How to Vote

We've reformatted our voting threads to better enable captains to correctly format and submit their final votes to us. Take a look, and let us know if you run into any issues.

1. Putting your votes together

Captains shall select three options from the Nominated Players heading and put them in order of highest vote to lowest vote using the following template. The first name will receive three votes, the second will receive two votes and the third will receive one vote. Voting for your own teammates is not allowed, regardless of the award (this includes Best Caster).

Important formatting - you must copy-paste your vote EXACTLY, and separate votes using commas. Again we are using an automated script to process these votes, and incorrectly imputed votes may not be counted!

Your team name:
Your team division: Premier

Best Combo Scout: first-place vote, second-place vote, third-place vote
Best Flank Scout:
Best Pocket:
Best Roamer:
Best Demoman:
Best Medic:
Best Utility:
Friendliest Team:
Most Improved Player:
Most Improved Team:
Most Valuable Player:
Best Dressed Team:
Best Caster:

Your completed template should look like this (with the correct players on their classes, the same players have been used for each award in this example for simplicity) without the point allocations after each player name:

Your team name: Your Team Here
Your team division: Your Division Here

Best Scout: /dev/zero (3 points), wiggin (2 points), obla (1 point)
Best Scout: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Soldier: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Pyro: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Demoman: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Heavy: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Engineer: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Medic: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Sniper: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Spy: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Most Improved Player: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Most Improved Team: Jasmine Tea, Witness Gaming, soirée
Friendliest Team: Jasmine Tea, Witness Gaming, soirée
Best Caster: catfish, core, obla

Remember: Voting for your own teammates is not allowed.

Nominated Players

The following players and teams are nominated for awards:

Best Combo Scout: waves, miles, HUNGRY.4.EGGS, robor., will, cookie, Sam., Cooleverest,

Best Flank Scout: strawbunny, lain, Akiki, Village Chief Warlord of Uganda, andrew, dauq, conor, gotaki, Susu,

Best Pocket: Stamm, Elmo., Feyn, alt, riot, homer, Hef,

Best Roamer: moeseph, honk, omni, lexx, spade, paulsen, (〃＾▽＾〃), Andyroo,

Best Demoman: turris, jono, adolo, matt, deft, enrith, Campbell, Doctrine,

Best Medic: caspian, spaceship, atten, Doge.exe, dogroll, lau, Mikcow, Freaky,

Best Utility: moeseph, honk, HUNGRY.4.EGGS, robor., dauq, paulsen, gotaki, Andyroo,

Friendliest Team: cheese and burger, kumquat connoisseurs, 4EGGS, the isolation, Taylor Swift Fan Club, LeEsports, exodia, It's a new day,

Most Improved Player: waves, lain, HUNGRY.4.EGGS, robor., will, paulsen, gotaki, Susu,

Most Improved Team: cheese and burger, kumquat connoisseurs, 4EGGS, the isolation, Taylor Swift Fan Club, LeEsports, exodia, It's a new day,

Most Valuable Player: waves, miles, HUNGRY.4.EGGS, robor., will, cookie, Sam., Cooleverest, strawbunny, lain, Akiki, Village Chief Warlord of Uganda, andrew, dauq, conor, gotaki, Susu, Stamm, Elmo., Feyn, alt, riot, homer, Hef, moeseph, honk, omni, lexx, spade, paulsen, (〃＾▽＾〃), Andyroo, turris, jono, adolo, matt, deft, enrith, Campbell, Doctrine, caspian, spaceship, atten, Doge.exe, dogroll, lau, Mikcow, Freaky,

Best Dressed Team: cheese and burger, kumquat connoisseurs, 4EGGS, the isolation, Taylor Swift Fan Club, LeEsports, exodia, It's a new day,

Best Caster: Freaky, turris, Ghost, Liam, Lemons, lizrd-wizrd, Mint, adolo, donna, Elmo, wils, Stamm, Mikcow, Avo

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2. Submitting your votes

The votes must be sent through to one of the admins below via Discord DMs:

• core (@coreobs)
• Hawk (@hawk_33)

Votes need to be submitted to one of the admins listed above by Wednesday the 17th of April 2024 at 11:59pm AEST. Failing to do this will prevent your votes from being counted.

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FAQ

How is Voting calculated?

We will use instant runoff voting to calculate the results.

Will we not receive in-game medals if we fail to submit our votes?

We only penalize failure to submit nominations, as we believe that every player should have the chance to be voted for.

How long will it take for Awards to be released?

The release of Awards often varies, but you can expect it usually within a week or two of Voting closing.

