Katsu's Custom Maps Collection 13.0.1

Update 13.0.1 Changelog

Katsu's Custom Maps Collection

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Standard Affairs

• Added crediting to some maps that previously did not have any.
• Added download links to some maps that were previously lacking them. (Thanks, @o7o9!)
• Updated some mappers' portfolios to reflect new or missing additions.
• Added seals to maps that were previously missing some.
• Updated multiple maps with newer versions.
• Updated the information of some entries in the database.

Additions, Updates, and Fixes

• Created the 2025 Standard Sheet Layout.
• Added the Upcoming Potato Campaign and Jump Jam 2025 to the Contests page.
• Added the Demoman Golf and Team Fortress Olympics gamemodes to the Miscellaneous Modes.
• Updated a LOT of maps in the Chronicle to include a full date rather than just Month & Year.
• Fixed multiple instances of mappers not using a SteamID link.
• Fixed an incorrectly-labelled map on the Themes page. (Thanks, @Sonoma!)
• Fixed multiple duplicate entries in the Mappers page.

Stats

• Added 64 entries to WKS.
• Added 310 entries to The Name Index.
• Added 232 entries to The Chronicle.
• Added 45 mappers to the Mappers page.
• Added 25 skyboxes to the Skyboxes page.
• Added 196 Maps to the collection.
• Milestone: 200 Jump Maps.
• Milestone: 1,300 King of the Hill maps.
• Milestone: 400 Mann vs. Machine maps.

Road to 10,000:
9,361 + 196 = 9,557

Thank you for your continued use of the collection!

(Credit to Void for both sky_earlymorning_02 & sky_earlymorning_05)​

The Timeless Skies Update (Update 13.0.0) Changelog

Katsu's Custom Maps Collection

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Standard Affairs

• Added crediting to maps that previously did not have any.
• Added download links to some maps that previously lacked them.
• Updated some mappers' portfolios to add new or missing additions.
• Added seals to maps that were previously missing some.
• Updated the information of multiple entries in the database.

Small Mode Reorganization

• Renamed the "Single-Map Modes" section on the Gamemodes sheet to "Miscellaneous Maps."
• Requirements for Miscellaneous Modes to graduate has been increased from two maps to five maps.
• Moved all maps of the following gamemodes to the miscellaneous modes section:

Spoiler: Modes that were Moved

A | Aerial Panic, Airblast Arena, Among the Mercs, Arena: Perks, Arena: Sacrifice, Attack / Defense Big Boys, Attack / Defense Destruction, Attack / Defense PASS Time
B | Ball Escort, Bastion, Battle Tank Fortress, Best of Five, Big Boys, Billiards, Biohazard, Bowmann Brawl
C | Capture Cube, Capture or Steal, Capture the Hill, Circuit Payload Two, Class Wars, Control Point Construction, Counter-Fortress
D | Dead Realm, Deliver the Pizza, Destroy the Core, Domination / Control Points, Donk off the Deck, Double Trouble, Dragon Slayer, Emergency Stop, Flag Domination
F | Flag Race, Floor Panic, Football
G | Gift Hunt
H | Heavy Racing, Horde Mode, Hunstman Hell
K | Karts vs. Hunters, King of Payload Race, Kothikaze
L | Limited Flags
M | Methlander, Midair Mod, Missile Launch, Momentum, Murderball
N | Nightfire Assassination
O | Oddball
P | PASS Time Plus, Payload: Laps, Payload: TAP!, Pirate Wars, Platformer, Player Destruction Race, Power Struggle, Powercell
Q | Quantum Leap, Quick Capture the Flag
R | Rainmaker, Reactor Destruction, Reactor Siege, Red Rover, Retrieve, Reversable Attack / Defense, Rollerball
S | Sentry Destruction Day, Skating Rink, Splat Zones, Squad Royale, Standee Breakdown, Steeltype KOTH, Strange Levelling, Symmetrical Gravel Pit, Symmetrical Steel
T | TAG!, Team Fortress Party, Territorial Takeover, Terminal Capture, The Hunted, Turf War, Twinvade Capture the Flag
U | Upward Momentum
V | Vehicular Combat, Volleyball: Classic
W | Womannpower
Z | Zombie Defense, Zombie Horde, Zombie Infestation, Zombie Survival Kart

• All previously-existing and now new Miscellaneous Mode maps have been moved to their own new, dedicated sheet.
• Modes formerly part of the Variant Modes that had graduated will be kept here for an indefinite period of time.

