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PRELIMINARY CUP SEEDINGS
Alright you Snyder cut mofos, 14 teams are expected in this event. Everyone needs to be on their best behavior, no surprises. Below you will find our Preliminary Seedings and Player Restrictions for Experimental Cup 4. If you have any concerns, please reach out to the Highlander Administrators via our support channel in Discord.
Player Restrictions can be found here. This time around we tried restricting players below division 1 within reason. However, we let some players who in a regular season would warrant competition "slide" as to create better balance and competition within the divisions to ensure closer matches and optimal map testing.
DIVISION 1
Leap of Faith
projected rank silver 2
9 men 1 child policy
Demon Slayer Corps (DSC)
one million zinger boxes
The Ozfortress Incelosphere
DIVISION 2
The Beatles
AsiaFort Dropout
Household
Highlander Experimental League Lovers
DIVISION 3
Morb Fortress 2 - Morbheads
9 Reasons Not To Play TF2
Lake Fairy Crew
TNP
4 Team Divisions
As we intended, both divisions 2 and 3 will contain four teams. This means team will have round repeats resulting in each team playing each other twice within the first weekend of competition (once on Saturday and once on Sunday).
This also means all teams will progress into playoffs on weekend 2 and will have at minimum one match on the Saturday and either a Grand or Bronze Final on the Sunday.
Division 1 with 6 Teams
For Division 1 we weren't able to accommodate a fair 4 team division due to the number of teams that signed up. Therefore each team will only verse each other once throughout the first weekend of competition with one less round to play on Sunday. This means that no teams will play Govan on the first weekend however we will leave the map open to be picked in playoffs matches in the following weekend.
ABBA & Playoffs
Throughout the entirety of this cup all stopwatch maps (Bumblefumble, Cerana & Divulgence) are to be played under the ABBA formatting. This means teams must win a total of 2 rounds on the map to be declared the winner. This will remain the same throughout playoffs and is Non-negotiable. We are doing this to further encourage the global standard that ABBA has become as well as to give teams a chance to experience the formatting before playoffs if they have never experienced it before.
For playoffs, the following Pick/Ban method will be used:
- Home Team Bans | Away Team Bans | Home Team Picks | Away Team Picks | Home Team Picks
This is the same as the last cup with the only difference being implemented is that of permanent ABBA fury!
As for Playoffs, Divisions 2 and 3 will be making use of the typical Page Playoffs system used in our previous regular season (Winter '25). However, for division 1 we will be utilizing the Expanded Playoffs system instead where all 6 teams will be progressing into the 2nd weekend of competition.
No Forfeits
Finally, as it was in the previous experimental cup no teams are permitted to forfeit any match for any reason throughout the Experimental Cup. If teams forfeit a match at any time, their roster will be disbanded and removed from the competition immediately, meaning no players from the roster will receive in-game medals or any monetary rewards.
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: mildor, April, StarWars3onDVD, lilybit_0, Ramsp, Dede, Chrystal, robret
Best Soldier: trippyCD, silent*, J, Whitefang2360, Klebs, plasmatech8, Snowy, pewdekz
Best Pyro: AmethystDragon10, MonsterGunner0v0, Bluehat, frosted, Froglvvr, phee, Mercicrux, ness™
Best Demoman: Wooper, reeee.vol 2, Zando, newspice, juliangonzales2009@yahoocom, ara, Wrath, milo
Best Heavy: Mr. Venom, seiran, Jameshasconnected, Eat Ham, Arisss, c r a k i d, Rayno, Zoe
Best Engineer: Alice Hikari, Sulu, Sir_Cloud, AuroraEchoes, Verydarklord, punda, Crusty, mal
Best Medic: June (she/her), Emily the Goldfish, MR_MEOWY, Peteydog, SpicyHipJesus, juna, Robaws, good small horce
Best Sniper: malice, Exquizit, Zepi, rill, Abid, bob, RussTY, FMOSZ
Best Spy: Luciferin, Karly, Char Aznable, Hobby_Sr, Captain Sigma!, fam, RainnFoxer, John from Fishing
Most Improved Player: Wooper, reeee.vol 2, Zando, newspice, Ramsp, Dede, yeetingbaby, John from Fishing
