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Jul 23, 2012

Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released

Day of Defeat: Source - Valve

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

Jul 20, 2012

Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released

Day of Defeat: Source - Valve

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

Fixed Unicode characters getting stripped from player names

Jul 20, 2012

Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released

Day of Defeat: Source - Valve

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

Jul 13, 2012

Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released

Day of Defeat: Source - Valve

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

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

Jul 11, 2012

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

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 Pyromania cosmetic items to the Mann Co. store
All ash-related items have been faded away to dust
Fixed Strange Escape Plans not counting kills
Fixed missing strings for the ESL medals

Jul 10, 2012

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

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 ESL Season VI and Season VII medals
Fixed a client/server crash when re-connecting to the item server
Fixed The Business Casual tie not being blue for the Blue team
Fixed body groups not hiding correctly on ragdolls

Jul 5, 2012

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

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 new options for Pyrovision to the Advanced Options dialog
- Added enable/disable for the HUD border
- Added the ability to make the HUD border static
- Added the ability to turn off the skybox depth of field
Fixed The Sandvich and The Buffalo Steak Sandvich using the wrong models when thrown
Fixed not seeing the blue team skin for the Robot Chicken Hat
Fixed not seeing team colors on the sleeves for The Equalizer and The Escape Plan
Fixed The Escape Plan allowing medic calls
Fixed The Beggar's Bazooka exploding on random targets in the world when overloading
Fixed The Hitman's Heatmaker bodyshot damage penalty affecting the Sniper's other weapons
Fixed The Amputator's radius heal effect applying to players who have The Escape Plan deployed
Fixed the Rainblower taunt attacking players through walls
Optimized the Rainblower taunt particles
Updated Sd_Doomsday
- Fixed rocket lid staying open sometimes after a player drops the Australium on the lift
- Fixed case where the lift could continue traveling up when a player with the Australium died at the same time he touched the lift
Updated the localization files
Updated the gamehaptics file:
- Added recoil/reload/draw/crit forces for the Baby Face's Blaster
- Added new recoil forces for The Beggar's Bazooka, The Cleaner's Carbine, The Hitman's Heatmaker, The Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol and The Scorch Shot
- Added more detail to the reloads for the Scattergun, the Baby Face's Blaster, the SMG, and The Cleaner's Carbine

Jul 2, 2012

Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released

Counter-Strike: Source - Valve

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

Jun 28, 2012

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

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 sd_doomsday to the mapcycle files
Fixed exploit that allowed Beggar's Bazooka to indefinitely hold rockets in the chamber without misfiring
Fixed hatless hats not not-drawing correctly
Fixed bugs with The Hitman’s Heatmaker
- Headshot kills now properly decapitate
- Bodyshot damage penalty is properly applied
- Fixed sound issues while in focus
Fixed missing DX8 particle effects
Fixed seeing through Sniper fences in 2Fort when using Pyrovision
Fixed the second style for the Robot Chicken hat
Teddy Roosebelt can now get assist credits
Updated sd_doomsday:
- Players can now fall into the launch pad after the rocket lifts off
- Optimized some prop_dynamics to reduce server hitching
- Engineers can no longer build teleporters behind the spawn
- Players will no longer get pushed through the terrain if the elevator falls on them
- Death pits now kill dead ringer Spies
- Lowered the frequency of announcer lines

Jun 27, 2012

Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released

Day of Defeat: Source - Valve

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

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