- Fixed a client crash related to the dispenser and the recent addition of -unrestricted_maxplayers
- Fixed the floor particles for the Pastel Trance Unusual taunt effect sometimes drawing full white
- Fixed SourceTV not recording in-game chat for Mann vs. Machine defenders
- Added SetStepHeight and SetMaxJumpHeight inputs to the base_boss entity
- Updated the Beaten and Bruised cosmetic item
- Fixed a floating triangle when equipping the Ultra Violence style on Sniper
- Reduced the clipping for Soldier and Sniper
- Fixed a floating triangle when equipping the Ultra Violence style on Sniper
- Updated Clubsy The Seal to be an assister in Pyrovision
- Updated the models/materials for the Brimmed Bootlegger and Prohibition Opposition to fix clipping, skinning, and UV issues
- Updated/Added some tournament medals
- Updated Taunt: The Head Doctor
- Fixed skinning on lower LODs
- Fixed team coloring for both teams
- Adjusted animation to reduce prop clipping
- Fixed skinning on lower LODs
- Updated Taunt: The Road Rager
- Fixed skinning on lower LODs
- Adjusted animation on wheels to better match character movement
- Fixed skinning on lower LODs
- Updated pd_selbyen
- Fixed door stuck exploit
- Major optimization improvements (thanks yrrzy!)
- Added/moved some func_occluders
- Hinting adjustments
- Added skyboxes and func_areaportals to separate areas better
- Added func_areaportalwindows to unload spawn building interiors
- Turned some small brushes into func_details
- Adjusted some prop fades
- Fixed slight misalignment of the yellow center buildings roof structure
- Better lighting under the docks
- Minor detailing changes
- Added/moved some func_occluders
- Fixed door stuck exploit
- Updated cp_steel
- Added additional clipping where needed
- Fixed some windows clip and trip spots
- Adjusted Red respawn base times to not go over 10 (could get to 11 and 12)
- Capture point HUD layout now matches its map kin (Gravelpit and Sulfur)
- Updated map menu images to the present day (1970)
- Reduced one-way door speed to stop ejecting players into orbit
- Rebuilt B Red spawn exit to a cleaner style to alleviate spawn trapping and potential camping
- Fixing some props that fade too early
- Moved medium healthpack to the side between D->E to avoid accidental pickups
- Reduced speed of handrail deployment so it doesn't overtake the bridges in the rare case that Blu captures C and D in quick succession
- Added additional clipping where needed
- Updated koth_synthetic_event
- Brightened and evened out lighting in play space
- Fixed missing soundscape
- Fixed missing detail sprites
- Minor detail changes
- Brightened and evened out lighting in play space
- Updated pl_venice
- Added new exit for initial Blu spawn
- Added new balcony outside Attic room above Point B
- Added new balcony inside near Point D
- Moved door on balcony near Point A (Thanks Billo)
- Bridges now have solid side walls
- Raised bridge is now less steep
- Small building next to raised bridge is now taller
- Added cover at Point C
- Slightly adjusted balcony above Point D
- Fixed being able to place turrets above Point D
- Initial Blu spawn doors now close
- Replaced fences at Blu spawn with buoys
- Removed some interior props near Point D
- The payload now sinks
- Moved some health and ammo around
- Updated navmesh
- Lots of minor bug fixes
- Lots of minor other changes
- Added new exit for initial Blu spawn
- Updated vsh_distillery, vsh_nucleus, vsh_skirmish, and vsh_tinyrock
- Failing to capture the point in 3 minutes after it opens results in Stalemate
- Powerjack, Ali Baba's Wee Booties and Bootlegger on-kill effects now work on-hit
- Hale's abilities now get affected by Vaccinator resistances
- Fixed Ubercharge rate bonus applying only with the Ubersaw
- Fixed self-damage counting towards Airstrike bonus rockets and Frontier Justice revenge crits
- Fixed Natasha and Huo-Long Heater having incorrect damage penalty
- Community servers now can expand the Script even further by creating a new file at scripts/vscripts/vsh_addons/main_pre.nut. While previously added main.nut gets executed last, main_pre.nut gets executed prior to most of the Script.
