Team Fortress 2 News

• Fixed Wrangler shield not moving with parented Sentry Gun (GitHub fix from ficool2)
  
• Fixed missing sounds for Taunt: The Final Score
  
• Fixed sound effect being clipped for the Taunt: Bear Hug
  
• Reduced the taunt attack range for the Taunt: Texan Trickshot
  
• Updated the Esprit De Corps to fix a clipping issue on the shoulder
  
• Updated the Short Fuse to fix an issue with the normal map
  
• Updated the in-game item importer to support the new 'bullets' bodygroup
  
• Updated the Fully Charged and Overcharged Unusual effects to fix problems with DirectX80
  
• Updated the Iconic Outline and Subtle Silhouette Unusual effects
  • Added path to fallback material for refract texture to prevent rendering issues for dx80 users
    
  • Lowered depth bias value of refraction to mitigate rendering issues on taunts that do not move their default control point with the model
• Updated pl_aquarius
  • Fixed skybox
    
  • Updated soundscapes
• Updated cp_conifer
  • Fixed missing poster texture
    
  • Fixed outdated loading screen pictures
• Updated cp_fulgur
  • Fixed clipping in the exterior area
    
  • Replaced one of the outdated spytech assets with newer version
• Updated pl_citadel
  • VScript stability improvements

• Fixed Wrangler shield not moving with parented Sentry Gun (GitHub fix from ficool2)
  
• Fixed missing sounds for Taunt: The Final Score
  
• Fixed sound effect being clipped for the Taunt: Bear Hug
  
• Reduced the taunt attack range for the Taunt: Texan Trickshot
  
• Updated the Esprit De Corps to fix a clipping issue on the shoulder
  
• Updated the Short Fuse to fix an issue with the normal map
  
• Updated the in-game item importer to support the new 'bullets' bodygroup
  
• Updated the Fully Charged and Overcharged Unusual effects to fix problems with DirectX80
  
• Updated the Iconic Outline and Subtle Silhouette Unusual effects
  
  
  • Added path to fallback material for refract texture to prevent rendering issues for dx80 users
    
  • Lowered depth bias value of refraction to mitigate rendering issues on taunts that do not move their default control point with the model
  
  
• Updated pl_aquarius
  
  
  • Fixed skybox
    
  • Updated soundscapes
  
  
• Updated cp_conifer
  
  
  • Fixed missing poster texture
    
  • Fixed outdated loading screen pictures
  
  
• Updated cp_fulgur
  
  
  • Fixed clipping in the exterior area
    
  • Replaced one of the outdated spytech assets with newer version
  
  
• Updated pl_citadel
  
  
  • VScript stability improvements
  
  

While this is not the Mann vs Machine update we were previously promised, Team Fortress 2 still has a big update our for the Summer 2025 Event.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/team-fortress-2-adds-10-new-maps-for-a-summer-event-and-more-bug-fixes/

The Team Fortress 2 summer update is here, making now the ideal time to return to the seminal Valve multiplayer game. I'll always have time for TF2; even in the wake of more modern challengers such as Overwatch 2 and Marvel Rivals, there's something unflappably timeless about the classic FPS. The major new overhaul is a great excuse to dive back in, especially as it will likely act as a spark to reinvigorate servers with all us old-head FPS enjoyers, and there's a lot to look forward to, including ten new maps and a deadly taunt.

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• Featuring 10 new community maps: Citadel, Aquarius, Fulgur, Cargo, Conifer, Boardwalk, Blowout, Mannhole, Demolition, and Pressure
  
• Added the Summer 2025 Cosmetic Case
  • Contains 23 new community-contributed items
• Added 4 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store
  • Taunt: The Final Score
    
  • Taunt: Bear Hug
    
  • Taunt: Texan Trickshot
    
  • Taunt: Flying Colors
• Added 14 new community-created Unusual effects
  • 7 new effects for Unusual hats
    
  • 7 new effects for Unusual taunts
• All cosmetic and taunt cases will grant Summer 2025 Unusual effects instead of their normal Unusual effects during the Summer event. This does not include crates.
  
• The Summer event runs through September 15th, 2025
  

• Fixed the Frontline Field Recorder not using its normal map
  
• Fixed The Texas Half-Pants not fully using rimlight
  
• Fixed the Das Hazmattenhatten's materials not using its normal map
  
• Fixed The Bazaar Bargain's scope being painted when using the Saccharine Striped, Team Detail, Gobi Glazed, and Team Charged war paints
  
• Fixed some outdated in-game tips
  
• Reduced default value for ConVar 'tf_mm_next_map_vote_time' from 30s to 15s
  
• Updated materials for The Candy Cane to fix consistency issues
  
• Updated lightwarptexture setting for the blood version of the Half-Zatoichi
  
• Updated the Strasbourg Scholar to improve clipping
  
• Updated the Heavy's model to add a 'bullets' bodygroup for cosmetics
  
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
  
• Updated cp_fortezza
  • Reworked routes between Point A and Last
    
  • Improved lighting and visuals across the map
    
  • Clipping fixes
• Updated vsh_distillery, vsh_maul, vsh_nucleus, vsh_outburst, vsh_skirmish, and vsh_tinyrock
  • Big thanks to Whurr, Starfall and Bradasparky for reporting bugs and suggesting changes.
    
  • Balance changes
    • Consecutive Wall Climbs no longer cut your preexisting speed
      
    • Mini-Sentries now deal 80% damage (up from 50%)
      
    • Crit-boosted Miniguns now deal 70% damage (up from 60%)
      
    • Reduced the Mighty Slam's damage at point-blank range
      
    • Rebalanced Hale's damage against buildings
      • Level 1 buildings are destroyed with a single punch
        
      • Level 2 and 3 buildings now require two punches
        
      • The Wrangler Shield adds an additional punch to the required count
        
      • Ability-based damage to buildings is unchanged
  • Bugfixes
    • Fixed a crash caused by the string pool overflowing over time
      
    • Fixed Hale's attacks applying knockback in the wrong direction
      
    • Fixed dead players being flagged as AFK and kicked for idling during long rounds
      
    • Fixed the round timer resetting to 60 seconds if it was lower when the number of alive Mercs dropped to 5
      
    • Fixed Hale being able to punch immediately as the Sweeping Charge ends.
      
    • Fixed Hale's punch knockback being too strong against Demoman, Heavy, and Medic
      
    • Fixed healing effects from the Warrior's Spirit and the Powerjack erasing overheal
      
    • Fixed the Quick-Fix occasionally failing to mirror the patient's Wall Climbing
      
    • Fixed a rare bug at the start of a round where Hale couldn't move
      
    • Fixed being able to Wall Climb off of projectiles