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Thank you based Valen for their work to improve our scripts used for nominations and voting!

How to Vote

We've reformatted our voting threads to better enable captains to correctly format and submit their final votes to us. Take a look, and let us know if you run into any issues.

1. Putting your votes together

Captains shall select three options from the Nominated Players heading and put them in order of highest vote to lowest vote using the following template. The first name will receive three votes, the second will receive two votes and the third will receive one vote. Voting for your own teammates is not allowed, regardless of the award (this includes Best Caster).

Important formatting - you must copy-paste your vote EXACTLY, and separate votes using commas. Again we are using an automated script to process these votes, and incorrectly imputed votes may not be counted!

Your team name:
Your team division: High

Best Combo Scout: first-place vote, second-place vote, third-place vote
Best Flank Scout:
Best Pocket:
Best Roamer:
Best Demoman:
Best Medic:
Best Utility:
Friendliest Team:
Most Improved Player:
Most Improved Team:
Most Valuable Player:
Best Dressed Team:
Best Caster:

Your completed template should look like this (with the correct players on their classes, the same players have been used for each award in this example for simplicity) without the point allocations after each player name:

Your team name: Your Team Here
Your team division: Your Division Here

Best Scout: /dev/zero (3 points), wiggin (2 points), obla (1 point)
Best Scout: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Soldier: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Pyro: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Demoman: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Heavy: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Engineer: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Medic: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Sniper: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Spy: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Most Improved Player: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Most Improved Team: Jasmine Tea, Witness Gaming, soirée
Friendliest Team: Jasmine Tea, Witness Gaming, soirée
Best Caster: catfish, core, obla

Remember: Voting for your own teammates is not allowed.

Nominated Players

The following players and teams are nominated for awards:

Best Combo Scout: fluro, time, PhiPhi, Time, xobile, alan, Var,

Best Flank Scout: wergy, thyme, selad, boba, Pipelin12, jamuel, Exquizit,

Best Pocket: yons, pureblue, dott, 2345y., Cobra, jolson, Dubious,

Best Roamer: platinum, eunsoo, yuna, Sarkreez, osakana373, lux, Sassy,

Best Demoman: chimes, Poisy, Pengstah, Luv, batman vs t-rex, paray, Lazz,

Best Medic: tal, Ravu4, schmuck, synthelin., night, 8071CU5,

Best Utility: wergy, eunsoo, selad, Luv, Pipelin12, stigma, lux, Exquizit,

Friendliest Team: L9, IT GIRLZ, PhiPhi & The Potato Tots, AlumiliaX., NewJeans, lizzobangers, Devious Team: Sigma Edition,

Most Improved Player: yons, pureblue, schmuck, Time, night, jamuel, Sassy,

Most Improved Team: L9, IT GIRLZ, PhiPhi & The Potato Tots, AlumiliaX., NewJeans, lizzobangers, Devious Team: Sigma Edition,

Most Valuable Player: fluro, time, PhiPhi, Time, xobile, alan, Var, wergy, thyme, selad, boba, Pipelin12, jamuel, Exquizit, yons, pureblue, dott, 2345y., Cobra, jolson, Dubious, platinum, eunsoo, yuna, Sarkreez, osakana373, lux, Sassy, chimes, Poisy, Pengstah, Luv, batman vs t-rex, paray, Lazz, chimes, Poisy, Pengstah, Luv, batman vs t-rex, paray, Lazz, tal, Ravu4, schmuck, synthelin., night, 8071CU5,

Best Dressed Team: L9, IT GIRLZ, PhiPhi & The Potato Tots, AlumiliaX., NewJeans, lizzobangers, Devious Team: Sigma Edition,

Best Caster: Freaky, turris, Ghost, Liam, Lemons, lizrd-wizrd, Mint, adolo, donna, Elmo, wils, Stamm, Mikcow, Avo

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2. Submitting your votes

The votes must be sent through to one of the admins below via Discord DMs:

• core (@coreobs)
• Hawk (@hawk_33)

Votes need to be submitted to one of the admins listed above by Wednesday the 17th of April 2024 at 11:59pm AEST. Failing to do this will prevent your votes from being counted.

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FAQ

How is Voting calculated?

We will use instant runoff voting to calculate the results.

Will we not receive in-game medals if we fail to submit our votes?

We only penalize failure to submit nominations, as we believe that every player should have the chance to be voted for.

How long will it take for Awards to be released?

The release of Awards often varies, but you can expect it usually within a week or two of Voting closing.

