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Schedule

• Signups: NOW! – July 31st 18:00 CEST
• Provisional Tiers: July 31st or August 1st
• Group Stage: August 3rd – September 6th (5 weeks)
• Playoffs: September 8th – September 21st (2 weeks)

Map Pool

Here is the list of maps for the season:

• pl_upward_f12
• pl_vigil_rc10
• koth_product_final1
• cp_steel_f12
• koth_ashville_final1

If you are interested in the Feedback Poll Results from Highlander Season 33 (Spring 2025) you can see all of the results here:

Rules

King of the Hill

This will stay the same as the previous season, meaning:

Each half in KOTH concludes when a team wins two rounds within that half or reaches a total of four round wins to secure the match. At least two halves will always be played.

Here’s an example of a KOTH match extending into a third half:

Halves	Score	Total Score
1st Half	2-1	2-1
2nd Half	0-2	2-3
3rd Half	0-1	2-4

• First half: Team A wins 2 rounds, and Team B wins 1. (2-1)
• Second half: Team B wins 2 rounds, while Team A wins none. (2-3) The score now stands at Team A: 2 | Team B: 3. Since neither team has reached 4 round wins, a third half is required.
• Third half: Team B wins the first round, reaching 4 total wins and ending the match. (2-4)

Important Note: Once the match is finished, make sure to re-exec the KOTH config. This will stop the match and make sure the logs are correct and do not have an extra round.

If the scoreline ends up being 3-4/4-3 please mark your result as golden cap win. Due to the map being so close we’ll treat these as golden caps.

Roster Lock

We’ll be applying a roster lock July 31st Start of the day and after that allow players to join through admin requests instead. This will be possible up until the start of the last week after which no new players will be able to join teams.

For all divisions players cannot be more experienced (in accordance with rule 2.7) or rostered in a team higher than the tier of the team they want to join. Experience in other leagues is also included.

Class Restrictions

We’ll not be applying any class restrictions at the start of the season, UNLESS if a team signing up explicitly asks for it. This means that teams might have large skill gaps between its players but we’re trying to put a bit more emphasis on allowing people to play with their friends on the class they enjoy playing the most.

Teams WILL NOT be transitioned between divisions during the season, neither will teams in the playoff positions.