Team Fortress 2 Update Released
June 10, 2013 - TF2 Team
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 a new promo item
- Unusual hats that are tradable can now be listed on the Steam Community Market
- Updated the network interpolation and update convars so they can be changed immediately after changing class and respawning. This allows the automatically executed [classname].cfg files to update the values.
- Fixed a bug that would cause some players who used an "Upgrade to Premium" item to be unable to thank another player after upgrading. Accounts that were affected by this bug have been retroactively fixed and will have the option to thank a helpful player automatically next time they log in.
- The ITFItems/GetPlayerItems and ITFItems/GetSchema WebAPI interfaces are now deprecated and will eventually be removed. External tools can call IEconItems/GetPlayerItems and IEconItems/GetSchema for current data.
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
June 6, 2013 - TF2 Team
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 game failing to launch on Mac OS X 10.5
- Fixed a client crash caused by using custom HUD files
- Fixed a client crash related to the hatless hats and the character loadout screen
- Updated the network interpolation and update convars so they can be changed when dead
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
June 5, 2013 - TF2 Team
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:
- Unusual effects:
- Attachment point and offset for particle effects on unusual hats can now be adjusted from the character loadout screen
- Fixed a bug that would cause unusual effects to float in the air over dead players
- Fixed a bug that would cause unusual effects to show incorrectly sometimes when spectating other players
- Network interpolation and update convars can no longer be changed when playing. To configure these convars, players must not be connected to a server or must join the spectators
- Fixed a server crash caused by out-of-range animation sequence numbers
- Crates listed on the Community Market are now separated by series
- Existing listings will be migrated over the next couple days
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
June 3, 2013 - TF2 Team
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 Adult Swim items to the Mann Co. Store
- The Breather Bag, The Weather Master, and The Bacteria Blocker
- Added ETF2L Highlander Season 4 and ETF2L 6v6 Season 14 tournament medals
- Fixed mat_viewportupscale using an error material for clients using DirectX8
- Fixed config_arena.cfg being replaced by the default version when dedicated servers update
- Fixed the Soldier's grenades being hidden when equipping the Full Metal Drill Hat and the Soldier's Sparkplug
- Fixed a missing LOD on the dispenser
- Updated the -insert_search_path delimiter to be a comma instead of a semi-colon
- Updated the equip region on the Practitioner's Processing Mask to match the Physician's Procedure Mask
- Updated The Conscientious Objector and The Bat Outta Hell so they can be crafted and can be used to craft other items
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
May 20, 2013 - TF2 Team
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 support for VR mode on OSX
- Fixed a bad material on the HDMI Patch
- Fixed a server crash on changelevel when the Replay system has been initialized but is not currently running
- Fixed the Soldier's grenades being hidden when equipping the Full Metal Drill Hat and the Soldier's Sparkplug
- Removed replay.cfg from depot and added replay_example.cfg to avoid clobbering user’s replay.cfg
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
May 17, 2013 - TF2 Team
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:
Source Engine Changes
- Fixed server CPU spikes caused by compression of string tables and packets.
- Added sv_netspike, sv_netspike_sendtime_ms, and sv_netspike_output convars for investigating server performance
- net_compresspackets_minsize default value increased to 1024. This convar now also determines the threshold to determine when a "fragment" (logical game network message, before being broken up into network packets) is compressed.
- Added vprof_vtrace and vprof_report_oninterval convars, and tweaked vprof_dump_spikes and vprof_dump_oninterval to reduce output
Team Fortress 2
- Added the Robotic Boogaloo community update: http://www.teamfortress.com/roboticboogaloo/
- Fixed a chat exploit that would cause other clients to timeout from dedicated servers
- Updated the Mann Co. Store
- Added RoboCrate Keys
- Added A Random RoboKey Gift
- Added Pile of RoboKey Gifts
- Backpack Expanders on sale at 80% off
- Updated the localization files
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
May 14, 2013 - TF2 Team
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 a missing material for the UGC medals
- Added server convars related to investigating server network and CPU utilization:
- sv_netspike
- sv_netspike_sendtime_ms
- sv_netspike_output
Notes missed from yesterday's update:
- Added player avatars to the votekick menu
- Added -insert_search_path command line argument
- Fixed deflected Cow Mangler 5000 projectiles doing full critical damage instead of minicrit damage like other deflected projectiles
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
May 13, 2013 - TF2 Team
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 UGC Highlander Season 9 and UGC 6vs6 Season 11 medals
- Fixed the Botkiller Sniper Rifle, Rocket Launcher and Spy Knife weapons using incorrect team materials for the arms
- Fixed a bug that allowed level 3 mini-sentries in Mann Vs. Machine mode
- Fixed a problem where underwater explosions would cause graphics corruption
- Fixed an issue with HDR rendering where auto-exposure would vary incorrectly in some areas
- Fixed an issue where objects underwater would not render properly
- Fixed incorrect ellipsizing of text in some cases for the Mac version
- Updated the Phlogistinator to reduce the rate for gaining MMMPH when attacking tanks and robots in Mann Vs. Machine mode