- Failing to capture the point in 3 minutes after it opens results in Stalemate
- Updated vsh_skirmish (additional changes)
- Fixed an out of bounds exploit
- Fixed not being able to wall climb certain trees in the main arena
- Fixed an out of bounds exploit
Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
TF2Maps 72-Hour Jam 2023
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The temperature is low, but the spirits are high! The annual 72 Hour Jam is back once more!
This year, the Jam’s charity drive is supporting Gamers Outreach. Anyone who donates $5 or more to the drive is eligible to receive this year’s in-game charity medal. Donate here!
Starting Friday, September 15th, at 5pm UTC, you have 72 hours to make whatever Team Fortress 2 creation you can think of! Whether it be a Map, Model, Artwork, or even another game entirely, anything goes as long as it's Team Fortress 2 related!
Additionally, you are able to earn another medal simply by participating!
For more information, check out the thread on TF2Maps or join the TF2Maps Discord. Be sure to also follow @TF2Maps on Twitter and Twitch for live coverage over the weekend, as well as any future events!
Happy Jamming!
Insomnia 71
Team Fortress 2 is once again back at Insomnia Gaming Festival, featuring some of the best teams from around the world competing for their chance at a £3000 prize pool! The event takes place from Friday, September 8th, to Sunday, September 10th. EssentialsTF will be streaming three days of content hosted live at the NEC in Birmingham, UK!
Sign-ups for the tournament are here. The action will be streamed both at the event and online from 12pm BST (1pm CEST / 7am EDT) each day by EssentialsTF over at their Twitch page, so you can watch the event in-person or in the comfort of your own home!
For the latest information, be sure to check out LAN.TF and the EssentialsTF Discord.
ozfortress OCE Highlander S4 Premier Grand Final
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Things are done a little differently down under, so you won't want to miss this!
If you have ever been unsure about wanting to watch or play competitive TF2 in OCE, then witnessing the head-to-head matchup of the two best highlander teams in the region should be all the convincing you need!
Catch it live Thursday, August 24th, at 8PM AEST / 3AM PDT / 12PM CEST on KritzKast's Twitch channel!
Important Links:
AsiaFortress Invite Season Finals
Attention, Maggots! Prepare for the AsiaFortress Invite Season Finals! – That's an Order!
Listen up, you sorry excuses for mercenaries! AsiaFortress is storming back into action, and this time, they're unleashing the mightiest invite season finals you've ever seen! Asia's elite teams are locking horns, all hungry for victory and a whopping $800 USD prize pool. That's right, cold hard cash!
Imagine Soldiers rocket jumping like they're defying gravity, Medics healing with the precision of a surgical strike, and Spies...well, they'll be lurking around, just like you'd expect!
Tune in on Twitch on the 18th of August @ 8pm SGT / 1pm CEST for their lower bracket finals and on the 20th of August @ 8pm SGT / 1pm CEST for their grand finals!
Important Links:
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
- Fixed VSH Casual servers using "mp_winlimit 2" instead of "mp_maxrounds 25"
- Updated pd_selbyen
- Added 0.05 second delay to pd_logic_player_destruction "finale length"
- Added lights in some areas to prevent dark spots
- Remade dock side stair geometry to make it cleaner and steeper
- Extended/added some walls to block sightlines at mid
- Fixed seal floating too high above the ground in certain spots
- Slowed down seal swimming animation
- Clipping improvements
- Optimization improvements
- Various detailing additions and improvements
- Added 0.05 second delay to pd_logic_player_destruction "finale length"
One in the Chamber Tournament
Gentlemen, this is a mission of utmost importance. Succeed, and you will be rewarded handsomely - you will still be alive by the end.
The details to Fortress Faceoffs' newest covert operation have just been declassified! Teams of five avant-garde assassins will be brought to a new, top-of-the-line training course to perfect their fundamental skills of deadeye accuracy. To raise the stakes, all agents will only have one bullet in their revolvers at all times, and can only earn a new one through eliminating the enemy and confiscating their contraband! And yes, the documents really do contain this much alliteration in them.
Dare you miss your target, and you will be left with only your knife and your bravery. If you succeed in slashing your opponents to submission, you will also earn your bullet back. If you manage to backstab them, your next shot will be greatly improved with the power to pierce through multiple players! You can reserve these piercing charges for as long as you'd like, but don't get too cocky... or else you may not live long enough to use it!
