Team Fortress 2 Update Thread

Fixed players not receiving Tough Break contracts and extended the campaign deadline through April 4th

April 25, 2016 - 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:

Updated content and features for the TF2 Competitive Mode beta
For more information on how you can participate in testing, please visit steamcommunity.com/groups/tfcompetitive
Added a ten second countdown to the beginning of each round after the first
Added cp_gorge to the map rotation to test attack/defense format (using stopwatch mode)

Fixed a potential security issue (thanks to Justin G., aka sigsegv, for this report)
Fixed ragdolls not drawing the head properly when a Spy feigns death
Fixed the Festive Backburner missing the pilot light
Fixed The Classic leaving laser particles in the world
Fixed a problem with the Mann Co. Catalog images being drawn off-screen

Updated models/materials for The Hot Dogger, Brim-Full Of Bullets, The One-Man Army, Your Worst Nightmare, The Patriot Peak, The Diplomat, The Bruiser's Bandanna, The Eliminators Safeguard, and Storm Stompers

Added tournament medals for AsiaFortress Cup Season 9, ozfortress Season 15, and ozfortress Summer Cup 2016, ETF2L 6v6 Season 22 and Season 23, and ETF2L Highlander Season 9 and Season 10

Added the class viewmodel animation files to the list of files allowed on servers using sv_pure 1
Updated the equip_region settings for The Tools of the Trade and Captain Space Mann
Updated the localization files

Added a new Quickplay category for Alternative game modes
Moved Territorial Control, Special Delivery, and Player Destruction maps to this new category

May 11, 2016 - 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 the Mayflower Cosmetic Case and Mayflower Cosmetic Key
New community cosmetics case with 14 items
Fixed weapons not playing idle animations when cl_autoreload was set to 1
Fixed team Spectator using the wrong name in tournament mode
Fixed occasionally getting the wrong output for the nextmap command
Fixed a regression with the explosive-headshot upgrade sound in Mann vs. Machine
Fixed the SMG firing tracers for every bullet while Focus is activated
Fixed The Sheriff's Stetson and The Patriot Peak not using the correct Blue team material
Updated models/materials for The Well-Rounded Rifleman, The Federal Casemaker, The Sub Zero Suit, The Salty Dog, and Universal Translator
Players can no longer change teams in Mannpower Mode
Updated tc_hydro and ctf_2fort to fix a problem with cubemaps

July 7, 2016 - 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:

The Meet Your Match Update has arrived!

Added Casual and Competitive Matchmaking modes
Additional information available on the website (http://www.teamfortress.com/meetyourmatch/)
Casual mode replaces Quickplay

Added the Heavy vs. Pyro war
Additional information available on the website ( www.teamfortress.com/meetyourmatch/war.php )

3 new community maps
Sunshine
Metalworks
Swiftwater

Added 3 new community taunts
The Balloonibouncer (Pyro only)
Disco Fever (Spy only)
The Fubar Fanfare (Soldier only)

Added 1 new official taunt
The Carlton (Scout only)

Added the Perfect Stranger crate

General

Reworked the main menu
All play-related buttons are now accessible by clicking the "Find a game" button
Moved the Workshop and Replay buttons down the bottom group of mini-buttons

Enemies killed by energy weapons now play a special sound as their body dissolves
Improved stopwatch UI to help better communicate game state
Added new sound vo files for Competitive Mode
Added sounds to all attacks where the target player resisted a part of the damage
Added Prinny promo items for purchasing Disgaea: Prinny Hat, Prinny Pouch, and Prinny Machete
Added AsiaFortress Cup Mercenaries Cup Season 7 medals
Added TF2Maps 72hr TF2Jam Summer Participant medal
Added Random Acts of TF2 medals

Added check to prevent players with P-REC loaded from participating in matchmaking
Prevents P-REC crashing which results in players receiving abandon penalties

Updated the Demo Support feature
Added an option to only record matches that are played using Tournament mode (mp_tournament)
Added an option to auto-delete matches that don't have any events recorded
Fixed a bug where tickcount values were being noted incorrectly
Options can be set using the Adv. Options menu

Updated model/materials for the Bonk Boy, Dr's Dapper Topper, The Sole Saviors, and The Dark Falkirk Helm
Updated the localization files

PASS Time update
No longer in Beta!
New Items Available
An Early Participation Pin will be awarded to everyone who played PASS Time during beta
Two new achievements with item rewards
Tune Merasmus's Multi-Dimensional Television
Jackpot!
Map Changes
All maps are tweaked, polished, and out of beta
Renamed pass_pinewood to pass_timberlodge
Renamed pass_warehouse to pass_brickyard
Added a new city-themed map, pass_district
An updated pass_template for level designers will be released on www.escalation.com/news
Game Mode Changes
Changed the score limit from 3 to 5
Tweaked various JACK throwing parameters
Pack Running
The JACK no longer heals the player carrying it
A player carrying the JACK with no nearby teammates is marked for death
Teammates near a player holding the JACK will be slowly healed, and can run as fast as the fastest nearby teammate
JACK Power
Passing the JACK increases a power meter
The power meter will decay over time
Filling the power meter unlocks a special goal worth extra points
Art Changes
New view model animations
The HUD provides more information about goal type and status
Player pips for Spies will reflect cloak and disguise status
Misc Details
Added cvar tf_passtime_scores_per_round
Added tf_glow entity that can be used to enable the glow effect on any entity
Updated trigger_passtime_ball FGD entry to hide unimplemented features, temporarily
Spawnflag added to func_passtime_goal to indicate to the HUD that a goal is unlocked by JACK power

