Team Fortress 2 Update Released
January 9, 2014 - TF2 Team
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
- Added the ability to change an item's style in the class loadout menu
- Fixed not being able to apply Killstreak Kits to the Sleeping Dogs promo items
- Fixed Killstreak sheens for the Gunslinger and the Heavy's Fists
- Fixed Killstreak counts being limited to 128 kills
- Fixed projectiles not drawing correctly in old .dem files
- Fixed not being able to gift wrap the Festive Sapper
- Fixed the Mann vs. Machine scoreboard not always displaying values correctly
- Fixed an exploit in Mann vs. Machine related to purchasing upgrades
- Fixed not being able to use the Festive Crusader's Crossbow in Medieval mode
- Fixed Medics seeing the incorrect string when trying to heal a target with the Escape Plan equipped
- Fixed Medigun healing beams staying on when the Medic dies while healing someone
- Fixed a problem that caused the Steam Holiday Sale 2013 promo items to be untradeable for some accounts
- Updated Strange Wranglers to track wrangled sentry kills
- Updated the Heart of Gold so name tags and description tags can be applied to it
- Updated the localization files
- Updated the Short Circuit
- Damage lowered
- Consumes 15 metal per projectile destroyed
- Can no longer fire underwater
- Fixed a bug with orphaned particles
December 20, 2013 - TF2 Team
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
Happy Smissmas 2013!
- All Players who play TF2 during the event will receive a Gift-Stuffed Stocking! Stockings contain goodies for good little Mercenaries.
- Added community-contributed winter event items
- Added the Giftapult, which can be used to launch gift items to randomly-chosen online players
- Added Naughty and Nice winter keys to the Mann Co. Store
- Premium Players will receive a Secret Saxton to give to another player
- Item grants from previous events (including the Spirit of Giving and the Winter Holiday noise maker) have been re-enabled for all players, including those who deleted their earlier grants
Weapons
- Battalion's Backup
- Added +20 max HP passive for the wearer
- Concheror
- Added +2 health per second passive for the wearer
- Crit-a-Cola
- Reduced consumption penalty from +25% extra damage to +10%
- Diamondback
- Now also gains a critical attack on successful backstab kills
- Flying Guillotine
- Alt-Attack now also throws the Guillotine when active
- Short Circuit
- Attack sped up greatly
- Ammunition cost has been lowered to 5 metal per attack
- Players and Buildings are only targeted if in range and in front of attacking player
- Improved visual effects
- Soda Popper
- Hype no longer grants mini-crits
- Added Hypemode which grants up to 5 extra air jumps when active
- Hypemode is triggered by Alt-Attack when hype is full
- The Beggar's Bazooka has been updated to use the same taunt as The Direct Hit
- Professional Killstreak Mantreads, Splendid Screen and The Chargin' Targe now generate proper effects when on a killstreak. These effects do not stack if another killstreak effect weapon is active.
Cosmetics
- "Head" and "Misc" slots for player loadouts have been converted to Cosmetic slots. All items that were previously Head- or Misc-slot-specific can now be equipped in any Cosmetic slot.
