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| engine = Quake Engine, QuakeWorld Engine
 
| designer = Robin Walker, John Cook, Ian Caughley
 
| designer = Robin Walker, John Cook, Ian Caughley
 
| released = International: August 24, 1996
 
| released = International: August 24, 1996
 
| modes = Multiplayer
 
| modes = Multiplayer
 
| genre = First-person shooter
 
| genre = First-person shooter
| platforms = Windows
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| platforms = Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
 
| media = Download
 
| media = Download
| requirements =  
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| requirements = *Quake, QuakeWorld
 
*Minimum: 800 MHz processor, 128 MB RAM, <br> 32 MB video or more, <br> Windows 2000/XP, Internet connection  
 
*Minimum: 800 MHz processor, 128 MB RAM, <br> 32 MB video or more, <br> Windows 2000/XP, Internet connection  
 
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'''''Team Fortress''''' is a team and class based online multiplayer First Person Shooter game. The first iteration of Team Fortress, also known as '''QWTF''' (''Quake World Team Fortress'') or '''QTF''' (''Quake Team Fortress''), was designed and written by Robin Walker, John Cook, and Ian Caughley in 1996. Because of its popularity, it spawned endless amounts of ports and modifications, until [[Valve]] took interest and hired the three creators to work on a stand-alone sequel, ''[[Team Fortress Classic]]'' released in 1999, and later ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' released in 2007.
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'''''Team Fortress''''' ('''TF''') is a team- and class-based multiplayer online first-person shooter video game [[mod]] based on id Software's Quake Engine, and later QuakeWorld Engine. ''Team Fortress'', also known as '''''Quake Team Fortress''''' ('''QTF'''), and later '''''QuakeWorld Team Fortress''''' ('''QWTF'''), was designed and written by Robin "Bro" Walker, John "Jojie" Cook, and Ian "Scuba" Caughley in 1996. Because of its popularity, it has spawned an endless amount of mods for not only ''Team Fortress'', but other games as well. [[Valve]] took an interest in the Team Fortress Software organization and hired the three creators to work on a ''Team Fortress'' ''[[Half-Life]]'' mod, and later a standalone version called ''[[Team Fortress Classic]]'' (TFC), released in 1999. A standalone sequel to ''Team Fortress Classic'', ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' (TF2), was developed by Valve and released in 2007.
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To this day, some people still participate in ''Team Fortress'' servers. ''Team Fortress'' has also spawned many mods replicating its formula for other games, such as ''Quake III Fortress'', ''Enemy Territory Fortress'', etc.
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''Note: "Team Fortress" is also the name of the overall series of games.''
  
 
==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
''Team Fortress'' has a high emphasis on teamwork and cooperation involving two teams, red and blue, with 9 classes on each team. In the case of QWTF and TFC, some maps also had a yellow and green team, while there is only red and blue teams in TF2. The players battle each other to complete an objective. This often involved [[Capture the Flag]], [[Control Point]], [[Attack/Defend]], and [[Hunted (Classic)|Escort]] modes in QWTF and TFC.  TF2 also brought the introduction of [[Territorial Control]], [[Payload]], [[Payload Race]] and [[Arena]] gametypes.
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''Team Fortress'' has a high emphasis on teamwork and cooperation involving two teams (red and blue), with nine classes on each team. Some maps have an extra two teams (yellow and green); later games in the series, such as ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', only include a red team and a blue team. The players battle each other to complete objectives in game modes like [[Attack/Defend]] and [[Capture the Flag]].
  
Every iteration of ''Team Fortress'' has these 9 classes:
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''Team Fortress'' has these ten classes available to each team:
  
 
*[[Scout (Classic)|Scout]]
 
*[[Scout (Classic)|Scout]]
 
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*[[Sniper (Classic)|Sniper]]
 
*[[Soldier (Classic)|Soldier]]
 
*[[Soldier (Classic)|Soldier]]
 
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*[[Demoman (Classic)|Demolitions Man]]
*[[Pyro (Classic)|Pyro]]
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*[[Medic (Classic)|Combat Medic]]
 
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*[[Heavy Weapons Guy (Classic)|Heavy Weapons Guy]]
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*[[Pyro (Classic)|Pyromaniac]]
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*[[Civilian (Classic)|Civilian]] (Escort only)
 
*[[Spy (Classic)|Spy]]
 
*[[Spy (Classic)|Spy]]
 
*[[Heavy Weapons Guy (Classic)|Heavy Weapons Guy]]
 
 
*[[Sniper (Classic)|Sniper]]
 
 
 
*[[Engineer (Classic)|Engineer]]
 
