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:

• Added 'No Bullets' styles for the Brute's Braces and the Hunter Heavy to support the new 'bullets' bodygroup
• Updated cp_fulgur
  • Added an extra dropdown path between B and C
  • Fixed particle manifest naming
• Updated cp_fortezza
  • Managed sniper sightlines on last
  • Added new cover object to first point
  • Improved clipping in areas
• Updated koth_demolition
  • Fixed a prop on the RED helipad building being inside a wall
  • Fixed two props missing particle effect on the helipad buildings
  • Fixed a small bug with the shortcuts where sometimes they stayed closed after players exited them even when other players were on the trigger
  • Fixed nav mesh (thanks Katsu for editing it)
  • Added missing spectator cameras around the map
  • Added the "evil deer" on the boat hanging above the sea, do not touch it
  • Raised the water kill trigger slightly
  • Changed the type of the water kill trigger from drown to fall so it displays the message " fell to a clumsy and painful death"
  • Reduced the damage of the water kill trigger from 9999 to 2000 to avoid issues with physic objects

Notes missed from the previous update:

• Fixed the Taunt: Bear Hug not always playing the correct animations

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:

• Added missing Engineer audio for the Taunt: The Final Score
• Fixed an issue with props and team colors when taunting with Australium weapons
• Updated the Le Morne Uniforme to fix some clipping problems
• Updated the Kapitan's Kaftan to hide the Heavy's bullets
• Updated the Fully Charged and Overcharged Unusual effects to fix a refraction bug
• Updated the Esprit De Corps to improve the rigging
• Updated the Blindin' Bonnett and Shady Shelby to adjust their team colors
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
• Updated the Fat Friar
  • Improved rig
  • Adjusted mesh to compensate for lack of bullets bodygroup
  • Removed misplaced ambient occlusion and light generators from the texture
  • Removed normal map artifacts
  • Updated backpack icon to represent above changes
• Updated pl_citadel
  • Adjusted payload collision
  • Reduced radius of payload spawn exit explosion
  • Updated various decorative particles to not render on low graphics settings
• Updated pl_odyssey
  • Added 60 seconds to the round timer when the final control point is activated
  • Fixed some projectiles colliding with the bounding box of func_brush entities
  • Visual fixes and adjustments
• Updated koth_blowout
  • Added Experimental Cage around the maps central Blowout Preventer
    • This change aims to make the cover around the point feel more consistent and prevents players from shooting through small gaps or from behind unfair cover
  • Improved Optimization
  • Fixed kill trigger delay in finale sequence
  • Fixed some Unintended Sightlines
  • Improved Detailing and Visual Clarity in some areas
• Updated koth_boardwalk
  • Fixed being able to smuggle enemy Spies into spawn
  • Reduced ambient soundscape music
  • Added new voice lines for the Barker
  • Fixed a visible hall-of-mirrors error in the water by the Sawmill of Love
  • Fixed visible nodraw under the shoreline boardwalk
• Updated cp_cargo
  • Added bullet block to prevent Red from being able to shoot into blue spawn
  • Added bullet block to the last point wires
  • Fixed the setupgoal text
  • Extended the fence next to red spawn slightly
• Updated cp_fortezza
  • Added more cover to Last
  • Added defensive hold for Engineer's holding valley between A and B
  • Rebalanced pickups in some areas
  • Lighting improvements
  • Reduced file size of the map
• Updated koth_demolition
  • Replaced pillars under the crane using the red texture with ones using the yellow texture
  • Fixed the HDR so lights aren't super bright
  • Replaced the helicopters with ones not using the Yeti Park logo
  • Replaced the Coaltown frames with new ones using newspapers talking about story of the oilrig
  • Added a decal showing the oilrig name (Fort Water Rig No. 2) next to the spawns
  • Updated the luxel scale in multiple places of the map
  • Replaced old blockbullets with new blockbullets for better footsteps sfx
  • Replaced the health and ammo pack stands with new ones, metal for outdoors and wooden for indoors
  • Added a mini ammo on the furnace rooms
  • Added new clipping on top of the furnace rooms to avoid demos and soldiers spamming the point from far away
  • Improved the clipping on the spawn platforms to not allow stickies to stick mid air
  • Added a wooden sign pointing to the shortcut and long path
  • Added new signs that toggle depending on the state of the shortcut to help players navigate the map
  • Reworked the art pass inside the helipad platform
  • Added a new catwalk behind the furnace buildings to give players more routes on the map
  • Adjusted the stairs inside the office building
  • Clipped the open window inside the office building so demos can lob pipes through it
  • Moved a prop on BLU spawn to prevent it from clipping inside a floor light
  • Changed the lights on the shortcuts to be more vibrant and have better illumination and fading

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TF2 Coaching Central is announcing their eleventh North American Newbie 6s Cup, a learning experience and friendly tournament for people who are new to competitive 6v6.