- Updated the Tuxxy tuxedo so it can be crafted
- Updated The Wilson Weave and The Ham Shank so they can be crafted, traded and gift-wrapped
- Updated the console so it can be accessed from the terminal that was used to run the game for the Linux and Mac versions
- Updated the Linux version
- Fixed triggers never registering as "released" on certain game controllers
- Fixed clipboard issues on some window managers, most notably KDE
- Fixed a bug where the map list would be reversed
- Made loading custom fonts for third party HUDs work on certain fonts
April 23, 2013 - TF2 Team
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 "Only allow map files" to the possible selections in the download filter option for clients
- Fixed a client crash related to the material system
- Fixed Diamond/Carbonado Botkiller weapons using incorrect team materials for the arms
- Fixed a vphysics regression where some items would travel farther than they should
- Improved performance and stability for the Linux version
- Removed range restrictions from viewmodel_fov_demo
- Updated the Ap-Sap so it can be gift-wrapped and have custom names/descriptions applied to it
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
April 18, 2013 - TF2 Team
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 a new ConVar cl_first_person_uses_world_model to allow this mode to be used outside of VR mode
- Disabled plug-ins that would allow users to connect to secure game servers even when -insecure is specified on the command line
- Continued use of such plug-ins will risk your Steam account getting VAC banned
- Added support for unloading the displayed URL when the user closes the info panel
- Added ConVar sv_motd_unload_on_dismissal to allow server ops to control the default behavior of their MOTD
- Fixed a client crash related to doing a changelevel while firing the Minigun
- Fixed a bug where you could come out of a teleporter facing the wrong way in VR mode
- Fixed a bug with custom fonts not loading for third party HUDs on Linux.
- Improved performance and stability for the Linux version
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
April 3, 2013 - TF2 Team
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:
- Prevent game servers from opening the MOTD panel more than once if the player connected through matchmaking or quickplay
- Added new promo items
- Fixed a bug where dispensers sapped by a Red-Tape Recorder would continue to heal players
- Fixed buildings destroyed by the Red-Tape Recorder not always displaying a death notice
- Fixed a bug in Mann Vs. Machine related to carrying buildings and using the "Upgrade Buildings" canteen
- Fixed the guitar sound not always playing when taunting with the Neon Annihilator
- Fixed missing cloak effect for the Wanga Prick
- Fixed the Bat Outta Hell using the Red team arms skin while on the Blue team
- Fixed custom cursors in VR mode
- Fixed Hydra input in VR mode
- Improved performance of Linux dedicated server binaries
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
March 27, 2013 - TF2 Team
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 a bug that caused invisible players in the world
- Fixed Engineer bots in Mann Vs. Machine building disposable sentries that upgrade into tiny, red, level 3 sentries
- Added the Ready Steady Pan tournament medal for Season 2
- Fixed the Festive Axtinguisher, The Disciplinary Action, The Wanga Prick, and The Wrap Assassin sometimes floating in the world after death
- Removed the promotion restrictions from Croft's Crest, The Fortune Hunter, and The Tomb Wrapper
- Updated Mvm_Bigrock to fix a hole in the terrain
- Community requests:
- Added new inputs for the tf_logic_koth entity: SetRedTimer, SetBlueTimer, AddRedTimer, AddBlueTimer
- Added a "team" field to the teamplay_flag_event game event to identify which flag the event is for
Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released
March 19, 2013 - TF2 Team
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)
- Disabled Java for the in-game web browser
Team Fortress 2
- Added support for running VR mode on the Oculus Rift
- Fixed a server crash related to game stats
- Fixed custom paint not showing in the tool tip when you mouse-over an item in your backpack
- Fixed the Spy not holding sappers correctly in third person
- Fixed a bug where sentries would not rotate to face their target under some circumstances
- Fixed a scoreboard bug where domination count was reduced by 2 when a dominated player left the server
- Fixed the Fists of Steel not reducing damage from ranged weapons that use energy rings
- Fixed the death notice icon for the Eureka Effect
- Fixed the Neon Annihilator sometimes floating in the world after death
- Fixes for strange parts:
- The Big Earner can no longer accept Long-Distance Kills strange parts
- The Festive Grenade Launcher can now accept Critical Kills strange parts
- The Neon Annihilator can now accept Sappers Destroyed strange parts
- Removed some description text from the Manmelter that incorrectly stated its projectiles could not be deflected
- Updated the Blind Justice so it can be equipped with other misc-slot items on the Demoman's face
- Updated the backpack image for the Upgrade to Premium Gift item
- Updated Mann Vs. Machine
- Fixed the boss health bar sometimes disappearing
- Fixed the uber Medics in Wave 4 of the Broken Parts mission charging at the incorrect rate
- Updated the localization files
March 12, 2013 - TF2 Team
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:
- Unlocked the "What's in the Portal 2 Soundtrack Box?"
- Added new promo Items
- Removed Salvage Crate #40, Crate #49 and Crate #54 from the drop list
- Added Salvage Crate #50, Crate #56, and Crate #57 to the drop list
- Updated the localization files
Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released
March 7, 2013 - TF2 Team
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)
- Added a new ConVar sb_filter_incompatible_versions. This will default to true and hide servers on the Internet tab that are running incompatible versions.
