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Aug 15

Team Fortress 2 - Valve

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 with some .mp3 files not playing
Updated description for the Backpack Expander
Updated some tournament medals
Updated the Desk Engineer cosmetic item
- Fixed clipping with the Gunslinger
- Fixed clipping with Engineer's buckle
- Fixed rotation in the paint preview
- Fixed skin parts being tinted green from texture compression
Updated the Daring Dell cosmetic item
- Fixed rotation in the paint preview
- Fixed shading artifacts on the helmet
Updated The Big Star cosmetic item
- Fixed rotation in the paint preview
- Fixed various instances of clipping with the player model
- Updated mismatched backpack icon
- Fixed parts of the textures
Updated koth_cachoeira
- Players can no longer shoot through the metal fence

Aug 13

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Team Fortress 2 - Valve

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:

Increased the maximum number of backpack slots to 4000 (from 3000)
Fixed record/stop .dem file exploit that was used to reveal cloaked Spies
Fixed Robot Destruction death notice events not properly highlighting when the local player kills a robot
Fixed regressed self-illum setting for the Earbuds
Fixed hearing the deflection sound when deflecting arrows that are already stuck in something (community fix from Marxvee)
Fixed a problem with .mp3 sounds not playing if they were very short
Fixed arrows instantly breaking when being fired by an invulnerable player with the projectile penetration upgrade in Mann vs. Machine (community fix from Marxvee)
Updated tf_zombie_spawner entity to support setting team numbers for the zombies (defaults to the original behavior if no team is set)
Updated Taunt: Unleashed Rage to fix incorrect outro timing
Updated Taunt: Can It! to fix MvM bone
Updated koth_sawmill_event
- Removed stray spell
Updated koth_megaton
- Fixed rockets being able to quite literally crash the beach party (Thanks again, ficool2!)
Updated pl_cashworks
- Updated menu photo to match map changes
- Removed strange texture glitch at RED spawn 1
- Added shutter for drop exit at RED spawn 1
- RED spawn 2 big door can't be stickied anymore
- Removed collision on some lamps
- Added minor visual changes in BLU spawn and final cap side route
- Fixed minor clipping issues
Updated koth_cachoeira
- The sightline from the helicopter has been blocked off
- Fixed missing door texture (Thanks Hoppkins!)
- Various miscellaneous fixes (Thanks Midnite!)

Aug 2

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Team Fortress 2 - Valve

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:

Updated Taunt: Can It! to fix missing flies particle effect
Updated the backpack image for the Impact Impaler
Updated Violent Viridian Unusual effect to fix a visual bug
Updated/Added some tournament medals
Updated cp_hadal
- Fixed control point capture messages
- Fixed door locking in RED spawn after C capture
- Removed unintended buildable areas
- Increased capture time on final point
- Improved directions around the map
Updated pl_embargo
- Reduced respawn time on Last for RED from 34 to 22 seconds
- Asked Botlers to speak and explode more quietly
- Minor visual fixes
Updated koth_megaton
- Improved performance by up to 20%, with more significant improvements possible depending on system specs (Thanks ficool2!)
- Fixed the grates around the capture zone allowing blast damage to pass through
- Fixed a few cases of alpha painted displacement seams
- Improved lighting on several models, especially on the rocks throughout the map
- Fixed surfaceprop on BLU's metal plates
- Fixed several pixelwalks along thatch roofing and exteriors of the team buildings
- Improved clipping throughout
- Fixed a support beam intersecting with spawn doors
- Fixed a few instances of visible displacement holes in the perimeter dropoff
- Added a unique kill icon for the end of the round
- Fixed floating spawndoor motors
- Plus... all you need for a beach party!
Updated pd_atom_smash
- Fixed the Casual Administrator overriding the Scientist
- Fixed some floating lights
Updated koth_sawmill_event
- Removed the spells in the underworld since players could spawn camp with them too easily
- Increased the time players get crits and health from the underworld after leaving
- Added some additional effects to the secret exit from the underworld

Jul 25

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Team Fortress 2 - Valve

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:

Updated pl_embargo to fix visual glitches

Jul 25

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Team Fortress 2 - Valve

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:

Updated the Loyalist's Coronet Unusual effect to fix team BLU particles in the team RED effect
Updated the Rainbow Reverie, Warp Drive and Overdrive Unusual effects to work better with larger hats
Updated the Rainbow Reverie Unusual effect to add a fade in when spawning and make the refract more noticeable
Updated the Dragonflies' Embrace, Dragonflies' Nature, and Dragonflies' Lucent Unusual effects to fix trailing issues on the grass and ground particles
Updated the Distress Signal and Carioca's Call Unusual effects to fix some issues with overlapping sprites
Updated the Desert Wind and Monsoon Season Unusual effects
- Fixed the wind flickering on moving taunts
- Fixed the tumbleweed having incorrect physics
- Updated the wind and dust to trail slightly on moving taunts
Updated the Control Patrol cosmetic item
- Reduced the size of the glasses
- Lowered the hat slightly on Soldier's head
- Fixed UV map issue with LODs
Updated the Justice Johns cosmetic item
- Slimmed down the legs and raised socks cuffs to reduce overall thickness of the legs
- Fixed rigging issue with boot laces
Updated the Pathfinder cosmetic item
- Slimmed down the arms slightly
- Adjusted shoulder and armpit rigging to reduce stretching of the vest
- Adjusted mesh transition from forearms to hands
- Fixed some clipping issues around where the shirt collar meets the zipper
- Raised the zipper pull tab for better compatibility with other Soldier cosmetics
Updated ctf_doublecross
- Fixed an incorrect team-colored material in the BLU base for real this time
Updated pl_enclosure_final
- Fixed a clip wall blocking a dropdown in stage 3
Updated pl_embargo
- Minor visual and clipping improvements
- Fixed the cart's missing outline
- Added an extra Botler to the playable space
- Fixed the paint splat overlay not applying to players within the explosion range
- The ambient music inside the casino now respects the music volume settings
- Improved player visibility against certain walls (Thanks Arthur)
- Added the kill icon to the helicopter blades
- Fixed an override of a TF2's base texture
- Fixed being able to block the cart shortly after point A (Thanks Aar)
- Fixed getting stuck in a door near C while it closes
- Fixed indoors fog sometimes getting applied outside (Thanks Phe)
- Increased respawn time for RED on the last point
- Fixed the client crash related to custom models
- Improved performance on the last point
Updated koth_cachoeira
- Engineers can no longer build inside the cliffs
- Fixed teleporter stuck spot under the control point
- Adjusted respawn waves
- Minor visual improvements
- Various clipping fixes
- Improved performance
Updated ctf_applejack
- Improved clipping
- Brought some stairs
- Improved tree collision
- Added more chickens
- Improved detail
- Fixed Ol'Betsy (Thanks Aar!)

Jul 19

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Team Fortress 2 - Valve

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:

Moved 64-bit Steam binaries to the correct folder
Updated the equip_region for the Free Mann's Fashion
Updated the Distant Drift Unusual effect to fix a visibility issue
Updated the Butterfly Season Unusual effect to fix problems with the scale and effect trails
Updated the Fiesta Royale and Grand Jubilee Unusual taunt effects with performance improvements
Updated the Botler 2000 to fix problems with its positioning
Updated koth_megaton
- Fixed the finale being cut off by a round ending too early
- Fixed players not being blown to smithereens during the finale
- Fixed players being able to get stuck in the edges of the thatch rooftops
- Improved optimization. Investigation into further improvements for lower-end and config users is ongoing.
Updated cp_canaveral_5cp
- Fixed an out-of-bounds exploit
- Fixed some stuck spots
- Fixed some hovering props
- Added some missing overlays
Updated cp_overgrown
- Fixed being able to build in RED spawn
- Adjusted clipping to fix a few perch points
- Removed extra shadow_control entity (Thanks Lacry!)
- Fixed a number of small visual and gameplay issues on the map (Thanks Midnite!)
Updated pl_odyssey
- Fixed an exploit that allowed BLU players to enter RED spawn
- Fixed lighting issues in BLU first spawn

Jul 18

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Team Fortress 2 - Valve

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 Distress Signal and Carioca's Call Unusual effects sometimes causing the game to crash
Moved ctf_haarp out of the CTF matchmaking category and into Attack/Defend
Updated the Treasure Trove Unusual taunt effect
- Renamed to Bountiful Riches to fix a naming conflict
- Updated the materials to fix a problem with the coins
Updated pd_atom_smash
- Fixed missing UI elements for the capture zone
- Increased rarity of The Scientist's idle chatter between capture zone availability
Updated koth_megaton
- Fixed a missing material on the sandbags
- Fixed clipping on an open crate

Jul 18

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Team Fortress 2 - Valve

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:

Summer 2024!

