• Fixed the datacenter display in matchmaking settings occasionally being blank
• Fixed several client crashes
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
• Updated the localization files

The RGL.gg No Restriction Sixes Grand Finals is finally here! It's a format where there are no weapons banned and no class restrictions. There have been a lot of unique strategies happening over the regular season, but what have these teams been holding back for the Grand Finals?

Don't miss out on the live action! The match starts at 9pm Eastern this Wednesday, April 24th. They'll be playing on koth_viaduct, pl_borneo and cp_gullywash. With almost every major map type being played, teams will have to adapt their strategies for each map.

Follow RGL.gg on their Twitch at twitch.tv/RGLgg to get notified when the match goes live.

You can also sub to their YouTube channel to get the post match VODs.

• Fixed an exploit related to the Flamethrower shooting long distances
• Fixed being able to build outside the map on Badwater
• Fixed being able to build through gates on some maps
• Updated/Added some tournament medals

• Fixed an issue causing matchmaking to fail for many users due to Steam network changes
• Updated the localization files

• Improved how vote kicks work in matchmaking to reduce potential for abuse
• Fixed a case where vote-kicked players could rejoin a match
• Added Asian BBall Cup tournament medals
• Updated model/materials for the Rasslabyxa Cup Helper medal
• Updated RETF2 Retrospective finalist medals to be paintable
• Updated some localization files

You think you've seen it all, haven't you? An endless sea of tanks accompanied by merciless automatons? Well think again, buster! Operation Memes vs Machines is here with the kind of tour that will knock your footwear AND socks off! Get ready for the most baffling battle of your life!

From the same team who brought you Operation Titanium Tank and Operation Canteen Crasher comes a silly, 7-day April Fools tour filled with nonsensical mischief. Rumor has it that the Robot Menace is under the weather due to a virus scrambling their programming. Now they're attacking us with lame internet jokes, and it's YOUR job to knock some sense into their metallic tin heads!

Gather yourself a team of fools to take on an army of fools in a grand spectacle of tomfoolery! Witness an intermediate-difficulty tour with different surprises and earn yourself a lovely little potato badge for your troubles! Starting on April 1st at midnight PDT, the tour will be available to play here. But don't delay, because while the tour is very tongue-in-cheek, it only lasts one week!

This event is open to players of all skill levels. Official servers will be available in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. Click here for more information!

Come back on June 1st for the next major Mann vs Machine event, Operation Madness vs Machines! (Postponed by 2 weeks from May 17.) Don t delay on completing Operation Canteen Crasher, because it lasts only 6 weeks! (Operation Canteen Crasher will resume after the April fools event ends.)

• Fixed the Exorcism effect not working for Wrangler kills
• Fixed a rare case where players could appear to be in a match they could neither join nor abandon
• Updated HUD with community fixes from CriticalFlaw
• Added and updated in-game medals for community/tournament events
• Updated the localization files

Ever wanted to get into competitive TF2? Now's your chance! The European Team Fortress 2 League is running the Fresh Meat Challenge #2!

This competition is aimed at new, inexperienced players interested in playing competitive TF2. So if you're fresh meat, sign up before April 6th to compete! Every team can play with an experienced mentor to help them understand meta and play their best! Visit the ETF2L website for more info.

The neon bright cyberpunk future we were promised is on our burning horizon. On April 17th for four days, Team Fortress 2 will arrive in Denmark's capital for Copenhagen Games 2019!

L33T-Gaming provides a collective prize pool of 12,000 shared across their presentations of 6v6 and Highlander tournaments!

Seats are limited so book your place among the cybernetically enhanced* players now! For more information visit the tournament website and join the Discord. Watch all the games live on KritzKast's Twitch channel starting Thursday, April 18th.

*note: Cyberware implants will destroy your humanity; we advise against their use.

TFNew is an EU tournament and mentoring program for players new to competitive TF2 (maximum 2 seasons of experience, and nowhere above Open level). You do not need to have a team to play, simply sign up on your own (or with 1 buddy, if you'd rather learn with someone you already know) and you will be put onto a team of 6 main players plus potentially some substitutes.

For the next 2 weeks after you've been put on a team, you will practice with them and receive mentoring from your team's assigned coaches at prearranged times. On the weekend of March 8th-10th, teams will go into a group stage and then a double elimination playoff bracket to see which team will come out on top! Some matches may also be casted!

The goal of the cup is for players to learn the ropes of competitive TF2 while playing in a tournament with other newbies and learning from their coaches in a low-pressure environment, but there are rewards for just participating! Playing will earn you an in-game medal cosmetic as well as raffle entries into a giveaway of TF2 items!

Registration closes on February 22nd and for this cup the number of teams will be limited to 8, so make sure to sign up sooner rather than later!

If you'd like to participate, join the Discord server to find more info on the cup in the #announcements and #cup-dates channels. More general info and rules can also be found in the #rules and #faq channels.

Other Media:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFNew6v6
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/tfnew6v6
• Steam group: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/TFNew6v6