Forts News

This update introduces some changes to the chat system. We have decided to give you the tools to deal with those few salty players. There is already an avoidance system, but we have now added the option of muting specific players, including mid-game (press F6 to access this). Also added is an option to receive chat from Steam friends only, for the safety of young commanders.

There's also a bunch of other quality of life improvements. This includes the ability to toggle and enter team-only chat from the lobby prompt rather than the console only. Open lobbies in the lobby selection screen show the currently selected map. A new 'Lock forts' lobby setting allows the host to lock teams independently of players being able to select their own fort. As a bonus, lobby settings are now saved between sessions.

Check out the full change list below!

[hr][/hr][h2]Chat Mute[/h2]
Use the buttons to individually choose who you do and don't want to hear from.
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1. You have muted this player
   
2. This player has muted you
   
3. Toggle player context menu
   
4. Mute/un-mute this player
   
5. View this player's Steam profile
   
6. Send a Steam friend request to this player
   

Set global chat mute settings in the Online tab of the Options menu.
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1. Manage the players you have muted and un-muted
   
2. Receive chat messages from Steam friends only, by default
   
3. Receive chat messages from everyone, by default
   

Game information and player list with mute controls.
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1. Information panel showing time, fps, etc. (F8 to toggle)
   
2. Player panel showing connected players, ping, and state (F6 to toggle)
   
3. Mute or un-mute this player (icon shows current state)
   
4. This player has muted you
   

[hr][/hr][h2]Bundle Sale[/h2]
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/41810/Forts__Moonshot_DLC__High_Seas_DLC_Bundle/

Now you can complete your Forts DLC collection with this limited time bundle. Pick up Forts and/or the DLCs for a 20% discount until Monday October 7th and explore the campaigns or take your multiplayer game to the next level with additional arsenal.

[hr][/hr][h2]Change List dlc2 35 r17500[/h2]

Add: 'Lock forts' lobby setting, independent of 'Lock teams'
Add: New Halloween special theme content
Add: Option in Online tab for receiving chat from friends or everyone, defaulting to friends

Improve: Allow players to be muted mid-game
Improve: Avoidance dialogue also has a mute function
Improve: Display current ban status/duration for players with chat/ranked bans
Improve: Double the width of medal popup rows to mitigate off-screen clipping
Improve: Increase avoidance list max capacity from 20 to 40
Improve: Increase maximum beam reflections/teleportations from 30 to 100
Improve: Lobby settings are saved between sessions
Improve: Mods and maps can't be suggested while a match is in progress
Improve: Remove retired options from the report dialog for offensive behaviour
Improve: Reorganise player buttons into dropdown, show mute status, new actions
Improve: Show current selected map in open and full lobbies
Improve: Team chat works via the lobby chat prompt
Improve: Tooltip on lobby host icon

Fix: (Co-op on Elimination) No invitation to select another fort if last Shockenaugh barrel is destroyed by last reactor
Fix: (Orbital Laser) Clearance test rays pass through open doors
Fix: Chinese characters in usernames cut off on loading screen
Fix: Crash or heap corruption when mods delete controls in response to button presses
Fix: Crash rolling over upgrade menu in context menu when dlc2_ammunition table is empty
Fix: Crash when ammo is missing at time of firing
Fix: Crash when connecting more than 40 struts to a joint
Fix: Desync when Co-op on Elimination is used immediately after a player starts joining
Fix: Devices with % in the SaveName fail to save, causing desyncs
Fix: Dropdown misplaced on observer HUD customisation screen
Fix: Fort selection panels can be misplaced on some maps
Fix: Graphical pause button on HUD doesn't work in map editor
Fix: Ground devices can't be selected while one is previewed for construction
Fix: Howitzer shells of opposite sides don't collide within 0.5s of being shot
Fix: Lobby menu skin doesn't update after change in the Options screen
Fix: Map editor is unable to create separate structures with the same tech devices
Fix: 'Mute chat' button can overlap edge of console in some languages
Fix: Players are notified of being kicked via popup message
Fix: Players can be allocated to forts on the other side when using fort selection
Fix: Randomize teams crashes fort select
Fix: 'Set refresh rate' in Options gets out of sync when clicking it quickly
Fix: Simplified Chinese tooltips and first list items are cut off at the top
Fix: Slow fort select screen refresh when TDM + AI mode is selected
Fix: Special themes are active while using the map editor, showing in preview screenshots
Fix: Storage can remain when a device being moved is destroyed
Fix: Tool tips show over lobby dialogs
Fix: Video recording is cut short with OpenGL
Fix: Wind efficiency arcs and weapon firing arcs are not shown when extruding as opposed to single strut preview

[h2]Change List dlc2 35 r17507[/h2]

Improve: Ignore existing Receive Chat setting, change default to Everyone

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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.

