Team Fortress 2/Mapper's Reference

A quick reference for the numbers and statistics that any Team Fortress 2 level designer should know. Most importantly, use these numbers to help make a map feel in proportion, as TF2 maps are slightly larger than maps for other, more realistic mods.

Model sizes

These are the minimum empty space dimensions required for a model to fit and function in the game. Players can move through spaces with these dimensions, and Engineer structures can be built and operate in them. All sizes are in Hammer Units.

Model	Height	Width / Depth
Player (standing)	83	49
Player (ducking)	63	49
Sentry gun (level 3)	87	49
Dispenser	83	49
Teleporter	95	57
Minimum	95	57

These are the viewheights of each class. This is how far the player's first person camera is from their feet. Being that these are all taller than Half-Life 2's viewheight of 64, it is a good idea to keep these taller viewheights in mind when considering your map's dimensions.

Class	Viewheight
Scout	65
Soldier	68
Pyro	68
Demoman	68
Heavy	75
Engineer	68
Medic	75
Sniper	75
Spy	75

Jump distances

The maximum jump clearances for each class, in Hammer units. A player can clear a gap that is as wide as the Horizontal clearance for his class. They can climb a ledge that is as tall as his Vertical clearance.

Class	Jump Type	Horizontal	Vertical
Scout	Normal	320~352	72
	Double	608~640	116
	Double (Jump followed by Force-A-Nature)	?	148
	Triple	~1108	296
Soldier * = wall climb	Normal	224~256	72
	1 rocket	992 (1024 max)	448 (576~691 max)
	2 Rocket *	N \ A	928~992
	3 Rocket *	N \ A	1184~1248
	4 Rocket *	N \ A	1312~1376
Pyro	Normal	256~288	72
Demoman * = Medic necessary	Normal	250~256	72
	1 sticky	2112~2144	728 (928-960 max)
	2 stickies	over 6000	3072~3104
	3 stickies *	?	over 6323
	4 stickies *	?	over 7769
Heavy	Normal	192~224	72
Engineer * = used as platform	Normal	256~288	72
	Teleporter *	?	84
	Dispenser *	288~320	127
	Sentry *	~315	138
Medic	Normal	256~288	72
Sniper	Normal	256~288	72
Spy	Normal	256~288	72
Maximum	?	?	over 1952

Note:All jumps require crouching just before jumping in order to reach a ledge at the given height. Starting to crouch right after jumping will reach 70 units. Not crouching at all results in 50 units. Wall climb requires a Soldier to shoot the wall before reaching the peak of a rocket jump and requires a Demoman to attach a sticky to the wall and detonate it before reaching the peak of a sticky jump. Mappers should keep in mind the limitations of the average player to allow them access to necessary areas while gifting advanced players with access to secret/advantageous areas.

Class Speeds

The speeds below are measured in Hammer units per second. The scout, for example, has a movement speed of 400, so in ten seconds he can cover a distance of up to 4000 Hammer units.

Class	Forwards	Backwards	Underwater
Scout	400	360	320
Soldier	240	216	192
Pyro	300	270	240
Demoman	280	252	224
Heavy	230	207	184
(spun up)	110	99	64
Engineer	300	270	240
Medic	320	288	256
Sniper	300	270	240
(while scoped)	80	80	64
Spy	300	270	240

Note:For a rough idea of how many seconds it takes a certain class to go from one part of a map to another, divide the distance between the two points in Hammer units by the class speed.

Damage amounts

Note:For creating breakable obstacles (func_breakable) and/or targets in a map. Damage data gathered using func_breakable's - Min Damage to hurt property. Settings for the entities were: Strength > 1.0, Physical Impact damage scale > 0.1

Class	Weapon Type	Damage Dealt
Scout	Scattergun	60~70
	Pistol	10~20
	Bat	30~40
Soldier	Rocket Launcher	90~100
	Shotgun	60~70
	Shovel	60~70
Pyro	Flamethrower	N/A
	Shotgun	60~70
	Axe	60~70
Demoman	Pipe bomb	50~60
	Sticky Bomb	110~120
	Bottle	60~70
Heavy	Minigun	30~40
	Shotgun	60~70
	Fists	60~70
Engineer	Shotgun	60~70
	Pistol	10~20
	Wrench	60~70
Medic	Syringegun	10~20
	Bone saw	60~70
Sniper	Sniper Rifle (0%)	50~60
	Sniper Rifle (100%)	150~160
	Submachine gun	1~10
	Khukri (knife)	60~70
Spy	Revolver	40~50
	Knife	40~50

Pickup properties

Health pickups

• item_healthkit_small = 20.5% Health
• item_healthkit_medium = 50% Health
• item_healthkit_full = 100% Health

Ammo pickups

• item_ammopack_small = 20.5% Ammo
• item_ammopack_medium = 50% Ammo
• item_ammopack_full = 100% Ammo

Room dimensions

These are some general room dimensions from the popular maps to help gauge the proportions of your level. This section is not intended to provide detailed specifics on individual room layouts, decorations, etc.

