Team Fortress 2 Changelog

What's new in Team Fortress 2 14th May 2019 Update

May 16, 2019

Updated/Added some tournament medals
Updated the localization files

New in Team Fortress 2 30th April 2019 Update (May 6, 2019)

New in Team Fortress 2 22nd December 2018 Update (Jan 24, 2019)

New in Team Fortress 2 20th December 2018 Update (Dec 21, 2018)

General:
Updated localization files for English
Items:
Polar Pal Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/model_player_per_class/basename with value of models/workshop/player/items/all_class/dec18_polar_pal/dec18_polar_pal_%s.mdl
Polar Pal Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/name with value of #TF_dec18_polar_pal_style0
Polar Pal Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/model_player_per_class/basename with value of models/workshop/player/items/all_class/dec18_polar_pal_bamboo/dec18_polar_pal_bamboo_%s.mdl
Polar Pal Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/name with value of #TF_dec18_polar_pal_style1
Polar Pal Added new attribute visuals/styles/2/model_player_per_class/basename with value of models/workshop/player/items/all_class/dec18_polar_pal_liberty/dec18_polar_pal_liberty_%s.mdl
Polar Pal Added new attribute visuals/styles/2/name with value of #TF_dec18_polar_pal_style2
Catcher's Companion Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/model_player with value of models/workshop/player/items/scout/dec18_catchers_companion/dec18_catchers_companion.mdl
Catcher's Companion Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/skin_red with value of 0
Catcher's Companion Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/skin_blu with value of 1
Catcher's Companion Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/name with value of #TF_dec18_catchers_companion_style0
Catcher's Companion Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/model_player with value of models/workshop/player/items/scout/dec18_catchers_companion_style/dec18_catchers_companion_style.mdl
Catcher's Companion Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/skin_red with value of 0
Catcher's Companion Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/skin_blu with value of 1
Catcher's Companion Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/name with value of #TF_dec18_catchers_companion_style1
Juvenile's Jumper Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/model_player with value of models/workshop/player/items/scout/dec18_juveniles_jumper/dec18_juveniles_jumper.mdl
Juvenile's Jumper Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/skin_red with value of 0
Juvenile's Jumper Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/skin_blu with value of 1
Juvenile's Jumper Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/name with value of #TF_dec18_juveniles_jumper_style0
Juvenile's Jumper Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/model_player with value of models/workshop/player/items/scout/dec18_juveniles_jumper_modern/dec18_juveniles_jumper_modern.mdl
Juvenile's Jumper Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/skin_red with value of 0
Juvenile's Jumper Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/skin_blu with value of 1
Juvenile's Jumper Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/name with value of #TF_dec18_juveniles_jumper_style1
Juvenile's Jumper Added new attribute visuals/styles/2/model_player with value of models/workshop/player/items/scout/dec18_juveniles_jumper_plain/dec18_juveniles_jumper_plain.mdl
Juvenile's Jumper Added new attribute visuals/styles/2/skin_red with value of 0
Juvenile's Jumper Added new attribute visuals/styles/2/skin_blu with value of 1
Juvenile's Jumper Added new attribute visuals/styles/2/name with value of #TF_dec18_juveniles_jumper_style2
Millennial Mercenary Removed attribute visuals/player_bodygroups/hat 1
Millennial Mercenary Removed attribute visuals/player_bodygroups/headphones 1
Millennial Mercenary Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/model_player with value of models/workshop/player/items/scout/dec18_millennial_mercenary/dec18_millennial_mercenary.mdl
Millennial Mercenary Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/name with value of #TF_dec18_millennial_mercenary_style0
Millennial Mercenary Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/additional_hidden_bodygroups/headphones with value of 1
Millennial Mercenary Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/model_player with value of models/workshop/player/items/scout/dec18_millennial_mercenary_style1/dec18_millennial_mercenary_style1.mdl
Millennial Mercenary Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/name with value of #TF_dec18_millennial_mercenary_style1
Millennial Mercenary Added new attribute visuals/styles/2/model_player with value of models/workshop/player/items/scout/dec18_millennial_mercenary_style2/dec18_millennial_mercenary_style2.mdl
Millennial Mercenary Added new attribute visuals/styles/2/name with value of #TF_dec18_millennial_mercenary_style2
Millennial Mercenary Added new attribute visuals/styles/2/additional_hidden_bodygroups/headphones with value of 1
Millennial Mercenary Added new attribute visuals/styles/3/model_player with value of models/workshop/player/items/scout/dec18_millennial_mercenary_style3/dec18_millennial_mercenary_style3.mdl
Millennial Mercenary Added new attribute visuals/styles/3/name with value of #TF_dec18_millennial_mercenary_style3
Millennial Mercenary Added new attribute visuals/styles/3/additional_hidden_bodygroups/headphones with value of 1
Pocket Pardner Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/model_player with value of models/workshop/player/items/pyro/dec18_pocket_pardner/dec18_pocket_pardner.mdl
Pocket Pardner Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/skin_red with value of 0
Pocket Pardner Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/skin_blu with value of 1
Pocket Pardner Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/name with value of #TF_dec18_pocket_pardner_style0
Pocket Pardner Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/model_player with value of models/workshop/player/items/pyro/dec18_pocket_pardner_style/dec18_pocket_pardner_style.mdl
Pocket Pardner Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/skin_red with value of 0
Pocket Pardner Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/skin_blu with value of 1
Pocket Pardner Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/name with value of #TF_dec18_pocket_pardner_style1
Cool Capuchon Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/model_player with value of models/workshop/player/items/heavy/dec18_cool_capuchon/dec18_cool_capuchon.mdl
Cool Capuchon Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/skin_red with value of 0
Cool Capuchon Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/skin_blu with value of 1
Cool Capuchon Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/name with value of #TF_dec18_cool_capuchon_style0
Cool Capuchon Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/model_player with value of models/workshop/player/items/heavy/dec18_cool_capuchon_style/dec18_cool_capuchon_style.mdl
Cool Capuchon Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/skin_red with value of 0
Cool Capuchon Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/skin_blu with value of 1
Cool Capuchon Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/name with value of #TF_dec18_cool_capuchon_style1
Wise Whiskers Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/name with value of #TF_dec18_wise_whiskers_Hat
Wise Whiskers Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/name with value of #TF_dec18_wise_whiskers_NoHat
Wise Whiskers Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/additional_hidden_bodygroups/hat with value of 1
Harry Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/model_player_per_class/medic with value of models/workshop/player/items/all_class/dec18_harry/dec18_harry_medic.mdl
Harry Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/model_player_per_class/spy with value of models/workshop/player/items/all_class/dec18_harry/dec18_harry_spy.mdl
Harry Added new attribute visuals/styles/0/name with value of #TF_dec18_harry_style0
Harry Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/model_player_per_class/medic with value of models/workshop/player/items/all_class/dec18_harry_sleeping/dec18_harry_sleeping_medic.mdl
Harry Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/model_player_per_class/spy with value of models/workshop/player/items/all_class/dec18_harry_sleeping/dec18_harry_sleeping_spy.mdl
Harry Added new attribute visuals/styles/1/name with value of #TF_dec18_harry_style1
Harry Added new attribute visuals/styles/2/model_player_per_class/medic with value of models/workshop/player/items/all_class/dec18_harry_villainous/dec18_harry_villainous_medic.mdl
Harry Added new attribute visuals/styles/2/model_player_per_class/spy with value of models/workshop/player/items/all_class/dec18_harry_villainous/dec18_harry_villainous_spy.mdl
Harry Added new attribute visuals/styles/2/name with value of #TF_dec18_harry_style2

New in Team Fortress 2 19th December 2018 Update (Dec 20, 2018)

New in Team Fortress 2 30.10.2018 Update (Nov 5, 2018)

New in Team Fortress 2 25.10.2018 Update (Oct 29, 2018)

New in Team Fortress 2 23.10.2018 Update (Oct 25, 2018)

New in Team Fortress 2 21.09.2018 Update (Oct 9, 2018)

New in Team Fortress 2 02.08.2018 Update (Aug 3, 2018)

New in Team Fortress 2 18.07.2018 Update (Aug 1, 2018)

New in Team Fortress 2 07.06.2018 Update (Jun 30, 2018)

New in Team Fortress 2 26.04.2018 Update (Apr 30, 2018)

New in Team Fortress 2 13.04.2018 Update (Apr 24, 2018)

New in Team Fortress 2 04.01.2018 Update (Jan 5, 2018)

New in Team Fortress 2 03.01.2018 Update (Jan 4, 2018)

New in Team Fortress 2 21.12.2017 Update (Dec 21, 2017)

Happy Smissmas 2017! All players who play TF2 during the event will receive a Stuffed Stocking as a gift! Stockings contain goodies for good little Mercenaries. Event runs through January 10th, 2018
Added the Winter 2017 War Paint Case Contains 15 new community-contributed War Paints
Randomly dropped for players who have activated a Jungle Inferno Campaign Pass
Added the Winter 2017 Cosmetic Case Contains 20 new community-contributed items
The Festivizer can be found as a bonus drop when opening the case
Added 6 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store Taunt: The Skating Scorcher :
Taunt: The Bunnyhopper
Taunt: Runner's Rhythm
Taunt: Luxury Lounge
Taunt: Surgeon's Squeezebox
Taunt: The Trackman's Touchdown
Expanded the list of weapons that can be Festivized! Ubersaw, Dragon's Fury, Amputator, Air Strike, Back Scratcher, Scotsman's Skullcutter, Bazaar Bargain, Black Box, Claidheamh Mòr, Crusader's Crossbow, Degreaser, Loose Cannon, Persian Persuader, Detonator, Brass Beast, Holy Mackerel, Loch-n-Load, Powerjack, Iron Bomber, Reserve Shooter, Disciplinary Action, Family Business, Shahanshah, Scorch Shot, Shortstop, Soda Popper, Rescue Ranger, Tomislav, Panic Attack, Winger
Mann Co. Store winter sale:
General War Paints can now be used for Mann Co. Trade-Ups
Fixed a rendering issue with the Misty Skull unusual effect
Fixed a case where it was possible to use the Thermal Thruster twice in one launch
Fixed the inspect animation for the Shortstop
Fixed the Festive Sandvich not showing the bite mark when eaten
Increased the maximum number of backpack slots to 3000 (from 2500)
Added the UGC Highlander Season 21, Highlander Season 22, Highlander Season 23, 6v6 Season 23, 6v6 Season 24, 6v6 Season 25, 4v4 Season 10, 4v4 Season 11, and 4v4 Season 12 tournament medals
Added Ready Steady Pan Season 3 tournament medals
Updated cp_mercenarypark Added a forward spawn for BLU when attacking the final control point
Added a connecting stairwell to the mid-structure of the final control point
Fixed area portal rendering issues between the first and second control points
Updated pd_watergate Respawn times of the teams will change dynamically based on the difference in scores. This should help balance any extreme differences in the team skills/scores. 50% difference in scores: 12s for leading team, 0s for trailing
Equal scores: 6s for each team
Relocated the player beer pickup counter on the HUD to the lower left, but made it slightly larger
Updated the soundscape to have more alien-y sounds in the main areas
Adjusted detail in the center and spawn rooms
Adjusted clipping around the map

