So about that future of the gamemode I mentioned last blog post. Yeah so we're done with it. To put it bluntly it has been incredibly draining for both of us to work on a game as steeped in drama as this. It has been fun to help see it grow but both of us really want to do more than this. Fortwars as a gamemode is fun but you can only go so far with it. However something I'm really proud of is the work we've put into the game so far. While it does have a lot to go to be "perfect", it's really solid so far.

At the very least to make sure this effort hasn't gone to complete waste we will be open sourcing the game. God knows there is a LOT of jank in there (I do not wish to speak about the hacks I had to do to get things working) but we hope that people can get at least something out of it! Along with this we'll do some general updates to make sure the game is playable after Facepunch breaks everything. You can find the repo here when kicks makes it public.

Also we are renaming it to Open Forts because of this, that's probably good information.

While it might be the end for our Fortwars, it's not the end of this "team". We're gonna go dark for a little while (feels great that I get to say that I feel like a real dev) and start on a brand new project. This'll involve ripping out a lot and rewriting whole chunks of what we made but I think it will ultimately be worth it. The plan is to have a prototype ready sometime early next year, and then expand from there. While it's my personal dream to add more people to the team and really expand upon the game, right now we just need to prove that we can make something really solid and that is our primary goal.

Should also mention that we're reviving my first proper project in S&box, being the classic Halo inspired game Ringworld. Hope to see you all in the future!

I’m quite happy with how everything has come out. I feel like this project was a great stepping stone for me to improve and I’ve really enjoyed working with Kate and Duston on it. I’m looking forward to continuing to improve and iterate. Stay tuned!