Team Fortress 2 - Valve
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 another bug where some methods of connecting to Steam would not honor the -ip command line parameter
Team Fortress 2 - Valve
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 bug where some methods of connecting to Steam would not honor the -ip command line parameter
Team Fortress 2 - Valve
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 ConVar "sdr_spew_level" for clients and servers to control SteamNetworkingSockets console spew. Default is 4 (warning).
  • Fixed official TF2 bots displaying avatars in the scoreboard during modes like Offline Practice
  • Updated the War Paint inspection panel to support all seed values
  • Updated custom player sprays and other temp files to only be deleted on shutdown
Team Fortress 2 - Valve
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 an exploit related to players impersonating other Steam accounts
  • Updated custom player sprays to be disabled for players by default
    • Players can opt-in to see custom player sprays on community servers in the Advanced Options menu
    • Custom player sprays and other temp files will be deleted on startup and when disconnecting from a server
  • Fixed an exploit related to creating unnamed Normal quality items
  • Removed the disconnect reason when a player leaves the server
  • Fixed the Fireproof Secret Diary not cloaking
  • Fixed the Medic's weapon not hiding during the High Five taunt
  • Fixed the equip_region for the Crocodile Dandy
  • Fixed taunt_medic_heroic.wav not playing during case openings and trade-ups
  • Fixed the Heavy being able to crouch and jump while stunned
  • Fixed overhead player icons not drawing while connected to match servers
  • Fixed Dragon's Fury projectiles not passing through tf_generic_bomb entities
  • Updated the tf_generic_bomb entity to allow passing the activator in the OnDetonate output
    • Toggle this feature using the Pass Activator option. Default is No.
  • Updated several of the Summer 2021 cosmetic items to add item_type_name descriptions
  • Updated the Coffin Nail warpaint for the shotgun to add the missing "has team color paintkit" attribute
  • Updated material for the Hazard Headgear to fix problems with painting and using minmap
  • Updated item schema with community fixes from Andrés S. (rabscootle)
  • Updated Spy invis materials with community fixes from Liam Stone (boba)
  • Updated description of the "Strange Part: Player Hits" item to match its name
  • Updated materials for the Time Out Therapy taunt
  • Updated the material for the RED dueling icon to match the BLU dueling icon
  • Updated backpack images for the Mislaid Sweater and Mr. Quackers to fix size and centering issues
  • Updated the description for the Backpack Expander
  • Updated the Resonation, Aggradation, and Lucidation unusual effects to fix a problem when taunting
  • Updated Golden Wrench, Saxxy, and Golden Frying Pan kills to use the Australium background for death notices
  • Updated the link for the New User Forum button in the main menu
  • Updated/Added some tournament medals
  • Updated the localization files
  • Updated cp_snakewater_final1
    • Minor visual fixes
    • Minor clipping fixes
    • Slightly increased spawn time when attacking last
    • Fixed some jumps being made impossible in previous update
    • Made some areas like respawn doors smoother to walk past
    • Nature & Wildlife preservation measures
Team Fortress 2 - Valve
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 players not being able to download large custom maps from servers
  • Added check to prevent players without admin access using the dump_all_caches server command
Team Fortress 2 - Valve
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 the Summer 2021 Cosmetic Case
    • Contains 18 new community-contributed items
    • Adds 6 new community-created Unusual effects
  • Numerous security and stability improvements
  • Added a cooldown before a player can create a vote when they join a match already in-progress
    • sv_vote_late_join_time controls the grace period after the match starts before the cooldown is applied: default 90 secs
    • sv_vote_late_join_cooldown controls the length of the cooldown: default 5 min
  • Kick votes will end early and automatically pass if the vote target leaves the match during the vote
  • Added a ConVar to control players changing their name during a match
    • tf_allow_player_name_change: default is 1
    • Matchmaking servers will set this to 0
  • Updated the player list in the vote-kick dialog to show the time each player has been connected to the server
  • Removed the disconnect reason from the message when players leave the server
  • Updated the Mann vs. Machine "inspect" command to only work for players in your party or in your Friends list
  • Moved materials for community particle effects into the Effects/workshop sub-folder to distinguish them from Valve materials
  • Updated/Added some tournament medals
  • Updated the localization files
  • Updated cp_snakewater_final1
    • Fixed clipping throughout map
    • Fixed explosion splash being caught by objects throughout map
    • Made movement smoother throughout map
    • Reworked some problematic areas like the kitchen
    • Minor visual enhancements throughout the map
  • Updated cp_process
    • Fixed incorrect skin for the Red radio tower
Dota 2 - Valve
- Fixed a hang when backgrounding Dota with Alt+Tab during startup when using the DX11 rendering system.
- Team supporter health bar logos will now appear in all languages.
- Fixed a bug where seeking to a time in replays would cause bursts of noise.
- Medusa's Stone Gaze no longer plays a sound effect when applied to non-heroes.
Team Fortress 2 - Valve
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 a round timer to cp_powerhouse
  • Updated/Added some tournament medals
  • Updated the localization files
Dota 2 - Valve
- Fixed the interaction of Earthshaker's Aghanim's Shard and a few other hero spells that blocked pathing (notably Nature's Prophet's Sprout). Earthshaker cannot walk through other blockers when he has a Shard, he can only walk through Fissure blockers.
Feb 18, 2021
Portal 2 - Valve
An update has been released for Portal 2.

Improvements:
  - Implemented a Vulkan render backend (currently accessible through the -vulkan command line parameter).
  - Improved compile time for Perpetual Training Initiative puzzles.
  - Improved advanced video settings descriptions.
  - Made the game Hi-DPI aware.
  - Smarter default video settings.
  - Improved resolution of player avatars throughout the game.
  - Players can now be invited to play co-op on controller.
  - Button text contrast and padding has been improved when using a controller.
  - Implemented a 360° Spin action.
  - The portalgun is now correctly affected by dynamic lights (projected textures) in the scene.
  - Improved client-side prediction for coop play.
  - Added the ability for workshop levels to pack particles into their map with a particles/map_manifest.txt
  - Misc. rendering optimizations.
  - Added an icon to the game on Linux.
  - Removed the "Trading Coming Soon" button.
Bug Fixes:
  - Fixed a crash on startup that could happen on Linux.
  - Fixed a crash that could occur in some community test chambers using BEEMod on Linux.
  - Fixed the credits being corrupted on Linux.
  - Fixed the intro videos for acts 2 and 3 not playing on Linux.
  - Fixed the game starting in the top left corner of the screen on Linux.
  - Fixed a crash in the PeTI if you placed a light strip above a laser catcher on the floor and linked it to a fizzler.
  - Fixed the fizzler not playing the retract animation when turned off in new PeTI maps.
  - Fixed being able to copy 'uncopyable' items in the PeTI leading to invalid/broken levels.
  - Fixed some items in PeTI not maintaining their portalability state when expanding the chamber boundaries.
  - Fixed a crash if PeTI avatars could not be retrieved.
  - Fixed Cave Johnson's lines not progressing when playing queued workshop levels.
  - Fixed a memory leak that could occur when changing levels.
  - Fixed a bug where you could no longer ping/taunt via mouse/keyboard if you have ever used a controller.
  - Fixed the ping menu being visible when quick pinging on controller.
  - Fixed the game instructor not respecting input types for respective players in split-screen mode.
  - Fixed rumble not being respected for respective players in split-screen mode.
  - Fixed the wrong avatar being used if playing coop after playing a workshop level.
  - Fixed the OnFiredPortal2 output not firing.
  - Fixed some text being duplicated on the screen multiple times.
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