New in Team Fortress 2 13.12.2017 Update (Dec 14, 2017)

Fixed a client crash related to viewing notifications
Fixed being able to interrupt taunts using the ConTracker commands
Fixed a bug with the Medi Gun not staying attached to players
Fixed a bug with the Backburner using its owner's angle to determine whether the attack is behind the victim
Fixed a rendering issue with the Spectral Swirl unusual effect
Fixed not being able to fire the Dragon's Fury in some areas (e.g. the control point on Nucleus)
Fixed not being able to light Huntsman arrows with the Dragon's Fury
Fixed Dragon's Fury projectiles not fizzling when hitting water
Fixed not being able to detonate stickybombs when switching to melee with secondary attack held down
Fixed the charge sound for the Stickybomb Launcher not stopping if the player switches weapons while charging
Fixed Quick-Fix Medics not properly following/mirroring the Pyro after launching with the Thermal Thruster
Fixed being able to shoot flares through objects like setup gates
Fixed the Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol always giving 7hp per-hit
Fixed the Winger not counting towards the Scout achievement "Gun Down"
Fixed the Festive Sandvich not counting towards the Heavy achievement "Konspicuous Konsumption"
Fixed the Rescue Ranger not counting towards the Engineer achievement "Texas Two-Step"
Fixed the Genuine version of the Flying Guillotine having no taunt
Updated the Vita-Saw so victims spawn random internal organs on hit
Updated the Atomizer damage penalty vs players to -15% (from -25%)
Updated the party system so invites are shown to all party members
Updated the Thermal Thruster stomp damage on other players to be 3x the base fall damage - not the reduced fall damage of the owner
Updated the "With Friends Like these..." achievement to check for five friends instead of seven
Added the Heals for Reals 2017 community medals
Added the "Philanthropist's Indulgence" community medal for Random Acts of TF2
Added the "Spectral Snowflake" community medal for the Nightmare Before Smissmas 2017 community showcase

New in Team Fortress 2 01.12.2017 Update (Dec 4, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 21.11.2017 Update (Nov 22, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 17.11.2017 Update (Nov 20, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 08.11.2017 Update (Nov 9, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 07.11.2017 Update (Nov 8, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 25.10.2017 Update (Oct 26, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 03.08.2017 Update (Aug 7, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 02.08.2017 Update (Aug 3, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 16.06.2017 Update (Jun 19, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 03.06.2017 Update (Jun 5, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 15.05.2017 Update (May 16, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 04.05.2017 Update (May 5, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 26.04.2017 Update (Apr 28, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 20.04.2017 Update (Apr 21, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 14.04.2017 Update (Apr 19, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 13.04.2017 Update (Apr 14, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 12.04.2017 Update (Apr 13, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 30.03.2017 Update (Mar 31, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 14.02.2017 Update (Feb 15, 2017)

Improved Steam Voice support for servers that have enabled it
Removed sv_use_steam_voice convar. Steam voice is now selected via "sv_voicecodec steam"
Fixed demos not properly recording Steam Voice status, resulting in potential corrupt voice in demos with differing default settings
Will now use the native Steam Voice sampling rate, instead of clamping to 11kHz
Improved compatibility with Steam client beta
Fixed OS X voice communication sounding high-pitched when using the default CELT voice codec
Fixed an animation bug that would cause the client and server hitboxes to become out of sync
Fixed the Scout not playing the correct animation when using the Shortstop's Alt-Fire to shove someone
Fixed some missing VO sounds for the Scout when he picks up a baseball
Fixed Spectators seeing the fake death notices for the Spy when he feigns death
Fixed the Widowmaker not doing increased damage when the Sentry's target is a building, boss, or tank
Fixed not earning Crikey meter progress with The Cleaner's Carbine when damaging a building, boss, or tank
Fixed the Scout not getting assists for shoving players while using the Shortstop
Fixed not being able to use non-tradable Giftapults
Fixed powerups sometimes being removed from the game in Mannpower mode
Fixed a case where the scoreboard would not update properly when players volunteer to switch teams in Casual mode
Fixed a case where Casual servers would spontaneously terminate with "Server shutting down" upon losing connection with the matchmaking service
Updated the logic used to pick the maps players can vote on in the end-of-match map vote on Casual servers to help maintain healthier game mode representation across regions
Casual servers were often rotating to unrelated game modes during votes, resulting in partially filled servers in certain regions
Updated the player_bodygroups that are hidden when equipping The Dark Falkirk Helm and The Sole Saviors
Updated the model/materials for The Snowmann to fix some LOD issues
Updated the localization files
Added Gift Wrap back to the Mann Co. Store at a reduced price
Added TF2Maps 72hr TF2Jam Winter Participant 2017 community medal
Added Rally Call Charity Tournament community medals
Added ozfortress Season 18 tournament medals
Added new survey questions to the end-of-match survey for Casual and Competitive modes and fixed a bug where multiple surveys could be displayed at the same time

New in Team Fortress 2 16.01.2017 Update (Jan 17, 2017)

New in Team Fortress 2 21.12.2016 Update (Dec 22, 2016)

New in Team Fortress 2 23.11.2016 Update (Nov 24, 2016)

New in Team Fortress 2 21.11.2016 Update (Nov 22, 2016)

New in Team Fortress 2 18.11.2016 Update (Nov 21, 2016)

New in Team Fortress 2 15.11.2016 Update (Nov 15, 2016)

New in Team Fortress 2 10.11.2016 Update (Nov 11, 2016)

Fixed invisible weapons on other players when they have recently changed loadout
Fixed color correction not working
Fixed players not always returning to the matchmaking lobby screen at the end of a Mann vs. Machine match
Fixed particles not being removed from cosmetics when toggling between third-person and first-person views
Fixed seeing the wrong custom projectiles for grenade launchers like the Iron Bomber when the wielder has recently changed loadout
Fixed some Strange map filters displaying the wrong map names in their descriptions
Replaced convar tf_teamtalk with tf_gravetalk
When enabled, living players can receive text and voice chat from dead players
When disabled, living players cannot hear the dead, regardless of team
Removes the odd behavior of tf_teamtalk wherein living players were exclusively unable to hear dead players on the other team
Defaults to on, except in Competitive matches
Fixed being able to use The Holiday Punch on enemies during a Halloween boss truce
Fixed not being able to activate the Pyro's Phlogistinator rage again right away if the first attempt failed
Fixed Mann vs. Machine bots not playing the teleport sound effect and not becoming invulnerable after teleporting
Fixed not switching Snipers to their melee weapon while under the effects of the "tiny" spell
Fixed a missing material in the main menu
Added the Unusual Cap to be used for granting a Self-Made Unusual Cap to Unusual particle effect contributors
Added the Chapelaria 6v6 tournament medals for season 1
Updated the spawn/death sounds for Monoculus and Merasmus to remove the Horseless Headless Horsemann sound effects
Updated the localization files
Updated mvm_ghost_town to fix the cube maps
Updated mvm_mannhattan
Fixed Spies spawning behind the closed door at Gate A
Fixed Sentry Busters sometimes staying at Gate A instead of attacking the sentry gun
Updated pl_millstone_event (Hellstone)
Fixed an exploit where you could trap Horseless Headless Horsemann in place
Fixed some door frames from being able to shoot through them
Fixed a texture error
Fixed a barrel that you could walk through
Improved navigation file for better bot movement
Fixed being able to shoot through building wall located front of RED 1st base
Community request: Added OnTruceStart and OnTruceEnd outputs to the tf_gamerules entity for maps
Updated tf_gravetalk setting for Competitive mode to be on by default

New in Team Fortress 2 02.11.2016 Update (Nov 3, 2016)

Added the GA'lloween 2016 community event medals
Fixed sv_shutdown not working for community dedicated servers
All servers now enter hibernation state when they are empty and have no remaining work, which informs commands such as sv_shutdown
Added tf_allow_server_hibernation (default: 1) to allow disabling hibernation state
This should generally only be necessary if running server plugins that are not compatible with hibernation
Added sv_shutdown_cancel to cancel a pending shutdown
Updated the truce period during Halloween boss fights
Players are no longer affected by the truce when in their spawn room, allowing them to fight their way out if necessary
Sappers can no longer be used while a truce is active
Updated the "tiny" spellbook spell
Fixed a case where players could get outside the world
Fixed not switching Heavies to their melee weapon
Updated player destruction mode so the "Team Leader" does not heal teammates while in the Underworld
Fixed Halloween contract reward items not being craftable
Fixed Strange Human Cannonballs and Strange Battery Canteens not tracking stats
Fixed Casual search criteria being saved automatically while connecting to a server
Fixed a case where players could suicide on a pumpkin bomb to gain progress on certain Merasmissions
Updated the equip region for the Spine-Chilling Skull
Updated pl_fifthcurve_event (Brimstone)
Fixed exploit where players could get under the map near BLU starting area
Fixed exploit where players could get out of the map near graveyard
Fixed exploit where players could enter RED base as BLU
Fixed some skeletons running into lava when there are no enemies in Hell
Fixed medieval tiny spell & other Merasmus voice spells lasting too long for some players
Fixed big ghost getting stuck when map ends
Fixed a spot where players could get stuck if entering it under Tiny spell
Fixed another case of non-solid pumpkin
Tuned respawn time for RED team at last area
Updated cp_sunshine_event (Sinshine)
Fixed multiple visible nodraws and other texture bugs
Fixed nonsolid pumpkin in lobby
Fixed trigger bounds in RED spawn
Various lighting changes

New in Team Fortress 2 25.10.2016 Update (Oct 28, 2016)

