G'day Forts fans!

Right after the previous Moonshot Tournament, we'd like to move swiftly towards the next one! It will be including the newest feature added in the last update, co-op on elimination, and with the High Seas DLC. XXIX will be held on the July 27th at 7pm UTC, all matches happening on a single day. This event will be 2v2 Co-op on Elimination with up to 8 teams competing on a variety of watery maps. Quarter Finals will be Best of 1, Semi Finals and Bronze match Best of 3, with a sweet Best of 5 for the Finals. Keep in mind that only the top 100 ranked players may be able to register.



Registration will open at 7pm UTC on the 20th of July. In order to register, every participant should ping 42scientist on the Forts Official Discord server with their challengermode team, and then be invited on Challengermode.

Hosts:
Project Incursus
Salzwerk
CommunautéFortsFR

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On to the details.


When will Registration open?

July 20th 2024 at

• 12pm PT (West Coast USA)
  
• 3pm ET (East Coast USA)
  
• 8pm BST (London)
  
• 9 CEST (France, Germany)
  
• 5am July 21st AEST (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 players be seeded?

Seedings will be based on past results in official events and ranked seasons.


Prizes?

The prize pool is as follows:

• 1st place $100
  
• 2nd place $50
  
• 3rd place $20

Prizes will be awarded in the form of Steam digital gift cards, divided equally between players of the team

If you have any additional questions please contact us on Discord.

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In order to participate, you must do the following...

• Join the Official FORTS Discord
  
• Your names on Discord, Steam and Challengermode must match
  
• Be in the top 100 ranked leaderboard for the current season
  
• Inappropriate competitor names will not be accepted
  
• Send a message on Discord to 42scientist with your CM team and Steam profiles, team name, tag, logo and roster
  
• Team name must not exceed 16 characters, team tag must not exceed 3 letters
  
• Team logo must not exceed 100kb (ideally 128x128)
  
• Registration will not open until July 20th at 3pm ET (7pm UTC)
  
• Maximum of 8 teams

• Tournament XXIX starts July 27th, 2024 at...
  
• 12am PT (West Coast USA)
  
• 3pm ET (East Coast USA)
  
• 8pm GMT (London)
  
• 9pm CEST (France, Germany)
  
• 5am 28th of July AEST (Brisbane Australia)

• The FORTS Tournament lobby
  
• The Official FORTS Discord
  
• Challengermode Bracket

• 2v2 Co-op on Elimination
  
• Single elimination
  
• 20 minute time limit
  
• High Seas enabled
  
• Moonshot enabled
  
• Tons of Guns enabled
  
• Portals enabled
  
• Commanders enabled
  
• Commander & map bans
  
• Draws decided by core damage inflicted (total damage if core health is equal)
  
• Maximum of 8 teams
  
• Check-in on Discord starts 1 hour before tournament
  
• Late or absent players forfeit their matches
  
• Use of exploits or bugs for self-charging or any other purpose is strictly forbidden.
  
• Tactical sacrifices are allowed
  
• Earthwork Games reserves the right to make changes to this event as needed

Project Incursus
Salzwerk
CommunautéFortsFR


Basalt 2v2
FMMC4 - Junyu
Fort Falls 2v2
Fracked
Hot Tub 2v2
Ports 2v2
Stormy Waters
Treacherous Striat

Cheers,
EWG

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Congratulations to EtaN, winner of Tournament XXVIII!

Perhaps more than any other player, EtaN excels at exploiting the smallest of margins to pile up big victories. Always managing to be a tiny bit faster, a fraction more efficient, or a hairsbreadth more accurate. The gaps are small, but added together they widen the gap between champion and contender.



EtaN's cannon finding the skillgap in Hallrassy's base to devastating effect

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In second, Der Benzinpreisvergleicher relentlessly fought for map control in every single game. The state of the match reflected in the size of their ever expanding bases. It's an exhausting style of play that carried them all the way to the finals.


