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 failing to properly parse the item schema
  
• Fixed not being able to equip The Director's Vision taunt in the Action slot
  
• Fixed not being able to taunt with the Spy's disguise kit
  
• Fixed the Engineer's build menu staying open after changing class
  
• Fixed being charged the incorrect amount of metal for a Dispenser when The Gunslinger is equipped
  
• Updated the description of The High Five! Taunt to better describe the new toggle behavior
  
• Updated the materials for The Eureka Effect HUD to support mat_picmip
  

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 item descriptions for Strange scores not appearing to update
  
• Fixed a bug where damage dealt and healing done Strange scores would stop incrementing
  
• Fixed an exploit where teleporters could build up a large amount of health
  
• Fixed a bug where premium accounts would temporarily appear to revert to free status
  
• Fixed deflected rocket explosion sounds playing repeatedly
  
• Fixed deflected Black Box rockets not giving health to the Pyro
  
• Fixed being able to apply the Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed tool to the Flying Guillotine
  
• Fixed several cosmetic items not cloaking properly for the Spy
  
• Added the AsiaFortress Cup Season 7 medals
  
• Community Request: Added SetCustomUpgradesFile input to the gamerules entity to allow servers to specify a different upgrades file
  
• Updated the localization files
  
• Updated the Eureka Effect
  • Can now pickup buildings
    
  • Repair and upgrade rates have been decreased
    
  • Can teleport to your spawn room or your Teleporter Exit

Compendium
- Compendium Reward Released: Daily Hero Challenge
- Compendium Reward Released: Alternate Voice Vote
- Compendium Reward Released: Model Update Vote
- Added sound effects for Dragon Knight's Kindred of the Iron Dragon Immortal
- Added sound effects for Death Prophet's Fluttering Mortis Immortal
- Fixed Hellborn Grasp Upheaval visual effects not showing properly
- Fixed Vici Gaming gem causing crashes




6.81b Gameplay Changes:

HEROES

Ancient Apparition
* Ice Vortex slow decreased from 18/22/26/30% to 15/20/25/30%

Batrider
* Sticky Napalm bonus damage is now halved against non-hero units

Bounty Hunter
* Shadow Walk duration increased from 15/20/25/30 to 20/25/30/35

Doom
* Devour manacost rescaled from 60/50/40/30 to 60

Drow Ranger
* Gust knockback duration increased from 0.5 to 0.6/0.7/0.8/0.9

Earthshaker
* Turn rate improved from 0.6 to 0.9
* Echo Slam's Initial Damage, Echo Search, Echo Damage AOE increased from 525, 550, 500 to 575, 575, 575

Elder Titan
* Echo Stomp damage increased from 80/85/90/95 to 80/90/100/110

Enigma
* Midnight Pulse duration increased from 8 to 11

Invoker
* Forged Spirits 33% magic resistance removed
* Cold Snap damage reworked from the initial and secondary proc damage of 60/30 to 7xQuasLevel per proc
* Deafening Blast's Disarm is now dispelled when Magic Immunity is applied

Juggernaut
* Omnislash damage per slash rescaled from 175-250 to 200-225
* Base Attack Time improved from 1.5 to 1.4

Leshrac
* Pulse Nova damage increased from 66/100/144 to 80/120/160 (Scepter from 100/150/200 to 100/160/220)

Lina
* Light Strike Array stun duration increased from 1.6 to 1.6/1.7/1.8/1.9

Lycan
* Howl duration decreased from 12 to 10
* Howl bonus damage reduced from 20/30/40/50 to 14/26/38/50

Mirana
* Sacred Arrow minimum stun duration decreased from 0.5 to 0.01 (maximum duration is still 5 seconds growing linearly)
* Sacred Arrow minimum damage reduced by 40 (maximum damage is still 190/280/370/460 growing linearly)

Ogre Magi
* Multicast's passive manacost penalty on Fireblast reduced from 30/70/110 to 20/40/60
* Bloodlust can now be cast on Magic Immune allies

Omniknight
* Degen Aura slow increased from 7/14/21/28% to 10/18/26/34%

Phantom Assassin
* Phantom Strike bonus attack speed increased from 100 to 130

Queen of Pain
* Shadow Strike cast range increased from 435 to 450/475/500/525

Riki
* Smoke Screen cooldown reduced from 13 to 11

Skywrath Mage
* Ancient Seal damage amplification increased from 18/24/30/36% to 30/35/40/45%

Slardar
* Bash bonus damage increased from 40/60/80/100 to 60/80/100/120

Treant Protector
* Leech Seed damage per pulse decreased from 24/36/48/60 to 15/30/45/60

Tusk
* Snowball cooldown reduced from 21 to 21/20/19/18
* Walrus Punch cooldown reduced from 30/24/18 to 25/20/15

Undying
* Intelligence growth increased from 2.0 to 2.5

Windranger
* Focus Fire manacost decreased from 150 to 75/100/125

Zeus
* Lightning Bolt vision and truesight duration increased from 3 to 4.5
* Lightning Bolt search area of effect increased from 250 to 325


ITEMS

Mjollnir
* Recipe cost increased from 600 to 900
* Static Charge duration decreased from 20 to 15

- Added Compendium Immortals
- Items now drop for all leagues types with more than 500 spectators. The number of drops increases the more spectators there are.
- As of week 3, any fantasy players that are in invalid slots (a Core in a Support slot, or a Support in a Core slot) will score no points.
- Amateur leagues will no longer cause players to show up as Scheduled in the fantasy panels.
- Fixed fantasy player addition priority being in the wrong order.

An update has been released for Left 4 Dead.

- Fixed the game failing to launch on some versions of Mac OS.

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. The major changes include:

• Fixed a case where some clients/servers would crash during map load
  

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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. The major changes include:


Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)

• Fixed the skybox on 3rd party maps when using certain sky materials
  
• In Hammer, while using the Vertex Tool, pressing CTRL+B will snap selected vertices to the grid
  
• Allow about:blank in the MOTD
  
• Marked mat_texture_list as a cheat to prevent client exploits
  
• Removed the sv_voicecodec convar because it isn’t necessary anymore and was being used as an exploit
  
• Updated the con_logfile convar to checking for invalid filenames
  
• Updated the network resource download path to check for invalid filenames
  
• Updated the plugin_load command
  • Servers can only load plugins if they are not running a map
    
  • Clients can only load plugins if they are not connected to a server

Team Fortress 2

• Fixed a bug that would cause the Sentry’s health to look overhealed when it wasn’t
  
• Fixed an exploit with the Red-Tape Recorder and Sentry where the Sentry could build up a large amount of health
  
• Fixed a bug where the Spy could not place a sapper without switching weapons first
  
• Fixed the Engineer being able to purchase the Disposable Sentry Gun upgrade in Mann vs. Machine, build a disposable Sentry, and then refund the upgrade without the Sentry being destroyed
  
• Improved client-side critical attack prediction for rapid-fire weapons (i.e. Flamethrower, Minigun)
  
• Updated the equip_region for the Pyromancer's Mask
  
• Fixed the equip_region for tournament medals conflicting with other items
  
• Added the LBTF2 Season 9 tournament medals
  
• Updated the localization files
  

An update has been released for Left 4 Dead.

- Enabled SteamCmd depot for dedicated server operators.
- Fixed an exploit that could allow clients to transfer blacklisted files to and from the server.