Extended Scream Fortress VIII to run through November 16th, 2016
Fixed a small number of unusuals that did not have the proper displayed quality (unique (golden name) instead of unusual (purple name))
Updated the model/materials for The El Paso Poncho
Fixed not seeing the correct display name for featured community maps (example: pl_fifthcurve_event vs. Brimstone)
Updated the localization files
Updated mvm_ghost_town to fix error models in the spawn rooms
Removed ctf_turbine from the Competitive maps list
Fixed a problem causing some players to receive the incorrect number of Merasmissions:
Players should receive one Scream Fortress VIII Merasmission per day of the event, for a maximum possible of seven as of today
Players who received too few Merasmissions will be able to quickly catch up to the intended amount
A small number of players who received too many Merasmissions will not receive any for the next few days
Fixed the Tome of Merasmissions displaying an erroneous maximum number:
All players will have the opportunity to receive twenty-six Merasmissions during this year's event, regardless of number of Merasmissions completed in previous years
Updated pl_fifthcurve_event (Brimstone):
Fixed RED players getting inside BLU's 2nd forward spawn
Fixed skull's teeth in hell being non-solid
Fixed hell's coffin tune and tiny spell song sometimes playing to the next round from previous round
Fixed some players dropping into hell's lava in rare cases
Fixed big pumpkin in RED 2nd base being non-solid
Updated pd_pit_of_death_event:
Fixed an exploit which allowed players to enter the enemy spawn
Fixed enemy players teleported to the Underworld spawning in one another
Fixed finale particles not being drawn from certain distances
Fixed certain overlays not rendering
Increased damage over time dealt in the Underworld
Added climbable props to the platforms near mid
Added a nobuild to the area surrounding the portal
Added signs in spawns to make the second door more obvious
Adjusted respawn times so that the losing team will respawn faster
Adjusted health, ammo, and spellbooks around the map
Changed the Underworld buff to use the Purgatory buff from Eyeaduct
Players killed during the finale will now turn into ghosts
Decreased score limit from 5 to 4 points per player
Updated Mann vs. Machine to use the new ping information system already in use for Casual and Competitive matchmaking:
In particular, parties with members from differing regions should now have a better queue experience
Added a taunt Unusualifier:
A new tool that will Unusualify a specific taunt with a random Unusual effect when the tool is applied to the taunt

New in Team Fortress 2 21.10.2016 Update (Oct 28, 2016)

SCREAM FORTRESS VIII HAS ARRIVED:
Featuring 3 new community maps: Brimstone, Pit of Death, and Maple Ridge Event
Continue last year's event by collecting the souls of dead players for your Soul Gargoyle by killing enemies, doing map objectives, or collecting the Soul Gargoyles that spawn in the maps
Join Halloween matches by selecting the "Halloween" category in Casual
Scream Fortress VIII runs through November 9th, 2016
Added the Creepy Crawly Case:
Contains 21 new community-created items that make-up the Creepy Crawly Collection
Has a chance to give one of 3 community-created Halloween-restricted items as a bonus item
Has a chance to give a taunt Unusualifier as a bonus item
Added a taunt Unusualifier:
A new tool that will Unusualify the specified taunt with the Unusual effect listed in the tool's description
Can be found as a random bonus item when opening a Creepy Crawly Case
Added two new taunts to the Mann Co. Store:
Taunt: The Victory Lap
Taunt: Second Rate Sorcery (community-created)
Added 8 new community-created Unusual effects:
4 new effects for Unusual hats
4 new effects for Unusual taunts
DURING SCREAM FORTRESS VIII:
The chance to receive an Unusual item from a case opening has been increased during the event
All cases and Mann Co. Supply Crates will grant Halloween 2016 Unusual effects instead of their normal Unusual effects
All players who launch the game will receive a Soul Gargoyle if they don't already have one from last year's event:
Grants access to Merasmissions and Halloween item transmutations
Tracks Merasmissions completed and souls collected
Added 3 new Merasmissions for the featured maps:
Completing a Merasmission will give players a classic Halloween item and the chance for a Creepy Crawly Case
MATCHMAKING:
The Competitive maps list has been updated:
Added pl_badwater and ctf_turbine
Disabled cp_granary and cp_badlands
Maps will continue to enter and exit this list over time
Added "Load Saved Settings" and "Save Current Settings" buttons to the Casual mode Map Selection menu:
Search criteria is now manually saved to give players more control over the default settings when the game is launched
XP earned in Casual matches has been adjusted to reward players more for their personal contribution to the match:
XP per point has returned to 6.5 XP per point
XP earned for match completion and objective completion now scales based on your score relative to total amount of points scored by everyone in the match
Increased the matchmaker's priority of matches with imbalanced teams:
This should reduce the occurrence of extended imbalanced matches when multiple players leave
GENERAL:
Added the AsiaFortress Cup Season 10 tournament medals
Added LBTF2 6v6 Season 13 tournament medals
Fixed a missing material issue on cp_sunshine
Fixed players not taking damage when exploding as a bombhead without stunning Merasmus
Fixed Mann vs. Machine zombies not using the correct skin in Ghost Town outside of the Halloween event
Fixed a bug with the vote-kick timer in Mann vs. Machine mode
Fixed taunts not restoring the proper weapon when the taunts are finished
Fixed the Pomson 6000 playing the shotgun reload sound
Fixed not being able to gain progress on Merasmissions
Updated the sounds made when the Scout shoves someone while using the Shortstop
Updated some Merasmus audio files that weren't playing properly
Updated the localization files

New in Team Fortress 2 12.10.2016 Update (Oct 13, 2016)

New in Team Fortress 2 28.09.2016 Update (Sep 29, 2016)

New in Team Fortress 2 27.09.2016 Update (Sep 28, 2016)

Matchmaking:
Players can now form rematches at the end of a Casual match
At the end of a Casual match, players will have 30 seconds to opt-in to a rematch
If at least 6 players from BLU and 6 players from RED have chosen to rematch, then a rematch will begin
A rematch will use the same teams, map and server
Players can now re-queue into Casual Matchmaking during the end of a match
Players who decline a rematch or simply don't vote in the rematch voting period will automatically be re-queued
Updated the way XP is earned in Casual matches
Players will now be awarded more XP based on their team's performance at the end of a match
XP is no longer lost for leaving a Casual match early
A breakdown of XP sources is now shown when your XP bar fills up
Casual matches now more strongly prefer to distribute players to teams based on experience, in order to better avoid creating one-sided matches
Casual matches are now more likely to start with fewer than 24 players in lower population game-modes or regions, wherein the wait time for a full match would become excessive
The current minimum allowable match size in such situations is twelve players
The matchmaker will still attempt to place late-joiners into these matches as they become available
Competitive matches no longer terminate when any player abandons the match
Bots will now fill in for players who have abandoned, or temporarily disconnected from, Competitive matches
Matches that finish at an advantage or disadvantage (e.g. 6v5 or 5v6, not counting any bots) will now result in larger or smaller skill rating adjustments for disadvantaged wins or disadvantaged losses, respectively
Competitive matches that lose more than one player per team will keep the current behavior of ending the match
Players who abandon Competitive matches still receive a large skill rating penalty and Competitive matchmaking cooldown, regardless of whether a bot was allowed to take their place
Greatly improved the reliability of client ping estimates when placing users into matchmaking servers
The game client now periodically checks in with the matchmaking server network to estimate ping to each region, and feeds the information back to the matchmaking system
This should greatly reduce cases of players being placed in regions to which they have poor ping, even when said regions are geographically nearby
The scoreboard now shows the connection status for missing and connecting players
General:
Added tournament medals for ozfortress Season 16 and Season 17
Fixed an exploit related to the Eureka Effect and carrying buildings
Fixed Live Streams menu not displaying the list of streams
Fixed the flamethrower not drawing the Halloween Spell: Spectral Flame effect during Halloween and Full Moon events
Updated the localization files

New in Team Fortress 2 20.09.2016 Update (Sep 21, 2016)

New in Team Fortress 2 15.09.2016 Update (Sep 16, 2016)

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New in Team Fortress 2 23.08.2016 Update (Aug 24, 2016)

New in Team Fortress 2 19.08.2016 Update (Aug 22, 2016)

New in Team Fortress 2 16.08.2016 Update (Aug 17, 2016)

Competitive Mode:
Players in the first tier of ranks (1-6) now lose substantially fewer rank points on match loss
Players with high win/loss ratios in recent matches now earn bonus rank points in order to accelerate their progress toward a more appropriate rank
Added report player context menu on scoreboard
Requires mouse input mode on the scoreboard (see Adv. Options)
Fixed a potential security issue (thanks to Justin G., aka sigsegv, and Linus S., aka PistonMiner, for this report)
Fixed an issue with The Righteous Bison and Pomson 5000 hit detection where projectiles were being removed when colliding with invisible entities
Fixed a display issue with combat text damage numbers against Engineer buildings sometimes being incorrect (such as with weapons that do reduced damage against buildings)
Removed the damage effects and pain sounds when using the Rocket Jumper and Sticky Jumper
Updated PASS Time view model positions to support using FOV 70
Updated the animations for the Sharp Dresser to fix a clipping problem
Updated the localization files
Updated cp_sunshine to fix some clipping issues
Updated cp_metalworks:
Adjusted the height of the ceiling in the room behind the second control point
Added some slight visual detail to various concrete rooms throughout (team color stripe)
Adjusted the height and width of various doors throughout the level. Mostly focused on primary paths into combat areas, with an eye towards standardizing door sizes where possible.
Fixed an angled playerclip brush above 2nd control point that players could surf on (thanks Photon)
Adjusted height of 'tank' in L room behind 2nd control point
Moved two tall spotlights back into a clipping brush at mid to avoid very small collision issue (thanks Bilbert)
Adjusted some clipping issues by turning rooftop brushes into displacements/func_brushes throughout the map and disabling collision (thanks Bilbert)
Clipped off some glass windows at 2nd
Added crate to cargo containers at mid, allowing scouts to get onto the highest cargo container
Added props to the clipping ramp around the final control point to indicate collision
Replaced brush fence on the platform in alley with a metal prop to solve an asymmetrical shadow bug (thanks Bilbert)

New in Team Fortress 2 14.08.2016 Update (Aug 15, 2016)

New in Team Fortress 2 03.08.2016 Update (Aug 4, 2016)

New in Team Fortress 2 28.07.2016 Update (Jul 29, 2016)

Matchmaking:
Competitive Mode:
Abandon penalty times are now longer for first-time abandoners with a low number of games played
Abandoning a game now results in significant rank loss. This loss is always greater than losing a given match.
Fixed an issue where players could drop and reconnect too many times before triggering an abandon
Casual Mode:
Matches can now start with fewer than 24 players when there are not enough compatible players in queue
The match will still add additional players (up to 24) as they become available
This should improve queue times for low-population regions and game modes
Added maps cp_gullywash, cp_snakewater, and koth_probed
Fixed not being able to cycle between spectator modes
Weapon viewmodels:
The field-of-view slider has been re-added to Adv. Options menu (range: 54 to 70 degrees)
This feature is now allowed in Competitive Mode
Improved and fixed many animations when using a higher viewmodel field-of-view
Removed custom animations from the sv_pure whitelist because it was being exploited
Adjusted The Cow Mangler and Black Box reload animations to be slightly faster (they now match the default rocket launcher)
Your class portrait will now always be the innermost in the match status HUD (top center) and will have a slightly brighter background
Added the Prinny promo items to the Mann Co. Store
Added the Florida LAN 2016 community medal
PASS Time update:
Fixed achievement items (e.g. Civilian Grade JACK Hat) not cloaking with the Spy
Tweaks and fixes for all maps
Fix pack speed not being updated sometimes
Aiming players will no longer receive pack speed bonus
Some adjustments to reduce average round length
Overtime will end immediately if the winning team touches the ball
Overtime won't happen if it's impossible for the losing team to win
Fixed players being able to avoid a vote-kick by reconnecting to the server at the right time
Fixed the pd_watergate HUD not drawing
Fixed Engineer teleporter exits sometimes detonating when used due to invisible geometry
Fixed getting a black screen if the chat window was open when the match stats were being shown
Fixed weapons not being hidden during some taunts for the Engineer, Medic, and Soldier
Fixed Spy cloak causing the HUD 3D Character to cloak for the player the Spy is disguised as
Fixed a client crash related to the animation system
Fixed a bug where players in looping taunts could sometimes cause other clients to drop from the server
Fixed not seeing particle effects for Unusual versions of Baseball Bill's Sports Shine, Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative, and Texas Slim's Dome Shine
Fixed hearing the "team wipe" Announcer audio at the incorrect times

