From Avirox (aka Xavior) - Quake 4 Fortress 1.5 RC1 is the latest release candidate for Quake 4 Fortress. If there are no major bugs or glitches found in this then it will be released as the latest official Quake 4 Fortress build so I'd appreciate it if anyone could check it out and maybe take some time for a game or three. It contains the linux and windows builds. Again - this is NOT FINAL YET, but is a candidate for release. Grab it while it's hot.......

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The Source Code for Quake 3 Fortress may be released Open Source in the near future from one of the original developers (RR2) from Splashdamage. It will be released under GPL licensing - this will allow people to create their own mods of it and release it with a Standalone engine. While the code is Opensource, that doesn't stand for all the media. The media can be repackaged, but the pak files must remain the same.

TFX has members already interested in porting and modifying Q3F to work with Open Arena and the XReaL engine. More info and download links can be found HERE. I will post any updates or announcements on this as soon as any news is available.

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Team Fortress Classic 1v1 Soldier League is running now!
From the UGC Official Site..........................

In response to the community, UGC is pleased to announce the opening of a new TFC 1v1 soldier/mulch ladder. Sign up to compete for a chance to win a 12 slot server from #gorabid!! The basic structure is "every man for himself". Players will be scheduled with an opponent on a weekly basis (specific opponents may be requested via the forums or through the ladder admin). Players may work out when they actually play. Match style will be traditional "mulch" play with 2 rounds with a frag limit of 20, no nail grenades, and jump to signal readiness. Players will play for rank and title, and periodically we will hold tournaments. As outlined here, players already in our probation program may join, and banned players may also join subject to the approval of the other players in the ladder. We are now taking signups and hope to see you join.

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Fortress Forever 2.0 has been released!
CHANGELOG...............................

GENERIC / Misc stuff:

* Walls no longer apply friction to grenades, concmaps should be possible now!
* Small auto-conc for HH concs when you dont jump
* Frag grenade damage up to 145 (patch 1.0 was 180, patch 1.11 was 126). Radius the same.
* Throwing the flag is now upwards slightly rather than skidding along the floor
* Re-added recoil for some weapons (e.g. IC)
* Suiciding no longer causes you to lose 100 fortress points
* bhop now 1.20 up from 1.10
* Better intermission scoreboard/player handling
* Made the currently held grenade timer bar more visible than the dropped ones
* pyro scream time only triggers once every 1.7 seconds now
* Added cl_reducedexplosions to help fps problems
* Added a cvar for ragdoll lifetime
* NEW!! assault cannon fire sound

Visuals:

* Grenades now have trails and halo's around them
* Blue and yellow pipes now have trails
* Player models have been tweaked to increase visibility
* Grenade models have been tweaked to increase visibility
* SG models have been tweaked to increase visibility
* SG now throws out sparks when it's below 50% health
* Flags now GLOW
* Single Shotgun reload animation (thanks a084)
* New IC model!
* No more ugly background for build timers
* New HUD security icons for shutdown style maps
* Shotgun muzzle flash more visible
* Many visuals now line up correctly in widescreen modes (damage indicators, Context menus etc)
* New EMP effect
* HUD health / armor no longer flashes red when you are hit. It'll only flash red when you are < 25% health to prevent confusion. (instead it flashes white when hit)
* Grenade 2 timer up a bit so it's not so far down
* New explosion scorch decal which doesnt make your whole base black.
* 'on fire' hud HUD redness reduced a lot
* Cvars for turning off targets + gren trails (also in options menu)
* Teamcolour hud can now go back to normal again

Bug fixes:

* Grenade target timing bug
* Medkit fix. Should be much easier to heal people with medkit and spanner now, as friendlies are lag predicted now.
* Dispenser / SG health now displays properly on the HUD even if you are far away.
* CL_CopyExistingEntity crash fixed at last (!!)
* SG now tracks properly when built on a slope
* Death by burning is no longer a suicide
* Fixed LUA error causing security icons to disappear when players connected
* Fix for spies being able to sabotage when they're dead
* Demoman grenades hopefully dont bounce off people any more
* Readded interpolation for projectiles
* Put in a fix for grenade timers not showing up

More information and download links can be found on the Official Site or right here on the TFX Forums.

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ETF Public Mayhem 2008 is here! TeamFortressXtreme has teamed up with Railbait.com to start up some Enemy Territory Fortress public matches. Every Sunday night at 9:00PM EST join the Railbait ETF public server for some great Team Fortress gaming! ETF is a totally free Team Fortress modification for the popular shooter Wolfenstein Enemy Territory. You can download Enemy Territory Fortress totally free right HERE on TeamFortressXtreme!
You are more than welcome to download ETF and play on any server through the week to sharpen your skills. If you are new to Team Fortress games, you will find that ETF is one of the best out there especially for being a totally free shooter game. You can also join in on ETF gathers at Kindergarten Gaming if you prefer organized matches. Hope to see some of you on the server! Railbait ETF server IP is 72.88.220.224:27960

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The Orange Box goes gold! The long anticipated Team Fortress 2 game has been released and can purchased or downloaded via Steam. More information on Team Fortress 2 can be found here on the site or in the forums! Team Fortress 2 is growing more popular everyday and is totally newbie friendly! Even though TF2 does not follow it original roots of gameplay style, the game is still a lot of fun to play!

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zelTF is a standalone QWTF mod that can be played by anyone wanting to experience old school TF at it's best! Many updates have been applied to zelTF and version 1.3 is here! New features include:
- Now incredibly easy to redefine keys, simply click the settings shortcut, and all the keys are there to be edited in one convenient location.
- New and currently unreleased ezQuake 1.9 alpha.
- Auto ID script - now you know who your looking at.
- New high quality sound effects by Jeremiah Sypult (http://www.mindabuse.com/mindgrid/audio/quake)
- New sound notifications by zut - "red team has the blue flag", "megakill" etc sounds to notify you of flag status and kill streaks.
- New map dependent skyboxes.
- Fixed setinfo bug.
- Much smaller installation file ~100mb. Though a much smaller base map set. More will be downloadable from zelTF site.
- Communication binds are complete.
- New fragfile.dat - Touches now show on mbasesr, among other things.
- Fixed weapon and class scripts.
- Some defaults changed - Player with flag now glows green instead of purple which is confused with duck on 2night2. Dead bodies are no longer hidden so you can see feigning spys.
- Removed broken eyes.mdl.
- Replaced /fortress/base.pcx with default skin.
- Removed a bunch of useless files.
Download zelTF 1.3 now..........
zelTF 1.3 Download Link

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