“Possibly the biggest thing to happen in Team Fortress 2′s history since the game went free to play,” – KritzKast

Put your money where your mouse is!

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After a successful Ultiduo this month 16Bit TF are now aiming to bring the KritzKast Lo-Fi Offclass Cup to our local community. This tournament has been hosted with incredible results abroad and holds promise of great fun and awesome hats.

What is the Lo-Fi Offclass Cup?

The Lo-Fi Offclass Cup is a 6v6 cup where players are limited to no more than 2 of each: Pyros, Snipers or Spies; and only 1 of each: Heavy, Engineer or Medic. Weapon unlocks are limited to Degreaser, Flare Gun, Axtinguisher, GRU, Frontier Justice, Gunslinger, Medlocks, Huntsman, Machina, Jarate and the Dead Ringer.

Lo-Fi Longwave

Maps played are the following:

• cp_gullywash_pro
• pl_barnblitz
• cp_badlands
• cp_snakewater
• koth_viaduct
• cp_gravelpit

Up for grabs in this cup is the amazing Lo-Fi Longwave.

We’re hoping to host this cup in March and would like to see what kind of feedback we get from the community.

So if this is something you’d be interested in doing, please go to 16bittf.co.za and drop us a comment!

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16Bit TF is launching their very own website from which to run their competitions. After eight months of successful competitions we are glad to invest even more in the South African TF2 community. Kicking off the launch of this website, we have conducted an interview with KritzKast’s John “Agro” Irwin.

Future plans for the website are to incorporate a ladder system including the Frags & Affection competition. As well as building on hosting more 6v6 tournaments. Even though we are aware of the challenge this will be, it surely is still on the table for 2012.

Registration is not needed for the website and interacting is quick and easy. We would like to invite every one to come have a look at 16bittf.co.za. All suggestions, queries and comments can be emailed to webmaster@16bittf.co.za or give us a shout on the FaceBook page, Steam Group or Twitter.

Head over to our website and check out our interview: “Something big this way comes.” Meet John ‘Agro’ Irwin. Irwin discusses the prospects of hosting a KritzKast Lo-Fi Offclass Cup (KLOC)

We are looking foward to another prosperous year in South African Fortress and hope to see many old and new players participate in our competitions.

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Check out the finals below:

Round 1: Badlands

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Round 2: koth_ultiduo_r_b7

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That about sums up the finals of the first Ultiduo cup hosted by 16Bittf for South African Fortress. It is a combination of two thoughts I got from John “Agro” Irwin. He described this competition as “TF2CSA Bromance” on the KritzKast website. If you read all the lovely comments on the TF2CSA match thread, it really seems like, well, a whole lot of ‘bromance’ going on. The second part was his observation of the final map, koth_ultiduo_r_b7, he called it “the theatre of doom.”

I’ve asked some of the players to write about the competition itself, and one of the spectators was so inspired he sent in a piece about the first round of the finals. The matches itself therefore being covered by our community, indulge me as I direct your attention elsewhere.

This competition has seen some extraordinary moments that I would like to share with you.

• It was South African Fortress’ first Ultiduo competition. The response from a seemingly dead community has been so positive, that it seems it has raised itself from the dead
• Hearing the familiar voice of Lazar “Comedian” Jovic from VanillaTV shoutcasting our ‘lil comp made my heart smile. His schedule is so busy, yet he finds the time to support the TF2 community in Dark Africa. You have our eternal thanks and admiration.
• We also got to hear another famous voice, John “Agro” Irwin from KritzKast. All I’m going to say is that I will pay good money to hear this man talk, even if it’s just him reading the newspaper to me. We are looking forward to a long standing friendship with all the people from KritzKast. They set a standard in all their work that makes a person proud to be a Team Fortress fanboy.
• We saw an entirely pub team progress to Round 3. Team Ultiduo 2 with  Jacques “¼” Schutte and “stiXz_”.  This was their very first TF2 competition and a special well done goes to them. Read more about their experience a bit later.
• Then, perhaps the most extraordinary moment of this whole comp. As I wrote the last comment on the match thread, smiling at all the bromance going around, it hit me. THERE HAS BEEN NO DRAMA. For this, I want to thank you all. The respect, light hearted banter and overall sense of fun made this a pleasure to be part of. I am looking forward to floggin this seemingly dead horse called South African Fortress till it drops. Then I will kick it and make it get up again.
• That brings me to the last special moment. This comp has basically been done entirely by two wimminz…yea, put that in your pipe and smoke it

Take a look at the soon to be home of 16Bittf here, and remember, it ain’t over till the fat lady sings, we have a lot more TF2 coming your way soon.

