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Hey everyone, we have some changes for Dodgeball before it kicks off later today.

Moving to Swiss Group Stages

We're trying something new, Swiss Group Stages (technically we've done them before, but not like this). You will now see that every team has been placed into one of four groups. We have opted to go with Swiss Group Stages to allow for fairer divisions, because being real, whomst are some of yall.

Single Elimination Playoffs

With us making use of Swiss Group Stages, we still want to try our best to give everyone as much gametime as possible, without obliterating our schedule. To achieve this, we'll be taking the Top 4 Placements from each group, and thrusting them into a 16-team Single Elimination Playoff bracket. This will take some time to do on the day, so we have updated the schedule to give us an extra 10 minutes to make sure we can keep things moving smoothly between Group Stages and Playoffs.

Additionally, as we are no longer using our tried and tested Page Playoffs (but primarily because Playoffs will have 16 teams), there has been one extra round added to the Playoff schedule. We understand any shift in scheduling this late is far from ideal, but this is the least impactful move we could make.

Plugins, Plugins, Plugins.

With the initial release of the Dodgeball config and plugins on servers, Third Person (using !tp to go into third person (and !fp to go back to first person)) was added, but FOV was somewhat of a difficult thing to replicate the way we had tried to replicate it. We've since added another implementation, and now you can simply type !fov 130 or whatever value you wish between 40 and 130 to adjust your FOV in Dodgeball only, in either first or thirdperson.

Dodgeball Match Procedures

If you've played Ultiduo 19 or BBall 2, there will be nothing different on your end! If you haven't, please make sure you join the Team Captains Discord pronto.

In addition, everyone playing will need to go to #setup in the Team Captains Discord and submit a Dodgeball Captains application. This is done so we can more easily assign specific team roles to players when those roles become available to grant.

Scoring and Score Submission

Like BBall 2, Dodgeball will require scoring your matches slightly differently to what you may be used to. For Dodgeball, you will need to report your map score as is, meaning if you won 7-3 against your opponent, you would report that map's score as 7-3. Like always, we will be requiring logs.tf links be submitted to Match Pages on our website.

So it's First to 7 then?

Yup, with a 10 minute map time limit. We expect most matches to last between 4-7 minutes, but have allowed for plenty of time outside of that expectation.

The Usual Match Procedure Blurb

When each round starts, matches will be generated. Teams will need to communicate who will be booking the server, with the base expectation that the Home team will book the server (see our Book a Server guide to learn how to book). Teams will need to both load the map and execute the config before playing. We have allowed for extra time between matches, but the scheduling is still tight.

Please start each game as soon as possible, as there is a tight schedule, and delaying will delay the entire cup. If the other team has not shown up five minutes after the server has been booked, message an administrator to claim your forfeit win. Please DO NOT delay for the other team as a courtesy.

After the match is over, please submit and confirm the scores immediately. Posting of logs is mandatory.

A Gentle Reminder

Whilst we strive to ensure competitive integrity and fair play are at the forefront of every tournament decision we make, we want to let everyone know why we are running this. Something that should be pretty obvious, but its a bit of fun. Whilst we encourage people to be as competitive as they want, this is probably not something that will be seen again for some time, so enjoy it! The Dodgeball server files will remain after the event, so if you ever want to play some with some friends, go for it!

There's even more Madness coming to May Madness '25...

Mhm, BBall 2 isn't the end... but we'll drop more info on what else is coming soon. For now, here's the Preliminary Seedings!

Preliminary Seedings

Below you'll find our early seedings. These are not final, and there could be mistakes, so if you have any concerns, see something wrong, or want to dispute your seeding, forward all feedback to #admin-support in the ozfortress Discord.

