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{{Infobox map
{{Infobox map
|map-image = Floodgate 4.jpg
|map-image = Floodgate 4.jpg
|file-name = arena_floodgate
|game-type = Arena
|game-type = Arena
|four-team = yes
|four-team = yes
|file-name = arena_floodgate
|developer = savva
|link = https://gamebanana.com/mods/56265
|release-date = April 28, 2023 ([[Fight or Flight]])
|map-environment = Alpine
|map-environment = Alpine
|map-setting = Afternoon, Foggy
|map-setting = Afternoon, Foggy
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{{Quotation|[https://tf2classic.com/fight_or_flight/day1 Fight or Flight update page]|
{{Quotation|[https://tf2classic.com/fight_or_flight/day1 Fight or Flight update page]|
With an expansive multi-tier mid and serpentine back alleys, Floodgate's home to the kind of involved long-form teamplay that makes Arena worth playing in a sea of [[Payload|Payloads]] and [[Domination|Dominations]]. Make like a bottling plant, and contaminate your enemies with fatal amounts of lead.}}
With an expansive multi-tier mid and serpentine back alleys, Floodgate's home to the kind of involved long-form teamplay that makes Arena worth playing in a sea of [[Payload|Payloads]] and [[Domination|Dominations]]. Make like a bottling plant, and contaminate your enemies with fatal amounts of lead.}}
'''Floodgate''' is an official [[Four-Team]] [[Arena]] map with a symmetrical design, featuring exaggerated verticality, tight corners, cramped interiors, and tons of ambush routes. It is set in a fake bottling plant on an anonymous mountain ridge that conceals a mysterious intelligence apparatus.


'''Floodgate''' is an official [[Four-Team]] [[Arena]] map added in the Fight or Flight update. The map takes place in some form of water treatment facility, with the control point residing inside a large water tower, which is really a facade for a control room of some kind.
Floodgate was added to Team Fortress 2 Classic on April 28, 2023, in the [[Fight or Flight]] update. It was created by TF2 Classic contributor savva. It was [https://gamebanana.com/mods/56265 uploaded] to Gamebanana on February 28, 2021.


== Strategy ==
== Update history ==
 
{{Update history|
Floodgate is larger compared to other Four-Team Arena maps, both [[Flask|official]] and unofficial, and contains a large sight-line from the catwalk near your spawn to the center-back wall of middle. Consider running classes like [[Sniper]] or even [[Soldier]] to take advantage of this fact, while at the same time being cautious when entering mid.
'''2.1.0'''
 
* Added arena_floodgate (savva)
You can easily access your neighbor's base by heading through the boiler room connecting the two. Be wary of [[Scout|Scouts]] or [[Spy|Spies]] rushing through this route at round start to get an easy kill or two.
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Finally, the control point is situated within a small room with only two entrances. When it opens, it may be advantageous to camp in there, allowing you to clinch a win. Keep in mind, however, that explosive classes can easily spam you out.

Revision as of 01:18, 28 July 2023

Floodgate
Floodgate 4.jpg
Basic Information
Map type Arena (Four-Team)
File name arena_floodgate
Release date April 28, 2023 (Fight or Flight)
Developer(s) savva
Link(s) https://gamebanana.com/mods/56265
Map info
Environment Alpine
Setting Afternoon, Foggy

With an expansive multi-tier mid and serpentine back alleys, Floodgate's home to the kind of involved long-form teamplay that makes Arena worth playing in a sea of Payloads and Dominations. Make like a bottling plant, and contaminate your enemies with fatal amounts of lead.

Fight or Flight update page

Floodgate is an official Four-Team Arena map with a symmetrical design, featuring exaggerated verticality, tight corners, cramped interiors, and tons of ambush routes. It is set in a fake bottling plant on an anonymous mountain ridge that conceals a mysterious intelligence apparatus.

Floodgate was added to Team Fortress 2 Classic on April 28, 2023, in the Fight or Flight update. It was created by TF2 Classic contributor savva. It was uploaded to Gamebanana on February 28, 2021.

Update history

2.1.0
  • Added arena_floodgate (savva)