Team Fortress 2 Update Released
May 20, 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:
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- Added new community weapons and hats
- Updated CP_Gorge
- Added nobuilds to the awnings outside BLU's forward spawn to preventing players building up there.
- More clip work and model collision work based on community feedback.
- Fixed BLU forward spawn door appearing through roof.
- Updated PLR_Pipeline
- Added new stairwell in Stage 1 and window access to both teams’ platforms by main choke point to help alleviate stalemates.
- Reverted the starting position for the cart in Stage 3 if a team had won the first 2 stages to where you no longer get a big cart-start-position advantage.
- Fixed rare cases where stage would break when cart had no nearby capper(s).
- Fixed carts not always moving to their starting locations correctly.
- Fixed respawn times in Stage 3 not being set to the proper values.
- Fixed the map not finishing correctly in Stage 3 if the two teams capture the final point at the same time.
- Removed sv_showhitboxes to avoid players confusing it with the method by which we do hit detection (see http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Source_Multiplayer_Networking for info)
May 19, 2010 - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike: Source Beta have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Engine
- Improved crash reporting system to enable more detailed crash reports
- Fixed a client crash caused by a buffer overflow while processing temp entities
Counter-Strike: Source Beta
- Fixed not being able to add bots to the game using the Create Server dialog
- Fixed some movement ConVars to match the current Counter-Strike: Source settings for default values and flags
- Fixed several rubberbanding/stuttering issues with objects and players
- Fixed several ConVars (sv_accelerate, maxspeed, etc.) being hidden
- Fixed bloom problems
- Fixed a server crash caused by malformed client autobuy string
- Fixed developer console output being on by default
- Fixed "Report Bug" in the main menu not working
- Fixed the missing icon for the desktop shortcut
- Fixed the "rebuy" command not buying the correct items depending on the order they were purchased in
- Fixed the clock image in the spectator HUD being clipped
Team Fortress 2
- Fixed a case where the Spy could start taunting and cloak at the same time
- Flamethrower changes
- Increased base damage 10%
- Afterburn duration increased (from 6 to 10)
- Flares that hit a burning player at mid-to-long range will crit
- Reduced Backburner damage bonus from 20% to 15%
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
May 12, 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:
Linux Dedicated Server
- Fixed srcds_run to work properly with the Counter-Strike: Source beta dedicated server when autoupdating.
Engine
- Fixed the startmovie command not using the codec dialog.
Team Fortress 2
- Fixed dropped weapons and ammo kits not being affected by explosions.
- Adding missing "+lookup" and "+lookdown" keybind options.
- Added SetCTFCaptureBonusTime tf_gamerules input to allow map authors to set the length of crit bonus time (in seconds) for CTF captures.
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
May 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:
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- Fixed a missing localization string
- Fixed an issue where Linux dedicated servers would not automatically retrieve master server addresses
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
May 7, 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:
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- Fixed players seeing cloaked Spies when they should be fully cloaked
- Updated the Homewrecker
- It now damages enemy sappers on friendly buildings
- Fixed items not displaying correctly while playing back a demo
- Badge hire dates now display the time in GMT
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
May 5, 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:
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- Mann Co. badges updated
- Added new "Primeval Warrior" employee badge
- Moved badges start date to the official TF2 release date of October 10th, 2007
- Gave "Primeval Warrior" badge to anyone who played in the TF2 Beta prior to the official release
- Adjusted existing badges based on the new start date
- Fixed player avatars being squashed in the Arena win panel
- Fixed a client crash caused by players calling for a Medic
- Fixed a server crash caused by receiving invalid data in player commands
- Fixed wearables attached to ragdolls not setting their skins and bodygoups correctly
- Fixed deflected remote-detonate pipebombs becoming mini-crits when detonated
- Fixed deflected remote-detonate pipebombs becoming full crits if the Pyro is critboosted
- Prevented custom models from showing domination particles in PropHunt
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
April 30, 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:
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- Added further PropHunt mode support
- Added a "SetCustomModelRotates" input, which will enable/disable whether the custom model should rotate yaw (enabled by default)
- Added a "SetCustomModelVisibletoSelf" input, which will set whether or not the local player should see his own custom model
- Fixed the Engineer being able to build more than 1 of each type of building
- Fixed old Engineer build keybinds not working with the new system
- Fixed a client crash on shutdown
- Fixed the Gunboats not properly applying the damage reduction when Spectators are nearby
- Fixed post-processing bug which could cause tone mapping to become stuck at highest setting
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
April 29, 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:
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- Fixed several issues with the Source SDK
- Added new items to commemorate our 119th (or so) update
- Scout's "Retire the Runner" achievement updated to be
- "Kill a Scout while they are under the effect of Crit-a-Cola."
- Added a 20% damage bonus to The Backburner.
- Fixed the Flare Gun's afterburn duration being lowered by the Flamethrower's duration reduction.
- Fixed the teleporter exit using the wrong particle effect.
- Fixed HUD damage indicators not appearing.
- Fixed Teleporters not reverting to level 1 when their other side is destroyed.
- Fixed receiving damage not causing view-kicks on players.
- Fixed Engineers & Spies being able to circumvent build restrictions.
- Fixed Server Browser not saving filter settings properly.
