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April 7, 1999. Windows. April 7, 1999. OS X, Linux. August 12, 2013Mode(s)Team Fortress Classic (also known as Team Fortress 1.5) is a 1999 video game developed and released.
The game pits two teams against each other in matches; each team member plays as one of nine, each with different skills. The scenarios include (CTF), territorial control, and escorting a 'VIP' player.Based on the 1996 known as just Team Fortress, Valve the game to the (used in ) as a way of promoting Half-Life 's. Since the release of Team Fortress Classic, the game has undergone significant upgrades to the player models and game modes. In the map ', short for '2 Fortresses', a group of blue players attack the red base.Matches in Team Fortress Classic feature two teams, one red and one blue, and nine playable character classes. Each character class has a set of weapons and abilities unique to that specific class. This differentiation between classes makes for -esque gameplay that requires teammates to work together in order to effectively achieve the objective.
The class-system also encourages players to vary their selection of classes and utilize certain classes in conjunction with one another to gain the advantage.In Team Fortress Classic, a server can hold up to 32 players simultaneously, and matches can be played in a number of game modes, each featuring different objectives. Classes In Team Fortress Classic, the player can choose to play as one of nine classes: the Scout, Sniper, Soldier, Demoman, Medic, HWGuy, Pyro, Spy, or Engineer. Each class comes equipped with at least one weapon unique to that class, and often a secondary weapon which may be common across multiple classes (typically a or ). Additionally, each class gets a melee weapon (all classes but the Medic, Spy and Engineer wield a, a homage to Valve's game ). Finally, each player carries grenades; the effects of grenades vary, depending on the player's class.In Escort game modes, a player may also choose to play as the Civilian class, which is armed only with an umbrella, no armor, and very little health. Civilians are typically escorted and protected by the rest of the team. The Scout is the fastest class in the game, but is unable to deal much damage in return.
The Scout is armed with a nailgun as well as being able to use and to slow down and confuse opponents. He can also disarm the Demoman's detonation pack as well as reveal enemy spies by running close by fellow players. The Sniper class is armed with a high-powered, and can be used to attack enemies from distant positions. The Soldier class is significantly slower than Snipers and Scouts, but possesses better armor and is armed with a that allows him to, along with combat shotguns as sidearms for backup. Rocket jumping, while effective for moving about the battlefield, also significantly damages the soldier. Soldiers can also make use of to cause more damage within close quarters.
The Demoman class is armed with a for indirect fire onto enemy positions, and a Pipe Bomb launcher for booby trapping places as well as being equipped with a demolition pack capable of opening or closing certain routes on some levels. The original for the nine player classes.
Team Fortress 1.5 also serves as a point of reference for those who are interested in what Valve has in store for the upcoming Team Fortress 2: Brotherhood of Arms. Players can upgrade to Team Fortress 1.5 via Half-Life's in game update tool or by downloading the latest Half-Life update available from Sierra.com.
The Medic class is equipped with a super nail gun, concussion grenades and a that can be used either to heal teammates or expose opponents to a contagious infection that drains health. The Heavy Weapons class is armed with a powerful, and can sustain more damage than any other class. However, the Heavy is significantly slower than the other classes. The Pyro class is equipped with a and an incendiary rocket launcher, both of which can set enemies on fire.
Pyros also carry several grenades for the same purpose. The Spy class differs significantly in style from other classes, as he can disguise himself to look like any other class on either side. The Spy is equipped with a knife to kill enemy players in one hit by stabbing them in the back, a to slow down opponents and a hallucination grenade which spouts gas to confuse them. Spies also possess the ability to feign death, allowing them to use their backstab ability more effectively. The Engineer class builds structures to support their team, such as to defend key points, ammunition dispensers and teleporters. Engineers have the ability to replenish a teammates armor by tapping them with their wrench.
