Team Fortress 2 Update Thread

Jägerbomber Administrator Posts: 15,716	Team Fortress 2 Update Thread Apr 27, 2018 4:30:59 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jägerbomber on Apr 27, 2018 4:30:59 GMT lol They forgot the banana until somebody emailed them.... They really are a mess.

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Team Fortress 2 Update Thread May 17, 2018 22:56:05 GMT

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Fixed a server crash related to Flamethrower particles
Fixed a client crash related to matchmaking parties
Fixed a client crash related to the ConVar tf_flamethrower_boxsize
Fixed a memory leak in the main menu
Fixed some languages having missing characters in the ConTracker menu
Fixed the voicemenu command being used to lag servers rolleyes

Fixed a rendering issue with Unusual effects for the Antarctic Eyewear
Fixed some War Paint weapons not being valid trade-up items for the Civilian Stat Clock
Fixed an animation bug related to the Thermal Thruster and changing class while holstering it
Fixed matchmaking players being able to sit at the MOTD so they can't be kicked by players in the match. They will now show in the scoreboard on their assigned team and will be valid vote-kick targets by members of their team. rolleyes

Updated the Autobalance system to skip asking/waiting for volunteers. Instead, it will go straight to switching candidates to balance the teams. icon_e_surprised

(Back to the old days lol)
Updated model/materials for the Valhalla Helm to fix some clipping issues

Updated the localization files

Updated pl_enclosure_final

Fixed players being able to get stuck in closing dropdown door in stage 3
Fixed missing team filter for small resupply room in stage 3
Removed unnecessary env_wind entity messing with env_dustmote entities

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Team Fortress 2 Update Thread Jun 7, 2018 21:41:11 GMT

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Several fixes to address exploits and stability issues
Fixed server crash related to the CTriggerAddTFPlayerCondition map entity
Fixed client crash when playing Mann vs. Machine
Fixed client crash on exit
Fixed Scouts not being able to pick-up the Sandman's baseball rolleyes

Fixed broken Unusual effects for the Exquisite Rack, the Stainless Pot, and the Universal Translator
Fixed broken Strange Filter store images for Brimstone, Maple Ridge Event, and Pit of Death
Updated r_screenoverlay command to accept '0' as well as 'off' to disable overlays. This fixes some community mods that were incorrectly expecting 0 to disable the overlay, resulting in unexpected behavior.
Added "Reset All Achievements" button to the Achievements dialog
A small number of achievements are based on player stats and will be awarded again when Team Fortress 2 is restarted unless the player stats are also reset
Resetting achievements will not allow you to receive achievement-based items multiple times
Players who consistently demonstrate a pattern of negative behavior in-game (based upon excessive reports from other players and several other factors) will now receive a temporary matchmaking ban icon_neutral

[Um...... Was that not already happening?....]
Added RGL.gg tournament medals
Added Copenhagen Games tournament medals
Added PURE League tournament medals
Added Beginnings 5 tournament medals
Added ozfortress Season 22 tournament medals

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Team Fortress 2 Update Thread Jun 26, 2018 22:28:48 GMT

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June 26, 2018 - 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 tournament/community medals for HLMixes, Hydro.tf, Ready Steady Pan Season 4, and Blapature

Tweaked Competitive Mode MMR calculations
- MMR mobility increased somewhat across the board
- Players who have high game counts relative to the rest of the player base should see fewer adjustments of 1 or 0 MMR

Updated pl_enclosure_final to fix a displacement hole in stage two
Updated Test Run items such that the discount is not valid if the item is already on sale in the Mann Co. Store
Updated the models for The Frontier Djustice, The Rotation Sensation, and the Elf Esteem to fix display problems with unusual effects
Fixed some currencies not properly calculating the Test Run discount, which prevented being able to purchase the item
Updated the localization files

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Jägerbomber Administrator Posts: 15,716	Team Fortress 2 Update Thread Aug 19, 2018 22:55:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jägerbomber on Aug 19, 2018 22:55:33 GMT That mean's it's been longer since Medic.... Ugh.
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Team Fortress 2 Update Thread Aug 24, 2018 4:22:58 GMT

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www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-08-14-valves-forgotten-game-team-fortress-2s-shocking-toxicity-problem

I mean, this is constant every day in well over half of every Casual matchmade session. I was an admin of a Community server for nearly 10 years. Valve decided that they needed to take away players from all community servers because they were unable to keep the flow of players away from abusive ad-driven servers, or servers that had paid perks. Eventually, long after they started their own matchmaker, they cut the life support feed they had left for Community servers off completely. Even to the ones that were not abusive to their potential players. The ones who tried their best to keep out as much legitimate toxicity as possible.

