Flag Capture

Flag Capture is the core mode of Last Flag. Every match follows the same objective: hide your team's flag, find and steal the enemy's flag, then defend it. Key timings: 30s character selection, 60s flag placement, 3s to pick up or return a flag, 18s flag reveal interval per Radar Tower.

After 30 seconds of character selection, one designated player per team has 60 seconds to hide the team's flag. The flag must remain partially visible. Each captured control point adds +10 seconds to the placement timer and each neutral point adds +5 seconds. The placement pauses and resets after 5 seconds if the carrier stops.

Once flags are placed, combat begins. Players capture Radar Towers that reveal flag locations every 18 seconds. Each captured tower reduces respawn time by 2 seconds. The flag ping system starts with a 2.5s delay, then pings every 5 seconds (escalating to 2s then 1s after 60 seconds). A golden proximity tone grows louder near the flag.

When a team retrieves the enemy flag and brings it to a capture point, they must defend it. If the enemy reclaims the flag, it returns to its hidden position. The flag pickup interaction takes 3 seconds and returning a flag also takes 3 seconds.

In overtime, flag placement time drops to 5 seconds instead of the normal 60. A successful flag capture in overtime results in instant victory. The pinging system escalates to 1-second intervals.