Team Fortress 2 Update Released
August 28, 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 the Linux dedicated server failing to run on older Linux versions
- Fixed the HUD 3D Character causing other HUD items to sometimes disappear
- Fixed a client HUD crash when Spies disguise as a class that has a non-active weapon like the Chargin' Targe
- Fixed an outdated tip for the Quick-Fix
- Fixed a shadow bug for the Warrior's Spirit
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
August 27, 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
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
August 27, 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 Chemistry Sets as a bonus drop. Chemistry Sets are recipe items that have varying inputs and varying outputs. You can complete a Chemistry Set by fulfilling all of its inputs, which will then give you the items it has listed in its outputs.
- The in-game player status panel has been updated to show an animated image of your character with their current loadout
- Can be disabled in Advanced Options
- Added Romevision sharing: anyone playing Mann vs. Machine on the same server with an owner of the Hardy Laurel can now opt-in to Romevision
- Manage your Romevision preference in the Advanced Options dialog
- Fixed a bug that would prevent Jarate and Mad Milk from applying to all targets within range
- Fixed a bug that would cause the Marked For Death icon to stay in the world after the owning player died
- Fixed a bug that would allow Spies to exploit the Kunai's higher overheal limit
- Fixed a bug that prevented the Medigun's "Share Power Ups" upgrade from working correctly in Mann vs. Machine mode
- Fixed a bug that would cause the last few characters of text to be lost when copying text from input fields
- Fixed a client sv_cheats exploit related to the commentary dialog
- Fixed a problem that would cause the shotgun shell model to appear incorrectly third-person when using the Family Business
- Improved bot pathing behavior around ramps
- Bots can now reflect energy-based projectiles
- Fixed incorrect alpha in the backpack images for the Valley Forge and the Founding Father
- The Foppish Physician and the Distinguished Rogue are now paintable and are team-colored by default
- Added server log entries for jarate_attack and milk_attack when using Jarate, Mad Milk, or the Sydney Sleeper
- Fixed using an incorrect path for downloaded custom player sounds
- Fixed duplicate support/mission icons in the Mann vs. Machine HUD
- Don't allow players without admin access on the server to use the various entity-creating commands to create point_servercommand entities
- Updated cp_egypt_final
- Fixed players building inside of Blu's first spawn
- Updated cp_manor_event
- Fixed players building in rafters
- Updated cp_mountainlab
- Fixed clip brush exploit above hallway leading toward final cap
- Fixed exploit where players could be trapped in small space near final cap using teleporters
- Updated plr_hightower
- Added nobuild to cliff bottom to prevent engineers building in the kill volume
- Removed Salvage Crate #50
- Removed Mann Co Supply Crate #56
- Added Mann Co Select Reserve Crate #60
- Added Mann Co Supply Crate #71
- Updated the localization files
August 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:
- Added Total War: Rome II "Romevision" promo for Mann vs. Machine mode
- Updated the localization files
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
July 24, 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 clients/servers not being able to run the game on older versions of Windows
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
July 24, 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:
- Ended the Mann Co. Store summer sale
- The Summer Claim check is now a rare drop
- Medics using the Quick-Fix will now take jump force from Pyros using the Detonator to explosive jump
- Fixed a client crash related to missing particle systems
- Fixed a server crash when entering Sudden Death mode with only melee weapons
- Fixed players sometimes being damaged by doors when they are closing
- Fixed soccer/beach balls sometimes blocking Payload carts and trains
- Fixed paint can icons not showing the Red/Blue colors correctly
- Fixed the Loch-n-Load gun sight not drawing in the correct place
- Fixed the Bonk Boy model using the incorrect normals
- Updated Cp_Badlands and Koth_Badlands
- Opened the windows around the center point
- Smoothed player clipping around doorways
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
July 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:
- Fixed regression causing game to not start on older Intel graphics cards under Linux
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
July 15, 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 crit and mini-crit sounds not playing in the ears of the attacker
- Fixed some missing sapper particles in Mann vs. Machine mode
- Fixed bots seeing the Payload cart as a valid target
- Fixed an issue with mouse centering in non-native fullscreen resolutions for the Mac version
- Fixed a problem with restoring the fullscreen window when app gets focus for the Mac version
- Fixed the description for the Founding Father
