FR-Fort

Fort
Author	Stuart 'stuman' Fitzsimmons
Music	"Stealth" by Unknown
Game	Unreal Tournament 4
Gametype	Blitz
Platform	PC
Arena info
Player count	10
Arena type	Open

"Holden demands his flag back!"

– Map description

FR-Fort is a Blitz map from Unreal Tournament 4.

Map description

Fort is the tutorial map for the Blitz gamemode. It's set in a canyon with two facing bases and plenty of natural obstacles.

On the attackers side, they start in an enclosed base with a Shock Rifle, a Flak Cannon and a Redeemer that's unlocked after the three stars cannot be afforded. They have three exit paths, which we'll name West, Middle and East. The West path leads to the first Skill Token, the middle path offers a direct route to the Grenade Launcher. The third door leads to a ledge with the Stinger Minigun and the second Skill Token.

The middle of the map features a waterfall, with its current traversing the middle area ("Creek"). A Bridge passes through it when coming from the attackers' West route. The base of the defenders contain four Rally points and a door that's opened when any of those points are claimed.

Lastly, the Defenders base has a fort with two watchtowers, a defense window and plenty of cargo boxes and natural formations acting as cover.

Rally points

• Waterfall: Located at the West path from the attackers' side, right after the Bridge.
• Cave: Located in a cave after the Waterfall point.
• Tower: Located near the eastmost Watchtower from the Attackers' side.
• Shrine: Located in a shrine behind the previously mentioned watchtower.

Weapons and pickups

Weapons

Weapon	Count	Location
Shock Rifle	W: 2 A: 4	Weapon: 1x Attackers' base. 1x Defenders' base. Ammo: 1x Near the Attackers' base weapon. 1x Eastern entrance to the Defenders' base, below the bridge. 1x Below the Western waterfall bridge. 1x Next to the Defenders' base weapon.
Link Gun	W: - A: 3	Weapon: - Ammo: 1x Near the Rally door. 1x Below the Western waterfall bridge. 1x Western entrance to Defenders' base.
Stinger Minigun	W: 2 A: 2	Weapon: 1x Near the East path ledge. 1x Window overlooking the Creek. Ammo: 1x Near the East Path weapon. 1x Near the Defenders' base window weapon.
Flak Cannon	W: 2 A: 3	Weapon: 1x Attackers' base. 1x Defenders' base, between the spawnpoints Ammo: 2x Next to the Defenders' base weapon. 1x Western entrance to Defenders' base.
Grenade Launcher	W: 2 A: 3	Weapon: 1x Junction of the West and Middle paths from the Attackers' base. 1x Near the Waterfall rally point. Ammo: 1x Near the junction weapon. 1x Near the Waterfall point weapon. 1x Defenders base watchtower. 1x Eastern entrance to the Defenders' base, below the bridge.
Rocket Launcher	W: - A: 1	Weapon: - Ammo: 1x Near the Rally door.
Redeemer	W: 1 A: -	Weapon: 1x Attackers' base. Ammo: -

Pickups

Pickup	Count	Location
Health
Health Vial	4	4x Bridge above eastern entrance to Defenders' base.
Health Pack	8	2x West path, below the ledge where the Skill Token is. 2x Near the Eastern watchtower. 2x Near the Shrine. 2x Below the Western waterfall bridge.
Armor
Medium Armor	1	Near the Rally door.
Large Armor	1	West bridge over waterfall.
Powerups
UDamage	1	1x Middle of the waterfall, at the creek.
Other
Skill Token	5	1x West path from the Attackers' side, near the jumppad from lower level. 1x East path, at a ledge at east of the Attackers' base. 1x Eastern watchtower. 1x Central watchtower. 1x Waterfall, where the water drops from above.

Tips and tricks

• The Door rally point is important, so it must be reached/defended at all costs! The other rally points only offer quicker ways to get into the Defenders' base.

Trivia

• This map was introduced in the January 18th. update with the then-named Flag Run mode.
• Despite having Link ammo, the Link Gun is nowhere to be seen. The same is true for the Rocket Launcher.

Version changelog

• 22/2/17:
  • Unified version with door at main entrance (FR-Fort_Door is gone).
  • Layout changes.
  • Removed defensive spawn room teleporters.
  • Fixed incoming alarm firing when rubbing up against the closed door.
  • Replaced Sniper with LG as default pickup.
• 28/3/17:
  • Visual pass in progress
  • Attacker base layout updated
• 19/4/17:
  • Visual work in progress.
• 28/6/17:
  • Meshing with proto meshes in preparation for final visual pass.

Gallery

Unreal Tournament 4 - Blitz on Fort

Dated Sep 17, 2017

External links and references

• Conley, Stacey (Apr 07, 2017). "The Making of Fort: Part One". UT Blog. Archived from the original on Jan 26, 2018. Retrieved Jun 16, 2025.
• Conley, Stacey (Apr 20, 2018). "The Making of Fort: Part Two". UT Blog. Archived from the original on Jan 26, 2018. Retrieved Jun 16, 2025.
• Conley, Stacey (Apr 10, 2017). "The Making of Fort Blog Post Discussion". UT Forums. Archived from the original on Jun 18, 2020. Retrieved Jun 16, 2025.