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.

Fruitcake · 09-13-2017, 08:11 PM

Thank you squeek and all your compadres for giving us so many hours of your time, so we could sink so many of our own.

homie in reboks' · 09-14-2017, 05:54 AM

Thanks for all the hard work Squeek + FF Friends

: x

JackBauer · 09-16-2017, 07:04 PM

wow it has already been 10 years since it came out. can't believe how fast time flies by. still remember the first time I tried out FF.

happy birthday to one of the most underrated game in gaming history.

PartialSchism · 09-17-2017, 06:44 PM

Damn son

be_ · 09-22-2017, 07:21 AM

9/13
Never forget.

caesium · 09-22-2017, 09:14 AM

A fortress is forever, not just for the 90s.

Iggy · 09-22-2017, 03:16 PM

Makes me want to necro-bump the announcement thread(s).

hlstriker · 09-23-2017, 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PartialSchism

Damn son

Where the fuck...?!

PS: Need more skill community nostalgia

YouTube

https://vimeo.com/1756735

**Dexter** · 09-24-2017, 09:07 AM

time for a stupid decade patch

MatiZ · 10-02-2017, 04:22 PM

Anyone still playing these days? I've seen some servers but empty as usual...

FooLio · 10-03-2017, 05:56 AM

I play for short spontaneous bursts while my fiancé is pooping or showering or when I get really lucky she poops and then showers

joshephkirley · 11-25-2017, 09:35 AM

wow it has already been 10 years since it came out. can't believe how fast time flies by. still remember the first time I tried out FF.

JamesLi · 12-10-2017, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FooLio

I play for short spontaneous bursts while my fiancé is pooping or showering or when I get really lucky she poops and then showers

Lol, so you get a few extra minutes of play time right.

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:

09-14-2017, 05:54 AM	#9
homie in reboks' Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: USA Class/Position: Soldier & Medic Affiliations: ( ir :: ) iv\| K^ † Posts Rated Helpful 80 Times	Thanks for all the hard work Squeek + FF Friends : x __________________ Last edited by homie in reboks'; 09-14-2017 at 05:55 AM.

09-16-2017, 07:04 PM	#10
JackBauer Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Switzerland Posts Rated Helpful 20 Times	wow it has already been 10 years since it came out. can't believe how fast time flies by. still remember the first time I tried out FF. happy birthday to one of the most underrated game in gaming history. __________________ Swiss Fortress Community Last edited by JackBauer; 09-16-2017 at 07:04 PM.

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.

09-13-2017, 08:11 PM	#8
Fruitcake Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: In a gofer hole Gametype: AvD/IvD Posts Rated Helpful 12 Times	Thank you squeek and all your compadres for giving us so many hours of your time, so we could sink so many of our own.

09-17-2017, 06:44 PM	#11
PartialSchism Keep On Keepin' On Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mississippi Class/Position: Offense Gametype: Fun Affiliations: I'm bad at FF, and my customs suck Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Damn son

09-22-2017, 07:21 AM	#12
be_ Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 5 Times	9/13 Never forget.
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09-22-2017, 09:14 AM	#13
caesium Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: europe Class/Position: anything Gametype: everything Affiliations: #teamfail Posts Rated Helpful 27 Times	A fortress is forever, not just for the 90s. __________________ Support FF:

09-24-2017, 09:07 AM	#16
Dexter internet user Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 42 Times	time for a stupid decade patch __________________ 9:17 PM - DEXTER: can you teach me how to play o 9:17 PM - squeek.: you jump a lot 9:18 PM - squeek.: and do sweet moves 8:55 PM - FDA: fart in you fridge and blame it on wild animals
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10-02-2017, 04:22 PM	#17
MatiZ FFcrab Join Date: May 2008 Location: Poland Class/Position: Spectator Gametype: Fragfest (Sometimes without "r".) Affiliations: LCD Posts Rated Helpful 4 Times	Anyone still playing these days? I've seen some servers but empty as usual...

10-03-2017, 05:56 AM	#18
FooLio Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California Gametype: Capture the Flag Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	I play for short spontaneous bursts while my fiancé is pooping or showering or when I get really lucky she poops and then showers

11-25-2017, 09:35 AM	#19
joshephkirley Join Date: Nov 2017 Gametype: Capture the Flag Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	wow it has already been 10 years since it came out. can't believe how fast time flies by. still remember the first time I tried out FF.

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