- Updated L'Inspecteur to include a blue material when equipped by the Blue team
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
July 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:
- Fixed a server crash caused by running out of free edicts
- Fixed a problem that was preventing some older demos from being played
- Fixed the Spy getting the afterburn immunity while disguised as Demoman wielding the Chargin' Targe
- Fixed the Process and Standin map stamp donations displaying incorrect map names on the World Traveler
- Fixed the Pyro not using the correct model for the Reserve Shooter
- Fixed a bug that would cause certain attributes (kill counts, trade time) to appear incorrectly on items viewed through Steam Community and the trade UI
- Removed promotion restrictions from the Crosslinker's Coil
- Updated the Loose Cannon description to match the updated gameplay
- Updated the Short Circuit description to match the updated gameplay
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
July 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:
General:
- Fixed Quick-Fix infinite heal exploit
- Fixed missing Cow Mangler 5000 particles when running in DirectX8
- Fixed Disco Beat Down unusual effect showing through walls
- Fixed incorrect projectile speed attributes being applied to giants in Mann vs. Machine
- When disguised as a teammate, the Dead Ringer will drop the body of the player the Spy is disguised as
- Fixed a bug where arrows and bolts would hit friendly players
- Fixed a bug where Strange parts and filters could not be removed from Strange weapons
- Fixed the "Show Entire Backpack" option in the crafting panel not preserving empty backpack slots and forcing items to stack
Maps:
- Fixed an areaportal improperly rendering in pl_goldrush
- Fixed players getting out of map in cp_standin
- Fixed players hiding in vents in cp_standin
- Adjusted HDR lighting in cp_process
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
July 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:
General:
- Added over 60 Gold Star community-submitted Workshop items
- Summer Claim Checks can now be redeemed for Summer Coolers
- Summer Cooler Keys are now available in the Mann Co. Store
- Map Stamps and Strange Filters for the new community maps cp_standin and cp_process are now available in the Mann Co. Store
- Reduced intensity of Bleed and Jarate screen effects under DX8
- Added text search functionality to the backpack and the store
- Added tf_hud_show_servertimelimit to display the server’s per-map time limit on the in-game HUD
- In MvM, if all team members unready, the pre-round countdown will stop
- In MvM, when robots are killed by sniper headshots or explosive headshot upgrade, they will drop ‘red’ money that will automatically be collected when it would otherwise dissolve
- Fixed a bug with the Unusual Adjustment Slider that would cause changes not to take effect
- Double-clicking a crate will now take you to the appropriate key in the store
- By default, items with non-standard qualities (i.e., strange, unusual) will not be selectable as craft ingredient. The ingredient selection UI has a checkbox to disable this feature and allow selection.
- Unusuals and Stranges no longer stack in loadout equip pages
- Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause incorrect Steam Community Market prices to be shown on item tooltips when using non-USD currencies
- Fixed a bug that would cause the popular items page in the store to not always update correctly
- Fixed a bug where disguised red spies spawned a blue heal particle when touching healthkits
- Fixed a bug where certain projectiles and Engineer building gibs could cause doors to become stuck
- Fixed a bug where crouch animations would not properly play while in humiliation state
- Fixed a bug where full ÜberCharge effects would always show on the client if a player was killed with full ÜberCharge
- Fixed a bug that allowed custom item names/descriptions containing HTML to sometimes change the appearance of items in Steam Community
- Fixed level 3 dispensers missing geometry
- Fixed level 2 dispensers appearing identical to level 1 dispensers at certain LODs
- Fixed the Marked-For-Death effect showing over the head of disguised or stealthed players
- Fixed suicide deathnotices showing the dead player's last deployed weapon instead of the skull and crossbones
- Fixed characters in the loadout page sometimes appearing as if they were cloaked
- Weapon attributes will now show in the same order in-game and in Steam Community
- Support for the ITFItems/GetPlayerItems and ITFItems/GetSchema WebAPIs have been removed
- Added support for the Oculus-native distortion function via the "oculus_use_ovr_distortion" convar in VR mode
Maps:
- Added cp_standin and cp_process
- Renamed mvm_coaltown_event to mvm_ghost_town to fix a problem with voting for challenges in MvM when on Coal Town
- cp_badlands
- Fixed jumps being ruined by small rock ledge near spiral
- Fixed prop collisions
- Fixed clip smoothing
- cp_dustbowl
- Fixed players building in Blu's first spawn
- Fixed players shooting through rocks in stage 2
- Fixed collision in tunnels in stage 2
- Fixed textures not displaying properly in Pyrovision
- Fixed lighting on cliff faces
- Fixed skybox error in stage 3.
