(Graphic by dezi)
That's a wrap on 2024 Highlander. Congratulations to the winner of the Premier division S.M. and the winners of the Main division sejinming fever. 2025 Highlander is almost here, so don't bask in these team's glory for too long, a new champion(s) may be around the corner.
Below are the Final Rankings and Awards for the Spring '24 season of Highlander.
Congratulations Premier winners S.M.!
Placements
- S.M.
- crylander
- Significant Otter
- rascals
Grand Final Map Scores
- Ashville: 3 - 2
- Swiftwater: 2 - 0
Bronze Final Map Scores
- Swiftwater: 1 - 2
- Vigil: 2 - 1
- Upward: 2 - 1
Awards
Best Scout: krollic (15), HUNGRY.4.EGGS (11), Miffy (6)
Best Soldier: Lizrd-Wizrd (15), norbit the plug (10), mashiro (9)
Best Pyro: bird (16), Styx + peep (8), CH (4)
Best Demoman: maz (13), <user> (12), turris (8)
Best Heavy: typo. (15), HASHFAN (9), Flow (8)
Best Engineer: Sexy Turtle (15), Mikcow (9), redja (5)
Best Medic: remorse (15), jd (12), tal (6)
Best Sniper: calski (14), strawbunny (7), bill + myyyst (5)
Best Spy: Andyroo (15), henwe (12), chimes (4)
Most Improved Player: Mikcow (14), norbit the plug (10), jv (8)
Most Valuable Player: Lizrd-Wizrd (7), Andyroo (5), maz + calski + HUNGRY.4.EGGS (4)
Most Improved Team: crylander (10), rascals (7), Where no ability meets no effort + S.M. + Youth for Christ (6)
Friendliest Team: S.M. + Significant Otter (9), rascals (7), Youth for Christ (6)
Best Dressed Team: S.M. (13), Youth for Christ + Significant Otter + crylander (7), rascals (6)
Best Caster: Rainy (14), jennierubyjane (11), Freaky (10)
Congratulations Main winners sejinming fever!
Placements
- sejinming fever
- Bisexual Lighting
- Rich and Grainous
- With Blackjack and Furries!
Grand Final Map Scores
- Ashville: 3 - 0
- Upward: 2 - 1
Bronze Final Map Scores
- Ashville: 3 - 0
- Vigil: 2 - 0
Awards
Best Scout: noemie (16), eden (10), Zando (7)
Best Soldier: indy and her jones (13), Gears + APVC (9), zdav (6)
Best Pyro: ziah + FriendlyPyromancer (11), Cryo (10), Cantrip (8)
Best Demoman: Glitchy (12), Pigel + klebs (10), Mirage (8)
Best Heavy: SpicyHipJesus (17), manglemonster (12), GUNWR0NG (7)
Best Engineer: angus (11), Sev + Verydarklord (10), arbabf (9)
Best Medic: olivergeeoz (16), Miss Squidge (10), Sly Rocko (9)
Best Sniper: FIN + Evelynn (13), J (7), WORLD's BLaNKIEsT BLaNK (6)
Best Spy: Bree (13), MonsterGunner0v0 (10), Karly (9)
Most Improved Player: SwaySway (12), Cantrip (10), Zando (9)
Most Valuable Player: SpicyHipJesus (6), klebs + Pigel + olivergeeoz + Mirage + angus + eunsoo + WORLD's BLaNKIEsT BLaNK + Bree (3)
Most Improved Team: With Blackjack and Furries! (13), rat gaming (8), funny people (7)
Friendliest Team: With Blackjack and Furries! (14), Bisexual Lighting (10), funny people (8)
Best Dressed Team: Bisexual Lighting (19), With Blackjack and Furries! (7), funny people (6)
Best Caster: Freaky (20), nightjar (15), Rainy (13)
Post Spring '24 Surveys
To ensure our Autumn '25 Highlander competition runs as smoothly and fluidly as possible we're wanting to hear from all players who competed in the Spring '24 Season. Below you will find two Post-season Surveys for players who competed in the respective Premier and Main divisions. The surveys are identical and separated for our convenience. Any and all feedback about the running of our regular seasons is always greatly appreciated.
Surveys
• Premier Survey
• Main Survey
Player Restrictions
The number of restricted players allowed on one roster this season is 5
Intermediate:
Metaphorical Idioms
chonk Restricted off Soldier
SYDNEY'S REALEST
Akari Restricted off Demoman.
Brownie Restricted off Scout & Soldier.
Pride Restricted off Scout, Soldier, Demoman & Heavy.
cooleverest Restricted off Scout, Soldier, Demoman, Heavy, Engineer & Sniper.
Spentagon Fever
thethingy Restricted off Scout & Heavy.
Time Restricted off Scout.
monkeyspanner43 Restricted off Scout, Soldier & Spy.
skai Restricted off Scout.
MAINAZUMA9
yflow Restricted off Scout.
Rich and Grainous
Striker Restricted off Scout, Soldier, Demo, Heavy & Sniper.
Paws of Steel
Rainy Restricted off Heavy.
Exquizit Restricted off Heavy.