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Thank you based Valen for their work to improve our scripts used for nominations and voting!

How to Vote

We've reformatted our voting threads to better enable captains to correctly format and submit their final votes to us. Take a look, and let us know if you run into any issues.

1. Putting your votes together

Captains shall select three options from the Nominated Players heading and put them in order of highest vote to lowest vote using the following template. The first name will receive three votes, the second will receive two votes and the third will receive one vote. Voting for your own teammates is not allowed, regardless of the award (this includes Best Caster).

Important formatting - you must copy-paste your vote EXACTLY, and separate votes using commas. Again we are using an automated script to process these votes, and incorrectly imputed votes may not be counted!

Your team name:
Your team division: Intermediate

Best Combo Scout: first-place vote, second-place vote, third-place vote
Best Flank Scout:
Best Pocket:
Best Roamer:
Best Demoman:
Best Medic:
Best Utility:
Friendliest Team:
Most Improved Player:
Most Improved Team:
Most Valuable Player:
Best Dressed Team:
Best Caster:

Your completed template should look like this (with the correct players on their classes, the same players have been used for each award in this example for simplicity) without the point allocations after each player name:

Your team name: Your Team Here
Your team division: Your Division Here

Best Scout: /dev/zero (3 points), wiggin (2 points), obla (1 point)
Best Scout: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Soldier: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Pyro: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Demoman: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Heavy: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Engineer: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Medic: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Sniper: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Spy: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Most Improved Player: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Most Improved Team: Jasmine Tea, Witness Gaming, soirée
Friendliest Team: Jasmine Tea, Witness Gaming, soirée
Best Caster: catfish, core, obla

Remember: Voting for your own teammates is not allowed.

Nominated Players

The following players and teams are nominated for awards:

Best Combo Scout: Tj, WORLD's BLaNKIEsT BLaNK, Sexy Turtle, Tenous, Avo, Xanny,

Best Flank Scout: fraggerung, megumi, shneersh, inStinct, Brixton, Croppy,

Best Pocket: Shadi, Redja, hiccups, Jdn, Indy and her Jones, Vortex,

Best Roamer: ben, mashiro, salad, Zen, box, Kake,

Best Demoman: Counsel, anna, silent, akari, Hawk, Bill,

Best Medic: ghost, bobo, capy, Kopz, frydog, 95,

Best Utility: megumi, Counsel, salad, inStinct, Brixton, Xanny,

Friendliest Team: The Company, bobo’s burgers, Five Nights at Silent's, deploy the goons, Smoking on that medium pack, KACHOW,

Most Improved Player: Lime, WORLD's BLaNKIEsT BLaNK, capy, Zen, Indy and her Jones, Croppy,

Most Improved Team: The Company, bobo’s burgers, Five Nights at Silent's, deploy the goons, Smoking on that medium pack, KACHOW,

Most Valuable Player: Tj, WORLD's BLaNKIEsT BLaNK, Sexy Turtle, Tenous, Avo, Xanny, fraggerung, megumi, shneersh, inStinct, Brixton, Croppy, Shadi, Redja, hiccups, Jdn, Indy and her Jones, Vortex, ben, mashiro, salad, Zen, box, Kake, Counsel, anna, silent, akari, Hawk, Bill, ghost, bobo, capy, Kopz, frydog, 95,

Best Dressed Team: The Company, bobo’s burgers, Five Nights at Silent's, deploy the goons, Smoking on that medium pack, KACHOW,

Best Caster: Freaky, turris, Ghost, Liam, Lemons, lizrd-wizrd, Mint, adolo, donna, Elmo, wils, Stamm, Mikcow, Avo

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2. Submitting your votes

The votes must be sent through to one of the admins below via Discord DMs:

• core (@coreobs)
• Hawk (@hawk_33)

Votes need to be submitted to one of the admins listed above by Wednesday the 17th of April 2024 at 11:59pm AEST. Failing to do this will prevent your votes from being counted.

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FAQ

How is Voting calculated?

We will use instant runoff voting to calculate the results.

Will we not receive in-game medals if we fail to submit our votes?

We only penalize failure to submit nominations, as we believe that every player should have the chance to be voted for.

How long will it take for Awards to be released?

The release of Awards often varies, but you can expect it usually within a week or two of Voting closing.

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Thank you based Valen for their work to improve our scripts used for nominations and voting!

How to Vote

We've reformatted our voting threads to better enable captains to correctly format and submit their final votes to us. Take a look, and let us know if you run into any issues.

