Welcome back everyone! We hope you all had a great holiday break and are ready for another year of TF2! The ozfortress seasonal league is returning for the first time in 2019, but this time with a twist. As usual, the league will be run using the highly successful Warzone. Whether you're a hardened veteran of the scene or a newcomer to 6v6 TF2 there will be a place for you in ozfortress season 24 and we hope to see you there!

ozfortress season 24 will see a significant change to the format of maps and rounds for the first time in over five years. For OZF 24, we're expanding the map pool and trailling a new map system that will feature nine maps rather than the usual seven. This will lead to certain maps being played once during the regular season with other maps being played twice. The maps we'll be adding into the map pool are cp_metalworks and cp_granary. cp_granary will be returning to the map pool after a season-long absence while cp_metalworks will now feature in the ozfortress seasonal league after an exciting return to ozfortress in A Midsummer Night's Cup 2019 #1!

Note: We will be using cp_logjam_rc10a once it has been released.

OZF 24 will feature 3 brackets: Premier, Intermediate and Open. Premier will have a round robin group stage while the lower two brackets will consist of a Swiss group stage. All brackets will continue using the Page Playoffs format. Grand Finals for Premier shall be played as a no-advantage best of 5, while Open and Intermediate Grand Finals will be a best of 3. Premier will have 8 teams while Intermediate's bracket size is pending signups. Open will have an unrestricted number of teams.

During OZF 24 we plan on conducting random demo checks to ensure players are recording demos. Please ensure that you are recording match demos in order to avoid punishment.

For those who missed the announcement, we have also welcomed arnold to the ozfortress administration team. He will be administrating Open along with Fozzlm.

All server booking will continue to be done through ozfortress discord. Simply join the #bookings channel in the ozfortress Discord and type /book and details of your server booking will be PM'd to you. To view more commands, type /help in the #bookings channel.

In Citadel, 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 Roster for any given tournament. Captains may sign up a Roster for tournaments under the League page.

If you're new and not sure how to get started, don't fret! Check out the #recruitment section of the ozfortress Discord where you can express your interest in joining a team, or peruse potential players to form a team of your own. Teams are normally comprised of 1 Medic, 1 Demoman, 2 Soldiers and 2 Scouts. If you're new to the competitive scene, click here for an introduction to ozfortress!

Please ensure you have enough backups to last the season; teams are allowed a maximum of 10 players rostered for any single tournament.

With a host of experienced casters and expert producers, TFLIVE remains your number 1 destination for ozfortress coverage. Catch live coverage on the TFLIVE Twitch channel and find VODs of previous games on the TFLIVE YouTube.

You can sign up for ozfortress season 24 from Monday the 21st of January up until Thursday the 31st of January. We aim to have seeding out by the 2nd with the season starting on the 3rd, however this is subject to change. This gap between the closing of signups and the start of the season is to give the administration team more time to seed. ozfortress season 24 will begin on Sunday the 3rd of February.

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MAP POOL

Week 1: cp_gullywash_final1/cp_snakewater_final1
Week 2: cp_snakewater_final1/koth_product_rc9
Week 3: koth_product_rc9/cp_sunshine
Week 4: cp_metalworks/cp_process_final
Week 5: cp_process_final/cp_prolands_rc2p
Week 6: cp_granary_pro_rc8/cp_logjam_rc10a
Week 7: cp_logjam_rc10a/ cp_gullywash_final1

Please note: cp_granary_pro_rc8, cp_prolands_rc2p, cp_logjam_rc10a and koth_product_rc9 are custom maps. If you don't already have these installed, please click the links above to download them, and then move them to your *..\Team Fortress 2\tf\download\maps *directory.

The following aliases may be useful for changing maps to the correct version. Add these lines to your autoexec.cfg file, and simply type the name of the map in your console to change to it as long as you have the correct rcon password.

alias bagel "changelevel koth_bagel_rc2a"
alias cardinal "changelevel cp_cardinal_rc1a"
alias granary "changelevel cp_granary_pro_rc8"
alias gullywash "changelevel cp_gullywash_final1"
alias logjam "changelevel cp_logjam_rc10a"
alias process "changelevel cp_process_final"
alias product "changelevel koth_product_rc9"
alias viaduct "changelevel koth_product_rc9"
alias prolands "changelevel cp_prolands_rc2p"
alias badlands "changelevel cp_prolands_rc2p"
alias reckoner "changelevel cp_reckoner_rc4a"
alias snakewater "changelevel cp_snakewater_final1"
alias sunshine "changelevel cp_sunshine"

KEY DATES

Monday 21st January 2019: Signups Open
Thursday 31st January 2019: Signups Close, Rosters Locked
Saturday 2nd February 2019: Teams Announced

Sunday 3rd February – Thursday 7th February 2019: Round 1
Sunday 10th February – Thursday 14th February 2019: Round 2
Sunday 17th February – Thursday 21st February 2019: Round 3
Sunday 24th February – Thursday 28th February 2019: Round 4
Sunday 3rd March – Thursday 7th March 2019: Round 5
Sunday 10th March – Thursday 14th March 2019: Round 6
Sunday 17th March – Thursday 21st March 2019: Round 7

Sunday 24th March – Thursday 28th March 2019: Page Playoffs
Sunday 31st March – Thursday 4th April 2019: Semi-Finals
Sunday 7th April 2018 – Thursday 11th April 2019: Grand Finals

Grand Finals for Premier will be played as a Best of 5. Intermediate and Open Grand Finals are a Best of 3.

PAGE PLAYOFFS

All brackets will be using the page playoff system for their finals. Matches with a single listed date will be locked to that date, those with a range will be negotiated within that range similar to regular season matches.

View the whitelist at whitelist.tf

This global whitelist is part of an initiative to unify the international leagues. We will be using the January 2019 edition of the global whitelist.

New items added to the game during the season will be banned until the next season. Modification of weapons will be evaluated by the administrative team. Taunts which are silent and/or toggle-able have been banned.

It is the responsibility of the player to not use these weapons in matches. The whitelist not loading or loading incorrectly is not an excuse for using banned items.

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

The best way to get in contact with an administrators is in the #admin-support channel on Discord. Click the following to join our Discord.

The following people are available to solve issues in your bracket, however for simple issues we strongly recommend that you refer to the ruleset. From here, your own league administrators should be your first point of contact, however if your administrators are not available, others may be able to help.

Head Administrator - catfish

Premier Administrator - catfish
Intermediate Administrator - Thermite
Open Administrators - Fozzlm and arnold

Thank you to all teams and players who played in A Midsummer Night's Cup 2019 #2! OZF 24 signups open tomorrow and we hope to see you there!
Placements are listed below. Congratulations to all winners!

PREMIER

1st - Lollipop
2nd - Unanimous confusion
3rd - gonke

OPEN

1st - twitch.tv/optivex
2nd - Undrex-chan and the Bongo Boys
3rd - Gnome Zone

PREMIER

Lollipop
gonke
Unanimous confusion
Damage, Re-inc
ad hominem attack
beached whales
doggy style
Chess Club Rejects

OPEN

IT WAS A SCANDAL
off in the shower
Undrex-chan and the Bongo Boys
chiken
twitch.tv/optivex
W4Y B1G
twitch.tv/Haste_29
Gnome Zone
Penguins
MGE Airlines
Uber Beets
Fellowship of the Ping

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