- Fixed players getting killed through the ceiling under stage 2 cap 1
- Adjusted ceiling height in stage 3 tunnel for better clearance
- Cleaned up prop collision
- cp_egypt
- Fixed clip brush exploits
- Players can no longer build on top of arches and high ledges
- cp_gorge
- Players can no longer build in Blu's first spawn room
- Changed scale of water texture
- cp_granary
- Fixed improper orientation on arrow signs
- Fixed players getting above red forward spawn
- Fixed players building on cargo containers inside spawn room
- Fixed holes in skybox geometry
- Removed collision from hanging lamp over Red spawn
- Removed collision from security cameras above Red and Blue spawns
- Mirrored fence alcove from Blu final cap arena to Red side
- Balanced collision of rocks in final capture arenas
- Re-ordered spawns in the first spawn room to be consistent between Red and Blu
- cp_gravelpit
- Clipped roof of building over cap A
- Removed helthpack under terrain
- Added decals under health kits and ammo packs
- cp_gullywash
- Fixed players getting out of the map near the middle capture point
- Fixed collision exploits near middle capture point
- cp_mountainlab
- Fixed collision issues on the ladders and hill that lead to the first point
- Fixed static prop lighting
- cp_steel
- Fixed players blocking Blu's spawn exit door leading to capture point B
- Fixed collision on ledge near capture point B
- Players can no longer build inside Red spawn room.
- Blu spawn point over grate removed.
- ctf_2fort
- Fixed building inside of spawn doors
- Fixed clipping exploits on battlements
- Fixed height of door leading to spiral stairs in Blu base so players can now crouch past a placed dispenser
- Cleaned up prop collision
- Smoothed clipping on wagon wheel and other props
- ctf_well
- Fixed players jumping out of the map
- koth_king
- Health and ammo packs now match on Red and Blu sides of the map
- Players can no longer build in spawn doors
- koth_lakeside
- Fixed rockets passing through terrain near the capture point
- koth_viaduct
- Players can no longer build in spawn room rafters
- mvm_bigrock
- Fixed players building on rock in cave section
- pl_badwater
- Fixed player clip brush exploits and missing player clip brushes on roofs and rock walls
- Fixed player clip smoothing
- Fixed fence collisions
- Fixed floating rocks in skybox
- Fixed lighting on props
- Fixed lighting on canyon vista
- Handrails no longer collide with bullets and projectiles
- Performance increase through poly reduction, model collision reduction and model fade distances
- Players can no longer build inside Blu spawn room
- Players can no longer be trapped with teleporters under the sign by the first capture point
- Players can no longer enter the room overlooking the final cap through the windows before point 3 is captured
- Players will now be crushed by closing doors upon the capture of point 2
- pl_barnblitz
- Fixed building in the skybox above Red's final spawn
- Teleporters will no longer self destruct when used on the battlements near Blu's first spawn
- pl_frontier
- Fixed spawn doors not working properly after second capture.
