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{{tfwiki|Arena}} is a gamemode for {{tf2|4}} that came along with the {{tfwiki|Heavy Update}}. In this gamemode, you don't respawn until your team wins or loses. The goal is to kill everyone on the enemy team or capture the center control point of the map. The control point is locked for 60 seconds in Valve's Arena maps, and cannot be captured until it's unlocked.

This article will tell you how to set up the Arena gamemode for your map.

=Arena Gamemode Entities= 
First, we'll need an entity to check when a team captures the center control point.

*{{ent|team_control_point_master}}

::{| class=standard-table
!Property Name || Value  
|-
| Name || master_control_point
|-
|}

*{{ent|tf_logic_arena}}

This entity will be used to send an output when a round starts and when the control point is enabled. Specify the amount of seconds you want before it's activated here. 60 is the default setting.

::{| class=standard-table
!  Property Name || Value
|-
| CapEnableDelay || 60
|-
|}


Now add the following outputs to it:

::{| class=standard-table
!   || My Output || Target Entity || Target Input || Parameter || Delay || Only Once
|-
| [[File:Io11.png]] || OnCapEnabled || cap_flag || ShowModel || <none> || 0.00 || No
|-
| [[File:Io11.png]] || OnArenaRoundStart || relay_round_start || Trigger || <none> || 0.00 || No
|-
| [[File:Io11.png]] || OnCapEnabled || relay_cap_enable || Trigger || <none> || 0.00 || No
|-
|}

The first output displays the model for the control point when it has been enabled. The other two triggers the relays for the round start and control point activation.

*{{ent|logic_relay}}

This will be used for outputs when the round starts.

::{| class=standard-table
!  Property Name || Value
|-
| Name || relay_round_start
|-
|}


*{{ent|logic_relay}}

This will be used for outputs when the control point is enabled.

::{| class=standard-table
!  Property Name || Value
|-
| Name || relay_cap_enable
|-
|}

That's about it for the basic gamemode.

== Control point setup ==

Now we'll set up the center control point entities.

*{{ent|prop_dynamic}}

This is the base model for the control point. It will be configured to change skin when a team captures it.
::{| class=standard-table
!  Property Name || Value
|-
| World Model || models/props_gameplay/cap_point_base.mdl
|-
| Name || prop_cap_1
|-
|}

*{{ent|team_control_point}}

This is the control point.
::{| class=standard-table
!  Property Name || Value
|-
| Name || cap_flag
|-
| Print Name || #Arena_cap
|-
| Index || 3
|-
| BLUE model bodygroup || 0
|-
|}

*Check the "Start with model hidden" flag. This is because it will be displayed when the control point is enabled


*{{ent|trigger_capture_area}}

This is the trigger area, that will let the teams capture it after it's enabled.
You can modify these values to suit your map.

::{| class=standard-table
!  Property Name || Value
|-
| Name || cap_trigger
|-
| Control point || cap_flag
|-
| Number of RED players to cap || 3
|-
| Number of BLUE players to cap || 3
|-
| Time to cap (sec) || 4
|-
|}

::{| class=standard-table
!   || My Output || Target Entity || Target Input || Parameter || Delay || Only Once
|-
| [[File:Io11.png]] || OnCapTeam1 || prop_cap_1 || Skin || 1 || 0.00 || No
|-
| [[File:Io11.png]] || OnCapTeam2 || prop_cap_1 || Skin || 2 || 0.00 || No
|-

|}


That's it!
It should be working now. Don't forget to [https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Team_Fortress_2/Creating_a_Spawnroom| add a spawnroom] if you want to try it out. You might want to add a [[relay_round_start]] to trigger the spawndoors to open.


Now, if you load your map, you will notice the server will keep you in the spawn area as it waits for more players to join. To fix this, open up the console and type <code>sv_cheats 1;bot</code>. This will add a bot to the server and let you playtest the map. You haven't made the bot do anything though. They will just stand in spawn and do nothing

== See also ==
* [[Team Fortress 2 Level Creation]]

[[Category:Level Design]]
[[Category:Team Fortress 2|Making]]