Warfork

Team Forbidden

Released: Aug 16, 2019
Platforms: WindowsmacOSLinux
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 16:08 GMT

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25 May 2026Developer post
Temporary Rollback to 2.15.1
Hey Forkers, we have temporarily rolled the game back from version 2.16 to 2.15.1 while we investigate and address several issues reported after the update. If you would like to help us test upcoming fixes, please opt into our Steam beta branch. We will be releasing bug patches a
24 May 2026Developer post
Warfork — v2.16 Released
Changelog Graphics & Visuals Added Vulkan renderer (OpenGL is still the default for now, as the Vulkan renderer is experimental. To enable it, go to Options > Video > Graphics Driver). — Michael Pollind Add additional triangles to bullet, plasma, and gunblade hit effect
Changelog
Graphics & Visuals
Added Vulkan renderer (OpenGL is still the default for now, as the Vulkan renderer is experimental. To enable it, go to Options > Video > Graphics Driver). — Michael Pollind
Add additional triangles to bullet, plasma, and gunblade hit effects — astroZEBUS
Grenade model now has an outline; higher-res blob shadow; fixed cg_shadows 2 on Vulkan; fixed flickering world outlines on Vulkan; fixed clipping error on cg_showselfshadow 1 — astroZEBUS
Repaired deformvertexes wave/bulge on the Health Model shader — astroZEBUS
Increased max animmap frames to 32 (used for weapon textures) — astroZEBUS
More triangles on projectile models — astroZEBUS
Repaired model smoothing to improve lighting — astroZEBUS
Fixed mirrored UV on the ammobox; added backface to the playerspawn model — astroZEBUS
Player-outline cvar cg_outlinePlayers default changed from 1 to 2; added a black outline option — astroZEBUS
New post-processing path: FXAA and color correction via pogo buffers — Michael Pollind
Fixed shadow rendering, portal rendering, skybox crash, and assorted Vulkan validation issues — Michael Pollind
Resolved broken cubemaps — Michael Pollind
Gameplay & UI
New cvars for dash and wall-jump cooldowns, with console descriptions — EXtremeExploit
New g_pmove cvars — velzie
New g_callvote_usercooldowntime cvar — velzie
Callvote instagib option — velzie
Scoreboard now displays immediately without waiting for the server — velzie
Scoreboard teamcolor selection corrected (fix #363); offsets now scale with font size — velzie / CoolElectronics
Added a 3-second timeout before Esc sends a disconnect — velzie
New menu option to select the video module — velzie
Quake 1 and 2 maps can now be played (ported from Qfusion). — Michael Pollind
Audio & Voice Chat
cl_flip now also flips audio left/right — astroZEBUS
Initial in-game voice chat implementation with push-to-talk and binds (off by default for now, as it is experimental; to enable it, go to Options > Audio > Enable voice chat). — velzie
Voices HUD with enable/disable option in the UI — velzie
Voice playback and voice-token effects now respect the player blocklist — velzie
Steam Integration
Added Steam Datagram Relay support to route traffic through Steam: [][url="https://(https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/multiplayer/steamdatagramrelay)"](https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/multiplayer/steamdatagramrelay) (off by default for now, as it is experimental; to enable it, go to Options > Player > Route traffic through Steam). — velzie
Warning UI when Steam isn't active; added hint about Steam overlay — velzie
Steamshim watchdog thread and reworked connection logic for reliability — velzie / Michael Pollind
Resolved a performance issue with steamshim — Michael Pollind
Fixed broken Steam avatar images — Michael Pollind
Server Browser & Networking
Warfork masterserver fetching in the server browser, with masterservers_warfork cvar — velzie
Fixed server hang and maps ajax command overflow — velzie
Warmonger disabled for dedicated servers — Velzie
Stability & Crash Fixes
Added Sentry.io Crashpad support, which can be opted out of in-game via Options > Privacy. — Michael Pollind
Fixed client drop when switching maps (SDR) — Michael Pollind
Fixed dedicated servers being broken — Michael Pollind
Fixed crash when switching to fullscreen — Michael Pollind
Fixed crash where ftlib R_InitShader was called twice — Michael Pollind
Fixed pk3s not loading with the new version logic — velzie
Fixed several null-pointer crashes and memory leaks in the network and rendering paths — velzie / Michael Pollind
Platforms & Localization
Builds on aarch64 (ARM64) targets — Jeta
Russian translation updated — adem
Thanks to all contributors: Michael Pollind, velzie, astroZEBUS, Tonik, EXtremeExploit, Caine, Jeta, Gelmo, adem
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21 Dec 2024Developer post
Warfork 2.15.1
Hey Forkers, We have just released Warfork 2.15.1, which brings two minor updates: - When a user connects to a Steam-enabled server, their SteamID will now be included in the server's log. This should help with server administration/moderation. - Fixed an issue that caused Warfor
22 May 2024Developer post
Optional Dedicated Server Update Part 2
The fix for the occasional hang/crash that was pushed in the last optional update has proven to be problematic. This optional update for dedicated servers reverts that change, while retaining the logging change related to Steam IDs. When a player connects to a server with Steam A
The fix for the occasional hang/crash that was pushed in the last optional update has proven to be problematic. This optional update for dedicated servers reverts that change, while retaining the logging change related to Steam IDs.

