Sawmill (King of the Hill)

Sawmill has multiple variations, including Arena and Capture the Flag

Sawmill (King of the Hill)
Basic Information
Variants:	Arena, Capture the Flag, SnowVille and Soul-Mill
Developer(s):	{{{map-developer}}}
Map Info
Environment:	Alpine
Setting:	Cloudy, raining
Hazards:	Sawblades
Map Photos
Map Overview

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Set in a stormy mountain sawmill, this arena map has its cap point in a large structure atop a hill in the center of the map; beneath which lies a hidden underground spytech base; and above which, pouring down on everything we just mentioned, is rain—the first weather effect to appear in a TF map. If that previous sentence wasn’t long enough for you, replace the period with a comma and add this next part: players must ALSO watch out for the two deadly saw blades near the cap, which were left on when the previous occupants abandoned it for a less deadly, hilly, rain-swamped sawmill not built on a spybase. — The Sniper vs. Spy Update (Day 2)

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Sawmill is a King of the Hill map, a modified version of Sawmill (Arena). It was released with the Classless Update, in conjunction with its Capture the Flag variant as an official map. Sawmill (King of the Hill) has an almost identical layout to its Arena variant.

Your team is to capture the control point and defend it for a duration of 3 minutes.

Locations

• Waterfall: Located on the right hand side of RED's spawn area, a titular waterfall flows down from a gray cliff into the center of a large pool. Logs form a floating path across the pool, although the water itself is not too deep. A mini health kit can be found in the center of the logs. There is also an obvious 'hidden' path that goes behind the waterfall that can be used in case of watchful enemy eyes.
• The Cave - A cavern makes a wide loop around one side of the map behind the waterfall, and can be defended at either end.
• Log Shed: On the right hand side of BLU's spawn area is a wide shed, full of timber, standing over a flooded ditch. Another mini health kit sits on a pile of planks within the shed.
• Center Shed: The center of the map is dominated by a large shed that houses multiple entries for either team. Within the center of the shed is the map's control point. Large circular saws move linear to the control point, generate large amounts of noise, and serve as deadly obstacles to players as they attempt to capture the point. Logs are suspended above the area.
• Rooftops - Outside each spawn room are walkways which lead to the roof of the building directly across from them. Another wooden plank connects these rooftops to the Alcoves inside The Mill.
• The Alcoves - On either side of the control point, perpendicular to the sides dominated by the blades, are two windowed ledges, with stairs leading down to the ground floor. These small 'rooms' can be defended by a determined Engineer, if he sets up a Sentry nest early.

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  The Waterfall

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  The Log Shed

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  Inside the Center Shed, where the control point is located

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  Caves behind the waterfall.

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  Roof entrance to the point.

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  Side entrance to the point.

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  Yard outside spawn.

Strategy

• Use the rooftops to give yourself the high ground advantage. The tops of the stairs in the central area are also good for picking off enemies down on the main point.
• Pyros with compression blast and Scouts with the Force-A-Nature can blast opponents into the saw blades or off the rooftops for a kill.
• Spies can take the waterfall side tunnel to the other team's spawn, then climb the crates for easy access to the enemy team's rooftops. Then with the Cloak and Dagger equipped, they can hide behind one of the roofs and see when enemies come out. Then they can time their uncloak and backstab as they pass, without being seen.
• While capturing the control point, you can use the moving saw blades as cover. This allows you to deny enemies the ability to shoot at you from outside.
• Remember that Snipers can shoot at the control point from near their spawn rooms. If you're on the point, don't stop moving.

Control Point Timing

Control Point	Multiplier	Seconds
Control Point	×1	36 .000
	×2	24 .000
	×3	19 .636
	×4	17 .280

Update history

October 29, 2009 Patch

• Fixed Engineer exploit.

See also

• Sawmill (Capture the Flag)
• Sawmill (Arena)

External links

• The Classless Update: Day 2 - King of the Hill game mode, Viaduct, Nucleus (King of the Hill) and Sawmill (King of the Hill) maps.