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 Festive Rack to fix missing paintable attribute
  
• Updated Musical Maelstrom, Verdant Virtuoso, and Silver Serenade effects to fix max particle count
  
• Updated pl_rumford_event to fix missing materials/models
  
• Updated cp_frostwatch
  
  • Fixed being able to build on one of the roofs in stage 2
    
  • Fixed a door going through the floor in stage 3
• Updated cp_gravelpit_snowy
  
  • Improved clipping
    
  • Fixed various perch spots
    
  • Decreased fog intensity
    
  • Removed unused particle system entities
    
  • Fixed a few floating trees
    
  • Adjusted vertical positions of snowman bombs
    
  • Adjusted lighting on metal sheets in blue spawn
    
  • Fireplaces will now light arrows
    
  • Added more func_dustmotes
    
  • Fixed some visible z-fighting
    
  • Minor detailing additions and adjustments
• VScript support changes
  
  • Fixed lag compensation when friendly fire is enabled
    
  • Added better support for meshing player upgrades
    
    • Added GrantOrRemoveAllUpgrades method
      
    • Exposed currency UI when upgrades are enabled
      
    • Exposed upgrade history on the player when playing without a population manager

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:

Happy Smissmas 2022!

• All players who play TF2 during the event will receive a Stuffed Stocking as a gift! Stockings contain goodies for good little Mercenaries.
  
• Featuring 5 new community maps: Frostwatch, Frostcliff, Rumford, Frosty, and Coal Pit
  
• Added the Winter 2022 Cosmetic Case
  • Contains 23 new community-contributed items
    
  • The Festivizer can be found as a bonus drop when opening the case
• Added 3 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store
  • Taunt: Russian Rubdown
    
  • Taunt: Tailored Terminal
    
  • Taunt: Roasty Toasty
• Added 17 new community-created Unusual effects
  • 8 new effects for Unusual hats
    
  • 9 new effects for Unusual taunts
• All cosmetic and taunt cases will grant Smissmas 2022 Unusual effects instead of their normal Unusual effects during the event. This does not include crates.
  
• Mann Co. Store winter sale!
  
• Smissmas runs through January 7th, 2023

General

• Fixed some point_camera visibility issues
  
• Fixed some UGC medals using the wrong skin for team RED
  
• Updated backpack images for some older cosmetic cases
  
• Updated winter cosmetic cases to use a winterized sound when opening
  
• Updated several maps to fix localization issues
  
• Updated cp_snakewater_final1
  • Fixed missing cubemaps
    
  • Improved blockbullets
    
  • Visual fixes

(Image credit: Art - FarLegends, Lettering - Cheddzy)

TFConnect returns this weekend, December 10th - 11th! The team is broadcasting, live and in person, from a studio in snowy Sweden!

Since 2018, TFConnect has raised over $50,000 for charities including this year’s cause, SpecialEffect. This charity has a profoundly positive impact on quality of life, confidence and rehabilitation of disabled gamers. This year TFConnect has stepped up to bring streamers together in Sweden for in-person DnD, board games, cooking, painting and gaming. Participating online are some big personalities, voice actors and content creators. You can join in on the giving as donations are open now, and maybe win some special TF2 goodies.

The event will be streamed live on KritzKast’s Twitch channel, and you can keep up to date with the team by following TFConnect and KritzKast on Twitter.

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:

• Implemented VScript
  • VScript allows mappers to embed script code (Squirrel3) into maps. This system is already being used for L4D2 and CS:GO maps.
    • Interface with entities and the world like regular Hammer logic
      
    • Simplify things that were previously incredibly complicated/tedious in Hammer logic
      
    • Interact with and control bots, bosses, player attributes, entities, and game state closely, allowing for enhanced, modified or entirely custom game modes
      
    • React to game events and change the outcome of certain things, such as damage calculations
  • More technical info about VScript for Team Fortress 2 is available on the Valve Developer Community
    • https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/VScript
      
    • https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/List_of_TF2_Script_Functions
• Added the ability to change the skybox dynamically using the skybox_swapper entity or SetSkyboxTexture
  
• Added support for custom MvM upgrade files packed into the map
  
• Added point_worldtext, an entity that can show text dynamically, with support for multiple SDF (signed distance field) fonts, multiple colors and a rainbow mode
  
• Exposed several movement related ConVars
  
• Implemented support for func_monitor and cameras
  
• Implemented logic_eventlistener for listening to game events from Hammer logic
  
• Added the ability to pass parameters and delay to MvM populator actions
  
• Improved compile time with VRAD
  
• Special thanks to Jakub and everyone on the GitHub VScript Mega Issue for testing, providing feedback, and submitting requests

The RCADIA Gaming House is inviting all die-hard and lightweight TF2 fans to their very first Community LAN in Hamburg, Germany! They're ready to offer an entire weekend full of non-stop mercenary action! Competitive 6s, Highlander, Ultiduo, Silly Hat Contest, Pub Quiz and much more! With Europe’s finest teams attending, you’ll not want to miss this!