1. Putting your votes together

Captains shall select three options from the Nominated Players heading and put them in order of highest vote to lowest vote using the following template. The first name will receive three votes, the second will receive two votes and the third will receive one vote. Voting for your own teammates is not allowed, regardless of the award (this includes Best Caster).

Important formatting - you must copy-paste your vote EXACTLY, and separate votes using commas. Again we are using an automated script to process these votes, and incorrectly imputed votes may not be counted!

Your team name:
Your team division: Main

Best Combo Scout: first-place vote, second-place vote, third-place vote
Best Flank Scout:
Best Pocket:
Best Roamer:
Best Demoman:
Best Medic:
Best Utility:
Friendliest Team:
Most Improved Player:
Most Improved Team:
Most Valuable Player:
Best Dressed Team:
Best Caster:

Your completed template should look like this (with the correct players on their classes, the same players have been used for each award in this example for simplicity) without the point allocations after each player name:

Your team name: Your Team Here
Your team division: Your Division Here

Best Scout: /dev/zero (3 points), wiggin (2 points), obla (1 point)
Best Scout: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Soldier: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Pyro: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Demoman: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Heavy: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Engineer: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Medic: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Sniper: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Spy: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Most Improved Player: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Most Improved Team: Jasmine Tea, Witness Gaming, soirée
Friendliest Team: Jasmine Tea, Witness Gaming, soirée
Best Caster: catfish, core, obla

Remember: Voting for your own teammates is not allowed.

Nominated Players

The following players and teams are nominated for awards:

Best Combo Scout: seiran, arbabf, Valeyard, uber_gamer92, Lovely, xander,

Best Flank Scout: rappers, manglemonster, Zinsh, Chungus McBungus, 13, snazzy,

Best Pocket: dezi, Cymboll, Rain, k13r7n, Spealot, Zildjian,

Best Roamer: age, Zepi, Sun, crypto, rubidus, Brady,

Best Demoman: krb, Amatorii, San, Cab, BAD, skaz,

Best Medic: spacetime, Bobby, Emily the Goldfish, Lt. Surg (The Surgeon), GreenistFalcon, catfish,

Best Utility: dezi, manglemonster, Rain, uber_gamer92, snazzy, rubidus,

Friendliest Team: taking my gamer medicine (games), Talking Tom and Friends, SBS, So Far So Good(SFSG), Salt Free Gaming., Clusterfuck

Most Improved Player: seiran, Amatorii, Zinsh, Chungus McBungus, BAD, xander

Most Improved Team: taking my gamer medicine (games), Talking Tom and Friends, SBS, So Far So Good(SFSG), Salt Free Gaming., Clusterfuck

Most Valuable Player: seiran, arbabf, Valeyard, uber_gamer92, Lovely, xander, rappers, manglemonster, Zinsh, Chungus McBungus, 13, snazzy, dezi, Cymboll, Rain, k13r7n, Spealot, Zildjian, age, Zepi, Sun, crypto, rubidus, Brady, krb, Amatorii, San, Cab, BAD, skaz, spacetime, Bobby, Emily the Goldfish, Lt. Surg (The Surgeon), GreenistFalcon, catfish,

Best Dressed Team: taking my gamer medicine (games), Talking Tom and Friends, SBS, So Far So Good(SFSG), Salt Free Gaming., Clusterfuck

Best Caster: Freaky, turris, Ghost, Liam, Lemons, lizrd-wizrd, Mint, adolo, donna, Elmo, wils, Stamm, Mikcow, Avo

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2. Submitting your votes

The votes must be sent through to one of the admins below via Discord DMs:

• core (@coreobs)
• Hawk (@hawk_33)

Votes need to be submitted to one of the admins listed above by Wednesday the 17th of April 2024 at 11:59pm AEST. Failing to do this will prevent your votes from being counted.

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FAQ

How is Voting calculated?

We will use instant runoff voting to calculate the results.

Will we not receive in-game medals if we fail to submit our votes?

We only penalize failure to submit nominations, as we believe that every player should have the chance to be voted for.

How long will it take for Awards to be released?

The release of Awards often varies, but you can expect it usually within a week or two of Voting closing.

---

Thank you based Valen for their work to improve our scripts used for nominations and voting!

How to Vote

We've reformatted our voting threads to better enable captains to correctly format and submit their final votes to us. Take a look, and let us know if you run into any issues.

1. Putting your votes together

Captains shall select three options from the Nominated Players heading and put them in order of highest vote to lowest vote using the following template. The first name will receive three votes, the second will receive two votes and the third will receive one vote. Voting for your own teammates is not allowed, regardless of the award (this includes Best Caster).

