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Feb 18

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 missing files for Taunt: The Travel Agent
Added No Hat styles for the Cozy Cover-Up
Added VScript support for HIDEHUD_MATCH_STATUS flag to hide the Match Status panel
Added a borderless window option to video settings
Added bicubic lightmaps (from Half-Life 2: 20th Anniversary Update)
Added radial fog (from Half-Life 2: 20th Anniversary Update)
Added support for Steam Networking
Made the default server name for listen servers include the player's name
Made the game launch in native resolution by default instead of 640x480
Client-side prediction fixes (these fix 'jank'/rollback in certain situations)
- Fixed a prediction bug where if the player was moved on the client, their input-based movement for that tick was not taken into account in non-player actions
- Improved prediction for walking on props and other entities
- Made certain client-side entities only trigger local prediction errors
  - e.g. If the viewmodel experiences a prediction error, the player will not experience a prediction error
- Fixed prediction of viewmodel sway
- Fixed a prediction error regarding weapon idle animations
Fixed certain breakable props not gibbing correctly
Fixed an issue where certain variables like position would not be updated correctly to match the server in certain situations
Fixed the player's base velocity (eg. conveyors, moving items etc.) getting subtly out of sync from client/server
Fixed players being able to spam duel cancellation messages for a duel that doesn't exist
Fixed not being able to join community servers via Steam invites or game info
Fixed lighting position discrepancies for cosmetic items, weapons, and viewmodels (community fix from ficool2)
Fixed Equipped label overlapping attribute icons in the loadout menu (community fix from Lindon)
Fixed an issue with props and team colors when taunting with Australium weapons
Fixed the Voices from Below effect not working when taunting with the Highland Hound set equipped
Fixed player voice commands being abruptly ended when the player enters shallow water
Fixed incorrect number on the Geneva Contravention achievement icon
Fixed the Military Style for The Surgeon General to stay properly semi-visible at all angles
Fixed some classes missing the BLU team material for That '70s Chapeau
Fixed the Spanish-Latin America option being displayed as English in the Settings menu
Fixed the MOTD dialog not working for Spanish-Latin America
Updated attribute descriptions for The Scottish Resistance and the Stickybomb Jumper to use 'stickybomb' instead of 'pipebomb'
Updated equip_region settings for The Little Bear, The Heavy-Weight Champ, The Grand Duchess Tutu, and the Combat Slacks to fix unnecessary conflicts
Updated the Spooky Night and Ominous Night Unusual taunt effects to fix a visual bug (Thanks Kiffy!)
Updated koth_overcast_final to improve optimization
Updated ctf_applejack
- Added block bullets to some stores
- Unblocked a window at mid, allowing Snipers to shot across the middle hut
- Removed the missing texture in BLU spawn
- Gave a chicken a friend, because friendship is magic
Updated cp_fortezza
- New radio model for spawn rooms
- Changed sentry shack ammo pack on last to a medium
- Adjusted health pickups throughout the map
- Changed kill volume on cap A double doors to be more consistent with visuals
- Improved bot support (Thanks Star Bright)
- Detail pass
Updated pl_patagonia
- [Stage 1]
  - Fixed some RED bots stuck forever trying to make an impossible jump on the stairs outside spawn
  - Fixed the cart not capping the first point on extremely rare occasions
- [Stage 2]
  - Improved optimization
  - Fixed a nodraw floor near the first BLU spawn train bridge waterfall
  - Fixed 3D skybox looking pitch black for players using mat_hdr_level 2
- [Stage 3]
  - Improved optimization
  - Fixed wrap assassin baubles colliding with a solid func_brush bounding box outside BLU spawn
  - Removed the platform above the open choke of the last point
  - Added an additional path to the window overlooking the open choke of the last point
  - Fixed RED bots getting stuck on a solid fence outside the RED spawn
  - Fixed 3D skybox looking pitch black for players using mat_hdr_level 2

Dec 24, 2024

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:

Fixed the Battle Balaclava's "No Gloves" style hiding the Heavy's hands
Fixed broken materials for The Westcoat's "Ugly" style
Added smoke effect to The Checkered Past
Update the Buck's Brim's "Bad" style
- Fixed broken materials
- Added smoke effect
Updated cp_fortezza
- Detail improvements
- Improved clipping
Updated koth_cachoeira
- Fixed players being able to get stuck in certain displacements
- Various clipping improvements throughout the map
- Various miscellaneous fixes (Thanks Midnite!)
- Improved bot navigation (Thanks Katsu!)

