Calling all creative players!

This is your chance to have some of your work in SourceForts 1.9.3.

This is a competition that will be running over the next 2 weeks.

The competition has 3 categories:

Startup Video: Must be 5 to 10 seconds long, and must be in 16:9 aspect ratio(preferably 1920x1080). It must feature one of each of the following, anything with a SourceForts Logo, a Combine model and a Rebel model.

1920x1080 Menu Background: Must contain: anything with a SourceForts Logo, a Combine model, a Rebel model and Version Number(ie 1.9.3).

1280x1024 Menu Background: Must contain: anything with a SourceForts Logo, a Combine model, a Rebel model and Version Number(ie 1.9.3).

You may submit 1 of each category. Videos you can upload via YouTube and images anyway you see fit.

Remember, most videos will be, if chosen as the winner, remade using the SF 1.9.3 beta.

Post all entries into this thread.

Winners will get to play the beta before it's released.

Good Luck,
Haza and all of the SourceForts Dev Team.

It has come to our attention that an epidemic is occurring right under our own forts. Of course, I am speaking about griefing. Griefing is the act of deliberately sabotaging a friendly team's fort for the sole purpose of amusement. The SourceForts team recently conducted an undercover operation in order to assess and confront the growing griefer population.

In an never before seen operation, the SourceForts team is proud to present, "To Catch a Griefer". Using the latest internet chat programs and technologies, we have been able to replicate the thoughts and commands of griefers worldwide. We present to you our first suspect. Under the alias "Griefer109" we approached a number of would-be griefers with the prospect of ruining servers.

One such griefer we approached was "andrew`laptop". He divulged to us a number of griefer secrets and tactics.

It is clear from the above chat log that andrew`laptop was indeed... just "trying to have some fun". However, where can the line be draw between fun, and destruction? An entire server was under threat and nothing could be done. Join us next week for our three part series on "To Catch a Griefer" where we discuss the morality issues surrounding griefing.

Here is a sneak peak at Khuskan's upcoming map, sf_angular in SourceForts 1.9.3.

Also a look at a refreshed UI.

Don't worry, SourceForts 1.9.3 is coming.




Cheers,
Haza

I am in Spain for two weeks.

Yes, this deserves a news post. Now there is absolutely no excuse for anyone to not know where I am.

Just so everyone understands before they ask on the forums:

Sourceforts will NOT function on the ATi promotional HL2: Deathmatch offer

Nor will any half life 2 mod. In order to play mods, you need to have a paid version of any Source game that includes Source SDK base - Half life 2 SP or Half life 2 DM (the purchased version) include this, and with them you will be able to play all multiplayer Source mods.

A new map has been released. It is completely new is not a reproduction in any way what-so-ever. It is sf_valley_200. Please download it and enjoy it because I spent many hours laboring over it. It fixes a number of problems that were reported with the original valley; including, but not limited to, the lack of optimizations, the terribly small no freeze zone, and the overall "did a 12 year old make this " atmosphere of the map.

It's rare for something totally-not SF related to surface on the front page, but recently forum member and betatester Nocashvalue has set up a little website with aims to get as many users as possible as quickly as possible.

Thus, let's go SF community, and make the Happy Toast Society go viral!

Spread away. Also, Digg the site to hell!


Edit: You can now Digg the website HERE! DO IT FOR THE LULZ!

And once more for google: the Happy Toast Society

It pleases us to announce that we have now selected our beta team for the 1.9.3 release. If you were an applicant who hasn't been informed, it doesn't necessarily mean you have lost your chance... we will keep your application on file and replace and hire new beta testers as needed.

Currently we have selected 32 play testers, and in the next few weeks we will be ramping up development and play testing for 1.9.3 to full scale in order to get the patch finished and ready as soon as possible. We can't wait to see you in game!

I am pleased to announce that we are now going to be accepting beta testing applications for SF 1.9.3! All current beta testers will have to reapply to insure that you suit our new beta testing conditions. We need 20-40 dedicated SF players with varying levels of skill and familiarity with the game to play test both casual play and competitive level play for our final releases. As well as to preform intermediate feature play tests for new game play mechanics we want to evaluate for future inclusion.

Please mail your beta testing application to our official beta testing email address,

On your application answer the following questions:

Name (firstname [alias] lastname):
SteamID (that will be used for play testing):
Age:

How often would you be available for play testing?:

What SF communities have you belonged to in the past?:

What is your current SF clan? (if applicable):

What is your past SF clanning experience? (if applicable):

What is your past Gaming competitive experience? (if applicable):

Do you have any past play testing experience? (if so, where?):

If you were to describe your familiarity with the source engine how well would you say you are acquainted with it? (Do you understand how bhopping works, physics glitches, rates, svars, cvars?):

Please answer accurately, if significant inaccuracies are found it will most likely result in you being blacklisted from testing, or terminated from your position as play tester if found after you've been appointed.

Thanks guys, I hope to see you in testing! :)

Now make him a present. Go on. You know you want to.

Party 20-22gmt IRC tonight, go go go!