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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.