Division 1

1. avliengs
   
2. Pencil Case
   
3. MAGMA
   
4. NewJeans
   
5. tttrrrreeeeevvvvvooorrrrrrrrrrr
6. zerkzerkzerkzerkzerkzerkzerk
7. Michael Jordan
8. goonicide
   
9. cheese sandwich 1
   
10. battle bears
    
11. lf uppies
12. cheese sandwich
    

Division 2

1. Boshy balls
   
2. rolled and smoked
   
3. SEMI SLEEPERS
4. brain damgae
   
5. A team
   
6. 100 Robux for airshot
7. date night
   
8. 1234
   
9. draymond green
   
10. +ripe
11. sejinming fever
12. Ogres of Ozfort
    

Division 3

1. PAWESOME BUNNY JUMPING HURDLES TO TURBO KILLER
2. Koala colonies
3. The Oxyconnoisseur's
4. ropz
   
5. Shrimps
   
6. United Armored Front
   
7. Live Laugh Love
8. Gourmand Rotation Session
9. .......glup
10. Insulindian Phasmids
11. The Vaudeville Duo
    
12. iBuyMatches
    

Division 4

1. Morb Fortress 2 - Morbheads
2. the toe and the jam
   
3. serek
   
4. Holy Rollers
   
5. an arm and a leg
   
6. funny people
   
7. product mid
   
8. daejung eun ixxe
9. Scarlet Police
   
10. 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers
11. BIG ASS TRUCK
12. Fatpoggers Highlander
13. waddle warriors
    
14. me you and the holy spirit

ozfortress Team Captains Discord

If you are not already in the Captain's Discord and are participating in BBall 2, you need to join the Discord. Both players in a duo/team (regardless of who is captaining) must join the Team Captains Discord. Join using this link. Channels and roles will only be generated after seedings are finalised, sometime Saturday afternoon.

Medals Update

We initially only planned for two tournaments, but we might have something a little... disturbed coming to give those who missed Ultiduo 19 the opportunity to get a medal! This upcoming cup after BBall 2 will be the last cup of this off-season run by us, but stay tuned to our news channels, there's even more to come!

Scoring Procedure

For BBall 2, you will need to report your score using the capture total as the score (for example, 20-12), not a simple 1-0/0-1 win/loss like we normally do. This is to help with more effective tie-breaking.

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ozfortress BBall returns. BBall 2, our second iteration of BBall, brings everything from BBall 1 with some minor changes.

Signups

You can sign up for BBall 2 from now until Thursday, the 8th of May 2025. We aim to have initial seedings out by Friday, the 9th of May, 10 PM AEST at the latest. As always, Ultiduo will be on a Saturday, Saturday the 10th of May 2025.

• SIGN UP NOW
• CUP PAGE

Medals?

Some of you already know, but yes, there are medals. HOWEVER, you need to participate in both Ultiduo 19 and BBall 2! More info on the BBall 2 cup page.

There's more Madness coming to May Madness '25...

We are less than 24 hours out from kicking off May Madness '25 in a big way. And not only are we kicking it off in a big way, but it's an event that just keeps getting bigger...

Preliminary Seedings

Below you'll find our early seedings. These are not final, and there could be mistakes, so if you have any concerns, see something wrong, or want to dispute your seeding, forward all feedback to #admin-support in the ozfortress Discord.

Division 1

1. Sam & Max
2. ayliengs
3. Ghost Ninja Zero Dark
4. GET LIQUIDATED!
5. Minji + Danielle
6. 2 chooks
7. tttrrrreeeeevvvvvooorrrrrrrrrrr
8. bob the digger ultiduo

Division 2

1. cheese sandwich 1
2. rolled and smoked
3. Stroketrine & Strokey
4. battle bears
5. Mighty Beast
6. ropz
7. Ogres of Ozfort
8. Koala colonies
9. Yves + Chuu
10. Semi Sleepers

Division 3

1. brain damage
2. cheese sandwich
3. A team
4. date night
5. Geezer Gamers
6. add up to the mug pug
7. draymond green
8. 1234
9. Upside Down
10. +ripe

Division 4

1. Live Laugh Love
2. Shrimps
3. Shohoku Reborn
4. Gourmand Rotation Session
5. .......glup
6. The Vaudeville Duo
7. Insulindian Phasmids
8. loser duo
   • jv is restricted to Medic.
9. iBuyMatches
10. Dreamy Bulls
11. something gay
12. United Armored Front
13. Awesome Gamers
14. serek
15. Rent's Due
16. Morb Fortress 2 - Morbheads

Division 5

1. funny people
2. Fatpoggers Highlander
3. product mid
4. waddle warriors
5. an arm and a leg
6. Scarlet Police
7. daejung eun ixxe
8. Go easy, we work full time
9. Real Madrid sucks
10. me you and the holy spirit

ozfortress Team Captains Discord

If you are not already in the Captains Discord and are participating in Ultiduo 19, you need to join the Discord. Both players in a duo/team (regardless of who is captaining) need to join the Team Captains Discord. Join using this link. Channels and roles will only be generated after seedings are finalized, sometime Saturday afternoon.