Cheers,
EWG

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We’re beyond excited to announce our partnership with Alienware for Season 4 of the Forts Pro League! Thanks to Alienware’s generosity, we've boosted the 1st place prize pool this season, now also including:

1x Headset AW510H
1x Gaming Mouse AW610M & AW Mousepad

This has been a long-time goal of ours, and we're thrilled to finally share it with all of you. The FPL's success is all thanks to your incredible support and dedication to Forts, so a sincere thank you from all of us at EWG to you all!

With season 4 now underway, we're giving a huge shoutout to Alienware for helping us take the Forts Pro League to the next level. Hit the link below to find out how your favourite team is doing and follow all the action!

FPL Season 4

|| Didn’t see this one coming, did you? 👽 ||

Cheers,
EWG

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While we congratulate Team Juan 0.5, the real stars were the amazing mods and the even more amazing modding community behind them. With over 32,000 maps and mods on the Forts Workshop we could only showcase a tiny fraction of them here. We encourage everyone to check out for themselves all that it has to offer.


[h2]The Mods[/h2]
Landcruisers

Tanya's mod

Fortships

Nuclear mod

AEU (alex extra upgrades)

Pilotable planes

Birdies' guns

Extra Stuff++

All matches also included the EXPLOSIONS vfx mod


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And although this wasn't intended as a super competitive event (try telling that to pro players) there were still prizes up for grabs.

[h3]1st Place - $100 in Steam Gift cards[/h3]
$50 to each teammate

Juan 0.5

• Flinnshadow*
  
• Ice
  
  Flinnshadow has requested their prize be withheld for use in a future event

The Nuclear mod amply living up to its name
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[h3]2nd Place - $50 in Steam Gift cards[/h3]
$25 to each teammate

Rus Forts Team

• Русские Форты*
  
• mister_KOT
  
  Русские Форты graciously deferred their prize to their teammate

Tanya's mod - IYKYK
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[h3]3rd Place - $20 in Steam Gift cards[/h3]
$10 to each teammate

Tomatos blastos

• HoneyMen
  
• Igris
  

Some incendiary ordnance from Extra Stuff++
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[h2]Replays and VODs[/h2]

Selected replays from the mod showcase will be available in the Featured tab of the Replays menu in-game - replay compatibility may be limited as many of the showcase mods are updated frequently. Some mods are also significantly more demanding and may not run well on all machines.

English cast with Project Incursus
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Russian cast from competitor Русские Форты
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Cheers,
EWG

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Congratulations to Helicopter, now one of only three people to win 3 seasons. With Silver is EtaN, another member of the 3 season club. And Firework in third with Bronze.

While the top 3 places receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze, every player finishing within the top 20 will receive a Season 30 Medal. Congratulations to all medalists as well!

Season 30 trivia - S31 update edition:

• Mortars ruled the day but watch out because S31 machine gunners are getting smarter
  
• Pinchfist and Firebird were meta in S30 but there's a new commander update in town for S31
  
• Established maps like Hillfort saw very similar builds across all players, but S31 introduces 3 new additions the the map pool
  
• One thing that hasn't changed, buzzsaws are real and they
• will* hurt you if you sell critical metal
  

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[h2]1v1 Leaderboard[/h2]

1. Helicopter
   
2. EtaN
   
3. Firework
   
4. Dranistian
   
5. Tristam0
   
6. 打帅币
   
7. a platypus
   
8. 123
   
9. [BOG]#Der Benzinpreisvergleicher
   
10. Hallrassy
    
11. Nokimia
    
12. Woman
    
13. klaualles
    
14. Alesio
    
15. Teutonick
    
16. [LV20]IIOBELUTEL
    
17. pur
    
18. Poolboy
    
19. kulipa0627
    
20. RobberFox
    

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[h2]Season 31[/h2]
Season 31 is already underway and will run through September 30th. This season's map pool consists of the following battlefields:

• Ledge Grab
  
• Stalactites
  
• Battlegrounds 1v1
  
• Split
  
• Crevice
  
• Elephants
  

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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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Are you ready for Season 4 of the Forts Pro League? Now with Coop on Elimination and Choose your Fort. Everyone can sign up for the FPL group stage and registration opens on August 17th! 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 that match. 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.

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When is it going to happen?

Signups for the FPL begin on August 17th and end on September 14th at 8pm utc. Opening day is September 21st at 8pm utc. The playoffs (tentatively scheduled for November 23rd 8pm utc) will be held once the round robin stage has concluded.
If you want to participate, make sure you are free on this date as well as the two weekends afterwards.

How to participate?

Everyone is eligible to sign up for the group stage of the FPL!

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 4 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
[CAP] Fred
(Link to Fred's Steam profile)
[CAP] Max
(Link to Max's Steam profile)

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.

[h2]Where?[/h2]

• FPL Season 4 at Challengermode
  
  
• The Official Forts Discord

[h2]Rules[/h2]

For more information on rules and match scheduling please read the Forts Pro League Official Rules

Earthwork Games reserves the right to make changes to this event as needed

[h2]Streamers[/h2]

Project Incursus

Salzwerk

Communauté Forts FR (Gusteagle & Pile Rouillée)

Cheers,
EWG