Players with no or minimal competitive experience can sign up to be placed on a team of six, led by experienced coaches who will teach the basics of the 6v6 format and help you learn the maps. Teams have a total of four weeks to learn and train together before facing off in a tournament with a prize pool of 18 keys for the winners and runners up, along with medals for all participants. TF2 Coaching Central's previous Newbie Cup events, which have been running since 2021, have successfully prepared many players and teams to continue competitive play in RGL, the biggest North American TF2 league.

Signups are open now, and the deadline to apply to be placed on a team is August 1. Team and coach assignments will be made by August 3. Group stage tournament matches (with select matches casted live on Twitch by Fireside Casts) will be the weekend of August 30-31, 2025.

Check out their Discord for more information. Whether you're looking to dip your toes in competitive TF2 or you're a more experienced player looking to mentor newbies, feel free to join the community - with learning resources and pickup games running daily. All skill levels are welcome!

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:

• Reverted the change to the Taunt: Texan Trickshot
• Updated koth_boardwalk
  • Fixed players being able to spam the Barker's voice lines when approaching the shooting galleries
  • Fixed a set of missing handrails
  • Improved ambient lighting
  • Fixed missing shoreline visible from the far end of the pier

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 Wrangler shield not moving with parented Sentry Gun (GitHub fix from ficool2)
• Fixed missing sounds for Taunt: The Final Score
• Fixed sound effect being clipped for the Taunt: Bear Hug
• Reduced the taunt attack range for the Taunt: Texan Trickshot
• Updated the Esprit De Corps to fix a clipping issue on the shoulder
• Updated the Short Fuse to fix an issue with the normal map
• Updated the in-game item importer to support the new 'bullets' bodygroup
• Updated the Fully Charged and Overcharged Unusual effects to fix problems with DirectX80
• Updated the Iconic Outline and Subtle Silhouette Unusual effects
  • Added path to fallback material for refract texture to prevent rendering issues for dx80 users
  • Lowered depth bias value of refraction to mitigate rendering issues on taunts that do not move their default control point with the model
• Updated pl_aquarius
  • Fixed skybox
  • Updated soundscapes
• Updated cp_conifer
  • Fixed missing poster texture
  • Fixed outdated loading screen pictures
• Updated cp_fulgur
  • Fixed clipping in the exterior area
  • Replaced one of the outdated spytech assets with newer version
• Updated pl_citadel
  • VScript stability improvements

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 2025!

• Featuring 10 new community maps: Citadel, Aquarius, Fulgur, Cargo, Conifer, Boardwalk, Blowout, Mannhole, Demolition, and Pressure
• Added the Summer 2025 Cosmetic Case
  • Contains 23 new community-contributed items
• Added 4 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store
  • Taunt: The Final Score
  • Taunt: Bear Hug
  • Taunt: Texan Trickshot
  • Taunt: Flying Colors
• Added 14 new community-created Unusual effects
  • 7 new effects for Unusual hats
  • 7 new effects for Unusual taunts
• All cosmetic and taunt cases will grant Summer 2025 Unusual effects instead of their normal Unusual effects during the Summer event. This does not include crates.
• The Summer event runs through September 15th, 2025

