Forts News

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Congratulations to -Veterans-, winners of the second season of the official Forts Pro League!




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.




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.

[h2]Challenger Mode Bracket[/h2]
Playoffs
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[h3]1st Place - $100 in Steam Gift cards[/h3]
$50 to each teammate

-Veterans-

• EtaN
  
• Firework
  

-Veterans- and Pro Aim locked in a relentless sniper duel
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[h3]2nd Place - $50 in Steam Gift cards[/h3]
$25 to each teammate

Pro Aim

• Helicopter
  
• mcc72k
  

Pro Aim staring down a vicious rocket and shotgun barrage from Green Leaf
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[h3]3rd Place - $20 in Steam Gift cards[/h3]
$10 to each teammate

westwind

• Geiger
  
• Malme
  

Team westwind focusing all their firepower into a single lancing point
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[h2]Replays & VODs[/h2]

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

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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!




Individual recognition is also up for grabs as a playoffs MVP will be selected by the league officials and casters.


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[h3]-Veterans-[/h3]
EtaN & Firework



Record 8-1.
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[h3]Pro Aim[/h3]
Helicopter & mcc72k



Record 7-2.
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[h3]Green Leaf[/h3]
Dranistian & Vykro



Record 6-3.
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[h3]Westwind[/h3]
Geiger & Malme



Record 5-4.
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The completed group stage ladder...



The finals bracket...



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[h2]When is it going to happen?[/h2]

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)
  

[h2]Where?[/h2]

• Challengermode - FPL Season 2 Playoffs
  
  
• Discord - Forts Official Discord
  
  
• Live on stream! See Below:
  

[h2]Streamers[/h2]

• Project Incursus - English cast
  
  
• Salzwerk - German cast
  
  
• communautefortsfr - French cast
  
  

Cheers,
EWG

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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!


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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.
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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/
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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

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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
  

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[h2]1v1 Leaderboard[/h2]

1. EtaN
   
2. 籽岷妙妙屋
   
3. Malme
   
4. Pixiv_打帅币
   
5. Dranistian
   
6. [OIG]Schuka
   
7. Poolboy
   
8. Cloud_
   
9. I am myself
   
10. NOVA
    
11. Pixiv_Lemon
    
12. Pixiv_AMU
    
13. klaualles
    
14. YukaNagase(Ice)
    
15. zebdww
    
16. [CMV]Hallrassy
    
17. 我的季伯狠应挺
    
18. Spinix愛
    
19. Wind
    
20. Goldjunge
    

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[h2]Season 26[/h2]
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
  

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[h2]Make Sure To Join Our Discord[/h2]

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.


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Cheers,
EWG

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Congratulations to Door Snip for winning season two of the official Forts Amateur League!



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.



FAL Season 2 Playoff bracket
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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!


[h3]And watch the live broadcasts here:[/h3]

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