Fistful of Frags

Fistful of Zombies 2.0 delivered the biggest gameplay addition, adding night settings, personalized zombie skins, and new mechanics to the zombie mode. The same update introduced Knife Fight Club, while Halloween and Christmas brought new maps, mods, collections, and returning modes.

• New modes, maps, and mods:
  • Fistful of Zombies 2.0 expanded the zombie experience with nighttime environments, personalized zombie skins, and new gameplay mechanics.
  • Knife Fight Club added a melee arena where players started with three knives and fought to reach 16.
  • fof_hammercult introduced a gloomy Halloween map with death traps and magic bouncers, created by Domm Havai.
  • Fistful of Snowball transformed every map with a winter theme through Scootyman’s new mod.
  • Pass the Eggnog! Collection added Christmas weapon skins, music, and other seasonal items. Server Whitelisting also reopened for owners who followed regulations against abusive servers.
• Halloween content: Return of Ghost Town brought back the Ghost Town mode with explosive bows, magic potions, and ghosts for the Halloween season.
• Christmas event: Pass The Whiskmas centered on the Fistful of Snowball mod and turned the game’s maps into winter versions.

Tracked sources for Fistful of Frags were limited between 2024-05-09 and 2025-05-09, with only 2 verified changes captured in this window. The recorded activity centers on Upcoming New In-Game Content and 10th Anniversary Celebration - Community Art Showcase and sits between Steam Master Server Issues Resolved on 2024-01-11 (network) and Fistful of Zombies 2.0 Update on 2025-07-13 (new_content), making this a light but still readable period in the game's history.

• Verified activity: 2024-05-09 - Upcoming New In-Game Content: Creators are working on new maps and mods for the game.; 2024-05-09 - 10th Anniversary Celebration - Community Art Showcase: Celebration of the 10th anniversary with a showcase of community-created art..
• What stands out: The period is defined more by a small number of isolated updates than by a large roadmap beat or expansion-sized release.
• Before this window: The closest earlier tracked activity was Steam Master Server Issues Resolved on 2024-01-11 (network).
• After this window: The next tracked activity was Fistful of Zombies 2.0 Update on 2025-07-13 (new_content).

Halloween Celebration: Ghost Town Game Mode Returns brought back the Ghost Town mode with spooky elements and the TnT Bow, which spawned at round start and randomly respawned when lost. The event also added gt_warehouse, a Halloween-themed Warehouse variant that remained in beta and under construction.

• Ghost Town additions: The TnT Bow featured team-color highlighting, while gt_warehouse provided a Halloween-styled take on Warehouse.
• Steam server security: Steam Master Server issues that displayed false server-browser information were resolved, and players were warned that FastPath servers exploited the master servers and could steal player data.
• Server discovery: The Highlight Server Browser ran on autopilot during the main developer’s absence, limiting server visibility; a temporary workaround directed players to refresh the server list and sort by active players.

Horse Riding was the biggest addition, bringing mounted movement, stronger attacks, ramming, and horse-exclusive maps to Fistful of Frags. The game also added the Slide and Jump Master perks, the FragMaster progression system, and the optional Retextured DLC.

• Mounted combat: Horse Riding let players aim and reload without a movement penalty, ram opponents, and use a control scheme based on standard first-person movement. New horse-exclusive maps supported the feature.
• Retextured DLC and map content: Fistful of Frags: Retextured DLC restored the stylized texture set with additional textures and improvements as an optional download. The Tortuga map gained more connections, escape routes, and revised gameplay, while other maps received safer spawning, improved player flow, secret rooms, and stationary Gatling guns.
• Movement perks: Slide allowed players to shoot while sliding, with slide speed and distance depending on terrain and initial momentum. Jump Master added wall jumps and wall-jump kicks, reduced fall damage, and opened access to new areas.
• Progression and combat: FragMaster locked lethal weapons for level-zero Steam accounts until players earned enough FragMaster points. The Black Bow variant delivered higher damage and a faster fire rate for close- to mid-range fights.
• Competitive event: O.R.C.S. Season 3 ran as a February 25–26 competitive event, with regional top-five players announced and winner rewards including the Golden Guns effect, exclusive cosmetic badges, and Steam games.

