Forts News

G'day Forts fans!

We hope you are all staying safe and well in these unprecedented times. While we're all busy social distancing, we're happy to announce the release of new in-game content, the Pro HUD.

This interface can be purchased as DLC and provides the player with a whole new graphical skin and sound effects for the in-game HUD, including the main console, reactor readouts, commander gauge and replay panel.

Additionally, those who show their support with this purchase will also receive an in-game supporter's medal. Head over to the store page now and receive a 20% discount for the first week.



Furthermore, we have made several important updates to the game, including a customisable profanity filter. Also, if you enjoy playing ranked but want to practice while waiting for a match, you can check the 'alert to new lobbies' button in the ranked match screen. You will get a notification when in single-player modes and can join instantly. See below for details.


Add: 'Pro HUD' downloadable content
Add: profanity filtering with custom settings in users folder
Add: 'Alert to new lobbies' checkbox to ranked match screen
Add: map language strings are now loaded in Multiplayer and Skirmish
Add: Moonshot style achievements panels
Add: \account and \account_reset can be used to track damage

Improve: new neutral group weapon buttons
Improve: nudged drop/star anims to fit better the achievements panel

Optimise: lobby searches exclude mismatching versions

Fix: lobby crash: DebugLogMessage causing a string buffer overflow buy looking up display names
Fix: some lobby debug log messages get truncated
Fix: when building devices, AI doesn't wait for prerequisites to finish construction
Fix: crash when a segmented material replaces a strut
Fix: (Armourdillo) door close speed is not improved
Fix: (Scattershot) shield reflection causes splash and doesn't reflect next shield
Fix: (Stalactites 1v1) Can't select in Skirmish
Fix: (Stalactites 1v1) display name not set for all languages
Fix: (Vanilla) 100% turbines possible in front of forts
Fix: (Vanilla) possible to hide MGs behind terrain in front of fort 1
Fix: (Smoked Out) destroy barrel with flak objective fails to trigger
Fix: if player 2 drops out during load in ranked, the host gets a free pass on a dead fort
Fix: when doors overlap a weapon, only the closest door opens on attempted firing
Fix: Moonshot commanders are not loaded in ranked for non-owners, causing missing descriptions and desyncs
Fix: after desync in ranked, host can play while client must wait
Fix: commander charging and damage tracking is over-counted when the projectile has surplus damage potential
Fix: damage can be excessively high, cause damage calculations to wrap
Fix: capture maps are missing in ranked map list, causing crash
Fix: crash in ranked capture mode
Fix: new lobby notification presents full lobbies
Fix: new lobby notification can show incorrect number of max players

Remove: enabling or disabling mods in ranked lobbies
Remove: obsolete RestartForts.bat

Thanks for playing forts!

Cheers,
EWG

G'day Forts fans! We're back again to announce the Forts ranked multiplayer winners and losers!

Season five has now come to a close, and we'd like to congratulate WIG_伞皇 on topping the leaderboard. Second place was secured by Land Planters, with WIG_Wydbee in third place. Well done, all! Your in-game medals will be awarded shortly.

Sadly, it has come to our attention that some players have been cheating, feeding each other with easy wins in order to boost their position on the leaderboard. Their scores in season 5 have been removed, and we are now developing a process to discourage any further cheating.

Season six, ending July 31st, will be tougher than ever! Where will you place?

1. WIG_伞皇
   
2. Land Planters
   
3. WIG_Wydbee
   
4. Not 4 Hire
   
5. Harder_Stars
   
6. Jorge-Stoom
   
7. Teutonick
   
8. China_YUPUIP
   
9. WIG_Rothes - 肉丝
   
10. China_273
    
11. JunYu
    
12. CNFT_药丸
    
13. NitramiuZ
    
14. gemar
    
15. Harder_沐沐鱼
    
16. QASAklim_
    
17. FYFT_软弹
    
18. HTBED
    
19. Emile-wa
    
20. Glorious German Engineering
    

Thanks for playing Forts, and all the best for the new term!

Cheers,
EWG

G'day Forts fans!

Today we're bringing you a small update, as we transition into Forts ranked online multiplayer Season 6. Most importantly: everyone's favourite S-tier commander, Pinchfist, has had some adjustments made to bring him in line with the other popular commanders. Owners of Moonshot are now able to manually select the original HUD in the Options menu. Check out the patch notes below to find out more.



Add: option to manually select HUD Skin
Add: Moonshot is always available in ranked
Add: community tournament medal
Add: dynamic list of available DLC to main menu
Add: Moonshot HUD specific Commander Gauge
Add: data.AntiAirInclude and data.AntiAirExclude to specify which anti-air weapons fire at which projectiles

Balance: (Pinchfist) removed 100% energy reclaim
Balance: (Pinchfist) damage reduces metal reclaim down to default
Balance: (Pinchfist) removed 25% repair discount
Balance: (Machine gun) overheats after 3 consecutive bursts, down from 4

Improve: ping 'signal strength' icons for ranked multiplayer lobby to avoid identification by exact ping
Improve: map edit list now remembers previous selection when returning from editor
Improve: file cache verbose logging to make flow easier to understand
Improve: minor tweaks to some steam workshop error messages