Der Benzin methodically taking control of a mortar matchup vs Helicopter

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And in 3rd place, Dranistian once again demonstrated their versatility. Selecting one of the widest assortment of commanders and strategies out of any competitor. Seep missiles, Hurricane mortars, Scattershot 20mm, Firebird rockets, just to name a few.


Dranistian leveraging Seep warheads

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• EtaN

• Der Benzinpreisvergleicher

• Dranistian

Tournament XXVIII Bracket


Thank you to hosts and casters Project Incursus, Salzwerk, Fortfighter, and Nikita

Tournament replays will soon be available in the Featured tab of the Replays menu in-game, and tournament videos are available below.

English casts with Incursus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY0rPdZAkIk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsc91rJUdUE


German cast with Salzwerk and Fortfighter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmHPQWqaMm0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgsPQNdLHiA

Russian cast with Nikita
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvU2hIeZTg8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsokTIwX38I


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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Congratulations to Dranistian, taking their second consecutive title and third overall. Runner-up Poolboy, still amongst the most prolific players in Forts. And Helicopter with a Bronze medal to add to their collection.

While the top 3 places receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze, every player finishing within the top 20 will receive a Season 29 Medal. Congratulations to all medalists as well!

Some Season 29 trivia:

• While rockets and mortars still dominated overall, mass missiles ruled on Balls
  
• Shockenaugh also saw a resurgence on the larger maps with multiple expansions
  
• Some maps were in fact showing up more often than they should, and have been given a stern talking to for Season 30
  
• PSA: If your opponent successfully swings their core it doesn't obligate you to try as well

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1. Dranistian
   
2. Poolboy
   
3. Helicopter
   
4. Malme
   
5. pinchfist
   
6. Nokimia
   
7. RobberFox
   
8. Teutonick
   
9. [BAL] I am myself
   
10. EtaN
    
11. Probably Poolboy
    
12. [Jim]Jim
    
13. Woman
    
14. klaualles
    
15. Spinix愛
    
16. Vykro
    
17. Armordillo
    
18. KlausVein
    
19. [LV20]IIOBELUTEL
    
20. Baumstaender TTV

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Season 30 is already underway and will run through July 31st. This season's map pool consists of the following battlefields:

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

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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

G'day Forts fans!

With the 3rd season of the FPL finished, and before starting the new season, we have some time for other events in our schedule. This is the perfect occasion to host our next official tournament. XXVIII will be held on the June 29th at 7pm UTC for the knock-out round, and July 6th at 7pm UTC for the quarters, semis, bronze match and finals. This event will be 1v1 Team Death Match with up to 16 players competing on a variety of maps. Each round will be a best of 3 matchup with the winner advancing and the vanquished thrown in the stratosphere. There will also be a bronze match to decide 3rd place. We are splitting the event on two consecutive weekends to let us host more matches than usual.



Registration will open at 7pm UTC tomorrow (18th of June). In order to register, every participant should ping 42scientist on the Forts Official Discord server with their challengermode profile, and then be invited on Challengermode.

Hosts:
Project Incursus
Salzwerk
CommunautéFortsFR
Nikita (Russian Forts)

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On to the details.


When will Registration open?

June 18th 2024 at

• 12pm PT (West Coast USA)
  
• 3pm ET (East Coast USA)
  
• 8pm BST (London)
  
• 9 CEST (France, Germany)
  
• 5am June 19th AEST (Brisbane Australia)

Entries submitted before this time will not be accepted. Once registration has opened the first 16 players to submit a valid entry will be admitted. Valid entries must fulfill the requirements listed below under How do I join?


How will players be seeded?

Seedings will be based on past results in official events and ranked seasons.


Prizes?

The prize pool is as follows:

• 1st place $100
  
• 2nd place $50
  
• 3rd place $20

Prizes will be awarded in the form of Steam digital gift cards

If you have any additional questions please contact us on Discord.

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In order to participate, you must do the following...