Halloween Update: A Storm of Boooom! added the limited-time Ghost Town: A Storm of Boom! mode, making it the period’s largest gameplay addition. It also introduced the Ghost Gun, TnT Bow, and Witche’s Cauldrons, while the Fistful of Frags 2021 Community Trailer spotlighted the game’s modding community.

• Halloween mode: Ghost Town: A Storm of Boom! delivered a limited-time Halloween-themed mode.
• New weapons: Ghost Gun dealt no damage but enabled Rocket Jump movement and pushed enemies away, while the TnT Bow healed allies when it damaged enemies and made its user visible.
• Special gameplay feature: Witche’s Cauldrons granted a meter that provided infinite ammo and Peacemakers for a short time.
• Community spotlight: The Fistful of Frags 2021 Community Trailer showcased the game’s features, gameplay, and contributions from its modding community.

FOF_NEST arrived on February 16, 2021, adding a 12-slot nocturnal map with underground areas and a large elevator. The same update introduced a Reworked Respawn System that improved performance, fairness, and spawn variety while making smaller navigation and visual adjustments across other maps.

• FOF_NEST: Added a new nighttime battleground built around underground routes and a large elevator, supporting up to 12 players.
• Reworked Respawn System: Pre-generated walk-based calculations to improve respawn performance and reduce unfair spawn advantages.
• Improved Respawn Fairness: Balanced the advantages and disadvantages of player spawn locations, while Less Repetitive Respawns tracked recent spawn points to avoid repeatedly placing players in the same areas.

The fof_robertlee_goty map brought back a classic version of Robert Lee under a new name and package. The 50/50 map rotation gave it equal billing with Fistful of Frags’ other stock maps, while tracked sources otherwise remained limited.

• fof_robertlee_goty: Reintroduced the classic Robert Lee map in renamed, repackaged form.
• Map rotation: Set fof_robertlee_goty to appear in half of rotations, with the remaining half drawing from other stock maps.
• Custom music controls: Added the !soundoff command, which let players disable custom music playback.

Halloween 2018 Update delivered the limited-time Ghost Town mode, two new levels, supernatural weapons, and roaming ghosts. The December gameplay overhaul then added the Hammerless Pocket Revolver, the Tracking Skill, and broad weapon, movement, and scoring changes.

• Ghost Town: The Halloween event added a dedicated mode with several named features:
  • gt_overtop: Added as a new Ghost Town level.
  • gt_nest: Added alongside gt_overtop.
  • Ghost Gun: Became obtainable from golden skulls spawned by thunder strikes.
  • Ghost Sawed-Off Shotgun: Let players propel themselves by firing at nearby surfaces while jumping.
  • Free Roaming Ghosts: Dropped potions when killed with explosives or fire.
• Wild Wild Butt-Jumping: Added a charge-based movement mechanic that let players refill their meter with potions from cauldrons or bottles dropped by dead players.
• New Arsenal and Skills: Added the five-round Hammerless Pocket Revolver as a fast-firing, low-damage secondary handgun, while Tracking replaced the Gentleman perk and briefly revealed enemy footprints.
• Combat Rebalance: Improved Fanning, revised the Ambidextrous, Left-Handed, and Right-Handed handgun skills, and adjusted the Mare’s Leg, Sawed-off Shotgun, Bow, Yellowboy, Schofield, Smith Carbine, and Deringer. The Yellowboy entered the loadout menu with 30% reduced damage, while the Schofield and Smith Carbine left the stock-item pool.
• Movement and Progression: Reduced backward and post-jump slowdowns, halved weapon-damage speed loss, weakened walking accuracy, limited repeated-hop momentum, and revamped Notoriety rewards. The FOFCL Shootout Tournament also highlighted the first FFA Shootout competition.