- Fixed a client crash in the targetID on clients running custom HUDs
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
April 28, 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:
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- Added new community map cp_freight
- Added missing physics models for several items
- Added jiggle bones to the Sam & Max items, and The Buff Banner
- Added Crit-a-Cola
Dedicated Server
- Linux optimizations.
- Fixed Linux servers not relisting correctly after a master server restart
- Fixed a case where servers could have "ghost" players consuming player slots
Engine
- Marked the "snd_show" convar as a cheat
Gameplay Changes
- Pyro changes
- Flamethrower direct damage reduced 20%.
- Burn duration reduced (10 -> 6 seconds).
- Airblast re-fire delay reduced by 25%.
- Airblast ammo usage reduced by 20%.
- All reflected rockets/grenades/arrows now mini-crit.
- Airblasting enemies into environmental deaths now awards the death credit to the Pyro.
- Heavy changes
- Minigun spin-up/down time reduced by 25%
- Minigun firing movement speed increased to just under half-normal (from 80 to 110).
- Throwing a sandvich to a teammate now earns a full bonus point (was half a point).
- Bonk! changes
- Post-use movement penalty removed.
- Now has a re-use cooldown time, like The Sandman.
- The Chargin' Target changes
- Direct charge hit now does 50 damage + 10 per head (up to 5 heads).
- Capped the turn rate from +left and +right while charging.
- The Huntsman changes
- Removed restriction that arrows need to be aimed before they can be lit by a Pyro.
- Bow can now be lowered without losing the lit arrow.
- Changed bow so you can start charging it while you're jumping, but you can't fire until you're on the ground.
- Fixed bug where flame effect would get stuck on if you change weapons with a lit arrow.
- Backpack changes
- Moved Crafting button out to the root class/backpack selection panel.
- Dragging and dropping items in your backpack now makes appropriate sounds.
- Bot changes
- Bots don't retreat to gather health as readily if they are in combat.
- Bots no longer retreat when moving to block a point capture.
- Bots should now equip an appropriate combat weapon and fight while moving to collect health.
- Bots who are roaming the map and hunting now chase down their victims, following them around corners.
- Bots That fire projectiles (ie: rockets/grenades/etc) don't hold down their fire button for a minimum time. This was causing Soldier bots to fire rockets into nearby walls as they strafed, killing themselves.
- Soldiers bots now switch to their shotgun after firing all four rockets when engaging an enemy.
- Added a few more bot names from community suggestions.
- Fixed a behavior loop with Engineer metal gathering.
- The Sandman change
- Added a slight speed reduction to stunned players.
- Community requests
- Added ConVars log_verbose_enable and log_verbose_interval to report player positions in the server log at regular intervals
- log_verbose_enable default: 0
- log_verbose_interval default: 3 secs
- "Last-weapon" initialization on respawn now sets itself to be the melee weapon if you don’t have a selectable secondary weapon (like The Razorback).
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an case where The Gunboats didn’t apply their damage reduction properly.
- The amount count in the HUD now flashes red when you’re low on ammo.
- Extinguishing a burning teammate now earns a full bonus point (was half a point).
- Fixed a permanent overheal exploit involving dispensers.
- Fixed a bug in spectator mode where the user aborted out of freezecam, setup a spec mode (like IN_EYE), and would then have the setting stomped after the freezecam timer expired.
- Fixed bug with disguised spy sometimes seeing his own name in the disguise status HUD.
- Fixed a client crash that could result from players with arrows embedded in them.
- Fixed items that can be worn by any class having the wrong model when worn by a disguised Spy.
- Added missing map prefixes to server browser game types.
- Killing yourself with your own sentry no longer increments the sentry's kill counter.
- Fixed dropped hats sometimes having the wrong team color.
- Fixed crit-boosted players not getting critical hits if their weapon has custom no-crit behavior.
- Fixed the achievement dialog taking a long time to pop up, and completed achievements now sort to the bottom of the list.
- Fixed Spies disguised as Medics hearing the autocaller sound.
April 15, 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:
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- Added Sam & Max items
- Fixed the Demoman's Fro not cloaking properly when being used by a disguised Spy
- Reduced the damage bonus the Equalizer receives as the player loses health
- The speed boost was not changed
- Community Request
- Added a flag to info_particle_system to mark particle systems as "weather" effects
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
March 19, 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 the new community-built hats so they can be crafted
- Updated the Camera Beard and Medic Mask so they can be crafted as hats
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
March 18, 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:
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- Added items submitted to the Contribute! site by members of the community
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
February 24, 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:
Engine
- Fixed servers with bots reporting incorrect player numbers
Team Fortress 2
- Fixed pipebombs not colliding correctly with players
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
February 23, 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:
Engine
- Fixed servers being inappropriately delisted from the master server
Team Fortress 2
- Updated CTF_Doublecross
- Improved clipping to prevent players from getting to unintended places
- Updated CTF_2Fort
- Fixed Blue players being able to block the Blue spawn room doors to lock in teammates
- Moved the Blue team Sniper wall down to match the Red team Sniper wall
- Updated Russian localization strings
- Fixed the Pyro not being able to deflect enemy flares
- Fixed pipebombs not being removed if they explode in a func_nogrenades zone
Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source Update Released
February 12, 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 and Day of Defeat: Source
- Fixed a case of client-side hitching caused by writing a file to the hard drive too frequently