Dec 19, 2024

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:

Updated the Brain Cane to fix problems with the texture and phong value
Updated The Battle Music
- Added missing Hat style
- Fixed the models due to clipping on Heavy's ears and misalignment on Engineer
- Improved and strengthen the Noise Cancellation
- Updated the materials to fix it not being shiny
- Updated the backpack icon to reflect the materials change
Updated cp_gravelpit_snowy
- Fixed potential incompatibility with external VScript files (thanks Le Codex!)
- Re-implemented cubemap reflections in ice cave
- Fixed perch spots
Updated vsh_distillery, vsh_maul, vsh_nucleus, vsh_outburst, vsh_skirmish, and vsh_tinyrock
- Restored Hale's resistance to knockback back to 75%
- Reduced bonus flame damage against Hale from 50% to 25%
- Hale can now do 1 extra Brave Jump before the Jump Fatigue kicks in (thanks Wendy)
- Weighdown is no longer blocked by the Jump Fatigue (thanks Wendy)
- Removed area-of-effect of Hale's normal punches (thanks Wendy)
- Demoman shields now absorb 70% of Saxton Punch! damage (compared to normal 50%) to make the following launch into the stratosphere survivable
- Fixed Hale taking mini-crits from Direct Hit and Reserve Shooter while underwater (thanks Bradasparky)
- Fixed airborne mini-crits of Direct Hit and Reserve Shooter applying against the wielder (thanks Bradasparky)
- Fixed Hale being able to stomp while underwater (thanks Bradasparky)
- Fixed Sweeping Charge not working against underwater opponents
- Fixed the bug that prevented Quick-Fix from mirroring a patient's wall climbing (thanks Bradasparky)
- Fixed Hale's faulty ground detection (thanks Bradasparky)
- Fixed Baby Face's Blaster's loss of boost not applying correctly (thanks Whurr and MilkMaster72)
- Fixed the voice lines refusing to play sometimes
Updated pl_patagonia
- Stage 1
  - Fixed the cart going under the elevator in extremely rare occasions (Thanks Shocked)
  - Fixed sometimes hearing outside soundscapes inside blue spawn
  - Fixed being able to build in a very high rooftop after point A
  - Fixed being able to build in blue spawn
  - Cart elevator is no longer the glitchiest thing in the universe
  - Fixed cart not rolling back after completing the elevator descent sequence
  - Now, if the cart is rolling into the elevator in overtime, the round timer will be set to 5 seconds left, to avoid unfair loses for blue. Timer will resume once the cart reaches the bottom (Thanks I. C. Wiener).
- Stage 2
  - Removed rollback from the train container ramp in last point (Thanks b4nny)
  - Gave blue more high ground for last point
  - Added an additional dropdown for blue for last point
  - Fixed being able to be teleported into red spawn as blue after capping point A
  - Removed long hill rollback before point C
  - Fixed bots getting stuck on the closed train doors after cap B
  - Fixed being able to leave stickies inside blue last spawn
  - Fixed being able to get stuck in the point C shortcut door for red. If you get trapped, it will kill you.
  - Fixed a pop-in issue relating to areaportals below point B
  - Fixed being able to enter the last blue spawn as red
  - Birdie (Thanks Explocivo808)
- Stage 3
  - Added a fenced section for the long wood cover wall in last point (Thanks b4nny)
  - Mirrored the window sniper spot in last point choke
  - Fixed being able to build behind a displacement rock wall in last point
  - Removed troll teleport spot in last point ending ramp
- All Stages
  - Slightly lowered sun brightness and slightly raised skylight brightness
  - Improved skybox transitions
  - The cart no longer tries to defy the law of physics
  - Ninjaneers have more freedom to be ninjas
  - The bots have learned how to play the map
  - Gave the cart another coronación de gloria

Dec 17, 2024

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:

Updated the Dapper Noel to fix an issue with the mesh
Updated vsh_maul
- Fixed broken areaportals
- Changed some props in the upper area that could be mistaken for a large ammo pack

