TIME TO GET PSYCHED.
Open Fortress is a free, community-developed Team Fortress 2 mod that introduces new gamemodes, characters, weapons, maps and more to the world of TF2. Over 100 community contributors have combined their creativity and innovation with the iconic mid-century aesthetic of TF2 and the gameplay features of classic arena shooters, delivering a truly unique spin on one of the most popular multiplayer games of all time.
DEATHMATCH: MEET THE MERCENARY
HE’S GOING TO PAINT THIS TOWN RED.
It’s the 1970s, and the days of endless covert stalemates between the RED and BLU teams are long gone — replaced by frantic free-for-alls, waged by a new breed of soldier-for-hire. Play as the sharp-shooting, wisecracking Mercenary and take on dozens of rivals in a multitude of diverse arenas, from Arctic oil rigs to the streets of swinging London and even the depths of Hell itself.
NEW WEAPONS, NEW WEARABLES
LOCK ‘N’ LOAD.
It wouldn’t be a Team Fortress 2 mod without guns — or hats. Dress up your Mercenary as stylish or silly as you like, then equip them with the finest armaments this side of the Rio Grande, from established TF2 favorites to seriously impressive experimental ordnance. And the best part? All cosmetics and weapons are completely free — no microtransactions or drops.
Open Fortress
Open Fortress is a free Source Mod, lovingly crafted by nearly a hundred members of the Team Fortress 2 community. The game is described as a modification of TF2 that branches off of its aesthetic, and incorporates gameplay from assorted Arena Shooters. As of May 31st, 2022 the game is available again for download [1] .
Installation¶
This section will be updated a lot, the installation process is a bit confusing and has had a few problems so far.
Prerequisites¶
- You must install Source SDK Base 2013 Multiplayer, found in your Tools list on steam. Then run it at least once.
- You must also have Team Fortress 2 installed.
Sourcemods folder¶
Open Fortress is a Source Mod, meaning it must be installed in the sourcemods folder in order to be played. An important detail is that it must be installed on the same drive as your Steam installation. So if for example, your copy of Steam is located on your C:/ drive, you would be installing Open Fortress in your C:\Program Files (x86)\steam\steamapps\sourcemods folder.
If you’re unable to use the sourcemods folder on the specified hard drive, you can try hard linking to the correct folder. On windows this would be done via the command prompt.
Windows:
mklink /d «C:\where_is_your_steam_installed\steamapps\sourcemods» «D:\where_are_your_games_installed\steamapps\sourcemods»
Linux:
ln -s /install_location/steamapps/sourcemods/ /other_location/Steam/steamapps/sourcemods
Gameinfo.txt¶
As of Revision 9, having your OF in a different folder than your Steam and or TF2 installation will return an error saying that TF2 is not installed, even with the above settings. In order to fix this, you must edit your game’s sourcemods/open_fortress/gameinfo.txt file. Under SearchPaths , you need to manually specify where your TF2 is installed.
Here is an example (Rowdy’s installation):
Important note: When using OfToast, your gameinfo.txt will be overwritten when doing a verify of game files. It is important to back this file up in the event this occurs. With Murse, this file is ignored by default and will only be overwritten when using the -G flag.
Game Installation¶
Direct Zip Download¶
https://openfortress.fun/download features a direct .zip download, but it may be out of date.
Script download¶
Open Fortress offers a script tool, called Beans, to download the game. It can be downloaded here. https://openfortress.fun/download It will automatically install the game in your SourceMods folder.
Linux installation¶
The native linux client is no longer supported, linux users are asked to use proton in order to run Open Fortress. Enable proton for the game and the 2013 multiplayer SDK.
Restarting Steam¶
Once the files have been installed in the correct places, a restart of Steam is required to allow Open Fortress to show up in your games list.
Special notes for Linux¶
Q: I get a message that I am playing in «Insecure mode» and am unable to join servers
A: Launch your game with -steam -secure in your launch options
Gameplay¶
Game Modes¶
While many game modes from Team Fortress 2 are present in Open Fortress, several unique gamemodes are also available.
Deathmatch¶
Deathmatch is currently the flagship gamemode of Open Fortress. The main objective of Deathmatch is to reach a designated score by killing opponents. All players spawn at various points around the map with only a base loadout regardless of choses class. Most commonly the pistol and melee weapon. Weapon pickups and powerups are placed around the map. Available powerups and weapons are determined by the map itself. The match endes when a set number of frags is reached. This gamemode is commonly played only using the Mercenary class. However, all-class mode is available.
Team Deathmatch¶
Similar to Death Match, Team Deathmatch or TDM pits a red and blue team against each other playing to a set number of frags. Just like Deathmatch weapon pickups and powerups are scattered across the map for pickup. This gamemode is also commonly played with the Mercenary class. However all-class mode is available.
Mercenary Capture the Flag¶
Commonly referred to as Merc CTF or MCTF this game mode is identical to Team Fortress 2’s CTF with the addition of the Mercenary class being mandatory. Weapon and item pickups are located around the map in the same fashion as Deathmatch.
Arsenal¶
This game mode allow players to pick their loadout of items from the loadout menu. Players will always spawn with this predetermined loudout in this gamemode. Gameplay wise Arsenal is similar to Deathmatch in that players competing to a set number of frags.