Sign up today and wire the details to the top men in your secret circles! The games begin on August 11th @ 11:59 PM / 23:59 BST for all regions and will continue for roughly 2 weeks, though you do NOT have to actively participate this long! The top 8 teams will have their talent shown off live, proving once and for all that our tax dollars might actually be good for something! For more information about event rules, prizes, and more, join the Fortress Faceoffs Discord and try not to leave any traces behind!
Important Links:
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
- Add ConVars to control Mann vs. Machine team limits on community servers
- tf_mvm_defenders_team_size
- tf_mvm_max_connected_players
- tf_mvm_defenders_team_size
- Fixed the Pastel Trance Unusual taunt effect not drawing two Balloonicorns
- Fixed names/descriptions for the most recent HugsTF medals
- Updated pl_venice
- Gameplay
- Relocated first Blu spawn (now split into two individual spawns at random)
- Moved 1st Red spawn further away into a new room
- Added new upper entrance into building next to Point A (thanks Delila)
- Added new exit from 2nd Red spawn room
- Moved a building entrance near Point A to a new walkway area above
- Removed upper entrance and Point C routes in building next to Point B
- Added new raised position at the main open inside area between Points C and D
- Added new route near Point D
- Added new cubby spot at Point D
- Removed part of the balcony at the final Point
- Widened door between 2nd Blu spawn and Point B
- Removed a door to upper room near first Blu spawn & connected the balconies
- Opened section of the building next to Point C for faffing and uber charging
- Altered the underneath of the balcony at the building next to Point C
- Tweaked roof area near Point B to make it easier to counter
- Tweaked walkway between Points A and B
- Added some minor cover near Point A
- Lowered railing at above position near Point C for Turrets
- Added cubbies across the map to improve gameplay for Engineer, Spy, etc.
- Removed engineer building & added smoother clipping on the raised bridge
- Added/removed/moved some health & ammo
- Relocated first Blu spawn (now split into two individual spawns at random)
- Art
- Improved lightmap scale across the map to produce nicer shadows
- Increased saturation and slightly adjusted style of some materials
- Expanded the 3d skybox and made it viewable from more locations across the map
- Fixed flag models
- Made certain areas feel less like empty spaces
- Improved lightmap scale across the map to produce nicer shadows
- Misc
- Fixed strange missing texture error in middle connector
- Fixed error in soundscapes
- Added more direction signs across the map
- Fixed misaligned payload particles
- Boat near first Blu spawn has drifted off into the distance
- Other minor changes
- Fixed strange missing texture error in middle connector
- Gameplay
hugs.tf 2023
hugs.tf officially returns for its first live event since 2018! Join a range of charity-loving hat enthusiasts for a weekend full of pubs, show matches, creative segments, jumping and The Big Fat TF2 Quiz. Raising money for nearly a decade, this year's donations will once again go to SpecialEffect to put fun and inclusion back into the lives of people with physical disabilities by helping them to play video games!
The two-day livestream will take place on July 29th and 30th, starting at 11am BST / 12pm CEST / 6am ET and won't stop all day! Donations are now open over at the hugs.tf donation page!
And it doesn't stop there as the famous hugs.tf medals are back to be claimed! Any donations of at least £10 GBP or more will receive an in-game medal reward, with different medals offered for higher donations.
You can catch all the action over at the EssentialsTF Twitch channel.
To donate and find out more information, head to the hugs.tf website and join the hugs.tf Discord server!
Charity Cup 3: Summer Time
(Image credit: SFM - Bishop, Compositing - Deputy7)
Summer is finally here! Time for snow cones, sunglasses, and a chaotic clash of content creators in a 9v9 Highlander aimed to raise money for charity!
The Charity Cup brings a whole new spin on what would otherwise be a standard competitive highlander event! Content creators around the TF2 community have banded together in the name of charity and to beat the crap out of each other for your amusement! When donating during the live event, you can affect the game in many silly ways that affect both teams and may sway the odds during the match!
The event will support Starlight Children's Foundation. Bringing happiness to seriously ill children and their families, Starlight supports kids and families at more than 800 children’s hospitals and other health facilities in the US. They bring gaming stations to kids stuck in hospital beds, hospital wear for families that otherwise couldn't afford to have them, and so much more.
Spread the word and tune in on the 29th and 30th of July, @ 12:00pm / 3:00pm EDT for this two-day event representing creators from NA and EU! The event will be hosted live on Deputy7's Twitch channel! More information about donating can be found here!