Team Fortress 2

Team Fortress 2 · Dec 12, 2024

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

Team Fortress 2 · Dec 7, 2024

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TFConnect is blazing a trail back like a man flying through the air in a stub-nosed sports car!

Veg-out to a gargantuan, bite-sized 80s’ internet throw-back event. The gnarly agenda includes an interview with Mike Morasky, award-winning composer of TF2’s legendary soundtrack. They also have the most epic server packed to the gills with gaming creators from across the web. Chaos makes a welcome return and there are spotlights showing the best of this community, the TF2 Quiz Show, MvM with Valve Devs, & much more!

The event streams, like totally live, December 7th from 6:30 am Eastern (12:30 CET) on the KritzKast Twitch channel.

Donations are now OPEN on the TFConnect website!

TFConnect has raised over $100,000 for charities including this year’s cause, SpecialEffect. This charity has a profoundly positive impact on quality of life, confidence and rehabilitation of disabled gamers.

Remember what the dinosaur told us, "Teamwork is very important."

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Team Fortress 2 · Dec 5, 2024

TF2 Coaching Central is announcing the ninth iteration of their North American Newbie 6s Cup, a learning experience and friendly competition for people who are new to competitive 6v6.

Players with no to minimal competitive experience will sign up to be placed on a team of six, led by coaches who will teach the basics of the 6v6 format and help them learn the maps. Teams have a total of four weeks to learn and train together before facing off in a tournament with a prize pool of 18 keys for the winners and runners up. TF2 Coaching Central's previous Newbie Cup events have successfully prepared many players and teams to continue competitive play in RGL, the biggest North American TF2 league.

Sign-ups are open now! The deadline to apply and be placed on a team is December 11. Team and coach assignments will be made by December 14 and tournament matches, brought to you by Fireside Casts, will be the weekend of January 11-12, 2025.

Check out the TF2CC Discord for more info. Whether you're looking to dip your toes in competitive TF2 or a more experienced player looking to mentor newbies, feel free to join the community - with learning resources and pickup games running daily, all skill levels are welcome!

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Team Fortress 2 · Nov 27, 2024

Thought you were done being spooked, startled, terrified, or even downright horrified? Well GUESS AGAIN! Something very scary is coming just before Christmas. How scary exactly? We're sure you’d love to know, but unfortunately what’s in store for you is so scary, so terrifying, so unabashedly EVIL that you might immediately DIE if you even heard how diabolical things are about to get, and quite frankly nobody wants to be on the hook for that.

Operation Ghoulish Gambit is a new Mann vs. Machine charity event brought to you by Potato MvM! Complete over two dozen missions across new and returning maps! Event servers are available in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Click here to get started!

Feeling generous? Potato.TF is also hosting a charity fundraiser supporting the World Central Kitchen! 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 (and zombies) while you can! The event will run through December 15th, 2024.

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Team Fortress 2 · Nov 21, 2024

As the year winds down, TF2Maps.net is proud to announce the return of their beloved 72 Hour Jam!

They're supporting their friends over at Gamers Outreach once again. Anyone who donates $5 or more to the drive before December 31 is eligible to receive this year’s in-game charity medal. Click here to donate!

Additionally, you're able to earn a medal for sharing your creativity! Starting Friday, December 13, at 5:00pm UTC, you have 72 hours to make whatever Team Fortress 2 creation you can think of! Whether it be a map, asset, cosmetic, artwork — or even another game entirely — anything goes as long as it's Team Fortress 2 related!

For more information, check out the thread on TF2Maps or join the TF2Maps Discord.

Jam on!

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Team Fortress 2 · Nov 16, 2024

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

Team Fortress 2 · Nov 6, 2024

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

Team Fortress 2 · Nov 6, 2024

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In November, Europe’s greatest Team Fortress 2 competitive teams will be battling it out over 3 days, live from Germany at the appropriately titled: ÜBERFEST 2024!

