Map prefixes and suffixes

Common traditional naming conventions for maps for some Half-Life and Source games use a small prefix (often two or three letters) followed by an underscore at the beginning of the map name. For example "de_dust", where "de_" is the prefix and "dust" is the map name.

Official prefixes are as follows.

Official games

Counter-Strike, Source & Condition Zero

• as - Assassination (Counter-Strike and VIP Mod only)
• cs - Hostage Rescue
• de - Bomb Defusal

Note:Condition Zero uses enhanced versions of the original Counter-Strike maps denoted with a "_cz" suffix.

Day of Defeat & DOD:S

• dod

Deathmatch Classic

• dmc

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

• dm

Ricochet

• rc

SiN Episodes: Emergence

• arena
• se1

Team Fortress 2

• cp - Control Point
• ctf - Capture the Flag
• tc - Territorial Control

Third-party mods

Brain Bread

• bb

Dystopia

• dys

Empires

• emp

Eternal Silence

• es

Garry's Mod

• gm
• rp - Roleplay

Half-Life 2: Capture The Flag

• ctf - Capture the Flag
• dom - Domination

Hidden: Source

• hdn - Hidden
• ovr - Overrun

Iron Grip: The Oppression

• ig

Natural Selection

• co - Combat
• ns - Natural Selection (original)

Sourceforts

• sf

Specialists, The

• ts

Sven Co-op

Older Sven Co-op maps tend not to have prefixes, but, to stop confusion with third-party single player levels and original Half-Life multiplayer add-ons, the "sc" prefix has come into use.

• sc

Zombie Master

• zm

Unofficial prefixes

In addition, some custom maps will be marked with unofficial prefixes, either to denote its nature or to brand it.

Unclassified

• aaa
• jp
• kz - Climing/jumping
• nrp
• rwp
• sa - Snipers Alley

Counter-Strike, Source & Condition Zero

• aim - Aim Arena has teams that are restricted to one class of weapon and have no objectives except to eliminate the opposing team. Emphasis is placed on player's aim.
• awp - AWP Arena restricts players to AWPs only
• dm - Deathmatch Arena-styled maps used by deathmatch mods for CS and CS:S. These maps are usually small and simple like "fy" maps but adapted in order to have multiple spawn points.
• es - Escape (now defunct, originally official)
• fy - Frag Yard is a map with an assortment of weapons spawning on the ground versus player inventory.
• fun - Fun Map is a map with some strange objectives, contraptions or other mysterious things.
• gg - Gun game. The only objective on this map is to kill the other team. Weapons are usually bought.
• he - HE Grenade Arena restricts players to Heavy Explosive grenades.
• ka - Knife Arena restricts players to knives only.
• surf - Surf Maps (unofficial gamemode)
• zm - Zombie (unofficial gamemode)

Team Fortress Classic

• conc - "Conc" maps, using concussion grenades to do a climb/jump sort of map.

Thematic

• killbox - Killbox (DM) is a map consisting of at least one box-shaped arena.