2Fort

Room	X	Y	Z
Ramp Room resupply	512	464	240
Long Hallway into Ramp Room	1024	128	180
Ramp Room	576	736	492*
Inner Sewer tunnel	1136	192	192
Flag Room	704	528	304
Inner Sewer water (puts out fire if crouched)	-	-	42

Note:* This room has a skybox ceiling. The listed height refers to the top of the walls or other geometry.

Map prefixes

Main article:  Map prefixes

Official

• arena - Arena
• cp - Control Point
• ctf - Capture the Flag
• pl - Payload
• tc - Territorial Control
• tr - Training
• plr - Payload Race
• koth - King of the Hill
• sd - Special Delivery
• mvm - Mann vs. Machine
• rd - Robot Destruction
• pd - Player Destruction
• pass - PASS Time

Unofficial

• dm - Deathmatch
• core - Core Destruction game mode- must destroy the primary core to win the round.
• dom - Domination
• JUMP/rj - Fun skill maps that have little or no competitive fighting, but rather are for players to practice using Soldier or Demoman classes, using their explosive weaponry to propel themselves to difficult heights, or through difficult obstacles. (Examples include: rj_rocketeer, JUMP_HOBO)
• kotf/ktf - King of the flag. The intel must be held for an allotted amount of time for a successful capture. Only one flag.
• surf - Surfing map. Players strafe into angled surfaces, exploiting the game's physics to reach high speeds. Servers require an increased "sv_airaccelerate" value, ususally 100 or 150. Maps may be played as cp, ctf, dm, arena, or skill. (skill-surf simply being a challenging map that involves no deathmatch)
• vip - Hunted map, to be used with the Hunted Mod
• ph - Prophunt, Red team is turned into various props, and given an amount of time to hide around the map. Blue team must find them all before the round ends. Usually when there is one prop left alive, they are given their weapons back and Blue team is coated with Jarate. To be used with the Prophunt (Hide and Seek) mod.
• vsh - VS Saxton Hale, used with the Versus Saxton Hale mod and the Freak Fortress 2 mod.
• pf - Parkour Fortress, used with the Slag Gaming Parkour Fortress mod
• dr - Deathrun, Red team must survive a course of map-based traps activated by a player on Blue team. Used with either VSH or a similar mod.
• mge - One-on-one deathmatch with the "My Gaming Edge" mod
• td - Tower Defense
• achievement - Achievement Idle
• fw - Fort Wars
• ba/jail - Jail Break
• slender - Slender Fortress
• sb - Smash Fortress
• zf - Zombie Fortress
• szf - Super Zombie Fortress
• zom - Zombie Mod
• tf2ware - Team Fortress 2 Ware
• tfkart/tf2kart/kr - Team Fortress 2 Kart
• trade - Trade

Other Info

Some other useful reference info for mappers that didn't fit into the categories above:

• Maximum "walkable" height of a single stair step: 18
• Minimum width required to "walk" from one stair step to the another: 0.04
• Maximum height to fall from before taking damage: 269
• Maximum distance a spy can travel while cloaked: 3000
• Maximum distance a medic can travel while ubercharged: 3200
• Maximum distance a demoman can launch a sticky grenade: 1600
• Maximum surface height an engineer can build on by jumping from the top of a sentry: 188
• Maximum slope an engineer can build on: 17/32 (rise/run)
• Maximum detection range of a sentry gun: 1024
• Minimum ceiling height required for an engineer to build a:
  • dispenser: 64
  • sentry: 68
  • teleporter: 95
• Maximum distance a demoman can charge using the Chargin' Targe: 1152
• Maximum height each class can jump out of water to a ledge:
  • Scout: 19
  • Soldier: 22
  • Pyro: 22
  • Engineer: 22
  • Heavy: 29
  • Demoman: 22
  • Medic: 29
  • Sniper: 29
  • Spy: 29

References

• The Source of many numbers on this page come from the mapping reference "Tutorial Heights" by Amakiir.
• http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=173a35f492430f57e5c3dee5769931ece04e75f6e8ebb871
• August 15, 2009
• Description: "I have color coded the map. Orange means all classes. Red means scout. White means double jump where one is a normal jump and one is a Force-A-Nature jump. Blue means engineer. Starting clockwise from where you spawn: The maximum height of a fall without taking damage. [269]; The maximum height of a crouch jump. [72]; The maximum height of a normal double jump. [116]; The maximum height of a single jump followed by a Force-A-Nature shot aimed straight down. [148]; The maximum height of a triple jump. [192]; The minimum size of a hallway (height and width). [83 x 49 (height x width)]; The minimum size of a hallway in order to build a teleporter. [95 x57 (height x width)]; The maximum slope for constructing buildings upon. [85/160 (Rise/run)]; The maximum height an engineer can build (standing on a sentry gun). [188]
• Tumbolisu, who tested for class jump heights out of water.

• Made by Amakiir