FreeInfantry — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Skirmish Community Update | 2025-12-04 | As the last community update was in July, I thought it would be good to put out a bulletin to explain some of the changes in Skirmish. In July, the focus was on tackling the Sniper problem in pub. For some reason, at some point in FI's history, the Sniper class had become way overtuned, even in USL where teams are limited to 1 Sniper, and we saw the negative league experience that had on FI Season 20 as well as pub. While the class settings for Sniper appear to now be in a good place, there are still some minimaps where, based on the characteristics of those minimaps, Sniper seems to be incompatible, and the exclusion of the class from those |
| CTF: Mouse vs Keyboard event! | 2025-11-30 | X5 will be hosting a mouse vs keyboard show match next Sunday December 7th in CTF.All players can sign up via the CTF Discord and will be added to a team pending the Captain’s explicit approval. Team cohesion is critical for competition, if you have a history of uber toxicity or league disruption, you won't be involved. Period. Friendly trash-talk is fine, anything beyond that is no-go.Although the event is a 10v10, extra players may assist with spec info and practice/prep, again pending Captain approval. The goal is a competitive match, so playtime is not guaranteed and is not a priority. If desired, we could run it back with the B-team to s |
| Triple Threat Tournament — Signups Open! | 2025-11-26 | Triple Threat 3v3 Tournament on November 30th @ 10 EST! -- SIGN UP Make a team on freeinf.org/triple-threat ORPost your team (captain + all aliases) in the Triple Threat channel on the Free Infantry Discord, FlyMolo or Splittah will confirm your entry. FORMATTeams of 3–4 playersMarines onlyBest of 9 (8 teams or fewer)Best of 5 (more than 8)Single Elim for 8+, Double Elim for under 8Maps announced day-of (16-map pool)Streamed by OhNoMolo — streamers welcome (#freeinfantry) -- PRIZE Winner’s team name displayed IN-GAME beneath the map of their choice in the Triple Threat Zone. !!SECOND EVENT!! A second Triple Threat tournament is planned for De |
| Unified Skirmish League Season 26 Championship Sunday | 2025-05-02 | Quarterfinals: #5 Francotiradores @ #4 Macrodata Refinement - 8:45 EST #6 Evolution @ #3 Darkslayers - 9:30 EST Semifinals: Highest seed of QF winners @ #2 K Dude - 10:15 EST Lowest seed of QF winners @ #1 Cocaine - 11:00 EST Championship: Winners of the semifinal matches, home will be determined by 3v3s. - 11:45 EST Award ceremony immediately following the championship game. Quarterfinals, Semifinals and the 3v3 matches will be played on Elsdragon Compound. The Championship match will be played on Urban Decay. You can listen to the Season 26 playoff preview hosted by Eric with guests Kevin, Mecca, Fausto, Angelus and the Mountain as they rec |
| CTFDL Season 4 Sign Ups | 2025-04-29 | CTFDL Season 4 Registration is NOW OPEN! Registration for Capture the Flag Draft League (CTFDL) Season 4 is officially underway! Visit https://ctfpl.net/ctfdl-sign-up-form/ to secure your spot. Important Updates for Season 4 Teams will now start with THREE players: a captain and two co-captains. At least ONE of the three leadership players MUST be a USL participant. This ensures active USL player involvement in team leadership! Exclusive USL Draft Rounds: While USL players can be drafted at any time, Rounds 4, 8, and 12 will be exclusively dedicated to selecting from the USL player pool. Key Dates to Remember Registration Deadline: Thursday, |
| Unified Skirmish League Season 26 Week 2 | 2025-03-15 | Week 2 match times are as follows: Evolution @ Darkslayers - 8:45pm EST Macrodata Refinement @ Darkslayers - 9:30pm EST Francotiradores @ Cocaine - 10:15pm EST K Dude @ Evolution - 11:00pm EST All matches will take place on Elsdragon Compound Watch the week 2 preview hosted by Rogue aka Eric with guests Angelus, Easoe, Backs, and Fausto as they breakdown week 1 matches and make predictions heading into week 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz6EyTTr9uY Tune in to USL After Dark hosted by Kevin aka K with guests Pistor, Mecca and The Mountain as they recap week 1 matches and discuss week 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMMk2I3Yu3c Season 2 |
