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This article focuses on {{tf2|4}} Level Design. For general mapping tutorials, see [[:Category:Level Design]].
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== Getting Started ==
== [[Image:Tf2-16px.png|16px]] Getting started ==
* [[Downloading and Installing the Source SDK|SDK Installation]]
* [[Material Basics]]
* [[Team Fortress 2 Design Theory|Design Theory]]
* [[Team Fortress 2 Mapper's Reference]]
* [[Team Fortress 2/Basic_Map_Construction|Basic Map Construction]]
* [[TF2/Team Fortress 2 Mapper's Reference|Mapper's Reference]]


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== Themes ==
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* [[Team Fortress 2/Design Theme/Spytech|Spytech]]
== [[Image:Tf2-16px.png|16px]] Beginner topics ==
* [[Team Fortress 2/Design Theme/Dustbowl|Dustbowl]]
* [[Creating a Capture Point]]
* [[Team Fortress 2/Design Theme/Sawmill|Sawmill]]
* [[Creating a Spawnroom]]
* [[Hydro (Tf2 design theme)|Hydro]]
* [[Payload Design Theory|Payload]]


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== Constructing Elements ==
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=== Basic Elements ===
== [[Image:Tf2-16px.png|16px]] Intermediate topics ==
* [[TF2/Round time|Round time]]
* [[Creating a Linear Gameplay Map|Creating a Linear Gameplay Map]] (dustbowl-style)
* [[TF2/Setup Gates|Setup Gates]]


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=== Spawnrooms ===
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* [[Team Fortress 2/Creating a Spawnroom|Creating a Spawnroom]]
* [[TF2/Respawn Areas|Respawn Areas]]
* [[TF2/Resupply Areas|Resupply Areas]]
* [[TF2/Team-Specific Barriers|Team-Specific Barriers]]
* [[TF2/Team-Specific Doors|Team-Specific Doors]]
* [[TF2/Adding details|Adding details]]


== [[Image:Tf2-16px.png|16px]] User tutorials ==
=== Goal Systems ===
{{Note| Much of this information is subject to change, but at the same time might contain a nice hefty amount of things to know}}
* [[TF2/Making an Arena_map|Arena]]
* [[TF2/Creating a Capture_Point|Control Points]]
* [[/Flag Based Goal Systems|Flags]]
* [[Team Fortress 2/King of the Hill|King of the Hill]]
* [[TF2/Creating a Linear Gameplay Map|Multiple Round Linear Goal Systems]]
* [[TF2/Creating a Payload_Map|Payload Goal System]]
* [[TF2/Territorial Control|Territorial Control]]
* [[TF2/PASSTime|PASS Time]]
* [[Team Fortress 2/Player Destruction|Player Destruction]]


=== [[User:Daeval|Daeval]] ===
=== Environmental Hazards ===
* [[Team Fortress 2/Grinders|Grinders]]


* [[User:Daeval/TF2 How To Create Respawn Areas | How to Create Respawn Areas]]
== Bots ==
* [[User:Daeval/TF2 How to Create Team-Specific Barriers | How to Create Team-Specific Barriers]]
* [[Nav Mesh|Navigation Mesh]]
* [[User:Daeval/TF2 How to Create Team-Specific Doors | How to Create Team-Specific Doors]]
* [[Nav Mesh (Team Fortress 2)|TF2-specific Navigation Mesh Guide]]
* [[User:Daeval/TF2 How to Create Resupply Areas|How to Create Resupply Areas]]
* [[User:Daeval/TF2 How To Setup Capture The Flag|How to Setup Capture the Flag]]


=== [[User:Rustiznotch|Rustiznotch]] ===
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* [[User:Rustiznotch/TF2_Instant_Spawn_Tutorial|Instant Respawn Tutorial]]
== Custom Modes ==
* [[Cyclic Capture Points|Cyclic Control Points]]
* [[TF2/Creating a Single Flag Keep-Away map|CTF Keep-Away]]
* [[Team Fortress 2/Domination Gametype|Domination]]
* [[TF2/Hunted Gametype|The Hunted]]


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== Tricks & Effects ==
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* [[Team Fortress 2/Creating fire|Working Fire]]
* [[TF2/Modifying the Respawn Time|Respawn Time]]
* [[TF2/Modifying the Mission Briefing|Mission Briefing]]
* [[TF2/Adding_a_Quicklist_Thumbnail|Maplist Thumbnail]]
* [[TF2/Adding_Menu_Photos|Loading Screen Menu Photos]]
* [[TF2/Adding an Introductory Video|Introductory Videos]]
* [[TF2/Creating Respawning Dispensers|Respawning Dispensers]]
* [[TF2/Creating Respawning Sentries|Respawning Sentry Guns]]
* [[TF2/Creating Audio Playing Buttons|Audio Playing Buttons]]
* [[TF2/Creating Rollback/Rollforward zones for payload maps|Rollback/Rollforward zones for payload maps]]
* [[Team_Fortress_2_Halloween_Bosses|Halloween Bosses]]
* [[Team Fortress 2/Pyrovision|Pyroland]]


== [[Image:Tf2-16px.png|16px]] List of point entities ==
== References ==
* {{ent|item_ammopack_full}}
* [[List of Team Fortress 2 Entities|List of Entities]]
* {{ent|item_ammopack_medium}}
* [[Team Fortress 2/Particles|List of Particles]]
* {{ent|item_ammopack_small}}
* [[Team Fortress 2 Sky List|List of Skies]]
* {{ent|item_healthkit_small}}
* [[Team Fortress 2/Soundscapes|List of Soundscapes]]
* {{ent|item_healthkit_medium}}
* [[List of TF2 Fog Settings|List of Fog Settings]]
* {{ent|item_healthkit_full}}
* [[Team Fortress 2/Maps|List of Maps]]
* {{ent|item_teamflag}}
* [[List of TF2 console commands and variables|List of Console Variables]]
* {{ent|info_player_teamspawn}}
* {{ent|game_forcerespawn}}
* {{ent|game_round_win}}
* {{ent|game_text_tf}}
* {{ent|team_control_point}}
* {{ent|team_control_point_master}}
* {{ent|team_control_point_round}}
* {{ent|team_round_timer}}


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== External links ==
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* [http://www.teamfortress.com/ Official Website]
== [[Image:Tf2-16px.png|16px]] List of solid entities ==
* [http://tf2maps.net/ TF2maps.net] Custom tutorials and maps
* {{ent|func_proprespawnzone}}
* [https://tf2maps.net/downloads/vs-saxton-hale-vscript.15067/ Versus Saxton Hale official Vscript template] <!-- should be put somewhere else, but ought to be put *somewhere* for now -->
* {{ent|func_regenerate}}
* [https://store.steampowered.com/app/440 Get the game]
* {{ent|func_respawnroom}}
* {{ent|func_respawnroomvisualizer}}
* {{ent|trigger_capture_area}}
* {{ent|func_capturezone}}


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== [[Image:Tf2-16px.png|16px]] TF2 listings ==
* [[List of TF2 Soundscapes]]
* [[Sky List#team_fortress_2_materials.gcf|Sky List]]
* [[List of TF2 Particles]]


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[[Category:Entry pages]]
== [[Image:Tf2-16px.png|16px]] TF2 VDC diaries ==
[[Category:Level Design]]
* [[Baliame/TF2 Progress]]
[[Category:Team Fortress 2]]
* [[MrTwo/TF2 Ideas]]
* [[Mode6/TF2 Map Hybridization]]
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[[Category:Level Design Tutorials]]

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