- Players can no longer build inside kill volumes
- Players can no longer build inside of Blu's second spawn room
- Red players can now enter the Blu team spawn upon round win
- pl_goldrush
- Fixed collision on props and clip exploits
- Fixed buildings being prohibited from construction in the garage near the end of stage 3
- Players can no longer block the cart through the wall in stage
- Players can no longer build in spawn exits
- Players can no longer build on the shack roof near the end of stage 3
- Players and buildings can no longer be killed through the floor in stage 1 in the upper room by the cap
- Players can no longer build on the perch in stage 1
- Handrails no longer collide with bullets and projectiles
- pl_thundermountain
- Fixed gate visible through ceiling in stage 3
- Fixed clipping in stage 3 Blu spawn
- Prevented players from building in the cliffside kill zone in stage 1
- pl_upward
- Fixed exploit where Blu team could be trapped in their final spawn room
- Fixed gap in collision which allowed Blu players to be shot in their first spawn
- Fixed fade distances on props in Blu spawn
- Fixed players building under catwalk on the ledge of the final pit
- Fixed clip brush exploits
- Players can no longer be trapped by teleporting under stairs near final capture point
- Players can no longer build inside of Red's final spawn room
- Players can no longer build inside of spawn room doors
- Players can no longer be trapped inside of the capture point sign
- Prevented Blu team from entering final spawn room while it is neutral
- Smoothed clipping collision
- Collision performance increases
- Handrails no longer collide with bullets and projectiles
- Replaced floor texture in Red team final spawn room
- plr_hightower
- Fixed clip brush exploit above building on cliff edge
- plr_nightfall
- Fixed players jumping outside of the map
- Reduced prop collision
- plr_pipeline
- Fixed invisible faces
- Handrails no longer collide with bullets and projectiles
- tc_hydro
- Fixed clip brush exploit where players could get out of world
- Fixed players getting on top of monument.
Items:
- The Chieftain's Challenge, Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet, That '70s Chapeau, The K-9 Mane, The Stovepipe Sniper Shako, The Pounding Father, and Vox Diabolus can now be painted
- "The Public Enemy", "The Urban Professional", and "The Dumpster Diver" sets will now show up as sets in the in-game UI
- Cursed Soul items (Halloween zombie skins) are now renameable
- Strange Bacon Grease can now be gift-wrapped
- Added LODs to the Airborne Armaments set items
- Fixed Bison/Pomson projectiles getting stuck on doors
- Fixed Baseballs and Jars sometimes going through thin geometry
- Crit-A-Cola
- Removed: Damage taken mini-crits
- Added: Damage taken increased 25%
- Shortstop
- Added 20% bonus healing while deployed
- Added 80% vulnerability increase to all push forces while deployed
- Winger
- Added +25% Jump Height bonus when active
- The Special Delivery (set)
- Removed: +25 max health on wearer
- Added: Leave a calling card on your victims
- Battalion's Backup
- Added additional +15% Sentry damage resistance to all teammates while banner effect is active (50% damage reduction while banner is active)
- Rage is now generated from damage dealt instead of damage received
- Black Box
- Rocket explosions now use correct sound
- Beggar’s Bazooka
- Fixed an exploit that allowed players to hold a set fixed number of rockets (reload cancelling)
- Misfired Rockets now remove one loaded rocket from the clip
- Concheror
- Rage is now generated only from damage dealt
- Buffed players now receive a speed boost, in addition to the previous Health-On-Hit effect
- Cow Mangler 5000
- Reduced clip size (from 5 to 4)
- Removed -10% damage attribute
- Removed 5% slower reload attribute
- Added missing "sets players on fire" description text
- New particles and sound
- Escape Plan
- Players receive the Marked-For-Death effect after deploying, and for a short period after holstering
- Liberty Launcher
- Removed: 25% reduced clip size penalty
- Added: 25% reduced damage penalty
- Original
- Rocket explosions now use correct sound
- The Tank Buster (set)
- Removed: +20% Sentry damage resistance on wearer
- Added: Leave a calling card on your victims
- Phlogistinator
- Fixed "Mmmph" progress resetting after touching a resupply cabinet
- Powerjack
