Team Fortress 2 News

Long-running online FPS games require a lot of tweaking, whether it's balancing how weapons handle in Counter-Strike 2, fixing matchmaking issues in Payday 3, or adjusting rewards in the likes of Call of Duty and Hunt Showdown 1896. Some of these, naturally, are bigger than others. But after 17 years, one particularly bothersome little problem has persisted in Team Fortress 2 - until now. Thanks to the latest TF2 update, Valve has finally corrected an issue that, although superficial, has been bugging players since 2007. Deadlock might be on the way, and, hopefully, Half-Life 3 could still happen, but the Team Fortress 2 Scout has thankfully just been put right.

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• Added missing list of authors for arena_lumberyard_event
  
• Fixed the Crook Combatant hiding the Scout's dog tags
  
• Fixed some sound script entries not playing because they were looking for .wav instead of .mp3
  
• Fixed BLU Scout using the incorrect team color pants
  
• Fixed some props_farm models using an incorrect surfaceprop setting
  
• Updated the large version of the backpack image for The Fast Learner to be consistent with the small version
  
• Updated the schema entries for The Hound's Hood and the Thrilling Tracksuit to remove unused settings
  
• Updated a couple of the community console images to fix missing nomip/nolod settings
  
• Updated Freaky Fair's expert contract to be "Win a round on Freaky Fair"
  
• Updated the Fleet Commander and Delldozer to fix import problems from the previous update
  
• Updated arena_lumberyard_event
  • Fixed mini-crits being removed from the last player standing if they used the Crit-a-Cola
    
  • Added missing navigation mesh
    
  • Fixed areaportal windows in spawn fading in too early
    
  • Fixed cases where players would get stuck on the setup doors
    
  • Adjusted prop fades
• Updated cp_darkmarsh
  • Lowered spell spawn timer (from 180 seconds to 120 seconds)
    
  • Spells that spawn outside respawn rooms will disappear after 30 seconds of not being picked up
    
  • Added several more pumpkin bomb spawn points
    
  • Fixed portcullis doors turning pitch black when opening
    
  • Lowered RED respawn wave time for the last point (from 10 to 8)
• Updated tow_dynamite
  • Fixed an ammo pick-up differ on BLU side
    
  • Added a missing wagon wheel on BLU side
    
  • Added Tug of War objective strings
    
  • Made the jump pad's deathpits deeper
    
  • A new critter has arrived
• Updated pd_circus
  • Fixed spell books being prompted despite none spawning in the map
    
  • Reduced points per player from 6 to 5
    
  • Reduced distracting lighting and details around the inaccessible areas of the circus
    
  • Fixed being able to place teleporters too close to spawn doors
    
  • Fixed erroneous collisions
    
  • Fixed small displacements cutting through walls
    
  • Fixed some gaps in geometry

• Added missing list of authors for arena_lumberyard_event
  
• Fixed the Crook Combatant hiding the Scout's dog tags
  
• Fixed some sound script entries not playing because they were looking for .wav instead of .mp3
  
• Fixed BLU Scout using the incorrect team color pants
  
• Fixed some props_farm models using an incorrect surfaceprop setting
  
• Updated the large version of the backpack image for The Fast Learner to be consistent with the small version
  
• Updated the schema entries for The Hound's Hood and the Thrilling Tracksuit to remove unused settings
  
• Updated a couple of the community console images to fix missing nomip/nolod settings
  
• Updated Freaky Fair's expert contract to be "Win a round on Freaky Fair"
  
• Updated the Fleet Commander and Delldozer to fix import problems from the previous update
  
• Updated arena_lumberyard_event
  • Fixed mini-crits being removed from the last player standing if they used the Crit-a-Cola
    
  • Added missing navigation mesh
    
  • Fixed areaportal windows in spawn fading in too early
    
  • Fixed cases where players would get stuck on the setup doors
    
  • Adjusted prop fades
• Updated cp_darkmarsh
  • Lowered spell spawn timer (from 180 seconds to 120 seconds)
    
  • Spells that spawn outside respawn rooms will disappear after 30 seconds of not being picked up
    
  • Added several more pumpkin bomb spawn points
    
  • Fixed portcullis doors turning pitch black when opening
    
  • Lowered RED respawn wave time for the last point (from 10 to 8)
• Updated tow_dynamite
  • Fixed an ammo pick-up differ on BLU side
    
  • Added a missing wagon wheel on BLU side
    
  • Added Tug of War objective strings
    
  • Made the jump pad's deathpits deeper
    
  • A new critter has arrived
• Updated pd_circus
  • Fixed spell books being prompted despite none spawning in the map
    
  • Reduced points per player from 6 to 5
    
  • Reduced distracting lighting and details around the inaccessible areas of the circus
    
  • Fixed being able to place teleporters too close to spawn doors
    
  • Fixed erroneous collisions
    
  • Fixed small displacements cutting through walls
    
  • Fixed some gaps in geometry

• Added missing list of authors for arena_lumberyard_event
  
• Fixed the Crook Combatant hiding the Scout's dog tags
  
• Fixed some sound script entries not playing because they were looking for .wav instead of .mp3
  
• Fixed BLU Scout using the incorrect team color pants
  
• Fixed some props_farm models using an incorrect surfaceprop setting
  
• Updated the large version of the backpack image for The Fast Learner to be consistent with the small version
  
• Updated the schema entries for The Hound's Hood and the Thrilling Tracksuit to remove unused settings
  
• Updated a couple of the community console images to fix missing nomip/nolod settings
  
• Updated Freaky Fair's expert contract to be "Win a round on Freaky Fair"
  
• Updated the Fleet Commander and Delldozer to fix import problems from the previous update
  
• Updated arena_lumberyard_event
  
  
  • Fixed mini-crits being removed from the last player standing if they used the Crit-a-Cola
    
  • Added missing navigation mesh
    
  • Fixed areaportal windows in spawn fading in too early
    
  • Fixed cases where players would get stuck on the setup doors
    
  • Adjusted prop fades
  
  
• Updated cp_darkmarsh
  
  
  • Lowered spell spawn timer (from 180 seconds to 120 seconds)
    
  • Spells that spawn outside respawn rooms will disappear after 30 seconds of not being picked up
    
  • Added several more pumpkin bomb spawn points
    
  • Fixed portcullis doors turning pitch black when opening
    
  • Lowered RED respawn wave time for the last point (from 10 to 8)
  
  
• Updated tow_dynamite
  
  
  • Fixed an ammo pick-up differ on BLU side
    
  • Added a missing wagon wheel on BLU side
    
  • Added Tug of War objective strings
    
  • Made the jump pad's deathpits deeper
    
  • A new critter has arrived
  
  
• Updated pd_circus
  
  
  • Fixed spell books being prompted despite none spawning in the map
    
  • Reduced points per player from 6 to 5
    
  • Reduced distracting lighting and details around the inaccessible areas of the circus
    
  • Fixed being able to place teleporters too close to spawn doors
    
  • Fixed erroneous collisions
    
  • Fixed small displacements cutting through walls
    
  • Fixed some gaps in geometry