Team Fortress 2 News

Team Fortress 2 is returning to Insomnia, with teams from around the world competing for their chance of a £5,000 prize pool and a chance at glory! The event takes place from Friday, August 26th, to Sunday, August 28th. EssentialsTF will be bringing all three days of action live from the Insomnia Gaming Festival hosted at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, UK.

Signups for the tournament are here. The event will be streamed both at the event and online by EssentialsTF over at their Twitch page, so you can watch the event in-person or in the comfort of your own home. For the latest information, be sure to check out LAN.TF and the EssentialsTF Twitter.

LuckyLukeTF2 is back with the Top 12 special for 2021! Just like previous years, this edition features some of the best plays collected from monthly episodes for the year of 2021! Check out the action above or on LuckyLukeTF2's YouTube channel here!

• Fixed the Spy being able to disguise after picking-up the intelligence
  
• Fixed some missing Announcer voice lines during the Competitive post-match summary
  
• Fixed some view model draw animations not using the snap command
  
• Fixed the Mann vs. Machine mission selection dialog sometimes drawing under the category controls
  
• Updated the Cold Cosmos Unusual effect to fix a parenting issue
  
• Updated Contagious Eruption, Daydream Eruption, and Volcanic Eruption Unusual effects
  • Fixed the highlight glow detaching itself from the effects and moving in the direction the player is moving
    
  • Fixed the effects being almost invisible in bright areas
• Updated the Kazan Karategi to fix clipping issues with the Pyro's arms
  
• Updated the Tropical Camo to fix the rigging and the normal map
  
• Updated the Boston Brain Bucket and Pest's Pads
  • Added Blank style that was originally missed
    
  • Fixed style names not aligning with the styles
• Updated the Bandit's Boots to fix a clipping issue with LOD1
  
• Updated The Chaser to fix some clipping issues and correct the backpack icon
  
• Updated item schema and localization files with community fixes
  
• Updated/Added some tournament medals