When a player connects to a server with Steam Auth enabled, their Steam ID is now written to the server's log/console. This facilitates retroactively muting and banning players.
Clients do not need to update to play on updated servers.
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22 May 2024Developer post
Optional Dedicated Server Update
An optional update has just been pushed to the dedicated server appid. This update brings the following improvements, brought to you by Velzie: The occasional hang/crash when switching maps should now be resolved. When a player connects to a server with Steam Auth enabled, their
An optional update has just been pushed to the dedicated server appid. This update brings the following improvements, brought to you by Velzie:

The occasional hang/crash when switching maps should now be resolved.
When a player connects to a server with Steam Auth enabled, their Steam ID is now written to the server's log/console. This facilitates retroactively muting and banning players.
Clients do not need to update to play on updated servers.
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23 Apr 2024Developer post
Warfork 2.15
Hey Forkers, Warfork 2.15 is just a minor update to sort out some bugs. Please be patient while game servers update. - Fixed Steamshim logging. - Memory reports are no longer dumped. - Check if Matchmaking is enabled in G_AddPlayerReport. - Resolve images failing to load with dot
21 Apr 2024Developer post
Warfork Update - New map: shredder
Hey Forkers, WHAT!! has been hard at work on our third Warfork map, "shredder". Today, we bring you the beta version 1 of this map. We would appreciate it if you shared your feedback in this news post. A special thanks to Evillair, Hipshot, and Boqu for the textures. Lastly here'
02 Apr 2024Developer post
Warfork 2.14 Game Update
Hey Forkers, Today, we're excited to announce an update featuring Steam Integration (primarily focused on moderation tools), along with fixes for Discord integration and various other improvements. You can find the changelog below. We'd like to extend a special thanks to "coolele
Hey Forkers,
Today, we're excited to announce an update featuring Steam Integration (primarily focused on moderation tools), along with fixes for Discord integration and various other improvements. You can find the changelog below. We'd like to extend a special thanks to "coolelectronics" for implementing Steamworks SDK, Mark "learn_more" Jansen for conducting code reviews for all Steamworks related code, Cyanic for advising us on various Steamworks obstacles, and Josh "Gelmo" Gelman for leading beta testing. Additionally, we wish to express our gratitude to Michael Pollind for his contributions to the renderer, and to Ashley 'LadyHavoc' Hale and Michael 'mikejs' Savage for their invaluable guidance and code reviews, as requested.
Steam Integration:

Steam IDs are now visible when using the "status" command (rcon required) or typing "players". [coolelectronics]
Implemented Warfork Steam Community bans. [coolelectronics]
Servers can now be restricted to Steam Authenticated users only, with sv_useSteamAuth "1" (enabled by default). [coolelectronics]
Define permanent operators by SteamID with g_permanent_operators "steamid64:steamid64:steamid64". [coolelectronics]
Restrict your server to only Whitelisted SteamIDs using sv_whitelist "steamid64:steamid64:steamid64". [coolelectronics]
Added the following commands: mute , removemute , ban , and removeban . [coolelectronics]
In-game player names are now derived from Steam Persona names on first launch or if set to "Player" or any variant during game launch. [coolelectronics]
Added ability to block players in-game by pressing escape, clicking "Players", and selecting the player to block. Steam profiles can also be viewed this way. [coolelectronics]
Detailed information about Warfork is now displayed in your Steam game status. [coolelectronics]
Steam Friends can now join you in a server using the "Join Game" button. [coolelectronics]
Steam profile pictures are now visible on the scoreboard. [coolelectronics]
Added the command "steam_debug 1" to assist in troubleshooting Steam-related issues. [coolelectronics]
Discord Integration:

Removed color codes from game server names displayed in Discord rich presence. [coolelectronics]
Fixed issue where Discord game joins failed when Warfork was not running. [coolelectronics]
Resolved Discord rich presence issue causing repeated console errors printed when using a 1-character server name. [coolelectronics]
Resolved an issue where Discord rich presence incorrectly displayed 'unknownmap' for custom maps not listed in 'valid_maps'. Now, custom maps properly show 'unknownmap' as the level shot without affecting the map name. [coolelectronics]
Fixed Discord rich presence not loading levelshots for maps with uppercase characters. [coolelectronics]
Added discord levelshots: infinirace, infinirace_covered, return, pressure, shredder, and raketliga_slide. [caine]
General Bug Fixes:

Resolved an issue with level of detail (LOD) loading across different pk3 files, preventing bypassing of pure checks when items were in a _pure file. [Michael Pollind]
Fixed the console and start game button not working when you click on it. [Gauley]
Fixed the ammo count in the generated Clan Arena config. [Josh "Gelmo" Gelman]
Updated Clan Arena map defaults: Removed wfca1 and wfca2. Added: return and pressure. [caine]
Fixed demoget, which was broken in the previous update. [coolelectronics]
Fixed a crash bug on macos where a non power of two texture would crash the game. [Michael Pollind]
Implemented several rendering enhancements and fixes. [Michael Pollind]
Housekeeping:

Updated Angelscript 2014 to 2024. [Melissa aka "codecat"]
Updated third party gametypes to work with Angelscript 2024. [Josh "Gelmo" Gelman]
Updated various console descriptions. [caine and Josh "Gelmo" Gelman]
Removed scr_conspeed. There was no need to customize the console speed. It should just appear quickly as possible. [caine]
Removed cg_pickup_flash, which produced a flash effect when you pickup an item or weapon. [caine]
Removed g_disable_vote_vmute, g_disable_vote_vunmute, g_disable_opcall_vmute, and g_disable_opcall_vunmute, as the mute commands now mute vsays as well. [coolelectronics]
Enhanced callvote UI for improved context and expanded dropdown menu visibility. [Rees "TheFatCheetah"]
Removed cg_explosionsRing and cg_explosionsDust. These have both been disabled by default for years. [caine]
Removed the variable cg_placebo, which was merely for humor. [caine]
Removed Cartoon Hits aka Critical Hit Effects. Damage numbers have since replaced them. [caine]
Player models now have 4 jump sounds. For the time being the 3-4 are just duplicates of 1-2, but this will eventually change. This is noted in the changelog incase you have a custom sound pack. [caine]
Fixed various Continuous Integration issues. [Josh "Gelmo" Gelman]
Added Warfork TV console command descriptions previously overlooked. [caine and Josh "Gelmo" Gelman]
Added TV server option to disable heartbeat logging with tv_log_heartbeats. [Josh "Gelmo" Gelman]
It is no longer possible to kick/kickban/mute an operator or TV client. [coolelectronics]
Operator actions are now specified as such in server logs/console. [coolelectronics]
Logs and console output of operator actions are now accompanied by the operator's SteamID and/or IP address. [coolelectronics]
Lastly, we want to give thanks to all the Warfork, Warsow, Qfusion, and other code contributors who were on board with Steam Integration:

Alex "Toukkapoukka" (Christian Holmberg) Seilder
Andrea "koochi" Cervesato
Andreas "gladiac" Schneider
Andrei "adem4ik" Stepanov
Andrey "Vkni" Bergman
Ashley "LadyHavoc" Hale
Ben "kurim" Litz
Caine
Calvin "Chobbes" Beck
Christoph Scheid
codecat
coolelectronics
Damien "pb" Deville
Daniel "danlin" Lindenfelser
Dexter "dexter" Haslem
EXtremeExploit
fathom
Gabriel Schnoering
Gerco "hettoo" van Heerdt
German "jal" Garcia
gir
impulz
Jannik "drahti" Kolodziej
jite aka dimman
Johannes "hangy" Athmer
Jorgen "impii" "impakt" Indal
Joseph Alex "kalhartt" Hartsell
Josh "Gelmo" Gelman
Jyaan "jyaan" Bresy
koffie
Lawrence "thelawenforcer" McCurrach
Mallory "BoB le pointu" Mollo
Marcelo "nkr" Paez Sequeira
Mark "learn_more" Jansen
Mark "Mark90" Moes
Michael "mikejs" Savage
Michael P. "virus" Jung
Michael Pollind
msc
nightowl
northowl
obani
Pandaptable
paril
Pekka "Medar" Lampila
Philipp Thomas "aiwa" Unterbrunner
Richard "R1CH" Stanway
stopiccot
stylemistake
Susumu "guwashi" Ota
Tarmo Alexander "Crizis" Sundström
Tim Finney
Timothee "TTimo" Besset
Ultra-n00b
Uz-Valentin "uz" Friedrich
Victor "Vic" Luchits
Vitaliy "Triang3l" Kuzmin
Will "Will" Franklin
William "Willis" Weilep
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23 Mar 2024Developer post
Minor Warfork update
Hey Forkers, You might have noticed a "game update". Previously, when you downloaded Warfork, it fetched the Windows, Linux, and MacOS versions regardless of your operating system. We've moved each respective version into its own depot. So, for future updates, if you're running W
18 Mar 2024Developer post
Texture Artists Needed for Warfork!
Hey forkers, We're currently in need of texture artists to help out with our third map, "Shredder," for Warfork. While the map has been blocked out, we're facing a pause due to the lack of textures. If you or someone you know is capable and willing to lend a hand, please join our
01 Mar 2024Developer post
Warfork Update - New map: pressure
Hey Forkers, WHAT!! has been hard at work on our second Warfork map, "pressure." Today, we bring you the beta version 1 of this map. We would appreciate it if you shared your feedback in this news post. A special thanks to Boqu for the textures and Jazcash, goreyzr, snuffy, Oizo,
20 Feb 2024Developer post
Return Beta 2 Update
Hey forkers, WHAT!! has updated our map "Return". Return beta 2 Notes: - Fixed a few minor clipping issues throughout the map. - Altered an area in the upper part of the map to shrink line of sight and prevent camping. - Fixed an out of bounds glitch. - Altered a ramp on the lowe
10 Feb 2024Developer post
Warfork Update - New map: return
Hey Forkers, You might have just seen a 30MB game update. WHAT!! the creator of custom maps, such as Our Package, WTF, babyimpreggers, gowhatyourself, warmandsticky, whatsparadigm, yeahwhatevah, and many more, has been hard at work on our first Warfork map, "return." Today, we br
29 Nov 2023Developer post
Warfork 2.13
Hello Forkers, We apologize for the long wait between updates. Quite a few details had to be sorted out regarding Steam Integration, and things were put on hold for a bit. With that said, here is Warfork 2.13, which is primarily focused on squashing existing bugs. Special thanks
Hello Forkers,
We apologize for the long wait between updates. Quite a few details had to be sorted out regarding Steam Integration, and things were put on hold for a bit. With that said, here is Warfork 2.13, which is primarily focused on squashing existing bugs. Special thanks to Htwo for giving our game some much-needed spotlight.
We would like to announce that we are seeking developers to contribute code for our upcoming Steam Integration update, Warfork 2.14. If you or someone you know possesses the skillset to help, kindly direct them to https://github.com/TeamForbiddenLLC/warfork-qfusion/ and https://warfork.com/discord The list of features we're actively working on for the next version can be found here: https://github.com/orgs/TeamForbiddenLLC/projects/5
Changelog:

Enhanced wall jump sounds for all characters with added "steps" sound. [oizo and maxcarnage]
Updated Rufus effort sounds for a more pleasant character experience, introduced a new wall jump sound, and cleaned empty space at the start of each effort sound. [oizo and maxcarnage]
Updated Leon effort sounds by cleaning empty space at the start of each effort sound. [oizo and maxcarnage]
Updated Serena walljump 2 sound. [oizo and maxcarnage]
Increased the volume of the Bomb "Bip" timer. [oizo and maxcarnage]
Added additional masterservers. [gazby, bones_was_here, rly, Josh "Gelmo" Gelman, and caine]
Fixed incorrect Riot Gun damage numbers in handicap mode. [coolelectronics]
Fixed "Fair Play!" award not displaying above the scoreboard after a "Good Game" voice say at the end of a match. [ported from warsow 2.1]
Reduced the TV Server first heartbeat to 90 seconds. [caine]
MacOS is now free of crashes upon game launch and map change. [caine and Josh "Gelmo" Gelman]
Fixed the Warfork logo on the Main Menu that went off the page at low resolutions. [VeryEvilHuman]
Added social media links to the Main Menu for easy access. [VeryEvilHuman]
Player demos are no longer corrupted due to an issue with zlib. [caine and Josh "Gelmo" Gelman]
The Warshell has been removed from headhunt matches to alleviate confusion. [Josh "Gelmo" Gelman]
Fixed a server browser issue, where server names with spaces would result in being replaced with “ ”. [Josh "Gelmo" Gelman]
Snd_qf sound engine dropped and Snd_openal is now the default. [caine and Josh "Gelmo" Gelman]
OpenAL-Soft 1.23.1 for Windows/Linux/Mac is now provided and used instead of the default OpenAL. [caine and Josh "Gelmo" Gelman]
Typing a console command will show a description of what it does. ie: “sensitivity”. This is known as “autohelp”, which can be disabled/enabled with autohelp <0/1>. [msc, caine, Izofeu, and Josh "Gelmo" Gelman]
Added a “help” command for console commands and more. [Mark "learn_more" Jansen]
Disabled team damage for all gametypes by default. [caine]
Note: Server admins should update their gametype configs accordingly.
Updated Mac SDL2 framework to 2-2.28.4. [caine]
Fixed the environment shot for wfamphi1. [caine]
Added the ability for huds to detect drowning with “DROWNING”. [pandaptable]
Removed the latest news from the main menu. [caine]
Add server option to disable heartbeat logging with sv_log_heartbeats. [EXtremeExploit]
Main menu no longer runs locked at 60fps when disconnected from a server. [caine]
Discord integration: [paril, msc, caine, and Mark "learn_more" Jansen] Activity Status: - Shows if you are playing a demo, spectating a game, connected to warfork tv, in warmup mode or timeout mode, in a finished game, in the main menu, connecting to a server, or actively playing. - Invite to game and Join game feature: Friends can connect to the server you are on easily. - Level shots to show what map you are on. - Server name. Note: Discord Rich Presence doesn't work with the Snap images of Discord. You can read snapcrafters/discord#25 for more information.
Added cl_discord_errors <0/1> to suppress discord integration error messages.
Added “All” server tab and removed the “Normal weapons” tab. [caine]
Disabled automatic sorting by ranked servers for now since there are no ranked servers. [caine and msc]
New level shots for all maps. [caine]
Couldn't queue sound buffer [Invalid operation] issue resolved. [caine and ava1anche]
You can now “exec remove_ultralow.cfg” in the console to reverse the effects of ultralow. [caine]
Fixed position set console message. [Tim Fenney]
Mumble and android purged. [caine]
Fixed mapnames in configs. [Mark "learn_more" Jansen]