Duel¶
Similar to the Duel mechanic from Team Fortress 2
Mercenary Domination¶
Commonly referred to as Merc Dom or MDOM, this team-based game mode is based on the domination style game mode. It is a hybrid of KOTH / CP, where your team will accumulate points at varying speeds depending on how many points in a map your team owns. It emphasizes the need to spread out to accomplish tasks rather than collectively focus on a single target.
Classes¶
Mercenary¶
«Time to get psyched!» — The Mercenary
The Mercenary is an original class added in Open Fortress. His unique class ability is Bunny Hopping which allows the player to traverse maps at high speeds. His standard class loadout features a Pistol, and a Crowbar. The Mercenary is customizable with the in-game color sliders as well as cosmetics such as hats. The Mercenary’s personality is based around many pop-culture references. Many of which hearken back to classic FPS games such as those by id Software, and Team Fortress Classic.
Civilian¶
«Merry Christmas» — The Civilian
The Civilian is a class inspired by same class from VIP mode in Team Fortress Classic. The Civilian features a unique model to Open Fortress which differes from other TF2 mods such as Team Fortress 2 Classic. The Civilian also does not feature voice acting and instead uses recycled lines from Team Fortress Classic. His loadout consists of an Umbrella for a melee item. The Civilian is available for play when a server is running all-class mode and can pickup any weapons either dropped by players or in maps.
Stock Classes¶
All other classes from TF2 are in Open Fortress as well. All classes will still possess their unique perks and game play elements. They will also start with their own weapons. (Excluding game modes which dictate a specific loadout such as Arsenal.) Weapon pickups are available to any class. Stock classes can drop their weapons allowing for the Merc or Civilian to pick them up.
Server¶
SCG hosts a server for Open Fortress, called Passion Fruit. The name was inspired by a message once posted on the Open Fortress website that described the game as a passion project.
History¶
Development Halted¶
Posted on Twitter on September 10th, 2022 it was announced downloads and development for Open Fortress would halted due to ongoing legal talks with Valve.
Revival¶
Posted to Twitter on May 31st of 2022 the Open Fortress project announced it was resuming development and allowing for downloads once again.
Technical Q&A¶
Known issues and fixes¶
Trivia¶
- The Mercenary is voiced by Jonathan Biondi
- The Civilian who is voiced by Benjamoose also narrates the TF2 map Map:tf-ctf_bigboys_a5
- The Mercenary concept was originally designed for the Team Fortress 2 Classic mod.
- Despite the Civilian not having any voice lines the game contains an announcer voice pack for the Civilian.
Как скачать опен фортресс
Installing TortoiseSVN
Setting up steam for OF
Downloading open fortress via TortoiseSVN
Troubleshooting
Комментарии
Installing TortoiseSVN
The current way to download OF is through SVN, their version control system. This can be installed from here:
Select the latest version compatible with your system by clicking on one of these on the webpage:
Following the default install route should be fine for most users.
Setting up steam for OF
In order to install OF, you would do it like any other sourcemod.
First, create a folder called ‘sourcemods’ in the steamapps folder which in your steam directory. Note this must be the same library as the steam.exe file. This will usually be your drive.
In this folder, now create one called ‘open_fortress’. You should now have a file path of something like:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\sourcemods
Downloading open fortress via TortoiseSVN
Now that you have everything setup, you’re now ready to download!
If you right click, you should notice a few more options created by TortoiseSVN. Right click on the open_fortress folder, or anywhere in the sourcemods directory, and hit «SVN Checkout. «, like so:
Now that you have this window open, it should like the following, with a URL of
like so, with the correct directory for your steam library:
Now if you hit OK, after waiting a few seconds it should pull up a window like this:
And hazza! You’re downloading OF. Congratulations!
After the download has finished, restart steam. Once this is done, Open Fortress should appear in your library. Hazza!
Troubleshooting
If you’re having trouble, please visit the official discord at https://discord.com/invite/Jk3NUb7 and got to #windows-troubleshooting. Here are a few common errors you can come across:
My SVN keeps freezing when I checkout!
The link you are using is dead, or your internet is not working. Please check the official discord for an updated link.
The Game isn’t appearing in my steam library!
Please check the folder you installed OF to. It should be in the same steam directory as the steam.exe. this is most likely where steam is installed on your C drive, e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam.
This will be updated with more errors as time goes on.
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Open Fortress is a free, community-developed Team Fortress 2 mod that introduces new gamemodes, characters, weapons, maps and more to the world of TF2.
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Overview
Open Fortress is a free, community-developed Team Fortress 2 mod that introduces new gamemodes, characters, weapons, maps and more to the world of TF2. Over 100 community contributors have combined their creativity and innovation with the iconic mid-century aesthetic of TF2 and the gameplay features of classic arena shooters, delivering a truly unique spin on one of the most popular multiplayer games of all time.
Features
- Deathmatch, a free-for-all Quake inspired gamemode where the goal is to rack up the most frags before the round ends.
- An original class, The Mercenary, a wise-cracking jack-of-all-trades gunman created for Deathmatch.
- Various Mercenary-centric gamemodes such as Mercenary Capture the Flag, Mercenary Domination, Team Deathmatch and Infection.
- Tons of original cosmetics, all unlocked from the start.
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- Official Website
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- Official Discord
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