- Unusual effect positioning can now be adjusted for all Cosmetic-slot items
- Unusual Circling Effects have been given a new origin
- Unusual effects for all Cosmetic-slot items are now visible in the loadout panel and character HUD
- Fixed the Wiki Cap clipping with the Demoman's head
Mann vs. Machine
- Fixed being able to inspect Blue-team bots
- Fixed the mission victory screen not always showing the correct information for each player
- Fixed some clipping issues with the stats in the scoreboard
General
- Fixed an exploit where players could move around while using a taunt to attack enemies
- Fixed an exploit related to the Rocket Jumper and the Soldier's grenade taunt
- Fixed killstreaks attained via healing not being considered for round-end win panel
- Fixed the killstreak hud indicator position in minmode
- Fixed Taunt Kills strange scores not incrementing properly for the Strange Scorch Shot
- Fixed strange scores on cosmetic items sometimes failing to increment
- Fixed gift-wrapped items not showing their interior item to the wrapping player in some conditions
- Fixed Steam Sale items granted from Snow Globe crafting not being listable on the Steam Community Market
- Improved bot navigation in cp_gorge
- Improved bot navigation in pl_upward
- Updated several materials to fix issues caused by mat_picmip
- Updated the backpack to filter to automatically filter for valid items when using a tool
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
December 18, 2013 - TF2 Team
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
- Added new promo items
- Updated the localization files
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
December 6, 2013 - TF2 Team
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
- Added Crate #75, Crate #76, and Crate #77 to the drop list
- Removed Crate #57, Crate #59 and Crate #71 from the drop list
- Added new Strange parts that can be applied to Strange cosmetic items
- Fixed a client crash related to the Mann vs. Machine mission victory panel
- Fixed players being able to level-up some Strange items when playing on servers with only bots
- Fixed some cases where Halloween spell effects on items would not appear when they were supposed to
- Fixed robot Engineer head not looking correct for the Botkiller Sniper Rifle Mk.II
- Fixed killstreak notices being stuck on the screen when the map is changing levels
- Fixed Team Shine killstreak sheen effect not displaying properly for the Blue team
- Updated several backpack images to fix issues caused by mat_picmip
- Updated Killstreak Kits to work on Festive and Botkiller variants of target weapons
- Updated pl_upward
- Fixed players getting stuck in the initial Red spawn room after control point 2 is capped
- Improved bot navigation
- Updated cp_gorge
- Updated Mann vs. Machine
- Fixed players who join in the middle of a mission not receiving the Upgrade Refund credit if it has been earned by the team
- Fixed Romevision hats conflicting with gatebot hats in Mannhattan
- Fixed an exploit that allowed purchasing upgrades for weapons other than what they were intended for
- Updated mvm_rottenburg
- Fixed a bug where the bomb could get stuck out of reach in the corner near the cap
- Fixed a bug where bots could be instantly killed by being pushed into the tank tunnel once opened
- Fixed a bug where money could get stuck in the tank barricade when it was rebuilt, preventing collection
- Updated mvm_mannhattan
- Rebalanced Empire Escalation
- Fixed credits not always being collected when they fall into the grinder
- Fixed a bug that allowed the gates to be captured out of order
- Fixed a lighting bug related to lower graphics settings that cause the map to be too dark
November 26, 2013 - TF2 Team
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
- Fixed missing backpack material for the Australium Force-a-Nature
- Fixed the Killstreak counts for the Mantreads, Chargin' Targe, and Splendid Screen
- Fixed the Killstreak sheen effect not working on the Mantreads
- Fixed the Ping column in the Scoreboard getting clipped in 4:3 resolutions
- Fixed the Mann vs. Machine return-to-lobby timer not updating properly after a mission has been completed
- Updated the Killstreak Fabricator's description to include the sheen and the Killstreaker effect for its output
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
November 22, 2013 - TF2 Team
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
- Fixed a client crash caused by using custom HUD files
- Fixed a server crash related to damaging the tank with the new Medic shield
- Fixed Strange Australium weapons not properly tracking kills
- Fixed bots trying to attack an old sentry location after the gun has been picked up by the Engineer
- Fixed a bug that would cause robot "gate hat" items to be craftable. Gate hats that were crafted while the bug was active have self-destructed and become limited-quantity Glitched Circuit Boards as a commemorative token.
