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Forts Seven-year Anniversary Sale!Apr 18, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/70809cf66dbcc6cb816489e9cb5d4a64bef96808.gif G'day Forts fans! Happy 7th birthday Forts! When Forts first launched on April 19th, 2017, we couldn't possibly have foreseen what the future held in store. Some of us writing this now had yet to come aboard in fact, while for others it was already the fruit of many years labour. Since then Forts has grown beyond our wildest dreams and we sincerely thank everyone who has been a part of it. You've all helped to make the game what it is today and there is still so much more planned for the future! To celebrate we've put the entire Forts catalog on sale. It's the perfect time to expand your Forts library or share the joy of Forts with your friends. This sale runs until April 22nd. Forts Seven Year Health Check Seven years of Forts, seven years of stats! The subject would appear to be in rare health. Community Numbers EWG Lifetime Steam Units: 1,573,090 All-time peak players: 2583 (7280*) Workshop Mods: 2,681 Workshop Maps: 26,942 Discord Members: 9185 Updates: 68 In-game Numbers Most popular commander - Overall: Architect Most popular commander - Ranked: Pinchfist Players completed Black Gold campaign on hard: 6946 Players completed Moonshot campaign on hard: 2175 Players completed High Seas campaign on hard: 1072 Battles fought: 91.3 million Hours spent: 22.6 million *Free multiplayer weekend Forts Timeline {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/79a78c1222f0b43a1c30ace8690270cd173abfde.jpg Let's take a look back at some of the notable events over the past seven years. 1 - April 2017 - Forts Launched - 1,362 peak players After 14 years of development, Forts finally sees the the light of day, on April 19th 2017. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/5262975441861685929 2 - May 2017 - Forts First Tournament - 1,079 peak players Having found a small, but passionate player base, Forts' first community-led tournament is arranged six weeks after launch. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/5262975441861684005 3 - September 2017 - Steam Workshop Integration - 197 peak players The first phase of Steam workshop integration arrives, allowing players the ability to upload their custom maps for other Forts players to try out. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/5262975441861681619 4 - October 2017 - Tons of Guns - 835 peak players Six new weapons and two extra tech buildings are added in the free Tons of Guns DLC, expanding the tech tree significantly. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/5262975441861681194 5 - November 2017 - ADGA Award Winner - 424 peak players At Melbourne International Game Week, EarthWork Games is recognised by their Australian game development peers at the AGDAs, receiving The Best Defence is a Good Offense award. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/5262975441861680990 6 - December 2017 - BPO Commanders - 543 peak players The Commander roster is pushed out to 12 with the addition of three Black Penguin...Forts Ranked Multiplayer - Season 28 Champions!Apr 10, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/caab9aa1df501376a60f43f0657f6375d643bd64.gif G'day Forts fans! Congratulations to Dranistian! Taking their second title within the last three seasons. Runner-up Malme, themself a previous winner in Season 22. And in 3rd, 打帅币, making their first podium appearance after a previous best 5th place in Season 24. While the top 3 places receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze, every player finishing within the top 20 will receive a Season 28 Medal. Congratulations to all medalists as well! Some Season 28 trivia: Vertically spacious maps like Abyss and Pillars helped propel a huge rise in rocket/shotgun builds Mortar specialists have heavily optimized their firing patterns, will AA designs keep pace? Howitzers, once ubiquitous, fell out of favor with the predominately close and medium ranged map pool of S28. Is this set to change as larger maps return in S29? A shocking number of bases in the midst of back and forth slugfests were in fact vulnerable to a single well aimed buzzsaw the entire time, shocking a great many people upon discovery of that fact 1v1 Leaderboard Dranistian Malme 打帅币 EtaN Mortars broken Woman Hallrassy cyrv 2 #Der Benzinpreisvergleicher Nerf Mortars big sus Domy juNyu Indoraptor Mortars OP ХАХАХАХАХХААХАХ Vykro Hacktoni butter dog Cloud Season 29 Season 29 is already underway and will run through June 30th. This season's map pool consists of the following battlefields: Balls Hang Time Moorings Stalactites 1v1 Desert Ruins Battlegrounds 1v1 Make Sure To Join Our Discord If you haven't already, join our Forts Official Discord server to connect with other players, share strategies, create maps/mods, and receive advance notice of upcoming events. Cheers, EWGForts Update 1.25Apr 1, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/a6dbfe25a08951d124f0df103bf03d763c7d655b.gif G'day Forts fans! No, this is not an April Fool! Update 1.25 has arrived on the first day of our bi-monthly cycle, a strategic manuever long intended and, at last, executed! Multiplayer Lobby Update {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/e9a31bde2b82a5669e05e5d5ae7a3fa4ae97d6d4.png In response to community requests, we have added extra features to the multiplayer lobby screen for extra ease of use and functionality. Settings - Lets you change the lobby settings without the need to restart the lobby. Options - Access the game options screen directly from the lobby. Randomise Teams - Allows host to reshuffle teams with one click. Sorted by Team - Teams are grouped together, and the host is indicated by the crown icon. Team