| Unified Skirmish League Season 26 | 2025-03-09 | Week 1 of Season 26 of USL starts tomorrow, Sunday March 9th with matches scheduled for the following times. Cocaine @ Macrodata Refinement - 8:45pm EST Darkslayers @ K Dude - 9:30pm EST K Dude @ Cocaine - 10:15pm EST Francotiradores @ Evolution - 11:00pm EST All matches will take place on Elsdragon Compound Watch the season 26 preview hosted by Rogue aka Eric with guests Angelus, Easoe, Grump, Fausto and Splittah as they breakdown each squad and their match predictions heading into week 1. https://youtu.be/_zoDC9jPN9Q If you're interested in participating in the Unified Skirmish League or want to learn more information you can join the offic |
| Unified Skirmish League Season 25 Championship | 2025-02-02 | February 2, 2025 Semifinals Game A) 9:15 EST - Darkslayers @ Birds on Elsdragon Compound Game B) 10:00 EST - Sparta @ Jersey Boys on Elsdragon Compound Championship Winner of A vs B on Kaiser Pass immediately following Game B. 3v3s will determine home/away for the finals. Playoff preview hosted by Romulocks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slAE0db9lqM If you're interested in participating in the Unified Skirmish League or want to learn more information you can join the official USL Discord or visit the Uslzone website. |
| CTFDL Season 3 Sign Ups, CTF OVDL Playoffs, and Zone Updates | 2025-01-20 | CTFDL3 Sign Ups The deadline for sign up is Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM PST. Spread the word! Contact your friends, former players, and current competitors—let’s make this the best season yet! Sign Up Capture the Flag Offense vs Defense League Playoffs The regular season has now concluded. Here are the final standings heading into the playoffs: #1 Des & Friends 4-0 #2 AntiEgo 2-2 #3 Above Average At Aiming 2-2 #4 OnlyFrags 1-3 #5 Veni Vidi Vici - 1-3 PLAYOFF SCHEDULE PLAY-IN Veni Vidi Vici (#5) @ OnlyFrags (#4) - Match Time TBD SEMI-FINALS Above Average At Aiming (#3) @ AntiEgo (#2) - MATCH CONFIRMED for Tuesday 1/21 @ 10:30 PM EST |
| New SK Minimaps and USL Season 25 update. | 2025-01-19 | Military Police has added two new maps to the SK Minimaps zone, come and check them out. FireIce and HeatFrost are now playable, players may vote to use these maps between games. Unified Skirmish League Season 25! Season 25 of USL continues with only two weeks left before playoffs. Current standings as of this post: Jersey Boys 5-1 Birds 4-1 Sparta 2-3 Darkslayers 2-3 Talking Smack Sunday 0-5 Week 4 results: Jersey Boys over Sparta 65-47 (MVP: THE MOUNTAIN) Darkslayers over Talking Smack Sunday 76-39 (MVP: Chuck) Birds over Jersey Boys 43-25 (MVP: Sabotage) https://youtu.be/y-0bmNjIegw https://youtu.be/0I5INY9xyXo https://youtu.be/9op-_n8ZwC4 |
| CTF Draft League Season 2 and Zone Updates | 2024-10-09 | Capture the Flag Draft League 2024-2 Register As per the first season, the number of teams will be dependent on the number of players and captains who sign up. Important Dates: Sunday, October 20th: Registration for Draft closes Tuesday, October 22nd: CTFDL Live Draft (w/ commentary) Sunday, October 27th: USL Championship Sunday, November 3rd: CTFDL Week 1 Sunday, November 10th: CTFDL Week 2 Sunday, November 17th: CTFDL Week 3 Sunday, November 24th: CTFDL Week 4 Questions? Reach out on Discord CTFDL 2024-2 registration will close Sunday, October 20th. Register Zone Updates All Zones Features Added ?commands - lists all available commands in z |
