like regular Attack/Defend, but with one major twist: all guns are removed, and all weapons that are not defined as guns, known as "Olde" weapons, are all the player can use, including [[Mad Milk]], but not [[Jarate]]. The only projectile weapons allowed are the [[Crusader's Crossbow]] and the [[Huntsman]], with the exception of [[Melee]] [[Weapons]] that fling projectiles like the [[Sandman]]. Text chat is filtered (to Olde English) to resemble the language of the era (though with considerable inaccuracy) and the map is Medieval-themed.
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{{Quotation|'''Valve'''|How did the manly men of Team Fortress 2 appear at a tenth-century battlement? Simple. [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AWizardDidIt '''The Soldier angered a magician.''']}}
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'''Medieval Attack/Defend''' is a part of Medieval Mode, added during the {{update link|Australian Christmas}} update and given to dedicated Valve Servers in the {{Patch name|4|25|2016}}. It plays like regular Attack/Defend, but with one major twist: all guns are removed, and only [[Medieval Mode#Allowed weapons|Olde weapons]] can be used. Players also drop small health kits on death, in addition to a medium ammo crate. Text chat is filtered (to Olde English) to resemble the language of the era (though with considerable inaccuracy) and the map is Medieval-themed. Another main (non-cosmetic) feature about this game mode is the added feature of flaming torches located in strategic points; these torches can set [[Huntsman]] ([[Fortified Compound]]) arrows on fire on contact (before shooting the arrow).
  
 
'''Medieval Attack/Defend maps''':
 
'''Medieval Attack/Defend maps''':
* [[DeGroot Keep]]
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=== End of the Line Attack/Defend ===
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[[File:Cp_snowplow.jpg|thumb|right|300px|{{map link|Snowplow}}]]
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'''End of the Line Attack/Defend''' was added during the {{update link|Gun Mettle Update}}. Unlike traditional Attack/Defense maps, the map objective centers around a train carrying a Payload, though it does not function like a Payload map. The BLU team's goal is to escort the train to the end of the map by capturing three control points on each stage, for a total of six. At each control point, the train is impeded by a buffer stop, where a RED device attacks it every 35 seconds that it is stationary. This countdown is paused whenever the control point is being actively contested, and resets when the control point is captured by BLU.
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For every 35 seconds that BLU fails to capture or contest the active control point, the train loses 10% of its health. When BLU successfully captures a control point, the train restores 10% of its health, destroys the buffer stop, and proceeds to the next control point, where the next countdown begins. The train's health carries over between stages, so it is not refreshed upon completing the first stage. BLU wins if they successfully capture all control points on each stage before the train is destroyed, while RED wins if they hold the control points long enough for the devices to destroy the train.
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'''End of the Line Attack/Defend maps''':
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== {{anchor|KOTH|koth|King of the hill|king of the hill}} King of the Hill ==
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[[File:Gametype_koth.png|right|400px]]
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{{Quotation|'''The {{update link|Classless Update}}'''|Since their discovery in 1895, hills have fascinated kings.}}
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'''King of the Hill''' is similar to Arena. King of the Hill focuses on a single control point at the center of the map, which is neutral and locked at the beginning of the round. Teams must make their way to the control point and capture it when it becomes available. Once the point is captured by a team, their team clock starts a three-minute countdown. If the enemy team manages to capture the point back, their clock starts counting down while the other team's clock freezes at the time the point was recaptured. A team wins once they own the point, the three minutes countdown expires, and the other team's capture progress is gone.
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'''King of the Hill maps''':
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== {{anchor|MVM|mvm|Mann vs. Machine|Co-op}} Mann vs. Machine ==
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[[File:Main_menu_button_mvm.png|right|400px]]
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{{Main|Mann vs. Machine}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Heavy'''|More rubble, less trouble!|sound=Heavy_specialcompleted03.wav}}
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'''Mann vs. Machine''' is a game mode that was released in [[Mann vs. Machine (update)|the update of the same name]]. In this game mode, a team of three to six players must fend off a horde of robots attempting to carry a bomb to one of Mann Co.'s strongholds. Upgrades and [[Power Up Canteen|Canteen]] power-ups can be purchased at the spawn point using cash picked up by the players upon destroying a robot (not every robot drops cash, and the amount of cash dropped may vary according to the robot type). A bonus amount of cash is awarded to the team if all or almost all of the cash from a wave is picked up.
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All classes and most [[weapons]] have different upgrade abilities, such as movement speed, charge duration, or the amount of ammo the player can hold. Surviving all the waves completes the mission. Upon the completion of a player's first mission, they receive a Canteen.
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There are currently 5 [[Tour of Duty|operations]] and 29 [[Mann vs. Machine mission|missions]] (some missions are not part of any operation) in Mann vs. Machine.
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'''Mann vs. Machine maps''':
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== {{anchor|CTF|ctf|mannpower}} Mannpower ==
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[[File:Gametype_mannpower.png|right|400px]]
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==King of the Hill==
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{{Quotation|'''The Demoman'''|I hope I didn't scare you with my face-to-face man fightin'!|sound=Demoman_dominationspy03.wav}}
[[File:Gamemode koth.png|right|300px]]
 
  
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'''Mannpower''' is a modified version of Capture the Flag in which teams must capture the enemy's [[Intelligence]] briefcase a set number of times (default limit is 7 captures) while preventing the enemy from doing the same. The game mode is characterized by its usage of grappling hooks and twelve unique Powerups.
  
{{Quotation|'''The Classless Update'''|Since their discovery in 1895, hills have fascinated kings.}}
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[[Grappling Hook]]s, usable by switching to them or by pressing the action key, latch onto the surface the player is looking at, whether it be a wall, floor, ceiling, or even an enemy. Once attached, players are automatically reeled in, traveling through the air in a straight path to the desired location. If the grappling hook is attached to an enemy, the enemy takes [[Bleeding|bleed]] damage until the player dies or releases the hook. Players can jump while grappling, giving them a boost to scale ledges. While the player is using the grappling hook, they cannot fire their weapons.
  
'''King of the Hill''' is similar to Arena. King of the Hill focuses on a single control point at the center of the map, which is neutral and locked at the beginning of the round. Teams must make their way to the control point and capture it when it becomes available. Once the point is captured by a team, their team clock will start a three minute countdown. If the enemy team manages to capture the point back, their clock will start counting down while the other team’s clock freezes at the time the point was recaptured. A team wins once they own the point and their three minutes is expired.
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Powerups provide passive buffs (with the exception of Supernova) to the players who pick them up. These buffs range from increased movement speed to reflecting damage back at the enemy. At the start of each round, a set number of Powerups spawn throughout the map and can be picked up by players from either team. When a Poweruped player is killed, they drop the Powerup in the color of the enemy team, restricting their teammates from claiming it directly after the player's death. If colored Powerups are not picked up after a certain time period, they respawn in the appropriate team's base. Players can deliberately drop Powerups with the same key used to drop the Intelligence briefcase. If they do so, the Powerup is neutral instead of team-colored.
  