• Join the Official FORTS Discord
  
• Your names on Discord, Steam and Challengermode must match
  
• Inappropriate competitor names will not be accepted
  
• Send a message on Discord to 42scientist with your CM and Steam profiles
  
• Registration will not open until June 18th at 3pm ET (7pm UTC)
  
• Maximum of 16 players

• Tournament XXVIII starts June 29th, 2024 at...
  
• 12am PT (West Coast USA)
  
• 3pm ET (East Coast USA)
  
• 8pm GMT (London)
  
• 9pm CEST (France, Germany)
  
• 5am 19th of June 7th AEST (Brisbane Australia)

• The FORTS Tournament lobby
  
• The Official FORTS Discord
  
• Challengermode Bracket

• 1v1 Team Death match
  
• Single elimination via best of 3 rounds
  
• 15 minute time limit
  
• Moonshot enabled
  
• Tons of Guns enabled
  
• Portals enabled
  
• Commanders enabled
  
• Commander picks & bans
  
• Draws decided by core damage inflicted (total damage if core health is equal)
  
• Maximum of 16 players
  
• Check-in on Discord starts 1 hour before tournament
  
• Late or absent players forfeit their matches
  
• Use of exploits or bugs for self-charging or any other purpose is strictly forbidden.
  
• Earthwork Games reserves the right to make changes to this event as needed

Project Incursus
Salzwerk
CommunautéFortsFR
Nikita (Russian Forts)

Abyss
Battlegrounds 1v1
Desert Ruins
Hang Time
Ledge grab
Moorings
Pillars
Stalactites 1v1
Vanilla


Cheers,
EWG

We're pleased to announce today's update! Thanks for waiting patiently. There are two major additions, a handy shortcut to Skirmish in the map editor, and a bunch of other improvements and fixes. Although there are no balance changes, we've got our eye on some for the next update. Stay tuned!


Knocked out of the game early? Assist your friends after you're eliminated with this new feature.

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To avoid people sitting out battles when they are taken out and keeping the fun rolling, we have added a new feature to allow you to join a teammate in their fort and carry on the battle. Using the above series of screenshots as an example, if you are manning the fort on the hill it will work like this:

1. Happily building, battling and causing rubble in your original starting fort.
   
2. Uh oh! Your reactor is destroyed, and you are left fort-less.
   
3. Click on a teammates fort and confirm your choice to join them in co-op.
   
4. Building, battling and causing rubble once more in your new home!

Off by default, to activate simply click the box marked Allow Co-op on Elimination in the Host Game/Lobby Settings screen.



New pause button (1) has been added to right-hand panel, with the help button (2) shifted to the left. The lobby host can now bring up the menu panel without pausing the game, but still pause (3) if necessary.

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We often receive feedback about wanting to stop the game and look around without pressure. With this update you can pause independently from the menu using the new hotkey, defaulting to F4, or the pause button on the HUD. While paused you can pan and zoom, inspect the enemy, read the item and commander tooltips, and refine your strategy. During multiplayer the host can now access their options screen without pausing everyone else in the game.



Add: Co-op elimination - when players are defeated they can join another fort on their side
Add: Game can be paused with F4, HUD button, and observer button while scene can be navigated
Add: 'Save & Skirmish' shortcut from map editor to rapidly test the current mission
Add: (CastRay) RAY_EXCLUDE_BG_MATERIALS and RAY_DOORS_AS_CLOSED flags
Add: (CastRayFromDevice) RAY_INCLUDE_FRIENDLY_DOORS and RAY_DOORS_AS_CLOSED flags

