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Team Fortress 2 Update Released

August 2, 2011 - Valve

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)

Fix a crash bug during changelevel when the Steam client is unable to init
Reduced the frequency of diagnostic messages for out-of-range positions and velocities

Team Fortress 2

Added the Red Orchestra 2 promo items
Fix a crash bug related to the Righteous Bison
Fix a bug where the increased_maxplayers server tag was being set when the 25th internal player slot was added for replay
Fixed a bug that caused team color paints to appear to be coming out of the wrong cans for the store icons
Updated the main menu backgrounds to include Granary and Upward

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

July 29, 2011 - Valve

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Team Fortress 2

Added From Dust promotional content.
Fixed a problem with the application of team-colored paints.
Fixed Mac-only replay editor crash.
“Meet the Medic” startup music added.
Definitely did not add cheats for upcoming Free-2-Play Invitational Cup.

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

July 28, 2011 - Valve

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Team Fortress 2

Fixed a damage calculation in the Mantreads on Linux server, which could cause a physics crash

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

July 27, 2011 - Valve

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Team Fortress 2

Fixed a Mac client crash triggered after selecting a team
Fixed a couple of replay issues
Updated the localization files

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

July 26, 2011 - Valve

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Team Fortress 2

Corrected the damage ramp for the Cow Mangler 5000 and the Soda Popper
Fixed a rare crash bug with the Demoman TFBot laying stickybomb traps
Fixed a bug that would cause team-painted wearable gibs to show an incorrect color
Fix memory leak when updating the item schema
Fix an occasional crash on game exit
Replay updates
- Client
  - Added basic/rough render queue for internal use to increase replay output for relaunch trailer
  - Block files are now deleted on replay reconstruction (i.e. viewing), to conserve disk space
  - Unneeded block files are now cleaned up automatically on startup
- Server
  - Fixed fileserver cleanup
  - Any time replay_fileserver_offload_hostname is modified, the corresponding IP is resolved and cached, if possible. This fixes a crash, as well as failed publishing due to "unresolved hostname" errors.
  - Added a fileserver IP lookup test to replay publish test
  - Setting replay_enable to 0 now halts recording and does cleanup automatically, the way replay_stoprecord does. This fixes a crash that would occur when replay_enable was set to 0 and a changelevel was executed.
- Replay temp directories automatically cleared on startup on both client and server
- Memory management improvements
- Added ConVar demo_fov_override, which overrides the FOV during demo playback if the value is non-zero

Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released

July 22, 2011 - Valve

Updates to Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)

Fixed a bug in SourceTV that would sometimes corrupt demo data

Team Fortress 2

Cow Mangler changes
- Fixed the charged shot sometimes doing more damage than intended.
- Fixed a bug that caused the projectiles to stay in the world after a team change.
- Slowed reload rate by 5%.

Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released

July 22, 2011 - Valve

Updated the localization files

Team Fortress 2

Fixed a Linux dedicated server crash caused by the Replay director
- Crash would happen whether the server was capturing Replays or not
Fixed the Map Stamps Collection bundle missing in the store
Fixed dedicated server ENTITY_CHANGE_NONE console spam
Improved the impact sounds for the Cow Mangler 5000’s projectiles
Optimized many particle effects related to the Cow Mangler 5000 and the Righteous Bison
Reduced the ConVar fov_desired to have a lower bound like the Replay editor
Updated the Cow Mangler 5000 to display the drawbacks in its attribute list
Updated the gamehaptics file
- Added recoil/draw/crit/reload forces for the Cow Mangler 5000 and the Righteous Bison
- Added charge shot force for the Cow Mangler 5000
- Refined the Demoman's Stickybomb Launcher/Pipe Bomb Launcher reload forces
- Updated the localization files

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

July 20, 2011 - Valve

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Team Fortress 2

Added the items for Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack
Fixed hatless hats not working correctly
Fixed a display issue with team color paints
Updated the localization files

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

July 18, 2011 - Valve

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Team Fortress 2

Added a music clip from Meet the Medic to the menu startup music list.
Fixed a case where stickybombs could sometimes damage enemies on the other side of a wall.
Updated duels to apply a short duel ban to the loser if they team switched or disconnected during the duel.
Updated The Private Eye so it can be equipped by the Medic and Demoman.
Updated Crafting:
- Added a new "Custom Blueprint" option to the Special blueprints
- Made these items craftable: Copper's Hard Top, Security Shades, Tam O'Shanter, Stately Steel Toe, Nessie's Nine Iron, Rogue's Col Roule, Prairie Heel Biters, and The Big Steel Jaw of Summer Fun
- Removed the redundant Smelt Primary/Secondary/Melee/Misc item blueprints.
Updated Matchmaking:
- Added a progress bar and server count during the matchmaking search
- Added more filtering on the master server to avoid pinging non-matching servers
Community Requests:
- Mod makers:
  - Added inputs to the player:
  - "SetCustomModelRotation": Parameter is a string that specifies the angle rotation (Pitch, Yaw, Roll)
  - "ClearCustomModelRotation". No parameter. Will return the model rotation to following the player view yaw.
  - Restarted the player's animation cycle whenever the custom model changes.
- Movie makers:
  - Added "tf_clientsideeye_lookats" convar. Set it to zero to disable TF players automatic clientside pupil focusing on nearby players.

