G'day Forts fans!
Now that the 5th season of the FPL is over, the time has come at last to bring some smaller events in between seasons. This one will be very special, and first of its kind: a meme tournament!
Bored of seeing the same strategies being pulled off over and over? This tournament will specialize in crazy contraptions, strange physics interactions, and unintended strategies the devs never had in mind when making the game! It will be held on July 12th at 7pm UTC. It will be a simple 1v1 single elimination tournament, all matches being best of 1 except for the finals being bo3.
In order to win a match, you will have to use a strategy with the most significant part being unintended by the developers. This includes but is not limited to:
Tier 3 weapons (vertical cannons for instance)
Particle accelerators
Concentratinators/runes
Pile style Slingshots (not necessarily of your core...)
Using a standard strategy will result in disqualification. Also, the player who pulls off the most spectacular meme strategy during the tournament (decided by admins and audience) will get an extra $20!
Registration will open at 7pm UTC on the 16th of June. In order to register, every participant should ping 42scientist on the Forts Official Discord server with their challengermode account linked, and then be invited on Challengermode. Only the first 16 will be able to participate, so be quick!
Hosts: Project Incursus
Salzwerk
On to the details.
When will Registration open?
June 16th 2025 at
12pm PDT (West Coast USA)
3pm EDT (East Coast USA)
8pm BST (London)
9pm CEST (France, Germany)
5am June 17th 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 $50
2nd place $25
3rd place $10
Prizes will be awarded in the form of Steam digital gift cards.
If you have any additional questions please contact us on Discord.
How do I join?
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 account and Steam profile.
Registration will not open until June 16th at 7pm UTC
Maximum of 16 players
WHEN
Tournament starts July 12th, 2025 at...
12am PDT (West Coast USA)
3pm EDT (East Coast USA)
8pm BST (London)
9pm CEST (France, Germany)
5am 13th of July AEST (Brisbane Australia)
WHERE
The FORTS Tournament lobby
The Official FORTS Discord
RULES
1v1 Team Death Match
Single elimination
20 minute time limit
Moonshot enabled
Tons of Guns enabled
Portals enabled
Commanders enabled
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
Strategy has to be something not indended by the devs.
Earthwork Games reserves the right to make changes to this event as needed
STREAMS
Project Incursus
Salzwerk
Russian Forts
La cantine (french with og & Pile Rouillée)
THE BATTLEFIELDS
Balls
Desert Ruins
Elephants
Ledge grab
Moorings
Snow Leopards 2v2 (with pick your fort)
Skylands
Vanilla
Competitors will be made aware of which maps they are playing on in advance, so they can prepare their strats.
Cheers,
EWG