'''King of the Hill maps''':
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Mannpower currently runs on modified ctf_ versions of [[Gorge (Capture the Flag)|Gorge]], [[Foundry (Capture the Flag)|Foundry]], and [[Thunder Mountain (Capture the Flag)|Thunder Mountain]], as well as a map made specifically for the mode, [[Hellfire]]. Whenever players respawn, they are given a few seconds of invulnerability. Unlike standard CTF maps, where the Intelligence briefcases are located in "Intelligence rooms," briefcases in Mannpower mode are out in the open and susceptible to theft from many directions. However, the timer that appears when the Intelligence is dropped does not reset if it is picked up and dropped again, making capturing the Intelligence harder. Additionally, players with a Powerup receive a 25% hook movement speed penalty when carrying the Intelligence, and players without one gain health regeneration. After a team successfully captures the Intelligence, both capture zones are disabled for 30 seconds. If a team imbalance is detected, the losing team gets a "Revenge" Powerup, granting them temporary crits, increased fire rate, and increased clip size. Flags become poisonous and mark the carrier for death 90 seconds after having been stolen. If both teams flags are stolen and poisonous, they return when next dropped.
* [[Harvest]]
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* [[Harvest Event]]
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All melee weapons do an additional 30% damage, but Demomen equipped with a shield do not receive this bonus. Random critical hits are disabled.
* [[Nucleus (King of the Hill)|Nucleus]]
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* [[Sawmill (King of the Hill)|Sawmill]]
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'''List of Powerups''':
* [[Viaduct]]
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* Strength - Double damage for all weapons. Distance damage fall-off immunity. Doesn't stack with crits.
* [[Eyeaduct]] (Viaduct event)
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* Resistance - Reduces incoming damage by 50%. Immune to Plague, Reflect and blocks backstabs.
* [[Lakeside]]
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* Vampire - All damage dealt is returned as health. Flamethrowers and Miniguns have reduced health leeched from damage done. Melee attacks returns 1.25x damage as health. 25% damage resistance. Max health increased by 80.
* [[Badlands (King of the Hill)|Badlands]]
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* Reflect - 80% of damage received is reflected back to the attacker (reflected damage cannot directly cause death). Max health increased to 400. 100% of received Sentry damage is reflected back to the Sentry Gun.
* [[Kong King]]
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* Haste - Double weapon firing and reload rate. Double clip size and max ammo count. Movement speed increased by 30%. Sticky bomb arm time reduced. Double Ubercharge gain.
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* Regeneration - Ammo, health, and metal regenerate. The rate of health regeneration is inversely proportional to max health.
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* Precision - Greatly reduced bullet spread. Distance damage falloff immunity. Rocket and grenade travel speed increased by 250%. Sniper rifles have quicker damage ramp-up and re-zoom after shooting, and have double damage. Increased blast weapon clip size by 50%. Explosive projectiles have no radius damage falloff. Immunity to self-blast damage.
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* Agility - Movement speed increased by 50%. Grapple speed increase. Jump height increased by 80%. Instant weapon switch. Immune to fall damage. Reduced grapple movement speed bonus when carrying the intelligence.
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* Knockout - Restricts the carrier to Melee and Grappling Hook only. Max health increased by 150 except for Heavies and Demomen wielding a sword, a shield, or both, gaining only 120 health, 130 health, 80 health, and 20 health, respectively. Immune to airblast and damage pushback. Melee weapon deals 190% of base damage and forcibly shoves the victim away (Doesn't stack with crits). Melee hit forces the victim to drop their Powerup or the flag if they have it. 4x melee damage to buildings. Collects health pack health without subtracting their health bonus. Shield Charge cooldowns are greatly increased.
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* King - Increased max health. Small health regeneration, fire, and reload rate increase. All effects except maximum health increase are shared by nearby teammates, though the regeneration buff is only applied to teammates and enemy Spies who also have Powerups. Regeneration effect is inversely proportional to maximum health.
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* Plague - Radius health kit collection. Touching an enemy gives them and their nearby teammates the plague. Plague victims bleed to death in 10 seconds unless they pick up a health kit or touch a resupply cabinet. Plague blocks King's health regeneration and team buff.
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* Supernova - Discharge a supernova attack (grapple secondary fire) to briefly stun nearby visible enemies. Requires full Powerup meter. Powerup meter fills over time, or by dealing damage. Stunned enemies drop their Powerups, and are pushed away from the supernova attacker. Once discharged, the Supernova Powerup disappears and respawns. When the Powerup meter is full, enemies glow when in range.
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* Critical Hit - Temporary full crit power for 30 seconds. Respawns in the same place after 60 seconds.
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'''Mannpower maps''':
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== {{Anchor|PT|pt|Pass time}} PASS Time ==
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[[File:Gametype_passtime.png|right|400px]]
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{{Quotation|'''The Scout'''|Play ball!|sound=Scout_battlecry01.wav}}
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'''PASS Time''' is a game mode for ''Team Fortress 2'' that combines the traditional combat in the game with sports elements of football (soccer in-game), hockey, and basketball. It is a heavily team-based game mode and it is critical that players use teamwork when playing it. There are many perks and jump pads to assist the players. If the match ends in a tie, Sudden Death begins. PASS Time also provides a voice command to get teammates to pass the ball to the player, who is given a speed boost and healing nearby teammates when holding the ball.
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'''PASS Time maps''':
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{{Maps list|pass_}}
  
 
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==Payload==
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== {{anchor|PL|pl|payload}} Payload ==
[[File:Gamemode payload.png|right|300px]]
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[[File:Gametype_payload.png|right|400px]]
  
{{main|Payload}}
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{{Main|Payload}}
  
 
{{Quotation|'''The Heavy'''|Onward, great bomb-cart!|sound=Heavy_cartmovingforwardoffense17.wav}}
 
{{Quotation|'''The Heavy'''|Onward, great bomb-cart!|sound=Heavy_cartmovingforwardoffense17.wav}}
  
In '''Payload''' maps, [[BLU]] team must escort a [[Payload#Carts|cart]] full of explosives through a series of checkpoints and into [[RED]]'s base within a certain amount of time. BLU team members move or 'push' the cart by standing next to it - the more people near the cart, the faster it moves. Any RED team member standing near the cart will stop it from venturing further. If no BLU player pushes the cart for 30 seconds, the cart will start moving backwards slowly until it reaches a checkpoint/BLU spawn, a uphill in the way (just in some maps) or a BLU player who stands next to it again. The cart functions as a level 1 Dispenser for BLU team (and disguised enemy Spies) to restore health and ammunition to those pushing it. Ammunition is not restored to players standing at the front of the cart.
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In '''Payload''' maps, BLU team must escort a [[Payload#Carts|cart]] full of explosives through a series of checkpoints and into RED's base within a certain amount of time. BLU team members move or 'push' the cart by standing next to it the more people next to the cart, the faster it moves (up to a maximum capture rate of three). Any RED team member standing near the cart stops it from venturing further, regardless of the number of BLU team members on the cart. If no BLU players push the cart for 30 seconds, the cart starts moving backward slowly until it reaches a checkpoint, BLU spawn, an uphill slope (in certain maps), or is pushed by BLU team members again, which also resets the timer. The cart functions as a level 1 [[Dispenser]] for BLU team (and disguised enemy Spies) to restore health, ammo, and metal to those pushing it. Ammunition is not restored to players standing at the front of the cart.
  
Some maps have one-way routes from the BLU side, sometimes closed off until a specific point is taken.
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Some maps have flanking routes that open when a specific point is taken.
  
Some maps, such as Gold Rush, Hoodoo, and Thunder Mountain, are split in three stages that the BLU team must advance through and win. Stages one and two have 2 checkpoints and stage three has 3 checkpoints (2 for Hoodoo), including the final point. Badwater Basin and Upward maps have a single round with 4 checkpoints, including the final point. Advancing the cart to the next checkpoint gives the BLU team extra time. Advancing it to the final point moves the map onto the next stage. When the cart reaches the final point on the final stage, the Payload explodes and destroys RED's base, indicating BLU's victory.
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There are two distinct types of Payload missions; the type depends on the map. Some Payload maps, including Gold Rush, Hoodoo, and Thunder Mountain, are ''multiple-staged'' and play similarly to {{map link|Dustbowl}} by splitting the mission into three sections, each with multiple checkpoints. Capturing the final point on the last stage results in BLU blowing up RED's base, often with [[Environmental death|a spectacular explosion]] wiping out everyone around the bomb cart. Time is added whenever BLU captures a non-stage-winning point.
  