Selection - Instantly select the desired team instead of cycling. Available Capacity - Shows when there is a surplus of players after a capacity reduction. Force Start - Ignore players who are not ready when starting a game. Change List dlc2 32 r15978 Add: "Nested" tag for workshop items that contain dependencies to other workshop items Add: Mods can be dependent on other mods using Include table in mod.lua Add: AddResourcesContinuous script function to contribute to resource rates Add: Display an error message if a mod doesn't exist when trying to activate it Add: Validation that all dependent workshop items exist when uploading an item to the workshop Fix: (The Coming Storm) terrain over water Fix: Weapon doors close prematurely while firing after 35 minutes Fix: Weapons can't shoot devices that are very close Fix: Overdrive can't downgrade without tech requirements of target Fix: AI aiming can be incorrect for mortars where platform is sloped Fix: Desync when joining in the place of an AI Fix: GetStructurePos returns the incorrect position Fix: Groups aren't updated when a weapon is moved Fix: Collision after portal can be incorrectly handled as a reflection Fix: Angled mortars have incorrect previous shot markers at some angles Fix: Crash when reflecting shields are destroyed from projectile splash damage caused by the beam Fix: Crash when starting instant replay and invalid devices exist in weapon groups Fix: Crash trying to extrude or link a material with an invalid door target in front of a weapon_list.lua Fix: Extruding a material with a recession target over a weapon doesn't recess it as is done with a single link Fix: ExecuteInScript is unable to succeed when teamId matches the owner of the script, except for TEAM_ANY Fix: AI and mission scripts are unable to call dofile Fix: AI script ai/forts/hanging/long/fort-t1f1-TemplateHang-2.lua is unable to build or fire its lasers Fix: Crash when using some terrain property keys with no terrain selected Fix: First letter of Ukrainian language is not capitalised Fix: Map Editor Save and Upload validates upload before saving map state, causing validation inconsistencies Improve: When devices exceed population limits, t...Forts Ranked Multiplayer - Season 27 Champions!Feb 27, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/55584b36663a63edc7311c40481c1392fdc2f874.gif G'day Forts fans! Congratulations once again to EtaN, champion of Season 27, whose list of accolades is far too large for this announcement to contain. In second place is Dranistian, backing up his Season 26 win with another stellar performance. And in third place Schuka achieves their first podium finish. Well done! While the top 3 places receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze, every player finishing within the top 20 will receive a Season 2 Medal. Congratulations to all medalists as well! Some Season 27 trivia: Precision targeting of weak points and wall foundations dominated top 20 matches, overtaking heavy weapon slugfests Eagle Eye early aggression builds are on the rise and making their presence felt The international Forts community had even more representation within the top 20 this season PSA: Just because you can swing your core on Pillars it doesn't mean you should. 1v1 Leaderboard EtaN Dranistian Schuka Malme zebdww 打帅币 SaureDrops 七神花露水 籽岷妙妙屋 Armodillo Not Poolboy klaualles 金凌Jin_Ling Baumständer Poolboy David juNyu Vykro neoboletus.erythropus bilibili_模组小白 Season 28 Season 28 is already underway and will run through March 31st. This season's map pool consists of the following battlefields: Abyss Hang Time Ledge Grab Pillars Stalactites Vanilla Make Sure To Join Our Discord If you haven't already, join our Forts Official Discord server to connect with other players, share strategies, create maps/mods, and receive advance notice of upcoming events. Cheers, EWGForts Update 1.24Feb 8, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/b57952212ce19ab0bc39389bc244119f58ba1848.gif G'day Forts fans! After a restful end-of-year break, the EWG team has been back at work with improvements and bug fixes. Highlights include dragging the mouse when placing weapons to set their direction, two new menu backgrounds have been added, and the stuck loading while joining bug has been solved. Our many Ukrainian players can now enjoy reading their native language. For Modders there are a few new functions, including the powerful SnapToWorld, as well as DeleteBlock and DeleteBlockVertex for manipulating terrain during gameplay. If you encounter players you would rather not engage with but don't want to report, you can click on the frowning face button next to them in the Lobby to silently avoid them in future. There's also a new screen to remove players from avoidance. Further details and the full change list can be found below. Drag Weapon Direction {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/745ad9693eaf65b92b25b07bc6fbf39c208d991d.png Clicking and dragging when placing a weapon now sets its direction. To help streamline the controls, and reduce friction in the heat of battle, we have added the ability to drag left or right when placing a weapon to set its facing. This makes it quicker and easier to determine which way to shoot when it matters most. Of course, if you're happy setting the direction with the classic HUD buttons, those are still available. The feature can be toggled in Options > Game > Enable Drag Weapon Facing. Menu Screen Update {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/29f649d3a8e0fe31359dc9cdd7c215cc5f1fa3e6.png Updated front end screens. As some of you will have noticed, a while ago we freshened up the Steam store and social media channels with a fresh lick of paint in the form of new key art. Now that the paint has dried, we are adding it as the default menu background. If you're a fan of the previous menu background art, these can be selected from the options screen, with the vanilla version select-able under the Classic title, with the Tons of Guns version also available. YouTube Tutorial Playlist {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/a739077d8b3ba2f8761b615df46dee85eb5731ec.png Click on the Sal Vaux news item in the Forts main menu to start watching! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU-ooQwdpC4&list=PLawv6P6HClHkd3-WThaiY0b05CISVrYCO&pp=gAQBiAQB New to Forts? Maybe you want to take your play to the next level? Either way, check out the tutorials playlist on our YT channel for tips and tactics to up your game. Selected from Forts content creators new and old, the subjects covered range from the very basics of base building, to advanced tactics like tier 3 cannons. If you've seen a tutorial video that we've missed, be sure to put it in the 'Suggestions' channel on the Forts Official Discord. Change List dlc2 31 r15673 Add: Classic and Tons of Guns menu skins Add: Drag weapon direction (Option > Game > Enable Weapon Drag Facing) Add: Script functions DeleteBlock and DeleteBlockVertex Ad...Forts Pro League - Season 3Jan 28, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/5a50b6e22fdc87df67686833d994b8726f6de248.png G’day, Forts fans! Are you ready for Season 3 of the Forts Pro League? We certainly hope so because we're throwing things wide open this season and merging the leagues. Everyone can sign up for the FPL group stage and registration opens today! Register your team on Challengermode and Discord following the instructions below. Teams will be seeded into groups of 10 where they will face each other in a round robin format, with one match being played per week. Teams may schedule their match at any time during the week, but if they have not played by Saturday at 8pm utc they must contact a league official on Discord and make themselves available to play their match at this time. Any team not present will forfeit the round. At the end of this stage, the teams with the most points in each group will qualify for the playoffs, where the ultimate winners will be decided. When is it going to happen? Signups for the FPL begin now and end on February 21st at 8pm utc. Opening day is February 24th at 8pm utc. The playoffs (tentatively scheduled for May 25th 8pm utc) will be held once the round robin stage has concluded. How to participate? Everyone is eligible to sign up for the group stage of the FPL this season! First, see the Forts Pro League Official Rules Then form your team of two and meet the following requirements. Player names must be clearly readable and match on Discord, Steam and Challengermode. The maximum length is 16 characters for players and teams. Players are expected to use this name when playing all of their matches. Offensive player or team names and profile images will result in disqualification from the league. Players currently under ranked or multiplayer bans are also ineligible to compete. Team tags must be 3 characters or less. Team logos should be 128x128 pixels. Offensive images will result in disqualification. How to join the Forts Pro League: Click on the Challengermode link; Click 'Join Tournament' (you must have an account on Challengermode); If you already have a teammate, click 'Join with Team'; You will be asked to create a team if you do not have a team yet Close this window and invite your teammate (Click on your team name on the right side of the window to invite them); Return to the FPL Season 3 page; Click 'Join Tournament' once again; Choose your lineup and click 'Join'; Message @42scientist on the Forts Official Discord with your Team name, roster, team tag and logo. Also include the Discord and Steam ID's of you and your teammate.; You are now officially registered in the Forts Pro League! Team Capacitor Fred (Link to Fred's Steam profile) Max (Link to Max's Steam profile) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/0a0cca360751ef8fcff03e02265f03c8acac72de.png Sample entry with Team and Logo What are the prizes for Pro League? 1st place: $100 2nd place: $50 3rd place: $20 Prizes will be split equally between team members and distributed as a Steam gift card. Whe...Forts Tournament XXVII - High Seas 3v3 TDM - Winners!Jan 25, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/62f991af0febb379a346a1925c82d8224e0a947c.gif G'day Forts fans! Congratulations to team Boat Cannoneers, winners of Tournament XXVII! EtaN, Taichu, and Tar set sail and dominated the High Seas with their offensive and defensive prowess. They did not emerge unscathed though, with both BOGships and MotoPinderCircus taking them to sudden death in their best of 3's. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/94617b26f1bb0efb1858845d0e603ee6aba96f3e.gif Eagle Eye's AA miniguns can't help now, will this Orbital strike home? In second, team MotoPinderCircus were not content to play it safe. Gusteagle, Karaba, and pile rouillée showed absolute commitment with several high risk, high reward strategies. Producing one of the most memorable first strikes ever seen in tournament Forts. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/70ed2796ea1b113083c8335f0d348044568c121b.gif 2:15 into the match, Team MotoPinderCircus introducing Team Green Leaf to Mortar o'clock And in 3rd place, team Green Leaf skillfully employing proven strategies and consistently making deep runs in tournaments. How much longer can the veterans fend them off before they claim their first title? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/363e9c5cd0d6c3e20b108f540bf1b2d8e199dc2a.gif Team Green Leaf's Deckguns doing the talking 1st Place - $150 in Steam Gift cards Boat Cannoneers EtaN Tar Taichu 2nd Place - $75 in Steam Gift cards MotoPinderCircus Gusteagle Karaba pile rouillée 3rd Place - $30 in Steam Gift cards Green Leaf Dranistian Robostos Vykro Prizes split equally between teammates Challengermode Bracket Tournament XXVII Bracket Replays & VODs Thank you to hosts and casters Project Incursus, Salzwerk, and GoldSpammer Tournament replays will soon be available in the Featured tab of the Replays menu in-game, and tournament videos are available below. German cast with Salzwerk and GoldSpammer Make Sure To Join Our Discord If you haven't already, join our Forts Official Discord server to connect with other players, share strategies, create maps/mods, and receive advance notice of upcoming events. Cheers, EWGForts - High Seas 3v3 Tournament XXVIIJan 6, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/a9201f23eac7f2fce6ac09bb40d6db8ffe70c079.gif G'day Forts fans! Happy 2024! We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. And to kick off the new year we're announcing our next official tournament. XXVII will be held on the High Seas January 20th at 7pm UTC. This event will be 3v3 Team Death Match with up to 8 teams competing on a variety of maps. Each round will be a best of 3 matchup with the winner advancing and the vanquished sinking to the depths. There will also be a bronze match to decide 3rd place. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/3b41c42e84edfd1a65895706556dc57c467306aa.png Registration will open at 8pm UTC today. In order to register, team captains should message 42scientist on the Forts Official Discord server with their team name (16 characters max), team logo (128x128 pixels), team tag (3 characters), and team roster including the Steam ID of each team member. Hosts: Project Incursus Salzwerk On to the details. When will Registration open? January 6th at 12pm PT (West Coast USA) 3pm ET (East Coast USA) 8pm GMT (London) 9 CET (France, Germany) 8am January 7th QLD (Brisbane Australia) Entries submitted before this time will not be accepted. Once registration has opened the first 8 teams to submit a valid entry will be admitted. Valid entries must fulfill the requirements listed below under How do I join? How will teams be seeded? Seedings will be based on past results in official events and ranked seasons. Prizes? The prize pool is as follows: 1st place $150 2nd place $75 3rd place $30 Prizes will be awarded in the form of Steam digital gift cards, divided amongst teammates. If you have any additional questions please contact us on Discord. How do I join? In order to participate, you must do the following... Join the Official FORTS Discord Your names on Discord and Steam must match and include your team tag (see below) Inappropriate competitor or team names and logos will not be accepted Send a message on Discord to 42scientist with your team name, tag, roster, and logo Team names should be 16 characters or less Team tags should be 3 characters Team rosters should include links to each player's Steam profile Team logos should be 128x128 pixels Registration will not open until January 6th at 3pm ET (8pm UTC) Maximum of 8 teams Team Capacitor Fred (Link to Fred's Steam profile) Max (Link to Max's Steam profile) Sal (Link to Sal's Steam profile) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/0a0cca360751ef8fcff03e02265f03c8acac72de.png Sample entry with Team and Logo WHEN Tournament XXVI starts January 20th, 2024 at... 11am PT (West Coast USA) 2pm ET (East Coast USA) 7pm GMT (London) 8pm CET (France, Germany) 6am January 7th QLD (Brisbane Australia) WHERE The FORTS Tournament lobby The Official FORTS Discord Challengermode Bracket RULES 3v3 Team Death match Single elimination via best of 3 rounds 20 minute time limit High Seas enabled Moonshot enabled Tons of Guns enabled Portals enabled Commanders enabled No Commander bans! All comm...Happy Holidays!Dec 21, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/6eb73ab03f1eba0e43a939035328caf13882e572.gif Happy Holidays Forts fans! Forts festive cheer is here! The holidays theme is now live! Along with features from previous years such as the themed front end, holiday jingle and baubles, decorations for tech buildings and snowball ammunition; we've also dressed the reactor. Land a critical hit on that over-sized bauble and enjoy the snowflake cloud and enchanting sounds effects! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/84dda3343129e94e158fe62d73e34854cbc93be1.png Holiday themed reactor and effects. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/fc396d1a8a6bd7a9177c302f31ca2ccb260bca9c.gif Snowball ammunition. And why not spread some seasonal cheer among your friends and family by taking advantage of the Steam Winter Sale discounts and gifting them some festive Forts goodness from across the entire catalogue? https://store.steampowered.com/app/410900/Forts/ Happy holidays from the whole EWG crew, and we will see you in the new year! Cheers, EWGForts Ranked Multiplayer - Season 26 Champions!Dec 20, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/13476e5eef6de2220b09109074cda9967a532de1.gif G'day Forts fans! Congratulations to Dranistian! A fixture of the competitive scene since joining Forts, FPL competitor, runner up in Tournament XXVI and half of Team Green Leaf with partner Vykro. Fearlessly innovative play propelled him to the top and he can now add Season 26 champion to his list of accomplishments. In second place Poolboy, who lives and breathes Forts, playing enough for any 4 normal people. And in 3rd, EtaN, whose immense trophy collection grew so large it required a game update to properly display. While the top 3 places receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze, every player finishing within the top 20 will receive a Season 26 Medal. Congratulations to all medalists as well! Some Season 26 trivia: This season included a Free Weekend which briefly overwhelmed us Over 