The mod was later re-released as a standalone digital game (reverting it back to the Team Fortress Classic name) for Valve's Steam platform in 2003. This version was also included in later Half-Life updates and the retail release of Half-Life: Counter-Strike. On June 9, 2000, the mod received a major enhancement as Team Fortress 1.5, adding new UI and networking systems alongside three new maps and reworked character graphics. It was originally released as a free mod for the 1998 game Half-Life on April 7, 1999.īased on the 1996-1998 'Team Fortress' mod for Quake and led by two of the mod's original developers, Team Fortress Classic puts players in control of one of nine playable classes, each with their own unique traits and assortment of gear, as they aid their chosen color-coded team (red or blue) with objectives in map-specific scenarios (including the control and security of flags and territories).Īlong with Half-Life: Counter-Strike and Ricochet, Team Fortress Classic was created and updated to showcase the modding capabilities of Valve's GoldSrc engine and was developed in-tandem with the cancelled sequel Team Fortress 2: Brotherhood of Arms.
Team Fortress Classic (also known as Team Fortress 1.5) is a multiplayer team-based first-person shooter developed and published digitally by Valve for the PC (via Steam) sometime in 2003.
