Team Fortress 2 News

The Team Fortress 2 modding scene is about to get a little easier, it seems, as Valve has apparently struck a deal with Microsoft to waive the $50,000 fee for the Havok physics engine for future mods - and not just TF2 either as this deal apparently covers all Valve games, including possibly Half-Life: Alyx.

In the same week where Rockstar and Take-Two are under fire for the GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition fiasco - which they hit numerous mods and modding sites with takedown requests to build - Valve Software instead seems to be doing something nice for the modding community by removing a hefty physics engine licence cost.

As originally posted by @TF2CCWiki on Twitter, they asked Valve support about getting an asset licence for the Havok physics engine - which costs $50,000 usually for any Valve-supported paid mods on Steam - and was told that Valve has "reached an agreement with Microsoft to have Havok fees waived for future mods of Valve games", which is great news for the modding community.

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• Fixed a client crash related to right-clicking an input field to open the context menu
  
• Updated Taunt: The Dueling Banjo to add a missing sound file
  
• Updated spelling for Sarsparilla Sprayed to Sarsaparilla Sprayed
  
• Updated The Mislaid Sweater and Beanie The All-Gnawing to fix issues with the backpack images
  
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• Updated Megalo map stamp to fix incorrect image
  
• Updated border color for Unusual items in the loadout menu
  
• Updated the localization files
  
• Updated cp_ambush_event
  
  
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  • Fixed some lamps that were hovering in the air
    
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  • Improved clipping
  
  
• Updated pd_farmageddon
  
  
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• Updated arena_lumberyard_event
  
  
  • Fixed a missing material in RED spawn
    
  • Changed the ghost particles in the 3d skybox
    
  • The team-colored ghosts that appear on round win now last longer and are more plentiful
    
  • The constant, purple-colored ghosts are now less abundant
    
  • Added various clipping improvements around the map
    
  • Added smoke to the chimneys
    
  • Added a line of sight check to the ghost dispensers so you can no longer provide benefits through walls
    
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  • Improved clipping
• Updated pd_farmageddon
  • Underworld hurt trigger now works as last update explained
    
  • Fixed visable nodraw entity
• Updated arena_lumberyard_event
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  • Changed the ghost particles in the 3d skybox
    
  • The team-colored ghosts that appear on round win now last longer and are more plentiful
    
  • The constant, purple-colored ghosts are now less abundant
    
  • Added various clipping improvements around the map
    
  • Added smoke to the chimneys
    
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