- Added: 15% increase move speed while deployed
- Added: 20% damage vulnerability to all sources
- The Gas Jockey's Gear (set)
- Removed: +10% faster move speed on wearer
- Removed: +10% bullet damage vulnerability on wearer
- Added: Leave a calling card on your victims
- Chargin' Targe
- Added: Afterburn immunity
- Loose Cannon
- Range no longer affects direct cannonball impact damage
- Reduced charge time to 1 second
- Added: Double-Donk (directly impacting an enemy within half a second before the bomb explosion) sound and particle effects
- Double-Donk damage now mini-crits
- The Expert's Ordnance (set)
- Removed: +10% fire damage resistance on wearer
- Buffalo Steak Sandvich
- Removed: Damage taken mini-crits
- Added: Damage taken increased 25%
- Dalokohs Bar
- Increased amount of health restored per-bite from 15 to 25
- Gunslinger
- Fixed a bug that caused mini-sentries to heal while being constructed
- Rescue Ranger
- Minor increase in damage per bolt
- Increased building healing from 50 to 75 per bolt
- Short Circuit
- Ammo cost reduced when an attack destroys a projectile
- Wrangler
- Slightly reduced accuracy of manually-controlled sentry at long range
- Protective shield now fades 1 second after the owning Engineer dies
- Crusaders Crossbow
- Changed arrow projectile to a large syringe
- Added new trail effects
- Smoothed out reload animation (DPS unchanged)
- Fixed being able to heal players that are using items that block healing
- Quick-Fix
- Added 50% Overheal
- Über now affects the medic when there's no heal target
- Shotguns with pushback (Force-A-Nature) no longer affect players under the effect of Quick-Fix’s Über
- Vaccinator
- Über now fully absorbs crit damage for the selected damage type, but depletes Übercharge based on the amount of damage prevented
- Bazaar Bargain
- Fixed the starting charge rate being -40% instead of -20%
- Capped the max charge rate to 200%
- Cozy Camper
- Removed movement penalty.
- Added: Damage taken increased by 20%
- Darwin's Danger shield
- Added: Bullet damage taken reduced by 15%
- Added: Explosive damage taken increased by 20%
- The Croc-o-Style Kit (set)
- Removed headshot immunity
- Added: Leave a calling card on your victims
- Dead Ringer
- When under the effect of Feign Death, damage taken decreases the duration of the effect
- L'Etranger
- Added: 40% increased cloak duration
- Spy-cicle
- Fixed a bug that would cause the charge meter to not reset when the spy was killed
- The Saharan Spy (set)
- Removed: Reduced decloak sound volume
- Removed: 0.5 sec longer cloak blink time
- Added custom particle effects when taunting
July 2, 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 Summer Appetizer Crate to the drop list and added the Summer Appetizer Key to the Mann Co. Store
- Fixed a server crash caused by multiple Spies sapping a building at the same time
- Fixed a case where a Medic deploying Kritzkrieg on a Spy would sometimes result in permanent crit boost
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
June 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:
- Fixing a bug with Description strings getting cut off for the MAC and Linux versions
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
June 19, 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 when downloading custom maps for the Mac version
- Fixed browser cookies not persisting across game restarts
- Fixed the Festive Frontier Justice using the incorrect skin for the Blue team
- Fixed the Virus Doctor painting the entire hat instead of just the bands
- Fixed the shading for the Couvre Corner, Stout Shako, L'Inspecteur , and Full Metal Drill Hat
- Stopped dropping Mann Co Supply Crate #55 and added Mann Co Supply Crate #59
- Updated the Pocket Pyro so it can get assists in Pyrovision
- Updated the Liquidator's Lid so it can be painted
- Updated VR mode
- Added support for cloning your desktop display
- Added support for running the Rift as an extension of your desktop at resolutions other than 1280x800
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
June 13, 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 10 new Steam Workshop items
- http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=10864
- Added new promo items
- Fixed the in-game UI not using the Language setting from the TF2 Properties dialog in the Steam UI
- Fixed not hearing the Loose Cannon impact sound when playing on dedicated servers