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New in Team Fortress 2 29.02.2016 Update (Mar 1, 2016)

Added content and features necessary to begin limited public testing of the TF2 Competitive Mode beta
Updated several maps to support competitive mode
Community request: Added SetPlayerPointsOnDeath input to tf_player_destruction_logic and a PointsValue key field to the item_teamflag entity when used in Player Destruction mode
Fixed Mann vs. Machine Mann-Up victories sometimes failing to take player tickets and reward loot
Fixed security issues when loading certain custom content (thanks to Nathaniel Theis and Simon Pinfold for these reports)
Added the Civilian Grade Stat Clock
Applies a Strange Stat Clock to a Civilian grade weapon
Can be obtained by trading in a combination of 5 Freelance grade or better items through Mann. Co Trades
Mannpower update:
Grappling hook movement speed penalty for powered up flag carriers increased by 10%. Flag carriers with no powerup still have no penalty.
Reflect powerup:
Removed 25% resistance attribute
All classes can now have up to 400 health
Fixed a bug where reflection damage was being calculated prior to distance falloff reduction
Reflection damage increased from 50% to 80% of damage received
Fixed a bug where sentry rockets would reflect damage to the owning Engineer rather than the sentry itself
Supernova powerup:
Minimum stun duration increased from 1 to 2 seconds
Stun duration increased by 0.5 seconds for each additional victim stunned (max 4 seconds)
Vampire powerup:
Melee attack now returns 1.25x damage as health (up from 1.0x)
Regen and King powerup:
Increased the frequency of health regeneration. Rate of heal is increased for Scout and Spy
Increased metal regeneration amount
Gift Wrap has returned:
Gift wrapped items will be delivered through Steam trading, and are subject to trade holds if the sender doesn't have a Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator
Items can now be unwrapped by their original wrapper
Moving forward, only tradable items can be gift wrapped. Items that are currently gift wrapped can be delivered regardless of the tradability of the contents of the gift.
Giftapults can again deliver items to random players online, but will remain un-craftable
Updated The Bounty Hat, Treasure Hat, and Hat of Undeniable Wealth and Respect to be tradable
Vote kick events now display that target player's Steam avatar
Updated models/materials for Hot Heels, The Trencher's Topper, The Exorcizor, The Mutton Mann, Doc's Holiday, The Cotton Head
Updated the Crusader's Crossbow
Added a new shoot sound
Added a new impact/heal sound when a teammate is healed
Fixed the Taunt: Kazotsky Kick not hiding the Heavy's weapon
Fixed That '70s Chapeau not being removed when the Sniper taunts
Fixed the Catastrophic Companions hiding the player's hat and headphones
Fixed an LOD issue for The AWPer Hand
Added combat text and hit sounds for damage done to buildings
Added a "Last Hit" sound option to Hit Sounds
Triggered when one of your attacks causes the death of a player or building
Can be toggled in the Adv. Options menu
Updated the materials for the Panic Attack to support mat_picmip
Updated the Taunt: Zoomin' Broom sound effects
PASS Time update
Fixed workshop maps not loading correctly
Fixed being able to get inside jump pads
Removed Sandman long-distance steal
Added experimental cvars for playtesting
Updated cp_vanguard:
Removed teleporter exploit on second point
Various minor fixes (lighting, collision, optimization)
Updated pl_borneo:
Fixed an exploit related to the final control point and dropped weapons
Updated pl_snowycoast:
Adjusted various spawn point facings to make side exits more obvious
Adjusted position of resupply cabinet in RED's 1st spawn
Added ledge to 2nd point flank route window
Adjusted common sentry nests on 2nd
Added stronger light to entrance of lower flank route
Door near RED's first spawn now opens on A capture and closes on final bulkhead opening
RED no longer get forced respawn when 2nd is captured
Added minor spawn for RED once 2nd is captured, active until BLU pushes through kennels
Adjusted timing of flank doors at 2nd and in mines
Updated door texture for flank exit by 2nd point gate
Improved defendability and enlarged 3rd point
Adjusted position of 3rd cap
Adjusted health & ammo at 3rd
Updated door texture for flank exit by mines
Changed a medium ammo pack at last to full ammo pack
Added door to ledge at last to improve RED defendability (closes when bulkhead opens)
Added 3rd exit to BLU's last forward spawn
Improved defendability of ledges at last inside building
Added new dropdown area to RED's last
Adjusted lighting in various areas
Fixed dx settings on light pole props

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Fixed some random client crashes related to memory exhaustion for Mac clients
Significantly reduced memory usage on Mac and Linux clients
Added LBTF2 6v6 Season 12 and LBTF2 Highlander Season 3 tournament medals
Added the ability to restore festivized weapons via the context menu
Fixed an issue causing maps with packed assets to occasionally have pink textures when played on servers using sv_pure
Fixed the Australium Minigun and Australium Scattergun materials
Fixed objective names in deathnotice HUD using white text when the local player was involved
Fixed the Quick-Fix Medi Gun not healing the Medic after switching away from the Medi Gun and back while the charge is draining
Updated the model/materials for The Bolted Birdcage, The Scrumpy Strongbox, Pirate Bandana, The Crone's Dome, The Hat With No Name, The Gaelic Garb (now paintable), and A Well Wrapped Hat (new paint style)
Updated The Frenchman's Formals so it can also be equipped by the Scout and added a new paint style
Updated the backpack image for the Taunt: Soldier's Requiem
Updated the Man Melter so extinguishing a teammate will return 20 health to the Pyro
Updated Mad Milk and Mutated Milk so both grant a 20% cooldown reduction when used to extinguish a burning teammate.
Updated the server log entry for kick votes to include the ID of the vote initiator
Updated cp_vanguard to fix an exploit related to spawn room doors
Updated pl_snowycoast:
Fixed several unintended perches
Fixed being able to damage through the setup gates
Added some fences & cover inside BLU's first spawn to reduce spam angles
Added an extra resupply in BLU's first spawn and RED's last spawn
Moved medium health kit at 1st point back towards BLU's side of choke
Changed collision on large railings to allow projectiles
Added some cover to the sentry platform inside last
Adjusted lighting/detailing at stair to 2nd point low flank to make it more obvious
Quonset hut sniper deck raised
Spawn locations in RED's first moved further from the door
Added windows to main entrance of RED's first spawn
Adjusted the narrow fence near RED spawn
Prevented building teleporters at the edge of spawn doors
Fixed an exploit related to BLU's 2nd forward spawn's entrances
Added some logic to prevent players getting stuck when RED's first spawn closes
Changed how RED spawn moves players to their last spawn when 2nd is capped (no longer slays & respawns)
Replaced dump truck in kennels with crates
Door near RED's first spawn now opens as the cart approaches 2nd instead of after capture
Switched main exit and window on RED's last spawn
Adjusted placement of health and ammo near RED's last spawn
Fixed various floating props
Fixed some texture alignment issues in the tunnels
Fixed spot on last ramp that would keep the cart from rolling back
Fixed some smoothing/geometry problems on crates at last
Reduced size of kill zone on falling crates during finale
Added map menu photos

New in Team Fortress 2 30.12.2015 Update (Jan 4, 2016)

New in Team Fortress 2 22.12.2015 Update (Dec 23, 2015)

Renamed the Smissmas 2015 Mystery Gift to the Smissmas 2015 Festive Gift. It can now be opened to find a Gun Mettle and Tough Break Festivizer.
Fixed a couple of sounds for the Taunt: Bucking Bronco not playing properly
Fixed not being able to sell playerclass upgrades in Mann vs. Machine mode
Fixed bots sometimes not spawning in Mann vs. Machine mode
Fixed the Pyro's invulnerable period while activating the Phlogistinator lasting longer than the activation taunt
Fixed the crate opening animation not always displaying the image of the item received
Fixed the Medigun sometimes using the incorrect ÜberCharge rate on maps with multiple stages
Fixed an issue where the Loose Cannon would sometimes not apply knockback on hit
Fixed decorated weapons not getting the crit-boost material effect
Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping can now be applied to Strange Grenade Launchers
Updated the Mann Co. Store with the Smissmas sale. Deep discounts on nearly everything in the store.
Updated the equip_regions for the Berlin Brain Bowl, Business Casual, Distinguished Rogue, Cut Throat Concierge, Blood Banker, After Dark, Bountiful Bow, Dead of Night, Au Courant Assassin, Rogue's Robe, Sky Captain, Lady Killer, Puffy Provocateur, and Lurker's Leathers
Updated the model/materials for The Hat With No Name so it can now be equipped by the Soldier, Sniper, Demoman, and Engineer
Updated the model/materials for the Co-Pilot so it can now be equipped by the Scout, Soldier, and Engineer
Updated the model/materials for the Medical Monarch and added a new style
Updated the scoreboard
Added Ping column header when viewing ping as text on the scoreboard
Added the player count for each team
Updated ctf_landfall:
Fixed building teleporters between spawn room doors
Fixed an exploit that allowed players to go outside the map
Updated PASS Time:
Experimenting with new HUD elements and art
Experimenting with new viewmodel animations
New testing feature 'tf_passtime_team_bonuses' that shares pass, steal, and intercept bonuses with the whole team

New in Team Fortress 2 18.12.2015 Update (Dec 21, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 17.12.2015 Update (Dec 18, 2015)