Previously Rostered Players
gotaki Restricted off Scout, Soldier, Demoman, Heavy, Engineer & Sniper.
Open:
Fat Fortress
FIN Restricted off Sniper.
xobile Restricted TO Medic.
airstotel Restricted off Scout.
Hekitty Restricted off Soldier, Demoman & Sniper.
Lana Del Ray Fan Club
bobb0 Restricted off Soldier & Demoman.
Diavolo Diablo Restricted off Sniper
berko Restricted TO Medic.
Wampy Restricted off Spy.
Funny People
theatreTECHIE Restricted off Pyro.
Nik-6 (Plus3)
Oscar The Grouch Restricted off Pyro.
dile Restricted off Engineer.
raina Restricted off Scout, Soldier, Pyro, Demo & Heavy.
Fatpoggers Highlander
good small horce Restricted TO Medic.
Previously Rostered Players
Exquizit Restricted TO Medic.
Division Admins
All communication with Division Admins must occur within the Team Captain Discord. Team Captains will be invited after the conclusion of Signups. If you are not in this Discord, please reach out immediately.
HIGHLANDER HEAD ADMINISTRATOR
- Sperkle
DIVISION ADMINISTRATORS
PREMIER ADMINISTRATOR
- Kai
INTERMEDIATE ADMINISTRATOR
- redja
OPEN ADMINISTRATORS
- woozy
- Pulse
To see our complete list including Discord handles, see our Staff page here.
Map Schedule
Map Pool
Highlander Autumn '25 Map Pool
Upward
Swiftwater
Vigil
Eruption
Steel
Product
Ashville
Proot
Changes to the Highlander Autumn '25 Map Pool
- Summercoast Removed
- Eruption Added
Please note: pl_upward_f12, pl_vigil_rc10, pl_eruption_b14, cp_steel_f12, koth_product_final, koth_ashville_final and koth_proot_b6c-alt2 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 commands can be used to change maps to the correct version. Type or copy these commands into your console to change to that map, as long as you have the correct rcon password.
rcon changelevel pl_upward_f12
rcon changelevel koth_product_final
rcon changelevel pl_swiftwater_final1
rcon changelevel pl_eruption_b14
rcon changelevel cp_steel_f12
rcon changelevel pl_vigil_rc10
rcon changelevel koth_ashville_final1
rcon changelevel koth_proot_b6c-alt2
Woofer
It brings us great sadness to share that on Monday the 23rd of December 2024, ozfortress player and community member Woofer sadly passed away. Woofer has been an active participant in ozfortress competitions for over four years and will be missed by many members of the community. In the future, we will be sharing links to charitable causes if anybody would like to make a donation in his name. Our thoughts are with woofer's friends and family in this difficult time.
The ozfortress admin team
(Posted on the 7th of January 2025)
Cat Haven
As we mentioned in the initial post above, Woofer's family has elected a charity for donations to be made to in Woofer's name. Cat Haven is based in Western Australia and is responsible for taking care of homeless cats until they can be rehomed in safe and loving environments. Woofer had a great affinity for cats and his family and friends felt this was a very fitting charity to give to in his memory. If you would like to donate to Cat Haven and find out more about their work you can find the donation link below.
🐈 Cat Haven
(Posted on the 11th of January 2025)
(Poster & Artwork by requim)
Witness Gaming AU for Denver LAN 2025!
On the horizon of 2025 a new LAN has been announced in the City of Denver, Colorado. While you may think this American Lan is to be inconsequential for the likes of us Australian's (and New Zealanders) you couldn't be more wrong!
For the first time since 2017 (going on 8 years ago) our very own Australian squad Witness Gaming is looking to compete overseas against the likes of America's and Europe's best teams. The roster that will be representing our region in Denver from the 24th to the 26th of May 2025 will be as follows;
Witness Gaming AU:
Combo Scout: cooki
Flank Scout: silvo
Pocket Soldier: conor
Roamer Soldier: down
Demoman: enrith
Medic: lau
How you can help get the squad to Denver
To make this possible the team is asking the community to contribute an approximate amount of $6330 AUD. This will help cover numerous expenses and will make the overall trip easier for the players who will be representing our region. In return, the members of the Witness Gaming roster have set multiple fundraiser goals as well as numerous donation perks for contributors who chip in certain amounts. At the time of writing, the team has already raised 10% of their set goal in under 24 hours!
If you're looking to contribute to our Aussie boy's push to attend the Fireside LAN in 2025 you can find links to donate both money and in-game items below. You can also view more information about Witness Gaming's attendance and the Lan overall via the TeamFortressTV posts also linked below.
Best of luck to cooki, silvo, conor, down, enrith and lau! All of us from the ozfortress community will be cheering you on from home o7.
Donation Links (edit as of 04/01/25 - donation target REACHED):
• Witness Gaming Indiegogo Fundraiser
• Trade link to donate in-game items to enrith (Demoman of Witness Gaming)
TeamFortressTV Threads:
• Get Australia to Denver LAN 2025 by enrith
• Physgun Fireside Denver 2025 (24-26 May) by lacyavenue
Award Voting
That's a wrap on the final season of the 2024 Year. Thank you all for participating in the Spring '24 season and all our other competitions over the past 12 months. Rounding out the year we'll be conducting our seasonal voting for both Highlander and Sixes. Voting is open from now until the 31st of December 2024 at 11:59pm AEDT. Votes need to be submitted by Team Captain's who team's competed in the Spring '24 Highlander & Sixes seasons.