Map Pool Updates

We've heard feedback on ultiduo_babty, and have opted to replace it with ulti_fira_b2a. Depending on its reception, it may stay and boot out one of the other maps for next year's Ultiduo 20, maybe? 😏

Servers

Thanks to Matcha Bookable, we'll have enough servers to cover the event! Oh, and also, this is the biggest Ultiduo in recent years (and likely the biggest ever, but I haven't checked, let me know!). As we have so many teams, we'll also be adding 4 more au.serveme.tf servers for the event, bringing the total of au.serveme.tf servers to 24. See the Schedule & Resources page linked on the Ultiduo 19 cup page for info on booking and running servers.

Schedule

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BBall 2 shares the same schedule as BBall 1.

Bookable Servers

Below the schedule are some quick aliases for setting up for an au.serveme.tf server. To book a server, please head over to serveme.tf.

Additionally, thanks to our friends over at Matcha, Matcha Bookable servers have the configs and maps needed for these events. The aliases below should all work on Matcha! They have 4 servers available in Sydney, and 4 in Melbourne. To book a server, please head over to Matcha Bookable's Discord.

BBall 2 Schedule - 10/05/2025

Round 1 - bball_ozone_ozf

6:50 PM AEST (Best of 1)

Round 2 - bball_ozone_ozf

7:10 PM AEST (Best of 1)

Round 3 - bball_ozone_ozf

7:30 PM AEST (Best of 1)

Round 4 - bball_ozone_ozf

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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Resources

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Server Config

• rcon bball or rcon ozf-bball, both work!

Maps

• rcon ozone or rcon changelevel bball_ozone_ozf

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Schedule

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Ultiduo 19 shares the same schedule as Ultiduo 18, with the only change being the removal and addition of maps.

Bookable Servers

Below the schedule are some quick aliases for setting up for an au.serveme.tf server. To book a server, please head over to serveme.tf.

Additionally, thanks to our friends over at Matcha, Matcha Bookable servers have the configs and maps needed for these events. The aliases below should all work on Matcha! They have 4 servers available in Sydney, and 4 in Melbourne. To book a server, please head over to Matcha Bookable's Discord.

Ultiduo 19 Schedule - 03/05/2025

Round 1 - ultiduo_baloo_v2

6:50 PM AEST (Best of 1)

Round 2 - ulti_fira_b2a

7:10 PM AEST (Best of 1)

Round 3 - ultiduo_ozf_r

7:30 PM AEST (Best of 1)

Round 4 - ultiduo_swine_b06

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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Resources

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Server Config

• rcon ultiduo or rcon ozf-ud-ultiduo, both work!

Maps

• rcon ozf_r or rcon changelevel ultiduo_ozf_r
• rcon baloo or rcon changelevel ultiduo_baloo_v2
• rcon swine or rcon changelevel ultiduo_swine_b06
• rcon fira or rcon changelevel ulti_fira_b2a

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LAN Downunder 2025: Qualifiers Bracket

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LAN Downunder 2025: Qualifiers Schedule

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Alternate Account Ban

• samdean STEAM_0:0:790217762
  • (ALT) Smoop2020 STEAM_0:1:556622048

The player above has been found using alternate accounts to play within ozfortress. As such, the players have been banned from ozfortress.com, the community's competitions, and all other ozfortress properties for 2 years. If they are found attempting to evade their ban, their ban will be extended.

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Should any individuals or groups within ozfortress be found housing the listed player/s in our competitions, or aiding in ban evasion, those responsible will face severe penalties.

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We're looking for more Behaviour Panel members!

We just recently said our farewells internally to a panel member who has been with us for many years, and we wish them the best of luck in the future. So, as the heading says, we are looking for people! We're looking for panel members, and ideally a future Behaviour Panel Lead. If you think you could fit what we are looking for in a panel member, please send an application.