The Skybox Yellow Pages Release

• A new system of skybox display has been constructed for the sheet; The skyboxes page now exists as a simpler form of another sheet, which can be accessed from inside the map collection sheet just by click the link next to an individual skybox.
• Each skybox now has a dedicated list of written tags, making search easier as well as removing the need to copy and paste poorly-formatted emojis.
• Skyboxes listed now show all sides of a skybox via a two-form display, one being the sides of skyboxes and the other being all faces shown in the yellow pages.
• The old skyboxes page will be hidden in the map sheet until I finish converting over necessary tags such as time of day.
• Please be sure to read the manual on the yellow pages themselves if you're confused! You can reach the yellow pages from the map collection via the individual letter links in the "Skybox" page.

Additions, Updates, and Fixes

• Completely rebuilt the Credits page with a new framework that will make it both more readable as well as less lag-inducing on the backend.
• Awarded certain mappers with multiple contest wins that had previously went unnoticed.
• Added contest support for the 2009 Swamp Detail Contest, 2017 Winter & Summer Jams, April Foolsday 2021, and the In-and-Out detail contest to the Mappers page.
• Added crediting to multiple Parkour Fortress maps. (Thanks, @Frosty Scales!)
• Added the "" (Jeweled) seal for future use for Map of the Year events. This will be for community choice awards.
• Added the 2021 Jump Jam and April Foolsday 2025 to the Contests page.
• Added the Quarry gamemode to the Miscellaneous Modes.
• Updated the "every seal" section of the Seals page to include all contests as well as the regular seals. This was done for more ease-of-access in the sheet.
• Fixed an error involving the High-and-Low Detailing Contest.
• Fixed certain dates in the Chronicle not using a full date.
• Fixed the size of the WNC columns on the Capture the Core gamemode page.
• Fixed multiple typos in the sheet. (Thanks, @cyberboy55126!)

Stats

• Added 53 Entries to WKS.
• Added 422 Entries to The Name Index.
• Added 193 Entries to The Chronicle.
• Added 110 mappers to the Mappers page.
• Added 356 Maps to the Collection.
• Milestone: 5,000 Maps in The Chronicle.

Road to 10,000
9,005 + 356 = 9,361

Thank you for your continued use of the collection.

Update 12.3.1 Changelog

Katsu's Custom Maps Collection

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Standard Affairs

• Added crediting to some maps that previously did not have any.
• Added download links to some maps that previously lacked them.
• Updated some mappers' portfolios to reflect new or missing additions.
• Added seals to maps that were previously missing some. (Thanks, @FrostyHoneyJuicy!)
• Updated multiple maps with newer versions.
• Updated the information of some entries in the database.

Gamemodes

• Added the "Oneshot" gamemode the Standard Map Modes.
• Graduated the "Symmetrical Gravel Pit" mode to the Standard Map Modes.
• Graduated the "Roleplay" mode to the Standard Map Modes.

Additions, Updates, and Fixes

• Awarded mappers with a () for being featured in the 2024 Jam Showcase.
• Awarded mappers for placing first, second, or third in Ulti/Trio Mini-Contest.
• Awarded mappers with a () for being featured in the 2024 TF2Maps Featured Maps Showcase.
• Added contest support for on the Mappers page.
• Removed innacurate entries from certain mappers' portfolios.

Stats

• Added 2 entries to WKS.
• Added 309 entries to The Name Index.
• Added 12 entries to The Chronicle.
• Added 80 mappers to the Mappers page.
• Added 2 Credit nodes to the Credits page.
• Added 280 Maps to the Collection.
• Milestone: 900 A/D Maps.
• Milestone: 800 CP Maps.
• Milestone: 800 PL Maps.
• Milestone: 9,000 Maps in the Collection.

