7 - Special Delivery
Special Delivery is a game mode introduced in the Pyromania Update. The objective for both teams is to take a neutral briefcase to a specified area of the map, while preventing the other team from doing so. It is essentially a combination of Capture the Flag and Payload.
The intelligence of Capture the Flag is replaced with an Australium briefcase that either team can take 45 seconds after the start of the round. Once taken, the Australium becomes property of that team and will emit gold sparkles, small clothing particles and a long golden trail. If the carrier is killed, the briefcase will be dropped and can only be picked up by the same team. If the opposing team successfully defends it for a duration of 45 seconds, it will return to its original location and become neutral again, allowing either team to take it.
In place of the Payload Cart is a loading platform. Only the team with the Australium can make the platform operate. Unlike the Payload Cart, the speed of the loading platform is not dependant on the number of teammates on it; only the teammate carrying the Australium can move the platform. If the Australium is dropped or the Australium leaves the platform, however, the platform will retreat and gradually return to its original position. Once the platform reaches the top of the rocket, a compartment on the nose of the rocket will open. The team that places the Australium in this compartment will launch the rocket, winning the game. Note that once the Australium compartment is open, the platform no longer needs to be raised in order to launch the rocket. As long as a player is able to make contact with the compartment, the rocket will launch.
