Experimental Highlander Cup #1

Highlander addicts might be twitching a little since Season 1 ended and Season 2 is still in the preparation stage. But there is nothing to fear now, because as part of our preparations for Season 2 we are proud to announce the first ever Experimental Highlander cup! This cup will focus on testing some new maps for Highlander, mainly maps that have been recommended to us in our feedback forum – if you have any suggestions please feel free to comment in this thread.

Schedule & Map details

The date for the cup will be Thursday 9th February starting at 20.00 CET. The final will be a best of 3 maps, to be held on a different evening. There will be a maximum 4 brackets of 16 teams, divided by skill, with options to extend or decrease the signup numbers. Do not hesitate to sign up as we will try our best to accommodate you!

Round 1 – 20.00 CET – pl_barnblitz

Round 2 – 20.45 CET – cp_foundry

Round 3 – 21.30 CET – cp_upland

The maps for the final (to be held on a different evening) will be foundry and upland, with turbine_pro as the decider if necessary.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: if you cannot play on that evening at the times listed DO NOT sign up.

Unlocks

The following unlocks are not permitted:

Set bonuses involving hats

The Enforcer

Machina

Bombinomicon

Pomson 6000

Philogistinator

Spycicle

Please make sure the Bombinomicon and all other banned weapons are unequipped before the match starts. If you use one of these weapons, the other team may be awarded a default win. We are also still looking for feedback regarding unlocks for Highlander season 2, so please give us your opinion in the feedback thread.

Rules

One merc is allowed by default and up to 3 mercs are allowed if the opposing team agrees.

PL and A/D maps (e.g. Upland) = 1 round of Attack/Defence.

5CP maps = 30 minutes, first to 5.

CTF maps = 1 Round of 20 minutes, first to 5 caps. In case of a tie, teams will play a Golden cap round with a 10 minute timelimit, if it still remains a tie (and to prevent stalemates) reset the config and timelimit.

Heavy fist fights if you can’t decide who attacks/defends first.

Maximum waiting time of 10 minutes. Teams not ready by then should ready up or suffer a default loss.

Minimum of 8 players needed to start a match.

Please make sure you have the correct config enabled with the correct map settings. If you have any questions on anything please do not hesistate to ask for admin support.

Signups will be open NOW – remember to make sure your team has at least 9 players on the roster with each member’s Steam ID filled in correctly!

One Night Cup: Konkreet!

It’s cup time again! On Thursday 2nd February at 20:00 CET we will be giving people the chance to try another upcoming map. All rounds will be played on cp_konkreet, a map created by Mark. Similarly to the croissant cup it is also possible to enter this cup using a Fun Team which can be setup in the normal way using the page found here.

Konkreet can be downloaded here.