'''Payload maps''':
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The other type of Payload mission, an example being [[Badwater Basin]], is ''single-staged'', similar to [[Mountain Lab]], and has all checkpoints within one long stage, with larger time bonuses for BLU upon successful captures. There are also fewer total checkpoints, resulting in three or four checkpoints and a final point, where BLU can win the game and blow up RED's base.
* [[Badwater Basin]]
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* [[Barnblitz]]
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'''Single-stage Payload maps''':
* [[Gold Rush]]
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{{Maps list|pl_1}}
* [[Hoodoo]]
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* [[Thunder Mountain]]
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'''Multiple-stage Payload Maps''':
* [[Upward]]
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{{Maps list|pl_2}}
* [[Frontier]]
 
  
 
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=== {{anchor|PLR|plr|payload race|race}} Payload Race ===
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[[File:Gametype_plr.png|right|400px]]
  
===Payload Race===
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{{Main|Payload Race}}
[[File:Gamemode payloadrace.png|right|300px]]
 
  
{{main|Payload Race}}
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{{Quotation|'''In-game summary'''|Two teams. Two bombs. Two tracks. Hilarity ensues.}}
  
{{Quotation|'''In-game Summary'''|Two teams. Two carts. Two tracks. Hilarity ensues.}}
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Unlike standard Payload maps, '''Payload Race''' maps feature both RED and BLU teams issued with a cart; neither team is restricted to an attacking or defending role, with both teams assuming characteristics of both roles. To win, each team must simultaneously push their cart through enemy territory to reach the final point while preventing the enemy team from doing the same. As with Payload mode, team members push the cart by standing next to it, with more members increasing the speed of the cart and opposing team members halting it.
 
Unlike standard Payload maps, '''Payload Race''' maps feature both [[RED]] and [[BLU]] teams issued with a cart; in this way, teams are not defined to an attacking or defending role. To win, each team must simultaneously push their cart through enemy territory to reach the final point while preventing the enemy team from doing the same. As with Payload mode, team members push the cart by standing next to it, with more members increasing the speed of the cart and opposing team members halting it.
 
  
Unlike Payload mode, the cart will not move backwards after any duration of time and there is no time limit; the map will only end when one team successfully pushes their cart to the finish point. Each cart works as a Dispenser for their team (and disguised enemy Spies), restoring health and ammunition to those pushing the cart. Parts of the track may feature slopes, on which the cart will quickly roll back down to the bottom unless it is being constantly pushed.
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Unlike Payload mode, the cart does not move backward after any duration of time and there is no time limit; the map only ends when one team successfully pushes their cart to the finishing point. Each cart works as a level 1 Dispenser for their team (and disguised enemy Spies), restoring health, ammo, and metal to those pushing the cart. Parts of the track may feature slopes on which the cart quickly rolls back down to the bottom unless it is being constantly pushed. In many maps, there are uphill pushes. Should the cart pushers be killed or move away from the cart, the cart slides down the ramp to its original state.
 
 
 
Payload Race maps may or may not be split into multiple rounds.
 
Payload Race maps may or may not be split into multiple rounds.
  
 
'''Payload Race maps''':
 
'''Payload Race maps''':
* [[Hightower]]
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{{Maps list|plr_}}
* [[Pipeline]]
 
* [[Nightfall]]
 
  
 
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== {{anchor|PD|pd|player destruction}} Player Destruction ==
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[[File:Gamemode invasion.png|right|300px]]
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{{Main|Player Destruction}}
  
==Territorial Control==
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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer''' to drunk UFO pilots|I believe I will buy you a beer!|sound=Cm_engie_summary_callout_03.mp3}}
[[Image:TF2 Hydro Map.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Hydro]]]]
 
  
{{main|Territorial Control}}
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'''Player Destruction''' is a community-created game mode added as part of the {{update link|Invasion Community Update}}. This game mode focuses on teams collecting a special pickup by killing enemy players and then accessing the map's delivery zone in order to add them to their scores. Whenever a player is killed, they drop all their currently held pickups, which can be picked up by both teams.
  
{{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|We have you surrounded, at least from this side!|sound=Soldier_taunts12.wav}}
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The player on each team with the largest amount of pickups provides health and ammo equal to a Level 1 Dispenser to themselves and nearby teammates, but their outline and the number of pickups they possess are constantly visible to both teams.
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'''Player Destruction maps''':
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{{Maps list|pd_}}
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== Robot Destruction ==
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[[File:Beta rd blueprints.png|frameless|right]]
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{{Main|Robot Destruction}}
  
In '''Territorial Control''', the goal is to take over the entire map by capturing "territories". Each game is randomly selected from the six available layouts in a 'point against point' game where both teams must capture the opposite point while defending their own. After a team successfully captures the opposite point, the next round takes place in a different area of the map which is also randomly selected. After a team captures all four territories, that team must capture the enemy team's base. If the base point is captured (in Hydro, the Radar Dish for RED, the Power Plant for BLU), the attacking team wins the game. When the next round begins, territories are reset and a new random layout is selected. The Territorial Control game mode is not very popular amongst players.
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic'''|Oh, I vill tear you apart, bolt by bolt!|sound=Medic_mvm_taunt01.wav}}
  
In any game in TC (except in RED/BLU base games), if a control point is not captured within the eight minute time clock, the game then will go into [[Sudden Death|Sudden Death mode]].
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'''Robot Destruction''' is a game mode that has not yet been officially released. However, it can be played by setting up a beta server. So far there is only one known map using this game mode. This map takes place on a [[Asteroid|moon base map]] Valve mentioned and showed concept art for in an earlier TF2 update post. The game mode is similar to Capture the Flag, but instead involves destroying enemy robots and stealing their power cores. Once stolen, power cores (unlike a normal Intelligence briefcase) are instantly stored in a vault once touched. A team can go to the enemy vault and take their power cores back to slow down the other team from winning. The map itself is not finished with, as there is a lack of proper textures, but does include new robot NPCs that have brand new textures (aside from a few using the ÜberCharge texture showing that it is locked, but it is assumed that it is only a placeholder).
  
'''Territorial control maps''' :
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'''Robot Destruction maps''':
* [[Hydro]]
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{{Maps list|rd_}}
  
 
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== {{anchor|SD|sd|special delivery}} Special Delivery ==
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[[File:Gametype_sd.png|right|400px]]
  
== Special Delivery ==
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{{Main|Special Delivery (game mode)}}
[[Image:Gamemode sd.png|right|300px]]
 
{{main|Special Delivery (Game Mode)}}
 
  
Special Delivery is a Game Mode released as part of the [[Pyromania Update]]. In this game mode, both teams must transport a briefcase nuke of [[Australium]] to [[Non-player characters#Poopy Joe|Poopy Joe's]] rocket before their opponent team can do the same.
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{{Quotation|'''The Administrator'''|Gentlemen, today we launch a monkey into space.|sound=Announcer_sd_monkeynaut_start01.wav}}
If a team picks up the Australium and does not succeed in transporting it, only players from the same team can pick it up again. If the team fails to do so within a few seconds, the briefcase is sent back to the drop site.
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'''Special Delivery''' is a game mode released as part of the {{update link|Pyromania Update}}. In this game mode, an initially neutral briefcase must be transported to the top of a lift<!--referred to as such (not as an elevator) by both the Administrator and Merasmus--> before the opposing team can do the same.
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If a player picks up the briefcase and is killed while holding it, only players from the same team as its recently-deceased carrier can pick it up again. If the team fails to do so within 45 seconds, the briefcase is sent back to its original position and reverts to neutral.
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The player who has a hold of the briefcase must stand on the lift all the way up and deliver it to the goal at the top. In [[Doomsday]], the player has to remain on the platform until the compartment hatch of the rocket fully opens and is ready to receive the briefcase.
  