Important formatting - you must copy-paste your vote EXACTLY, and separate votes using commas. Again we are using an automated script to process these votes, and incorrectly imputed votes may not be counted!

Your team name:
Your team division: Open

Best Combo Scout: first-place vote, second-place vote, third-place vote
Best Flank Scout:
Best Pocket:
Best Roamer:
Best Demoman:
Best Medic:
Best Utility:
Friendliest Team:
Most Improved Player:
Most Improved Team:
Most Valuable Player:
Best Dressed Team:
Best Caster:

Your completed template should look like this (with the correct players on their classes, the same players have been used for each award in this example for simplicity) without the point allocations after each player name:

Your team name: Your Team Here
Your team division: Your Division Here

Best Scout: /dev/zero (3 points), wiggin (2 points), obla (1 point)
Best Scout: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Soldier: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Pyro: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Demoman: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Heavy: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Engineer: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Medic: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Sniper: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Best Spy: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Most Improved Player: /dev/zero, wiggin, obla
Most Improved Team: Jasmine Tea, Witness Gaming, soirée
Friendliest Team: Jasmine Tea, Witness Gaming, soirée
Best Caster: catfish, core, obla

Remember: Voting for your own teammates is not allowed.

Nominated Players

The following players and teams are nominated for awards:

Best Combo Scout: ziah, damascus12, Inplayed, a festive fish, x32, Frawg,

Best Flank Scout: eden, jyydn, Vincent Viniyur, Mups, Sully, Ozone,

Best Pocket: funGus, Maxyvee, Ryse, hive, Char Aznable, Sleepy,

Best Roamer: strongman, APVC, Pastamania, Bree, fatpizza, Pigel,

Best Demoman: Relz, ScEshay, Romlyn, Gazza, Dr Haarry, Quay,

Best Medic: tom., GUNWR0NG, Saiiiiiiiissy, goblxn, GavenIsSomewhere, Cute Fuzzy Penguin,

Best Utility: Relz, a festive fish, fatpizza, Ozone, Inplayed

Friendliest Team: WellMyBabyCallsMeTheLochNessMonster2GreatBigHumps&ThenImGone, SEMI SLEEPERS, Posse-Certified Young GOATs, critter zone, team 36, Noob Pug Avengers,

Most Improved Player: Relz, jyydn, Ryse, hive, Char Aznable, Quay,

Most Improved Team: WellMyBabyCallsMeTheLochNessMonster2GreatBigHumps&ThenImGone, SEMI SLEEPERS, Posse-Certified Young GOATs, critter zone, team 36, Noob Pug Avengers,

Most Valuable Player: ziah, damascus12, Inplayed, a festive fish, x32, Frawg, eden, jyydn, Vincent Viniyur, Mups, Sully, Ozone, funGus, Maxyvee, Ryse, hive, Char Aznable, Sleepy, strongman, APVC, Pastamania, Bree, fatpizza, Pigel, Relz, ScEshay, Romlyn, Gazza, Dr Haarry, Quay, tom., GUNWR0NG, Saiiiiiiiissy, goblxn, GavenIsSomewhere, Cute Fuzzy Penguin,

Best Dressed Team: WellMyBabyCallsMeTheLochNessMonster2GreatBigHumps&ThenImGone, SEMI SLEEPERS, Posse-Certified Young GOATs, critter zone, team 36, Noob Pug Avengers,

Best Caster: Freaky, turris, Ghost, Liam, Lemons, lizrd-wizrd, Mint, adolo, donna, Elmo, wils, Stamm, Mikcow, Avo

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2. Submitting your votes

The votes must be sent through to one of the admins below via Discord DMs:

• core (@coreobs)
• Hawk (@hawk_33)

Votes need to be submitted to one of the admins listed above by Wednesday the 17th of April 2024 at 11:59pm AEST. Failing to do this will prevent your votes from being counted.

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FAQ

How is Voting calculated?

We will use instant runoff voting to calculate the results.

Will we not receive in-game medals if we fail to submit our votes?

We only penalize failure to submit nominations, as we believe that every player should have the chance to be voted for.

How long will it take for Awards to be released?

The release of Awards often varies, but you can expect it usually within a week or two of Voting closing.

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Thank you based Valen for their work to improve our scripts used for nominations and voting!

serveme.tf Servers Updated!

We want to thank Arie for sorting the servers so quickly. Any player using 64bit or 32bit TF2 clients should be able to play on au.serveme.tf servers without issue. The servers will remain on 32bit for a while until updates and solutions are found/made. To reiterate, 64bit clients can play on 32bit servers.