Community Feedback

Team Ultiduo 2: ¼ and stiXz_

Entering the competition a few weeks back, ‘stixz’ and I were incredibly excited. We were counting down the days and practicing as much as possible. This being our first competition (and having some really good players in it), we were nervous but determined. First round had a couple of hiccups with alltalk, but it went smoothly for us. Second round was quite tough, and had a couple of hilarious situations because of Nucleus’ design. In the third round, we were completely beaten by ‘Alien’ and ‘Silencer’ and tensions ran high in our final match against ‘Synergy’. All in all, it was an amazing experience and I’m glad that we participated.

From my side (stiXz_), I couldn’t agree more with my awesome teammate, ¼. It was definitely an amazing experience, and all the more fun as it was competitive. As he said, the first match was quite easy, feeling a bit sorry for them at the end, but the 2nd match was by far the most fun out of the bunch, apart from being completely destroyed in the semi-finals by the OH NO!’s and the Synergy’s. It was really fun, and we both hope to see, and participate, in more comp’s with TF2CSA. Thanks for all the fun.

Jonte “K@mA” Da Silva on koth_badlands: finals map 1

Wasabi on Badlands: "There were moments where Synergy got it perfect." Lolita's observation on Synergy's game.

“In these screenshots we see Wasabi’s first rocket hitting Alien square on his feet. This bounches him straight up. He then shoots a second rocket but it’s the third well placed mid air that finished Alien off.” Lola

Round one of this gory affair began with team OH NO! dominating right off the bat showing why they are the favourites to win this competition. With some very aggressive play by Alien, which paid off immediately with him gibing team Synergy in a few rockets and going on to capture the point. Round two was very much a different game, with team Synergy regrouping somewhat. Unfortunately not enough to hold off more of Alien’s aggressive play and surrendering the point.  After initially losing the point team Synergy regrouped, built up an uber and pushed team OH NO! off the point with some inspired play by both Wasabi and Pacif1st  to take the point for the first time in the game.  Team OH NO! came back with some pressure by Alien forcing Pacif1st to use his uber before Silencer used his and destroying team Synergy’s defense. Round three was the most even of the three rounds with the point going back and forth between the two teams with some brilliant soldier play by Wasabi, playing with more aggression peppering Alien with rockets before ending him with a well placed shotgun round before hunting Silencer. Silencer, with some brilliant survival skills, held off this assault and escaped while team Synergy took the point.  Team OH NO! held off the point  to take the first map 3-0 thanks to some very good teamwork and aggressive play.

 Bradley “Silencer” Robinson on koth_ultiduo_r_b7: finals map 2

Alien causing havoc in the theatre of Doom. Agro commenting on how he saw this map.

“I’ve captured a moment here that in my opinion is one of Aliens strengths. His ability to project where his opponent will be and the skill he has to deliver a rocket right in that path is what enabled him to dominate throughout this competition.” Lola

The second map to be played in the finale was koth_ultiduo_r_b7, which was a late addition to the competitions map list. This fast paced death match styled map allowed for some intense action and full on attack game play, which was entertaining for both spectators and competitors. Although this map was unfamiliar to both teams, Synergy did have some prior game time during the preliminary rounds on this map, where as OH NO! did not. A battle of map knowledge and familiarity verse competitive experience was going to clash. After team OH NO! had won the first map, team Synergy had everything to play for and surely showed in there hunger to win performance. With many intense moments for both teams, which was being eagerly watched by spectators, after each capture of a control point team OH NO! came out on top over Synergy to grab the map win and the 16Bit TF “Frags & Affection” Ultiduo title.

Closing Thoughts

Firstly a special thanks to Xterminator and IS Gaming for their continued support in providing the servers we need and for their excellent service. I would also like to thank Lolita for her dedication to South African Fortress. This will be her second year of giving us competitions, and I’m still buffled as to her reasons why. I know it can’t be for money or fame, since TF2 SA has none of those to give her. It can’t be because we such a fantastic bunch of people either. I still get the shivers when I recall some of the drama we’ve had. Whatever her reasons, we are grateful, and we look forward to another year of competitions hosted by her. Keep an eye on the 16Bittf website for next months exciting competition.

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South Africa kicked off their very first Ultiduo this weekend in the spirit of man love and Valentines Day. Seeing a great interest from the community the Elimination round, Prelims and Semi Finals heated up this Saturday to an exciting conclusion as to who will proceed to the finals. 

Team OH NO! and Team Synergy will face off at 7pm CAT (GMT +2) this Sunday in the finals, being shoutcasted by none other than Lazar “Comedian” Jovic  from VanillaTF2, John “Agro” Irwin from KritzKast and 16Bit TF’s Yolanda “Lolita” Green.

Mumble Details: mumble.vanillatv.org: 64738
SourceTV: 196.38.180.45:27025 (via console)

Some info on the players.