The LAN will take place from the 25th to 27th of November, and the stream will start at 2:00pm CET (8:00am EST). You can catch all the action here!

Important Links:

• Event Page
  
• Discord
  
• Twitch

An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2.

- Update to DXVK Version 2.0
- Fixed potential exploit to remotely crash servers

(Image credit: SFM - kevin supermarket, Typesetting/Compositing/Logo - Requim, Feedback - agrastiOs, Manus, IVG)

Put up fists, little baby men! We come back to fight, bigger and stronger than ever!

The Fortress Faceoffs group is here to present their last event of the year, and perhaps the most important of them all! A callback to the event that started it all, Festive Fisticuffs 2022 features your favorite fights and feasts between your very own teams of seven holiday-punching Heavies!

This time, it's something special for everyone special! The event group is supporting the Razom for Ukraine charity foundation, allowing donations for the entire event period to prepare medical aid for Ukraine citizens affected by the war. Donate from December 9th to December 27th using this donation link and remember the gratitude felt by all those you've supported!

Sign up today and prove your might against the community's veteran teams (and even the creator of the Holiday Punch himself)! The games begin on December 9th @ 7 AM EST / 13:00 CET (for NA and EU respectively) and will last around one week. The top 8 teams will be scheduled to have their best beatdowns streamed live on December 18th! For more information about event rules, prizes, donating, and more, join the Fortress Faceoffs Discord and meat your makers!

Important Links:

• Challonge Event Page / Tournament Brackets / Donation Link
  
• Discord
  
• Twitter
  
• Twitch
  
• YouTube
  
• Steam Group

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

Players with no to minimal competitive experience will sign up to be placed on a team of six, led by a coach who will teach the basics of how to play the 6v6 format and help you learn the maps. You'll have three weeks to learn and practice together as a team, before facing off in a round robin style tournament with a prize for the winning team. Several former Newbie Cup alumni have gone on to play in RGL, the biggest North American competitive TF2 league.

Sign-ups are open now, and the deadline to apply and be placed on a team is November 23. Team and coach assignments will be made by November 25 and tournament matches will be the weekend of December 17-18.

Check out their Discord for more info. Whether you're looking to dip your toes in competitive, a more experienced player looking to mentor newbies, or even a fresh install, consider joining their community - they welcome all skill levels!

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 missing footer descriptions for the Gargoyle Case and the Creepy Crawly Case
  
• Updated Beaten and Bruised
  • Improved head bandage/bandaids clipping during some facial flexes
    
  • Fixed the style 3 and style 4 head bandages bouncing up and down during some animations
    
  • Fixed import errors for the Heavy and Pyro versions
    
  • Cleaned up the overall mesh exports
• Updated The Pony Express to fix an issue with the jigglebones
  
• Updated pd_farmageddon to fix one of the point lines that said closing instead of opening
  
• Updated koth_synthetic_event
  • Fixed missing brushwork
    
  • Changed Toastmaster to use Setmodel
    
  • Removed propdata file

Boo! Ahh! Hope that didn’t scare you too much, because there’s something much scarier than that in store for you! What could be scarier than that you ask. Zombies? Witchcraft? A visit from the IRS? Well other than that last one, it’s much scarier…

Operation Holographic Harvest is a Halloween themed charity event created and hosted by Potato.TF! Fight your way through over two dozen community-created maps and missions and complete at least 8 missions to receive an in-game medal! Servers are available in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Click here to get started!

You can watch the full Operation Holographic Harvest Trailer here!

Feeling generous this Halloween? Potato.TF is also running a fundraiser for the Rainforest Trust! 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.

Hurry up and play while you can! The event will end on December 1st, 2022.

Important Links:

• Discord
  
• Steam Group
  
• Website