The majority of the plugins needed for competitive games are functioning as expected, but please report any issues you find immediately to the serveme.tf Discord. We've also updated our #book-a-server channel to now point to serveme.tf for server support.

POV Demo Recording

You may have heard, you may not have. P-REC, our staple POV demo recording tool of the last decade has not been, and likely will not be updated for 64bit TF2. P-REC does still work on the 32bit version of the game, which can be run from the SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2 directory, however, there is an alternative if you don't want to give up the performance benefits of 64bit. Whilst some may not like it, the in-game demo recording tool does allow for similar functionality to P-REC. We will be leaving the two main commands to run below, which will help you get the "demo system" setup correctly. We have also finally added our own POV Demo Recording guide to help you get the demo system set up and provide you with all of the commands you need to get it working as closely to P-REC used to.

To be crystal clear, regardless of which TF2 client version you use:

It is the responsibility of the player to ensure they are recording POV Demos when playing official matches. Ignorance of this is not an excuse.

Custom File Issues

Depending on your choice of custom HUD, you may run into issues with certain parts of your HUD. For example, some HUDs are having issues with the loadout section of the inventory. We would suggest joining the HUDS.TF Discord for diagnosing HUD issues if you can't wait for the HUD's creator to update it. Additionally, if you want to see all of the HUD changes, see this GitHub commit.

If you are running into stability issues with your game, we would suggest ruling out your configs and other custom files, and then reporting it to Valve. Some things to note that were changed with the move to 64bit (and that were fixed separately or as a result of 64bit):

• HUD player model has received optimizations in the update thanks to a fix from Team Comtress 2, so it's basically a couple of frames cost instead of dozens.
• If you have -noquicktime in your launch options, it's no longer needed.
• DX8 is causing crashes for people, might be worth going up to DX9.

Match Play Issues

If your match has been impacted or you fear it will be, please feel free to contact your division administrator via the Team Captain's Discord, or by using our #admin-support channel. Please note, however, we do expect everything to run "business as usual", but we're here if you need help.

"What else came with 64bit?"

Again if you don't already know, performance improvements. Anywhere between 15-35% depending on hardware configurations. Check out shounic's video discussing the now finished beta for 64bit.

"Once more for those at the back"

Please be patient with us, Valve, serveme.tf, HUD and CFG makers, everyone. 64bit is a huge move and win for TF2's longevity, but it may come at a cost short term. Issues more than likely will arise, but we'll deal with them.

Sorry this took so long to get out. We wanted to make sure we had a guide ready and could answer some of the questions you may have had. Again, thank you to Arie and the rest of the serveme.tf team for their tireless work getting servers up-to-date and ready.

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Ultiduo is back in 2024 with Ultiduo 18!

ozfortress' famed Ultiduo returns, this time as a part of our May Madness off-season. Ultiduo 18 will kick off a series of tournaments between the Autumn '24 and Winter '24 seasons.

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Signups

You can sign up for Ultiduo 18 from now (Wednesday the 17th of April 2024), up until Wednesday the 1st of May 2024. We aim to have initial seedings out by Friday the 3rd of May at the latest. As always, Ultiduo will be on a Saturday, Saturday the 4th of May 2024.

Maximum Signups

We may look to limit the maximum team signup numbers to somewhere between 40-48 teams, as we are worried we will not have enough servers to effectively cover any more teams. It's not ideal, but sadly may have to happen. We will let everyone know how things are looking as we find out ourselves.

SIGN UP TO ULTIDUO 18!

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Proposed Changes Poll Results

We've included the three most voted-for maps in Ultiduo 18. We are also currently considering the two most voted-for weapon unlocks, those being the Disciplinary Action and Solemn Vow. In addition to those changes, we now have a fresh new Ultiduo ruleset!

For more in-depth info on the results, please see the league page.

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Creating a Team and Signing Up

On the ozfortress website, captains can create Teams using the "Start Team" button on the Teams page. Once created, captains can invite players to the team. Team invites are shown on a player's profile, which can be accessed by clicking on your name next to the bell on the top right-hand corner of your screen. Teams provide a pool of players that can be signed up for a tournament. Players may be in the pool for multiple teams but only one active roster for any given tournament. Captains may sign up a roster for tournaments under the league page.

By signing up, you acknowledge that you may be placed in any division the administrators deem fit for your roster, and thus you should be reasonable in your expectations on division placement. We will endeavour to let duos know of changes in initial seedings before the final release. Please ensure you specify the division you truly believe your team should be in, this will make it easier for administrators to consult with you on your seeding. Along with selecting your desired division, please also list who you expect to play, and what class/role. We've left a template below, please include it in your signup application's description.