The Tough Break Update has arrived:
Additional information available on the website (http://www.teamfortress.com/toughbreak)
4 new community maps: Snowycoast, Vanguard, Highpass, and Landfall
26 new contracts, including contracts which issue loaner weapons
4 new weapon collections
2 new community taunts: Badpipes and The Bucking Bronco
1 new official taunt: Mannrobics
New community cosmetics case with 15 items
General:
Significant weapon and class balance improvements (see section below for full details)
Smissmas 2015 has begun! Launch Team Fortress 2 to receive your Spirit of Giving badge, Gift-Stuffed Stocking, and Winter Holiday noise maker
Added Smissmas 2015 Mystery Gift. Can be found by opening a Tough Break Weapons Case. Have you been Naughty or Nice?
Added Strange Count Transfer Tool
Takes the Strange scores from one item and adds them on to another. The count for the source item is reset to zero. Strange part scores are only transferred and zeroed if a matching Strange part is found. Can only be used between Strange items of the same base type.
Can be Crafted by 2 Strange parts in the crafting menu under Rare Items
Updated Case opening item drop algorithm. Going forward players are now less likely to get duplicate items from the same rarity tier on repeated Case openings.
Updated several weapons sounds with consistency fixes from community member Mateusz Grzesik
Updated the scoreboard
Re-ordered some of the columns
Added an image to represent player ping values instead of the actual ping values. Added an option in Adv. Options to use the actual ping values.
Updated several weapon descriptions to better detail their functionality
'Gifted by' Tag can now be removed from items via 'Restore?' Context action from the Backpack view
Fixed a bug in Mann vs. Machine where Medic bots with unusually long uber effects could have the effect time-out prematurely
Fixed a bug where Unusual Slider was not properly saving
All Strange parts can now be applied to Strange cosmetics items
Strange parts added to the Backpack Context Menu for Strange items
Paints now display both Market and Mann Co. Store prices in the Backpack Context Menu on paintable items
Added case and crate opening animation in Backpack view
Fixed seeing the fire texture on the Captain Space Mann, A Head Full of Hot Air, and The Tomb Readers in DirectX 8
Updated the models/materials for Der Wintermantel and made it paintable
Updated the Caped Crusader to include a team-colored style for the cape
Players can no longer use blast damage to move during the pre-round freeze period
Added server convar tf_preround_push_from_damage_enable for servers to utilize the old behavior
Fixed the Spy-cicle not melting properly if the Spy is burned while stunned
Added an option in Adv. Options to batch overhead combat text
Performance Improvements:
Mac and Linux improvements (Windows Direct3D 9 players have these already)
Texture streaming now enabled
Reduced memory consumption by ~500 megs
Faster map loads!
Players on Mac can now select 'High' texture settings
Eliminated many cases of hitching when using painted weapons
Eliminated occasional hitching caused by using mat_picmip 2 (or selecting low quality textures in Video Options -> Advanced)
Massively reduced memory consumption when using painted weapons
Improved particle system performance, boosting overall framerate, especially in particle-heavy situations.
Fixed two most common forms of framerate stuttering / hitching when using popular FPS configs
Added -default launch option to help players triage performance / stability problems.
When run with -default, the game will ignore most convar settings and run purely with default options
Upon exit, -default runs do not overwrite the player's config.cfg file. If a player wants to save the settings of a default run, they should execute host_writeconfig in the console.
Fixed 5 second stall when opening options menu
VR players: You must now pass -vr to launch options to play TF using VR
Fixed multiple cases of FPS stutter related to the sound system
Mannpower Changes:
Flags will become poisonous (mark the carrier for death) 90 seconds after having been stolen
If both team flags are stolen and poisonous, they will return when next dropped
Fixed players being able to grapple during the pre-round freeze period
Reduced the number of flag captures required to win from 10 to 7 on official servers
Regeneration powerup
Health regeneration amount changes - Scout, Sniper and Spy increased, Engineer decreased
Reflect powerup
Added pushback force to players who damage the powerup carrier (except for flame damage)
Added overheal effect to players whose max health is increased by a powerup
Gameplay Changes:
All
Base weapon switch speed changed from 0.67 seconds to 0.5 seconds
Upon spawning, friendly players will show an outline for 10 seconds
Updated various weapon descriptions to better detail their functionality
Multi-Class
Panic Attack
No longer auto-fires when fully loaded. Shots can be held and released at will.
Reserve Shooter
No longer boosts all-around switch speed, instead boosts switch-to speed by 20% and switch-from speed by 15%
No longer mini-crits any airborne target (i.e. jumping). Target must be forced in to the air via blastjump, knockback, airblast, or grapple.
The Half-Zatoichi
Now considered a sword (increased holster and deploy time and increased range)
Honorbound changed. Deals 50 self-damage on holster if no kill was made. Cannot be holstered if player is below 50 life and no kill was made.
100% life restore on kill changed to 50% health gain on kill that can result in overheal
No random crits
Scout
Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol
Increased health recovered on hit from +3 to +5
Mad Milk
Extinguishing an ally will now reduce the cool down by 20%
Wrap Assassin
Now 42% more festive! Ornament shatters on all impacts, dealing a small amount of damage in a small radius. Bleed effect still only applies to a target that is struck directly.
Ball recharge rate increased by 25%
Damage penalty reduced from -70% to -65%
Soldier
Beggar's Bazooka
Decreased blast radius by 20%
Concheror
Doubled health regeneration rate. Regeneration rate is now decreased if player has been recently damaged.
B.A.S.E Jumper
Removed hidden property of up draft when on fire
Market Gardener
Added 20% Attack Speed penalty
Air-Strike
Reduced blast radius by 20% when rocket jumping (28% reduction when compared to stock)
Sniper
The Cleaner's Carbine
Reduced firing rate penalty from 35% to 20%
Added 'CRIKEY' meter which is filled by dealing damage
Mini-crits are no longer activated by kill, but can instead be activated by alt-fire when the 'CRIKEY' meter is filled
Cozy Camper
Quadrupled health regeneration rate. Regeneration rate is now decreased if player has been recently damaged.
Jarate
Extinguishing an ally now reduces the cooldown by 20%
Pyro
Pyros like to collect rainbows! Extinguishing a teammate will now return 20 health to the Pyro.
Consecutive Airblasts will no longer prevent enemies from air-strafing until they touch the ground
The base Flamethrower's damage fall off over distance has been decreased, resulting in higher damage output at range
Degreaser
No longer boosts all-around switch speed. Instead, boosts switch-to speed by 60% and switch-from speed by 30%.
Removed damage penalty
Increased Airblast cost by 25%
Increased afterburn penalty to from 25% to 66%
Phlogistinator
Removed 10% damage penalty.
When activating 'MMMPH', the taunting Pyro gains temporary invulnerability and immunity to knockback effects
Axtinguisher
Properties changed
100% Chance to crit against burning targets
33% Damage penalty
20% Slower attack speed
75% Slower switch-to speed
Medic
Medics now have slightly higher health regeneration when healing a hurt patient
During setup time, ÜberCharge build rate is now increased by 3x
Amputator
Taunt can now be activated by alt-fire
Healing done with the taunt now grants small amounts of ÜberCharge
Vaccinator
Removed 10% health regeneration on proper resist
Added slight ÜberCharge build on proper resist
Increased ÜberCharge rate from +50% to +67%
Reduced overhealed ÜberCharge build rate penalty to 33% from 66%. As this penalty is applied after the base increase, healing an overhealed patient is now 33% more effective.
Crusader's Crossbow
Healing a player with an arrow now grants a small amount of ÜberCharge
Quick-Fix
Fixed cases where Quick-Fix ÜberCharged players could still be affected by certain knock-back effects
Players can no longer capture objectives while under the effects of Quick-Fix ÜberCharge
Spy
The HUD 'Cloak' meter now displays 'MOTION' and 'FEIGN' when Cloak and Dagger and Dead Ringer are equipped respectively
Dead Ringer
Initial damage reduction when feigning death increased to 75% from 50%
Spy-cicle
Fixed a bug where ammo packs from dead players were not filling the Spy-cicle meter
Fire immunity shield no longer appears when fire immunity is triggered
Heavy
Fists of Steel
Removed deploy time penalty
Added penalty of increased holster time by 100%
Gloves of Running Urgently
Increased holster time penalty
Warrior's Spirit
Now heals 50 health on kill
Damage received and dealt increased by 30%
Removed health penalty
Eviction Notice
Now provides 15% move speed bonus
Now increases damage taken by 20%
Demoman / Demoknight
Shield bash now deals damage at all ranges, scaled by distance
Melee damage boost after shield bash is based on amount of charge consumed. Now provides mini-crit at 25% depleted, and full crit at 60% depleted.
Charging now removes debuffs from the Demoknight (Bleed, Fire, Mad Milk, Jarate)
All Swords now have a slower deploy and holster speed compared to base weapons in addition to their increased melee range
Splendid Screen
Removed the ability to deal charge impact damage at any range (now native to all shields)
Now increases recharge rate by 50%
Increased blast resistance from 15% to 20%
Tide Turner
Now grants mini-crit instead of full-crit on charge bash
Reduced resistances to 15%
Chargin Targe
Reduced blast resistance from 40% to 30%
Removed fire immunity
Claidheamh Mòr
Removed charge duration bonus
Now restores 25 health on kill
Removed health penalty
Now increases damage taken while active by 15%
Persian Persuader
Removed ammo pickups granting health instead of ammo
Added penalties of reduced primary and secondary ammo
Ammo pickups now replenish charge
Now gains charge meter on hit
Quickiebomb Launcher
Fizzle time increased from 2 seconds to 4 seconds
Ullapool Caber
Base melee damage increased from 35 to 55
Added 20% fire rate penalty
Added 100% switch-to time penalty
Loose Cannon
Reduced projectile speed (now a visible attribute)
Reduced cannon impact damage from 60 to 50. Damage also scales with distance.
Reduced knockback from cannon hit. Knockback strength is now similar to airblast.
Engineer
After removing a Sapper from a sentry, there is now a 0.5s delay before the sentry is active again
Sentries brought into a respawn room no longer detonate outside of Mann vs. Machine
The Jag
Added damage penalty against buildings. Now takes 3 hits to destroy a Sapper.
Rescue Ranger
Healing per bolt reduced from 75 to 60