Bug fixes

Fixed being able to repeatedly activate taunts before the current one had ended while underwater
Fixed disguising with the Conniver's Kunai while spotted by a Sentry causing the Sentry to ignore the Spy
Fixed class change notifications appearing to the enemy team for a period of time after teams swap sides in Competitive Mode
Fixed a case where players would sometimes see other players carrying the wrong weapon(s)
Fixed a bug where the Engineer couldn't remove the Sapper from a linked teleporter if was building (not active)
Fixed a bug where the Engineer was able to heal a linked teleporter while it was building. This now matches the behavior for the other buildings.
Updated several hats to fix the Sniper not removing them while taunting
Fixed hiding the Pyro's head when using the second style of the Fear Monger
Fixed using the wrong ozfortress medals for divisions other than Premier
Fixed a few UGC tournament medals using the wrong names
Fixed the Engineer's missing pelvis hitbox
Thanks to Justin G., aka sigsegv, for these reports
Fixed airblasts sometimes sending reflected projectiles toward friendly players, buildings, and projectile shields
Fixed demo record/read stringtables not writing/reading past 512kb
Fixed inconsistency between items that use mini-crit buff (TF_COND_ENERGY_BUFF)
Fixed multiple Mann vs. Machine bugs caused by bot AI functions being executing after the bots have died
Fixed a bug related to lunchbox items, where the ammo bar can be drained in cases when it shouldn't be
Fixed Medics sometimes instantly reviving players in Mann vs. Machine

Performance

Fixed several cases of loading and rendering hitches that would cause abrupt changes in FPS
Improved Flamethrower flame performance in Mann vs. Machine on clients and servers by up to +500%
VGUI .res files are now cached after loading, reducing framerate hitches. Custom HUD authors can disable this by setting vgui_cache_res_files to 0.
Improved rendering performance of zombies
Improved VGUI font performance

Custom HUD Versioning

In order to reduce crashing and broken UI elements after updates, custom HUDs now must explicitly specify the version of the TF UI with which they are compatible.
Custom HUD files must now be installed as add-ons under the tf/custom/ folder. Loose .res files extracted to the game directory will not be loaded.
Custom HUDs must now contain a file named "info.vdf" in their root folder, with the key "ui_version" set to the TF UI version with which they are compatible.
The current TF UI version is 1.
Non-HUD add-ons under tf/custom/ will continue to work without an "info.vdf" file, but may not load .res files.

Mann Co. Store

Added the Competitive Matchmaking Pass
Added new class starter packs
Added new key-less cosmetic crates
Revamped main store pages
Added a spotlight item
Added ability to mouse over and preview items in a bundle/crate/collection
Adjusted some weapon prices for consistency

Maps

cp_granary
Added new ammo pack locations in final and yard areas
Clips and blockbullets added to stairs

cp_badlands
Final cap point capture time increased to 2 seconds (from 1 second)
Clips and blockbullets added to stairs

cp_foundry
Reduced ammo kit in final cap entry room (attackers' side) to medium
Slightly reduced attacking team's spawn time when working on final

pl_upward
Fixed an exploit where players could sometimes build sentries in the cliffside by capture point 3

pl_thundermountain
Fixed the first and second cap points of stage 3 each awarding 2 points to the capturing team instead of 1

Mannpower
All official maps now set Mannpower mode without requiring the use of the tf_powerup_mode convar

Game Balance

Scout
Crit-A-Cola
Added Marked-for-Death debuff for 2 seconds after the buff effect expires

The Soda Popper
Added "On hit: build Hype"
Removed "build hype by running around"

Shortstop
Added an Alt-fire attack -- reach out and shove someone!
Removed +healing bonus
Reduced pushback vuln to +20% (from +40%)

Sun on a stick
Take 25% less damage from fire while deployed

Soldier
The Righteous Bison
Fixed a bug causing players to be hit by the same projectile multiple times, causing the damage dealt to vary wildly
Per-shot damage has been increased to compensate, resulting in slightly more damage on average
Point-blank deals 54 damage (previously 20-80)
Maximum range deals 24 damage (previously 14-56)
Slowed projectile by 30%
Projectile damage reduced by 25% for each enemy penetrated
Updated projectile impact sound

The Disciplinary Action
Reduced duration of speed bonus on teammates to 2 seconds (from 3)

The Rocket Jumper
Updated model/materials and sound

Sniper
Cozy Camper
Now requires a full charge to gain flinch resistance

The Sydney Sleeper
When fully charged, or when making a headshot, now applies Jarate in a radius
Scoped shots now extinguish teammates