Plugged memory leak in AS chaseCam. [ported from qfusion]
Fixed an issue that would occasionally cause a segmentation fault. [ko1N]
utf16 is now used for most windows paths. Those who had to set +set fs_usehomedir 0 to prevent the game from crashing will no longer need to. [Mark "learn_more" Jansen]
Spectators can now see damage numbers. [Mark "learn_more" Jansen and Michael J. Savage]
Added "servermaplist" command that shows all server maps with their full name. [Mark "learn_more" Jansen]
IRC purged. [ported from qfusion]
Outdated anticheat purged. [caine]
The oldest version of MacOS that can run the game has been updated from 10.8 (Mac OS X Mountain Lion) to 10.11 (macOS El Capitan).
Updated the Github Actions config with support for all targeted platforms, to simplify the testing process for contributors. [Josh "Gelmo" Gelman]
Added a new command, disc, which is a shortened version of disconnect. [Josh "Gelmo" Gelman]
Fixed an old bug with targets to reduce crashes with maps from other games. [msc]
Include server binaries in the Mac bundle. [Josh "Gelmo" Gelman]
Added the current map name to the scoreboard. [Josh "Gelmo" Gelman]
Kill Reactions have been temporarily removed from the UI, and the total has been reduced from 50 to 2 as part of ongoing debugging efforts. This adjustment will be in effect until the new player models are integrated into the game. [caine]
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17 Sep 2022Developer post
Watch the final day of REALMS DEEP 2022 tomorrow!
Hello forkers, Even though Warfork isn't featured in this years Realms Deep event, 3D Realms has graciously listed us on their Steam Store page: . We just want to give thanks and ask you to please tune in tomorrow for the final day of Realms Deep 2022! "3D Realms’ Digital Showcas
12 Nov 2021Developer post
ZenSports & In The Keep: Warfork Duel Cup & 3v3 Clan Arena Cup
"It's that time of year again, folks! After the success of last year's Going the Social Distance & Pigeon Classic raising over $3000 for nurses & midwives, it only made sense to do another event of epic proportions. This year, our event is benefitting Child's Play, which
01 Aug 2021Developer post
Warfork to be featured in Realms Deep 2021!
Hey Forkers! We're proud to announce we will be featured in Realms Deep 2021! Special thanks to the following for helping complete our submission: Video Production: tontoepfer Sound Engineer: MaxCarnage Voice Actor: James Holyoake as "Rufus" Music: Ava1anche Press release: AALBOR
29 Jul 2021Developer post
Update notes for July 29
- We have extracted all the Warfork Testing PK3 files once again since the previous update is now live. If you have a limited amount of bandwidth per month we urge you to uninstall the FVI Launcher DLC (which contains Warfork Testing).
26 Jul 2021Developer post
Minor game update
Hey Forkers, We bring you a minor update to squash some bugs which were pestering players. We're in the process of working on models amongst many other things at the moment and will have more news shortly. - Fixed a player name bug. (thank you klaufir) - Teamcolored textures now
16 Jul 2021Developer post
FVI Launcher added
Hey Forkers, We've renamed the "Warfork Testing" DLC to "FVI Launcher", which now gives you quick access to the Warfork Map editor of choice (Netradiant Custom) bundled with the Warfork Game Pack + Map Sources, Warfork, and Warfork Testing via an easy to use launcher. For the tim

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Changelog

Graphics & Visuals

Gameplay & UI

Audio & Voice Chat

Steam Integration

Server Browser & Networking

Stability & Crash Fixes

Platforms & Localization