Featuring 10 new community maps: Embargo, Odyssey, Megaton, Cachoeira, Overgrown, Hadal, Applejack, Atom Smash, Canaveral, and Burghausen
Added the Summer 2024 Cosmetic Case
- Contains 23 new community-contributed items
Added 4 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store
- Taunt: Can It!
- Taunt: Cremator's Condolences
- Taunt: Straight Shooter Tutor
- Taunt: Unleashed Rage
Added 38 new community-created Unusual effects
- 18 new effects for Unusual hats
- 20 new effects for Unusual taunts
All cosmetic and taunt cases will grant Summer 2024 Unusual effects instead of their normal Unusual effects during the Summer event. This does not include crates.
The Summer event runs through September 15th, 2024

General

Security and stability improvements
Fixed Workshop sv_cheats exploit
Disallow aliasing any existing convars that are not movement commands
Added language support for Spanish - Latin America
Added ConVar "tf_hide_custom_decals" to allow clients to disable viewing custom decals on items
- Added "Hide Custom Decals" checkbox to the Advanced Options dialog in the Miscellaneous Options category
Added missing 64-bit Steam binaries for the dedicated server
Added missing 64-bit versions of HLMV and HLFaceposer
Added a check to prevent the "autoteam" client command for custom game modes like VSH after the player has already joined a team
Added missing menu_photos images for cp_powerhouse
Added missing default string for Player Destruction mode
Expanded VScript support
- Added mp_tournament_redteamname, mp_tournament_blueteamname, and tf_mvm_max_connected_players to the list of whitelisted ConVars
- Fixed vscript_convar_allowlist.cfg being overriden by being packed into a map
- BaseEntity: AcceptInput, IsAlive
- EconEntity: GetAttribute
- TFPlayer: GetCustomAttribute, StunPlayer
- TFBot: GetAllBotTags, SetMission, SetPrevMission, GetMission, GetPrevMission, HasMission, IsOnAnyMission, SetMissionTarget, GetMissionTarget, SetBehaviorFlag, ClearBehaviorFlag, IsBehaviorFlagSet, SetActionPoint, GetActionPoint
Moved some of the Christmas maps to the normal rotation
Moved ctf_2fort_invasion out of the Misc matchmaking category and into CTF
Moved koth_probed out of the Misc matchmaking category and into KOTH
Fixed Incinerator killstreak effect not scaling properly when viewed from a distance (community fix from SirDapper and CheesyPuff)
Fixed Gunslinger punch combo not being lag compensated (community fix from Marxvee)
Fixed third-person reload animation speeds not matching first-person speeds when using custom attributes (community fix from Marxvee)
Fixed CTF HUD being visible when no flags are present (Community fix from fellen)
Fixed broken LOD1 model for The B.A.S.E. Jumper backpack while deployed (community fix from Piogre)
Fixed cosmetic items that use per-class bodygroups not using the correct bodygroup in the Loadout panel
Fixed dropped weapons with custom decals not showing the correct decals
Fixed some unusual effects using the wrong orientation for The Head Hedge
Fixed Halloween transmutations being completed outside of the Halloween event
Fixed incorrect BLU material for the CLTF2 bronze medal
Fixed missing Spy audio when using the Taunt: Kazotsky Kick
Fixed missing sound for the Taunt: The Skating Scorcher
Fixed the Neon Annihilator not getting crit-attacks when hitting players covered with gas
Fixed some clipping issues for the Mad Lad when using lod1 and lod2
Fixed missing polygons for the Stunt Suit when using the Roadworker style
Fixed seeing the wrong image in the Steam inventory for the Operation Firmware Frenzy Star of the Company 2023 medal
Fixed not being able to equip the Master's Yellow Belt and the Hillbilly Speed Bump at the same time
Fixed console warning about unknown command 'eureka_teleport'
Fixed Vaccinator heal sound continuing to play after Medic's death
Fixed a problem with the Tiny Timber not displaying paint after being painted
Updated zi_intro.webm media file
Updated the description of the Buffalo Steak Sandvich to display the increased damage vulnerability while active
Updated the Eldritch Horror and Deep-sea Devourer Unusual taunt effects to fix incorrect spawn locations
Updated the materials for Your Eternal Reward to fix incorrect lighting under certain conditions (community fix from Lindon)
Updated the material for The Buff Banner to add phong mask and missing material parameters (community fix from Lindon)
Updated the material for The Law to fix an issue when the hat has been painted
Updated the equip_region for the Cleaner's Cap
Updated/Added some tournament medals
Updated ctf_turbine_winter, plr_hacksaw, and pl_phoenix to fix localization issues
Updated ctf_doublecross
- Fixed an incorrect team-colored material in the BLU base
Updated cp_brew
- Fixed truck textures outside of BLU spawn
- Fixed a few bumps in the road
Updated pd_selbyen
- Fixed an exploit that would allow Engineer to trap players using a teleporter behind a door
- Minor detailing changes
Updated pl_hoodoo_final
- Added func_noclip to BLU spawn in the third stage
Updated pl_corruption
- Fixed handrail collision near the last point
- Fixed lamp near BLU spawn
- Fixed missing string for last point
Updated plr_hacksaw_event
- Fixed broken areaportals
Updated pl_enclosure_final