*[[Engineer (Classic)|Engineer]]
  
*[[Medic (Classic)|Medic]]
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== Most popular maps ==
 
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Official maps have never been made for this mod, but the community has picked the best custom maps and made an unofficial "map list". Nearly all of the gamemodes in the rest of the ''Team Fortress'' series of games have their origins in unofficial ''Team Fortress'' maps. The most popular maps are:
*[[Demoman (Classic)|Demoman]]
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*2fort5
 
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*Aztec1
==Most popular maps==
 
No official maps were ever made for this mod. The community picked the best custom maps to make an unofficial "map list". Nearly all gametypes in the rest of the Team Fortress games had their origins in unofficial QWTF maps. The most popular maps were:
 
 
*Bam4
 
*Bam4
*2fort4
 
*Aztec1
 
 
*Border1
 
*Border1
 
*Canalzone
 
*Canalzone
 
*Rock
 
*Rock
  
==History of QWTF==
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== Versions ==
*''August 24, 1996'' - Version 1.0 released on the Quake engine with the [[Scout (Classic)|Scout]], [[Sniper (Classic)|Sniper]], [[Soldier (Classic)|Soldier]], [[Demoman (Classic)|Demolitions Man]] and [[Medic (Classic)|Combat Medic]] classes.
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*''August 31, 1996'' - Version 1.1, [[Heavy Weapons Guy (Classic)|Heavy Weapons Guy]] and [[2Fort (Classic)|2Fort]] added.
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'''Quake Team Fortress:'''
*''December 22, 1996'' - Version 2.0 released on the Quakeworld engine.
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*''August 24, 1996'' - Version 1.0, based on the Quake Engine, released with the [[Scout (Classic)|Scout]], [[Sniper (Classic)|Sniper]], [[Soldier (Classic)|Soldier]], [[Demoman (Classic)|Demolitions Man]], and [[Medic (Classic)|Combat Medic]] classes.
*''January 22, 1997'' - [[Civilian (Classic)|Civilian]] class added.
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*''August 31, 1996'' - Version 1.1 released with the [[Heavy Weapons Guy (Classic)|Heavy Weapons Guy]] class and 2fort5 map added.
*''April 4, 1997'' - TF Software Incorporated formed.
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*''September 11, 1996'' – Version 1.2 released with the Random class added.
*''April 13, 1997'' - Version 2.5, [[Spy (Classic)|Spy]] and [[Engineer (Classic)|Engineer]] classes added.
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*''September 17, 1996'' - Version 1.21 released
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*''October 31, 1996'' – Version 1.3 released with the [[Pyro (Classic)|Pyromaniac]] class added.
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*''November 4, 1996'' – Version 1.31 released
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*''November 10, 1996'' – Version 1.32 released
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*''November 11, 1996'' – Version 1.33 released
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'''QuakeWorld Team Fortress:'''
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*''December 22, 1996'' - Version 2.0 (Beta), based on the QuakeWorld Engine, released.
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*''January 22, 1997'' - Version 2.1 released with the [[Civilian (Classic)|Civilian]] class added.
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*''January 27, 1997'' - Version 2.11 released
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*''February 4, 1997'' - Version 2.12 released
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*''February 17, 1997'' - Version 2.13 released
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*''April 4, 1997'' - Team Fortress Software formed.
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*''April 12, 1997'' - Version 2.14 released
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*''April 12, 1997'' - Version 2.15 released, which is same as 2.14, but using QuakeWorld 1.5
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*''June 13, 1997'' - Version 2.5 released with the [[Spy (Classic)|Spy]] and [[Engineer (Classic)|Engineer]] classes added.
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*''July 22, 1997'' - Version 2.6 released
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*''December 16, 1997'' - Version 2.666 released
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*''January 29, 1998'' - Version 2.7 released
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*''May 21, 1998'' – Version 2.9 released.
  
==Intro Video==
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== Intro video ==
 
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{{youtube|8FVJ__rBFxk}}
  
The original Team Fortress introduction video. (Version 2.5)
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The ''Team Fortress'' (version 2.6) introduction video.
  
