Updates to Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:


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

• Updated client rate value to default to 30000 to improve network performance for most players
  • Rate was previously set by Steam’s Internet connection speed setting
• Updated client rate value to be stored in the config.cfg file
  

Team Fortress 2

• Fixed a crash caused by a string table overflow
  
• Fixed a client crash related to the freeze panel
  
• Fixed a client crash related to ragdolls
  
• Fixed a client crash related to the Mann vs. Machine upgrade panel
  
• Fixed a client crash related to Mann vs. Machine stats
  
• Fixed a crash related to server plug-ins spawning a Mann vs. Machine Tank before the game is ready
  
• Updated the dedicated server to exit when attempting to start a Mann vs. Machine map with less than 32 maxplayers
  
• Fixed mp_timelimit causing Mann vs. Machine mode to not reset properly when the defenders lose
  
• Fixed the Mann vs. Machine wave loss/victory dialog buttons not being clickable sometimes
  
• Fixed the Mann vs. Machine victory dialog getting stuck on the screen
  
• Fixed the Mann vs. Machine wave summary dialog showing up at the beginning of the first wave
  
• Fixed seeing incorrect upgrades in the Mann vs. Machine upgrade panel
  
• Updated upgrade icons to remove numbers
  
• Fixed Sentry Busters picking disposable buildings as valid targets
  
• Fixed an instance of the Sentry Buster sound looping endlessly
  
• Updated the backpack image for Archimedes to fix an alpha channel problem
  
• Updated the colors for The Battery Bandolier
  
• Fixed the disconnect reason not being localized properly for Mann vs. Machine mode
  
• Fixed player glow colors not based on player health in some community mods outside of Mann vs. Machine mode
  
• Removed console spew related to missing movement warnings
  
• Updated the matchmaking ConVar tf_mm_strict
  • A value of 2 will hide the server from the server browser but will still allow direct connections
• Updated Mvm_Mannworks
  • Adjusted clipping on left side drop down where bots may become stuck
    
  • Fixed lighting seam near base
    
  • Fixed vphysics prop error in console
    
  • Minor clipping pass on areas players may become hung up on

Updates to Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:


Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

• Brought in line with shared engine changes
  

Team Fortress 2

• Added Mann vs. Machine
  
• Added Archimedes
  
• Added The Soldier's Stogie
  
• Added The Robro 3000
  
• Updated The Helmet Without a Home to be paintable
  
• Fixed some clipping issues with The Salty Dog
  
• Removed player penetration from The Pomson 6000 and boosted the damage to compensate
  

Updates to Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:


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

• Marked mem_force_flush as a cheat to prevent client exploits
  
• Fixed %n console crash in the client
  

Team Fortress 2

• Added new items:
  • The Red-Tape Recorder
    
  • The Huo Long Heatmaker
    
  • The Flying Guillotine
    
  • The Neon Annihilator
    
  • The Triad Trinket
    
  • The Champ Stamp
    
  • The Marxman
    
  • The Human Cannonball
• Added new promo items
  
• Fixed sappers attaching incorrectly to teleporters that are still building
  
• Improved reliability for finding a coach
  
• Fixed Engineer training shotgun and pistol images being swapped
  
• Fixed GetPlayerItems web APIs not respecting inventory privacy settings
  
• Quickplay beta: Fixed bug causing game servers to sometimes stop receiving traffic upon victory condition
  
• Quickplay beta: Added more status information while in the matchmaking queue
  

Updates to Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:


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

• Fixed dedicated servers not being able to set sv_region
  

Team Fortress 2

• Fixed Replay/SourceTV clients getting kicked when quickplay servers hibernate
  

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

• Fixed Unicode characters getting stripped from player names
  

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

• Added sv_namechange_cooldown_seconds, to throttle clients from changing their name too rapidly. (Defaults to 20 seconds)
  
• Added sv_netspike_on_reliable_snapshot_overflow to selectively enable the automatic dumping of netspike file if a client drops due to "reliable snapshot overflow" (defaults to 0, which disables the debugging)
  
• Added check to prevent player names from containing color codes
  
• setinfo console command will now reject attempts to set / change convars with any unusual characters
  

Team Fortress 2

• Fix a bug that caused gameservers to not properly receive client inventory updates. (Frequent cause of the "The server you are playing on has lost connection to the item server" error message.)
  