 
'''Special Delivery maps''':
 
'''Special Delivery maps''':
* [[Doomsday]]
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{{Maps list|sd_}}
  
 
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== {{anchor|TC|tc|territorial control}} Territorial Control ==
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[[File:Territorial Control Map TC Hydro.JPG|300px|right|thumb|{{map link|Hydro}}]]
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{{Main|Territorial Control}}
  
==Mann vs. Machine==
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|We have you surrounded, at least from this side!|sound=Soldier_taunts12.wav}}
{{Main|Mann vs. Machine (game mode)}}
 
[[Image:Gamemode mvm.png|right|350px]]
 
  
{{Quotation|'''The Heavy'''|More rubble, less trouble!|sound=Heavy_specialcompleted03.wav}}
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In '''Territorial Control''', the goal is to take over the entire map by capturing "territories". Each game is randomly selected from the six available layouts in a 'point against point' game where both teams must capture the opposite point while defending their own. After a team successfully captures the opposite point, the next round takes place in a different area of the map which is also randomly selected. After a team captures all four territories, that team must capture the enemy team's base. If the base point is captured (in Hydro, the Radar Dish for RED, the Power Plant for BLU), the attacking team wins the game. When the next round begins, territories are reset and a new random layout is selected.
  
Mann vs. Machine is a Game Mode that was released in [[Mann vs. Machine (update)|the update of the same name]]. In this game mode, a team of six players must fend off a horde of robots attempting to carry a bomb to one of Mann Co.'s strongholds. Weapons and can be upgraded between waves and [[Canteen]] powerups can be purchased. Cash may be picked up by the players upon destroying a robot which may be used to upgrade your weapons and purchase your power-ups. A bonus amount of cash will be awarded to the team if all the cash from a wave is picked up and not a single cash was missing. Upgrades such as extra firing speed or extra reloading speed may be bought at the power-up station at spawn. Upon the completion of a player's first mission, they will receive a [[Canteen]]. Surviving all the waves will complete the mission. There are currently 1 operations and 9 missions in Mann vs. Machine.
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In any game in TC (except in RED/BLU base games), if a control point is not captured before the eight-minute time clock reaches zero, the game goes into Sudden Death mode.
  
'''Mann vs. Machine maps''':
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'''Territorial Control maps''':
* [[Mannworks]]
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* [[Coal Town]]
 
* [[Decoy]]
 
  
 
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== {{anchor|VSH|vsh|VS Saxton Hale}} Versus Saxton Hale ==
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{{Quotation|Publicity blurb|'''What is VS Saxton Hale?''' It's in the name! You fight Saxton Hale! Or you play as Saxton Hale and fight the Mercenaries. Are you ready to face 23 enemies at once? ‘Cause they surely aren’t ready to face you!}}
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'''Versus Saxton Hale''' is a game mode released as part of the {{update link|Summer 2023 Update}}. Similar to the [[Arena]] game mode, it features one player controlling [[Saxton Hale]] on the BLU team, and all other players on the RED team attempting to defeat him. Saxton has several moves that can kill most classes in a single hit, and similar to Arena, all destroyed players become spectators until the end of the round.
  
==Training Mode==
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'''Versus Saxton Hale maps''':
[[Image:Training basic.png|right|180px|]]
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{{Maps list|vsh_}}
[[Image:Training offlinepractice.png|right|180px|]]
 
  
{{main|Training mode}}
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== {{anchor|ZI|zi|zombie infection}} Zombie Infection ==
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{{main|Zombie Infection}}
  
{{Quotation|'''The Sniper'''|I make it look easy.|sound=Sniper_award11.wav}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Demoman'''|Hell zombies!|sound=Demoman sf13 bosses01.wav}}
  
Training maps are intended to teach the basics of gameplay and advanced techniques. Training mode shipped with the [[Mac Update]], which introduced two official training maps.
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'''Zombie Infection''' is a game mode released as part of the {{update link|Scream Fortress 2023}} update. In this game mode, BLU plays as a horde of Zombies, while RED plays as regular Humans. If a RED Human dies, they become a BLU Zombie; if a BLU Zombie dies, they respawn as normal. BLU wins if all of RED turns into Zombies, while RED wins by surviving for long enough.
  
'''Training maps''':
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'''Zombie Infection maps''':
* [[Dustbowl (Training)|Dustbowl]]
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{{Maps list|zi_}}
* [[Target]]
 
  
Brandon Reinhart indirectly announced on the Official TF2 Blog on July 28, 2010 that Corey Peters is currently working on another official training map,<ref name="newtraining">http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4130</ref> though details are as of yet unknown for which class or what gameplay mechanics it is focusing on.
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== {{anchor|training|train|Training|Training Mode}} Training Mode ==
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[[File:Training basic.png|right||180px|]]
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[[File:Training offlinepractice.png|right||180px|]]
  
==Other modes==
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{{Main|Training Mode}}
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===Highlander===
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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer'''|My 11th PhD is in Applied Ass-Kicking!|sound=Cm_engie_gamewon_13.mp3}}
[[Image:ETF2L_highlander_medal_Gold.png|right|100px|Highlander tournament prize]]
 
  
{{Quotation|'''The Demoman'''|There can be only one!|sound=Demoman_eyelandertaunt02.wav}}
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'''Training Mode''' maps are intended to teach the basics of gameplay and advanced techniques on wooden targets and bots. Training Mode shipped with the [[Mac Update]], which introduced two official training maps. The [[Training Mode#Offline Practice|Offline Practice]] allows for new and unfamiliar players to train on specific game modes, along with the capability to adjust the difficulty scale of bots to suit the player.
  
Highlander mode restricts the number of players of each team to 9 players and only allows one player per class on each team. It is applicable to any game mode and can be activated by entering <code>mp_highlander 1</code> into the console.
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The idea behind Highlander mode existed previous to its official inclusion in the game, and had been implemented in server mods. Highlander mode was officially added in the {{Patch name|2|3|2010}}.
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Brandon Reinhart indirectly announced on the Official TF2 Blog on July 28, 2010, that Corey Peters was currently working on another official training map,<ref name="newtraining">https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4130</ref> though details remain unknown for which class or what gameplay mechanics were being focused on.
  
The game mode's name is a reference to the {{W|Highlander (film)|Highlander}} film series, where the phrase "There can be only one" was often repeated; this references the limitation of one player per class.
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===Dueling Mini-Game===
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== {{anchor|high|highlanger|High}} Highlander ==
[[Image:Backpack Dueling Mini-Game.png|right|100px|Dueling Mini-game]]
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[[File:ETF2L_highlander_medal_Gold.png|right|100px|Highlander tournament prize]]
  
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{{Quotation|'''The Demoman'''|There can be only one!|sound=Demoman_eyelandertaunt02.wav}}
  
{{Quotation|'''The Spy'''|Let's settle this like gentlemen!|sound=Spy_MeleeDare01.wav}}
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'''Highlander''' mode restricts the number of players of each team to 9 players and only allows one player per class on each team. It is applicable to any game mode and can be activated by entering <code>mp_highlander 1</code> into the console.
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The idea behind Highlander mode existed previous to its official inclusion in the game and had been implemented in server mods. Highlander mode was officially added in the {{Patch name|2|3|2010}}.
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The game mode's name is a reference to the [[w:Highlander (film)|''Highlander'' film series]], where the phrase "There can be only one" was often repeated; this references the limitation of one player per class.
  
A mini-game released in the Mann-Conomy Update, the Dueling Mini-Game is an action item that can be purchased in the Mann Co. Store, recieved via trading, or found via drops. When loaded into the action slot, the item can be triggered to pit the user against one person on the opposing team, provided they accept the challenge. Until the end of the round, points are gained by killing, or assisting in killing. Kills of the two players dueling are tracked, and the player with the most points wins the "duel" when the round ends. If one of the players disconnects or leaves the match, a short duel ban will be issued to that player. The item itself has a maximum of 5 uses, and is usable on all official maps. After winning your first duel, a Bronze Dueling Badge will be granted which will level up to Silver, Gold, followed by Platinum as you gain more wins. For every 10 wins, a Dueling Minigame is granted.
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== Dueling Mini-Game ==
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[[File:Backpack Dueling Mini-Game.png|right|100px|{{item name|Dueling Mini-Game}}]]
  
===Medieval Mode===
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[[Image:Gette it Onne!.png|right|100px|Gette It Onne!]]
 