Now, Valve matchmaking is (pretty much) the only main place left where you can get proper TF2 play where the players haven't been emptied out. But Valve hasn't even come close to taking the right measures to an extent that harshly punishes toxicity quickly or encourages less toxicity. The vocal people in over half of all matches are not pleasant. Valve has done nothing to counter chat spam. And toxic groups of players take over servers.

And then there's the aimbotters on top of it.

Something needs to be done, but I've been saying that for years.

"This is an esports scene that, because of no direct developer support from Valve, constantly sacrificed money out of their own pockets and time from their schedules, to make sure they can help build that esports scene. But it got to a point where we didn't want to talk about the bad parts or people and just work with it, because we thought the people that were abusive were necessary to keep the TF2 scene alive, and the drama plus them being ousted would just make our small community smaller."

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Jägerbomber Administrator Posts: 15,716	Team Fortress 2 Update Thread Oct 10, 2018 20:58:57 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jägerbomber on Oct 10, 2018 20:58:57 GMT TF2 is 11 years old today. No blog post from the team (yet). Last year had posts for the dates for both TF2's 10th and TF1's 21st birthdays. October 16th Jungle Inferno was announced.
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Team Fortress 2 Update Thread Oct 19, 2018 23:47:46 GMT

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Surprise! Scream fortress (X) is early this year.

www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=45049

They didn't bother making a special page for it, however, they're "giving" us 5 Halloween community maps, new cases (of course), 2 new (Valve) taunts, and 5 contracts, probably 1 for each map. But "all Halloween Contracts have been reset"? This is the stuff for the old Halloween maps.

Goes through Nov 14th, as usual though. But damn, that's probably a lot of stuff to complete/re-complete.

and omg They fixed sticky bombs doing damage through walls. (Does this include grates? But it better include the last Upward RED spawn.)

(Not official, except for the added medal, but apparently there's a Season 1 of a fan/community run Dodgeball (Pyro Dodgeball) tournament happening sometime. Wow.... I didn't even know if that wasn't completely dead or not.)

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Team Fortress 2 Update Thread Oct 26, 2018 0:14:07 GMT

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October 25, 2018 - 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 the Roaring Rockets unusual taunt particle effect
Updated the equip_region for the Earbuds
Updated the models for the TFNew tournament medals to fix their broken LODs
Renamed Mister Sentry to Aim Assistant
Updated the localization files

Updated pl_fifthcurve_event
- Fixed a bug where players could spam "escaped from underworld"

Updated koth_bagel_event
- Fixed a projectile bug that was occurring in RED's vent room
- Updated some propfades on the lightbulbs in RED's valley

Updated pl_rumble_event
- Fixed an exploit related to using the tiny spell and building sentries inside a wall
- Bumper cars are now placed in a random order in underworld, after main world has run out of time or ended by explosion
- Fixed bumper car race instructional text not showing to all players
- Fixed Merasmus sometimes using his round-beginning lines in the middle of the round

Updated koth_slasher
- Fixed the clipping issues in the spawn yards and in BLU's mineshaft
- Fixed a case where the control point is unlocked while Merasmus is hiding

Updated pd_monster_bash
- Fixed a gap in the spiral stairs that players could slip through when using the tiny spell
- Fixed a kill trigger not always killing players in the dungeon
- Fixed players taking fall damage when passing through the pit to the dungeon

Updated pd_cursed_cove_event
- Fixed projectiles colliding with the waves at the shore
- Fixed projectiles colliding with the capzone mist effect in locker
- Fixed players sometimes getting stuck when exiting the locker
- Adjusted particles on the pickups
- Increased music volume
- Added sound to the ship moving through the town (Thanks Spipper)
- Added sound to the zone closing in the locker
- Optimization tweaks
- Various small detail fixes

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Jägerbomber Administrator Posts: 15,716	Team Fortress 2 Update Thread Dec 11, 2018 5:41:58 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jägerbomber on Dec 11, 2018 5:41:58 GMT steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=1587611777 steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1587915578
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Team Fortress 2 Update Thread Dec 20, 2018 2:07:32 GMT

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December 19, 2018 - 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:

Happy Smissmas 2018!

