Pressure

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Pressure
Ctf pressure.png
Basic Information
Map type: Capture the Flag
File name: ctf_pressure
Released: July 24, 2025 Patch
(Summer 2025 Update)
Developer(s): Mitchell "AltraNade" Leyte
MuhNamesGreen
Dansky
Joel "zythe_" Morscher
James "lolripk" Stevens
Szabó "Maxxy" Attila
James "McGuinnsBook" McGuinn
Alien31
Phe
Glebotron
Map Info
Environment: Research technologies
Setting: Inside
Hazards: Drowning
Deep Water: Yes
Map Items
Healthico.png Health Kits: Smallhealth.png ×4  •  Mediumhealth.png ×10  •  
Largehealth.png ×1
Ammoico.png Ammo Boxes: Smallammo.png ×4   •   Mediumammo.png ×4   •  
Largeammo.png ×2
Map Photos
Loading screen photos.
Map overview
Pressure overview.png
Map Stamp
Item icon Map Stamp - Pressure.png
Supporters Leaderboard
RED and BLU have discovered the legendary Megalodon being still alive, as well the location where he hangs out the most, now having their differences... RED wants to kill the beast, to gain a boost from the press about their company, promoting them also as good hunters, while BLU wants to use it as their main attraction for their exclusive acquarium(sic)!
Pressure publicity blurb

Pressure is a community-created Capture the Flag map released during the Summer 2025 Update. The map takes place in an underwater aquarium located at the bottom of the ocean. There are various bulky security cameras dotted around the map, which track players of the opposing team that enter their line of sight.

Pressure was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Locations

  • Team Spawns: Each team has a single spawn, with each spawn featuring two exits. The left most exit (for both teams) leads directly to the Office, while the main exit leads to a corridor lined with various aquaria.
  • Office: A secluded area that is located to the left of the Excavation Site, overlooking it from a high ground perspective.
  • Restricted Area: Taking a right turn after exiting the spawn leads one to an open garage door. Located behind it is a medium healthpack as well as one of the Wells.
  • Intelligence Room: The room holding the Intelligence briefcase is located just past the Restricted Area when viewed from spawn. It is a very large chamber, featuring a row of windows on its right side through which a group of dolphins can be observed swimming in circles. Occasionally the main attraction of the aquarium, the megalodon, can be seen swimming past the windows. Next to the briefcase is a red button, which upon being pushed causes a loud roar to be emitted.
    • Seagull Destroyer: Found only within the BLU Intelligence Room is a shooting gallery, in which players can partake in gunning down plushy seagulls. A barker will periodically call out to nearby players and prompt them to shoot at the birds. Upon hitting all the targets, confetti is released and the barker congratulates the players with a sarcastic remark. The shooting gallery then closes, before reopening again with brand new seagulls.
  • Observation Deck: Exiting from the Intelligence Room are two staircases which eventually converge onto the Observation Deck, an elevated catwalk overlooking the Excavation Site.
  • Ventilation Shaft: To the right side of the Observation Deck is an enterable ventilation shaft that leads to the Cryo Tanks.
  • Cryo Tanks: A large chamber containing various pieces of machinery, as well as many ammo and health packs. Located to the right of it is the Resupply area.
  • Resupply: In addition to their regular spawn, each team also has a separate team-exclusive area with a resupply cabinet inside. It is not possible to respawn here and changing class whilst inside this area simply relocates the player back to their usual spawn.
  • Excavation Site: This is the central area of the map. It is a hollowed-out cave with a tall ceiling.
  • Pit: Right in the middle of the Excavation Site is a wide pit whose bottom is flooded with water. On the water's surface is a small wooden plank, on top of which is a large healthpack.
  • Underwater Caverns: A system of completely flooded tunnels permeate the lower part of the map. They begin at the Wells and converge at the Pit. Small and medium healthpacks can be found inside them.
  • Wells: While the Pit is the main way of accessing the Underwater Caverns, there are also four wells (two on each side) that allow players to dive into the map's underground section. The first Well can be found in the Restricted Area, while the other one is next to the Cryo Tanks.

Seagull Destroyer & Megalodon

The Seagull Destroyer is voiced by James "McGuinnsBook" McGuinn.

Seagull Destroyer
When a player is near
Upon winning the game
Game restarting
Megalodon

Strategy

Main article: Community Pressure strategy

Update history

July 24, 2025 Patch (Summer 2025 Update)

  • Added Pressure to the game

Changelog

This is the changelog of the map before it was added to the game.
Changelog:

Changelog (April 21, 2025)

  • Improved Clipping on Resurface cap rings
  • Added Geysers!!!
  • Fixed Megalodon clipping problems

Changelog (April 21, 2025)

  • For the bot. GRRRR

Changelog (April 29, 2025)

  • Last touches, playtest for now
  • in-game billboards will have different ads, it's just a proto

Changelog (May 3, 2025)

  • Added a minigame like pl_pier (if you get distracted... IT'S YOUR FAULT PAL!)
  • Added small kit and a sign underwater
  • Added colorfull hl2 based boxes
  • Reduced alarms to 3 and added siren models
  • Removed side flanks (i wanna see you complain now)

Changelog (May 4, 2025)

  • Shoot the gull sign revamp
  • Alarms switched to gamesounds
  • Red intel soundscape change

Changelog (May 6, 2025)

  • Seaguls(sic) have tire properties, so they are silent
  • Seagull fisherman wants you to get rid of them!
  • Updated briefcase (LzrS)

Changelog (May 13, 2025)

  • Patched engineer build spots to enter spawnrooms
  • Moved stuff slightly around RECTANGLE(sic) spawnrooms

Unused content

  • The Intelligence briefcase has an unused neutral variant.

Trivia

Gallery

Intelligence

References

  1. Creator confirming the Megalodon name reference