For those who are new or unfamiliar to voting any and all information regarding the process can be found in the links below but to summaries it for all who may be curious;
Team captains vote for players who competed in their teams division for certain categories in which players are nominated in. From left to right players voted will receive 3, 2 and 1 points with the player with the most points receiving the award. All categories require 3 votes with teams and team captains being prohibited from voting for players who were rostered on their team. Votes only need to be done for the division you and your team competed in.
Votes are to be submitted to myself via my discord linked in the threads below.
Sixes Voting
Premier Voting • High Voting • Intermediate Voting • Open Voting
Highlander Voting
How to Vote
We've reformatted our voting threads to better enable captains in correctly formatting and submitting their 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: PremierBest Scout: first-place vote, second-place vote, third-place vote
Best Soldier:
Best Pyro:
Best Demoman:
Best Heavy:
Best Engineer:
Best Medic:
Best Sniper:
Best Spy:
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 HereBest Scout: /dev/zero (3 points), wiggin (2 points), obla (1 point)
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: Atomic Affinity, Red Pandas, Musos Deluxe
Friendliest Team: Atomic Affinity, Red Pandas, Musos Deluxe
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 Scout: eden, noemie, Zando, Florence, Jspr, LuigisBigMac, Ramsp, Slimboy17
Best Soldier: herba tranquilla vibeus, indy and her jones, APVC, Gears, zdav, #1 Morrissey Fan, Sly Samuel, MAST!
Best Pyro: ziah, Cantrip, Cryo, FriendlyPyromancer, ALittleSilly, Peepo, Gregory, Luma
Best Demoman: Gazza, Mirage, Pigel, klebs, Maeveanic, Glitchy, SwaySway, schmitie
Best Heavy: eunsoo, manglemonster, GUNWR0NG, SpicyHipJesus, x32, Mr. Venom, Pablo 62, THE WOODS
Best Engineer: angus, arbabf, 45, Verydarklord, Sev, Char Aznable, juliangonzales2009@yahoocom, Jarr
Best Medic: time, Miss Squidge, olivergeeoz, Sly Rocko, Hindenpeter, Nazareth <3, 0nkee, Amro
Best Sniper: WORLD's BLaNKIEsT BLaNK, Evelynn, J, Alsander and Ciaran, FIN, Suggie, 7ambo, minette
Best Spy: leo., Bree, MonsterGunner0v0, Karly, gamer juice, roastchicken12, Captain Sigma!, DD
Most Improved Player: WORLD's BLaNKIEsT BLaNK, Cantrip, Zando, brian, Peepo, SwaySway, Slimboy17
Most Improved Team: sejinming fever, Bisexual Lighting, Rich and Grainous, With Blackjack And Furries!, Burgr,
rat gaming, funny people, MouseWarriorsFriendliest Team: sejinming fever, Bisexual Lighting, Rich and Grainous, With Blackjack And Furries!, Burgr,
rat gaming, funny people, MouseWarriorsMost Valuable Player: eden, herba tranquilla vibeus, ziah, Gazza, eunsoo, angus, time, WORLD's BLaNKIEsT BLaNK,
leo., noemie, indy and her jones, Cantrip, Mirage, manglemonster, arbabf, Miss Squidge, Evelynn, Bree, Zando, APVC,
Cryo, Pigel, GUNWR0NG, 45, olivergeeoz, J, MonsterGunner0v0, Florence, Gears, FriendlyPyromancer, klebs,
SpicyHipJesus, Verydarklord, Sly Rocko, Alsander and Ciaran, Karly, Jspr, zdav, ALittleSilly, Maeveanic, x32, Sev,
Hindenpeter, FIN, gamer juice, brian, LuigisBigMac, #1 Morrissey Fan, Peepo, Glitchy, Mr. Venom, Char Aznable,
Nazareth <3, Suggie, roastchicken12, Ramsp, Sly Samuel, Gregory, SwaySway, Pablo 62,
juliangonzales2009@yahoocom, 0nkee, 7ambo, Captain Sigma!, Slimboy17, MAST!, Luma, schmitie, THE WOODS, Jarr,
Amro, minette, DDBest Dressed Team: sejinming fever, Bisexual Lighting, Rich and Grainous, With Blackjack And Furries!, Burgr,
rat gaming, funny people, MouseWarriors,Best Caster: Rainy, Freaky, nightjar, jennierubyjane
2. Submitting your votes
The votes must be sent through to the following administrator;
- Sperkle (@sperkle)
Votes need to be submitted to one of the admins listed above by the Tuesday the 31st of December at 11:59pm AEDT. Failing to do this will prevent your votes from being counted and will make your team in-eligible for in-game medals.
FAQ
How is Voting calculated?
We will use instant runoff voting to calculate the results.
Will we receive in-game medals if we fail to submit our votes?
No, 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!
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