Most Improved Team: Lake Fairy Crew, Five Nights at Silent's, rat gaming, 9 Reasons Not To Play TF2, The Menagerie, FELLOWSHIP OF THE SANDVICH, IHOP, Fatpoggers Highlander
Friendliest Team: Lake Fairy Crew, Five Nights at Silent's, rat gaming, 9 Reasons Not To Play TF2, The Menagerie, FELLOWSHIP OF THE SANDVICH, IHOP, Fatpoggers Highlander
Most Valuable Player: mildor, trippyCD, AmethystDragon10, Wooper, Mr. Venom, Alice Hikari, June (she/her), malice, Luciferin, April, silent*, MonsterGunner0v0, reeee.vol 2, seiran, Sulu, Emily the Goldfish, Exquizit, Karly, StarWars3onDVD, J, Bluehat, Zando, Jameshasconnected, Sur_Cloud, MR_MEOWY, Zepi, Char Aznable, Ramsp, Klebs, Froglvvr, juliangonzales2009@yahoocom, Arisss, Verydarklord, SpicyHipJesus, Abid, Captain Sigma!, Dede, plasmatech8, phee, ara, c r a k i d, punda, juna, bob, fam, Chrystal, Snowy, Mercicrux, Wrath, Rayno, Crusty, Robaws, RussTY, RainnFoxer, robret, pewdekz, ness™, milo, Zoe, mal, good small horse, FMOSZ, John from Fishing
Best Dressed Team: Lake Fairy Crew, Five Nights at Silent's, rat gaming, 9 Reasons Not To Play TF2, The Menagerie, FELLOWSHIP OF THE SANDVICH, IHOP, Fatpoggers Highlander
Best Caster: tal, norbit the plug, jennierubyjane, Evelynn, capy, redja, thelampshade22
2. Submitting your votes
The votes must be sent through to the following administrator via direct message or via pinging them within your team's channel in the ozfortress Captain's Discord;
- redja (@redja)
- woozy (@w.oozy)
- Pulse (@bigpulsey)
Votes need to be submitted to one of the admins listed above by the Sunday the 31st of August at 11:59pm AEST. 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!
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: Sirgy, Evelynn, bubsdoge, krollic, susu, tom, Miffy, Time
Best Soldier: Titan, yuetsun, matttt, mashiro, gotaki, yflow, Raelen, Sarkreez
Best Pyro: Bluemmy, Bree, robor, brodie escobar, Doctrine, ziah, peep, Styxs
Best Demoman: mort, APVC, wilsonoid, turris, paray, Glitchy, BONKITUP456, Doge.exe has stopped working
Best Heavy: TUX, xobile, takeyon, typo., Trash, Amatorii, JP, Mugen
Best Engineer: randomcat, Mirage, silvo, redja, Pride, eden, Mikcow, Square Bread
Best Medic: olivergeeoz, arbabf, lau, remorse, golden, Scarlllyyy., jd, song
Best Sniper: FIN, noemie, spunchbob3, maz, trev, rain, Flow, kaldoz
Best Spy: AJ, WinterPizza850, lx, Andyroo, lizzo, bobo, henwe, Speedy
Most Improved Player: mort, WinterPizza850, cowche, Pipelin12, paray, Scarlllyyy., Miffy, Doge.exe has stopped working
Most Improved Team: all-div-announcements-2, Chi.co.au, BRIANLANDER, Leap of Faith Deluxe, Seal Grease Syndicate, Demon Slayer Corps (DSC), crylander, Significant Otter
Friendliest Team: all-div-announcements-2, Chi.co.au, BRIANLANDER, Leap of Faith Deluxe, Seal Grease Syndicate, Demon Slayer Corps (DSC), crylander, Significant Otter
Most Valuable Player: Sirgy, Titan, Bluemmy, mort, TUX, randomcat, olivergeeoz. FIN, AJ, Evelynn, yuetsun, Bree, APVC, xobile, Mirage, arbabf. noemie, WinterPizza850, bubsdoge, matttt, robor, wilsonoid, takeyon, silvo, lau, spunchbob3, lx, krollic, mashiro, brodie escobar, turris, typo., redja, remorse, maz, Andyroo, susu, gotaki, Doctrine, paray, Trash, Pride, golden, trev, lizzo, tom, yflow, ziah, Glitchy, Amatorii, eden, Scarlllyyy., rain, bobo, Miffy, Raelen, peep, BONKITUP456, JP, Mikcow, jd, Flow, henwe, Time, Sarkreez, Styxs, Doge.exe has stopped working, Mugen, Square Bread, song, kaldoz, Speedy
Best Dressed Team: all-div-announcements-2, Chi.co.au, BRIANLANDER, Leap of Faith Deluxe, Seal Grease Syndicate, Demon Slayer Corps (DSC), crylander, Significant Otter
Best Caster: tal, norbit the plug, jennierubyjane, Evelynn, capy, redja, thelampshade22
2. Submitting your votes
The votes must be sent through to the following administrator via direct message or via pinging them within your team's channel in the ozfortress Captain's Discord;
- Sperkle (@sperkle)
- Cryo (@xcryotech)
- indy and her jones (@indyandherjones)
Votes need to be submitted to one of the admins listed above by the Sunday the 31st of August at 11:59pm AEST. 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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Welcome to Experimental Cup 4, Doors!