  
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{{Quotation|'''The Spy'''|Let's settle this like gentlemen!|sound=Spy_MeleeDare01.wav}}
  
{{Quotation|'''Medieval Mode publicity blurb'''|So grab your swords, and keep your clothes on, because things are about to get clothing-non-optional Medieval on your fully clothed ass! }}
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A mini-game released in the {{update link|Mann-Conomy Update}}, the '''Dueling Mini-Game''' is an [[Action items|Action item]] that can be purchased in the [[Mann Co. Store]], received via [[trading]], or found via the [[item drop system]]. When loaded into the action slot, the item can be triggered to put the user against one person on the opposing team, provided they accept the challenge. Until the end of the round, points are gained by killing or assisting in a kill against the other person. Kills of the two players dueling are tracked, and the player with the most points wins the "duel" when the round ends. If one of the players disconnects or leaves the match, a short duel ban is issued to that player. The item itself has a maximum of 5 uses and is usable on all official maps. After a player participates in their first duel, a {{item link|Bronze Dueling Badge}} is granted, which levels up to [[Silver Dueling Badge|Silver]], [[Gold Dueling Badge|Gold]], and finally [[Platinum Dueling Badge|Platinum]] as they gain more wins. For every 10 wins, an extra Dueling Mini-Game is granted. Every day, a unique [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]], the {{item link|Dueler}}, is given to the player who won the most duels the previous day.
  
Medieval Mode was originally supposed to be released during the Polycount Update; however, it was held back a couple of months and released during the [[Australian Christmas]] update.
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== Tournament Mode ==
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[[File:Tournament Mode Example.png|right|200px|Tournament Mode header]]
  
It changes gameplay by making it so only [[Medieval mode#Allowed weapons|Olde weapons]] can be used and also causes dead players to drop small health kits instead of their weapon.
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|Dominated, hippie! Get a job!|sound=Soldier_DominationSoldier01.wav}}
  
-"Olde English", '''CAN''' and '''WILL''' censor swearing in the text chat.
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'''Tournament Mode''' is used mostly on competitive servers. It allows for the creation of custom teams, and the ability to track the success of a particular team over multiple games. A user interface is present for naming teams, and once team members have been organized, teams must say they are ready to start the game. In Tournament Mode, there are no player limits for either team and no [[Team balance|autobalancing]].
  
'''Medieval maps''':
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Similarly to Highlander, Tournament Mode is applicable to any game mode and can be activated by entering <code>mp_tournament 1</code> into the console.
* [[DeGroot Keep]]
 
  
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|Dominated, hippie! Get a job!|sound=Soldier_DominationSoldier01.wav}}
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Tournament Mode is used mostly on competitive servers. It allows for the creation of custom teams, and the ability to track the success of a particular team over multiple games. A user interface is present for naming teams, and once team members have been organized, teams must say they are ready to start the game. In tournament mode there is no limit to team player limits and no [[Team balance|autobalancing]].
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Community game modes/mods are custom, unofficial game modes, produced by various community members. They vary from remakes of ''[[Team Fortress Classic]]'' game modes to completely original modes like [[Smash Bros.]] and may change anything about the way a class works from their core mechanics to the weapons they carry. Some modes even add new enemies for the RED and BLU teams to fight or put the player in the shoes of someone or something they couldn't play in an official mode. Some game modes/mods have been honorably mentioned by Valve on the [[TF2 Official Blog]] and [[VS Saxton Hale Mode (custom game mode)|VS Saxton Hale]] has even made it officially into the game.
  
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[[Image:Tf2ware screenshot.png|right|200px|[[TF2Ware]], a community mod by Mecha the Slag]]
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There was a planned '''Courier''' game mode in development which for unknown reasons was scrapped. There is still an existing [[Media:Announcer stop courier.wav|Announcer voiceline]] in the files which was going to be used in this game mode and the class [[Civilian]] that used to be joinable with commands. The {{Patch name|12|20|2007}} prevented this from being possible.
  
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|Never bring a bat to a battlefield, war is not a game.|sound=Soldier_DominationScout07.wav}}
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There are several unused game logic options found in Hammer. {{code|tf_logic_boss_battle}}, used for an extension of the '''Raid''' game mode, or {{code|tf_logic_raid}}. In this game mode, a player would be on a team with 4 other players against hordes of bots, similar to ''[[Left 4 Dead]]''.
  
Community game mode mods are custom, unofficial game modes, produced by talented community members. They vary from remakes of ''[[Team Fortress Classic]]'' game modes to completely original modes, and may change anything about the way a class works from their core mechanics to the weapons they carry. Some modes even add new enemies for the [[RED]] and [[BLU]] teams to fight, or put the player in the shoes of someone or something they couldn't play in an official mode. Some game mode mods have been honorably mentioned by Valve on the [[TF2 Official Blog]].
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For a full list of all maps, see List of maps.
The world of Team Fortress 2 — concept art for Well, depicting a factory and train track.

This is a list of game modes in Team Fortress 2. Initially, the game shipped with only three game modes: Capture the Flag, Control Point, and Territorial Control. Numerous updates have added 13 more game modes (Payload, Arena, King of the Hill, Payload Race, Medieval Mode, Special Delivery, Mann vs. Machine, Robot Destruction, Mannpower, PASS Time, Player Destruction, Versus Saxton Hale, and Zombie Infection) making 16 official game modes, along with 2 training maps. These game modes are spread across over 100 maps within the game and offer a great variety of play styles and games in Team Fortress 2.

Arena

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Main article: Arena
See also: Arena tips
I say this to you with the unvarnished factualism of plain talk: I love Arena Mode.
Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address, 1865

Arena maps are designed to keep the class diversity of Team Fortress 2 while focusing goals around combat between two teams. Whereas other game modes lean towards a broad, overall strategy for the team, Arena concentrates on the specific tactical choices the teams make in a single fight. Arena maps carry the arena_ prefix.

Arena Mode features smaller maps to ensure shorter matches because players do not respawn after death. When a player dies in Arena Mode, they enter spectate mode until the round is finished. The maps usually feature a control point in their center and tend to be just normal King of the Hill maps with no respawn.

Sometimes, if the teams are unbalanced, a message appears to two people, reading "Careful! If you lose this round you might have to sit out the next!", and if their team loses that round, the player becomes a spectator until the upcoming round.

Loadouts changed during the countdown before the match do not do so in-game unless the player commits suicide. Changing classes and back also works if done before the countdown ends.

The First Blood buff is unique to Arena Mode. If a player gets the first kill of a round, they are temporarily awarded full critical hits.

Arena Mode is not found in Casual map selection.

Arena maps:

Capture the Flag

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Main article: Capture the Flag
Wave goodbye to ya secret crap, dumbass!
The Scout

Capture the Flag features both RED and BLU bases, each containing its own Intelligence briefcase (also known as the "flag"). The goal for both teams is to capture the enemy's Intelligence until they have reached the game's capture limit (default limit is 3 captures) while preventing the enemy team from achieving the same.

Both teams' Intelligence briefcases are typically located deep within their territory, usually in a symmetrical location from each other, in an area known as the "Intelligence Room". To pick up the Intelligence, the player must touch the enemy's briefcase. While holding the enemy's Intelligence, the player must bring it to the location of their Intelligence, where they must enter their 'capture zone' (indicated by the yellow and black lines) in order to successfully capture it. After each successful capture, the team that captured the opposing team's intelligence is rewarded with ten seconds of crit boost.

If the Intelligence carrier is killed or the Intelligence is intentionally dropped, the Administrator informs the teams over the loudspeaker and the Briefcase remains stationary for 60 seconds, with a timer shown above the Intelligence indicating how much time is left before it is returned to the Intelligence room. During that time, the Intelligence can be picked up as normal. Each time the Intelligence is picked up, and then dropped, the timer is reset back to 60 seconds. The enemy is unable to reset or move the Intelligence themselves. The Intelligence cannot be carried by players with an invulnerability buff (i.e. players under the Medi Gun's ÜberCharge and Scouts under the effects of Bonk! Atomic Punch) and Intelligence carriers cannot receive an invulnerability buff or use Teleporters. Engineers wielding the Eureka Effect can teleport, but drop the Intelligence at the spot they teleported from. The Intelligence also may not be picked up by a Soldier wielding the Rocket Jumper or a Demoman using the Sticky Jumper. Cloaked Spies cannot pick up the Intelligence until their Cloak has been turned off. However, if a Spy does acquire the Intelligence, they lose their disguise and are no longer able to change their disguise or Cloak. An exception to this is the Dead Ringer, which, upon taking damage, forces the Spy to drop the Intelligence and Cloak as normal.

