Team Fortress 2 Update Released
May 5, 2008 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Team Fortress 2
- Fixed unlimited UberCharge exploit
- Fixed charge effect getting stuck on the Kritzkrieg when changing class/weapons
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
May 2, 2008 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Team Fortress 2
- Fixed Kritzkrieg client crash in particle system
- Fixed Milestone 2 and Milestone 3 achievements being given at the incorrect times
- Fixed exploit where players could drop weapons onto the ground for other players to pickup
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
April 30, 2008 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Team Fortress 2 Client
- Removed TF2 achievement console commands
Team Fortress 2 Server
- Fixed clients being able to trigger sv_soundscape_printdebuginfo on the server
- Fixed potential "nuke" exploit in rcon subsystem
Team Fortress 2: Gold Rush Update Available Now
April 29, 2008 - Valve
The Team Fortress 2: Gold Rush Update is now available, free to owners of Team Fortress 2 via Steam. The Gold Rush Update introduces the new Gold Rush map and Payload gameplay style, the first set of unlockable weapons, and a new set of achievements for the Medic.
In other TF2 news, a worldwide Team Fortress 2 Free Weekend will begin Friday at noon PDT, and will include access to the new content released today in the TF2: Gold Rush Update. Using the functionality made available through Steam and Steamworks, all of the files needed to join the Free Weekend are available for pre-loading now.
The Free Weekend is open to players around the world, and there is no obligation to purchase to participate; all that is needed is a Steam account to join.
To start pre-loading everything you need to play on Friday and learn more about Team Fortress 2, please visit www.steamgames.com/goldrush
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
April 29, 2008 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Source Engine
- Improved particle performance on multi-core machines
- Added FOV slider to Options | Video | Advanced for all games (moved there from TF2’s multiplayer options)
- Fixed surround sound initialization problems with new speaker modes defined in Vista
Team Fortress 2
- Added Goldrush
- Added Character Info and Loadout to the main menu
- Added 39 Medic achievements
- Added unique Medic items:
- The Blutsaugher, The Kritzkrieg, and The Ubersaw
- Added new attack animations to most melee weapons
- Added new speech for the Heavy and Demoman
- Added Stopwatch mode to Tournament mode
- Automatically used on Attack/Defense maps
- Teleporter effect no longer shows up on invisible or disguised Spies
- Spies disguised as their own team can now capture control points
- Increased force taken by pipebombs by bullets and explosions
- Target ID hud is now colored red or blue to match the spectator target
- Tournament mode no longer ends matches early if the time limit is nearly up when a new round starts
- Fixed exploit where clients could start benchmark mode on servers
- Fixed drowning exploit that allowed players to regenerate health
- Fixed reload exploit that allowed plays to fire instantly after switching weapons
- Fixed flamethrower bug where a player flush against a wall couldn't be lit on fire from the front
- Fixed invulnerability overlay not drawing if the invuln player was previously on fire
- Fixed "times used" entry in teleporters maxing out at 32
- Fixed rare client crash on level change during control point capturing
- Minor fix to stat gathering to prevent players using sv_cheats to easily garner achievements
- For mapmakers:
- Mapmakers can now directly place the tf_gamerules entity into their map. Fixes Hammer thinking the inputs to it are broken
- Mapmakers can now place Engineer buildings directly into a map, with an option for them to be invulnerable
- Added "AddRedTeamScore" and "AddBlueTeamScore" inputs to tf_gamerules
- Added "SetRequiredObserverTarget" input to tf_gamerules. Force spectators to use the specified viewpoint
- Granary
- Added setup time logic, and gates to the middle
- Fixed an overlay alignment bug on one of blue's gate signs
- Minor lighting fixes in red/blue spawns
- 2Fort
- Added medium ammo and health to basement hallways
- Added small ammo and health to top of spiral
- Fixed a clip brush exploit outside blue sniper deck
- Fixed number "2" overlay on front of red base not being assigned to the brush face
Portal
- Fixed a rare crash related to bone setup
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
April 2, 2008 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Team Fortress 2
- Fixed Linux dedicated server crash on map change
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
April 1, 2008 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Team Fortress 2
- Added Custom Tab explanation dialog to be shown the first time the server browser is opened
- Changed Medigun Ubercharge meter to drain faster for each target that still has Ubercharge beyond your current target. This means there is a penalty for having multiple people being Ubercharged at one time
- Fixed crouch-jump exploit that allowed players to get outside of the world