Doors! We're walking now, 6 new maps for your dining pleasure amongst multiple smaller factors part of the amuse bouche that is Experimental Cup 4. Ignore the shouting from the kitchen... we're going through some teething issues...
Menu
For those not wanting to read about all the calories and microproteins going into the courses, here's the abridged version.
Dates:
Weekend 1 (Regular Matches) | Saturday the 6th, Sunday the 7th
Weekend 2 (Finals BO3) | Saturday the 13th, Sunday the 14thMaps: Valor, Govan, Keylog, Divulgence, BumbleFumble and Cerana. All can be found here
Team Sizes: Rosters of 12 players, no Transfer Windows.
Out of Region Ping Limit Expanded: Each roster will be permitted a maximum of 2 out of region players who exceed the current 180 ping limit.
Whitelist Changes: Loch-n-Load and Darwin's Danger Shield have been unbanned.
Small Divisions: Divisions comprised of 4 teams were possible for optimal map testing.
Badges: Yes
Awards + Prizes for best clip / best Holiday Punch clip / best Loch-n-Load clip: Yes
Maps
The following maps will be included in Experimental Cup 4:
Divulgence: Stopwatch/Hybrid
Bumblefumble Stopwatch/Payload
Cerana: Stopwatch/Hybrid
Valor: King of the Hill
Govan: King of the Hill
Keylog: King of the Hill
All maps were decided upon by Highlander Admins and Advisors. All the maps played in this cup barring Divulgence have active developers. Thus, we will be collecting feedback on all these maps with the intention of the authors making changes where needed. This will be done to make the maps more suitable for competitive play in the regular season competition.
Bumblefumble
Does it have the funniest name of the bunch? Yes. Bumblefumble is your typical 4 stage payload map and received interest from 71.4% of the advisor and admin panels. While initially designed for casual our team's votes reflect that it may be suitable for competitive play as well.
Cerana & Divulgence
Both Cerana and Divulgence are considered Hybrid maps and if you've played the small underground game Overwatch the concept is the same. The attacking team must capture a single control point which then unlocks a cart to be pushed for the remainder of the map, while being timed. This means that this game type will be played under the stopwatch formatting and configs. Divulgence received the highest number of votes with 78.6% of votes and was to be included. However, Cerana was voted in as a part of a later poll with the remaining map options to determine a replacement for the highly voted for Cornwater.
Cornwater's off the Menu
Despite Cornwater receiving a high amount of interest from advisors and admins, ultimately it was passed upon. This was because there was a unanimous agreement that it was better for new maps to be trialed for the experimental cup (hence the name, experimental cup!). Therefore, all teams and players will be learning these maps from scratch and will all be on a closer, more even playing field.
Furthermore, after reflecting on Cornwater's involvement in past cups and seasons we feel that the map isn't currently in a state that is healthy for competition. In particular, the last point on the map has proved extremely difficult to break and without drastic modifications the map is not likely to return to competition.
Valor, Govan & Keylog
Out of all the votes cast by advisors and admins, Valor, Keylog and Govan received the highest amounts of votes with 78.6%, 71.4% and 64.3% respectively. With no glaring issues and all maps having creators who are willing to work on the maps further they made an excellent fit for inclusion.
