10 Years of Fortress Forever

**squeek.** · 09-13-2017, 08:28 AM

Development of Fortress Forever started in 2004, and version 1.0 was released on September 13, 2007. Today marks ten years since that initial release.

In those ten years, Fortress Forever has seen:

18 patches
88 volunteer developers
Hundreds of community maps
3,948 code commits by 24 different programmers
7,860 asset commits by 59 different developers
8,477 page edits on the FF wiki
17,801 pickup games in #ff.pickup
23,374 threads on the FF forums
146,341 downloads since the Steam release (March 2015), and an unknowable number of downloads before then (download numbers weren't tracked)
Millions of collective hours played

To celebrate, let's take a look back through the years via various videos made by the community in that time:

YouTube

Thank you to everyone that has played and supported this game--you are what has allowed FF to reach this milestone.

NeonLight · 09-13-2017, 08:43 AM

Crazy that it has been that long.

Ash_Marks · 09-13-2017, 09:02 AM

I haven't been around nearly that long, but for the time I've been playing, I've loved it. Thanks for all the work

**Bully** · 09-13-2017, 10:19 AM

Happy Birthday

Iggy · 09-13-2017, 03:15 PM

You left out a mention of the Beta Testers.

PikE · 09-13-2017, 03:17 PM

Happy 10th anniversary FF

Good time for my 1st post

Here is a hilarious & nostalgic vid with many voices from the past.

YouTube

FooLio · 09-13-2017, 06:20 PM

Time flies, thanks for the dedication let's keep pickups alive.

09-13-2017, 08:43 AM	#2
NeonLight NeoNL Wiki Team Beta Tester Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Boston, Mass Class/Position: Soldier, Medic Gametype: AvD Affiliations: +M\|M+ -RS Posts Rated Helpful 170 Times	Crazy that it has been that long. __________________ Stream(720p 60FPS) Recover Montage Fidd_l SpiderX Zutalors_B2 Quark_Classic DM2_MGE NeoN's Config Emporium

09-13-2017, 09:02 AM	#3
Ash_Marks Speedrunner, Ramen-Lover Join Date: May 2014 Location: Wisconsin Class/Position: (D) HWGuy, (O) Medic/Scout Gametype: Capture the Flag Posts Rated Helpful 21 Times	I haven't been around nearly that long, but for the time I've been playing, I've loved it. Thanks for all the work __________________ http://steamcommunity.com/id/Ash_Marks I'm always willing to learn.

09-13-2017, 10:19 AM	#4
Bully Beta Tester Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Yorkshire, England Class/Position: Spectating Gametype: British Bulldogs Affiliations: ®™ ^ Posts Rated Helpful 67 Times	Happy Birthday __________________ ®™ Support FF:

09-13-2017, 06:20 PM	#7
FooLio Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California Gametype: Capture the Flag Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	Time flies, thanks for the dedication let's keep pickups alive.

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