- Fixed bad characters in the chat string when achievements are announced in languages other than English
- Fixed a few instances of truncated text in the menus and dialogs for languages other than English
- Fixed problem that was preventing some dedicated servers from uploading gamestats
- Fixed scoring bug during Sudden Death when the map timelimit is triggered
- Added the string "(extra slot was added for SourceTV)" when maxplayers is increased for SourceTV
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
March 20, 2008 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Team Fortress 2
- Updated versions of CP_Dustbowl, CP_Badlands, and CTF_Well with several exploit fixes
- Fixed Linux build not handling FCVAR_REPLICATED and FCVAR_NOTIFY cvars correctly
- Plugged an exploit where the server could send executable code to the client
- Fix client crash on exit while processing game stats
- Updated the Stats Summary screen to remember your previous selections each time you open the menu and while changing levels
- Added mp_stalemate_at_timelimit ConVar for server admin to allow SuddenDeath when mp_timelimit hits on non-Valve maps
- Updated CTF mode to remember the player who stole the intelligence from the enemy base and reward that player if the flag is captured by someone else
- Replace underscores in map names with spaces so custom maps with names like cp_gravel_pit will show as "GRAVEL PIT"
- Hitting F4 while the tournament mode "Ready" countdown is active won't automatically set a team to "Not Ready"
- Fixed auto-screenshots not being taken at the end of the map during tournament mode
- Fixed gates being closed during the pre-round time during tournament mode
- Fixed GetDynamicBaseline crash
- Fixed rare animation triggered sound crash
March 13, 2008 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Team Fortress 2
- Fixed Linux dedicated server map load problems on certain Athlon processors
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
March 6, 2008 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Team Fortress 2
- Removed sv_alltalk from the list of convars that affect custom server tags
- Fixed Demoman grenades not hurting the shooter if fired at point blank range against a target
- Fixed critical modifier for explosive weapons (rockets, pipe bombs) increasing critical chance more than intended
- Fixed Sudden Death "seconds have passed" string not including the amount of seconds that have passed
- Fixed Internet and Custom tabs in the Server Browser not correctly displaying the server information for servers when going back and forth between the two tabs
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
February 29, 2008 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Team Fortress 2
- Fixed Internet and Custom tabs in the ServerBrowser not correctly displaying the server info when going back and forth between the two tabs
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
February 28, 2008 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Added "Custom" tab to the server browser
- Servers can now specify metatags describing the custom rules they've adopted
- Players can use tag filtering to find servers running the custom rules they want to play
- Added options for servers who want to become custom games: Disable critical hits (tf_weapon_criticals), eliminate respawn times (mp_disable_respawn_times), and raise maxplayers above 24
Initial release of Tournament mode (mp_tournament)
- UI for handling team naming, ready mode, and win results
- Disables team player limits, autobalancing, and intermission
Class balancing
- Reduced Soldier's maximum rocket reserve ammo from 36 to 16
- Reduced Demoman's maximum sticky bomb reserve ammo from 30 to 16
- Reduced Demoman's maximum grenade launcher reserve ammo from 40 to 24
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
February 19, 2008 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Team Fortress 2
- Fixed Badlands exploits and missing textures
- Fixed tv_enable resetting maxplayers value
- Fixed a case where a spy stabbing from the front of a player would score a backstab
- Fixed stats being reported incorrectly for some players
- Dropped weapons now replenish half of your max ammo when picked up
- Added exec'ing a cfg\.cfg file on the client when you select a class to play (for real this time!)
- Reverted mp_forcecamera changes from previous release and set TF2 default back to 1
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
February 15, 2008 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Team Fortress 2
- Fixed server crash with mp_forcecamera set to 1 (reverted to pre-release behavior)
- Fix stat records sometimes being attributed to the wrong class
- Fixed the SourceTV changes not working unless servers launched with +tv_enable 1 in the command line
- Game server will now try 32 sequential ports to start up on if they are all originating on the same machine. Previously it would stop at 10
Updates for TF2, Source Engine, SourceTV
February 14, 2008 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2, the Source Engine, and SourceTV have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. Click the link below for the full change list.