Whitelist Alterations
The following weapons will be unbanned during the Experimental Cup:
Loch-n-Load
The Loch-n-Load is back nearly a year later after it was initially banned. The item has been on a constant tipping point when looking at seasonal feedback over the past 12 months. The item usually sits between 40-45% in favour of being unbanned with the remaining percentage of players being adamant on keeping it banned or being unsure on it.
For this cup we'll be allowing Demoman players to use the Loch-n-Load and we'll be reflecting on this post Experimental Cup 4.
Darwin's Danger Shield
Similar to the Loch-n-Load, but to a lesser extent, the Darwin's Danger Shield has also been requested to be re-added to the whitelist. The weapon was initially banned as it limits how proactive pyros can be in the sniper match up, as the item limits the class's effectiveness against the long ranged Australian hitman. We want to use this cup as a testing ground to see if these concerns are valid moving forward and if the weapon should or shouldn't be allowed in regular seasonal competitions.
Experimental Cup Structure
Dates
Weekend 1 | Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th of September
The first weekend will feature 3 games on each day. Ideally, teams will face each other twice over the weekend, once on the Saturday and once again on the Sunday on both a King of the Hill and Stopwatch Map. During these matches it should also be noted that a schedule has time allocated for when each match should begin. However, if both teams are happy to play their scheduled match before the set time they are welcome to do so.
Finally, and most importantly, all Stopwatch maps played throughout this cup are to be played under the ABBA formatting. This is to allow teams a chance to both defend first and set the pace on a map they may be unfamiliar with.
Weekend 2 | Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th of September
The second weekend will be our finals weekend. On the Saturday the first two rounds of finals will be played before the grand finals and bronze matches are played on the Sunday. The structure of playoffs may vary depending on the amount of teams who sign up.
Team Sizes, Player restrictions, Transfers and Mercs
Teams will have a roster size of 12, with there being no transfer windows throughout the cup. The roster teams sign up with is the roster that they are expected to use throughout the cup. If teams require Emergency Transfers, they must be discussed with a cup administrator prior to the start of matches.
There will be no limit as to how many class-restricted players teams can have on their roster for Divisions 2 and below. This will allow teams to be evenly balanced for cup competition, making all teams as competitive as possible with one another. Mercenaries will also be allowed throughout the cup and will be looked at and processed case by case via Cup Administrators and Team Captains.
Out of Region players
For this cup we'll be allowing a maximum of 2 players per roster, who currently exceed the existing restrictions that are applied for out of region players and their ping when competing in ozfortress competitions. This means if any players exist outside of the APAC region with an average ping above 180, 2 of them will be able to compete on any single roster during this experimental cup. We'll be monitoring this choice throughout the cup and reflect on it prior to implementing it into the Spring '25 Season.
Division Sizes
Similar to the last cup we'll be aiming for divisions of 4 teams to ensure competition is tight knit and each team will have an even number of games. However, this may not be possible based on how many teams sign up so we may have to make modifications to how we structure our brackets and divisions.
Playoffs
We aim to use our Page Playoff System for the final in this cup. However, we may elect to use the Expanded Playoffs system, if need be, based on how many teams are placed within a division.
The following Pick/Ban system will be used for all playoff matches.
- Home Team Bans | Away Team Bans | Home Team Picks | Away Team Picks | Home Team Picks
All matches in playoffs will have their stopwatch maps played as ABBA.
Player Awards + Clip Contests
This time around we won't have a prize pool, but we still intend to continue to do player awards like we would in the regular Highlander seasons. However, to ensure we stay on track, we'll be delegating the award process to our admins and advisors post event.
We'll also be hosting more clip contests with Keys up for grabs thanks to our financial backer who shall remain nameless. We thank them a lot for continuing to support this little establishment!
You can find all the details on the Clip contest here.
Badges
For those who like shiny and new things...
Mangia Baby! Introducing our new Experimental Cup Badge.
So be ready replicants, it's time to push the envelope and embrace the chaos!
Awards
Unc has given us not only a deadline but also massive budget cuts. It's dystopian. But while our revenue is down you can still compete for glory and status. However, a new backer has entered the fold. While they don't want to be named we thank them greatly for donating 42 keys between 3 clip contests.
Best Class Awards & Division MVPs.