General

• Fixed the Frontline Field Recorder not using its normal map
• Fixed The Texas Half-Pants not fully using rimlight
• Fixed the Das Hazmattenhatten's materials not using its normal map
• Fixed The Bazaar Bargain's scope being painted when using the Saccharine Striped, Team Detail, Gobi Glazed, and Team Charged war paints
• Fixed some outdated in-game tips
• Reduced default value for ConVar 'tf_mm_next_map_vote_time' from 30s to 15s
• Updated materials for The Candy Cane to fix consistency issues
• Updated lightwarptexture setting for the blood version of the Half-Zatoichi
• Updated the Strasbourg Scholar to improve clipping
• Updated the Heavy's model to add a 'bullets' bodygroup for cosmetics
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
• Updated cp_fortezza
  • Reworked routes between Point A and Last
  • Improved lighting and visuals across the map
  • Clipping fixes
• Updated vsh_distillery, vsh_maul, vsh_nucleus, vsh_outburst, vsh_skirmish, and vsh_tinyrock
  • Big thanks to Whurr, Starfall and Bradasparky for reporting bugs and suggesting changes.
  • Balance changes
    • Consecutive Wall Climbs no longer cut your preexisting speed
    • Mini-Sentries now deal 80% damage (up from 50%)
    • Crit-boosted Miniguns now deal 70% damage (up from 60%)
    • Reduced the Mighty Slam's damage at point-blank range
    • Rebalanced Hale's damage against buildings
      • Level 1 buildings are destroyed with a single punch
      • Level 2 and 3 buildings now require two punches
      • The Wrangler Shield adds an additional punch to the required count
      • Ability-based damage to buildings is unchanged
  • Bugfixes
    • Fixed a crash caused by the string pool overflowing over time
    • Fixed Hale's attacks applying knockback in the wrong direction
    • Fixed dead players being flagged as AFK and kicked for idling during long rounds
    • Fixed the round timer resetting to 60 seconds if it was lower when the number of alive Mercs dropped to 5
    • Fixed Hale being able to punch immediately as the Sweeping Charge ends.
    • Fixed Hale's punch knockback being too strong against Demoman, Heavy, and Medic
    • Fixed healing effects from the Warrior's Spirit and the Powerjack erasing overheal
    • Fixed the Quick-Fix occasionally failing to mirror the patient's Wall Climbing
    • Fixed a rare bug at the start of a round where Hale couldn't move
    • Fixed being able to Wall Climb off of projectiles

The MGE.tf 1v1 World Championship 2025 will take place July 26-27 and feature 32 competitors across four continents fighting for $5000! Participants include b4nny, habib and logan of froyotech, North America, ixy of Witness Gaming Europe, silvo of Witness Gaming Australia, and reco of South America!

Watch on Fireside Casts!

Day 1 (Saturday, July 26)
Group Stage: 6:30 pm Eastern | 27, July 00:30 CEST | 27, July 08:30 AEST

Day 2 (Sunday, July 27)
Playoffs: 6:30 pm Eastern | 28, July 00:30 CEST | 28, July 08:30 AEST

Prize Pool:
1st: $2000
2nd: $1000
3rd: $600
4th: $400
5th-6th: $300
7th-8th: $200

Important Links:

• Twitch
• Bracket
• Discord

The Australian winter gaming tradition continues as LAN Downunder 2025 prepares to light up Melbourne once again! On July 19-20, the premier event returns to Fortress Arena, Australia’s largest dedicated esports venue, where eight elite teams will battle for glory!

After last year’s successful debut, LAN Downunder stands as the pinnacle of Australian offline TF2 tournaments. With Witness Gaming AU now split after Physgun Fireside Denver 2025, the field is wide open for a new champion.

The stage is set, the teams are ready, and the winter gaming season is about to reach its peak! Who will claim the crown and etch their name into Australian TF2 history?

Catch all the action live on July 19-20th from 11am AEST via Twitch or attending in person. For tickets and event details, visit the Event Hub.

(Image credit: MetalCloud)

On July 18-20th, the top four teams in RGL will be flying out to Philadelphia, PA, for the Season 18 LAN Playoffs and a chance to prove who is the best team in North America!

Come watch it in person or catch all of the action live on the RGL.gg Twitch Stream! Here are the match schedules for July 19th - 20th (July 18th is an optional preparation day for PC time, player and spectator pre-registration, media/interview time, and more):

Schedule - Day 1 (Saturday, July 19th)
1:00 pm Eastern – Round 1 Match
4:30 pm Eastern - Semi-finals

Schedule - Day 2 (Sunday, July 20th)
12:00 pm Eastern - Lower Bracket Finals
4:00 pm Eastern - GRAND FINAL

It’s that time of year again. The gentle sea breeze... digging holes in the sand... seagulls flying above, looking for the best time to steal an entire hotdog right out of your hands... Sounds nice doesn’t it? Well there’s no time for relaxing now, Soldier! Gray Mann’s army is back with a vengeance, and thousands of robotic abominations are storming across those very beaches as we speak. It’s time to get out there and fight unless you want this to be the last summer you'll ever get! Gray Mann is coming for a lot more than your hotdogs and if you don’t fight back hard and fast, there won’t be any more hotdogs left for those flying beach rats to take...

Operation Bolted Barbecue is a new Mann vs. Machine charity event brought to you by Potato MvM! Complete over 50 missions across new and returning maps! Complete at least 10 missions to receive an in-game medal! Event servers are available across the world. Click here to get started!

Feeling generous? Potato.TF is also hosting a charity fundraiser supporting Direct Relief! Donate as little as $5 to receive an in-game medal! Have the link to your Steam profile ready and click here for more information.

Destroy those robots while you can! The event will run until October 15th, 2025.

Important Links:

• Event Website
• Discord
• Steam Group