And that wraps up the finale event!

Thanks for dropping in for our last DFS event ever! We've had more ideas for the finale event that we've unfortunately had to scrap out of concern for instability, but we hope you've enjoyed it regardless!

The DFS Discord[discord.com] may be around for the future if you'd like to get in touch with the community members.

If you haven't seen it already, please check out Heavich's Meet The Random Fortress: Finale below!
https://youtu.be/Fp6f1E8spFk
If you've missed them, here are the group photoshoots we took during both of the finale events
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3028298737 (40 players)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3028828634
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3028821272 (a whopping 64 players on both servers at the same time!)


We also have surprise project(s) in the works that might happen if everything lines up; stick around to find out!

It has certainly been a very long ride. I'm glad to have contributed to a lot of smiles, fun memories, and new friendships.
Growing up with DFS and my friends within the community since childhood meant everything to me, and I'm sure there are many others who feel the same.

Regardless, thank you so much for being a part of this amazing last decade alongside me.

I'll see you on the other side. Take care, everyone.

Hey all, it's been a while!

Valve has finally pushed out their big Summer update(s) fairly recently, while we were expecting something different and bigger, we're pretty thankful that none of our systems and plugins broke down in a bad manner.

Now that everything is mostly prepared and ready, we'll be scheduling to launch our Finale event on 30th and 31st of August.

Due to the community poll decision made in DFS Discord[dfs.tf], we've opted to make a calmer, less plugin intense event with up to 64 players maximum.

The finale event will last two days, we'll be hosting a shorter event on August 30th and a longer event on August 31st.

The second day of the event will last the entire day, giving players enough time to chime in whenever they want, spend as much time as they would like to, and say their farewells to fellow community members on our last DFS event ever.

Feel free to join The DFS Discord[dfs.tf], where we'll be sharing a more detailed schedule for the finale event soon!

We hope to see you all at our final DFS event!

Hey again!
This is a follow-up post on the recent DFS Finale Announcement to inform you all on details of the upcoming finale event.

For starters, I can't say I'm too shocked for Valve to release important TF2 news only 10 days after we announced our DFS news, after many years of no blog posts involving upcoming TF2 updates.

You may remember that we've put an important note in the last announcement regarding the finale event & closure date not being set in stone, this will come into effect today.
After a discussion between me and the higherup staff team, we've decided to delay the finale event and server closure until summer.

This will give us more time to prepare, flesh out and expand on our DFS Finale event, while letting us see where the state of TF2 is headed with the upcoming major update.

Please note: The DFS Finale event will happen, and not be delayed any further than Summer 2023. If any other important changes involving DFS ever happen, we'll make sure to let you know in advance.

In the meantime, I've added a ton of new custom maps for all gamemodes, as well as TF2 Chaos Mod, a RNG based gamemode by Mikusch, as a voteable gamemode to all Vanilla maps for everyone to enjoy and to have fun with!

When the time is right, the date and all details of the finale event will be announced in advance.

Feel free to join us anytime on The DFS Discord[dfs.tf]


As someone who has been around this community and game for more than a decade, I once again give all my thanks to those who have stuck around and supported us over the years.

Please look forward to the Finale event as we aim to make it as special as possible for the entire community!

Hey all! It's still hard to believe that it's been months since the tenth birthday of DFS, isn't it?
Life has been changing a lot in the last few years which I'm sure a lot of you can relate to, time flies really fast doesn't it? After a ton of changes and a multitude of drafts or so of this announcement, it is finally ready to be posted.

I'm sure many of you came in with a lot of different expectations, ranging from a reboot of the servers to continuation of that ancient DFS RPG game. But this announcement is for a different cause; a very important message to the entire DFS community.

First of all, I wish to thank everyone who has been a part of Dispenz0r's Fun Server in any way during its lifetime.

The community regulars who've always been actively playing and shitposting in the servers, those who stuck around from the earlier days, Moderators who have watched over the servers so often to keep things clean and fun for everyone, Developers who have contributed exceptional, unique and unparalleled kind of content & support for the servers, even the individuals who vowed revenge after being banned; thank you so much for being a part of this wild ride.

It's truly been a long time, one filled with amazing and wonderful moments, it has been a one of a kind experience for me and I'm sure many others too. We started this as a stupid little friends server and ended up as a stupid big friends server.
I've seen so many come and go, so many friendships and memories being made, I've even had the honor of having DFS partake in multiple TF2 charity events in the past, and it truly has been heartwarming.

As for myself, DFS is where I grew up. I was so extremely young back then that I had the not so smart idea of implementing paid admins, but all that side of the past aside, I was really enjoying crafting and doing all sorts of new things with the servers and having many others enjoy my experiments brought me bliss. Unfortunately, the same sort of free time is no longer available to me and I'm sure many others too. We all wish we could go back to our childhood when there used to be seasonal major TF2 updates now don't we?
Sadly, not everything lasts forever, and shouldn't be forced to. All good things eventually must come to an end.

What made DFS unique was.. quite frankly, varied few and far between, most of the gamemodes were taken from other communities, our only exclusive gamemode Sandbox was inspired purely by Gmod. The maps were weird but pretty and unique in their own way, the playermodels that brought wackiness to the servers, the plugins being the heart & core of the servers.
But it was always the community and its evolution that made DFS very special, and it is not something that I can easily get back.

As sad as it is for me to say this, I have personally moved on and currently have no intention of returning to tending the DFS servers due to the lack of motivation, the ideas I have had for DFS will need to move on as well.

All that being said; The DFS TF2 servers will be taken down by March 10th, 2023.
Important note: The closure & finale date is not set in stone. If any important change of plans, migration or ownership change of sort happens by said date, we'll make sure to let you know in advance.