Similar to the regular season's, at the end of Experimental Cup 4 awards will be handed out to the best of each class as well as an MVP award for each division. To save on time, the Highlander admins and advisors will meet and discuss each winner instead of doing voting like we would at the end of each season.
Best Loch n Load Clip
With the faster pipes and "better" arc, the Loch n Load is prime for hitting fat middies and long range directs. Demomen the time has come, on my command, unleash fury!
1st: 8 Keys
2nd: 4 Keys
3rd: 2 Keys
Best Holiday Punch Clip
For some reason our financial backer has decided they want to see this communities best Holiday Punch Clips. What can I say, the backer gets what the backer wants.
1st: 8 Keys
2nd: 4 Keys
3rd: 2 Keys
Best Overall Clip
Due to the popularity of it in the last cup we will also be hosting another clip contest. The winners of which will be posted alongside all the award winners accompanied by their clips!
1st: 8 Keys
2nd: 4 Keys
3rd: 2 Keys
Please send a video submission of the clip via an unlisted YouTube video link or a media-sharing service (Streamable for example) as well as the POV demo and tick/s the event/s occurred at via this Google Form.
Advisor Survey Results
Key Dates
Signups & Seedings Dates
Wednesday 6th of August 2025: Cup Announcement/ Signups Open
Wednesday 3rd of September 2025: Signups Close, Rosters Locked for Seedings
Thursday 4th - Friday 5th of September 2025: Seedings Released
Weekend 1
Saturday 6th of September 2025
Round 1: 7:00pm AEST FumbleBumble
Round 2: 8:15pm AEST Keylog
Round 3: 9:00pm AEST Cerana
Sunday 7th of September 2025
Round 1: 7:00pm AEST Valor
Round 2: 7:45pm AEST Divulgence
Round 3: 9:00pm AEST Govan
Weekend 2: Playoffs BO3
Saturday 13th of September 2025
Quarter Finals: 7:00pm AEST
Semi-Finals: 9:00pm AEST
Sunday 14th of September 2025
Grand Finals: 8:00pm AEST
Bronze Match: 8:00pm AEST
Player Restrictions
Division 2
The Beatles
Bree Restricted off Pyro.
indy and her jones Restricted off Soldier.
silent* Restricted off Demoman, Heavy & Sniper.
reeee.vol 2 Restricted off Demoman & Heavy.
AsiaFort Dropout
hoxy.my Restricted off Demoman & Soldier.
Mist Restricted off Scout.
Household
Aswero Restricted off Pyro.
Mone Restricted off Scout and Spy.
Division 3
Morb Fortress 2 - Morbheads
manglemonster Restricted off Heavy.
doku Restricted off Scout, Heavy & Sniper.
9 Reasons Not To Play TF2
froglvvr Restricted off Pyro
TNP
schnapps Restricted off Soldier.
Davé Restricted off Scout.
Experimental Cup Administrators
For Experimental Cup 4 we will be using the Captain's Discord. Team Captains will be invited after the conclusion of Signups. Highlander Administrators will be able to assist Teams and Players prior to the beginning of the cup. The list of admins available for each day of the cup will be listed below.
HIGHLANDER HEAD ADMINISTRATOR
- Sperkle
HIGHLANDER ADMINISTRATORS
- Sperkle
- redja
- woozy
- Pulse
- indy and her jones
- Cryo
Day 1 (6/9)
- mashiro
- Pulse
- Cryo
- Sperkle
Day 2 (7/9)
- mashiro
- Pulse
- Cryo
- Sperkle
PAGE PLAYOFFS (13/9)
- Pulse
- Cryo
- woozy
FINALS (14/9)
- Pulse
- Sperkle
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Experimental Cup 4 - Map Pool
King of the Hill
Stopwatch/Payload
Stopwatch/Hybrid
Please note: koth_valor_rc1, koth_govan_b9, koth_keylog_rc1, pl_bumblefumble, pl_divulgence_b4b and pl_cerana_b3c 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 valor
rcon changelevel govan
rcon changelevel keylog
rcon changelevel bumblefumble
rcon changelevel divulgence
rcon changelevel cerana
Alternatively, you can use the following commands for the corresponding game type.
KOTH: rcon exec ozf-ec-koth
Stopwatch: rcon exec ozf-ec-stopwatch
- serveme
- KritzKast
- CappingTV
- callouts.tf
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