Soldier:
Medic:
Discord Handles:

For questions regarding substitutes or mercenaries, please see 1.6. Substitutes & Mercenaries.

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Finding a Partner

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If you're new and not sure how to get started, don't fret! Check out the Recruitment category of the ozfortress Discord where you can see if anyone is also looking for a partner (you will need to get the Sixes recruiting roles in the "channels and roles" part of the Discord, otherwise you will not be able to see these channels). Ultiduo duos consist of one soldier and one medic.

Once you've signed up your team or have joined one, your part is done.

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Cup Administrators

ozfortress administrators are responsible for the smooth running of the ozfortress competitions. Remain in constant contact with them regarding team issues and potential delays. They are also available to clarify anything about the rules or procedures of ozfortress competitions.

The list of Active Cup Administrators will be updated closer to the day.

The best way to get in contact with an administrator is in the #ultiduo-support channel on Discord. Click the Discord logo below to join our Discord.

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Schedule

We have continued with the time-honoured tradition of a one-night cup schedule again - following feedback received from Ultiduo 16+17. Below are the start times for each round, and Best of 1/Best of 3 designators. At the bottom of this page, we have added quick RCON command strings to make server administration easier for you!

Registration Dates

Signups open: 17/04/2024
Signups close: 01/05/2024
Seedings released: 03/05/2024
Tournament date: 04/05/2024

Tournament Schedule - 04/05/2024

Round 1 - Map TBD

6:50 PM AEST (Best of 1)

Round 2 - Map TBD

7:10 PM AEST (Best of 1)

Round 3 - Map TBD

7:30 PM AEST (Best of 1)

Round 4 - Map TBD

7:50 PM AEST (Best of 1)

Page Playoffs

8:20 PM AEST (Best of 1)

Semi-Finals

8:50 PM AEST (Best of 3)

Grand Finals

9:40 PM AEST (Best of 3)

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Server Quick Commands

1. rcon ozf-ud-ultiduo
2. rcon changelevel ultiduo_ozf_r

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Bans

The users below have received Permanent Bans. This ban type will prevent them from using our services indefinitely. ozfortress reserves the right to deny users from its properties or services for any reason. If you are found aiding this person in evading their ban, you will face hefty league bans.

Permanent Bans

bappo STEAM_0:0:62610209

This person has been permanently barred from all ozfortress properties and services.

mef STEAM_0:0:74939682

This person has been permanently barred from all ozfortress properties and services.

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Should any teams or groups within any ozfortress competitions be found housing the listed players, that team will be permanently banned from our competitions and all members involved will face hefty league bans.

Please see our "Join us!" page for more information!

Unlike the ozfortress admin team, the identities of the Anti-Cheat panel are kept private and there is no communication between the Anti-Cheat panel and the admin team, except for the League Director. Failure to keep your role within the Anti-Cheat panel private will result in dismissal from the Anti-Cheat team as well as potential additional punishment. When applying, previous experience with anything related to cheating and coding is preferable however applications with little experience will still be considered.

Please make a new thread here to submit your application. Your submission can only be seen by the ozfortress Anti-Cheat panel and yourself. When applying, use the template below.

Template

**Your TF2 Background**:
**Previous Experience (If applicable)**:
**Why do you think you would be a valuable addition to the Anti-Cheat team?**

Please see our "Join us!" page for more information!

Unlike the ozfortress admin team, the identities of the Player Behaviour Panel are kept private excluding the current Head of Behaviour Panel, League Director and Head Admins. This is done to protect panel members from undue repercussions due to collective decisions made. Failure to keep your role within the Player Behaviour Panel private may result in dismissal from the panel including an additional penalty. When applying, potential applicants should know the following:

• We will accept those who have had infractions in the past.
• We will not be accepting anyone currently serving or who recently served a ban.
• We may accept anyone who currently has a Tier 3 infraction, but are otherwise in good standing within the community.

To submit your application, please make a new thread here. Your submission can only be seen by the ozfortress Player Behaviour Panel, the League Director and Head Admins, and yourself. When applying, use this template.

Template

**Your TF2 Background**:
**Previous Experience (If applicable)**:
**Why do you think you would be a valuable addition to the Community Behaviour Panel?**

Before making a report, please see our Support & Reporting page! To submit an Anti-Cheat Report, please make a new thread here. Your submission can only be seen by the League Director, the Head of Anti-Cheat, our Anti-Cheat Panel and yourself. When submitting your report, use the template below.

