Australian Hightower Highjinx 2026 Charity Event

Format: Highlander
Structure: Group stage → single-elimination bracket
Dates: 9/11/2026 - 9/11/2026
Teams: 36 · 9 divisions
League: ozfortress

Champion

Playoffs

About Australian Hightower Highjinx 2026 Charity Event

(art by pulse)

Return of Australian Hightower Highjinx Charity Event

Thanks to xiuh, ozfortress and CappingTV the AHH event is back after a 4 year break! This one day charity event which will raise funds for Lifeline Australia (a non-profit 24h crisis support service) will be held on the 12th of September 2026. It will promise laughs, endless market gardener clip farming potential and MEDALS. Several medal variants will be available including donation medals, participant medals, championship medals and helper medals for staff / casters who assist with the event. (See medals section below).

Donate a minimum of $5 via the link below to receive a "Genuine Australian Hightower Highjinx Donor" badge:
https://www.justgiving.com/page/australian-hightower-highjinx-2026

^^^Please ensure you include your id64 in the donation message for medal distribution^^^

Several versions of Hightower will be played over this event including:
plr_hightower
plr_hightower_event (helltower)
koth_snowtower

⚠️ PLEASE NOTE: Map information and scheduling on this page is tentative - we are awaiting the results of our Map Survey.

Map Schedule

Week 1: pl_vigil_rc10, koth_product_final
Week 2: pl_upward_f12, koth_warmtic_f10
Week 3: pl_swiftwater_final1, koth_ashville_final1
Week 4: cp_steel_f12, koth_proot_b6c-alt2
Week 5: pl_borneo_f2, koth_product_final
Week 6: pl_vigil_rc10, koth_ashville_final1

Please note: pl_upward_f12, pl_vigil_rc10, pl_borneo_f2, cp_steel_f12, koth_product_final, koth_ashville_final1, koth_proot_b6c-alt2 and koth_warmtic_f10 are custom maps. If you don't already have these installed, please click the links above to download them, and then move them to your ..\Team Fortress 2\tf\download\maps directory.

Highlander Winter '26 Map Pool

cp_steel_f12
koth_ashville_final1
koth_product_final
koth_proot_b6c-alt2
koth_warmtic_f10
pl_borneo_f2
pl_swiftwater_final1
pl_upward_f12
pl_vigil_rc10

RCON/Changing Maps

The following commands can be used to change maps to the correct version. Type or copy these commands into your console to change to that map, as long as you have the correct RCON password.

rcon changelevel pl_upward_f12
rcon changelevel koth_product_final
rcon changelevel pl_swiftwater_final1
rcon changelevel pl_borneo_f2
rcon changelevel cp_steel_f12
rcon changelevel pl_vigil_rc10
rcon changelevel koth_ashville_final1
rcon changelevel koth_proot_b6c-alt2
rcon changelevel koth_warmtic_f10