The 6v6 tournament sees more than 100 players, spread across 18 teams, playing shoulder to shoulder at BaseStack, Dortmund. Each team vying to claim the lion’s share of the €2500 prize pool and to hoist aloft an impressively shiny trophy.

With seating for 150 in the main arena there’s plenty of room if you turn up in person. Or should you prefer to watch from home, coverage plays November 8th - 10th from 13:00 CET (7 am EST) till 21:00 CET (3 pm EST) each day. Follow the event by tuning into KritzKast for live coverage on Twitch.

For more updates find KritzKast everywhere or event organisers, Being Esports.

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Team Fortress 2 · Nov 1, 2024

AsiaFortress Liquid.tf is back with its Fall 6s finals!

After years of Xiao dominance, they are no more. For the first time in years, the throne is free and teams are hungry to claim the title in the most competitive season yet!

Catch the action, witness history, and tune in live starting November 2nd @ 9pm SGT / 2pm CET!

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Team Fortress 2 · Oct 30, 2024

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Sacred Scouts is back for its second season of 6v6 Scout-only chaos!

Sign-ups will open on October 31st and close on November 21st, and the cup will take place on November 23rd-24th. Season 2 will be open for NA and EU regions only, but other regions are also welcome to play!

You can sign up on the CLTF2 website or visit their Discord server for more information!

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Team Fortress 2 · Oct 30, 2024

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

Team Fortress 2 · Oct 24, 2024

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

Team Fortress 2 · Oct 24, 2024

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It's time to ping your TF2 buddies and scroll through your Steam friends to muster the best 9 gamers to compete in the propugs.com Fall Highlander Cup 2024! While other leagues clock off for the year, this new cup can satiate your TF2 cravings whether you are an established team or a fresh face hungry to get started in competitive TF2!

The top teams in European Highlander can battle it out for a 100+ key prizepool and other prizes! New players can also join the fun and be ensured of a healthy competition with a dedicated Newcomer Division. Not only can rookies make some new buddies and learn the ropes of 9v9 Highlander, but the legendary SDCK! Pyro, GardenFungus, has also provided a 45+ key prizepool specifically for the Newcomer Division!

Sign-ups will run until November 27th, with tournament matches being played between November 29th and December 19th. The most highly anticipated of these will be broadcast live on KritzKast. All players (even Medics!) can submit their best plays from the tournament, with a chance to make it into the official fragmovie!

In the meantime, players can sharpen their skills with pick-up games for 6v6 and Highlander. Join the propugs.com Discord to get involved and find all the information for the propugs.com Fall Highlander Cup 2024!

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Team Fortress 2 · Oct 19, 2024