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

July 7, 2011 - Valve

Added FCVAR_NOT_CONNECTED back to the ConVar fps_max to prevent client cheats
Fixed a bug with playback of SourceTV demos

Team Fortress 2

Fixed a bug where Medics using the Quick-Fix could easily identify disguised Spies
Fixed a bug where healing a Scout while they change class in the spawn room would allow the Medic to keep the Scout speed
Fixed a bug with honorbound weapons allowing themselves to be holstered before getting a kill
Improved matchmaking logic
- Fixed a case where players were being matched to full servers
Updated the localization files
Updated Pl_Barnblitz
- Reduced Blue respawn time at cap 1
- Fixed cart not allowing overtime when it has to stop at the turn table
- Fixed players getting stuck in spawn doors when blue captures a point
- Fixed spawn doors staying open when points are captured
- Various clipping and exploit fixes

Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released

July 5, 2011 - Valve

Fixed a Linux dedicated server crash in vphysics.so

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

July 1, 2011 - Valve

Fixed a case where servers would accumulate ghost players
Fixed bug with SourceTV and Replay causing player count to be off by one.

Team Fortress 2

Added lots of new Summer items, including the Refreshing Summer Cooler Key
Added a new achievement: Escape the Heat
Fixed a case where the client-side voting dialog would have an incorrect list of items
Fixed a bug where some items would not update their team colors correctly
Fixed a client backpack crash
Updated the Lo-Fi Longwave to be paintable
Updated the localization files

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

June 28, 2011 - Valve

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Team Fortress 2

Fixed a case where CritBoost effects were being removed from players being healed.
Fixed a problem with Arena mode first blood CritBoost not removing itself at the correct time.
Fixed a bug where Demomen kept their leftover charge amount when self-aborting charges (you'll still keep leftovers when stopped by enemy airblasts)
Fixed the problem that was causing Strange Demoman shields to not accumulate kills.
Fixed a bug where the Reserve Shooter would minicrit against swimming targets.
Tomislav spin-up reduction has been reduced from 75% to %40 (so it now spins-up slower)
Made the Jumper's Jeepcap and Pocket Medic craft-able.
Updated the bot navigation files for several maps.
Added an entry for "Call Vote" to the Options->Keyboard Settings, so you can bind a key to it.
Updated the gamehaptics file:
- Added/Refined recoil/draw/crit/reload forces for all of the new weapons in the Uber Update.
- Refined all Rocket Launcher Forces recoil forces to feel more true to recoil animation.
- Tuned Brass Beast recoil to have less of an impact on your aiming reticle.

Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released

June 27, 2011 - Valve

Reduced CPU usage for idle servers

Team Fortress 2

Added the Splendid Screen, Ali Baba's Wee Booties, and the Mantreads to the whitelist for Medieval mode
Added a server console message when a player is sent to the server via the matchmaking system
Fixed the cl_gameserver_list output
Fixed the Quick-Fix showing the fire overlay when running in DX8
Fixed a problem with team paints not being displayed properly when playing
Fixed a display problem with Hatless hats
Fixed a problem that prevented the new Scout items from being used in crafting recipes
Fixed a problem with clients seeing the incorrect vote options after changing servers
Fixed the backpack image for the Schadenfreude not being disabled when using paint
Updated the Planeswalker Goggles to not hide the Scout's hat/headset
Updated the taunt items to be nameable
Updated the localization files

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

June 24, 2011 - Valve

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Team Fortress 2

Added the Splendid Screen, Ali Baba's Wee Booties, and the Mantreads to the whitelist for Medieval mode
Added a server console message when a player is sent to the server via the matchmaking system
Fixed the cl_gameserver_list output
Fixed the Quick-Fix showing the fire overlay when running in DX8
Fixed a display problem with Hatless hats.
Fixed a problem that prevented the new Scout items from being used in crafting recipes
Updated the Planeswalker Goggles to not hide the Scout's hat/headset
Updated the taunt items to be nameable

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