Improve: (Lobby Select) layout adjusted to prevent overlap of controls in some languages
Improve: (Lobby Settings) Layout to improve alignment of controls
Improve: (Map Editor) Allow undo/redo when console is down
Improve: (SendScriptEvent) Lua errors are logged when executed on scripts
Improve: Added Avoid button to lobby "player has disconnected" message
Improve: Added option for Show Match Results In Replays, with the options Ask, Once Only, and Never
Improve: Added tips for propellers and smokestacks
Improve: Confirmation dialogue box when quitting lobby when clients are connected
Improve: Connection failure notices are shown in a message box instead of the console
Improve: Devices stop producing effects when disabled, turn off for an individual effect using StopWhileDisabled = false in their lua script
Improve: Options screen now uses a scrolling list
Improve: Overhauled credits screen to be a scrolling, centered list
Improve: PauseWithoutFocusSingleplayer setting can now be set on the options screen
Improve: Pausing the game is now decoupled from the pause menu in multiplayer
Improve: Prevented swastika symbols from showing in chat
Improve: Projectiles can reflect off shields with DestroyShield flag set and destroy them
Improve: Ranked season results are cached and display faster
Improve: Season list on the ranked screen is now scrolled to the end to show the current season
Improve: Skirmish configuration is saved between game sessions
Improve: Tooltips on lobby buttons

Fix: AI can undo strut deletion by deleting nodes consecutively
Fix: AI does not aim spotters before opening doors, causing desyncs
Fix: AI script ai/forts/hanging/long/fort-t1f1-TemplateHang-2.lua is unable to build or fire its lasers
Fix: Bad argument to AdjustMusicVolume error message at end of Quick Battle missions
Fix: Capture mode panel is not updating during instant replays
Fix: Console error and missing combined forces sprites in Motherlode mission
Fix: Crash after desync during LAN games
Fix: Crash in lobby when mods have long names
Fix: Crash when changing skins in the options screen
Fix: Crash when dofile is called at runtime
Fix: Crash when ShowResult script function is called in the map editor
Fix: Crash when using some terrain property keys with no terrain selected
Fix: Cutscene text is missing when missions are loaded via skirmish or replay
Fix: Devices explode when upgrade and destroy messages are received in the same frame
Fix: Devices marked for deletion are visible to scripts via DeviceExists, FindDeviceInstance, etc.
Fix: 'dofile' can load files outside of the game's file system
Fix: GetNextUpgradeStep doesn't work for 2-barreled deckguns
Fix: If players interrupt lobby connection, they can get in later through orange listing
Fix: Input outside the game window triggers game actions in borderless fullscreen mode
Fix: Joining 'Paused' label is missing from loading screen while the host has the game paused
Fix: Lobby mod list is too short for its background panel
Fix: Lobby remove mod buttons disabled for host after accepting remove mod suggestion
Fix: Mortars can shoot each other when fired in a group in TDM
Fix: Observer tools are visible after the game has ended
Fix: One end of a portal can be reversed when a connected strut breaks
Fix: Penetrating projectiles terminate unless the projectile has a penetrate effect with Terminate = false
Fix: Players can connect via a public listing after a match has started
Fix: Players can bring up the pause menu before the results screen and break the end game flow
Fix: Population caps can't be customized per side
Fix: Portal orientation is not affected by obstructing devices in Team Death Match
Fix: Pressing Escape or F1 when replay details menu is open doesn't close the menu
Fix: Propellers function out of water
Fix: Scripts can use dofile on inactive workshop items
Fix: Slave weapons can fire at illegal angles
Fix: Snipers don't open doors for target painting when 'Allow Target Self' is enabled
Fix: Terrain surfaces don't animate, e.g. hazard blocks and safe zones
Fix: The integer version of SimpleRandom::Range doesn't evenly distribute values
Fix: The Storm environment forces weather to be on (no change to The Gathering Storm Pt 1 mission)
Fix: Tool tips can be stuck on after game ends
Fix: Turbines and smoke stacks function under water
Fix: Upgrade icon is missing in TDM
Fix: When projectiles with DestroyShields flag penetrate the shield, the shield has zero hitpoints but is not destroyed

Remove: 2v2 from ranked match screen


Improve: Toggle show names (F6) applies to debug read out as well as on device selection
Improve: (Black Gold, Moonshot campaigns) Chinese translations