If the Intelligence carrier dies in a normally inaccessible part of the map, such as falling into a pit or off a cliff, the Intelligence is immediately returned to its starting location in the Intelligence room. If no team completes the capture limit before time runs out, the match enters Sudden Death mode.

The map Crasher uses a unique spin on this game mode, in which the teams must instead take their own "intelligences" (reskinned as explosive barrels) to the enemy base.

The map Haarp also plays differently from standard Capture the Flag maps, using an Attack/Defend format with RED having to defend a control point that BLU must carry their own Intelligence to in order to capture.

Unlike variants of Capture the Flag in other games, players may make a capture without actually having Intelligence at their base.

Capture the Flag maps:

Competitive Mode

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Main article: Competitive Mode
At least you didn't disappoint me more than usual.
The Administrator

Competitive Mode is an official game mode released for Team Fortress 2. The mode is accessible only by having a Premium TF2 account and Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator enabled, owning a Competitive Matchmaking Pass, or owning a Community or Self-Made quality item. If a player has a Premium account but has had a VAC ban on it, the only way to obtain access to Competitive Mode is to buy a pass from the Mann Co. Store. Like regular matches, there are no restrictions on any weapons and/or classes that can be used.

Competitive Mode maps:

Control Point

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Main article: Control Point (game mode)
See also: Control point (objective)
This point ain't gonna cap itself! Get over here!
The Engineer

Control Point maps have two main types of game modes.

Control points are circular platforms with a team-colored light and hologram in the center (neutral points have a white light and hologram). To capture a point that is currently neutral or owned by the enemy team, the player simply stands on the point until the capture meter fills with their team color. The more players on a point, the faster they capture it, though only to a limited extent. Scouts, as well as Soldiers/Demomen with the Pain Train equipped, count as 2 players when capturing control points. Capture progress is not made when players of both teams are on the control point. If all the capturing players are killed or driven off before the capture is completed, the capture progress does not reset immediately, but instead slowly fades away.

There are three states for a capture point:

There are five types of Control Point maps in total – Symmetrical Control Point, Domination Control Point, Attack/Defend, Medieval Attack/Defend, and End of the Line Attack/Defend.

Symmetrical Control Point

In Symmetrical Control Point, or Linear Control Point, both teams start with at least 1 controlled point, and a central point starts out neutral. The team that captures all control points wins. Traditional Control Point maps go into Sudden Death (or Stalemate) if no team captures all the control points before time runs out. Control points closer to a team's spawn point are captured more quickly by the enemy team.

Symmetrical Control Point maps:

Domination Control Point

Domination Control Point maps play symmetrically. Both teams start with no controlled points, and all points start out neutral. The team that captures all control points wins. Traditional Control Point maps go into Sudden Death (or Stalemate) if no team captures all the control points before time runs out. Once a team has all three points, they win regardless of how much capture progress the other team has.

Domination Control Point maps:

Attack/Defend

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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 locked and cannot be captured again by RED.

Attack/Defend maps can come in various styles. Some maps, such as Dustbowl and Egypt, require the BLU team to capture three stages of two control points each to win the game. If the attacking team fails to win any stage, teams switch and the defenders then take a turn as the attackers, beginning with stage 1. Other maps, such as Gravel Pit and Junction, allow the attacker to capture two points in any order (points A or B) before attacking the final point (point C). Steel is a unique Attack/Defend map in that capturing each minor capture point (points A, B, C, and D) allows better accessibility to the main point (point E), such as allowing more routes into point E or extending bridges to the point so that classes without special jumping techniques can capture it. This means that one unnoticed Scout can capture and win games without the team even realizing.

Attack/Defend maps:

Medieval Attack/Defend

Gette It Onne!
Main article: Medieval Mode
How did the manly men of Team Fortress 2 appear at a tenth-century battlement? Simple. The Soldier angered a magician.
Valve

Medieval Attack/Defend is a part of Medieval Mode, added during the Australian Christmas update and given to dedicated Valve Servers in the April 25, 2016 Patch. It plays like regular Attack/Defend, but with one major twist: all guns are removed, and only Olde weapons can be used. Players also drop small health kits on death, in addition to a medium ammo crate. Text chat is filtered (to Olde English) to resemble the language of the era (though with considerable inaccuracy) and the map is Medieval-themed. Another main (non-cosmetic) feature about this game mode is the added feature of flaming torches located in strategic points; these torches can set Huntsman (Fortified Compound) arrows on fire on contact (before shooting the arrow).

Medieval Attack/Defend maps:

End of the Line Attack/Defend

End of the Line Attack/Defend was added during the Gun Mettle Update. Unlike traditional Attack/Defense maps, the map objective centers around a train carrying a Payload, though it does not function like a Payload map. The BLU team's goal is to escort the train to the end of the map by capturing three control points on each stage, for a total of six. At each control point, the train is impeded by a buffer stop, where a RED device attacks it every 35 seconds that it is stationary. This countdown is paused whenever the control point is being actively contested, and resets when the control point is captured by BLU.

For every 35 seconds that BLU fails to capture or contest the active control point, the train loses 10% of its health. When BLU successfully captures a control point, the train restores 10% of its health, destroys the buffer stop, and proceeds to the next control point, where the next countdown begins. The train's health carries over between stages, so it is not refreshed upon completing the first stage. BLU wins if they successfully capture all control points on each stage before the train is destroyed, while RED wins if they hold the control points long enough for the devices to destroy the train.

End of the Line Attack/Defend maps:

King of the Hill

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Main article: King of the Hill
Since their discovery in 1895, hills have fascinated kings.

King of the Hill is similar to Arena. King of the Hill focuses on a single control point at the center of the map, which is neutral and locked at the beginning of the round. Teams must make their way to the control point and capture it when it becomes available. Once the point is captured by a team, their team clock starts a three-minute countdown. If the enemy team manages to capture the point back, their clock starts counting down while the other team's clock freezes at the time the point was recaptured. A team wins once they own the point, the three minutes countdown expires, and the other team's capture progress is gone.

King of the Hill maps:

Mann vs. Machine

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Main article: Mann vs. Machine
More rubble, less trouble!
The Heavy

Mann vs. Machine is a game mode that was released in the update of the same name. In this game mode, a team of three to six players must fend off a horde of robots attempting to carry a bomb to one of Mann Co.'s strongholds. Upgrades and Canteen power-ups can be purchased at the spawn point using cash picked up by the players upon destroying a robot (not every robot drops cash, and the amount of cash dropped may vary according to the robot type). A bonus amount of cash is awarded to the team if all or almost all of the cash from a wave is picked up.

All classes and most weapons have different upgrade abilities, such as movement speed, charge duration, or the amount of ammo the player can hold. Surviving all the waves completes the mission. Upon the completion of a player's first mission, they receive a Canteen.

There are currently 5 operations and 29 missions (some missions are not part of any operation) in Mann vs. Machine.

Mann vs. Machine maps:

Mannpower

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Main article: Mannpower

Mannpower is a modified version of Capture the Flag in which teams must capture the enemy's Intelligence briefcase a set number of times (default limit is 7 captures) while preventing the enemy from doing the same. The game mode is characterized by its usage of grappling hooks and twelve unique Powerups.

Grappling Hooks, usable by switching to them or by pressing the action key, latch onto the surface the player is looking at, whether it be a wall, floor, ceiling, or even an enemy. Once attached, players are automatically reeled in, traveling through the air in a straight path to the desired location. If the grappling hook is attached to an enemy, the enemy takes bleed damage until the player dies or releases the hook. Players can jump while grappling, giving them a boost to scale ledges. While the player is using the grappling hook, they cannot fire their weapons.

