G'day Forts fans!
If you're out of the loop, we have very recently launched the latest Forts - Firebird DLC!
Now that the Season 7 of the FPL has come to an end, it is time for a flurry of events to take place before Season 8 (and who knows, it might also include Firebird).
In particular, we first want to announce Tournament 33, which will feature the Firebird DLC.
Tournament 33 will be a 2v2 Firebird tournament, and will be held on August 8th at 6PM UTC for the first round, and August 15th 6PM UTC for the other two rounds. Up to 16 teams may register, with quarterfinals, semifinals and bronze match being Best of 3, while the FInals will be best of 5. There will also be offline qualifiers to narrow down the number of teams to 8, before August 8th.
Registration will open at 6pm UTC on the 4th of July. In order to register, every participant should ping 42scientist on the Forts Official Discord server with their challengermode team link, steam profile link, logo, and then be invited on Challengermode. Hosts: Project Incursus
On to the details. When will Registration open?
July 4th 2026 at
11am PT (West Coast USA)
2pm ET (East Coast USA)
7pm GMT (London)
8pm CEST (France, Germany)
4am July 5th AEST (Brisbane Australia)
Entries submitted before this time will not be accepted. Once registration has opened the first 8 teams to submit a valid entry will be admitted. Valid entries must fulfill the requirements listed below under How do I join? How will players be seeded? Seedings will be based on past results in official events and ranked seasons. Prizes?
The prize pool is as follows:
1st place $100
2nd place $50
3rd place $20
Prizes will only be awarded in the form of Steam digital gift cards, shared equally between the members of the team. To be eligible for prizes, participants must be able to receive Steam gift cards from outside regions. Winners may designate another eligible player to receive their prize.
If you have any additional questions please contact us on Discord.
How do I join?
In order to participate, you must do the following...
Join the Official FORTS Discord
Your names on Discord, Steam and Challengermode must match
Inappropriate competitor names, logos or team names will not be accepted
Send a message on Discord to 42scientist with your CM team profile, logo, team name, composition, and Steam profiles of every player.
Registration will not open until July 4th at 6pm UTC
Maximum of 16 teams
WHEN
Tournament 33 starts August 8th and August 15th, 2026 at...
11pm PT (West Coast USA)
2pm ET (East Coast USA)
7pm GMT (London)
8pm CEST (France, Germany)
4am August 9th/16th AEST (Brisbane Australia)
WHERE
The FORTS Tournament lobby The Official FORTS Discord Challengermode Bracket
RULES
2v2 Team Death Match
Single elimination
Moonshot enabled
Firebird enabled
Tons of Guns enabled
Repair Station enabled
Portals enabled
Commanders enabled (including Fulminator), one ban per team per match
Choose your fort enabled
Co-op on Elimination disabled
Draws decided by core damage inflicted (total damage if core health is equal)
Maximum of 16 teams
Check-in on Discord starts 1 hour before tournament
Late or absent players forfeit their matches
Use of exploits or bugs for self-charging or any other purpose is strictly forbidden.
Earthwork Games reserves the right to make changes to this event as needed
STREAMS
THE BATTLEFIELDS
Bombard 2v2
Electric city
Green Breeze
Harbourside 3v3
Smokestack 2v2
Up & Down 2v2
Vanilla 2v2
Wingman 2v2
Cheers, EWG