| September Zone Updates | 2024-09-13 | Zone Updates CTF - Twin Peaks 2016 CTFDL Season 1 was a success and changes have been made to the zone in preparation for Season 2. Please share your feedback on these changes at the CTFPL Discord. Gameplay & Balance Changes Asynchronous reload (No load jam) for AutoGun kits, Stim Pack, Energizer, Repulsor Field, Repulsor Charge PowerCells, Vehicles, Mines can now be sold. DropShip items disappear when dropped EXCEPT FOR Minerals, AutoGuns, Steron Injection Medics can now use EMP Mines New Engineer AutoGuns (Skip kit building phase) listed under Legacy AutoGun Kits changes (to bring in line with Turret Box strength): Removed weights Changed t |
| Zone Updates | 2024-08-24 | Zone Updates CTF - Twin Peaks 2016 We made some changes to support CTFDL and brought back Pandora's Element. Features New class swap text and audio notification (cloakers bong). Game play Changes Pandora's Element spawns (1 per, 5 max) mirrored/similar to Tsolvy Crystals spawn locations You can no longer disable players from spectating you. Flag carry timer decreased from 60 seconds to 45 seconds. Sudden Death flag carry timer decreased from 60 seconds to 30 seconds. Sudden Death flag spawn can now appear at more locations; the 3 bridges or 2 midpoint locations in the caves. Here are all the exact coordinates: 202, 120 (Top Bridge - C2) 202, |
| Small Unit Tactics - Tournament 3 | 2024-08-18 | Skirmish SUT Tournament for Sunday, August 18 at 11 PM EST. Here are the tentative tournament parameters (may be subject to change): Max 14 teams of 3 Crown recovery set to - 3 Deaths to lose crown - 5 250 second expiry Amazon, Best Buy, or Steam gift cards to winning team members Award recognition to winning team written on the map Single game No truces Overtime may be initiated if game hasn't reached a conclusion within a reasonable time. Please arrive 15 minutes early to register your teams. Solo registrations are welcome as well; solos will be grouped together. We will begin with a warm-up period and to give time for teams to get situated |
| CTF Draft League and Zone Updates | 2024-08-05 | Capture the Flag Draft League 2024-1 Announced! Register Tentative CTFDL Important Dates: Registration will close Sunday August 11th at 11:59pm ET. Sunday August 18, 10:00pm ET, live CTFDL Draft w/ commentary Sunday August 25, first round of matches Sunday September 1, second round of matches Sunday September 8, third round of matches (if needed, pending on # of teams and playoffs structure) CTFDL Rules (subject to change): All participants must register (registration link below). Number of Teams and Captains, schedules, brackets, and playoff structures will be decided once registrations and number of participants is confirmed. Discord (CTF S |
| USL Season 23 Championship Sunday | 2024-08-02 | The USL season 23 regular season has concluded as we head into the playoffs this coming Sunday. If you're interested in participating in the Unified Skirmish League or want to learn more information you can join the official USL Discord or visit the Uslzone website. Matches will be this Sunday 8/4/24 A) Warhawks vs PayPigs on Urban Decay 9:30 EST B) Anything To Win vs Crap Shooters on Urban Decay 10:00 EST C) Winner of A vs winner of B in the Championship game on KS10 following game B. Playoff preview hosted by Romulocks https://youtu.be/elGiWXCSoBA Week 8 results: Warhawks over PayPigs 49-49 in OT (MVP: Stavudine) Nexus over kNock Your Punka |
| League news and zone updates. | 2024-07-27 | League News! USL season 23 continues as we reach the end of the regular season, there's one more weekend of matches before we head into the playoffs. If you're interested in participating in the Unified Skirmish League or want to learn more information you can join the official USL Discord or visit the Uslzone website. Week 7 Results: Crap Shooters over Nexus 86-28 (MVP: Flash) PayPigs over kNock Your Punkass Down 128-33 (MVP: THE MOUNTAIN) Anything To Win over Warhawks 41-31 (MVP: e) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sAv-97-mJY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu5a4PsrWzg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC6zTpcG9U0 The week 8 preview is now li |