All players who play TF2 during the event will receive a Stuffed Stocking as a gift! Stockings contain goodies for good little Mercenaries.
-Event runs through January 7th, 2019
Added the Winter 2018 Cosmetic Case
-Contains 18 new community-contributed items
-The Festivizer can be found as a bonus drop when opening the case
Mann Co. Store winter sale!

General

Fixed func_rotating entity not working properly in maps like 2Fort and Gravelpit
Fixed Strange Filter: Brimstone not displaying the prefix in the weapon name
Fixed a Mann vs. Machine bug with giant robots reported by Justin G. (sigsegv)
Added LAN Downunder 2018 tournament medals
Added ETF2L 6v6 Season 31 and Highlander Season 17 tournament medals
Added Brazil Fortress Season 3 tournament medals
Added Russian Highlander Season 1 tournament medals
Added Sacred Scouts 6v6 tournament medals
Added AsiaFortress Cup Season 14 tournament medals
Added AsiaFortress LAN 2018 tournament medals
Updated the Starstorm Slumber unusual effect to fix a display problem
Updated the backpack image for Mr. Quackers

Updated pd_monster_bash
-Fixed an out-of-bounds exploit in RED's courtyard

Updated pl_millstone_event
-Fixed a spot where players could trap players with teleport exit
-Fixed Headless Horseman getting stuck in B area house staircase

Updated p_snakewater_final1
-Fixed "splash bug" issues throughout the map
-Fixed a lot of visual issues
-Improved clipping and made movement smoother
-Made fence near yard closed to projectiles

It's a good thing they made those Halloween map fixes now that it's long since over... rolleyes

Also, this is the first full year without what we might call a major update.

But at least we got this... [Joke in the title.]

https://www.reddit.com/r/tf2/comments/a7sjy7/new_tf2_update_looks_great_but_its_a_little/

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Team Fortress 2 Update Thread Jan 24, 2019 5:34:13 GMT

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WIP 2Fort in Parkitect.

Shockingly similar, but I don't know if an interior is possible.

https://preview.redd.it/ze9iyg9p48c21.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=cbd882b3712778bf06afa55e03a033ed53fc357d

Sigh... I remember trying to recreate other game worlds in my park sims. I wish I still would, or would still even play park sims, but I just have other games that take up all the time.....

Heck, the indie devs seem to be making good stuff when it comes to this, but I'm stuck with the AAA stuff I play.

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Team Fortress 2 Update Thread Mar 27, 2019 0:54:29 GMT

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- Fixed the Exorcism effect not working for Wrangler kills
- Fixed a rare case where players could appear to be in a match they could neither join nor abandon
- Updated HUD with community fixes from CriticalFlaw
- Added and updated in-game medals for community/tournament events
- Updated the localization files

I haven't posted every update here, but this was the longest time without even a minor update - 63 Days.

But it's been almost a year and a half since the last major update - a little less since the update to the matchmaking.

You can't help but think "RIP Heavy update?"... But it was announced.

But then again, the 1 other time they announced something early for TF2 - the moon map and Cactus Canyon, they never finished them.

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Jägerbomber Administrator Posts: 15,716	Team Fortress 2 Update Thread Mar 27, 2019 19:21:53 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jägerbomber on Mar 27, 2019 19:21:53 GMT Oh also, they removed Sketchek's name from Axetinguisher's function description, but it keeps the speedboost on kill. Sketchek is the TF2 streamer who recently faked his death. Not kidding...

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Team Fortress 2 Update Thread Mar 29, 2019 1:30:14 GMT

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Holy shit, and another update 2 days later....

Improved how vote kicks work in matchmaking to reduce potential for abuse
Fixed a case where vote-kicked players could rejoin a match
Added Asian BBall Cup tournament medals
Updated model/materials for the Rasslabyxa Cup Helper medal
Updated RETF2 Retrospective finalist medals to be paintable
Updated some localization files

I am extremely interested to see if the votekicking abuse is lessened by whatever they've done. Let me guess, they just raised the requirement by 1 vote. rolleyes

And thank frickin god they finally fixed people getting back into matches they were kicked from. Aimbotters were loving that. Took way too long though.