Forts News

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We have good news for anyone who has picked up Forts recently or are a long-term fan: we are running a four-day sale on all Forts DLC!

[h2]DLC[/h2]
Enjoyed the Forts campaign, and fancy expanding your experience? Grab Moonshot or High Seas and see what fiendish challenges the nefarious Black Penguin Oil company has in store for you!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033530/Forts__Moonshot/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811550/Forts__High_Seas/
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[h2]Soundtracks[/h2]
Got one of the catchy tunes from one of our DLCs stuck in your head? Why not scoop up an original soundtrack and listen to it while playing other games?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1103420/Forts__Moonshot_Soundtrack/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1944190/Forts__High_Seas_Soundtrack/
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[h2]HUD[/h2]
Are you a long-time Forts player looking for a way to refresh your experience? Maybe you're enjoying the benefits of one of our many updates and want to support us in our endeavours? One of the HUD supporter packs might be what you're after!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335840/Forts__Pro_HUD/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2278070/Forts__Elite_HUD/
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Hope you enjoy playing Forts, and thanks for your support!

Cheers,
EWG

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The first Forts Pro League (FPL) regular season is nearing its end and soon four finalists will emerge. As with the recent Forts Amateur League (FAL) playoffs, the four top teams in the league will battle it out for eternal glory in the FPL playoffs. The ultimate winners will earn themselves $100 in Steam gift cards, bragging rights as the reigning champions, and the FPL Winner's medal!

As with the FAL playoffs, the best player of the FPL playoffs will receive the MVP medal in recognition of their finals-shaping performance!

In addition to the headline act described above, the opening act will be the Promotion Battle between the FAL playoffs runner-up ProBruh Team and the second-last qualified FPL team. The winner of this match will earn the right to participate in the FPL season 2, while the loser will be a contender in the FAL for next season.

Hagelslag Maten, having already secured an FPL season 2 berth by winning the FAL playoffs, will take the place of the bottom team from FPL regular season 1.

Once the FPL regular season has been completed in the coming days and the league places finalised, we will update you all on who is in and who is out of these events. Stay tuned!

[h3]Watch the live broadcasts here:[/h3]

English Cast with Incursus and 42 scientist

German Casts with:
Salzwerk
and
Der Goldjunge


Cheers,
EWG

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Congratulations to Hagelslag Maten for winning the inaugural season of the official Forts Amateur League!



The FAL medal is theirs to proudly display until the next season concludes and a new winner is crowned. felixwoelmuis and FreekandelBroodje have also earned a spot in the next season of the Forts Pro League to compete for the FPL trophy. In addition, felixwoelmuis was unanimously chosen by the league officials and casters as the playoff MVP for his standout sniper play and one of the greatest clutch performances of all time in the final, and will be recognised with the medal below.



FAL Season 1 Playoff bracket
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ProBruhTeam was the first to take a game off of Hageslag Maten, knocking them down to the lower bracket in round two before facing them again in the best of 3 finals. They were on the cusp of victory before falling in heartbreaking fashion, battling network conditions and the indomitable felix. 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.

Their FPL dreams are still alive though, as they will have one final opportunity to face the next lowest FPL team after relegation to take their spot in next season. Stay tuned for more information!


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

English Cast with Incursus and 42 scientist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj29MJ8W25Q

German Casts with Salzwerk and Armordillo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joi_-JXfv5M
Salzwerk


Cheers,
EWG

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The first season of the Forts Amateur League (FAL) group stage has come to an exciting end! Twelve teams have been battling it out over the last two months, and it has now come down to the final four to compete to be the inaugural FAL Championship and receive the coveted FAL Champions medal...




The winner of the FAL playoffs receives a medal and entrance into the next season of the FPL. The runner up will also get a chance at an FPL spot. But they must earn it by defeating the next lowest ranked FPL team after relegation.



[h3]ProBruhTeam[/h3]
Hallrassy & Vert1ks (sub schuka)

Winners of Group A, dropping only a single game to knight of round table.

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[h3]Hagelslag Maten[/h3]
felixwoelmuis & FreekandelBroodje
Winners of Group B with a perfect 10 wins out of 10 games played.

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[h3]knight of round table[/h3]
Shadow Knight Wolf & Island b0y (sub ??zzz)

2nd place in Group A, the only team in their group to take a game off of ProBruhTeam and force a best of 3.

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[h3]HowieAccelerator[/h3]
LastPaladin & LPGK
2nd place in Group B, tied with Genesis on points but advancing on their head to head match win tiebreak.

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Here's the completed group stage ladder...



Heading into the playoffs, this is how the teams are matched up...



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

The FAL Playoffs will take place Saturday March 25

• 12PM EST (East Coast US)
  
  
• 4PM UTC (London)
  
  
• 5PM CET (France, Germany)
  
  
• 2AM AEST Sunday March 26th (Australia)
  

[h2]Where?[/h2]

• Challengermode - FAL Season 1 Playoffs
  
  
• Discord - Forts Official Discord

[h2]Streamers[/h2]
Armordillo

Project Incursus

Salzwerk

Cheers,
EWG

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The Season 21 results are here! If you've been following past seasons it will come as no surprise to see EtaN once again atop the rankings. Extending his streak to 9 consecutive seasons and 12 overall, will 13 prove to be his lucky number? In second place is Klapperschlange (better known as Der Benzin) reaching the top 3 for the first time after finishing 7th last season. And in 3rd, zebdww repeats their Season 20 placement and earns a second bronze medal.

While the top 3 places receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze, every player finishing within the top 20 will receive a Season 20 Medal. Congratulations to all medalists as well!

For even more competitive Forts be sure to follow the Forts Pro League with casters Project Incursus (Eng) and Salzwerk (Ger). Stay tuned to their channels as they upload highlights and match commentaries each week until the live finals.

Some Season 21 trivia:

• Over 30,000 ranked matches were played making this our most active season yet.
  
• Mortars continued their resurgence, aided by a favorable map pool they became one of the go to openings amongst the top finishers.
  
• Balls replaced Pillars in the rotation and also as the most popular map to attempt the riskiest of core swings.
  

Pay respects in the comments.

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[h2]1v1 Leaderboard[/h2]

1. [SoC] EtaN
   
2. [SF] Klapperschlange
   
3. zebdww
   
4. [HAM] felixwoelmuis
   
5. WIG_籽岷妙妙屋
   
6. [WTK] Bowser
   
7. Malme
   
8. Luvigcn
   
9. [PA] Helicopter
   
10. pur
    
11. [Die] Firework
    
12. [DM] Finn
    
13. [GRL] Dranistian
    
14. [PBT] Vert1ks
    
15. I am myself
    
16. [KON] Cloud
    
17. Spinix愛
    
18. [DS] Jim_M99
    
19. [PBT] hallrassy
    
20. Armordillo
    

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[h2]Season 22[/h2]
Season 22 is already underway and will run through March 31st. This season's map pool consists of the following battlefields:

• Balls
  
• Hillfort
  
• Ledge Grab
  
• Desert Ruins
  
• Vanilla
  
• Pillars
  

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[h2]Elite HUD[/h2]
If you fancy an upgrade of your Forts user experience, pick up the new Elite HUD. This fighter cockpit-inspired UX grants players with a whole new graphical upgrade, complete with sound effects, and a supporter's medal to add to their in-game collection.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2278070/Forts__Elite_HUD/?beta=0
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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