- Fixed the Adjust Unusual slider not working for some hats, including the Dr's Dapper Topper
- Fixed the Health Regen MvM upgrade string mistakenly displaying %
- Fixing the Killstreak HUD not showing up for Tier 0 Killstreak weapons
- Fixed Killstreak Mediguns not getting killstreak credit for assists
- Fixed using the wrong color in the HUD deathnotice for Killstreak weapons
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
November 21, 2013 - TF2 Team
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
Mann vs. Machine
- Operation Two Cities
- Two new maps: mvm_mannhattan and mvm_rottenburg
- New advanced tour featuring four missions
- Two extra Boot Camp-only missions
- Added 14 new achievements
- Tour of Duty badge levels are no longer limited to 200
- Players can earn a "Refund Upgrades" credit by collecting money during waves
- The amount required is listed in the scoreboard, and varies per-mission
- Any money collected – whether winning or losing – will count toward earning a credit
- To redeem, visit an Upgrades station and click the "Refund Upgrades" button
- Any money spent on buy-backs and Canteen charges will not be refunded
- Detailed player performance stats added to the scoreboard
- Damage and Tank. Total damage done to Gray Mann's forces.
- Healing. Direct healing done to other players.
- Support. A composite value that reflects anything a player has done to help their team:
- Examples: reset a bomb, stun or slow an enemy, provide increased damage, block damage with invulnerability or shield, and lots more.
- Money. The amount each player has collected.
- Players can inspect upgrades on teammates via the "Inspect" key ("I" by default)
- Fixed the Romevision tank not animating
- Medic
- Revive (no upgrade required)
- Teammates leave behind a revive marker when they die
- Target the marker with your medigun to revive them
- Projectile Shield Upgrade
- Build Energy by healing teammates, reviving and preventing damage via Invuln ÜberCharge.
- Press ATTACK3 to activate when Energy meter is full (mouse3 by default)
- While active:
- Blocks all enemy projectiles
- Damages enemies on touch
- Mad Milk Syringes Upgrade
- Syringe Gun needles apply Mad Milk (heal-on-hit for teammates) on contact
- Healing Mastery Upgrade (previously two separate upgrades)
- +25% heal rate per point
- +25% revive rate per point
- +25% self-regen rate per point
- Overheal Expert Upgrade (previously two separate upgrades)
- +25% more overheal per point
- +50% duration per point
- Canteen Specialist Upgrade
- Shares canteen charge effects with heal target
- +1 second charge duration per point
- -10 canteen charge price per point
- Soldier
- Rocket Specialist Upgrade
- +15% rocket speed per point
- On direct hits
- Stuns target (duration increases per point)
- +15% increased blast radius per point
- No range-based falloff damage
- Heavy
- Attack Projectiles Upgrade
- Now has two levels
- Level one is less effective than before
- Level two is more effective than level one used to be
- Price reduced from 600 to 400 per point
- Rage Pushback upgrade activation moved to ATTACK3 (mouse3 by default)
General
- Added a new community map cp_snakewater_final1
- Added new map stamp and strange filter to the Mann Co. Store
- Added new achievements for Snakewater, Process, and Standin
- Older event crates no longer expire on login, but have been updated to indicate they can no longer be opened
- about:blank should now be a legal URL and won't get blocked for MOTD
- Fixed bots using the Phlogistinator being able to airblast enemies
- Fixed the stock Shotgun not appearing in the backpack with "Show stock items" option turned on
- Fixed a problem causing map stamp leaderboards to not update under certain circumstances
- Weapons
- Baby Face’s Blaster
- Speed penalty changed to -10% (From -35%)
- Boost is now only partially lost on air jumps instead of all jumps
- Reduced Clip Size to 4
- Removed 40% more accurate attribute
- Removed Damage Penalty attribute
- Speed at max boost is same as before (520)
- Amputator
- Added -20% damage penalty
- Added +3 health per second when Weapon is Active bonus
- Crusader’s Crossbow
- Updated damage over distance: bolts now do a maximum of 75 damage (+variance) at max distance
- Liberty Launcher
- Added 25% reduced self damage from rocket jumps
- Eyelander
- Moved the eye glow position to Demoman’s eye patch. Changed the color to Cursed green.