- [Stage 1] - Moved A point within the gate building
- [Stage 1] - Added stairs for access to the balcony overlooking the final point area
- [Stage 1] - Added more cover along the initial aviary area
- [Stage 1] - Removed the catwalk connecting the wooden tower with the oneway door and the balcony area
- [Stage 1] - Tweaked the layout of the tunnel section
- [Stage 1] - Wooden tower is now connected to a new catwalk inside of the gate building
- [Stage 1] - Reworked RED spawn so it now has two exit doors
- [Stage 2] - RED now has a 2nd spawn exit leading outside along the water to where the airboats are parked
- [Stage 2] - Airboats and their dock are now accessible
- [Stage 2] - Removed the elevated platform RED had within the building, replaced with a tall piece of cover instead
- [Stage 3] - Added a wall and extra stairs on the right side leading up to the catwalk around the raptor pit
- [Stage 3] - Added a large cliff narrowing the whole area on the left side of the raptor pit
- [Stage 3] - Added an extra entryway on the left side of the final point building and a dropdown to floor level within
- [Stage 3] - Added a jumping class vent from next to B point area into the upstairs area of the final point building
- [All Stages] - Allowed building inside initial BLU spawns
- [All Stages] - Visual improvements to a lot of places, a few new assets
Updated pl_cashworks
- Area 1 / Loading Dock
  - BLU Spawn 1:
    - Solved several clipping issues at doors and stairs
    - Mitigated line of sight into spawn room
    - Added alternative exit from spawn room to the right
  - RED Spawn 1:
    - Reworked to have two exits
  - Area Changes:
    - Changed terrain around bridge to be easier to maneuver and to prevent getting stuck
    - Changed munition pack at building 01 to large
    - Possible spots beneath bridge for teleporter-traps eliminated
    - Shuffled some big rocks to block off Sniper lanes
    - Cut center building Sniper lane, left alley visually blocked off from dock area
    - Cut center building top Sniper lane, less easy to get a good view
    - Changed out of bounds building left of BLU spawn, added spinning sawblade
    - Opened up a third passage to allow for an additional flanking option for BLU and RED
- Area 2 / Serpentines
  - RED Spawn 2:
    - Reworked 2nd RED spawn entirely
    - New spawn has two exits, locks and teleports after B is capped
  - Area Changes:
    - Balconies blocked off visually and physically
    - Additional visual blocker at the top of the serpentines to allow for a more secure crossing
    - Long tunnel leading through the RED building to a staircase at the foot of the hill
    - Added deadly and moving sawblade for spicy danger, with sparks and fumes
    - Closed off BLU balcony at the end of the hill
    - Changed raised platform to be only accessible from RED side
  - Reroutes:
    - Deleted BLU gates at flanking route after B is capped
    - Flanking route has an additional exit towards C, leading through BLU building
    - BLU building interiors reworked and expanded
    - Balcony-drop doesn't injure the player any more
- Area 3 / Construction Site
  - BLU Spawn 2:
    - New stairway leading to balcony
    - Wider exit from big building after CP3 capture
  - Area Changes:
    - Widened area at the generators and on the 2nd level
    - Changed the direction of the drop-in to C, leading into the hydroelectric building
    - Widened exit from BLU spawn into Area 3
- Area 4 / Vault
  - Area Changes:
    - Added gates opening at the gatehouse after CP3 is captured
    - Alternative passageway through gatehouse while gates are closed pre CP3
    - Rebuild bridge to be convex, obscuring a long Sniper lane
    - Wonky bridge rewards with a branching access next to the vault building, allowing for BLU flanks
- Global Changes
  - Solved a ton of clipping
  - Rebuilt and edited navmesh, with defined sentry and Sniper positions and varying gameplay
  - Adjusted func_doors at spawn to span to every solid
  - Changed clipping on cart, now jumpable
  - Increased fog distance and lowered density
  - Exchanged glass-textures from the green to the clear version
  - Stairs and hanging bridge are now bullet-blocked for more predictable projectile bounces

Apr 22

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Team Fortress 2 - Valve

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 crash caused by using -dxlevel commands
Fixed some ABI compatibility regressions for server plugins/mods
Fixed a crash under 64-bit caused by some custom HUDs using Half-Life 2 HUD elements which assume the player is Gordon Freeman
Fixed a crash when opening options/going into game (mostly affecting Windows 7 users)
Fixed the snd_cull_duplicates command not working
Fixed a hang when importing cosmetics into the Workshop tools to upload
Fixed an issue selecting surround sound audio settings (Headphones, 4, 5.1, 7.1, etc.)

Apr 18

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Team Fortress 2 - Valve

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 an issue where the game would be falsely detected as malware by some anti-viruses
Fixed a crash relating to using some Unicode characters on Linux

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