The DFS Discord[discord.com] server may continue to live on and will likely be reformed as the community is active around. Feel free to join us anytime.

In these long 10 years, just when you thought we were done with the series after the tenth installment, Heavich presents you with yet another big surprise.

https://youtu.be/Fp6f1E8spFk


I will also be personally holding a DFS finale event, where we experience pleasant nostalgia as we go through the history of DFS together, while saying our last goodbyes before departing from Team Fortress 2, and it will be a big one.

Finale is a linear event with multiple showings. The event will likely be over an hour long and will take you back through the history of Dispenz0r's Fun Server by going through all of our previous main maps one by one. The event will take place throughout early March, and as we approach the date, more information will be revealed and posted on Steam & Discord. Hope to see you all soon!

Exactly today, ten years ago, I decided to start a server as a fun space for myself and my friends, having no idea how big of an experience and a journey it'd become for not only me but many others.

What started as a small fun pastime, despite me being very young at the time alongside with my lack of experience, ended up growing into a large and fantastic community of its own, which I'm still grateful for. Most of you should already know the history of this community thanks to the previous anniversary announcements, so I'll keep it short and concise for you all.

Thank you all (incredibly humbling 120,000~ players to be exact) for giving this server a chance and helping shape its history, creating so many pleasant memories over so many years for myself and the entire community.
It has truly been an extraordinary ride filled with so many memories for me and knowing that many others feel the same fills my heart with joy.

To celebrate, we've prepared you something special to celebrate our decade-long run in the TF2 community. Have a look!

• A new seasonal shop has been opened and includes ALL limited modules & items that used to be available in the past. Get your hands on very rare goodies while you can!
  
  • Includes final campaign rewards as well!
  
  
• EXP drops have been multiplied by 20 for the duration of the event. Enjoy fast leveling while you're able to!
  
  
• Logging in during the event will grant you a unique DFS birthday badge and an infinite use celebratory item
  
  
• To celebrate, there is also a new raffle held in The DFS Discord[dfs.tf] for ten community stones at once. Feel free to join in anytime!
  
  
• Halloween DFS rotation has been added, all Halloween-themed TF2 maps will be under this new rotation!
  
  
• dfs_sandbox_veryflat_v3 and dfs_construct_alpha have received anniversary changes. There is also something completely new that happens during nighttime on sandbox_veryflat that we'll definitely not spoil you on!
  
  
• tm_stadium has once again been Halloweenified
  
  
  Server Updates
• Added a new /taunts command usable by everyone, allowing players to not only use all TF2 taunts but custom made taunts as well!
  
  • Added Scream Fortress XIV taunts
  
  
• Added new joinsounds
  
  
• Added new noisemaker sounds
  
  
• Added new minigame words
  
  
• The DFS Map & Content packs will also be optimized in size and updated in DFS Boards soon. Make sure to join The DFS Discord[dfs.tf] and keep an eye out on the announcements channel for more info!
  
  
• Added new maps
  
  • cp_boulder_v5 (Vanilla)
    
  • cp_caribbean_b4 (Vanilla)
    
  • cp_yellowvalley_final1 (Vanilla)
    
  • dm_newhorizon_v2 (Vanilla)
    
  • dr_champions_destiny_v2b (Deathrun)
    
  • dr_division_v2a (Deathrun)
    
  • glass_reservoir_b6c (Glass)
    
  • koth_americana_rc1a (Vanilla)
    
  • pd_canarium (Vanilla)
    
  • pl_corruption_event_b4 (Payload & STT)
    
  • pl_cybermaturi_b2 (Payload & STT)
    
  • pl_slopandslime_b2 (Payload & STT)
    
  • scp_minecraft_v1_1 (SCP Fortress)
    
  • trade_spiral_mountain_b1 (DFS Sandbox)
  
  
• Updated maps
  
  • dr_bog_v2fix2 -> dr_bog_v2a_fix2
    
  • dr_boomershooter_b8 -> dr_boomershooter_b8c
    
  • dr_bootcamp_2a -> dr_bootcamp_3c
    
  • dr_forgotten_origin_fix -> dr_forgotten_origin_v1a
    
  • pipeball_canyon_a5a -> pipeball_ultra_a2
    
  • sb_torii_v1 -> sb_torii_v2a
    
  • surf_10x_tf2_remastered_fix5 -> surf_10x_reload_tf2_fix_v1
    
  • szf_isaac_v2_2 -> szf_isaac_v2_7
    
  • szf_pen15_v15b -> szf_pen15_v15c
    
  • szf_serioussam_sand_canyon_v3 -> szf_serioussam_sand_canyon_v5
    
  • szf_turtle_defense_v4 -> szf_turtle_defense_v4b
    
  • vsh_foreststation_b12 -> vsh_foreststation_c1
  
  
• Updated the following gamemodes to their respective latest versions
  
  • MicroTF2 to version 5.2.7
    
  • SF2 Rewrite
    
  • SCP: Secret Fortress to version 3.1.0
    
  • Super Zombie Fortress to version 4.3.0
    
  • VSH Rewrite
    
  • Deathrun Neu
    
  • Prophunt Neu
  
  
• Updated SourceMod and Metamod: Source to the latest versions
  
• Reduced the time before a gamemode/map vote starts from 7 minutes to 5 minutes remaining
  
  We're still around for now, the community is also plenty active in the DFS Discord[dfs.tf].
  We'll also still be hosting events, content updates & more from time to time, so we hope that you continue sticking around for the future too.
  
  Thanks once again for allowing us to have a decade-long run within TF2. As always, we hope that you have fun and enjoy yourselves in the servers!