Powerups provide passive buffs (with the exception of Supernova) to the players who pick them up. These buffs range from increased movement speed to reflecting damage back at the enemy. At the start of each round, a set number of Powerups spawn throughout the map and can be picked up by players from either team. When a Poweruped player is killed, they drop the Powerup in the color of the enemy team, restricting their teammates from claiming it directly after the player's death. If colored Powerups are not picked up after a certain time period, they respawn in the appropriate team's base. Players can deliberately drop Powerups with the same key used to drop the Intelligence briefcase. If they do so, the Powerup is neutral instead of team-colored.

Mannpower currently runs on modified ctf_ versions of Gorge, Foundry, and Thunder Mountain, as well as a map made specifically for the mode, Hellfire. Whenever players respawn, they are given a few seconds of invulnerability. Unlike standard CTF maps, where the Intelligence briefcases are located in "Intelligence rooms," briefcases in Mannpower mode are out in the open and susceptible to theft from many directions. However, the timer that appears when the Intelligence is dropped does not reset if it is picked up and dropped again, making capturing the Intelligence harder. Additionally, players with a Powerup receive a 25% hook movement speed penalty when carrying the Intelligence, and players without one gain health regeneration. After a team successfully captures the Intelligence, both capture zones are disabled for 30 seconds. If a team imbalance is detected, the losing team gets a "Revenge" Powerup, granting them temporary crits, increased fire rate, and increased clip size. Flags become poisonous and mark the carrier for death 90 seconds after having been stolen. If both teams flags are stolen and poisonous, they return when next dropped.

All melee weapons do an additional 30% damage, but Demomen equipped with a shield do not receive this bonus. Random critical hits are disabled.

List of Powerups:

  • Strength - Double damage for all weapons. Distance damage fall-off immunity. Doesn't stack with crits.
  • Resistance - Reduces incoming damage by 50%. Immune to Plague, Reflect and blocks backstabs.
  • Vampire - All damage dealt is returned as health. Flamethrowers and Miniguns have reduced health leeched from damage done. Melee attacks returns 1.25x damage as health. 25% damage resistance. Max health increased by 80.
  • Reflect - 80% of damage received is reflected back to the attacker (reflected damage cannot directly cause death). Max health increased to 400. 100% of received Sentry damage is reflected back to the Sentry Gun.
  • Haste - Double weapon firing and reload rate. Double clip size and max ammo count. Movement speed increased by 30%. Sticky bomb arm time reduced. Double Ubercharge gain.
  • Regeneration - Ammo, health, and metal regenerate. The rate of health regeneration is inversely proportional to max health.
  • Precision - Greatly reduced bullet spread. Distance damage falloff immunity. Rocket and grenade travel speed increased by 250%. Sniper rifles have quicker damage ramp-up and re-zoom after shooting, and have double damage. Increased blast weapon clip size by 50%. Explosive projectiles have no radius damage falloff. Immunity to self-blast damage.
  • Agility - Movement speed increased by 50%. Grapple speed increase. Jump height increased by 80%. Instant weapon switch. Immune to fall damage. Reduced grapple movement speed bonus when carrying the intelligence.
  • Knockout - Restricts the carrier to Melee and Grappling Hook only. Max health increased by 150 except for Heavies and Demomen wielding a sword, a shield, or both, gaining only 120 health, 130 health, 80 health, and 20 health, respectively. Immune to airblast and damage pushback. Melee weapon deals 190% of base damage and forcibly shoves the victim away (Doesn't stack with crits). Melee hit forces the victim to drop their Powerup or the flag if they have it. 4x melee damage to buildings. Collects health pack health without subtracting their health bonus. Shield Charge cooldowns are greatly increased.
  • King - Increased max health. Small health regeneration, fire, and reload rate increase. All effects except maximum health increase are shared by nearby teammates, though the regeneration buff is only applied to teammates and enemy Spies who also have Powerups. Regeneration effect is inversely proportional to maximum health.
  • Plague - Radius health kit collection. Touching an enemy gives them and their nearby teammates the plague. Plague victims bleed to death in 10 seconds unless they pick up a health kit or touch a resupply cabinet. Plague blocks King's health regeneration and team buff.
  • Supernova - Discharge a supernova attack (grapple secondary fire) to briefly stun nearby visible enemies. Requires full Powerup meter. Powerup meter fills over time, or by dealing damage. Stunned enemies drop their Powerups, and are pushed away from the supernova attacker. Once discharged, the Supernova Powerup disappears and respawns. When the Powerup meter is full, enemies glow when in range.
  • Critical Hit - Temporary full crit power for 30 seconds. Respawns in the same place after 60 seconds.

Mannpower maps:

PASS Time

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Main article: PASS Time
Play ball!
The Scout

PASS Time is a game mode for Team Fortress 2 that combines the traditional combat in the game with sports elements of football (soccer in-game), hockey, and basketball. It is a heavily team-based game mode and it is critical that players use teamwork when playing it. There are many perks and jump pads to assist the players. If the match ends in a tie, Sudden Death begins. PASS Time also provides a voice command to get teammates to pass the ball to the player, who is given a speed boost and healing nearby teammates when holding the ball.

PASS Time maps:

Payload

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Main article: Payload
Onward, great bomb-cart!
The Heavy

In Payload maps, BLU team must escort a cart full of explosives through a series of checkpoints and into RED's base within a certain amount of time. BLU team members move or 'push' the cart by standing next to it — the more people next to the cart, the faster it moves (up to a maximum capture rate of three). Any RED team member standing near the cart stops it from venturing further, regardless of the number of BLU team members on the cart. If no BLU players push the cart for 30 seconds, the cart starts moving backward slowly until it reaches a checkpoint, BLU spawn, an uphill slope (in certain maps), or is pushed by BLU team members again, which also resets the timer. The cart functions as a level 1 Dispenser for BLU team (and disguised enemy Spies) to restore health, ammo, and metal to those pushing it. Ammunition is not restored to players standing at the front of the cart.

Some maps have flanking routes that open when a specific point is taken.

There are two distinct types of Payload missions; the type depends on the map. Some Payload maps, including Gold Rush, Hoodoo, and Thunder Mountain, are multiple-staged and play similarly to Dustbowl by splitting the mission into three sections, each with multiple checkpoints. Capturing the final point on the last stage results in BLU blowing up RED's base, often with a spectacular explosion wiping out everyone around the bomb cart. Time is added whenever BLU captures a non-stage-winning point.

The other type of Payload mission, an example being Badwater Basin, is single-staged, similar to Mountain Lab, and has all checkpoints within one long stage, with larger time bonuses for BLU upon successful captures. There are also fewer total checkpoints, resulting in three or four checkpoints and a final point, where BLU can win the game and blow up RED's base.

Single-stage Payload maps:

Multiple-stage Payload Maps:

Payload Race

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Main article: Payload Race
Two teams. Two bombs. Two tracks. Hilarity ensues.
In-game summary

Unlike standard Payload maps, Payload Race maps feature both RED and BLU teams issued with a cart; neither team is restricted to an attacking or defending role, with both teams assuming characteristics of both roles. To win, each team must simultaneously push their cart through enemy territory to reach the final point while preventing the enemy team from doing the same. As with Payload mode, team members push the cart by standing next to it, with more members increasing the speed of the cart and opposing team members halting it.

Unlike Payload mode, the cart does not move backward after any duration of time and there is no time limit; the map only ends when one team successfully pushes their cart to the finishing point. Each cart works as a level 1 Dispenser for their team (and disguised enemy Spies), restoring health, ammo, and metal to those pushing the cart. Parts of the track may feature slopes on which the cart quickly rolls back down to the bottom unless it is being constantly pushed. In many maps, there are uphill pushes. Should the cart pushers be killed or move away from the cart, the cart slides down the ramp to its original state.