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Infraction Threshold Ban

The following ban/s are for accruing enough infraction points to reach a Infraction Threshold ban. The duration of this ban is listed below.

croppy STEAM_0:0:713881872

This player has accrued a total of 60 ozfortress infraction points. As such, the player has been banned from ozfortress.com, the community's competitions, and all other ozfortress properties for 1 year, after which they will serve a 12-month probation, in which any reoffence will double the severity of the penalty. Their ban duration will be extended if they are found evading their ban.

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Should any individuals or groups within ozfortress be found housing the listed player/s in our competitions, or aiding in ban evasion, those responsible will face severe penalties and hefty league bans.

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Here it is, our near-seasonal changes post. Nothing here should be too shocking to anyone in our community given recent events.

ozfortress x Matcha Bookable

Something that might be bigger news however - we are working with Matcha Bookable to enforce ozfortress bans on their servers from Season 42 of Sixes/Season 9 of Highlander onward. Whilst au.serveme.tf will still be the primary server provider supporting ozfortress, it's good to have another provider just as dedicated! We would like to thank them for working closely with us and we hope to keep working with them going into ozfortress' future.

Global Ruleset Changes

• Added 12.4. Disbanding of Teams with "Cheaters": Teams who are found to be playing with someone cheating in season competitions will have all their matches overturned and will be disbanded. If we determine the rest of the roster was unaware of their teammate's unfair play, they will not be barred from joining other existing rosters for the remainder of the season, and will remain eligible to receive medals at the conclusion of that season.
• Existing 12.4. ozfortress Bans is now 13. ozfortress Bans in the Global Ruleset.
• "Evidence Bans" ban-type has been renamed to "Unfair Play Bans (Ban Sub-Type)".
  • This ban-type name change was made to make it a little clearer what these bans are for, and will include the ban sub-type next to it.
• Unfair Play Bans like the departing Evidence Bans still include Game Modification Bans and Map/Game Mechanic Exploit Bans, but instead of the shorter ban durations these ban sub-types had previously, both now mirror the parent Unfair Play Ban duration of 24 months/2 years.
  • "If we are willing to ban a player for the usage of banned game modifications or map/game mechanic exploits because they provide an unfair advantage akin to cheating, why should we treat them any differently to the usage of third-party programs" has been a point raised within our team numerous times in the last year, so we have opted to have these ban sub-types mirror the parent's ban duration.
• Community members found to be housing permanently banned individuals or assisting in evading their permanent ban will receive 2x the existing Evasion Assistance Ban. Previously, this ban's duration was two years, but we have lowered it to one year. However, as mentioned above, if you are found housing or aiding in ban evasion for permanently banned players, you will receive two years.
• Maps must be played in top-to-bottom order as seen on that match's match page, for both regular season and playoff matches (including playoff matches without pick/bans). Teams are not permitted to change this order, even if both rosters agree.
• 10.2. Server Providers, 10.2.1. Third-Party Servers and 10.3. Server Locations have all been updated to reflect the current server ecosystem. Matcha Bookable servers can be used as long as their servers meet our requirements at the time of use.
• Updated 4.6.1. Player Restriction Limit to reflect Sixes not currently enforcing a Player Restriction Limit on rosters.

ozfortress Team Captain Discord Changes

• Unapproved Casting Organizations will no longer be able to see all match channels, and will need to request to cast a match by directly pinging those team's captains, and the division administrator in #captains-corner.

Additional Docs Changes

• Bans page has received more updates outside of just Unfair Play Bans as noted above. Most ban types have had their descriptions expanded or reworded to make more sense, and the previously mentioned 2x punishment for players found housing permanently banned individuals has been added to the Evasion Assistance Bans category.
• All previously missing bans are now listed in the relevant Bans docs pages.
  • Unfair Play (Anti-Cheat) Bans
  • Player Behaviour Infraction Bans
  • Other Bans
  • Past Bans
• We are looking to replace these pages with an automated page in the future.
• Self-managed Servers guide page updated to include current server plugin requirements.
  • SrcTV+, Demo Checker plugin and Enhanced Match Timer have been added. Improved Match Timer (by b4nnybot) has been removed in favour of Enhanced Match Timer by Shigbeard.
• Updated Highlander Ruleset with Highlander changes, see the Highlander changes post here.

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