Map Overviews

The links on this page go to overhead views of the original id CTF maps and the maps in the Threewave map packs. If you have a "generation 4" or better web browser, with JavaScript enabled, you will be able to control the display of entities as icons on the map view. Some older browsers (like Netscape 4) incorrectly break some other functionality when you disable JavaScript, so for those browsers you may need to have JavaScript enabled just to see a sensible map picture at all, let alone use the entity display controls.

The map views are taken from a height of 4000 gameunits above flag level; from this height a player would be about 3 pixels wide. On the map view, you can display icons for any, some, or all of the entity types, for any selected gametype, using the control buttons below the map view. You can also toggle the display of the map view itself.

overview page layout:

map view levelshot entity display controls navigation controls

ALWAYS SHOWN   The idctf pages do not have gametype selector buttons, because those maps were created for only the original Q3CTF gametype. If they are used in Classic CTF or Team Arena the item placement will be the same. Health bubbles, armor shards, and ammo boxes cannot be displayed. flags/obelisks/gen teleporters/teledests     SELECTABLE   armors weapons powerups spawn points respawn points

Some entity icons may have text labels beside or below them. Labels are commonly used when more than one icon is in the same spot. This could be because the entities for those icons are on different levels but appear to be on the same spot when seen from above; it could be because the entities are "teamed" so that only one of them spawns at a time; or there really could be multiple entities spawning at the same location in the map. The labels exist to clear things up. For example, labels reading "GL high" and "RL low" mean that the grenade launcher is on a level above the rocket launcher. "R/R/H" would indicate a teamed set of two regen powerups and a haste powerup. "Q & GEN" means the quad powerup is in the same spot as the harvester skull generator.

The upper left corner of the map may also include text describing anything unusual about the items in the currently selected item type and gametype.

Everything else should be self-explanatory. Experiment and see what happens! If you're having troubled seeing a particular icon, try disabling the display of any entity types that you are not currently interested in, and/or toggling the map graphic off for a moment.

id CTF Map Overviews

q3ctf1 - Dueling Keeps by Tim Willits
q3ctf2 - Troubled Waters by Paul Jaquays
q3ctf3 - The Stronghold by Christian Antkow
q3ctf4 - Space CTF by Tim Willits

Threewave Map Overviews

Compilation Pak 1 (q3wpak0.pk3)

q3wcp1 - Japanese Castles by g1zm0
q3wcp2 - Cold Crossings by Scancode + Slash
q3wcp3 - Hot Crossings by Scancode
q3wcp4 - Schadenfreude by Cornelius
q3wcp5 - ShiNNing Forces by Crewmaac
q3wcp6 - Devolved CTF by Mexx
q3wcp7 - Dynatron by Ned Man
q3wcp8 - Harsh Grounds by Beefster
q3wxs1 - Silly Railings by Scancode

Compilation Pak 2 (q3wpak1.pk3)

q3wcp9 - Spider Crossings by Scancode
q3wcp10 - Crude Crossings by Scancode
q3wcp11 - Industrial Accident by Cornelius
q3wcp12 - Mostly Harmless by Hal9000
q3wcp13 - funk dat! by Hrewty
q3wcp14 - Camper Crossings by Scancode
q3wcp15 - Industrial Revolution by Johnny Law
q3wcp16 - Coral CTF by Willow
q3wxs2 - Silly Shootings by Scancode

Classic Pak (q3wpak2.pk3)

q3wc1 - Bletey's Return by Thumper + DD
q3wc2 - Desert Cemetery by Hype
q3wc3 - Heat by DD
q3wc4 - The Dead Zone by DD
q3wc5 - Showdown by DD
q3wc6 - Twisted Base by Hype
q3wc7 - Wizard's Manse by DD
q3wc8 - Ultimatium by DD

Threewave Pak (q3wpak3.pk3)

q3w1 - Bloodlust by Zoid
q3w2 - Courtyard Conundrum by Casey
q3w3 - Finnegan's Revenge by Casey
q3w4 - Bitter Dungeons by Casey
q3w5 - Gospel Crossings by Scancode
q3w6 - Black Sky Mining Company by Casey
q3w7 - City Crossings by Scancode
q3w8 - Denali Base by Casey
q3wxs3 - Silly CTF by Casey