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Scream Fortress VII has arrived:
Comic and additional information available on the website (http://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress7)
Featuring 4 community maps: Gorge Event, Sinshine, Moonshine Event, and Hellstone
Added the Gargoyle Case which contains 19 community made cosmetics
Added two new community-made taunts to the Mann Co Store: Soldier's Requiem and Zoomin' Broom
Collect the souls of dead players for your Gargoyle by killing enemies, doing map objectives, or collecting the Soul Gargoyles that spawn in the maps
Scream Fortress VII runs through November 11th, 2015
During Scream Fortress VII:
All players who launch the game will receive a Gargoyle
Gives access to Merasmissions and Halloween item transmutations
Tracks Merasmissions completed and souls collected
Added Merasmissions
A new Merasmission will be available daily up to a total of 13
Completing a Merasmission will give players a classic Halloween item and a chance of the Gargoyle Case
Added Halloween Transmuting
Transmuting can be accessed by clicking the Gargoyle in your backpack and selecting Halloween Transmute from the context menu
Players can transmute 3 qualifying items to receive a non-tradable classic Halloween item. A bonus item will be given for every 10th transmute.
Mann Co Supply Crates will have a chance for a classic Halloween Unusual effect
General:
Added inspect animations for the Batsaber and the Giger Counter
Fixed an idle animation bug for the Wrangler
Lowered the speed penalty for getting stunned by a ghost from 50% to 25%
Lowered damage of the "bats" spell from 60 to 40
HHH's axe has dulled a bit and no longer guarantees death, but is still very lethal
Fixed an exploit related to picking up The Widowmaker
Fixed the Batsaber not showing the Killstreak sheen
Fixed a scoreboard stat reset bug in Mann vs. Machine
Optimized texture memory usage
Fix some cases of random hitching experienced by some players
Fixed overhead icons stacking on top of each other and now appear side-by-side
Added "Sort by Date" to the backpack. Newest acquired or altered items are sorted to the front.
Cosmetics that have Rarity and are part of a collection no longer show a cosmetic item level
Fixed the buildcubemaps command failing to update cubemaps for maps that already have cubemaps
Fixed a case where running the game with -buildcubemaps would generate all black cubemaps
Updated cp_powerhouse to fix a couple places where players could stand on top of doorways
Updated The Infernal Impaler, L'homme Burglerre, The Spooky Shoes, The Spooky Sleeves, Cuban Bristle Crisis, The Grimm Hatt, Medi-Mask, The Bearded Bombardier, The Colonel's Coat, The Killer's Kit, The Vascular Vestment, The Physician's Protector, The Cold Killer, The Courtier's Collar, The Physician's Procedure Mask, The War Pig, Respectless Robo-Glove, Insulated Inventor, The Dry Gulch Gulp and The Minsk Beef with the latest changes from the authors
Updated koth_probed
Improved optimization of map (especially on mid)
Fixed clipping issues (thanks Muselk!)
Fixed Engineer imbalance on mid (thanks Uncle Dane!)
Added in missing explosion sound effect on aliens
Fixed a few prop/ material issues
Reduced prop usage
PASS Time update:
Fixed viewmodel/worldmodel when tf_passtime_ball_model is set
Added convar: tf_passtime_ball_sphere_collision
Added entity: tf_logic_on_holiday
Mannpower update:
No longer in Beta
Added new map: Hellfire
Three new powerups: King, Plague, Supernova
Grappling hook changes:
Reduced max rope distance
Reduced grapple dismount jump height
30% hook movement speed penalty for Heavyweapons
Flag rule changes:
Flags can no longer be returned by touching them
When dropped, flags return after a timeout. This timeout does NOT reset if the flag is picked up again before it returns or is captured
25% hook movement speed penalty for powered up flag carriers (with the exception of Agility)
Small health regeneration for non-powered up flag carriers
Flags and capture zones are disabled for 30 seconds after a capture
Powerup rule changes:
When killed, your powerup will drop as the enemy team color. Deliberately dropped powerups are neutral colored
You cannot pick up enemy colored powerups
Team colored powerups will attempt to respawn in that team's base if not picked up in time
Other changes:
Overhead powerup icons are now team colored
Warlock powerup renamed to Reflect
Reduced Knockout max health bonus for demos carrying swords and shields
Haste now increases huntsman firing speed
Bug fixes:
Reflect damage no longer occurs after death (Pyro afterburn)

New in Team Fortress 2 22.10.2015 Update (Oct 22, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 19.10.2015 Update (Oct 19, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 15.10.2015 Update (Oct 16, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 12.09.2015 Update (Oct 13, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 10.09.2015 Update (Oct 12, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 10.08.2015 Update (Oct 9, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 10.07.2015 Update (Oct 7, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 10.01.2015 Update (Oct 2, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 09.24.2015 Update (Sep 25, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 09.10.2015 Update (Sep 11, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 09.07.2015 Update (Sep 8, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 08.28.2015 Update (Aug 29, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 08.27.2015 Update (Aug 28, 2015)

Added Collection Trade-Ups! Check out the blog post for more information
Added Map Stamps and Strange Filters for the featured maps in the Gun Mettle Campaign
Added the Gun Mettle Cosmetic Case which contains new community cosmetic items Gun Mettle Cosmetic Case can only be found by players with a campaign coin
Cosmetics in a collection can be listed on the Steam Community Market
All Strange items now have a visible icon in backpack panels
Added an option button to display paints and/or styles options for items in the Mann Co. Store preview page and the Steam Workshop item import tool
Added the OWL 14 tournament medals
Added a Steam Community Profile option to the player right-click context menu in the scoreboard
Fixed a buffer overflow exploit (thanks to Didrole for this report)
Fixed a Mann vs. Machine exploit related to purchasing upgrades while not at an upgrade station
Fixed a Mann vs. Machine exploit related to the Medigun shield
Fixed the Gun Mettle Coin not displaying its proper level in the Steam Community view
Fixed the Enforcer getting a damage bonus as the Spy was disguising and not fully disguised
Fixed the cvarlist command truncating some cvar/command descriptions
Fixed hitting 'Enter' while in the backpack menu triggering buttons in the main menu
Fixed invalid map names in nextlevel convar or the map cycle causing the server to fail to change level after displaying the score panel
Fixed the Engineer losing revenge crits and picked-up weapons after using The Eureka Effect to teleport back to base
The Dalokohs Bar can now accept Ally Healing Done strange parts
Updated several HUD elements to include the name of the weapon's owner when a player is carrying a weapon they picked-up
Updated the materials for the Stickybomb Launcher
Updated Mann Co. Store prices for foreign currencies to current USD equivalents
Updated the localization files
PASS Time update:
Fixed scoring in your own goal if you change teams while the jack is in flight
Fixed disguised and cloaked enemy Spies having a shield drawn for them in the HUD
Fixed players sometimes not being able to throw the jack
Fixed another case where players could teleport the jack with The Eureka Effect
Fixed The Dead Ringer making it impossible to throw the jack or deactivate the Dead Ringer
All global special abilities that are activated with alt-fire are now available while carrying the jack, unless you're actively aiming the jack
Unlocked console variables for community servers to experiment with without requiring sv_cheats
Fixed Scouts being able to pick up the jack while drinking
Fixed disguised Spies being able to carry the jack in some situations
Made weapon switch faster after throwing the jack
Fixed not getting a speed boost if you score and then get the jack after it respawns
Fixed a crash if mp_tournament was enabled and someone scored during pre-game
Improved the way blocking works
Fixed being able to cancel enemy taunts by hitting them with the ball
Fixed seeing a phantom jack in your hand if you threw the jack and couldn't switch back to your previous weapon (jars, cleavers, etc.)
Updated pass_warehouse:
Fixed issue with jack getting stuck behind props
Fixed exploit of jack getting stuck in dropper
Fixed issue with unbalanced ammo and health kits
Moved resupply closets further from the doors
Added plank walkway to central warehouses on top of the containers
Server Browser:
Fixed the history tab of the server browser failing to record servers
Fixed the spectate tab of the server browser not working at all
Fixed the game info dialog for SourceTV master servers improperly showing the server as not responding
Fixed connecting to SourceTV servers via the Favorites tab in the server browser
Fixed SourceTV relay servers not properly registering on the server list in some situations
Fixed the game info dialog for SourceTV relay servers not allowing connection despite open slots
Fixed SourceTV relay servers appearing to have negative max players
Maps Workshop Beta:
Fixed map cycle files specified before the initial map load not properly tracking workshop maps
Fixed game servers using registered accounts via sv_setsteamaccount being unable to access workshop content
Fixed servers getting stuck in a loop when the nextlevel convar contains a un-loadable workshop map

New in Team Fortress 2 08.19.2015 Update (Aug 19, 2015)

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:
Fixed a PASS Time sound bug related to carrying the Jack
Updated LODs for the revolver
PASS Time update:
Fixed a client crash related to the HUD
Fixed the Short Circuit being used to remove the Jack from the game
Fixed players being able to pick-up the Jack while they have weapons deployed that cannot be holstered
Updated pass_warehouse:
Fixed players getting into enemy spawn rooms
Fixed the Jack being thrown into spawn rooms
Fixed being able to build in the goals
Added new game mode 'PASS Time' to the TF2 Beta
Fixed a crash caused by a client sending malformed network data to the server (thanks to Nathaniel Theis for this report and test case)
Added a new hat 'The Finder's Fee':
Will be awarded going forward on a case-by-case basis to those who report major economy-breaking bugs or remote-code-execution bugs, and provide detailed information and steps to reproduce
Well deserved congratulations to the first recipient, Nathaniel Theis
Fixed visual bugs caused by picking up weapons with special attributes
Fixed the Mann vs. Machine Medigun shield not being re-created after switching away from the Medigun and back while the charge is draining
Fixed some alignment issues in the HUD meters for the Mann vs. Machine rage knockback and Medigun shield
Fixed left-hand view models not displaying Stat Clocks correctly
Fixed being able to use the tournament_readystate client command when using per-player ready status mode
Fixed seeing a HUD mp_timelimit timer for maps that don't end the round when the map timelimit runs out
Fixed some missing VO sounds for the Demoman when laughing
Fixed being able to use the Restore action on Killstreak Kits
Fixed character loadout menus so they display the particle effects for all equipped Unusual items
The Huo-Long Heater can now accept Posthumous Kills strange parts
Updated the Australium Grenade Launcher to fix the wood material being shiny
Updated the backpack images for the Gun Mettle Campaign Coin
Updated LODs for several weapons and the sentry gun
Updated Mann Co. Store prices for foreign currencies to current USD equivalents
Updated the localization files
Updated Koth_Suijin with the latest changes from the authors:
Added cover around the point preventing cross-point sight line
Opened second window in point building
Tweaked pickup amounts and positions
Widened space between stairs to point and bridge railing to allow easier movement
Clipping improvements
Improved lighting in dark areas
Fixed an issue where engineers could build on outlying islands
Fixed an issue where engineers could trap teammates by building teleporters in spaces with restricted movement
Fixed an issue where the spawn room doors could be held open by an opposing team member
Optimization improvements
Maps Workshop Beta:
Fixed a common crash when loading some compressed maps
Fixed various issues running workshop maps on listen servers Listen servers no longer unnecessarily fetch a second copy of the map
Listen servers no longer cause the client to crash upon the second load of the same workshop map
Added -ugcpath parameter for dedicated servers to control location of downloaded workshop content
Defaults to steamapps/workshop
Multiple servers sharing the same UGC directory is currently not supported, and will not go well
Added server command tf_workshop_map_status to view currently tracked maps and their status
Enhanced handling of updated maps to ensure the newest available version of the map is always used on level change
Improved handling of workshop maps in a server's map cycle
Workshop maps in the map cycle will be automatically fetched and updated in the background
Workshop maps in the map cycle will have their names updated to the canonical name once known
Map votes now work with workshop maps A known issue is that the full workshop map name is currently shown instead of the friendly name
Community request: Updated the FindMap and CanProvideLevel API for server-side mods. These functions now always expose the full workshop names for maps when known, even if not the map is not yet installed