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 issue with Blazehattan contracts
Fixed an issue with Outburst contracts
Fixed an invalid Soul Gargoyle location on Mann Manor
Fixed players not being able to select a class and spawn after watching an intro video
Recompiled props_farm\box_cluster03.mdl to fix a problem with the material
Updated the Dusk Duster to adjust the rigging a bit to reduce distortion
Updated the Triboniophorus Gentlemannus
- Fixed clipping
- Updated texture to fix mipmapping
- Added jigglebone
- Added attachment for genteel smoke effect
Updated the Clue Hairdo to fix a rim mask problem with the 'Case Open' style
Updated the Fleet Commander
- Fixed white seams when moving camera away from character
- Improved position of Style Selection camera by deleting unused bones
Updated the Delldozer to fix a problem with the specular map for the Re-Mastered and Re-Engineered styles
Updated The Witch Doctor to fix a problem with the diffuse textures and normal maps
Updated Taunt: Commending Clap to fix some issues with sounds and timing
Updated zi_atoll, zi_blazehattan, zi_devastation_final1, zi_murky, zi_sanitarium, and zi_woods
- Reduced Zombie Engineer's EMP Grenade Cooldown from 10 seconds to 9 seconds
- Adjusted Zombie Pyro's death explosion to briefly ignite players hit by the blast
- Fixed a bug that allowed Zombie Medic to spawn infinite dispenser entities (Thanks Psychicpie!)
- Fixed Zombie Heavy's ability appearing as an active instead of a passive on the HUD (Thanks NeoDement!)
- Fixed a bug that caused Zombie Heavy's knockback effect to trigger on afterburn damage when quickly swapping from Pyro to Heavy
Updated zi_blazehattan (additional changes)
- Fixed top roof having no collisions, causing players to 'sink in'
- Made the brick decoration near the wooden ramp slightly lower to make jumping to the top roof easier
- Removed some redundant clip brushes
- Changed the round timer from 6 minutes to 3 minutes 30 seconds
- Fixed missing textures behind the windows of the warehouse building
- Fixed rendering issue in the A Gate zombie spawn (Thanks Midnite!)
- Fixed several instances where players could stand on top of clip brushes and in high places (Thanks Midnite!)
- Fixed floodlight stuck spot near B Gate (Thanks Midnite!)
- Fixed troll teleporter spots (Thanks Midnite!)
- Fixed telephone pole collision (Thanks Midnite!)
- Added no-build triggers on top of barrel clusters at the top of the containers for consistency
- Added barrel clusters and wood debri on top of the red container with the floodlight to make it more apparent engineers can't build there, as well as to provide cover for zombies
- Various small changes
Updated tow_dynamite
- Doubled the chances of a Jump Spell drop
- Fixed the main gates killing players when touched on the side
- Fixed the main gates killing you prematurely before they are fully closed
- Fixed HUD textures going missing on occasion (Thanks Aar)
- Fixed the rooftop fire being too strong
- Fixed multiple locations that allowed players to build out of bounds
- Fixed an overly aggressive propfade in front of spawn
- Fixed edge bugs on multiple roofs that allowed players to remain alive
Updated vsh_outburst
- Improved performance
- Fixed menu images
- Fixed a minor visual issue
- Fixed being able to stick to the invisible walls
Updated koth_sawmill_event
- Reduced the amount of skeletons that spawn
- Added a new pathway to the secret underworld exit
- Redid some detailing near Reds base
- Improved lighting near some shacks near mid
- Fixed clipping for a shack
- Reworked where Soul Gargoyles spawn, now favoring Mid more often
- Made some new greener water for Mids lumber place
- New spectator cams
Updated cp_freaky_fair
- Fixed issues related to the gamemode logic
  - Fixed players being able to retain upgrades on their weapons by putting them in their loadout before the round changes and then switching back to them
  - Fixed some currency bugs related to players having upgrades pending but not accepted, and then leaving the upgrade trigger
  - Fixed players being able to retain their upgrades when switching classes inside the upgrade trigger after having refunded
  - Fixed character upgrades being occasionally set to incorrect quantities
  - Changed uber and kritz potions so they use the equivalent lakeside conditions to allow Medics to switch weapons and maintain their effects
  - Fixed players being able to put a class into a massive debt
  - Several minor fixes
- Merasmus is very talkative, so we asked him to talk a bit differently
  - Merasmus will only sometimes say something after he already talked about his financial problems during the first seconds of setup time
  - Merasmus will no longer say something that is too long to say before he needs to announce something else, he will say something different now
  - Merasmus now has more things to say
  - Merasmus will now announce overtime, stalemate and last control point being captured instead of the Administrator
- Made changes to the upgrades
  - Ghost Potion: ghost spooking radius reduced from 512 hu to 384 hu
  - Ghost Potion: ghost spooking frequency increased from 5 to 7 secs (this is a nerf)
  - Sentry Firing Speed: removed redundant 3rd level
  - Disposable sentry: Maximum amount reduced from 4 to 3
  - Crit boost on kill: Now disabled
  - Shield Recharge Rate bonus: Maximum level reduced from 4 to 2
  - Shield Recharge Rate bonus: Price increased from $150 to $250
  - Rocket Specialist: Price increased from $300 to $450
  - Rocket Specialist: Maximum level reduced from 4 to 3
  - Crit damage resistance: Resist reduced from 30% to 25% per level (this is a nerf)
  - Crit damage resistance: Maximum Resist reduced from 90% to 75% (this is a nerf)
  - Thermal Thruster impact stun: Price increased from $600 to $750
  - Explosive Headshot: Price increased from $350 to $450
  - Mad Milk and Jarate speed on target debuff: Debuff reduced from 35% to 25%
  - Mark For Death: Price reduced from $500 to $300
- Fixed several roof spots players were able to stand on (Thanks Midnite!)
- Fixed several teleporter stuck spots (Thanks Midnite!)
- Fixed floating pumpkins and planks (Thanks Midnite!)
- Fixed several spots that could be abused to spawncamp enemy team (Thanks Midnite!)
- Removed some visible dev textures (Thanks Midnite!)
- Removed stool from the arcade that was blocking the path previously
- Fixed being able to deal splash damage through metal grates
- Clipped the attic in respawn room to prevent players from getting and building there
- Clipped several beams in the lobby room
- Fixed missing wooden board near Red respawn room door
- Moved Merry-Go-Round sound source closer to make it louder
- Brightened several dark spots
- Closed the tree gap