- VR Mode
- Now supports resolutions other than 1280x800
- Now supports cloning the main display (instead of using the Rift as an extended display)
- Sharpness of the output has been significantly improved
- Head-and-neck model has been fixed to remove unnecessary translation
November 12, 2013 - TF2 Team
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
- Added new series of Chemistry Sets
- Added "Collector's" item quality. "Collector's" items are created by completing special Chemistry Sets.
- Added a server cooldown period for Eternaween votes
- Spooky Keys are now regular keys
- Fixed seeing the fire texture on The Maniac's Manacles, PY-40 Incinibot, The Parasight, and The Foul Cowl in DirectX 8
- Fixed some Halloween spells not working during Eternaween
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
November 11, 2013 - TF2 Team
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
- The Grandmaster will now update its model based on the owner's current kill streak
- Removed the requirement for SSE2 that was introduced during a previous update
- Updated The Jupiter Jumpers so they can be equipped with the Mantreads and the Gunboats
- Halloween event notes:
- The Eternaween server enchantment can now be used to call a server vote to enable Halloween items on that server for a two-hour period
- Fixed an exploit in Helltower caused by attempting to change teams while in hell
- Updated Halloween spells so that the effects will only be visible during Halloween/Full Moon events. Spells will not be removed from the items they have been applied to.
- All Halloween event items have automatically expired except the Spooky Crate and the Pile Of Curses, which will automatically expire tomorrow.
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
November 6, 2013 - TF2 Team
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
- HTML MOTDs will no longer be shown when connecting via quickplay
- Increased speed and damage of the lightning ball spell
- Fixed some items and spell attributes showing incorrect expiration times
- Fixed being able to instantly respawn by changing teams while a ghost
- Fixed taunts with a special purpose being overridden by the Halloween taunt
- Fixed a bug that allowed Merasmus bomb-heads to be passable between enemies
- Fixed the Open Loadout button on the item pickup menu not working properly
- Fixed being able to get into the enemy spawn with the teleport spell in Helltower
- Fixed the crouch+click problems for Mac players
- Fixed a problem with VR mode on Linux when the VR display overlaps the main display
- Removed the prompt to opt-in to quickplay beta
- Updated the equip region for Ivan The Inedible to match the other Spooky Companion items
- Updated the materials for The Hyperbaric Bowler, The Snaggletoothed Stetson, Carrion Companion, and Lieutenant Bites the Dust
- Updated the localization files
- Community requests:
- Added HalloweenSetUsingSpells input to the tf_logic_holiday entity for custom Halloween maps to enable spells
- Added userid to the player_turned_to_ghost game event
November 1, 2013 - TF2 Team
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
- Fixed a dedicated server crash related to players becoming ghosts in hell
- Fixed a dedicated server crash related to spellbooks and switching weapons
- Updated materials for the following items: Caffeine Cooler, Tartan Spartan, Carrion Companion, Sackcloth Spook, and the Pin Pals
- Updated the Crusader's Crossbow
- Fixed an exploit related to switching weapons
- Reduced damage from 75 to 50
- Lower reload time from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
October 31, 2013 - TF2 Team
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
- Fixed a client crash caused by low detail skeletons
- Fixed a dedicated server crash related to gamestats
- Fixed a dedicated server crash caused by the payload carts getting stuck
- Fixed green zombies not spawning on Linux dedicated servers
- Fixed broken melee animations for some all-class weapons
- Fixed players being able to issue the "boo" command when they are not ghosts
- Fixed cloaked Spies losing their spells if they attempted to cast them while cloaked
- Fixed the stealth spell only lasting for 2 seconds instead of 8 seconds
- Fixed players keeping their spells if they were rolling for them while leaving hell
- Fixed not switching back to the normal weapon if a spell was cast while standing on another spell
- Updated spells so they cannot be deflected
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
October 30, 2013 - TF2 Team
