Courtesy of rebo's hard work, featured below is concept art for the pyro model. Concept art does not represent exactly what the object will look like in game, but instead it is intended to give the modeler/skinner an inspiration or feeling -- a muse, if you will.


The pyro concept was but fodder for rebo's modeling skills, and through his crafty inferno rebo hath spawned the pyro character model. Though at this point it's only an unskinned render, we're sure the final product will be absolutely smokin'...

We've welcomed Vorn and Phero to the coding team, as well as trepid_jon and trepid_jesse in the mapping department.

Vorn and Phero will begin work on various odds and ends, while Jon and Jesse have begun a Hunted remake and will be tackling non-standard gametypes for our new maps.

All bring metric tons of experience and we're glad to have them on.

Shutdown2, the classic TFC map by The Cheese, is in the process of being updated for Fortress Forever by one of our talented staff map designers, Kermit.


Mosey on over to yonder media section for two more portraits of this work-in-progress.

Then did he raise on high the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, saying, "Bless this, O Lord, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy." And the people did rejoice and did feast upon the lambs and toads and tree-sloths and fruit-bats and orangutans and breakfast cereals...


Now did the Lord say, "First thou pullest the Holy Pin. Then thou must count to three. Three shall be the number of the counting and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither shalt thou count two, excepting that thou then proceedeth to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the number of the counting, be reached, then lobbest thou the Holy Hand Grenade in the direction of thine foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it."

Our Project Manager, the ever captivating Schtoofa, was graciously interviewed by Azlan of Halflife2.net and The Catacombs a little while back...

Halflife2.net: As far as overall progress, about how far along is Fortress Forever? What's left to be done?

Schtoofa: We've got a handful of maps already in the works, most of the sounds completed, many models underway, and some in-game mechanics worked out. We still have a long way to go though.

The interview continues at Halflife2.net.