Gullywash

Gullywash
Map Information
Map type	5CP
Latest version	cp_gullywash_f9
First released	April 9, 2009
Last updated	June 3, 2022
Developer	Jan "Arnold" Laroy
Official map	No
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Competitive Information
Format	6v6
In rotation	AsiaFortress Cup 20 ETF2L 6v6 Season 42 RGL 6v6 Season 10 OZF 34

Gullywash is a 5CP map created by Jan "Arnold" Laroy. The map was first posted to the TF2Maps.Net forums on April 9, 2009 and was promptly included in ETF2L 6v6 Season 6 later that year. The map has been a staple in the competitive 6v6 scene since then, and was officially added to the game on October 13, 2011.

Gullywash is well-known for its more closed design; featuring only two entrances (choke and big door) to its middle point as opposed to the more popular three entrances. This can often lead to more stalemates and slower play around the second point. In contrast, Gullywash is notorious for its relatively fast-capping last point featuring a flank route underneath the point known as "water".

Callouts

Mid point

Gullywash mid point callouts
Choke Big Door Dropdown Lower / Yard Elbow / Banana Nipple / Point Ramp / Small Banana Boxes / Crates Top

Second point

Gullywash second point callouts
Upper / Balcony Rocks Big Door Lobby / Shutter Choke Second Point

Lobby

Gullywash lobby callouts
River Balcony / Launchpad Lower Lobby / Wood Main Upper Lobby Shutter / Lockers Lobby

Last point

Gullywash last point callouts (defenders' perspective)
Shutter / Lockers Balcony / Launchpad Left Point Main River Right

• The area underneath the point is known as "water"
• The area underneath left is known as "secret"

Rollouts

The Demoman rollout leads to choke, whereas the Roaming Soldier rollout leads to big door with the rest of the team. The Medic will usually go up elbow and meet the Demoman at choke.

Demoman

Roaming Soldier

Map information

Gullywash has one of the shortest last point capture times in the competitive map pool, at 3.8 seconds with x1 multiplier. This, combined with the flank routes below and beside the point (water and secret), make Gullywash prone to round-winning backcaps.

Point capture times (seconds)

Multiplier	Mid	Second	Last
x1	19.00	16.00	3.80
x2	12.67	10.67	2.53
x3	10.36	8.73	2.07
x4	9.12	7.68	1.82
x5	8.32	7.01	1.66
x6	7.76	6.53	1.55
x7	7.33	6.17	1.47
x8	6.99	5.89	1.40
x9	6.72	5.66	1.34
x10	6.49	5.46	1.30
x11	6.29	5.30	1.26

Respawn wave times (seconds)

Control points owned by opposing team
1	2	Neutral	3	4
8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9

Health and ammo packs

16	6	18	8

Map pool history

Gullywash has been a staple in the competitive community since its debut in 2009; being very popular in organized tournaments as well as pickup games. It is one of very few maps to have only been dropped from the map pool once (in Oceania for OWL 5). In 2020, the Refresh.tf project began working on Gullywash and released versions of the map with many minor fixes that made it more suited for competitive play. These fixed versions have since been adopted by the community in preference to the official version.

Gallery

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  Overview of Gullywash

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  Gullywash callouts

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  The area beside the last point, known as "secret"

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  The area underneath the last point, known as "water"

Trivia

• The callout "water" was named due to the area being filled with water in previous versions of the map
• The callout "river" was named due to a river being outside the windows in the area in previous versions of the map. Additionally, it "leads to water".
• The original name for Gullywash was cp_worselands.

Offical update history

October 13, 2011 Patch

• Added Gullywash to the game.

March 28, 2012 Patch

• Removed ladders that looked like they could be climbed.

November 16, 2012 Patch

• Fixed the large curved railing in the Blu Base to mirror the railing in the Red Base.
• Fixed Red Capture Point 2 to prevent capping through a wall behind the point.

February 1, 2013 Patch

• Fixed Gullywash being in the wrong matchmaking category.

March 12, 2013 Patch

• Fixed Gullywash being in the wrong quickplay mapcycle.

July 10, 2013 Patch

• Fixed players getting out of the map near the middle capture point
• Fixed collision exploits near middle capture point

July 15, 2013 Patch

• Fixed doors crushing players.

February 29, 2016 Patch

• Updated several maps to support Competitive Mode.

December 20, 2018 Patch

• Updated cp_gullywash_final1 to fix func_rotating entities not working in the skybox.

External links

• TF2Maps.net forum thread
• TF2Maps.net Refresh forum thread
• TeamFortress.tv Refresh forum thread
• Refresh.tf page
• Footage from TLR featuring an earlier version of the map, showing the water in "water".

Resources

Resource	Link	Date	Class	Author(s)	Tournament
Guides	Gullywash Roamer Map Review	Oct 12, 2020		marmaloo
	6s Gullywash Maptalk	Jun 12, 2019		cyanic
	How to TF2 - Scout tips for Gullywash middle	Aug 7, 2017		SVMZI
	Cube´s 6vs6 Competitive TF2 Guide - Gullywash Edition	Dec 10, 2015		Cube
Callouts	cp_gullywash callouts	May 24, 2017		rollout.tf
	Gullywash Map Callouts	Jun 10, 2016		Grizzly Berry
Rollouts	cp_gullywash demoman rollout	Jul 26, 2016		rollout.tf
	cp_gullywash roamer rollout	Jul 23, 2016		rollout.tf
	cp_gullywash scout rollout	Jul 23, 2016		rollout.tf
	cp_gullywash pocket rollout	Jul 7, 2016		rollout.tf
	Pocket Rollout Basics: cp_gullywash_final1	Apr 13, 2015		b4nny
	MGE: Demo#b4nny: Gullywash Demo Rollout	Dec 8, 2011		MGE, b4nny
Tutorials	cp_gullywash sticky traps	May 28, 2017		rollout.tf
	cp_gullywash hiding spots & winger jumps	May 26, 2017		rollout.tf
Demo reviews	Invite Roamer Demo Review on Gullywash with SOOOOOAPYMEiSTER	Nov 23, 2021		RGL, SOOOOOAPYMEiSTER	RGL Traditional Sixes Season 5
	Reckoner + Gullywash Demoman POV review (ETF2L Div1, Low)	Jul 21, 2021		Mak
	kaidus demo review s31 grand finals	Jul 10, 2019		kaidus	EFT2L 6v6 Season 31
	Kaidus Demo Review Upper Bracket Finals	Mar 19, 2019		kaidus	EFT2L 6v6 Season 31
	Subscriber Demo Review: Shiki (cp_gullywash Pocket POV)	Jan 21, 2016		b4nny	ESEA Season 20
	seagull roamer demo review #2	Oct 22, 2015		Seagull	i52
	mike roamer demo review	Oct 20, 2015		Seagull	i55
	PYYYOUR's Demo Review of Invite Gullywash Matches (Part 1) PYYYOUR's Demo Review of Invite Gullywash Matches (Part 2)	Jan 21, 2013		MR SLIN, PYYYOUR	ESEA-I Season 13
POVs	RGL S4 Week 5B: jayhyunpae POV vs Wonderwall gullywash	Oct 24, 2020		jayhyunpae	RGL Traditional Sixes Season 4
	b4nny POV: froyotech vs Dorsia (RGL-I S3 Playoffs)	Aug 1, 2020		b4nny	RGL Traditional Sixes Season 3
	RGL S1 Grand Finals arekk POV Map 2	Nov 22, 2019		arekk	RGL Traditional Sixes Season 1