Fix: (Phantom) unable to move upgraded devices using the context menu
Fix: After failing ranked ping test, players don't attempt to connect to others
Fix: Connection and disconnection notices don't appear for players with chat bans
Fix: Crash in ranked after failing a ping test
Fix: Deselect hotkey is missing
Fix: Grouped weapons with different platform angles are unable to fire
Fix: Holes sometimes appear in cladding after breaks
Fix: Players with chat bans can be reported for chat related offenses
Fix: Reactor bars overlap the help panel
Fix: The Deselect and Pause (Escape) key can't be rebound
Fix: The pause (F4 and LCtrl + Space) keys can't be rebound

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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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For a limited time, you can pick up Forts - Moonshot and Forts - High Seas in a bundle for 30% off the regular price. If you only have Forts and have been wondering what all the fuss is about in its two major DLCs, now is your chance to make the leap and expand your 2D physics-based RTS experience!

For those who have Forts and one of these DLCs already, you can complete the set with this Bundle and only pay for your missing item. Hit the link below to find out how you can take your building, battling and causing rubble to the next level. Sale runs for seven days!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/41810/Forts__Moonshot_DLC__High_Seas_DLC_Bundle/

Cheers,
EWG

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Congratulations to Skillgap, winners of the third season of the official Forts Pro League!




klaualles and I am myself stormed through the playoffs with clockwork precision, dropping only a single game on their way to victory. Runner-up Westwind (Malme and Geiger) were unable to fend them off despite an MVP worthy performance. And Fortified (Amburulo and Finn) defeated Monkey Air Force (Helicopter and sub Teutonick) in the bronze match to take third.



Malme of team Westwind was named the playoff MVP for several heroic last stands throughout the playoffs.

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$50 to each teammate

Skillgap

• klaualles
  
• I am myself

Skillgap laser focused on Door Snip's warheads

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$25 to each teammate

Westwind

• Malme
  
• Geiger

Malme avenging his teammate

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$10 to each teammate

Fortified

• Amburulo
  
• Finn

Fortified bringing portal mortars to bear against Monkey Air Force

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Replays from the FPL Playoffs will be available in the Featured tab of the Replays menu in-game and viewable until the next update.




































Cheers,
EWG

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After a long season of intense matches and two weekends of playoffs, the conclusion of the Forts Pro League S3 is nearly at hand. Come join us on Saturday May 25 at 8pm utc to watch the finals and find out which team will be the ultimate winner, claiming the trophy and splitting the $100 Steam gift card top prize. To celebrate, we're putting Forts on sale so all aspiring competitors this is your chance to start practicing for Season 4!



The MVP award will also be announced for the player with the most impactful individual performance.

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klaualles & I am myself



Malme & Geiger

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EtaN & Helicopter



Finn & Amburulo


The results will be streamed on Saturday May 25 at

• 8pm utc
  
  
• 4pm EDT (East coast USA)
  
  
• 10pm CEST (France, Germany)
  
  
• 6am AEST Sunday May 26 (Australia)

• FPL Season 3 at Challengermode
  
  
• The Official Forts Discord
  
  
• And watch with your favorite streamer

Project Incursus

Salzwerk

Communauté Forts FR (Gusteagle & Pile Rouillée)

Cheers,
EWG

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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.

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Seven years of Forts, seven years of stats! The subject would appear to be in rare health.

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

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

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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 Oil characters: Scattershot, Seep & Shockenaugh in another free DLC.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/5262975441861679990

7 - May 2018 - Campaign Mods - 258 peak players
Players are granted the ability to create and share their custom campaigns with the campaign mod workshop upgrade.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/5262975441861678455

8 - June 2018 - Ranked Multiplayer & Repair Station - 7,280 peak players
The multiplayer scene receives a boost with the introduction of ranked multiplayer, allowing players to wrack up points in competitive matches and find appropriately skilled opponents. The Repair Station device is added to ease the APM demands, should players need it. A free multiplayer-only weekend brought in a slew of new players also saw the record of concurrent users increased to 7,280.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/5262975441861677709

9 - June 2019 - Forts - Moonshot DLC - 971 peak players
just over two years after launch, Forts first paid DLC is launched. Moonshot adds a whole new campaign, new faction, weapons and Capture Point game mode.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/2429044061346460933