Tracked sources for Fistful of Frags were limited between 2016-05-09 and 2017-05-09, with only 2 verified changes captured in this window. The recorded activity centers on Launch of Workshop for User-Generated Content and Launch of Workshop for User-Created Content and sits between New Voice Acting for Vigilantes and Rangers on 2016-01-06 (new_content) and Halloween 2018 Update: New Game Mode 'Ghost Town' on 2018-10-15 (new_content), making this a light but still readable period in the game's history.

• Verified activity: 2016-09-16 - Launch of Workshop for User-Generated Content: Players can now share add-ons such as skins, maps, sound effects, HUDs, and weapon replacements through the new workshop feature.; 2016-09-16 - Launch of Workshop for User-Created Content: Players can now share add-ons including skins, maps, sounds, and more through the new workshop feature..
• What stands out: The period is defined more by a small number of isolated updates than by a large roadmap beat or expansion-sized release.
• Before this window: The closest earlier tracked activity was New Voice Acting for Vigilantes and Rangers on 2016-01-06 (new_content).
• After this window: The next tracked activity was Halloween 2018 Update: New Game Mode 'Ghost Town' on 2018-10-15 (new_content).

The Halloween 2015 Update added three Halloween-themed maps, including the revamped CreepyCreek, and introduced the Ragged Madman power-up. December's Team Elimination mode then added a new team-based objective built around eliminating every opposing player.

• Halloween 2015 Update: Added three Halloween maps, revamped CreepyCreek with new visuals and layout changes, and introduced The Ragged Madman, which granted two Peacemaker revolvers, infinite ammunition, and unique movement for 30 seconds. The update also moved Fistful of Frags to the latest Source engine.
• Team Elimination: Added a mode in which each team had to kill every enemy at least once to win, with surviving players marked by dollar signs and gameplay resembling 2T Shootout.
• CrippleCreek and fof_robertlee: Released an upgraded CrippleCreek with refreshed visuals and more deathmatch-focused gameplay, while fof_robertlee received optimization and support for 12-slot servers. The update also added the portable Whiskey Jug, which players obtained at special zones and refilled over time.
• Team identity and presentation: Added new voices for Vigilantes and Rangers, performed by Gianni Matragrano, while the classic Michael Phillips recordings became exclusive to Desperados. Break Bad also received an optional kill cam.

Teamplay arrived as the year’s biggest structural addition, bringing team-versus-team objectives, purchasable weapons, team balancing, and zone capture. It was followed by Break Bad, Ghost Town, and Elimination, giving Fistful of Frags several distinct ways to play beyond standard Shootout.

• Teamplay expanded into a full mode family: Teamplay launched with tp_riobravo, then added tp_loothill, tp_eliminator, tp_snowy, tp_forest, tp_yosemite, and tp_abandoned. Zone Capture, the hybrid zone-capture/elimination ruleset, and the asymmetric Escape mode added objective-focused variations.
• Break Bad and Gang Standoff added new match structures: Break Bad put players on the map unarmed, made weapons purchasable through cash earned in combat, and penalized attacks on unarmed players. Gang Standoff delivered four-team, no-respawn arena rounds, while Top of the West added server-based rankings and statistics for competitive Teamplay.
• Ghost Town delivered the major seasonal event: Ghost Town introduced last-man-standing rounds with playable ghosts, ghostly weapons, and the Golden Skull objective. The Halloween release also added gt_creepycreek, gt_desperados, the Ghost Buster and Skull Collector achievements, and a ghost-speed and melee-damage tuning pass.
• Elimination and new maps broadened the rotation: Elimination emphasized team objectives and allowed eliminated players to continue as an unarmed class. New maps included fof_cripplecreek, fof_winterlong, fof_depot, fof_tramonto_12, fof_sawmill, and tp_abandoned, with additional routes, capture areas, secret passages, and dedicated-server support.
• The arsenal and economy were repeatedly reworked: The cash-based weapon system changed prices and rewards across Teamplay, while the HD weapon set became the public default. The Bow, Mare’s Leg, Henry Rifle, Coachgun, Pump Shotgun, Smith Carbine, and Volcanic Pistol all received notable damage, accuracy, fire-rate, or handling adjustments.