Team OH NO!
Tristan “Alien” Green is a youngster who has been playing competitive TF2 for years. He is known for his annoying text spams and lucky mid airs. Bradley “Silencer” Robinson has been part of the TF2 SA comp scene on an irregular basis. His mild manner makes him a solid medic. These two are definitely the favourites to win.

Team Synergy
Can the underdogs Jaco “Wasabi” Swanepoel and Andrew “PaciF1ST” Bevis kick up a storm and take the victory? Both these players have shown that they are not to be underestimated. Wasabi is the new kid on the block who might just upstage the more experienced Alien. PaciF1ST has been honing his medic skills by medicing the legendary drunken pocket solly FISH for the whole of 2011.

South African Fortress would like to invite every one to come and find out as well as listen in for some guaranteed laughs!

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The teams are as follows:

All Night: Christopher “Turkish” Smithard – Soldier

Han “Delight” Cilliers – Medic

Synergy: Jaco “Wasabi” Swanepoel – Soldier

Andrew “PaciF1ST” Bevis – Medic

tollewaans Jag: Izak “jaguarkid” Bekker – Soldier

Thys “tollewaan” Snyman – Medic

wambam: Richard “xolox” Tyrrell – Soldier

Antonio “skiba” Cosentino – Medic

TP: Yogan “FiSH” Murugan – Soldier

David “Cornholio” Gooden – Medic

OP: Louw “Acrobat” Cilliers – Soldier

Hennie “Frozen” Verwey – Medic

CapHat: Arne “Bl1nd” Schreuder – Soldier

Sergei “Goldenpantsman” Pringiers – Medic

Kwagga: Tristan “Ultixorz” Parris – Soldier

Anthony “Zephon” Berinato – Medic

Team Rocket: Jonty “Little-Mermaid” Triton – Soldier

Leandro “GoMz” Gomes – Medic

Some teams have not assigned names to themselves, and will receive generic names. Teams are welcome to update team names on this thread before Saturday.

• Ulti 1: Dean “Judo:D” Lotter – Soldier
  Matthew “bÆstly” Cherry – Medic
• Ulti 2: Jacques “¼” Schutte – Soldier
  Kevin “stiXz_” Gouws – Medic
• Ulti 3: David “Machaven” Olivier – Soldier
  Tim “Shawshaw” Forshaw – Medic

Seedings/Match Ups

Teams will be matched up in a random pick manner. All Soldiers will join the following server at 17:45 pm on Saturday: 16BIT TF2 Ultiduo I 196.38.180.45:27055 Medics may join if Soldiers are unavailable. Each team will be assigned a number known only by the admin. Players will be given a chance to pick a number and the team that number has been assigned to will be their opponents.

This method will be applied to Round 1 (Eliminations) only; a template will be applied to rounds after that.

Seeding Template

Round Formats

Round 1 (12 teams): Eliminations will be held across six servers in a single elimination format.

Round 2: (6 teams) Prelims will be held across three servers in a single elimination format.

Round 3 (3 teams): Semi-Finals will be held in a round robin format (also single elimination). This method has been chosen as a result of the number of teams to decide which two teams will play in the finals. The format is as follows:

Phase 1:  Team 1 vs. Team 2

Phase 2: Team 1 vs. Team 3

Phase 3: Team 2 vs. Team 3

Each team will be assigned one point per win and the two teams with the most points will progress to the finals.

Round Durations:

Round 1: 18:00 – 19:00

Round 2: 19:00 – 20:00

Round 3: 20:00 – 22:15

The finals will be held on Sunday at 19:00.

Server IP’s

This post will be updated with the IP’s as soon as possible.

Map Selection

Map selection will be done by an elimination process, the two teams will enter into a gentleman’s agreement as to who get’s to go first. A team will eliminate one map from the map pool that they don’t want to play and then the opposing team. This process will carry on until there is only one map left. The map left is the map played. FiSH will be doing server admin, so players are to send him a personal message on steam as to their decided map. FiSH will then change the server to said map. Make sure that you have added him on steam if you don’t have him before the competition starts.

Shoutcasting

The finals of the “Frags & Affection” Ultiduo will be shoutcasted by none other than Lazar “Comedian” Jovic from VanillaTV and John “Agro” Irwin from KritzKast. They will also be joined by 16Bit TF founder Yolanda “Lolita” Green.

The shoutcasting will take place on the following Mumble server: mumble.vanillatv.org: 64738

Game servers provided by Internet Solutions, check out IS Gaming.

Important Notice

Rules for koth_ultiduo_r_b7 differ to the other KOTH maps. Please remember to dowload this map and to allocate it to your tf maps folder. Should you need help talk to Lola or FISH.

The capture point will immediately be available, players will spawn instantly after death and there are no health packs. Map time limit is 30 minutes and cap run down time 5 minutes. The winner is determined by first team to points difference of 5 or most caps in 30 minutes.