==External links==
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== See also ==
*[[wikipedia:Team_Fortress|Team Fortress]] - Wikipedia's Team Fortress article
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* [[Team Fortress Classic]]
*[[wikipedia:Team_Fortress_Classic|Team Fortress Classic]] - Wikipedia's Team Fortress Classic article
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* [[Team Fortress 2]]
*[http://www.planetfortress.com/teamfortress/ Planet Fortress]
 
  
{{Team Fortress Series}}
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== External links ==
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* [https://www.fortressone.org FortressOne] - QWTF package for Windows and Linux
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* [[wikipedia:Team_Fortress|Team Fortress]] - Wikipedia's Team Fortress article
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* [[wikipedia:Team_Fortress_Classic|Team Fortress Classic]] - Wikipedia's Team Fortress Classic article
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131005123834/http://www.planetfortress.com/teamfortress/ Team Fortress website]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20011019141400/http://sierrastudios.com/games/tf1.5/ Team Fortress Classic website (archived)]
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{{Team Fortress series}}
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[[Category:Games]]
 
[[Category:Team Fortress]]
 
[[Category:Team Fortress]]
[[Category:Games]]
 

Revision as of 22:37, 9 April 2019

Team Fortress
Tf1-1.jpeg
Basic Information
Released:

International: August 24, 1996

Developer:

Team Fortress Software

Engine:

Quake Engine, QuakeWorld Engine

Genre:

First-person shooter

Modes:

Multiplayer

Designer(s):

Robin Walker, John Cook, Ian Caughley

Platforms:

Windows, Mac OS X, Linux

Media:

Download

Requirements:
  • Quake, QuakeWorld
  • Minimum: 800 MHz processor, 128 MB RAM,
    32 MB video or more,
    Windows 2000/XP, Internet connection

Team Fortress (TF) is a team- and class-based multiplayer online first-person shooter video game mod based on id Software's Quake Engine, and later QuakeWorld Engine. Team Fortress, also known as Quake Team Fortress (QTF), and later QuakeWorld Team Fortress (QWTF), was designed and written by Robin "Bro" Walker, John "Jojie" Cook, and Ian "Scuba" Caughley in 1996. Because of its popularity, it has spawned an endless amount of mods for not only Team Fortress, but other games as well. Valve took an interest in the Team Fortress Software organization and hired the three creators to work on a Team Fortress Half-Life mod, and later a standalone version called Team Fortress Classic (TFC), released in 1999. A standalone sequel to Team Fortress Classic, Team Fortress 2 (TF2), was developed by Valve and released in 2007.

To this day, some people still participate in Team Fortress servers. Team Fortress has also spawned many mods replicating its formula for other games, such as Quake III Fortress, Enemy Territory Fortress, etc.

Note: "Team Fortress" is also the name of the overall series of games.

Gameplay

Team Fortress has a high emphasis on teamwork and cooperation involving two teams (red and blue), with nine classes on each team. Some maps have an extra two teams (yellow and green); later games in the series, such as Team Fortress 2, only include a red team and a blue team. The players battle each other to complete objectives in game modes like Attack/Defend and Capture the Flag.

Team Fortress has these ten classes available to each team:

Most popular maps

Official maps have never been made for this mod, but the community has picked the best custom maps and made an unofficial "map list". Nearly all of the gamemodes in the rest of the Team Fortress series of games have their origins in unofficial Team Fortress maps. The most popular maps are:

  • 2fort5
  • Aztec1
  • Bam4
  • Border1
  • Canalzone
  • Rock

Versions

Quake Team Fortress:

  • August 24, 1996 - Version 1.0, based on the Quake Engine, released with the Scout, Sniper, Soldier, Demolitions Man, and Combat Medic classes.
  • August 31, 1996 - Version 1.1 released with the Heavy Weapons Guy class and 2fort5 map added.
  • September 11, 1996 – Version 1.2 released with the Random class added.
  • September 17, 1996 - Version 1.21 released
  • October 31, 1996 – Version 1.3 released with the Pyromaniac class added.
  • November 4, 1996 – Version 1.31 released
  • November 10, 1996 – Version 1.32 released
  • November 11, 1996 – Version 1.33 released

QuakeWorld Team Fortress:

  • December 22, 1996 - Version 2.0 (Beta), based on the QuakeWorld Engine, released.
  • January 22, 1997 - Version 2.1 released with the Civilian class added.
  • January 27, 1997 - Version 2.11 released
  • February 4, 1997 - Version 2.12 released
  • February 17, 1997 - Version 2.13 released
  • April 4, 1997 - Team Fortress Software formed.
  • April 12, 1997 - Version 2.14 released
  • April 12, 1997 - Version 2.15 released, which is same as 2.14, but using QuakeWorld 1.5
  • June 13, 1997 - Version 2.5 released with the Spy and Engineer classes added.
  • July 22, 1997 - Version 2.6 released
  • December 16, 1997 - Version 2.666 released
  • January 29, 1998 - Version 2.7 released
  • May 21, 1998 – Version 2.9 released.

Intro video

The Team Fortress (version 2.6) introduction video.

See also

External links