New in Team Fortress 2 07.23.2015 Update (Jul 24, 2015)

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:
Changed the Pomson 6000 ÜberCharge and cloak drain effect's distance fall-off Old: Drain 15 ÜberCharge at point blank and scale down to 0 at 1024 HU
New: Drain 10 ÜberCharge from 0 to 512 HU and scale down to 0 at 1536 HU
Added Arms Race 1 and Arms Race 2 community event medals
Fixed a client crash related to the spectator GUI
Fixed sentry guns having unlimited ammo
Fixed sentry gun model being set to level 1 after a sapper is removed
Fixed a bug related to using incorrect particle effects
Fixed the Scorch Shot flares pushing teammates
Fixed being able to carry the flag with the Rocket/Sticky Jumpers
Fixed Sentries shooting over the head of Spies using the Box Trot taunt
Fixed tf_bot_join_after_player preventing the bots from joining a team after the player joins team Spectator
Fixed missing secondary attack animations for the Short Circuit
Fixed the Contracts button on the main menu not being disabled when there are no contracts
Fixed an exploit related to coaching and the 'autoteam' command
Fixed Mann vs. Machine maps not resetting properly after a successful vote to change the challenge
Fixed Stat Clock models not cloaking with the Spy
Fixed a case where buildings would not go active if they were sapped while being built
Fixed a display bug that made it look like players had received multiple copies of the same item
Fixed a regression with the tournament spectator GUI that broke custom HUDs
Fixed showing "cannot be listed on the Steam Community Market for one week" on listings in the Steam Community Market when that is no longer the case
Fixed a rare client crash when turning in Contracts
Updated the Spy Contract objective for destroying buildings to work with the Ap-Sap, the Red-Tape Recorder, and the Snack Attack
Updated Mann Co. Store prices for foreign currencies to current USD equivalents
Updated the localization files
Maps Workshop Beta:
Improved handling of recently changed workshop maps
Fixed a case where servers would fail to load maps that had been updated since the last server restart
Fixed a case were clients would not check for new versions when connecting to a workshop server
Improved server console output when waiting on map downloads during level change
Fixed a case where subscribing to maps while the game was running could result in failure to load the map
Fixed a case where joining a server running a workshop map would first wait for all subscribed maps to finish downloading before attempting to download the map at hand

New in Team Fortress 2 07.15.2015 Update (Jul 16, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 07.08.2015 Update (Jul 10, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 07.06.2015 Update (Jul 10, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 07.04.2015 Update (Jul 10, 2015)

Temporarily limited OS X clients to medium texture quality to resolve random crashes while work is done on a permanent fix
Fixed a random crash that affected OSX only
Updated the collision geometry for the turbines in Powerhouse
Dropped weapons now retain their ammo and ÜberCharge levels unless the player commits suicide
Valve official quickplay and matchmaking servers are no longer listed in the server browser
Players no longer drop their weapons in MvM
Pressing the action key will now try to pick up a dropped weapon before trying to use an item in the action slot
Spies can no longer pick up weapons when disguised or cloaked
Using the mouse to select enemy players on the scoreboard no longer improperly reveals their class
Fixed players dropping multiple instances of the same weapon at once
Fixed unintended changes to rocket and other explosive jumping behavior
Fixed dropped weapons occasionally using an incorrect skin
Fixed an issue that was causing the particle effects on Unusual hats to sometimes draw in first-person for the owner, or not draw at all to others
Fixed an issue that prevented Huntsman arrows from damaging enemy Engineer buildings
Fixed weapons with attached models (e.g. Festive weapons, Kritzkrieg, and Botkillers) not rendering their attachments
Fixed spies that have picked up a dropped Your Eternal Reward or Wanga Prick being able to manually disguise
Fixed Spy sometimes not being able to use the Disguise Kit after picking up a new Knife
Fixed newly created items not becoming Strange quality, despite receiving the ability to track kills. Existing items in this state will not be retroactively fixed.
Fixed skinned weapons appearing differently after being traded or listed on the Steam Community Market. Affected items have been reverted to their original (permanent) appearance.
Fixed being able to craft some previously un-craftable items
Fixed a client crash related to Killstreak Fabricators and Chemistry Kits
Fixed a client crash related to particles
Fixed the Vitasaw no longer giving its ÜberCharge bonus after death
Fixed issues related to picking up dropped weapons while zoomed in with a Sniper Rifle
Fixed a bug that caused the Shortstop to reload faster than normal
Fixed dropped energy weapons not being able to fire after being picked up
Fixed some weapons not displaying their charge meters after being picked up
Fixed the box used in the Box Trot taunt sometimes being the wrong color
Steam Community Market Fixed skinned items appearing as "Decorated Item"
Items that are temporarily un-tradable can now properly be listed on the market

New in Team Fortress 2 07.02.2015 Update (Jul 10, 2015)