Team Fortress 2 · Oct 16, 2024

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CustomLander TF2 is running their Fall 2024 Ultiduo Cup!

Sign-ups for the cup began on October 9th and will run until October 17th. The cup takes place on October 19th-20th! All regions and skill levels are welcome!

You can sign up for the cup on the CLTF2 website or visit their Discord server for more information!

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Team Fortress 2 · Oct 15, 2024

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 broken path for community_maps_5 in the ConTracker
Renamed Team Blackout war paint to Blackout
Fixed the names of the Delightful Doves, Ravenous Ravens, and Vicious Vampires Unusual effects
Updated Toxic's second objective to be 'Collect a Halloween Pumpkin on Toxic'
Updated the School Nuisance to update the backpack icon and fix some clipping issues on the LODs
Updated the Sear Seer to fix a paintability problem with the 'Dusk - No Lenses' style
Updated the Heavy Rain Unusual taunt effect to improve visual quality of the effect in dark environments
Updated cp_darkmarsh to reduce fog intensity
Updated zi_atoll, zi_blazehattan, zi_devastation_final1, zi_murky, zi_sanitarium, and zi_woods
- Fixed missing overlay material for Sniper's Spit ability
- Fixed missing particle effects for Pyro's Dragon's Breath ability
- Fixed a bug that would cause players to get stuck in spectate mode when attempting to join a game in progress

Team Fortress 2 · Oct 11, 2024

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 vsh_outburst to fix a problem with sounds not playing correctly
Added missing strings for the new Strange Filters

Team Fortress 2 · Oct 11, 2024

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 XVI has arrived!

Featuring 7 new community maps: Toxic, Darkmarsh, Freaky Fair, Dynamite, Circus, Outburst, and Blazehattan
Added the Terrifying Trove Case
- Contains 21 new community-created cosmetic items that make up the Terrifying Trove Collection
- Has a chance to give a taunt Unusualifier as a bonus item
Added 4 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store
- Taunt: Crushing Defeat
- Taunt: Peace Out
- Taunt: Commending Clap
- Taunt: The Punchline
Added 22 new community-created Unusual effects
- 12 new effects for Unusual hats
- 10 new effects for Unusual taunts
Added the Scream Fortress XVI War Paint Case
- Contains 12 new community-created War Paints that make-up the Scream Fortress XVI 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 Terrifying Trove 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 2024 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 XVI runs through November 7th, 2024

