About Rock2 map

map name: rock2.bsp

type of map: Capture the Flag variant .

The Rock presents an interesting twist on Capture the Flag gameplay. Set in opposing prisons, the flags have been replaced with key cards that must be stolen from the Warden's Office in each prison. Once accomplished, teams need to take the card to the opposing team's Gas Chamber, where you can release deadly nerve gas, resulting in the mass extermination of the opposing team.

The bases themselves are a fairly simple design, with plenty of signs and landmarks to tell you where you are. Major landmarks include The Yard, the Cellblock, and of course the Wardens Office and the Gas Chamber. There is also a sweet sniper's balcony, and other ledges and such to ambush from. One nice touch are the floodlights that automatcially flip on whenever enemies enter your courtyard.

Unlike many other 2fort-style maps, The Rock contains no bridge connecting the bases. Access to the prisons is gained either by swimming across a small pond, or entering the basement of the base via an underwater tunnel. The underwater tunnel, however, is blocked at the beginning of gameplay, and must be cleared out by a demo man.

Luckily, there are a couple of ways to avoid getting gassed to death after the other team activates the gas chamber. One way is to beat feet to the pond in the middle of the map and get underwater! The other is to locate one of the many suits spread around the base. Put one on, and you're home free.