Results

Results may be posted on this thread.

This competition is experimental. 16Bit TF will adjust aspects of it as needed to optomise the experience for every one. All complaints, suggestions and queries must be emailed to 16bittf@gmail.com or directed at admins present in the IRC channel #16bittf on #shadowfire. Alternatively players can post on the FaceBook group wall or on the Steam group wall. Players who enter the competition agree to the possibility of  changes and improvements as well as the rules.

Finals!

Join us for the finals tomorrow at 7pm between OH NO! and Synergy

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So what is Ultiduo?

The combo from 6v6 (medic and soldier) work together to kill the opponent combo. It is King of the Hill (KOTH); the objective is to capture the point and hold it for 3 minutes. It’s basically a death match style competition, very simple and easy to play.

The original Ultiduo concept was developed by Ozfortress. It is meant to celebrate a very integral aspect of team fortress which is the medic and soldier; this is the core of the competitive scene and also is a staple combination in pub play.

With its fast-paced action an Ultiduo competition promises to deliver excitement, upsets and “midairs”. We looking forward to seeing new faces show their skills and expertise with the medic and soldier classes. Simply create a 2v2 team and you’ll be able to sign up.

Tournament Format

KOTH 2v2 format with the soldier and medic combo. The tournament will be a single elimination system, consisting of 3 rounds: preliminary, semi-finals and a final. Each round has a 30 minute time limit. To win a point a team must capture middle and hold it for three minutes (the clock starts running down once a team caps mid and stops when the other team starts capping it). The team who reaches 3 points first, wins the map.

Allowed Weapon Unlocks- Soldier:

Rocket Launcher
Shovel
Shotgun

Allowed Weapon Unlocks- Medic:

Syringe gun & Blütsauger

Bonesaw & Ubersaw

Medigun (Kritzkrieg is NOT allowed)

Competition Maps

koth_nucleus

koth_viaduct

koth_sawmill

koth_harvest_final

koth_badlands

General Rules

1) No class switching is allowed during a round, as it may give a slight advantage. Players are allowed to swap at the end of the round.

2) One Sub per duo will be allowed during the elimination rounds. Please note that semi finals and finals must be played by the exact line up that qualified for them. No subs will be allowed in the semi finals or finals as it makes to drastic a change to the game because a team exists only of two players. (Read this, don’t ask about it later )

3) Seedings will be done in a random pick format; a system will be implemented where essentially the participants will be the deciders.

4) Players must play with the same nick they registered with.

5) Each team is allowed only one tactical timeout (pause) per map. Tactical timeouts may not be longer than 10 minutes.

6) If a team is not on the server ready to play within 15 minutes of the scheduled time, that team will forfeit the map. After the first map, teams are allowed a 10 minute break before the start of the second map. This is under the players’ discretion, and if they wish to carry on straight away they may do so. (10 minute break only applicable to semi finals and finals)

Some important informationz!

This competition is experimental. 16Bit TF will adjust aspects of it as needed to optomise the experience for every one. All complaints, suggestions and queries must be emailed to 16bittf@gmail.com or directed at admins present in the IRC channel #16bittf on #shadowfire. Alternatively players can post on the FaceBook group wall or on the Steam group wall. Players who enter the competition agree to the possibility of small changes and improvements as well as the rules.

The exact times and rounds will be announced once registrations are closed and admins have had time to gather all data.

Players who display poor sportsmanship will be penalized as seen fit by the admins.

Tournament admins will be announced closer to the event.

The 16Bit TF “Frags & Affection” Ultiduo will be hosted on Internet Solutions servers, many thanks to them for their continuous support.

Where to enter?

Teams can sign up right here in the comments section, so that every one can see exactly who they will be facing. Entries close on the 5th of February.

Format: <Insert Team Name>

<Insert Player Name “Nick” Surname – Class>

<Insert Player Name “Nick” Surname – Class>

PS: Please don’t ask a gazillian questions in the comments section, refer to “Some important informationz!”, scroll up 

koth_ultiduo_r_b7  has been added to the existing map pool.

Download the map from here.

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Cp_Foundry has received some popularity votes at the EU competitive scene.

• Format: 6v6
• Registrations Close Friday 17th February 11pm
• Kick Off Sunday 19th February
• Final Sunday 26th February

More info to follow as soon as registrations closed and we have the total numbers of teams.

Teams Registered

• Dirty Motion

Geno – Skillpig – Goldfox – Razerfox – Elapid – Carnage

• Naked

Fish – Xolox – Antie – Pacifist – GrimAndy – Silencer

• pcZ

Zephon – Phenix – Bl1nd – Goldenpantsman – Peng – Pointblank – Ultixorz – Inhuman –  Kilroy

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