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
- Added new main menu character images for Scream Fortress 2013
- Fixed a server crash related to The High Five taunt
- Fixed neutral pumpkin bombs exploding with blue particles
- Fixed health on hit particle effect precache error
- Fixed client nTextureFrame < 0 warning spew in dev console
- Updated the round restart event to remove spells after playing in hell
- Updated plr_hightower_event to improve server stability
- Updated The Chicken Kiev so it can't be equipped with the Cold War Luchador or the Large Luchador
- Re-enabled the crafting recipes for zombie costumes
- Note missed from yesterday's update:
- Updated the Vaccinator to use the reload key to cycle through resist types
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
October 29, 2013 - TF2 Team
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
Scream Fortress 2013 has arrived
- Help settle the score in one of the longest running feuds in Mann history
- Comic and additional information available on the website (http://www.teamfortress.com/bazbobarrabus)
- Scream Fortress 2013 runs until Nov 11, 2013
- Added New Halloween Map Helltower
- Equip a spell book and cast spells against your enemies
- Spells can be found by pushing the cart, killing enemies and during the Witching hour
- The Clocktower contains powerful magic during the Witching hour
- Win the race to start mega healed in the final battle for your prize
- Granting Spellbook Magazine to all players who launch TF2 during Scream Fortress
- Added over 100 Halloween tagged items from the TF2 Steam workshop
- Added Spooky Crate and Spooky Key to drop list and Mann co Store respectively
- Added class Transmogrifier's to covert Scream Fortress 2013 items of one type to another
- Added item Enchantment: Eternaween
- Enabled Halloween event maps in quick play
- Enabled Halloween gifts on Halloween event maps
- Enabled Halloween Spell Potions
- Enabled Mann Vs Machine event map Wave 666 in bootcamp
- Enabled Halloween themed Unusual Effects to be found from Mann Co Supply Crates
- Haunted Quality Items can now be listed on the Steam Market place
Map : Ghost Fort
- Lowered Merasmus's base health
Weapon Changes
- Medic's Crusader Crossbow now silently reloads when unholstered, similar to Pyro flaregun
- Fixed the charge rate for the Bazaar Bargain when the player has 0 heads
- In PvP Medics can now see the clip status of a patient’s active weapon
Item Fixes
- Updated The Air Raider so it can be painted correctly
- Updated The Bone Dome so it doesn't hide Pyro backpack
- Strange Part: Kills While Ubercharged can no longer be applied to Strange Equalizers and Escape Plans
- Fixed the backpack panel using the wrong "drop_sound" when items are moved around
Virtual Reality changes
- Improved readability of the UI in VR
- Removed the IPD calibration tool. TF2 will now obey the Oculus configuration file. Use the Oculus calibration tool in your SDK or install and run "OpenVR" under Tools in Steam to calibrate your IPD.
- Added dropdown to enable VR mode in the Video options. Removed the -vr command line option.
- Added the ability to switch in and out of VR mode without quitting the game
- By default VR mode will run full screen. To switch back to a borderless window set the vr_force_windowed convar.
- Added support for VR mode on Linux
Misc Bug Fixes
- Fixed an exploit that allowed unlimited uses of noisemaker items
- Fixed not being able to earn the Brotherhood of Steel achievement in MvM (play with 5 friends)
- Fixed the camera target not always being visible when using the replay editor
- Removed some servers that forged player counts from quickplay and the server browser
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
October 10, 2013 - TF2 Team
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
- Added the Fall 2013 Acorns Crate Key
- Added the Fall 2013 Gourd Crate Key
- Automated craft bots can no longer craft high-value items (i.e., hats)
- Fixed Nessie's Nine Iron missing gameplay description
- Fixed exploit that allowed dead players to attack living players
- Fixed disguised Blue team Spies showing blue health particles over their heads when disguised as the Red team
- Fixed the Sandvich meter being drawn in the HUD when the Sandvich is not equipped
- Fixed a bug that would cause some players to be unable to change their active item preset
- Strange Part: Kills with a Taunt Attack can now be applied to Strange Knives and Fists
- Strange Part: Kills While Explosive-Jumping and Strange Part: Posthumous Kills can now be applied to The Loose Cannon