General
- Added UI scaling based on resolution for better HiDPI support
- Fixed the reload speed attribute in Mann vs. Machine not scaling projectile speed and gravity correctly for the Huntsman (community fix from Marxvee)
- Fixed the damage bonus attribute in Mann vs. Machine not scaling correctly for the Huntsman (community fix from Marxvee)
- Fixed not being able to pickup currency in MvM if it's on a teleporter
- Fixed Keyless Winter 2016 Case not playing the special winter case sound
- Recompiled some skybox models to fix UV issues
- Updated the Scariest Mask EVER to fix some issues with clipping
- Updated Sapped Unusual effect to fix the animation playing at the wrong speed
- Added check to prevent copying a disguise target's action slot item when disguised as them
- Exposed CTFBaseBoss::SetResolvePlayerCollisions() for VScript users
- Updated/Added some tournament medals
- Updated Sapped Unusual effect to fix the animation playing at the wrong speed
- Updated several maps to fix localization issues
- Updated zi_murky, zi_devastation_final1, zi_atoll, zi_woods, zi_sanitarium
  - General Changes
    - Zombies no longer spawn instantly- their respawn timer is now dependant on the map
    - Changed team names to "Survivors" and "Zombies" (Instead of "RED" and "BLU")
      - Note: this change is only visible in casual mode or servers with mp_tournament set to 1
    - Survivor Spy can now disguise as a Zombie and will be seen as a Zombie by the enemy team (Thanks Sprinkles!)
      - Note: disguised Survivor Spies will still be highlighted by Zombie Spy’s “Reveal” ability
    - The Pomson 6000 now puts Zombie abilities on cooldown on hit
    - Survivor Pyro can now destroy Zombie Engineer's EMP Grenade by hitting it with the Homewrecker
    - Walking in to Zombie Sniper's Spit now consumes the Spycicle and prevents initial damage
    - Standing in Zombie Sniper's Spit now emits additional sound effects and a burning green HUD overlay
    - Added new kill icons for every zombie attack
  - Zombie Changes
    - Removed the out-of-combat speed buff from all Zombies
    - Zombie Pyro
      - Zombie Pyro has a new ability - "Dragon's Breath"
        