The Gun Mettle Update has arrived!
Comic and additional information available on the website (http://www.teamfortress.com/gunmettle)
3 featured community maps: Borneo, Snowplow and Suijin
New Control Point map: Powerhouse
4 new weapon collections with new decorated weapons
2 new weapon cases
New weapon-inspect animations
Added featured items to the main menu
2 new community taunts: The Proletariat Posedown and The Box Trot
New group taunt: The Kazotsky Kick
5 new Powerhouse achievements
Pick-up dropped weapons in-game (if usable by your class)
General Security/crash fixes (thanks to Nathaniel Theis for these reports) Fixed a crash when parsing a malformed network packet
Fixed a .wav file exploit
Fixed a .bsp file exploit
Fixed another client crash related to demo playback and skipping tick
Fixed a client crash related to the the HUD
Fixed a case where some gifted items would use [unknown] for the gift giver
Fixed the achievement tracker being visible during demo playback
Added a slider to the Advanced Options menu that adjusts the volume of the hit sound when you damage an enemy
Added player avatars to the target ID panel
Added numerical health value to the target ID health display
Fixed being able to open the class menu while connected to SourceTV
Updated Duels to not consume a duel for a non-zero tie
Improved tf_bot_quota_mode team balance logic when using "fill""
Random damage spread is off by default (convar tf_damage_disablespread). Existing users will still use their currently set value.
Auto reload is on by default (convar cl_autoreload). Existing users will still use their currently set value.
Added new convar tf_player_movement_restart_freeze (default 1) that controls the freeze period at the beginning of round
Fixed not seeing unusual effects during demo playback and while connected to SourceTV
Added new convar tv_delaymapchange_protect (default 1) to prevent manual map changes if SourceTV has not caught up with a major event like the end of a round Fixes tv_delaymapchange not preventing a manual map change on the dedicated server while SourceTV still has buffered data
Added individual player-ready state for tournament mode Added new convar mp_tournament_readymode (allows tournament mode to use a per-player ready system)
Added new convar mp_tournament_readymode_min (minimum number of players required on the server before players can toggle ready status)
Added new convar mp_tournament_readymode_team_size (minimum number of players required to be ready per-team before the game can begin)
Added new convar mp_tournament_readymode_countdown (the number of seconds before a match begins when both teams are ready)
Updated the tournament spectator GUI to sort players by class
Added teammate player glow outlines, names, and health bars for spectators Server toggle: convar tf_spec_xray (defaults to on), Client can toggle in the Advanced Options menu
Added a new startup music track
Added 'Inspect Item' context command in the backpack for decorated weapons and the Campaign Coin
Lootlist descriptions now have a checkmark on items you already own
Added "Get Key" and "Get Key and Open" backpack context options for crates and cases
Added "Sell on Steam Marketplace" backpack context option for eligable items
Marketable items that have a temporary trade restriction can be put up on the Steam Marketplace
Fixed an issue where pressing or pressing the Back button would select the stock item in the loadout item selection menu instead of canceling the selection
Inspect Target has been changed to Inspect Target or Item. While having a decorated weapon deployed with no target under the cross hair and then pressing the bound inspect key (+inspect), an interruptible view model animation will play.
Updated the backpack to use borders for the different weapon qualities
Updated various weapon descriptions to better detail the weapon's features
Updated the scoreboard to display campaign coins
Maps Workshop Beta Fixed an exploit that could be used with workshop maps to bypass sv_allow_server_pointcommand
Fixed an issue causing workshop maps whose fully qualified name exceeded 32 characters to not properly load from mapcycle files
Fixed several bugs loading and working with maps with longer names
Hammer Tools changes vbsp now accepts -embed as an optional path to look for map resources. These resources will be used by the compile and embedded into the resultant BSP.
vrad will now use resources embedded in the BSP file
hammer now accepts -insert_search_path as an alternate path to load resources from during development
bspzip gained a -repack command, to repackage a BSP file "bspzip -repack -compress " can be used to create compressed BSP files as used by the TF maps workshop
"bzipzip -repack " can be used on compressed BSPs to repackage them as non-compressed BSPs for use in tools that do not yet support them, such as SFM
Increased maximum userspace memory available to vrad and vvis tools to support compiling maps with complex visibility and lighting that require more than 1.6gibibytes of memory
Updated Mann vs. Machine Expert tours now require completion of at least one advanced tour
Fixed not getting the bonus if any red cash from a Sniper headshot burns out before picking up all the green cash
Fixed being able to change class while at an upgrade station
Fixed an exploit related to vote restarting and canteen specialist
Only allow skill respecs when between waves
Skill respecs are now unlimited Added tf_mvm_respec_enabled (default 1) that replaces tf_mvm_respec_limit for on/off state
Convar tf_mvm_respec_limit default changed to 0 (no limit)
Class Changes Spy Spy no longer smacks himself in the face while reloading a revolver (New Spy revolver reload animation that does not block cross hair)
Changing to a new disguise while already under a disguise takes 0.5 seconds instead of the normal disguise time of 2 seconds
In the disguise menu, pressing 'reload' will also toggle the disguise team.
While invisible, Spy receives 20% less damage from all damage sources
While invisible, Spy has reduced timer on debuffs (fire, jarate, milk, bleed)
Decreased the damage penalty on Sentries sapped by the Spy from -66% to -33% (i.e. shooting a Sentry the Spy sapped with a Revolver is now more effective)
Engineer Construction boosts (wrench hits, redeploys) from multiple sources is now additive instead of multiplicative. Calculations are based around a 1x base building speed.
Increased base wrench construction speed on hit boost by 50%. Buildings now build 2.5x faster instead of just 2x (additive of 1.5x + base speed)
Teleporters and Dispensers redeploy +50% faster (2.5x without wrench boost, 5.5x with wrench boost)
Building pick up speed penalty reduced from 25% to 10%
On Wrench equip change, buildings no longer self-destruct unless the building type is changed (i.e. Only Sentry explodes when switching from Wrench to Gunslinger)
Building repair costs increased from 20 metal to 33 metal to repair 100hp per wrench hit (from 5HP per metal to 3HP per metal)
Level 2 and Level 3 Sentries have less passive damage resistance against Heavy miniguns. Level 2 Sentry Minigun resistance changed from 20% to 15% and Level 3 Changed from 33% to 20%
Heavy Minigun damage penalty on Level 2 and Level 3 Sentries slightly decreased. Level 2 Sentry resistance changed from 20% to 15% and Level 3 changed from 33% to 20%
Weapon Changes Spy-cicle Changed fire immunity for 3 seconds to fire immunity for 1 second and 7 seconds of afterburn immunity
Removed silent killer attribute
Spy-cicle recharge timer can now be reduced by picking up ammo boxes
Enforcer Changed +20% damage bonus while undisguised to +20% damage bonus while disguised
Big Earner Added 3 second speed gain on kill
Kunai Health penalty reduced from -65 to -55 (70 Health total)
Minimum Health gain of 75 on kill
Maximum overheal from Kunai increased from 195 to 210
Cloak and Dagger Can now pick up ammo kits for cloak meter while visible. Previously could not pick up ammo packs for cloak. Cloak gain is at a reduced rate when compared to stock invis watch on ammo pick up
Dead Ringer Triggering Feign Death instantly removes 50% cloak meter
Changed increased drain rate to a decreased drain rate. Overall duration of invisibility is still 7 seconds when accounting for initial spend of 50 cloak meter for triggering Feign Death
Decreased cloak regen rate from +80% to +50%
When Feign Death is triggered, the Spy receives a 3 second speed boost
Initial attack that triggers feign death has its damage reduced by 50%
Damage resistance on triggering feign death scales over time. 65% to 20% over 3 seconds
Feign Death stealth has no bump shimmer for 3 seconds
3 seconds after triggering Feign Death, the Spy is under normal invisible conditions (20% armor and shimmers if bumped or shot)
Can no longer pick up ammo for cloak meter while cloaked
Gunslinger / Minisentry Mini Sentries can now be repaired
Mini Sentries can now be wrench construction boosted
Mini Sentry base build speed decreased. Mini Sentries that are wrench boosted build slightly faster than previously.
Mini Sentries start at 50% health on construction and gain health during construction instead of starting at 100%
Metal gibs from destroyed Mini Sentries no longer grant any metal
Pomson 6000 Uber and Cloak drain decreases over distance from target. Decreases start at 512 Hammer Units (Hu) from target and reach 0 drain at 1536Hu
Wrangler Ammo and Repair given to a shielded Sentry is reduced by the strength of the shield (66% reduced) when shield is active
Engineer death keeps the Wrangled sentry shielded and disabled for 3 seconds, same as when Wrangler is switched away. Previously Engineer death caused disable state for only 1 second
Jag With the change to Base Construction boost, Jag bonus has improved. 30% increase of 1.5x makes a total of 1.95x (total of 2.95x when base speed is added)
Added +15% swing speed.
Added 20% repair penalty. Repairs will give up to 80hp per swing instead 100hp per swing.
The Short Circuit Projectile destruction has been moved to alt-fire at the cost of -15 per shot. There is a 0.5s cool down between attempts and refire
Cannot pick up buildings when the Short Circuit is deployed
Eureka Effect Previous penalties have been removed and replaced with the following
Construction hit speed boost decreased by 50%
50% less metal from pickups and dispensers
Baby Face's Blaster Added Boost reduction on taking damage.
Increased amount of Boost lost on air jump
Short Stop No longer uses secondary ammo and now uses primary ammo instead
Healing and knockback passives are only active when weapon is deployed
Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol Passive effects on the Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol are only in effect when the weapon is deployed
Removed +15 max health passive
Added up to +3 health per hit
Changed damage vulnerability from +50% fire to +20% all sources while active
Fan O' War Now crits whenever it would normally mini-crit
Reduced damage penalty from -90% to -75%
Airstrike Removed clipsize penalty
Reduced radius penalty from -15% to -10%
Reduced damage penalty from -25% to -15%
Rocket jump blast damage reduction reduced from -25% to -15%
Equalizer and Escape Plan Changed no healing penalty to 90% less healing from Medics while active
Blackbox Changed +15 health on hit to +20 health on hit per attack
Changed how health on hit works for radius damage. Is now capped per attack and scales with total damage done relative to base damage.
i.e. doing 45 damage nets +10 health on hit as base damage is 90. Hitting 3 enemies for 45 each for a total of 135 damage only returns +20 health.
Liberty Launcher Now has +25% clip size
Battalions Backup Fixed an issue that caused rocket jumps to be decreased when it was active
Tide Turner Self damage will no longer decrease charge when charging
Fall damage will no longer decrease charge when charging
Amount of charge taken away on damage when charging reduced from 3 to 1 per point of damage
Bootlegger / Ali Baba's Wee Booties Added +10% movement speed bonus
Changed 25 charge on charge kill to 25 charge on melee kill
The Claidheamh Mòr Changed 25 charge on charge kill to 25 charge on melee kill
Loch-n-Load Changed +20% damage bonus to +20% damage against buildings
Iron Bomber Removed damage penalty on self-detonate
Reduced radius penalty from -20% to -15%
Quickiebomb Launcher Damage is now increased based on charge amount when the bomb is fired
Ullapool Caber Reduced explosion base damage from 100 to 75
Reduced damage ramp up bonus for close range attacks. Now is the same as other explosive weapons.
Flaregun Added text to describe 100% critical hits on burning targets
Scorch Shot Reduced damage penalty from -50% to -35%
Now has increased knock back on burning targets
Increased the blast radius from flares from 92Hu to 110Hu
Hits and explosions always minicrit burning targets
Detonator Added text to describe 100% minicrits on burning targets
Slightly increased blast jump height when doing a Detonator jump
Increased blast radius from 92Hu to 110Hu
Detonated explosions now also minicrit burning targets
Increased damage penalty to -25%
Increased self-damage penalty from +25% to +50%
Vaccinator Fixed a bug that gave Vaccinator patients full crit immunity.
Vaccinator base resist does not grant any crit resistance.
Vaccinator Uber deploys now always take exactly 1 bar of Uber charge.
Vaccinator Uber deploys give the patient a 2.5 second bubble of 75% damage resistance of the current resist type and full crit resistance to that type. These bubbles do not disappear if the medic stops targeting the current patient. Multiple bubbles of different types can be applied to the same patient or multiple patients given the same resist uber each consuming 1 charge.
Vaccinator uber build now suffers the same penalties as other mediguns when it comes to multiple medics on the same target and max overhealed patients.
Decreased the bonus healing a Medic received for properly selecting the right damage resistance type from 25% of incoming damage to 10% of incoming damage
Added Penalty of 66% decreased uber build rate while healing a overhealed patient
Solomn Vow Added 10% attack speed penalty
Sydney Sleeper Jarate now applies on all scoped shots, duration scales with charge duration (2 to 8 seconds)
Bazaar Bargain No longer lose heads on miss
Collecting a head requires a headshot kill and not just a headshot
Each head boosts charge rate by 25% up to 200%
Charge rate penalty changed from -20% to -50%.
Now requires 2 headshot kills to be back at base speed and 6 kills for 200% charge rate
Bushwacka Changed penalty from +20% fire vulnerability to +20% damage vulnerability while active
Natascha Added 20% damage resistance while spun up
Stun amount now has distance falloff. Decreases starting at 512hu down to zero stun at 1536Hu
Brass Beast Added 20% damage resistance while spun up
Tomislav Now 20% more accurate (less spread)
Increased spin up bonus from 10% to 20%
Family Business Now has +15% increased attack speed
Warriors Spirit Now has +10 health on hit
Eviction Notice Now has 3 second speed boost on hit
Dalokoh's Bar Now has 10 second cool down on use
Can now overheal up to 400hp
Can be thrown (alt-fire) as a small medkit for other players to use
Lunchbox items Updated description to note that these items can be thrown (alt-fire) to supply players with a medkit
Panic Attack Base Fire rate increased (from 15% to 30%)
Base reload speed increased (from 33% to 50%)
Added increased switch to speed by +50%

New in Team Fortress 2 07.01.2015 Update (Jul 10, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 06.17.2015 Update (Jul 10, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 06.12.2015 Update (Jun 13, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 06.11.2015 Update (Jun 12, 2015)

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Updated dedicated server 'status' command to include sv_tags
Enabled raw mouse input for Mac clients
Added OWL 13 tournament medals
Added TF2Connexion Season 15 tournament medals
Fixed a client crash related to the HUD
Updated the localization files
Updated Mann Co. Store prices for foreign currencies to current USD equivalents
Security/crash fixes (thanks to Nathaniel Theis for these reports) Fixed a remote code execution bug and a crash related to malformed custom spray files
Added checks to the voice system that prevent loading codecs other than the files that ship with the game
Updated the Maps Workshop Beta Workshop map names (e.g. workshop/cp_foo.ugc123456) can now be used in the map, changelevel, and nextlevel commands as well as the mapcycle config
Allow fuzzy name matching in the map, changelevel, and nextlevel commands as well as the mapcycle config -- e.g. "changelevel dustbowl"
Shorthand workshop map names of the form workshop/ (e.g. workshop/123456) will now auto-resolve to the full map name
Running tf_workshop_map_sync is no longer necessary, maps will be fetched and updated on demand during level change
tf_workshop_map_sync is no longer blocking, and can be used to precache maps in the background
Workshop maps are no longer copied to tf/maps/workshop/ by default, instead using the single copy in the steamapps/workshop folder
Fixed some cases of embedded resources in workshop maps, such as cubemaps, not being loaded properly
Fixed an issue preventing game servers from properly receiving updates to workshop map files
Fixed game servers using registered accounts via sv_setsteamaccount not being able to download workshop content
Fixed syncing workshop maps prior to the first map load on a dedicated server
Updated in-game workshop import tool Fixed not being able to select the class/other tags for cosmetic items
Hide unused buttons when editing an existing workshop entry
Fixed text getting truncated when editing items with long descriptions

New in Team Fortress 2 06.05.2015 Update (Jun 5, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 06.02.2015 Update (Jun 3, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 05.19.2015 Update (May 19, 2015)

New in Team Fortress 2 04.29.2015 Update (Apr 30, 2015)