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Team Fortress 2 Update Released

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 Summer 2022 Cosmetic Case
    • Contains 25 new community-contributed items
    • Adds 11 new community-created Unusual effects (29 variants total)
  • Fixed a server crash caused by Sniper trying to eat his gun (switching to Sniper while Heavy is eating a Sandvich)
  • Fixed an occasional lag spike when showing the kill cam for some players
  • Fixed a regression where spotlights and spawns could not be parented
  • Fixed a regression with incorrect prop lighting on some maps such as Barnblitz
  • Fixed incorrect team colors for the default style of The Caped Crusader when using the itemtest command
  • Fixed missing materials for some Strange Filters in the Mann Co. Store
  • Updated/Added some tournament medals
  • Updated the localization files

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

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 Summer 2022 Cosmetic Case

    • Contains 25 new community-contributed items
    • Adds 11 new community-created Unusual effects (29 variants total)

  • Fixed a server crash caused by Sniper trying to eat his gun (switching to Sniper while Heavy is eating a Sandvich)
  • Fixed an occasional lag spike when showing the kill cam for some players
  • Fixed a regression where spotlights and spawns could not be parented
  • Fixed a regression with incorrect prop lighting on some maps such as Barnblitz
  • Fixed incorrect team colors for the default style of The Caped Crusader when using the itemtest command
  • Fixed missing materials for some Strange Filters in the Mann Co. Store
  • Updated/Added some tournament medals
  • Updated the localization files

BlapBash 2022



The avocados are going on vacation this year! BlapBash is officially back for 2022 raising money for SpecialEffect to put fun and inclusion back into the lives of people with physical disabilities by helping them to play video games!

The two-day livestream event will take place on July 30th and 31st starting at 12pm CEST / 6am EDT for 12 hours each day and will feature many familiar TF2 personalities & communities. They’ve got an avocado-jam-packed schedule featuring a variety of events inside and outside of TF2, including their largest ever TF2 crate unboxing and giveaway yet! Catch all the action on the EssentialsTF Twitch channel.

And of course, the famous BlapBash medals are back once again to be claimed starting with a minimum $10 donation. They've also brought back their original medal, now the BlapBash Advocator, as a new reward tier! To donate, head over to the BlapBash donation page and find more info about the event!

BlapBash 2022





The avocados are going on vacation this year! BlapBash is officially back for 2022 raising money for SpecialEffect to put fun and inclusion back into the lives of people with physical disabilities by helping them to play video games!




The two-day livestream event will take place on July 30th and 31st starting at 12pm CEST / 6am EDT for 12 hours each day and will feature many familiar TF2 personalities & communities. They’ve got an avocado-jam-packed schedule featuring a variety of events inside and outside of TF2, including their largest ever TF2 crate unboxing and giveaway yet! Catch all the action on the EssentialsTF Twitch channel.




And of course, the famous BlapBash medals are back once again to be claimed starting with a minimum $10 donation. They've also brought back their original medal, now the BlapBash Advocator, as a new reward tier! To donate, head over to the BlapBash donation page and find more info about the event!


Major League Mayhem Tournament


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Ready up on the plate, slugger! You might have a bat in hand, but you're playing catcher, too!

Another Fortress Faceoffs event is starting soon, so get yourself a ticket to the front row! A unique game mode is in play, combining an American classic with another sport of unknown origin! That's right, it's baseball-dodgeball season! Teams of five Scouts will compete against one another with only one hit of health, taking their pick of skillful leaping or clumsy cleat-eating as baseballs zip through the sky like a Grand Slam out of Fenway! Do your best to dodge the fastballs or you'll be struck OUT for the round! Overcome the AWAY team in a first-to-five frenzy and topple the bracket to become champion of Major League Mayhem! Be part of the fifth Fortress Faceoffs event and make it to the Top 8 to have your MVP plays streamed live!

For this event, bonus regions like South America, Asia, and Oceania can participate for big prizes as well (though games won't be streamed).

In the future, some Fortress Faceoffs events will only be announced on their social platforms (Discord, Steam, Twitter). Watch for new not-so-secret announcements to make sure you can be part of the games and fun!

Sign up today to get your free entrance and overpriced water! The big game starts August 5th @ 1PM EDT / 13:00 CEST (for NA and EU respectively) and will last around 3 days. For more information about event rules, prizes, and more, join the Fortress Faceoffs Discord and claim your spot in the Hall of Fame!

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