G'day Forts fans!
Forts has an amazing modding community and if you haven't checked it out yet you're definitely missing out. So we're taking this opportunity to highlight some of their most popular offerings on the Steam Workshop in the best way we know how. By holding a 2v2 competition of course, complete with prizes! Will the top Vanilla Forts players prove equally adept amidst the wild world of mods? Or is it time for specialists to shine? Join us on August 24th at 7pm UTC to find out!
The Mods
Tanya's mod
Fortships
Nuclear mod
AEU (alex extra upgrades)
Pilotable planes
Birdies' guns
Extra stuff++
All matches also include the EXPLOSIONS vfx mod
At the beginning of each match there will be a coin toss with the winning team picking which mod will be played. That mod will subsequently be removed from the mod pool, so choose wisely.
Registration will open on August 11th at 7pm UTC. 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
Russian Forts
On to the details.
When will Registration open?
August 11th 2024 at
- 12pm PT (West Coast USA)
- 3pm ET (East Coast USA)
- 8pm BST (London)
- 9 CEST (France, Germany)
- 5am August 12th 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.
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 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 August 11th at 3pm ET (7pm UTC)
- Maximum of 8 teams
WHEN
- The mod showcase starts August 24th, 2024 at...
- 12am PT (West Coast USA)
- 3pm ET (East Coast USA)
- 8pm GMT (London)
- 9pm CEST (France, Germany)
- 5am 25th of August AEST (Brisbane Australia)
WHERE
- The FORTS Tournament lobby
- The Official FORTS Discord
- Challengermode
RULES
- 2v2 Co-op on Elimination
- Single elimination
- 30 minute time limit
- High Seas enabled when required by mod
- Moonshot enabled
- Tons of Guns enabled
- Portals enabled
- Commanders enabled
- Coin flip winner chooses mod, each mod is then removed from pool
- 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
STREAMS
Project Incursus
Salzwerk
CommunautéFortsFR
Russian Forts
THE BATTLEFIELDS
To Be Determined, will depend on the mods for each match
Cheers,
EWG