Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released
February 14, 2011 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)
- Improved the version mismatch error message received when connecting to a server with a different version than your client
Team Fortress 2
- Made Bill's Hat always tradable.
- Fixed a client crash caused by a malformed custom client spray.
- Added a Red team skin to the Fists of Steel.
- Fixed melee attacks not destroying remote detonation pipes.
- Added the Rimmed Raincatcher to the list of Unusual hats.
- Fixed the Stickybomb Launcher viewmodel sleeves using the wrong team colors for team Blue.
- Fixed players getting set bonuses on tournament servers when the server is restricting the player's weapons using the item_whitelist.
- Updated PL_Thundermountain
- Updated the final stage to have the train begin receding after 25 seconds (15 seconds on the final stretch).
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
February 7, 2011 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Team Fortress 2
- Increased the base damage for the Scout's Sun-on-a-Stick, and changed it to always mini-crit against burning targets if the attack is not already critical
- Fixed burning deaths to always use the death notice icon for the weapon that started the burn
- Updated the RIFT pre-order items to be not-tradable until the RIFT pre-order period is over
- Updated the burn effect from the Pyro's Sharpened Volcano Fragment to only last for a limited time on enemies
- Updated the description of the Well Spun Hat claim code item
Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released
February 3, 2011 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)
- Further improved engine handling of server queries.
Team Fortress 2
- Added Rift promotional items
- New items: Sun-On-A-Stick and Sharpened Volcano Fragment.
- New achievement: Riftwalker
- Updated several more models with optimizations and new LODs.
- Fixed seeing a partial health bar in the upper left corner of the spectator menu.
- Fixed the control point progress bar not being aligned properly when using cl_hud_minmode 1.
- Fixed the The Essential Accessories hiding the Scout's hat/headphones.
- Updated sounds for the Brass Beast.
- Updated the Scottish Resistance stickybombs to always glow if they will be detonated by a right-click, including the stickybombs under the Demoman's feet.
- Changed default crosshair to be more opaque, like the custom crosshairs.
- Fixed some missing surfaces on the bottom of the Pyro's mask.
- Fixed the assister's name not being listed in the Fish humiliation and kill notices.
- Fixed the Force-a-Nature not drawing correctly in the character loadout screen.
- Engineers who hit teammate's sentry guns with their wrench now get kill assists from that sentry.
- Made the Jag gift wrappable.
- Fixed seeing a badge on the player when a noisemaker is equipped.
- Fixed particle effects on the Hustler's Hallmark.
- Added FCVAR_DONTRECORD flags to 'bind,' 'bind_mac,' 'unbind,' 'unbind_mac,' and 'unbindall' so they can't be recorded into a demo (fixes having your keys changed when you watch a demo).
- Updated Cp_Granary
- Added a new entrance to the mid Red/Blue ramp rooms.
- Clipping, lighting and perf improvements.
- Tournament mode HUD fixes
- Fixed seeing an empty alert tray under the stopwatch timer.
- Fixed a bug where the time for the tournament mode stopwatch wasn't being displayed.
- Fixed the countdown when both teams are ready always reading "0 seconds"
January 27, 2011 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)
- Improved engine handling of server queries
Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released
January 24, 2011 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)
- Fixed the dedicated server not running on machines using Win2k
Team Fortress 2
- Added the Monday Night Combat gear
- Added Crit-a-Cola to the weapon drop list
- Added missing chalkboard/serverbrowser materials for 5Gorge
- Fixed some missing particles systems in the low violence version
- Fixed a bug with the round ending when a control point is captured during Overtime in CP_Egypt
- Fixed the game not running on machines using Fat32
- Updated the localization files
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
January 19, 2011 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)
- Updated the Linux srcds_run script
- Added warning message for people running the server as root
- Changed the working directory to the game tree before executing the dedicated server
- Updated the existing localization files
- Added Czech, Hungarian, Romanian and Turkish localization files
Team Fortress 2
- Updated several models with optimizations and new LODs.
- Updated the default TF2 crosshairs to use the RGB and scale settings in the Options->Multiplayer dialog like custom crosshairs do.
- Added a glow effect to the team intelligence entities when they’re not being carried.
- Added a timer to indicate how much time is left before the gate closes in DeGroot Keep.
- Added a new plate model to be used when a Heavy throws the Buffalo Steak Sandvich to heal teammates.