Dec 16, 2024

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 missing No Gloves style for the Consigliere's Coverup
Added missing Versus Saxton Hale kill icons
Added some tournament medals
Fixed Taunt: Curtain Call voice lines overlapping with other Spy voice lines
Fixed the Playful Aurora and Frisky Morning Unusual effects not moving correctly
Updated Aurora Skies Unusual effect to fix a timing issue
Updated the Necroprancer to fix an issue with the materials
Updated the Dusk Duster to fix an issue with the materials
Updated the Dapper Noel
- Remade normal map to be compatible with OpenGL
- Re-baked Diffuse & updated backpack icon to reflect above changes
- Removed misplaced ambient occlusion
- Fixed problematic face flexes
- Fixed an issue where Engineer's beard was protruding from his goggles
- Fixed an issue with the jigglebones being disabled
- Rigged Sniper's hat to be compatible with his melee taunt
Updated Scrooge McDoc
- Transparent lenses are rigged to the correct bone (prp_glasses instead of bip_head) so it should now work correctly with taunts that move the glasses
- Improved scarf rigging and positioning to allow for better compatibility with shirt cosmetics
- Updated the backpack icon
Updated koth_overcast_final
- Fixed an issue with the models/materials
- Added back snow coverings (now using displacements) to some props that were missing them
- Fixed misaligned textures in various places
- Fixed weird lighting bug on a wall in blue spawn
- Fixed 'Hotel' sign not displaying properly
- Added back indicators under some health and ammo kits that were missing them
Updated cp_fortezza
- Removed sniper window leading into last
- Fixed Engineer being able to build in some doors
- Fixed some props being solid
- Slight art pass update
Updated vsh_maul
- Players can no longer hide from Saxton in the dark
- Fixed props inside other props
- Fixed z-fighting brushes
- Fixed missing particle effects for the water feature
- Fixed orientation of water feature particles
- Minor lighting changes around the cinema
- Adjusted LOD change distances for Cinema sign
- Updated VSH logic
- Grounded levitating props
- Aligned misaligned textures
- Fixed mis-textured walls
- Clipped upper metal beams
- Fixed clip brushes sticking out from walls that could be walked on
- Players will now be pushed off of the fire bell
- Adjusted cinema sign shadow
- Used spell check on Saxton's Package sign
- Updated how music is activated and deactivated
- Fixed clipping on the hanging big ornaments

Dec 11, 2024

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:

Happy Smissmas 2024!

All players who play TF2 during the event will receive a Stuffed Stocking as a gift! Stockings contain goodies for good little Mercenaries.
Featuring 6 new community maps: Overcast, Fortezza, Penguin Peak, Patagonia, Cutter, and Maul
Added the Winter 2024 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: Fore-Head Slice
- Taunt: Peace!
- Taunt: Curtain Call
Added 18 new community-created Unusual effects
- 9 new effects for Unusual hats
- 9 new effects for Unusual taunts
All cosmetic and taunt cases will grant Smissmas 2024 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, 2025