        Fires a Dragon's Fury fireball
        
        The initial cast of the fireball can reflect projectiles and airblast enemies
      - Zombie Pyro now deals mini-crits to burning players on melee hit
      - Zombie Pyro now creates a small explosion on death, knocking back enemies in a 125 hu radius
      - Zombie Pyro no longer emits a Gas Passer cloud on death
    - Zombie Demoman
      - Added new sound effects to telegraph Zombie Demoman's Blast Charge ability
    - Zombie Heavy
      - Zombie Heavy's health reduced to 450 (from 600)
      - Zombie Heavy now drops a Medium Health Kit on death
    - Zombie Sniper
      - Zombie Sniper's Spit damage vs buildables is now reduced by half
      - Zombie Sniper's Spit now applies a screen overlay to players standing in the pool
    - Zombie Medic
      - Zombie Medic now emits health like a dispenser to nearby Zombies
      - Zombie Medic can no longer attack while using Heal
      - Added a new sound effect for Zombie Medic's Heal ability
    - Zombie Spy
      - Zombie Spy no longer emits particle effects while cloaked, making him fully invisible when not attacking. Jumpscare warning!
    - Zombie Scout
      - With other zombies getting slower, Zombie Scout's speed stands out more than ever before
  - Bug Fixes
    - Fixed a bug that allowed Zombie Demoman to survive his own Blast Charge (Thanks gasous nebule!)
    - Fixed a bug that caused Zombie Demoman to not receive kill credit when killing players with Blast Charge
    - Fixed a bug that caused Zombies to not gib correctly
    - Fixed a bug that caused Zombie cosmetics to persist on RED players after the round restarts
    - Fixed a bug that caused Zombie Sniper's Spit Pool to nudge players slightly in certain circumstances
    - Fixed a bug that caused players to have the incorrect player skin when respawning at round start
    - Fixed a bug that would cause players to become stuck in spectate mode when attempting to join a game in progress
    - Fixed an issue with "game_text" entities not being correctly cleared after round reset
- Updated zi_murky (additional changes)
  - Survivors now spawn across the map in multiple small groups instead of all at the sewage plant
  - Added a life preserver shop to connect to the lonely shack in the southern end of the map
  - Added a new dock network with a series of platforms leading to the roof of the central boathouse
  - Added a small ramp to the left-most sewer pipes
  - Removed some awkward ladder-ramps and replaced them with proper docks
  - De-cluttered the roofs across the map
  - Removed the floating large medkit
  - Removed expensive reflections from the water
  - Reduced color correction intensity
  - Clipping improvements
- Updated zi_atoll (additional changes)
  - Set a culling distance to most props
  - Added occluders on the lighthouse to improve performance
- Updated zi_woods (additional changes)
  - Fixed the announcer not being silenced when time is added
- Updated zi_sanitarium (additional changes)
  - The roof is now accessible
  - Added several routes to the roof
  - Slightly reduced the intensity of the fog
  - Added more pumpkin bombs
  - Raised the skybox height
- Updated cp_gravelpit_snowy
  - Improved performance by combining props
  - Improved clipping
  - Increased volume of laser gun finale
  - Miscellaneous improvements
- Updated koth_sawmill_event
  - Fixed an overlay
- Updated koth_undergrove_event
  - Fixed several out-of-bounds exploits in the Underworld (thanks MN!)
  - Adjusted overworld pumpkin bomb placement and increased maximum bomb count to 6
  - Fixed an incorrect texture on RED's side
- Updated koth_synthetic_event
  - Moved spells away from mid
  - Detail adjustments
  - Clipping fixes
  - Very minor lighting changes
- Updated pd_mannsylvania
  - Added even more Bats!
  - Added more spawnpoints for pumpkin-bombs
  - Added new nag voiceline for if Dracula does not receive any blood donations
  - Removed setup time, replaced it with a normal countdown instead
  - Increased duration of the Vampire Powerup after leaving Dracula's Castle from 15 -> 20 seconds
  - Decrease dropped blood bag timer from 15 -> 10 seconds
  - Decreased respawn wave times for the losing team from 4 -> 2 seconds
  - Decreased respawn wave times during a neutral gamestate from 4 -> 2 seconds
  - Changed the main spawn doors to have windows
  - Removed Rare Spell spawn by the graveyard area, replaced with Common Spell
  - Health and ammo pickup adjustments
  - Clipped stairs by the Castle's exit portal
  - Minor visual updates
- Updated ctf_applejack
  - Fixed the projectile weapons from not working inside the buildings
  - Removed bullet collision from the intelligence room handrails
  - Removed the prop jump up to the sniper balcony, to help snipers feel more comfortable there
  - Removed the vents with missing textures
  - Fixed the bug with being able to get stuck in the blue shed
  - Fixed a stuck spot in mid shed (ty Midnite!)
  - Fixed a texture being weird in the intel rooms
  - Fixed a black displacement in the red intel yard
  - Removed the collision from the food in the red spawn table
- Updated cp_ambush_event
  - Fixed exploit where players were able to build into RED 1st base (Thanks MN!)
  - Improved lighting at RED base in stage3
  - Fixed lantern being clipped into cliff wall in cavern at stage1
  - Fixed odd shadows cast by some props
  - Fixed coffin from being non-solid in stage2
  - Fixed spawncamping spot in stage2 at RED indoor exit
  - Fixed few hovering lamp props
  - Fixed some prop fading too soon
  - Fixed rare issue where players fell of directly to lava on underworld teleportation
  - Clipped few crates to make it easier to jump on them
- Updated arena_lumberyard_event
  - Recreated the game mode in VScript
  - Significantly increased server performance
  - Instead of using the best-of-seven round system on top of casual's best-of-three system, the map will simply run 15 traditional game rounds like ZI and VSH
  - Updated the healing ghost appearance for RED team
  - Text pop-ups are now drawn in chat instead of in the middle of your screen
  - Reduced volume of the incoming spell
  - Removed the random Skeleton King and the Horseless Headless Horseman
  - Removed the rare spell given to the last player standing
  - Converted some medium health kits into small health kits
  - Removed small health kits from the second story of both churches
  - Fixed a pumpkin bomb that was stuck in the terrain
- Updated pl_embargo
  - Fixed an exploit that allowed BLU to teleport to RED spawn (thanks Jameson)
  - Fixed the lack of countdown at the end of the round

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