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It's been nearly a year since Fortress Forever was Greenlit, and there's been a total lack of updates since then. To remedy that, here are two things that will be happening in the coming weeks:

• The current version of Fortress Forever will be released on Steam
  
• The Fortress Forever code will be made open source on Github

Why did it take a year for this to happen?
We didn't think it was possible to release the current version of FF on Steam because we thought that the version of the Source SDK that FF uses was too old. Neotokyo[neotokyohq.com] proved otherwise, and we are able to follow their lead and finally release FF on Steam.

What does 'released on Steam' mean?
It means that you'll be able to install Fortress Forever directly through Steam and that you will receive updates automatically. As always, Fortress Forever will be completely free.

Why go open source?
Fortress Forever's development has been largely opaque for a huge majority of the playerbase for a very long time, and the reason for that opaqueness has not always been intentional; attempting to keep everyone informed can be pretty labor intensive. By moving our development entirely into public view, it will be easier for everyone to stay in the loop with what will be happening with the game, and will give everyone a chance to participate directly in the development process.

If you have Facebook and feel like liking something likeable, the FF page is right here:
https://www.facebook.com/fortressforever


Fortress Forever has been Greenlit by the community! Thank you to everyone that voted and helped to spread the word about our mod. Being Greenlit was considered something of a long shot, and we are thrilled to see it happen.

What does this mean for FF?

It means that sometime in the future, you'll be able to install Fortress Forever directly through Steam and you will receive updates automatically.

Read more about Fortress Forever being greenlit on Steam over at the forums:
http://forums.fortress-forever.com/showthread.php?t=24300

Read the full announcement here: http://forums.fortress-forever.com/showthread.php?t=23745


First of all, at long last, Fortress Forever has been submitted to Steam Greenlight (read about Steam Greenlight). If FF gets Greenlit, you would be able to install and update Fortress Forever through Steam like you would a commercial game. Because Fortress Forever is still being actively developed, this is actually a big deal. It would both make it easier for players to install and update the game and easier for us to release updates.

Please feel free to encourage your friends to vote for FF on Greenlight.


Secondly, FF.Pickup[www.ffpickup.com] will be hosting a league/tournament with $1000 in total prizes starting February 1st, 2013. The format will be 4v4 Offense vs Defense (pickup-style, you can learn more by reading the league rules[www.ffpickup.com]), with an 8-week season used to determine seeding for the proceeding playoff tournament with $1000 in prizes up for grabs.

Get more information and register your team at http://www.ffpickup.com/league/ and/or discuss it on the forums in this thread[forums.fortress-forever.com].

NOTE: Sign ups close soon, so act fast.


Lastly, a new bug fix patch will be coming soon (with many fixes relating to spectating). Be on the look out.

Get it at: http://www.fortress-forever.com/

It has been nearly a year since the last patch, but we're still alive and kicking. This update brings some much needed/long-awaited changes (new class selection screen) as well as bug fixes, balance tweaks, and a large amount of added Lua scripting functionality.

Changelog: http://www.fortress-forever.com/changelogs/2.45
Download: http://www.fortress-forever.com/wiki/?title=Downloads
Discuss: http://www.fortress-forever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23647