Template

**Suspect(s) ozfortress.com account(s)**:
**Team** (if applicable):
**Evidence (URL)**:
**URL(s)**:
**Additional Notes (ticks)**:
**Best method to contact you (Discord handle, Steam account, etc.)**:

Before making a report, please see our Support & Reporting page! To submit a Player Behaviour report, please make a new thread here and use the template below.

Please Note

• Your submission can only be seen by the League Director, the Head of Behaviour Panel, the Behaviour Panel members and yourself.
• Please also be aware that in the process of verifying some evidence or even delivering the infraction, the offender may become aware of who submitted the report/evidence inadvertently through either the timing of the infraction's delivery, through the infraction itself, or by figuring it out themselves. Whilst we endeavour to keep the reporter's anonymity, please understand that it is not always possible.
• We ask that you follow our evidence verification requirements strictly when making your report.

Template

**Suspect(s) ozfortress.com account(s)**:
**Evidence (URLs / Media)**:
**Does any of your evidence need further verification?** Yes/No
**If you answered Yes above, provide verification**:
**Additional Notes (when it occurred, where, how, etc)**:


It’s that time again, and we’ve got some very exciting updates for this year’s LAN. Every year we try to grow and improve the event and this year we have probably the biggest changes we’ve ever had.

VENUE

We are very excited to announce a new potential venue for this year’s LAN. For years we have had our eyes on Fortress as a dream venue, and this year we have been given a unique opportunity to work with them. With Fortress we can provide a better experience for players and spectators, and we can hold a bigger and better LAN.

In trying to reach out to small communities like ours, Fortress has developed a grassroots initiative. This means that we can afford to hold our event there without having to pay full price for the hire, and we can avoid passing the cost on to the spectators and players. We are still working out finer details with them - and we cannot wait to provide you all with updates as they come in.

QUALIFIERS

The Alienware Arena has a reduced capacity for players as an events venue rather than an internet cafe, which means we’ve had to make some tough decisions regarding tournament structure. In making these decisions, we’ve considered what will be best for both players and for spectators, and how to make this process as fair as possible.

The first and second place team from LDU 2023 will be invited again to compete in 2024, automatically qualifying. All other teams wanting to compete at Fortress will have to play for their spot in online qualifiers before LAN. If any invited teams do not accept their place, the next team from qualifiers will be invited.

While we understand this is a significant change from previous years, this is the solution we have decided on to ensure the best LAN possible. Anyone who doesn’t play though should not be disheartened because this LAN will still have a lot to offer! Registrations for the Qualifier is open now on ozfortress, and will close Sunday the 12th of May at 11:59PM AEST.

SPECTATORS

This year we want to put a bigger focus on the spectator experience. As we will have a reduced number of teams, it’s important to us that everyone will still have the best time possible at the event. This means we have big things in the works - games, prizes, interviews and more. Not to mention that Fortress has food and drinks on site, which we can enjoy during LAN (RESPONSIBLY).

There has never been a better time to be a spectator at LDU, and we are excited to make it all about you guys.

WHAT’S NEXT

While we organise all the finer details and confirm everything for July, you guys can start forming those teams and practicing for qualifiers. We will be providing updates as we get them, as we know there is still a lot to determine. I’m sure there will be questions so feel free to pop them in #lanfortress on Discord!

Team Name: SEMI SLEEPERS
Division (Premier/High/Intermediate/Main/Open): Open
Best Combo Scout: damascus12
Best Flank Scout: jyydn
Best Pocket Soldier: Maxyvee
Best Roaming Soldier: APVC
Best Medic: GUNWR0NG
Best Demoman: ScEshay
Best Utility: damascus12
Most Improved Player: jyydn

Team Name: Posse-Certified Young GOATs
Division (Premier/High/Intermediate/Main/Open): Open
Best Combo Scout: Inplayed
Best Flank Scout: Vincent Viniyur
Best Pocket Soldier: Ryse
Best Roaming Soldier: Pastamania
Best Medic: Saiiiiiiiissy
Best Demoman: Romlyn
Best Utility: Inplayed
Most Improved Player: Ryse

Team Name: lizzobangers
Division (Premier/High/Intermediate/Main/Open): High
Best Combo Scout: alan
Best Flank Scout: jamuel
Best Pocket Soldier: jolson
Best Roaming Soldier: lux
Best Medic: 8071CU5
Best Demoman: paray
Best Utility: lux
Most Improved Player: jamuel