LAN's are finally back, and so is the LAN Downunder! Teams and players from around Oceania will meet this weekend to crown another LAN champion at the GIC Arena in Melbourne, Australia!

The event will feature a six round Swiss stage, followed by single elimination playoffs on day 2. There can only be one winner! Who will it be? Tune in at 11pm AEST to CappingTV for some jam packed action!

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 the client disconnect reason not always displaying
• Fixed sv_vote_holder_may_vote_no ConVar to work with the recent vote changes
• Fixed Spy feign deaths not showing the correct class portraits
• Fixed the backpack materials for the Rewired Rampage Perilous Peridots and Quarrelous Quartz community medals

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 clearing the in-game text chat
• Fixed an exploit where players could use sv_cheats on secure servers
• Fixed an exploit where players could teleport back to their own spawn by changing loadout/class while touching the other team's No Entry gate
• Fixed an exploit with the Huntsman in which a player could change loadout to negate the speed debuff when charged
• Fixed an exploit with the Ap-Sap where players could spam noises
• Fixed an exploit where dispensers could heal through glass on some maps
• Fixed an exploit where a Spy could disguise and create an invisible bullet blocking shield at their feet
• Fixed laggy animations on Halloween bosses, skeletons, ghosts and other ghoul-like beings
• Fixed the Spy using incorrect disguise weapons when disguising as Soldier, Pyro, Heavy or Engineer with no member of the same class on the opposing team
• Fixed projectiles sometimes colliding with teammates too early/late
• Fixed being able to change names during a matchmaking game
• Fixed some HUD images being blurry when using low texture settings
• Fixed the Spy's feigned deaths with the Dead Ringer not showing up in the matchmaking quick team status bar
• Fixed %killername% and other placeholder names sometimes showing up on the kill cam and stats screen
• Re-enabled ability for servers to send disconnect reasons to clients
  • Added ConVar net_disconnect_reason to use the disconnect reason sent from the client
• Removed Headgear option from the Mann Co. Catalog dropdown list
• Updated vote system
  • Both teams can have a kick vote running at the same time
  • Can have a global vote running at the same time as a kick vote
  • Fixed sometimes not being able to vote on maps at the end of the round
• Updated the El Fiestibrero to fix a problem with the model
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
• Updated the localization files

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One of the biggest tournaments in competitive Team Fortress 2 history is happening this weekend at Localhost TF2 LAN! All the top teams in North America - froyotech, Witness Gaming, Like A G6, (and others!) - are back for more as they fight to be crowned kings of the East Coast!

Catch the action on Saturday and Sunday, June 25-26, starting at 12:00pm EDT, streamed live on b4nny’s Twitch channel.

Find out more about how to attend, support and follow the tournament on the official event page.

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After nearly a decade of fruitlessly throwing endless streams of Merc bodies at hordes of evil robots, it's about time to shake things up a bit! What could possibly be more effective than that, you ask? It's simple: become a horde of evil robots! The folks at Potato.TF aren’t entirely certain whether this is legal, safe, or even humane, but they're going to find out one way or the other. After all, science isn't about WHY, it's about WHY NOT!

Operation Rewired Rampage is a charity event created and hosted by Potato.TF. Players are now robots and must fight their way to RED’s base. Blast your way through more than a dozen community-created maps and missions this summer and experience MvM like never before! Servers are available in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Click here to get started!

In addition to destroying robots (as robots), there is 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 end on August 26th, 2022.

Important Links:

• Event website
• Discord server
• Steam Group

Last month, the TF2 creative community wrapped on another annual creation jam and now you can check out the showcase of all the finished works! All made in the timeframe of 72 hours, this year's jam brought in 345 entries and raised $10,155.82 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital!

Check out the Showcase thread HERE! Want to be involved next time or get into the thriving content creation community? Join the TF2Maps Discord!

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Red alert, mercs! April is drawing near, and an unusual yet familiar virus has fallen upon the robotic hordes once again. The aptly named "Meme Machines" are back to wreak havoc, blunder about, and provide a healthy helping of the best medicine money can't buy—laughter! Now sign up for the cheapest insurance plan you can find and grab your guns, because it's time for a comedy session!

Operation Peculiar Pandemonium is an April Fools Mann vs Machine tour brought to you by Moonlight MvM that once again pits the Mercs against a meme-fueled robotic onslaught. Complete all the waves in this intermediate-difficulty tour to earn a special pink tank medal! Event servers are available in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

In addition to wrecking the meme machines, you can also donate to the charity fundraiser for The National Breast Cancer Foundation of Australia. Up to three pink donor medals are up for grabs for donations of A$6 (US$5), A$20 (US$15), and A$33 (US$25). Both cash and TF2 items are accepted. Click here for more information on how to donate.

Have fun, but don’t delay or else the meme machines will conquer the world by April 11th!

Important Links:

• Servers List
• Charity Info
• Steam Group
• Discord

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 Taunt: Shooter's Stakeout to fix LOD bugs
• Updated class portraits with nomip/nolod flags

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 particle effects regression when players are killed
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
• Updated the localization files

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:

• Security and stability improvements
• Fixed a client crash related to previewing market items
• Fixed Strange cosmetic items not counting buildings_destroyed for buildings destroyed by a sapper
• Fixed looping particle effects being orphaned when players are killed or force-respawned
• Fixed Taunt: Shooter's Stakeout using one of the Engineer's voice lines
• Updated Smissmas Swirls, Amethyst Winds, and Golden Gusts Unusual effects
  • Fixed visibility issues in bright environments
  • Reduced delay before the swirls start in order to accommodate short taunts
• Updated Sparkling Spruce, Glittering Juniper, and Prismatic Pine Unusual effects
  • Raised the default height of the effect in order to prevent clipping issues
• Updated the Sparkling Lights Unusual effect
  • Fixed visibility issues in bright environments
• Updated Condescending Embrace Unusual effect
  • Fixed the effect not moving when taunting