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:



Scream Fortress XIV has arrived!

• Featuring 6 new community maps: Soul-Mill, Helltrain, Bonesaw, Crasher, Ghoulpit, and Spookeyridge
  
• Added the Ghoulish Gains Case
  • Contains 22 new community-created cosmetic items that make up the Ghoulish Gains Collection
    
  • Has a chance to give one of 5 new community-created Halloween-restricted items as a bonus item
    
  • Has a chance to give a taunt Unusualifier as a bonus item
• Added 5 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store
  • Taunt: The Scaredy-cat!
    
  • Taunt: Texas Twirl 'Em
    
  • Taunt: The Travel Agent
    
  • Taunt: Drunk Mann's Cannon
    
  • Taunt: Shanty Shipmate
• Added 25 new community-created Unusual effects
  • 12 new effects for Unusual hats
    
  • 13 new effects for Unusual taunts
• Added the Scream Fortress XIV War Paint Case
  • Contains 11 new community-created War Paints that make-up the Scream Fortress XIV War Paint Collection
    
  • Has a chance to give a taunt Unusualifier as a bonus item
• All players who launch the game will receive a Soul Gargoyle if they don't already have one
  • Grants access to Merasmissions and Halloween item transmutations
    
  • Tracks Merasmissions completed and souls collected
• All Halloween Contracts have been reset, allowing them to be completed again
  
• Added new Contracts for this year's featured community maps
  
• Completing a Halloween Contract will give players a classic Halloween item and the chance for a Ghoulish Gains Case or Scream Fortress XIV War Paint Case
  
• Continue last year's event by collecting the souls of dead players for your Soul Gargoyle by killing enemies, doing map objectives, or collecting the Soul Gargoyles that spawn in the maps
  
• All cosmetic and taunt Cases will grant Halloween 2022 Unusual effects instead of their normal Unusual effects during the event. This does not include Crates.
  
• Join Halloween matches by using the Special Events category in Casual
  
• Scream Fortress XIV runs through November 7th, 2022
  

General

• Updated several maps to fix localization issues
  
• Updated cp_snakewater_final1
  • Fixed walkable ledge near mid
    
  • Fixed match summary screen for competitive mode
    
  • Created some space between spawn points and door trigger in first forward spawn
    
  • Minor visual fixes

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 +quickswitch bug fix while we evaluate
  

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 being unable to equip certain valid cosmetic combinations
  

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 some stability issues
  
• Fixed being able to equip conflicting cosmetic items using +quickswitch
  
• Fixed precached particles not being deleted across map changes
  
• Fixed some hats with drop_type "drop" not being dropped in the world
  
• Fixed headshot animations sometimes playing at map origin
  
• Fixed missing polygon on Pyro's finger
  
• Fixed clipped text in the Mann vs. Machine loot list screen
  
• Fixed missing BLU skin for The Sydney Sleeper
  
• Fixed some attribute descriptions being cut off in the Item Pickup dialog
  
• Fixed duplicate reload sound entries in the tf_weapon_flaregun_revenge weapon script
  
• Fixed players not igniting after being shot when the map has applied the TF_COND_GAS condition
  
• Fixed not preserving the player's current angles when the map has applied the TF_COND_HALLOWEEN_KART condition
  
• Fixed missing variables in the Canteen Crasher tournament medals. This does not affect previous versions of those medals.
  
• Updated func_nobuild entity with a new setting to support destroying buildings within its perimeter when activated
  
• Updated player entity with SetCustomModelWithClassAnimations input to set a custom player model that uses the class animations
  
• Updated the tf_logic_cp_timer entity so it can also be used for team RED
  
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
  
• Updated the localization files
  
• Updated the Hazard Headgear
  • Fixed using the wrong lightwarp
    
  • Updated the backpack image to match the item
• Updated the Fizzy Pharmacist
  • Moved the soda bottle to the other side of the Medic to fix clipping problems
    
  • Fixed the second style not hiding the bottle
• Updated pl_upward
  • Fixed exploit that allowed buildings to be built in an area that is later shut off from both teams
• Updated cp_snakewater_final1
  • Minor visual, clipping/blockbullet, and detailing fixes
    
  • Fixed alignment issues
    
  • Fixed some mirroring issues
    
  • Updated mid slightly to make it more mirrored
    
  • Increased wall heights on mid to allow more jumps
    
  • Updated last spawn room to reduce the randomness of spawnpoints
    
  • Slightly increased cap time on last to account for longer travel time to the point
    
  • Speculative changes to fix some "wallbug" issues
    
  • Added Competitive mode stage

An update has been released for Half-Life 2 and its Episodes.

