Illustrative Fortress
Illustrative Fortress (formerly known as Beta Fortress, Not to be confused with Beta Fortress 2) is a TF2 Source Mod that aims to emulate the beta version of the game during late 2006 to early 2007, heavily inspired by the Early Illustrative Rendering phase of TF2 beta.
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| SDK Branch | Previous2021 |
| Current Status | Active |
| Latest Version | 0.6 Open Beta |
| Project Lead(s) | bvvth556 |
| Socials | Discord YouTube |
| Download | Website |
Development
How it all started Twilight Bob (Unnamed/Spy Crab) saw a message on a channel in the Pre-Fortress 2 discord in which Mr. Malos said "Anyone wanna make a mod using pf2 0.6 source code?" .
Illustrative Fortress used to be named Beta Fortress 2 before the team knew the existence of Beta Fortress 2. After discovering it the team decided to rename it to Beta Fortress.
The original goal of the project wasn't as clear back then. The team consisted of just two people back then, so the team just added anything beta-related from TF2.
Eventually, due to creative restrictions, Twilight Bob, bvvth556 and PracticeMedicine decided to part ways with Mr. Malos, and transferred ownership of the project to the Aridity Team, which is founded by PracticeMedicine.
On the 30th of June 2025, the mod was renamed from Beta Fortress to Illustrative Fortress. [1]
On the 17th of February 2026, an official public statement has been posted to Discord and ModDB regarding about the project's "separation" from the Aridity Team. [2]
The current scope of the project is to adhere to and emulate the aesthetic and gameplay of the Team Fortress 2 seen in the Early Illustrative Rendering era-related media.
Gameplay
Aesthetics
Gamemodes
- Attack/Defense
- Control Points
- Capture The Flag
- Reverse Capture The Flag
- Territorial Control
Maps
Attack/Defense maps:
- ad_dustbowl
- ad_dustbowl2
- ad_gravelpit
Control Points maps:
- cp_badlands
- cp_granary
- cp_staredown
- cp_well
Capture The Flag maps:
- ctf_2fort
- ctf_badlands
- ctf_well
Reverse Capture The Flag maps:
- rctf_epicenter
- rctf_push
- rctf_rock3
Territorial Control maps:
- tc_hydro
Weapons
Team Members
- bvvth556 - Project Leader, Texture Artist, Level Designer, Animator
- Kaleidø.vtf - Visual Designer
- Tornendo - Visual Designer
- UltraArio - Visual Designer
- DHet - Level Designer, Visual Designer
- Dinana - Level Designer
- Nicolai - Level Designer
- SBR0607 - Level Designer
- Soviet Hoovy - Level Designer
- YourLocalMoon - Programmer
Gallery
Icon
Unused Icon
References
- ↑
An public announcement posted to the Illustrative Fortress' Discord server regarding the rebrand.
- ↑ An public announcement article post from Illustrative Fortress' official ModDB page regarding it's separation from The Aridity Team