• Fixed not being able to equip all-class items properly
  
• Fixed the DX8 water effect
  
• Fixed the Beggar's Bazooka misfiring with 100% crits after firing a crit rocket
  
• Fixed the Strange Sandman not accepting the Posthumous Kills strange part
  

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

• Fixed a client crash on exit (after connecting to a server using sv_pure)
  

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 when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:


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

• Fixed a problem that allowed spoofed IP addresses to make connections to the game server
  

Team Fortress 2

• Teddy Roosebelt can now get assists in Pyrovision
  
• Fixed Pyrovision sometimes activating in killcams for more than just weapons and cosmetics
  
• Fixed exploit where the Scorch Shot could fire its short range kill pellet at the very beginning of the taunt
  
• Fixed blood getting sprayed on the world in some cases in Low Violence and Pyrovision
  
• Fixed decapitations creating head gibs in Low Violence and Pyrovision
  
• Fixed Hitman’s Heatmaker headshot not properly getting counted on the scoreboard
  
• Fixed tracers being fired for other weapons (SMGs) while in focus
  
• Fixed Sydney Sleeper’s bonus not properly protecting against Decapitating Headshots
  
• Added team color to rainbow-showered players in Pyrovision
  
• Updated localization files
  

Counter-Strike: Source

• Added ConVars sv_rcon_maxpacketsize and sv_rcon_maxpacketbans to allow server admins to control the maximum RCON packet size and whether or not users get banned for exceeding that limit. The defaults reflect the existing behavior.
  
• Fixed not being able to import custom spray images on Macs
  
• Fixed Macs cancelling http map downloads that take longer than 30 seconds
  
• Updated the HTML renderer for displaying server MOTD
  

Updates to Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:


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

• Added ConVars sv_rcon_maxpacketsize and sv_rcon_maxpacketbans to allow server admins to control the maximum RCON packet size and whether or not users get banned for exceeding that limit. The defaults reflect the existing behavior.
  
• Fixed not being able to import custom spray images on Macs
  
• Fixed Macs cancelling http map downloads that take longer than 30 seconds
  

Team Fortress 2

• Added Pyrovision!
  
• Added new game mode Special Delivery and map Doomsday!
  
• Friendly players glow when carrying the flag
  
• Fixed rare cases where flag could fall out of the world
  
• Fixed cases where the Payload HUD looked like the cart is still on a hill when it isn't
  
• Fixed cases where some clients didn't receive broadcasts about long continuous particle effects being started or stopped
  
• Updated the HTML renderer for displaying server MOTD
  
• Votes created by a dedicated server no longer trigger a failed vote cooldown
  
• Fixed map triggered annotation events not working on dedicated servers
  
• Fixed the game crashing if tempents are created that use invalid materials
  
• Using a Name Tag while in game notifies everyone of the name change
  
• Fixed Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected not tracking grenade and sentry rocket deflections
  
• Added new items
  • City on Fire item sets
    
  • Pyroland weapons and cosmetics
    
  • Community-contributed cosmetic items for all classes
    
  • Mysterious treasures have been incinerated, but are now craftable
    
  • Added crafting recipe for Pile of Ash
    
  • Scorched Keys are now available in the store for a limited time
    
  • New promo item
• Weapon balancing changes
  • Gloves of Running Urgently
    • Removed self-damage over time penalty
      
    • Heavy takes mini-crits while active and for 3 seconds after switching away
      
    • Attack damage penalty reduced from -50% to -25%
  • Tomislav
    • Spin-up speed bonus reduced from +40% to +10%
  • Quick-Fix
    • Medic mirrors blast jump of their heal target
  • Crusader's Crossbow
    • Reload speed time reduced by +40%
  • Cozy Camper
    • Regenerates 1 heath per second
      
    • Reduced movement penalty from -90% to -80%
  • Sticky Jumper and Rocket Jumper
    • Added 'flying' sound to blast jumps
  • The Concheror
    • Changed rage building source from "damage done and damage received" to only "damage done"
      
    • Increased the rate at which Rage builds for this item by +25%
  • The Equalizer
    • Removed player move speed modification and added it to a new item named The Escape Plan
      
    • All owners of the Equalizer will be automatically granted The Escape Plan
  • Crit-a-Cola
    • Added +25% increased movement speed while active
      
    • Increased duration from 6 to 8 seconds
  • Atomic Bonk
    • Increased duration from 6 to 8 seconds
  • All Flamethrowers
    • Increased base damage by +10%.
  • Backburner
    • Removed +10% damage bonus attribute
      
    • Note: Because of base damage increase, damage remains unchanged
  • Degreaser
    • Added -10% damage penalty attribute
      
    • Note: Because of base damage increase, damage remains unchanged
  • Phlogistinator
    • Damage defense while taunting reduced from -90% to -75%
• Item bug fixes
  • Fixed sentry sometimes spawning in shielded mode while the Wrangler was equipped, but not deployed
    
  • Improved visual and audio cues for when the Manmelter is ready to fire
    
  • Fixed Manmelter being able to earn crits via friendly Pyro self-damage
    
  • Fixed Scotch Bonnet's blue team skin not showing
    
  • Fixed Unarmed Combat's taunt not working
    
  • Unarmed Combat's color now matches the team using it
    
  • Fixed the Apparition's Aspect showing a burning texture in DX8

Updates to Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

• Updated with shared engine changes.