In addition, the Engineer is armed with grenades that detonates any explosive ammunition within its range, as well as a shotgun for backup.Development. Team Fortress originally was a.Team Fortress was originally a for (1996), and then later for, developed by TF Software Pty. Its developers were working on a follow up stand-alone version that they planned to call when the team was hired by to write a port of Team Fortress as a mod for Valve's game Half-Life. After several delays from the original release date of March 26, 1999, the mod was released on April 7, 1999.Valve significantly updated the game over time, tweaking the game's networking code, and adding new maps and game modes. In 2003, Team Fortress Classic was released as a stand-alone game on Valve's system. Versions of the game for and were released in 2013.On June 9, 2000 Team Fortress was officially updated and renamed to Team Fortress 1.5 in Half-Life 's 1.1 update.
It was the first standalone version of Team Fortress. The update added 'new sounds and weapons, enhanced graphics, new models for classes and weapons, new maps from popular mapmakers, an updated user interface that makes finding and joining games easy and intuitive, and a new in-game Command Menu Interface'. It also included a new in-game interface and the networking code for Valve's then upcoming Team Fortress 2.There were three new maps with the update: Dustbowl, Warpath, and Epicenter. Additionally, the new Command Menu Interface was an in-game menu that allowed players to execute commands to change teams, call for a medic and change classes while in a match. Reception ReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScore85%Review scoresPublicationScore85%9.8/10Team Fortress Classic received positive reviews from critics, garnering a rating of 85% on the video game site.
There were some criticisms, however, like Graham Smith of who criticized the game for being 'like only messy and gruff' named Team Fortress Classic the best multiplayer game of 1999, and wrote that it was 'more fun and more addictive than any other multiplayer-only title released in 1999, and didn't cost owners of Half-Life a single penny.' Praised the game for its multiple character classes, 'sophisticated game-tactics', and drive to work together with your team, but also noted the game's 'clunky' inter-team communication and mediocre graphics. In 2010, the game was included as one of the games in the book. Legacy Following the success of Team Fortress as a modification, Team Fortress Software began development of a sequel.
Interested in the project's potential, hired the team to develop on the modified Quake engine utilized. The partnership was announced in 1998, developed in parallel to Team Fortress Classic. However, the game was not shown publicly until a year later at.
Introduced as Team Fortress 2: Brotherhood of Arms, the game showcased multiple unprecedented technologies for its time and won several awards including 'Best Online Game' and 'Best Action Game'. In June 2000, Valve announced that Team Fortress 2 had been delayed further, attributing this to their rebuilding of the game on a new, in-house engine that is today known as the.Following this delay, little mention of the game was made by Valve for a period of six years. Running up to 's release in 2004, Valve's Doug Lombardi claimed that Team Fortress 2 was still being developed and news of its release would come after that of Half-Life 2. However, Lombardi's claim would not come to fruition until ' 2006 Summer Showcase. For the first time in more than half a decade, the game was shown publicly with an art style that notably contrasted its revisions prior.
In 2007, Team Fortress 2 was released to critical acclaim as part of.The plot of Team Fortress 2 is progressed outside of the game itself, usually in the form of short videos or comics. In April 2014, Valve introduced the Team Fortress Classic mercenaries, excluding their respective Medic, into the plot of Team Fortress 2.
A catch-up comic released on the TF2 website released for free comic book day revealed that Team Fortress Classic is set in alternate 1930, and that the game takes place during the Gravel Wars era of the timeline, along with the fact that the classic engineer is the father of the engineer in Team Fortress 2.A fan-made total conversion for Half-Life 2 titled was created, aiming to replicate the gameplay of Team Fortress Classic while using the more modern Source engine. References. Archived from on December 13, 2006. Retrieved April 10, 2018. Bates, Jason (February 24, 1999). From the original on March 2, 2014.
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Team Fortress Classic (TFC or TF 1.5) is a popular multiplayer game that started as a mod for the first-person shooter computer game Half-Life. It allows teams of players to compete on the Internet in action packed games of capture the flag, escorting a VIP, territory control, and many other missions. It was ported to Half-Life by the developers of the Team Fortress mod for Quake in collaboration with Valve Software. A stand-alone version of Team Fortress Classic was eventually made available to purchase via Steam, Valve's content delivery system.
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