General

Fixed a client crash when previewing imported items in the Workshop dialog
Fixed showing an error model when equipping the Scottish Resistance
Fixed The Executioner not hiding the Scout's dog tags
Updated the Mountebank's Masque to fix a problem with the materials
Updated/Added some tournament medals
Updated vsh_distillery, vsh_nucleus, vsh_outburst, vsh_skirmish, and vsh_tinyrock
- General
  - Added the gamemode intro movie (made by Lacry, thanks)
  - Improved the delivery of VSH-related voice lines for Soldier, Engineer and Sniper
  - Updated some VSH-related voice lines for Saxton, Soldier, Engineer and Sniper (thanks The Rat Man)
  - Added Hale's kill icons
  - Visual improvements to Hale's Ability HUD (thanks Funicular)
  - Added a visual cue signaling an upcoming Saxton Punch!
  - Minor visual improvements to Saxton Hale and his particle effects
  - Fixed the boss bar sometimes starting invisible
  - Fixed a rare crash caused by seeing blood decals on Hale while playing on low graphics quality settings
  - Fixed a rare bug when Hale's Ability HUD textures become missing
- Balance Changes - Saxton Hale
  - Added Brave Jump Fatigue. Each consecutive jump will be less powerful, requiring a short break to restore to full strength
    - Weightdown ability is disabled during Jump Fatigue
  - Increased Hale's health by ~100HP per opponent
  - Adjusted Hale's health formula against 24+ opponents - Hale now gains 2000HP for every opponent past 23 (thanks Megascatterbomb)
  - Hale's resistance to knockback reduced from 75% to 35%
  - Head Stomp damage now scales with Hale's downward speed, dealing between 64 and 193 damage (previously dealt flat 195 damage)
- Balance Changes - Mercenaries
  - Explosives and fire now deal 50% more damage against Hale
  - The 40% minigun damage penalty now applies to full crits only
  - Broken Demoman shields now retain the charge ability
  - Demoman shields now absorb only 50% of the incoming damage upon breaking (a would-be-lethal blow will leave the Demo at 1HP)
  - Greatly decreased sticky trap damage reduction
  - Removed Scottish Resistance's 20% damage penalty
  - Baby Face's Blaster now loses 20% of its boost upon Wall Climbing
Updated vsh_tinyrock (additional changes)
- Improved performance
- Fixed odd clipping at one of the spawns
Updated vsh_distillery (additional changes)
- Improved performance
Updated vsh_nucleus (additional changes)
- Fixed setup time ending five seconds too early
- Improved detailing in some areas
- Improved clipping on staircases
- Increased control point capture time to 15 seconds
- Removed collision on some lights
- Changed damage model and damage amount of the toxic waste pit and puddles
Updated vsh_skirmish (additional changes)
- Fixed setup time ending five seconds too early
- Fixed an issue where Engineers could build in the crocodile pit
- Fixed not being able to wall climb certain trees in the main arena
- Fixed some lighting issues on stalactites and other props
- Parts of Hale's intro sequence no longer play while waiting for players
- Improved optimization and detailing in some areas
- Improved clipping on spiral stairs (Thanks Aar!)
- Updated security system
Updated cp_brew
- The shortcut from RED spawn to the "A" point now has a nobuild trigger
- Added floor indicator for the health kit in the "A" point wooden shack
- Adjusted "A" point wooden shack to allow more breathing room
- Fixed getting stuck on the "A" gate's frame
- Fixed teletrap near "A" point ditch route
- Fixed being able to place buildings inside an out-of-bounds room outside "A" point
- Fixed some stuck spots near "B" point
- Fixed being able to shoot through a crack in the BLU forward spawn
- Fixed floating props in the diner
- Fixed one way door not forcing itself closed
- Cleaned up some collisions and clipping across the map
- Improved lighting on all of the archways
Updated koth_krampus
- Fixed missing trees in skybox
- Improved look of waterfall texture near full health-kit
- Fixed minor visual errors
- Minor NPC clipping changes
- Fed krampus some oats
Updated pl_emerge
- Switched on the cart light
- Fixed RED players being able to sit on the edge of an exit of BLU's starting spawn
- Fixed some doors showing incorrect textures
- Fixed the final capture point displaying an incorrect string
- Fixed the map occasionally playing incorrect ambient sounds
- Minor visual and performance tweaks
Updated cp_carrier
- The Carrier now has full crits rather than mini-crits
- The Carrier now uses the robot voice lines
- Improved hearability of the Carrier's voice lines and footsteps
- Fixed visual bugs with the boss bar
- Fixed the Carrier sometimes becoming invisible while taunting
- Fixed animation glitches when a Demoman Carrier holds a Stickybomb Launcher
- Fixed occasional phasing through the elevator platform at BLU spawn
- Decreased size of the frog

Nov 14, 2024

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:

Improved matchmaking performance
Improved matchmaker behavior for users with less-than-ideal ping levels. The matchmaker should now be quicker to put you in the best available region.
Improved matchmaker decision making for cross-region parties
Added error messages when being ejected from the matchmaking queue due to connectivity or authentication failures, rather than the queue simply silently vanishing
Fixed the matchmaking settings dialog frequently failing to display any datacenters
Fixed multiple cases of in-progress casual matches abruptly terminating or failing to be assigned any new players if the game server ever loses connection to Steam
Updated the Mountebank's Masque, Courtier's Collar, and Harlequin's Hooves cosmetic items to fix issues with their paint regions
Updated cp_gravelpit_snowy
- Fixed a script issue
- Improved performance
- Improved clipping

Nov 4, 2024

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:

Fixed the Guano and Batbelt cosmetic items hiding the Scout's dog tags
Fixed The Beacon from Beyond incorrectly hiding a bunch of bodygroups
Fixed the Quoth cosmetic item hiding the Scout's headphones
Fixed some broken materials for some props_farm gib models
Adding "Hat" style for the Fuel Injector
Updated the Clue Hairdo to fix broken smoke effect
Updated koth_synthetic_event
- Edited nav mesh to minimize the Toastmaster running diving into the grinder/death pit
Updated pd_farmageddon
- Revoked scarecrow gym membership which lowered their health from 500 to 350
Updated zi_atoll, zi_blazehattan, zi_devastation_final1, zi_murky, zi_sanitarium, and zi_woods
- Fixed an exploit allowing some players to respawn as a human or play as a human on the Zombie team

Oct 25, 2024

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:

Reverted BLU Scout pants fix because it conflicts with too many existing cosmetics
Updated the Fleet Commander again to fix import problems from the previous update
Updated the Phantom Plague and Haunting Haze Unusual effects to fix sometimes spawning away from the player
Updated cp_freaky_fair
- Fixed issues related to the gamemode logic
  - Reapplied check that was mistakenly removed to check if the player is actively buying upgrades in a station or not
  - Implemented new custom system to refund upgrades to hopefully address inconsistencies both in-round and across rounds
  - Implemented logic to handle mismatches in recorded vs actual currency values when leaving the upgrade trigger and having not accepted de-bought upgrades
  - Reverted code to do with Ghosts and Sentry busters to fix bugs related to their effects not de-applying
  - Implemented a way to force kill players to address edge cases where you could survive as the sentry buster past their explosion (Thanks MilkMaster!)
  - Improved the logic which checks if you can apply a new potion effect to yourself to address bugs where effects can overlap
  - Fixed sniper and demo shields not having their upgrades cleared
  - Fixed canteens not having their values cleared when refunding whilst not equipped
- Increased the height of the skybox
- Increased last point capture time from 6s to 7s
- Changed some clipping to stop giants from building on roofs
- Smoothed out a divot (Thanks Midnite!)
Updated zi_atoll, zi_blazehattan, zi_devastation_final1, zi_murky, zi_sanitarium, and zi_woods
- General
  - Re-encoded all Zombie Infection sound effects as .WAV
    - This fixes issues with sound effects not playing correctly and spewing errors in the console
- Bug fixes
  - Fixed a bug that caused Sniper's Spit Pool to deal much more damage than intended
  - Fixed a bug that caused team names to not display correctly when playing on mp_tournament mode
  - Fixed a bug where Engineer would sometimes scream like a charging Demoman while throwing an EMP Grenade
- Zombie Changes
  - Sniper's Spit Pool damage vs Survivors no longer stacks when standing in multiple zones
  - Zombie Heavy is no longer immune to Critical Hits
  - Zombie Heavy's max health raised to 525 (from 450)
  - Zombie Pyro's max health raised to 250 (from 175)
  - Zombie Pyro now drops a medium health kit on death
- Survivor Changes
  - Crossbow weapons no longer have a flat damage multiplier against Zombies
  - The B.A.S.E Jumper can no longer be deployed if you are one of the last three survivors
  - Jumper Weapons can no longer store reserve ammunition
Updated zi_murky (additional changes)
- Added more respawn room triggers around the new spawn zones

Oct 24, 2024

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 missing list of authors for arena_lumberyard_event
Fixed the Crook Combatant hiding the Scout's dog tags
Fixed some sound script entries not playing because they were looking for .wav instead of .mp3
Fixed BLU Scout using the incorrect team color pants
Fixed some props_farm models using an incorrect surfaceprop setting
Updated the large version of the backpack image for The Fast Learner to be consistent with the small version
Updated the schema entries for The Hound's Hood and the Thrilling Tracksuit to remove unused settings
Updated a couple of the community console images to fix missing nomip/nolod settings
Updated Freaky Fair's expert contract to be "Win a round on Freaky Fair"
Updated the Fleet Commander and Delldozer to fix import problems from the previous update
Updated arena_lumberyard_event
- Fixed mini-crits being removed from the last player standing if they used the Crit-a-Cola
- Added missing navigation mesh
- Fixed areaportal windows in spawn fading in too early
- Fixed cases where players would get stuck on the setup doors
- Adjusted prop fades
Updated cp_darkmarsh
- Lowered spell spawn timer (from 180 seconds to 120 seconds)
- Spells that spawn outside respawn rooms will disappear after 30 seconds of not being picked up
- Added several more pumpkin bomb spawn points
- Fixed portcullis doors turning pitch black when opening
- Lowered RED respawn wave time for the last point (from 10 to 8)
Updated tow_dynamite
- Fixed an ammo pick-up differ on BLU side
- Added a missing wagon wheel on BLU side
- Added Tug of War objective strings
- Made the jump pad's deathpits deeper
- A new critter has arrived
Updated pd_circus
- Fixed spell books being prompted despite none spawning in the map
- Reduced points per player from 6 to 5
- Reduced distracting lighting and details around the inaccessible areas of the circus
- Fixed being able to place teleporters too close to spawn doors
- Fixed erroneous collisions
- Fixed small displacements cutting through walls
- Fixed some gaps in geometry

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