- Fixed UI scaling issues when docking the Steam Deck
- Fixed broken control states when external controllers are connected

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 Spy being able to disguise after picking-up the intelligence
  
• Fixed some missing Announcer voice lines during the Competitive post-match summary
  
• Fixed some view model draw animations not using the snap command
  
• Fixed the Mann vs. Machine mission selection dialog sometimes drawing under the category controls
  
• Updated the Cold Cosmos Unusual effect to fix a parenting issue
  
• Updated Contagious Eruption, Daydream Eruption, and Volcanic Eruption Unusual effects
  • Fixed the highlight glow detaching itself from the effects and moving in the direction the player is moving
    
  • Fixed the effects being almost invisible in bright areas
• Updated the Kazan Karategi to fix clipping issues with the Pyro's arms
  
• Updated the Tropical Camo to fix the rigging and the normal map
  
• Updated the Boston Brain Bucket and Pest's Pads
  • Added Blank style that was originally missed
    
  • Fixed style names not aligning with the styles
• Updated the Bandit's Boots to fix a clipping issue with LOD1
  
• Updated The Chaser to fix some clipping issues and correct the backpack icon
  
• Updated item schema and localization files with community fixes
  
• Updated/Added some tournament 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:

• Added the Summer 2022 Cosmetic Case
  • Contains 25 new community-contributed items
    
  • Adds 11 new community-created Unusual effects (29 variants total)
• Fixed a server crash caused by Sniper trying to eat his gun (switching to Sniper while Heavy is eating a Sandvich)
  
• Fixed an occasional lag spike when showing the kill cam for some players
  
• Fixed a regression where spotlights and spawns could not be parented
  
• Fixed a regression with incorrect prop lighting on some maps such as Barnblitz
  
• Fixed incorrect team colors for the default style of The Caped Crusader when using the itemtest command
  
• Fixed missing materials for some Strange Filters in the Mann Co. Store
  
• 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:

• Fixed payload cart not rolling back
  
• Fixed soundscape regression
  
• Fixed being dropped from the server when refunding upgrades in Mann vs. Machine
  
• Fixed jiggle bones on the inspect screen
  
• Added some tournament 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:

• Several fixes to address exploits and stability issues
  
• Added a game server setting, "net_chan_limit_msec", which allows server operators to limit amount of processing time the game server can spend on processing packets for each client per tick. Clients that send packets causing server CPU processing time to exceed configured number of milliseconds will be kicked from the game server.
  
• Added a game server setting, "net_chan_stats_dump" which, when enabled, will dump statistics of each network channel when that network channel is closed. Statistics include messages, bandwidth, and CPU processing time breakdown.
  
• Added a game server setting, "tf_fall_damage_disablespread", to disable random fall damage (default: 0)
  
• Fixed not being able to adjust the offset for a cosmetic item's Unusual effect
  
• Fixed some players seeing [unknown] for their player name
  
• Fixed broken transparency on cosmetics
  
• Fixed lag compensation when melee-ing teammates
  
• Fixed not being able to hit a player's hitbox if it extends outside the player's bounding box during an animation
  
• Fixed jiggle bones rendering in the loadout and item previews
  
• Fixed the Iron Bomber's projectile collision size not matching other projectile collision sizes
  
• Fixed ConVar buttons flickering after being clicked to toggle the value
  
• Fixed The Shortstop shove showing as self-inflicted damage
  
• Fixed Mini-Sentry guns not triggering damage alerts in the HUD
  
• Fixed net_disconnect_reason affecting disconnect messages on the client
  
• Fixed Medi Gun charges expiring too early if a server forces add_uber_time
  
• Fixed network edicts being used for server-side-only entities
  
• Updated mat_picmip to allow values below -1
  
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
  
• Updated the localization files
  
• Updated Mann vs. Machine
  • Fixed not being able to kick Spectators
    
  • Fixed bots not displaying the correct names
    
  • Fixed the loading screen backgrounds on Valve servers
    
  • Fixed Übercharge charge rate and duration upgrade not working for the Vaccinator
• Updated Arena mode
  • Fixed players being able to late-join the game
    
  • Fixed players on team Unassigned being able to kill other players

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