10 - July 2019 - Ranked Season 1 - 626 peak players
The ranked multiplayer scene is reorganised and reinvigorated with the formalisation of seasons, complete with end of season leaderboards and medals.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/1593627410377653536

11 - December 2019 - Multiplayer Training Missions - 940 peak players
In an effort to help onboarding of new players into the multiplayer scene, training missions are added, complete with new environment set and drill instructor.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/3726097246760899467

12 - May 2020 - Forts Trading Cards - 776 peak players
Steam trading cards finally make an appearance for the owners of Forts.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/2198263022930076515

13 - June 2020 - Forts Pro-HUD - 775 peak players
A new Pro-HUD mini-DLC is launched, allowing players to support the game further with the purchase of HUD reskin and medal.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/2212902906123604321

14 - October 2020 - Commander Update - 741 peak players
The fifteen-strong commander roster is given an overhaul, with rebalanced abilities and new powers for many characters.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/2864810353838512443

15 - January 2021 - Welcome Romerolagus - 1,989 peak players
Dedicated community member Romerolagus is drafted into the EWG team to help moderate Discord and other areas of interaction with the growing Forts player base.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/2914357483128102177

16 - March 2022 - Forts High Seas Launched - 2,583 peak players
Almost five years after its' initial release, Forts second full paid DLC is launched. High Seas drastically expands its' appeal with the addition of water tech, ships, weapons and ammo.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/3094542765846692775

17 - October 2022 - Multilevel water, holiday theme, UI and engine update - 1072 peak players
Support for multiple water levels. Upgraded runways. UI improvements including live map previews (you're welcome Armaxy!), map and mod search bar, and slimline replay HUD. Plus numerous under-the-hood improvements including the conversion to 64-bit addressing for all the RAM.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/3291591738159123767

18 - February 2023 - Multiplayer update, FPL relaunch, sprite pack and Elite HUD - 875 Peak players
The Forts Pro League returns! A new Observer HUD with stat tracking, automated ranked matches with map preview and commander selection, a sprite pack for modders, and an Elite HUD for supporters.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/3639505777538409699

19 - April 2023 - Welcome 42scientist - 737 Peak players
Forts statistician extraordinaire 42scientist joins the team to help wrangle the revived Pro League.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/3723956416428536272

20 - July 2023 - Forts Pro League: Season 2 - 1847 Peak players
The second season of the Forts Pro League launches with simultaneous English, French, and German livecasts.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/3656408671642378144?l=english

21 - October 2023 - Vulkan support, Free Weekend(!), and quick battles - 5283 Peak players
Preliminary Vulkan support is added, plane tuning, Free Weekend(!) and quick battles to help new players jump straight in.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/3760000974803744439?l=english

22 - January 2024 - Forts Pro League: Season 3 - 1116 Peak Players
Open registration for the Forts Pro League is announced. Season 3 currently underway with 40 teams participating.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/410900/view/3975057374076131787?l=english

And still so much coming in year 8!

If you haven't already, join our Forts Official Discord server to connect with other players, share strategies, create maps and mods, and for more information on upcoming events.

Thanks for playing Forts, and here's to seven more years!
EWG

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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

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1. Dranistian
   
2. Malme
   
3. 打帅币
   
4. EtaN
   
5. Mortars broken
   
6. [CMV]Woman
   
7. [HOT]Hallrassy
   
8. cyrv 2
   
9. [BOG]#Der Benzinpreisvergleicher
   
10. Nerf Mortars
    
11. big sus
    
12. [264] Domy
    
13. juNyu
    
14. Indoraptor
    
15. Mortars OP
    
16. ХАХАХАХАХХААХАХ
    
17. Vykro
    
18. Hacktoni
    
19. butter dog
    
20. Cloud

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Season 29 is already underway and will run through May 31st. This season's map pool consists of the following battlefields:

• Balls
  
• Hang Time
  
• Moorings
  
• Stalactites 1v1
  
• Desert Ruins
  
• Battlegrounds 1v1

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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