The Cleaner's Carbine
Removed hidden +10% damage taken multiplier while under the effects

Heavy
Natascha and Brass Beast
20% damage resistance now only applies when spun up and below 50% max health

Huo-Long Heater
Added -10% damage
Added +25% increased damage vs. burning players
Reduced ammo drain to -4/sec (from -6)
Reduced pulse damage from Ring of Fire to 12 (from 15) due to increased damage vs. burning

Buffalo Steak Sandvich
Fixed "damage taken" multiplier accidentally being +10%, instead of the listed +25%

Spy
Base
Max speed increased to 320 (from 300)

Enforcer
Attacks pierce resist and absorb effects from all sources

Pyro
All Flamethrowers
Added: Direct damage reduces Medi Gun healing and resist shield effects by 25%
Medics hear a "healing interrupted" sound when this is happening to their heal target

The Manmelter
Removed (hidden) 20% fire rate penalty

Medic
Base
All Mediguns allow the Medic to match the speed of their heal target
Previously only available on The Quick Fix

Quick Fix
ÜberCharge rate reduced to +15% (from +25%)

Overdose
Increased movement speed bonus to +20% (from +10%)
Increased damage penalty to -15% (from -10%)

Dropped Mediguns
Stored ÜberCharge begins to decay over time after coming to rest

Demoman
Base
All boots now require a shield to activate any move speed bonus listed on the item

The Iron Bomber
Decreased the fuse time to 1.4 seconds (from 2.0)

The Quickiebomb Launcher
Increased charge time reduction to -70% (from -50%)
Increased damage bonus for (max) charged shots to +35% (from +25%)
Increased clip size penalty to -50% (from -25%)
Removed "Stickybombs fizzle 4 seconds after landing"

The Sticky Jumper
Updated model/materials and sound

Engineer
Base
Level 1 teleporters now cost 50 metal (previously 125)

Widowmaker
Damage increased +10% when attacking the same target as your sentry

Eureka Effect
Reduced "50% less metal from Dispensers and Pickups" to 20%
Added "Teleporters cost 50% less metal"

The Short Circuit
Base projectile attack is -10 metal (hit or miss) and then add -5 metal for each projectile destroyed (sometimes a buff, sometimes a nerf) [lol]

The Pomson
Fixed an exploit with shooting through your own buildings
Increased close-range damage to 72 (from 62)
Reduced long-range damage to 32 (from 42)
Updated projectile impact sound

July 9, 2016 - 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 Strange Filter: Competitive tool not describing itself properly after being applied to an item
Fixed the Jackpot! PASS Time achievement not tracking wins
Updated Mannpower Mode to use 7 captures per round on matchmaking servers (was 3)
Updated ConVar zoom_sensitivity_ratio so its value is saved across sessions and it can be adjusted in Competitive Mode

July 28, 2016 - 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:

Matchmaking

Competitive Mode
Abandon penalty times are now longer for first-time abandoners with a low number of games played
Abandoning a game now results in significant rank loss. This loss is always greater than losing a given match.
Fixed an issue where players could drop and reconnect too many times before triggering an abandon

Casual Mode
Matches can now start with fewer than 24 players when there are not enough compatible players in queue
The match will still add additional players (up to 24) as they become available
This should improve queue times for low-population regions and game modes
Added maps cp_gullywash, cp_snakewater, and koth_probed
Fixed not being able to cycle between spectator modes

Weapon viewmodels
The field-of-view slider has been re-added to Adv. Options menu (range: 54 to 70 degrees)
This feature is now allowed in Competitive Mode
Improved and fixed many animations when using a higher viewmodel field-of-view
Removed custom animations from the sv_pure whitelist because it was being exploited
Adjusted The Cow Mangler and Black Box reload animations to be slightly faster (they now match the default rocket launcher)

Your class portrait will now always be the innermost in the match status HUD (top center) and will have a slightly brighter background
Added the Prinny promo items to the Mann Co. Store
Added the Florida LAN 2016 community medal

PASS Time update
Fixed achievement items (e.g. Civilian Grade JACK Hat) not cloaking with the Spy
Tweaks and fixes for all maps
Fix pack speed not being updated sometimes
Aiming players will no longer receive pack speed bonus
Some adjustments to reduce average round length
Overtime will end immediately if the winning team touches the ball
Overtime won't happen if it's impossible for the losing team to win

Fixed players being able to avoid a vote-kick by reconnecting to the server at the right time
Fixed the pd_watergate HUD not drawing
Fixed Engineer teleporter exits sometimes detonating when used due to invisible geometry
Fixed getting a black screen if the chat window was open when the match stats were being shown
Fixed weapons not being hidden during some taunts for the Engineer, Medic, and Soldier
Fixed Spy cloak causing the HUD 3D Character to cloak for the player the Spy is disguised as
Fixed a client crash related to the animation system
Fixed a bug where players in looping taunts could sometimes cause other clients to drop from the server
Fixed not seeing particle effects for Unusual versions of Baseball Bill's Sports Shine, Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative, and Texas Slim's Dome Shine
Fixed hearing the "team wipe" Announcer audio at the incorrect times