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.
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
March 4, 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 promo items
- Added crafting recipes for the Sticky Jumper and the Rocket Jumper
- Fixed r_depthoverlay ConVar not using the correct material
- Improved performance and stability for the Linux version
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
February 28, 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 client crash when attempting to fire the flamethrower while coming out of a taunt
- Fixed The Phlogistinator's Mmmmph particle effect getting stuck on after performing a taunt
Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released
February 28, 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)
- Improved performance for the Linux version
Team Fortress 2
- Fixed a problem that was preventing some older demos from being played
- Fixed a client/server crash when a flamethrower gets destroyed while firing
- Fixed missing buttons on the item import tool
- Removed the promo restrictions from the Shred Alert, the Brutal Bouffant, and the Buck Turner All-Stars
- Updated the Vaccinator with its own uber-off sound and a sound when toggling resist types
- Updated some of the animations for the Shred Alert taunt
- Updated a couple HUD panels to support team scores with more than two digits
Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released
February 25, 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)
- Fixed a missing material when changing the value of mat_color_projection
Team Fortress 2
- Fixed an item description bug that would not display the not-tradable text for some untradeable items
Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released
February 22, 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)
- Fixed a client crash related to rendering models
- Fixed a client crash related to audio in the web browser
- Fixed servers crashing with the error message "Overflow error writing string table baseline"
- Fixed a missing material when setting mat_viewportscale to anything other than 1
- Fixed windowed mode under certain window managers for the Linux version
- Improved performance for the Linux version
Team Fortress 2
- Added new promo items
- Fixed buildings not always being downgraded at the same rate by the Red-Tape Recorder
- Fixed not hearing the sound for the Shred Alert taunt while playing Mann Vs. Machine
- Fixed players spamming the Shred Alert taunt in spawn rooms by changing their loadout presets
- Fixed giant robots sometimes getting stuck in Mann Vs. Machine
- Fixed a problem where traders that send in-game trade requests would receive the error message "The other player is currently busy trading with someone else" when the problem was actually related to Steam Guard settings
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
February 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 new promo items
- The Brütal Bouffant
- The Shred Alert
- Fixed UGC Season 8 medals not using the correct colors
- Updated the material for the Buck Turner All-Stars
Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released
February 15, 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)
- Fixed a material system client crash for the Linux version
Team Fortress 2
- Added a new promo item
- Fixed not seeing Medigun particle beams while healing players in DirectX 8
- Fixed the Blue team Stickybomb Launcher using the Scottish Resistance material when dropped into the world
- Fixed the Black Rose and the Botkiller Wrench using the Red team arms skin while on the Blue team
- Updated the Faerie Solitaire Pin so it can be crafted, traded and gift-wrapped
Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released
February 14, 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)
- Fixed a client crash related to the audio system
- Updated controller support for the Linux version
Team Fortress 2
- Added new Linux promo item
- Added new ETF2L, ESH, and UGC tournament medals
- Added new multicolored-lights style to the Festive Stickybomb Launcher
- Fixed Botkiller Medigun, Botkiller Flamethrower, Stickybomb Launcher, and Half-Zatoichi using the Red team arms skin while on the Blue team
- Fixed a client crash related to the HUD control point maps
- Fixed "Low-Health Kills" strange part also counting kills after the player had died
- Fixed "Buildings Sapped" strange counter sometimes incrementing when buildings were destroyed without a sapper attached
- Fixed a teamkill exploit that used the Crusader's Crossbow
- Fixed not being able to view different styles while previewing items in the Mann Co. Store
- Fixed the paintability of the Mann Co. Cap and the Mann Co. Online Cap
- Increased the particle limit
- Updated The Map Maker's Medallion to be paintable
- Updated the Engineer's Cap so the Red team version displays the correct color when paint is applied
- Updated Mvm_Bigrock to fix a server crash when all players are dead
- Updated several backpack images to fix issues caused by mat_picmip
- Updated the localization files
February 1, 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 an option to the Advanced Options dialog to support viewing Steam Community Market-listable items, including current sell prices, from inside the game
- Fixed Red Pyro and Red Demoman action figures not granting Genuine-quality versions of the in-game items. Players who have already redeemed codes will have the correct items granted to them the next time they launch the game.
- Fixed Gullywash being in the wrong matchmaking category
- Fixed exploit where players could be pushed into enemy spawn rooms by the payload cart
- Fixed a client crash related to the scoreboard
- Fixed the Heavy using incorrect melee animations
- Fixed Brock's Locks not being paintable
- Fixed team paint previews not showing the colors in the backpack/store icons
- Fixed uploading replays to YouTube™ on Linux
- Fixed a bug with item sets incorrectly applying their bonus when using Mann Vs. Machine upgrades of the same type
- Fixed a ConVar exploit that allowed malformed values to circumvent range checks
- Fixed MOTD sometimes not displaying HTML contents
- Updated the Barnstormer to fix LOD clipping issues
- Updated the localization files
January 25, 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 client crash during demo playback
Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released
January 24, 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)
- Fixed a bug that was preventing some crashes from being reported
- Fixed the chat window not accepting characters for some languages
Team Fortress 2
- Added raw mouse input for the Linux version
- Fixed missing text in the recipe descriptions for The Rescue Ranger, The Loose Cannon, and The Vaccinator
- Updated the equip_region setting for The Bootie Time
- Updated The Menpo to be paintable
- Updated The Last Straw to be paintable
- Updated The Digit Divulger with new styles
- Updated The Rescue Ranger so it can be used as an ingredient when crafting
- Updated the localization files
- Updated the Item Import Tool
- Improved UI layout
- Added support for facial animations
- Fixed skins sticking after a different DMX was loaded
- Added support for LOD testing
- Hats will automatically add an Unusual attachment point to bip_head
- Vintage-quality items and Botkiller items that are otherwise tradable can now be listed on the Steam Community Market