- Added a note in the trading dialog to let you know when your trading partner is typing.
- Added a new Valve map CP_5Gorge.
- Fixed the Mad Milk effect not being washed off when a player goes underwater.
- Fixed being able to attack teammates using pumpkin bombs and arrows fired by the Huntsman or the Crusader's Crossbow.
- Fixed switching to the melee weapon instead of using the lastweapon setting after drinking Crit-a-Cola.
- Fixed not seeing the critboost effect on the Scout's Shortstop.
- Fixed the Sniper Rifle and SMG view models having Red skins while on the Blue team.
- Fixed the Engineer PDA view models (build/destroy) having Red skins while on the Blue team.
- Fixed the mini-sentry HUD not playing the alert sound when the sentry is sapped or low on ammo.
- Updated the community map CP_Yukon.
- Central CP moved up to bridge.
- Bridge widened.
- Several sticky exploits patched.
- Flat bridge added onto CP1's pipes.
January 10, 2011 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Team Fortress 2
- Added Loch-n-Load kill icon.
- Added the mini-sentry kill icon.
- Fixed the Kritzkrieg charge deployed sound getting stuck on.
- Fixed the Heavy's fists not playing the critical hit animation.
- Item Whitelist improvements by request:
- The "mp_tournament_restart" command will now force the whitelist to reload.
- Setting "unlisted_items_default_to" "1" will cause the whitelist to act as a blacklist.
- Setting a specific item to "1" or "0" will override the whitelist/blacklist default.
Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released
January 7, 2011 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)
- Added the "Server can execute" flag to the “r_cleardecals” command.
- Fixed a problem where the microphone transmit volume sometimes had no associated control and was disabled in the Audio options dialog.
- Fixed a crash on exit for Mac clients.
Team Fortress 2
- Added community submitted kill icons.
- Fixed enemies seeing death notices when you backstab their team mates with Your Eternal Reward.
- Fixed the attack animation not always playing correctly for Your Eternal Reward.
- Fixed the critboost sound not playing when the Kritzkrieg charge is deployed.
- Fixed a broken texture on the Flipped Trilby.
- Updated the material for the Jag.
- Community Request
- Fixed spawn points associated with a control point not being enabled/disabled correctly when the control point owner is set using the SetOwner input.
- Added the "Server can execute" flag to the “firstperson” and “thirdperson” commands.
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
January 3, 2011 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Team Fortress 2
- Fixed an exploit related to The Amputator.
- Duel result notifications now show the winner's Steam avatar.
- Fixed the alpha channel for CP_Yukon's donation stamp.
- Fixed a client crash caused by overflowing the audio buffer.
- The Earbuds and the Gentle Manne's Service Medal are now gift-wrappable.
- Stock TF2 weapons with custom names or descriptions are now gift-wrappable.
- Updated DeGroot Keep to fix a problem with missing models.
- Fixed a server takeover exploit related to point_servercommand entities.
- Fixed an exploit that allowed servers to circumvent the restrictions on commands they're allowed to force clients to issue.
- Festive Winter Keys have been changed to regular MannCo Crate keys.
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
December 22, 2010 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Team Fortress 2
- The Blighted Beak is now a misc slot item.
- The Buffalo Steak Sandvich's speed boost no longer stacks with other speed boosts.
- The Rocket Jumper and Sticky Jumper now have no max health penalty, and have damage vulnerabilities instead.
- Duel fixes:
- Duels can no longer be initiated when the round is not fully running.
- If you challenge someone that has already challenged you, the duel is automatically accepted.
- Fixed an issue where a dueling mini-game item was marked in-use even though the duel was rejected.
- Duels are now refunded if a server plugin forces a participant to switch teams.
- Loading screen:
- Only shows the duel leaderboard if you've been dueling, or if your friends have been dueling.
- Shows your personal stats whenever it's not showing the duel leaderboard.
- Custom hitsounds:
- Must now be specified by replacing the 'tf/sound/ui/hitsound.wav' file.
- Can now be used under sv_pure 1/2.
- Improved performance on Degroot Keep.
- The "Fabricate Class Headgear" recipe no longer has a chance of creating all-class hats.
- Fixed spectator mode sometimes ending up in a state where you were half-embedded in your spectator target.
- Fixed a bug in the Kritzkrieg’s animations.