Payload Race maps may or may not be split into multiple rounds.

Payload Race maps:

Player Destruction

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Main article: Player Destruction
I believe I will buy you a beer!
The Engineer to drunk UFO pilots

Player Destruction is a community-created game mode added as part of the Invasion Community Update. This game mode focuses on teams collecting a special pickup by killing enemy players and then accessing the map's delivery zone in order to add them to their scores. Whenever a player is killed, they drop all their currently held pickups, which can be picked up by both teams.

The player on each team with the largest amount of pickups provides health and ammo equal to a Level 1 Dispenser to themselves and nearby teammates, but their outline and the number of pickups they possess are constantly visible to both teams.

Player Destruction maps:

Robot Destruction

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Main article: Robot Destruction
Oh, I vill tear you apart, bolt by bolt!
The Medic

Robot Destruction is a game mode that has not yet been officially released. However, it can be played by setting up a beta server. So far there is only one known map using this game mode. This map takes place on a moon base map Valve mentioned and showed concept art for in an earlier TF2 update post. The game mode is similar to Capture the Flag, but instead involves destroying enemy robots and stealing their power cores. Once stolen, power cores (unlike a normal Intelligence briefcase) are instantly stored in a vault once touched. A team can go to the enemy vault and take their power cores back to slow down the other team from winning. The map itself is not finished with, as there is a lack of proper textures, but does include new robot NPCs that have brand new textures (aside from a few using the ÜberCharge texture showing that it is locked, but it is assumed that it is only a placeholder).

Robot Destruction maps:

Special Delivery

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Main article: Special Delivery (game mode)
Gentlemen, today we launch a monkey into space.
The Administrator

Special Delivery is a game mode released as part of the Pyromania Update. In this game mode, an initially neutral briefcase must be transported to the top of a lift before the opposing team can do the same.

If a player picks up the briefcase and is killed while holding it, only players from the same team as its recently-deceased carrier can pick it up again. If the team fails to do so within 45 seconds, the briefcase is sent back to its original position and reverts to neutral.

The player who has a hold of the briefcase must stand on the lift all the way up and deliver it to the goal at the top. In Doomsday, the player has to remain on the platform until the compartment hatch of the rocket fully opens and is ready to receive the briefcase.

Special Delivery maps:

Territorial Control

Main article: Territorial Control
We have you surrounded, at least from this side!
The Soldier

In Territorial Control, the goal is to take over the entire map by capturing "territories". Each game is randomly selected from the six available layouts in a 'point against point' game where both teams must capture the opposite point while defending their own. After a team successfully captures the opposite point, the next round takes place in a different area of the map which is also randomly selected. After a team captures all four territories, that team must capture the enemy team's base. If the base point is captured (in Hydro, the Radar Dish for RED, the Power Plant for BLU), the attacking team wins the game. When the next round begins, territories are reset and a new random layout is selected.

In any game in TC (except in RED/BLU base games), if a control point is not captured before the eight-minute time clock reaches zero, the game goes into Sudden Death mode.

Territorial Control maps:

Versus Saxton Hale

Main article: Versus Saxton Hale
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What is VS Saxton Hale? It's in the name! You fight Saxton Hale! Or you play as Saxton Hale and fight the Mercenaries. Are you ready to face 23 enemies at once? ‘Cause they surely aren’t ready to face you!
— Publicity blurb

Versus Saxton Hale is a game mode released as part of the Summer 2023 Update. Similar to the Arena game mode, it features one player controlling Saxton Hale on the BLU team, and all other players on the RED team attempting to defeat him. Saxton has several moves that can kill most classes in a single hit, and similar to Arena, all destroyed players become spectators until the end of the round.

Versus Saxton Hale maps:

Zombie Infection

Main article: Zombie Infection
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Hell zombies!
The Demoman

Zombie Infection is a game mode released as part of the Scream Fortress XV update. In this game mode, BLU plays as a horde of Zombies, while RED plays as regular Humans. If a RED Human dies, they become a BLU Zombie; if a BLU Zombie dies, they respawn as normal. BLU wins if all of RED turns into Zombies, while RED wins by surviving for long enough.

Zombie Infection maps:

Training Mode

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Main article: Training Mode
My 11th PhD is in Applied Ass-Kicking!
The Engineer

Training Mode maps are intended to teach the basics of gameplay and advanced techniques on wooden targets and bots. Training Mode shipped with the Mac Update, which introduced two official training maps. The Offline Practice allows for new and unfamiliar players to train on specific game modes, along with the capability to adjust the difficulty scale of bots to suit the player.

Training Mode maps:

Brandon Reinhart indirectly announced on the Official TF2 Blog on July 28, 2010, that Corey Peters was currently working on another official training map,[1] though details remain unknown for which class or what gameplay mechanics were being focused on.

Current training classes are:

Highlander

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There can be only one!
The Demoman

Highlander mode restricts the number of players of each team to 9 players and only allows one player per class on each team. It is applicable to any game mode and can be activated by entering mp_highlander 1 into the console.

The idea behind Highlander mode existed previous to its official inclusion in the game and had been implemented in server mods. Highlander mode was officially added in the February 3, 2010 Patch.

The game mode's name is a reference to the Highlander film series, where the phrase "There can be only one" was often repeated; this references the limitation of one player per class.

Dueling Mini-Game

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Main article: Dueling Mini-Game
Let's settle this like gentlemen!
The Spy

A mini-game released in the Mann-Conomy Update, the Dueling Mini-Game is an Action item that can be purchased in the Mann Co. Store, received via trading, or found via the item drop system. When loaded into the action slot, the item can be triggered to put the user against one person on the opposing team, provided they accept the challenge. Until the end of the round, points are gained by killing or assisting in a kill against the other person. Kills of the two players dueling are tracked, and the player with the most points wins the "duel" when the round ends. If one of the players disconnects or leaves the match, a short duel ban is issued to that player. The item itself has a maximum of 5 uses and is usable on all official maps. After a player participates in their first duel, a Bronze Dueling Badge is granted, which levels up to Silver, Gold, and finally Platinum as they gain more wins. For every 10 wins, an extra Dueling Mini-Game is granted. Every day, a unique cosmetic item, the Dueler, is given to the player who won the most duels the previous day.

Tournament Mode

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Main article: Tournament Mode
Dominated, hippie! Get a job!
The Soldier

Tournament Mode is used mostly on competitive servers. It allows for the creation of custom teams, and the ability to track the success of a particular team over multiple games. A user interface is present for naming teams, and once team members have been organized, teams must say they are ready to start the game. In Tournament Mode, there are no player limits for either team and no autobalancing.

Similarly to Highlander, Tournament Mode is applicable to any game mode and can be activated by entering mp_tournament 1 into the console.

Community Modes

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Main article: Custom Mods

Community game modes/mods are custom, unofficial game modes, produced by various community members. They vary from remakes of Team Fortress Classic game modes to completely original modes like Smash Bros. and may change anything about the way a class works from their core mechanics to the weapons they carry. Some modes even add new enemies for the RED and BLU teams to fight or put the player in the shoes of someone or something they couldn't play in an official mode. Some game modes/mods have been honorably mentioned by Valve on the TF2 Official Blog and VS Saxton Hale has even made it officially into the game.

Unused content

Courier

There was a planned Courier game mode in development which for unknown reasons was scrapped. There is still an existing Announcer voiceline in the files which was going to be used in this game mode and the class Civilian that used to be joinable with commands. The December 20, 2007 Patch prevented this from being possible.

Raid

Main article: Raid

There are several unused game logic options found in Hammer. tf_logic_boss_battle, used for an extension of the Raid game mode, or tf_logic_raid. In this game mode, a player would be on a team with 4 other players against hordes of bots, similar to Left 4 Dead.

Gasworks

The only evidence of this game mode is a logic option called tf_logic_gasworks, removed as part of the December 22, 2014 Patch. It was likely a deathmatch-esque mode, given that it shares a name with Gasworks (Classic).

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