Fix: conversion to flaming projectile can allow skipping of obstacles
Fix: pressing the close door key before firing allow shooting through closing doors
Fix: storage is available while a device is being deleted (instant storage exploit)
Fix: high fire rate weapons don't produce projectiles at consistent frame intervals
Fix: AI scripts can be recorded outside of Sandbox, allowing other AI to interfere
Fix: replay key frame out of sync error when restarting after recording an AI script
Fix: restarting sandbox after using \build_fort causes a replay keyframe desync
Fix: \build_fort can't use fort specific scripts while recording
Fix: crash when a fort pos is no longer valid at the time when \build_fort is used in Sandbox
Fix: AI can build out of order when recording is active (e.g. when mirroring a script)
Fix: some Workshop Verbose Logging path references
Fix: several PublishedFileId string format params
Fix: previous replay selection was not remembered after returning back from a replay
Fix: Shotgun reload anim sprite wraps, giving away position
Fix: Architect's highlight sprites not showing when active
Fix: Flak projectile continues when it collides with terrain
Fix: can build 100% turbine behind terrain on team 1 side of Vanilla
Fix: link scrap context button shows build time rather than scrap time
Fix: projectile and device textures are not clamped
Fix: weapon angle control keys work while a weapon is being fired
Fix: tech building typos in Russian translation
Fix: Howitzer does no damage to Magnabeam and Firebeam
Fix: (tutorial 1) on sandbag deletion, you are prompted to rebuild the machinegun but can't
Fix: (tutorial 2) delete mg and you can't rebuild it
Fix: (tutorial 2) build mg after mortar bombardment hides the hud for mortar
Fix: (tutorial 2) incendiary mortar misses the wood
Fix: (Penguin) prevent attachment under ledges to prevent core swing
Fix: ranked host closes lobby when someone at limit joins
Fix: restarting Moonshot campaign mission causes a replay desync
Fix: (Pinchfist) half cost firing icon during active is not shown on all weapons
Fix: doors can be opened when right/left clicking to repair
Fix: firebeam reload animation loops
Fix: no steam coming from firebeam during reload
Fix: firebeam reload steam and machinegun overheat steam vanishes during repair
Fix: weapon reload icons don't show during video capture
Fix: process crashes during exit if existing instance is found
Fix: Build cost of rocket inconsistent with upgrade cost of emp
Fix: compress thread is active and can crash while trying to save replay in World destructor
Fix: ExpireTime has no effect for beam weapons
Fix: can't open doors for missiles through portals

Remove: \end console command (restart now required to record again)
Remove: Moonshot specific dynamic main menu and pack

Thanks for playing Forts!

Cheers,
Nick

G'day Forts fans!

Recently, Forts turned three years old. It's been a great ride, thanks in no small part to you, the players, and to celebrate, we chose this time to finally releasing Forts Trading Cards.

We have added twelve trading cards, five backgrounds, five emoticons as well as badges, which can all be earned and crafted through playing Forts. To paraphrase Valve, Trading Cards are collectible cards you get by playing games on Steam. By collecting the entire set of cards, you can earn items that help you customize your profile and show off gameplay.

For veteran Forts players, check your Steam Inventory for new loot, and for more information on trading cards, read the Steam blurb here.

Thanks for playing Forts!

Cheers,
EWG

G’day, Forts fans!

Last week saw the end of Season 4 of Forts ranked multiplayer. We'd like to congratulate WIG_W11AWA for coming top of the 1v1 pile. As for 2v2 ranked multiplayer, that honour goes to WIG_273. Well done!

These players will receive an in-game gold medal for their heroics, with the second and third placed players receiving silver and bronze medals respectively. On top of this, all players who finished in the top 20 will receive a medal to reflect that. The top 20 of each leaderboards are as follows:

1. WIG_W11AWA
   
2. KnuffigesPuffi
   
3. WIG_Rothes - 肉丝
   
4. WIG_Wydbee
   
5. M4r0x | WIG
   
6. zhangshiliang502
   
7. Matteo0160
   
8. samsam
   
9. HTBED
   
10. CNFT_0437残月
    
11. WIG_伞皇
    
12. Jorge-Stoom
    
13. MoYan
    
14. CNFT_SkyWalker
    
15. QASAklim_
    
16. Teutonick
    
17. WIG_273
    
18. boberetoGaming
    
19. milomill
    
20. Land Planters
    

1. WIG_273
   
2. FYFT-编号203
   
3. WIG_Rothes - 肉丝
   
4. Matteo0160
   
5. zhangshiliang502
   
6. KnuffigesPuffi
   
7. EnderCorp
   
8. 42 scientist
   
9. WIG_YUPUIP
   
10. CNFT_副营长郝萌
    
11. CNFT_摄像机
    
12. HTBED
    
13. WIG_W11AWA
    
14. samsam
    
15. CNFT_DuskDawn
    
16. Trekjeft
    
17. WIG_\(^o^)/
    
18. felixwoelmuis
    
19. WIG_小熊宝宝
    
20. WIG_五十已到
    

The leaderboards have been reset, and Season 5 is now under way, ending on Sunday May 31st. As mentioned in the Update 1.6 notes, the end of Season 4 also sees the end of the 2v2 ranked multiplayer leaderboard. Sadly, the participation levels didn't warrant the development maintenance. Now we can focus on 1v1 and make that the best it can be. Past 2v2 medal winners will keep their prizes.

Thanks for playing Forts, and good luck for Season 5!

Cheers,
EWG