35,000 matches played this season, not including those lost (see above) Shotguns + Rockets vs Howitzer + Cannon was the defining matchup separating the top 20 Amongst the top players, Armourdillo has suddenly emerged as the new commander of choice 1v1 Leaderboard Dranistian Poolboy EtaN 籽岷妙妙屋 mcc72k Alesio Schuka KURTaxe Maybe Poolboy 打帅币 Geiger Malme #Der Benzinpreisvergleicher Domy kulipa0627 Armordillo iTen JoKURT neoboletus.erythropus I am myself Season 27 Season 27 is already underway and will run through January 31st. This season's map pool consists of the following battlefields: Abyss Hillfort Moorings Pillars Desert Ruins Battlegrounds 1v1 Make Sure To Join Our Discord If you haven't already, join our Forts Official Discord server to connect with other players, share strategies, create maps/mods, and receive advance notice of upcoming events. Cheers, EWGForts Update 1.23Dec 15, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/24a03024a5c4510835c8f04065e598850f2433ad.gif G'day Forts fans! We hope you've been pummelling the forts of your friends. Although we don't talk much about what's coming, be sure that we are working hard to improve the experience. Some of this work is not glamorous, but we strive to provide a solid experience and smooth rough edges. In that spirit, this update addresses a range of small, medium and large issues that have been reported by you, or found in our own testing. Headline items include a new option to avoid reported players, population level and cap displays, and the ability to turn off special themes (i.e. Halloween and Christmas). Our team will continue to deliver improvements to Forts, and we welcome your suggestions and feedback. Happy holidays! Change List dlc2 30 r15445 Add: "Add to player avoidance list" checkbox to reporting dialog Add: 'Enable Special Themes' game option Add: Firebeam overheat sound Add: Population level and cap readout to device tool tips and context menu upgrade preview Add: Projectiles that are alive post collision are now hidden from scripts Add: 'Target Allies' combat mod for missile aiming in free-for-all mods (TargetAllies in db/rules.lua) Fix: (AddTextControl, AddTextButtonControl, AddButtonControl, AddSpriteControl) memory leak when parent isn't found Fix: (Hurricane active) machine guns overheat after two bursts Fix: (Moorings) gap exists between top foundation and ground Fix: (Moorings) ToGA1 fort fails to build a mine, blocking remaining script Fix: (ranked) host can update opponents before client receives the leaderboard, prematurely reaching match limit Fix: (ranked) in rare cases players can be unable to match with each other Fix: (Seep) armoured EMP rockets will trigger an EMP when hit once Fix: 20mm cannon can fire through a device placed in front of it after it has begun firing Fix: After ejecting when joining a full lobby you are given a rejoin highlight for it Fix: Beam end time now works to stop FMOD events at (BeamDuration - BeamEndEffectTime) Fix: BLOCKFLAG_PassProjectiles, *PassBeams, and *Hazard incorrectly set *NoSplash Fix: BLOCKFLAG_WaterLevel, *EdgeWithFill, *CanBuildOver, and *NoDrawEdges are missing from shapes.lua and not handled in SetBlockFlags Fix: Converting a connected material before a structure breaks can convert it back Fix: EtaN's absurd medal count doesn't fit in trophy cabinet Fix: Joining observers in end screen display in a team, or cause crash Fix: Local connections time out when game is in progress Fix: Mortar kills count towards Second Amendment sniper objective Fix: Non-consumable ammo appears available on the context menu when it can't be used due to missing ammo Fix: Players can be banned from lobbies they were not in Fix: Projectile vs projectile collisions can cause infinite loops Fix: Recordings can capture a frame from previous recording Fix: Repair station allows shield to skip warmup state Fix: Replay desync (terrain) when player ...Happy Hallowe'en!Oct 27, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/3be14c3e3cdc6d95eb84ca28b97aa936a16485c6.png Blistered and tormented, A scorched, fiery doom. Twisted and demented, The reactor our tomb! Shrieking through the night, A shot breaches the core. Released, we take flight, To haunt forevermore! Demented Reactor {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/736940644f1d058b035a8d069877c5dba83b3ca4.png Souls burn for eternity in the demented reactor, unless unleashed if their tomb is destroyed! Blood & Studs {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/8455afdec7df96ed6267d03018ff70ab09b47a18.jpg It's raining blood in the Cursed Landscape. Which team are you on? Team Gargoyle or Team Skull? Haunted Main Menu {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/b2f81d661d782578b6232ad4e498361077a0046f.png Halloween themed front end image! Cursed Landscape* & Corrupted Console** {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/e6c487edd3c9a3c4bdd1d1a9d28139c8232fd732.jpg *Cursed landscape replaces 'Canyon' environment set. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/d2e7b40fac67458318fb114ba88e6fa0bcd807c3.jpg **Haunted HUD replaces 'Default' HUD skin. Wishing you a happy Hallowe'en, EWGForts Pro League - Season 2 Playoffs Winners! SPOILERS!!!Oct 24, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/f1515a2ed356ff1878e8a2d3447c85a912d6b2b1.png G’day, Forts fans! Congratulations to -Veterans-, winners of the second season of the official Forts Pro League! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/b71e0e5e394037f55a63b35f12a67b1e339beca6.png Living up to their name the -Veterans- EtaN and Firework outlasted the competition with the final round going the distance in a best of 5 matchup, facing two sudden death games. Their opponents, Helicopter and mcc72k of team Pro Aim (3rd place in FPL Season 1) had the early momentum before being ground down in the back and forth struggle. And in 3rd place Geiger and Malme of team westwind defeating team Green Leaf (Dranistian and Vykro) in the bronze match. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/4a7c346e5539deb6c95f1432a7303c0646df9ad9.png In addition to collecting an FPL trophy, one of the very few that had heretofore eluded him, EtaN was also named finals MVP for his consistently outstanding play throughout the tournament. Whether called upon to damage carry or support he fulfilled both roles seamlessly. All whilst drawing the lions share of attention just by virtue of existing on the field. Challenger Mode Bracket Playoffs {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/868dce12e0f67265de36c20d9a51c7461a518846.png 1st Place - $100 in Steam Gift cards $50 to each teammate -Veterans- EtaN Firework {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/c238f1e16c43edd668d44fd7bd7ef267823f200e.gif -Veterans- and Pro Aim locked in a relentless sniper duel 2nd Place - $50 in Steam Gift cards $25 to each teammate Pro Aim Helicopter mcc72k {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/6a21d0a160cc0bde8ed392f02c7bfb637347c528.gif Pro Aim staring down a vicious rocket and shotgun barrage from Green Leaf 3rd Place - $20 in Steam Gift cards $10 to each teammate westwind Geiger Malme {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/fbd4e5947faddfecbfa767d62f9a9832a276cc73.gif Team westwind focusing all their firepower into a single lancing point Replays & VODs Replays from the FPL group stage and Playoffs will be available in the Featured tab of the Replays menu in-game and viewable until next update. Full English Cast with Incursus and Noze https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjbxkkUK3Do Full German Cast with Salzwerk and DankeMerkel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxtXuE9HBW4 Cheers, EWG Forts Pro League Season 2 Playoffs!Oct 18, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsG’day, Forts fans! After a grueling group stage, four teams have fought their way to the top of pack and into the FPL playoffs. Come join us for the Forts Pro League Season 2 Playoffs live this coming Saturday on October 21st at 3PM EDT. Cheer on your favorite teams as they compete for the FPL medal, $170 in Steam gift cards, and a playoff MVP is chosen. Congratulations and best of luck to the qualifying teams! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/b71e0e5e394037f55a63b35f12a67b1e339beca6.png Individual recognition is also up for grabs as a playoffs MVP will be selected by the league officials and casters. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/4a7c346e5539deb6c95f1432a7303c0646df9ad9.png FPL Playoff Teams -Veterans- EtaN & Firework {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/74017b47f92847230d46514565adc4ae809b3abb.png Record 8-1. Pro Aim Helicopter & mcc72k {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/65474aa4906de0b84da94e38caba7ae01acc586d.png Record 7-2. Green Leaf Dranistian & Vykro {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/d1ca4ce1483dc19f90ab1dfabff099e565e4bb10.png Record 6-3. Westwind Geiger & Malme {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/663fa67309bc5efb0d3529b46faa4b25c0d468a7.png Record 5-4. The completed group stage ladder... {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/1d9f5ffdbea42a9babe24c1fedcad8c20ed004c1.png The finals bracket... {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/13902a5b99a52958f46e6d458f005dbe71d3790b.png When is it going to happen? The FAL Playoffs will take place Saturday October 21st 3PM EDT (East Coast US) 8PM GMT+1 (London) 9PM CEST (France, Germany) 5AM AEST Sunday October 22nd (Australia) Where? Challengermode - FPL Season 2 Playoffs Discord - Forts Official Discord Live on stream! See Below: Streamers Project Incursus - English cast Salzwerk - German cast communautefortsfr - French cast Cheers, EWG Free Multiplayer Weekend!Oct 12, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/26c3417c387b802a19015121900fabbbebd0e3e1.png G'day Forts fans! To mark six and a half years of Forts going from strength to strength we're pleased to announce the second Forts Free Multiplayer Weekend. The first Forts FMW in 2018 saw our highest concurrent players at 7303. With any luck we’ll blow that out of the water this time! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/26cb826e685a0740b249157446db11a39067cb84.png Details Non-owners will have access to the following modes: Multiplayer* - NOTE: Non-DLC owners who join games hosted by DLC owners to have access to the relevant DLC advanced weapons and features. Campaign - Play through the tutorial and part 1 of the Black Gold campaign. Quick Battle - Recently added mode for new players to get straight into the action with a few explosive missions. Skirmish* - One off battles vs AI opponents. Sandbox* - Free-play mode without opponents. *Includes Workshop content. Sale As part of the celebration, Forts and all DLCs and the OST are on sale. Follow the links below: https://store.steampowered.com/app/410900/Forts/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811550/Forts__High_Seas/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033530/Forts__Moonshot/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2278070/Forts__Elite_HUD/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335840/Forts__Pro_HUD/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/627370/Forts__Soundtrack/ Thanks to all the players, modders and content creators for their support over the years. We’re looking forward to continuing to improve and add to the Forts canon. Long may it continue! Cheers, EWG Forts Ranked Multiplayer - Season 25 Champions!Oct 11, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/38e698b9c54a8d3c5ce4a59595b9f82647d46a08.gif