- Fixed round restarts not cleaning up weapons correctly for a frame (fixes a variety of weapon attribute issues, such as players having less health or less ammo than they should)
- Fixed painting issues in several of the Australian Christmas hats.
- The Sniper scope is now visible when viewing First Person Spectator mode on a zoomed Sniper.
- Medieval Mode's auto-roleplay now ignores text beginning with '!' or '/' (so SourceMod commands aren't modified)
December 21, 2010 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)
- Fixed an engine crash caused by too many precached models in some community maps.
Day of Defeat: Source
- Fixed an exploit where clients could prevent weapons from recoiling properly.
Team Fortress 2
- Added several crafting recipes for new weapons.
- Added a ton of items to the store.
- Added a ton of items to the random drop list.
- The following hats are now paintable or have had their paintability improved: Pyromancer's Mask, Detective Noir, Madame Dixie, Buckaroos Hat, German Gonzila, Flipped Trilby, Coupe D'isaster
- Fixed a spelling error on the "Pyromancer's Mask".
- Corrected the name of the "Claidheamh Mòr" to the joy of our Celtic players.
- Made "Le Party Phantom" a misc slot item.
- Fixed a client crash caused by custom stats panels.
- Fixed a bug where some new items weren't being dropped correctly.
- Removed displaying the top 10 players in the leaderboard if you have never won a duel.
- Updated the localization files.
- Fixed a regression in Tournament Mode item whitelists.
- Also added "mp_tournament_whitelist", a convar that allows servers to specify a whitelist file to use.
Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released
December 17, 2010 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)
- Improved sv_pure:
- Materials / Models / Sounds / Animations are more comprehensively protected.
- Switched from CRC to MD5 hashes for stronger per-file validation.
- Fixed some issues between custom files and server whitelists over level changes.
- Added HL2:MP to the list of dedicated server games when starting a server via the Tools tab in the Library
Team Fortress 2
- Added Medieval Mode, a game mode where players are restricted to using olde weapons.
- 'Your Eternal Reward' changes:
- Spies can now change their disguise weapon via 'lastdiguise' while using 'Your Eternal Reward'
- Already-disguised 'Your Eternal Reward' Spies are no longer forced to switch to displaying the melee weapon when they make a kill
- Spies no longer play speech lines when making a kill with 'Your Eternal Reward'
- Sentries no longer track 'Your Eternal Reward' Spies after they backstab someone
- 'Natascha' changes:
- Spin-up time increased.
- Slowdown-on-hit effect is reduced over distance.
- Added 'The Medi-eval Medic', 'The Hibernating Bear', and 'The Expert's Ordnance' item sets.
- Added new weapons: 'The Claidheamohmor', 'The Back Scratcher', 'The Boston Basher', 'The Fists of Steel', 'The Amputator', 'The Crusader's Crossbow', 'The Ullapool Caber', 'The Loch-n-Load', 'The Buffalo Steak Sandvich', 'The Brass Beast', 'The Warrior's Spirit', 'The Candy Cane', and 'The Jag'.
- Added 20 new hats.
- Added a prototype item testing map, and associated functionality, for contributors to test their work. Further details in an upcoming blog post.
- Spies can now see TargetID's of players and objects regardless of their own disguise status.
- Fixed some speech lines continuing after the speaker changes class
- The Spy 'Sap Auteur' achievement now increments in cases where the Spy was the assister in the building destruction.
- Fixed the arrow burning effect getting stuck on if you changed class in a respawn room with your arrow lit.
- Fixed a Flamethrower bug that allowed players to rapidly fake the Pyro's airblast effect.
- Throwing the Jarate or Milk now returns you to your previous weapon, instead of your Primary.
- Added leaderboard to track duel wins.
- Added ability for players to donate money directly to the creators of their favorite community maps.
- Increased backpack size by 100 slots.
December 13, 2010 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Team Fortress 2
- Fixed an issue with the Killing Floor Twisted Christmas items
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
December 13, 2010 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Team Fortress 2
- Fixed first person spectators seeing particle effects on the wearables of the person they're spectating.
- Added the Pyro's "Foster's Facade" and "Stockbroker's Scarf" items as part of Tripwire's Twisted Christmas event.
- See http://www.killingfloorthegame.com/xmas/ for full details
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
December 10, 2010 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Team Fortress 2
- Updated some files, for no reason whatsoever
