Double Cross
This article is about the map. For the cosmetic item of a similar name, see Doublecross-Comm.
| Double Cross | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Map type: | Capture the Flag |
| File name: | ctf_doublecross
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| Released: | December 17, 2009 Patch (WAR! Update) |
| Variants: | Doublefrost, Devilcross |
| Developer(s): | Valve |
| Map Info | |
| Environment: | Industrial, alpine |
| Setting: | Night time |
| Hazards: | Pitfall |
| Deep Water: | Yes |
| Map Items | |
 Health Kits:
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 ×8 •  ×1
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 Ammo Boxes:
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 ×6 •  ×2
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| Map overview | |
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| “ | In the middle of the night, two bridges span a bottomless chasm of certain doom. (Said bridges span the chasm in the day also, but the gate is locked.) Secret bases concealed behind the unassuming facades of a factory and a farm built next door to each other fool absolutely no one in the area, who sometimes gather around to “watch all them mercenaries fight over that Spy base."
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Double Cross is a Capture the Flag map added in the WAR! Update. It is a set of opposing buildings with a bridge over a cliff connecting the two. A railway track runs beneath the bridge, connecting the two sewers in the base.
Contents
Locations
Note: If you are having trouble with finding the locations listed here, see the Helpful overview section to see their exact position marked on the map.
- Main Bridge: Directly outside each team's base is a large road bridge linking the two bases together. A truck, some crates, and dirt are scattered across it, offering some moderate cover. There is a single toll booth on both sides, each with a small health kit inside. The Main Bridge offers the quickest, most direct route to the other team's Courtyard and Alarm Room.
- Train Bridge: Below and perpendicular to the Main Bridge is a railway bridge. It can be reached from the Main Bridge via a set of stairs on either side or dropped onto from the Main Bridge. The Train Bridge offers access to each base's extensive Sewer system, with a medium health kit placed in the precise center of the bridge itself. A bottomless and deadly pit lies below the Train Bridge.
- Alarm Room: The Intelligence sits in the middle of a small room below and to the right of each team's Spawn room. It has three access points: An upper gantry leading towards the Spawn, the main doorway leading to the Courtyard, and another doorway leading to a refuse area, which can be reached from the Battlements. In the Alarm Room, the Announcer security panel featured in Meet the Spy can be seen; which will light up displaying the appropriate message if the Intelligence is taken.
- Courtyard: Opposite the main base entrance and below the Spawn room is the Courtyard. This open area links the base's entrance to the Alarm Room, as well as the Spawn to the Alarm Room via an upper gantry. There is a small shed here, providing access to the Sewers via a short drop. A small health and ammo pack can be found underneath the gantry.
- Battlements: A small deck lining the side wall of each team's base can be accessed from the Spawn room. The deck looks out over the Main Bridge, with each team's deck opposite the other. From here the Alarm Room may also be accessed via a short drop into the refuse area.
- Sewers: The bottom level of each base is comprised of a network of tunnels and maintenance rooms. They are accessed from either inside the base via stairwell near the entrance, the shed in the Courtyard, or from a one-way chute in the Spawn room dropping into a pool of deep water. Both Sewers exit to the Train Bridge. A small health kit and a medium ammo pack can be found at the foot of the stairs.
- Spawn: The single spawn room is located on the upper floor of each team's base. It has two door exits, one leading to the Battlements and one to the opening facing the Main Bridge, and a dropdown exit which leads directly to the Sewers.
Exterior of the RED base.
Main Bridge and BLU base.
The Courtyard leading to the Alarm Room.
BLU's Alarm Room.
The Train Bridge.
The Sewer of the RED base.
The entrance to the RED base.
The refuse drop to the Alarm Room.
The security alarm panels in the BLU intelligence room.
Helpful overview
1.Main Bridge 2.Train Bridge 3.Battlements 4.Refuse outside Alarm Room 5.Alarm Room
Strategy
Main article: Community Double Cross strategy
 | “Sun Tzu's got nothing on us!” This map's Community strategy page is a stub. As such, it is not complete. You can help the Team Fortress Wiki Community Strategy Project by expanding it. Notes: N/A |
Update history
December 17, 2009 Patch (WAR! Update)
- Added Double Cross to the game.
- Reduced the number of moons in ctf_doublecross. Before the patch, 7 moons could be seen on the map's skyline.
- Fixed the map not ending correctly when using mp_timelimit.
- Changed to prevent Engineers from building on top of the shack in each base.
- Improved clipping to prevent players from getting to unintended places.
- Added a respawnroom visualizer to the dropdown spawn exit to prevent griefing
- [Undocumented] Added a "Carrier tank" to this map.
- [Undocumented] Added saucers and posters to Double Cross.
- [Undocumented] Removed Saucers and Posters from all maps.
- Updated several maps to support Competitive Mode.
July 18, 2024 Patch 1 (Summer 2024 Update)
- Fixed an incorrect team-colored material in the BLU base.
- Fixed an incorrect team-colored material in the BLU base for real this time.
Bugs
- A pipe in the refuse area near the Alarm Room is not properly lit.[1]
Trivia
- Security alarm panels, much like those featured in Meet the Spy, appear in each teams' Alarm Room with the panels 'ALERT', 'INTELLIGENCE' and 'CAPTURED' lighting up when the enemy team has taken the Intelligence.
- The main menu will display a full-color image of Double Cross during a Full Moon.
- According to Iikka, the map's creator, this map was originally planned to be 5-Control Point, and its original name was Nightfall.[2] The map was developed after the release of Team Fortress 2 in 2007, but after a while it was abandoned, giving preference to the development of Badlands.
- The name of the map had to be changed due to the fact that the community-created Payload Race map Nightfall was released before the WAR! Update.
- The skybox for Double Cross still bears the filename
sky_nightfall_01.
- The skybox for Double Cross still bears the filename
- The name of the map had to be changed due to the fact that the community-created Payload Race map Nightfall was released before the WAR! Update.
- A "double cross" is an act of betrayal.
- Here, it refers to the two crossings: the vehicle bridge above, and the train bridge below.
Gallery
Main menu background featuring Double Cross during a Full Moon.
A dove that could be seen on the lone BLU building between the Main Bridge and the BLU team's Battlements after the June 8, 2011 Patch.
A dove that could be seen ontop of the BLU team's toll booth on the Main Bridge.
A dove that could be seen atop a stack of tires in the RED team's Courtyard.
A Carrier Tank seen after the August 10, 2012 Patch.
A UFO seen after the September 10, 2015 Patch.
The Soldier Statue that appears every 12th–14th of April.
External links
References
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