G'day Forts fans! Season 25 has ended with a familiar face atop the leaderboards. On the strength of outstanding mortar play EtaN remains atop the podium for the second season in a row. Spooky specialist 籽岷妙妙屋 takes silver with their best result to date after placing as high as 5th previously. And commander agnostic Malme takes the final spot and bronze. While the top 3 places receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze, every player finishing within the top 20 will receive a Season 25 Medal. Congratulations to all medalists as well! Some Season 25 trivia: Over 38,000 games were played this season The longest match of the season was an Armourdillo vs Armourdillo slugfest on Balls lasting 75:35. Team 1 was outdamaged 544830 to 345529 but eked out the win with 11% core health remaining. Abyss, Ledge Grab, and Pillars all in the map pool meant bases lived by the buzzsaw, and bases fell by the buzzsaw Miniguns surged in popularity with the majority of builds including an Upgrade Centre now 1v1 Leaderboard EtaN 籽岷妙妙屋 Malme Pixiv_打帅币 Dranistian Schuka Poolboy Cloud_ I am myself NOVA Pixiv_Lemon Pixiv_AMU klaualles YukaNagase(Ice) zebdww Hallrassy 我的季伯狠应挺 Spinix愛 Wind Goldjunge Season 26 Season 26 is already underway and will run through November 30th. This season's map pool consists of the following battlefields: Balls Hang Time Ledge Grab Moorings Stalactites 1v1 Battlegrounds 1v1 Make Sure To Join Our Discord If you haven't already, join our Forts Official Discord server to connect with other players, share strategies, create maps/mods, and receive advance notice of upcoming events. Cheers, EWGForts Amateur League - Season 2 Playoffs Winners! SPOILERS!!!Oct 11, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/554ff2167c5c55e96f198ad99dc6571973fd29b2.png G’day, Forts fans! Congratulations to Door Snip for winning season two of the official Forts Amateur League! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/bd1d6daac7b15a22138f34aad7f970fbd68e33f1.png With the FAL medal proudly displayed on their mantle, Jim_M99 and Taretar have also earned a spot in the next season of the Forts Pro League to compete for the FPL trophy. This season, Pile Rouillée was voted by the league officials and casters as the playoff MVP for his astounding 1v2 comeback and impressive phantom skills. For this, he will be recognised with the medal below. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/4a7c346e5539deb6c95f1432a7303c0646df9ad9.png FAL Season 2 Playoff bracket {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/5ec1a55a31e45a0d9eabe061dff04a6faca3ccf5.png Door Snip and Up Grade Santé ripped apart their respective opponents on both sides of the bracket, in crushing 2-0 victories. They then faced off in the Finals, where Door Snip were ready to end their opponent swiftly. However, they did not anticipate such high resistance in a mirror match, featuring an Architect tug of war. The replay of this match is now available in the Featured tab, and we highly recommend watching with the new Observer tools (icon in the very lower left hand corner) enabled. Alas, as opposed to the previous season, there will not be a promotion match to follow immediately. Instead there will be an extended off-season, during which we will make improvements and tweaks to the FAL and FPL rules and processes for an even more exciting season three. During this break, there will be several other official Forts events such as map making contests, tournaments, and more! And watch the live broadcasts here: English Cast with Incursus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb9w8-d0ycw German Casts with Salzwerk and Goldjunge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2Fe_jDbPSk Salzwerk French Casts and POV by Up Grade Santé https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1945001285 Cheers, EWG Forts Update 1.22Oct 4, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/74c5f8eefec5a401b2d1ee817e98bd083ab3f265.gif G'day Forts fans! Having taken a mid-year break, we're back on our regular bi-monthly cadence with Update 1.22, which includes Quick Battle mode, Vulkan graphics, as well as the usual balance updates and improvements. Read on for more. Quick Battle Mode {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/0b9fd8575eedda412a600972dac3f73e748d7963.png Three battles of instant action have been added in this new mode. Primarily aimed at onboarding new players, these missions aim to get recruits into the action fast, focusing on showing off the the magic of Forts' physics and destruction, without having to worry about resources and build order. Let her rip! Vulkan Graphics {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/3ea666bcb80cf17f91fcf6aa49270a73305f8a56.png Shifting to Vulkan has been a major effort to modernise Forts' rendering. The ageing fixed-function OpenGL isn't cutting it anymore. The primary motivation was to resolve issues with dated OpenGL drivers. It will provide users of Intel graphics a possible solution when they suffer from the glitched pixels bug, for example. Not only this, but it has proven to be higher performing, and relieves the CPU of significant work. We consider the Vulkan renderer to be experimental at this stage, so it's turned off by default. You can enable it by going into Options -> Video and checking 'Enable Vulkan'. Feel free to send us feedback on issues at [email protected]. You can switch back to OpenGL at any time. Balance Changes {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/406f77d20d7d77efb9d86ffad869f5d45e62c393.jpg Runway temperature gauge increases with each Thunderbolt launches. Architect - Active Ability: Duration reduced from 30 to 24 seconds (-20%) Architect - Active Ability: Takes 50% more damage to charge on attack and defense Moonshine - Active Ability: 20mm Cannon EMP visual radius matches actual radius Phantom - Passive Ability: remove damage hiding as it reveals the commander's identity Runway: Overheats after 7 rapidly launched Thunderbolts, or 3 Nighthawks Upgraded Runway: Overheats after 8 rapidly launched Thunderbolts, or 4 Nighthawks Change list dlc2 29 r15084 Add: Support for Vulkan renderer, toggled with Options -> Video -> Enable Vulkan (experimental) Add: Tooltips to main menu, toggled with Options -> Game -> Enable Tips Add: HeatPerRound variable to ammo which triggers heating on individual rounds Add: Save custom user screen positions to settings_screens.lua Add: (Moonshine) projectile properties MoonshineEMPRadius and MoonshineEMPEffect to override defaults Balance: (Architect active) reduced from 30 to 24 seconds (-20%) Balance: (Architect) takes 50% longer to charge on attack and defense Balance: (Phantom) remove damage hiding as it reveals the commander's identity Balance: (Runway) overheats after 7 rapidly launched Thunderbolts Balance: (Runway) overheats after 3 rapidly launched Nighthawks Balance: (Runway 2) overheats after 8 rapidly launched Thunderbolts Ba...Forts Amateur League Season 2 Playoffs!Sep 27, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsG’day, Forts fans! The second season of the Forts Amateur League (FAL) group stage has concluded. An expanded roster of 24 teams tested their skills against one another across 3 groups. The top 2 teams from each group now advance to the finals to compete for the FAL Champions medal, and promotion into the Forts Pro League next season. Cheer them on live October 7th at 12pm EDT! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/bd1d6daac7b15a22138f34aad7f970fbd68e33f1.png Congratulations and best of luck to the qualifying teams! FAL Playoff Teams Up Grade Santé Gusteagle & Pile rouillée {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/7b922e49d7d77b12255384cca21cb1cfa0381471.png Winners of Group A, with a record of 7-0. Clockwork Mechanism of Victory Hallrassy & Vert1ks {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/a60293e5cc4cdc100aef6f77a600c5e24521c57b.png Winners of Group B, with a record of 7-0. Door snip Taretar & Jim {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/b503e67b7cf8354dd493718d1804389ec708f6d3.png Winners of Group C, with a record of 6-1. BANZASOSAI bulyga & 太鳳 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/2861020426ba63874597c37b6da0e9076735f189.png 2nd place in Group A, with a record of 6-1. Trinitrotoluol T1g3r & sweep_ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/ef984ba8f94dc59a2423c37eb187f4e254332439.png 2nd place in Group B, with a record of 5-2 Meph. Doktoren Hacktoni & Murt {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/e40614ff6a82737d42743c13d8fa2e9423da1b37.png 2nd place in Group C, with a record of 5-2. The completed group stage ladder... {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/6a80569a04a1290fc686ddc8ebd35495bfffe522.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/9984652635e459c964d62734ab41acb1964b5370.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/6152baff0c5639ddaad4db8266f7c781d5479573.png The finals bracket... {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/8616168e46352f08d95983efec50a4a43337e6dc.png When is it going to happen? The FAL Playoffs will take place Saturday October 7th 12PM EDT (East Coast US) 4PM UTC (London) 6PM CEST (France, Germany) 2AM AEST Sunday October 8th (Australia) Where? Challengermode - FAL Season 2 Playoffs Discord - Forts Official Discord Live on stream! See Below: Streamers Project Incursus - English cast Salzwerk - German cast Gusteagle - French cast Cheers, EWG Forts Ranked Multiplayer - Season 24 Champions!Aug 7, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27894275/25c1aa11d11ab685d3497f0ff747b71f8194f981.gif G'day Forts fans! When EtaN's streak was finally broken in Season 22 it felt like a passing of the torch. New players sat atop the podium and new playstyles were taking over. With the eco heavy meta now firmly established what would his future hold? 52 - 0 was the resounding answer to that question in Season 24, marking his second perfect season and 13th win overall, all while eschewing Architect. Consider that torch quite firmly reclaimed. In 2nd place is mcc72k, quietly taking a 4th silver medal, all seemingly under the radar despite being one of the most consistent top players. And in 3rd, Season 23 champion and 2 time gold medalist Helicopter aka Matteo. While the top 3 places receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze, every player finishing within the top 20 will receive a Season 24 Medal. Congratulations to all medalists as well! Some Season 24 trivia: Early aggression vs heavy eco into the late game has been the defining struggle this season With the wide variety within the map pool adaptability was also at a premium, the most successful players all played multiple builds and commanders across the same maps Mortars saw heavy use as a late game response rather than purely for opening remarks Over 35,000 matches were played this season 1v1 Leaderboard EtaN mcc72k Helicopter #Der Poolpreisvergleicher stupid Firework Cloud_ Armordillo Malme Dranistian I am myself 籽岷妙妙屋 scyth3r Yes.Flinnshadow Yes.greatwo jim_m99 Kriegseule Schuka Poolboy klaualles Season 25 Season 25 is already underway and will run through September 30th. This season's map pool consists of the following battlefields: Abyss Balls Ledge Grab Pillars Desert Ruins Battlegrounds 1v1 Make Sure To Join Our Discord If you haven't already, join our Forts Official Discord server to connect with other players, share strategies, create maps/mods, and receive advance notice of upcoming events. Cheers, EWG

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