Nucleus (King of the Hill)
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| Basic Information | |
| Map type: | King of the Hill |
| File name: | koth_nucleus
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| Released: | August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update) |
| Variants: | Arena, Player Destruction, Versus Saxton Hale and Galleria |
| Developer(s): | Valve |
| Map Info | |
| Environment: | Spytech |
| Setting: | Indoor |
| Hazards: | Pitfall |
| Bot support: | Yes |
| Map Items | |
 Health Kits:
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 ×2 •  ×2
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 Ammo Boxes:
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 ×2 •  ×5
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| Map Photos | |
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| Map overview | |
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Nucleus is an alternate version of the Arena variant, modified for the King of the Hill game mode. Along with Viaduct and Sawmill, Nucleus was released with the Classless Update as the first official King of the Hill maps for Team Fortress 2.
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.
- Device: The swirling, colorful Doomsday Device which dominates the center of the map. It contains the map's control point below it, which unlocks after several seconds following the round's start.
- Pit: Directly below the control point is a bottomless radioactive pit with a narrow catwalk suspended just above it. The catwalk holds a medium health pack, but the pit is an unavoidable death for anyone unfortunate enough to fall in.
- Perimeter: The series of ledges and catwalks which directly surround the Pit. The Perimeter is further divided into RED-Side Perimeter and BLU-Side Perimeter, based on which spawn room is on that side of the map. Narrow bridges to the control point appear across the pit after the control point is opened.
- Roofs: On top of the buildings along the Perimeter are roofs which are accessible by Rocket Jumping or Sticky Jumping. The B roof area can also be accessed by Crouch Jumping onto the sides of the control point that face the B roof area, and then jumping onto the roof. These are useful spots as they give great height advantage and a view of the entire area.
- Bridges: There are four bridges, one on each side in front of each team's spawn, and two far bridges in the center between the spawns.
- Flank Building: The flank building is one of the buildings on the Perimeter. It is mostly blue colored and has no bridge connecting to the point from it, but has a bridge connecting to the catwalks below the point.
- Access Building: Directly across from the Flank Building is the Access Building. It is entered from each team's side by a set of staircases, and in its center are two sets of staircases which lead down to the central bridge of the point. On each side there are entrances to balconies which overlook most of the area.
- Spawn: Each team's spawn room has three exits: two on the sides leading to the Perimeter and one in the center that leads directly to one of the Bridges.
The control point.
The Flank Building.
The Flank Building.
The Pit.
The Access Building.
The Access Building.
Overview of the central area.
Helpful overview
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1.Perimeter 2.Roofs 3.Bridges (Not shown here as they have not yet appeared) 4.Flank Buildings 5.Access Buildings
Strategy
Main article: Community Nucleus (King of the Hill) strategy
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Control point timing
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| Control Point | ×1 |
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Update history
August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)
- Added Nucleus (King of the Hill) to the game.
- Changed side spawn exits to prevent sniping from inside the spawn door.
- Fixed graphical glitch on platform floor.
- Fixed blue-colored models in RED area.
Bugs
- Throwable items such as the Gas Passer, Mad Milk, Jarate, and Wrap Assassin bauble do not explode upon contact with the bridges, rolling along them instead.
Notes
- It is possible to reach the two lights above the Access Building, but only through rocket jumping and sticky jumping.
Gallery
A dove that could be seen on the Roofs after the June 8, 2011 Patch.
A dove that could be seen around the Perimeter.
A dove that could be seen atop an oil barrel.
External links
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