Road to 10,000
8,725 + 280 = 9,005

Thank you for your continued use of the collection.

Update 12.3.0 Changelog

Katsu's Custom Maps Collection

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Standard Affairs

• Added crediting to some maps that previously did not have any.
• Added download links to some maps that were previously lacking them.
• Updated some mappers' portfolios to reflect new or missing additions.
• Added seals to maps that were previously missing some.
• Updated multiple maps with newer versions.
• Updated the information of some entries in the database.

Gamemodes

• Added a new "Arcade Modes" category to the Gamemode page.
• Added Cops and Robbers to the Standard Map Modes.
• Graduated Control Point Construction, Double Trouble, and Retrieve to the Standard Map Modes.
• Added Class Wars Turbo to the Arcade Modes.
• Added Clash, Invade Capture Some Flags, Majority, and Multiple Payload Race to the Variant Modes.
• Updated the information of 4v4 PASS Time. (Thanks, @Blitzen!)
• Updated the information of Stop that Tank! (Thanks, @Sprinkles The Opossum!)
• Updated the information of Freeze Tag.
• Re-symboled Cartclimber from "CR" to "CT."

Additions, Updates, and Fixes

• Added the "" seal to denote maps that have won a "Map of the Year" award.
• Added the 2024 Map of the Year Awards () to the Contests page.
• Added contest support for on the Mappers page.
• Added a yearly TF2Maps Featured Maps entry in the Contests page to better keep track of them.
• Changed the third 72-Hour Contest's seal from "" to "".
• Fixed some errors in the Contests page.
• Fixed multiple instances of Maps or Mappers not having the symbol despite meeting the requirements.
• Fixed multiple instances of mappers not using a SteamID link.

Stats

• Added 28 entries to WKS.
• Added 380 entries to The Name Index.
• Added 111 entries to The Chronicle.
• Added 71 Mappers to the Mappers page.
• Added 2 Credit nodes to the Credits page.
• Added 314 Maps to the collection.
• Milestone: 300 MVM maps.

Road to 10,000:
8,411 + 314 = 8,725

Thank you for your continued use of the collection.

Update 12.2.0 Changelog

Katsu's Custom Maps Collection

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Standard Affairs

• Added crediting to some maps that previously did not have any.
• Added download links to some maps that were previously lacking them.
• Updated some mappers' portfolios to reflect new or missing additions.
• Added seals to maps that were previously missing some.
• Updated multiple maps with newer versions.
• Updated the information of some entries in the database.

Gamemodes

• Graduated Payload Laps to the Standard Map Modes.
• Added the Robot Assassination gamemode to the Miscellaneous Modes.
• Renamed "Hide and Seek" to "Arena: Hide and Seek."
• Re-symboled Arena: Hide and Seek from "HS" to "HNS."
• Re-symboled Payload Laps from "XR" to "PLL."

Smissmas 2024 Update Released

• Updated all mappers who went official with seals. (Congratulations, first timers @Gruppy and @Slowmotion Milk!)
• Updated all maps that went official with seals.
• Moved all maps that went official to the Stock Maps page.
• Updated tangential information for the new official maps.

Additions, Updates, and Fixes

• Added the Jump Jam 2 (), Exile's Cartography Clash (), Operation Ghoulish Gambit (), and the TF2Maps 2024 72-Hour Jam (️) to the Contests page.
• Completed the 2024 Competitive Circuit.
• Updated the crediting for Example, Rottenburg, Mannhattan, and Helltower. (Thanks, @Fiddleford!)
• Fixed some examples of mappers not using a SteamID link.
• Fixed some silly spelling mistakes. (Thanks, @half!)

Stats

• Added 2 Entries to WKS.
• Added 158 Entries to The Name Index.
• Added 15 Entries to The Chronicle.
• Added 28 mappers to the Mappers page.
• Added 1 credits node.
• Added 131 maps to the collection.

Thank you for your continued use of the collection.