Marshlands

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Marshlands
Sd Marshlands.png
Basic Information
Map type: Hold the Flag (Community)
File name: sd_marshlands
Released: October 9, 2025 Patch
(Scream Fortress XVII)
Developer(s): Tristan "Alox" Haguet
Lothudus
Map Info
Environment: Swamp lake
Setting: Nighttime, rainy
Hazards: Crocodiles, Deadly waters, Pumpkin bombs
Magic spells: Yes
Map Items
Healthico.png Health Kits: Smallhealth.png ×1  •  Mediumhealth.png ×5
Ammoico.png Ammo Boxes: Smallammo.png ×2   •   Mediumammo.png ×6
TF2 crosshair.png Special: Gargoyle Ghost.png   •   Pumpkin.png
Map Photos
Loading screen photos.
Map overview
Marshlands overview.png
Map Stamp
Item icon Map Stamp - Marshlands.png
Supporters Leaderboard
We are deployed near Merasmus's vacation home where he left a key component to his EVIL ritual! The briefcase of the damned! This ghoulish and haunted object can summon a world ending amount of spirits! And because of that, Merasmus doesn't want to get close... So he sent YOU to do his bidding! Now go! Collect the briefcase and unleash hell upon the mortal realm!!
Marshlands publicity blurb

Marshlands is a symmetrical community-created Hold the Flag map released during the Scream Fortress 2025 update. It is a Halloween-themed version of the custom map Winter Ridge.

Marshlands was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Locations

  • Spawns: The RED team spawns inside of a large brick facility while BLU spawns within the confines of a steel factory. Each team has three separate spawn exits available.
  • Dead Tree: Located in front of the spawns, on the left/right side, is a open field with a dead tree in its middle. A spell book typically spawns here.
  • Dugout: This is one of the paths leading to the Holdout Area. It is a narrow cave that starts near the Dead Tree area and leads to a medium health and ammo pack.
  • Warehouse: A large, single-room building that offers the quickest route from the Spawn to the Holdout Area. It can be accessed through two big and wide open barn doors.
  • Stairwell: Inside the Warehouse's right/left wall is a stairwell that leads to the top of the Railway Bridge. Found beneath the stairs is also a medium health and ammo pack.
  • Holdout Area: This is the central-most part of the map. Found in its middle is a hut overgrown with vines that houses the intelligence that players have to hold onto. In order to successfully achieve this, the player with the intelligence must not leave the confines of the Holdout Area, lest the briefcase get teleported back to the hut. The border of the Holdout Area is clearly marked with a faint green mist and it includes the hut and its immediate surroundings, as well as the entirety of the Railway Bridge.
  • Railway Bridge: Found on the right/left side of the Holdout Area is a railway bridge elevated above ground that connects the two Stairwells. Below the bridge is a small health pack and a medium ammo pack, behind which is a deadly pitfall.
  • Perch: Opposite the Railway Bridge, on the other side of the Holdout Area, is an opening in the cliff that leads to a perch overlooking crocodile infested waters. It features a medium health and ammo pack, and is not a part of the Holdout Area.

Soul Gargoyle Locations

Soul Gargoyle locations in Marshlands

Strategy

Main article: Community Marshlands strategy

Update history

October 9, 2025 Patch (Scream Fortress XVII)

  • Added Marshlands to the game.

October 10, 2025 Patch

  • Reduced pumpkin bomb amount.
  • Removed spell pickup from the mid shack.
  • Adjusted trigger_push speed on top of the bridge.
  • Reduced respawn time.

Changelog

This is the changelog of the map before it was added to the game.
Changelog:
Changelog #1 (September 8, 2025)
  • Fixed missing hud elements
  • Added intel particles
  • Fixed final particles being displayed in the skybox aswell
  • Refined lighting
  • Added humid reflection on grass
  • Fixed missing texture scroll movement on the magic barriers

Changelog #2 (September 10, 2025)

  • Updated Title
  • Added VGUI photos
  • and some other fixes
  • Remaining :
    • balance change of the hold area
    • description file

Changelog #3 (September 10, 2025)

  • (Maybe) Fixed countdown being junky
  • Lighted up some areas
  • Removed ripples particles
  • Removed a spell spawner

Changelog #4 (September 13, 2025)

  • Reduced the holding zone by half
  • Reduced magic barriers height
  • Merasmus is now more silent
  • Added pickup and return sounds to the briefcase
  • Added some light sources
  • Added loading screen text

Changelog #5 (September 13, 2025)

  • Fixed countdown being junky
  • Reduced the holding zone by half
  • Reduced magic barriers height
  • Merasmus is now more silent
  • Added pickup and return sounds to the briefcase
  • Added some light sources
  • Added loading screen text
  • Removed ripples particles
  • Removed a spell spawner

Gallery