New TF2 Updates!

[Geoff]

Did anyone else notice valve added a few new things to hammer? Like neutral flags have a gray model now, there is a red bombcart, this crazy new train model (new gametype?), and a beer mug in the weapons models. There is probably more, but I just saw them as I was looking through the models.

 

[Apex_]

Is the electric effect on a dying medic that had full ubercharge new? I haven't played for a couple months and noticed that when you die at full charge there's a spiffy effect on your ragdoll that points it out to everyone.

I really like the new rocket/sticky jump effect too, hah.

 

[Geoff]

Also, did anyone else notice that the icons for destroying buildables are gone? I don't know if you still get points for it, but the icon showing you killed one doesn't appear anymore.

 

[Apex_]

Also, did anyone else notice that the icons for destroying buildables are gone? I don't know if you still get points for it, but the icon showing you killed one doesn't appear anymore.

There was a sourcemod plugin for servers that did this, to give spies a little more advantage I think. In the sourcemod version it was only sapped buildings instead of any destruction though. All in all I suppose it makes it easier for someone (or someone and their medic maybe) to slip through an enemy's base if the engineer isn't communicating with his team.

 

[Icarus]

Team Fortress 2 Update Released
December 15, 2008, 5:24 pm - Jason Ruymen

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Team Fortress 2

* Fixed overheal particle effect showing up incorrectly on disguised or cloaked spies
* Changed the achievement tracker to only be available in Team Fortress 2
* Added new teleporter sounds for upgrade levels 2 and 3
* Fixed engineers being able to upgrade the bomb cart's dispenser found in Payload levels
* Fixed bomb cart's dispenser being solid to players and projectiles

 

[Nineaxis]

That was some quick patchwork on Valve's part.

The ubercharge death particle is new, and Geoff, those models have been there a long time.

 

[Ida]

The bug with being able to get to the new are in Gold Rush before the gates open is still there, then? I guess there's only one way to find out...

Good fixes otherwise, though. Now I can play Spy again.

 

[Icarus]

They've also added the Neutal Payload CP texture I've asked for Christmas

 

[Ida]

Alright, Engineers can no longer Dispenser-jump up to the new Gold Rush area.

Also, the explode command is fixed.

 

[Hawk]

Has anyone else noticed that ubercharged players can no longer be pushed back by the pyro's air blasts?

 

[Ida]

Has anyone else noticed that ubercharged players can no longer be pushed back by the pyro's air blasts?

I would count pushing a Heavy + Medic pair off the bridge on Dustbowl 3-2 thirty minutes ago as a sign that it's still there.

 

[Icarus]

Unfortunately, by choosing to explode, every death after that will be a gib, whether it be from a stab or a bullet, you will gib.

 

[TotalMark]

Has anyone else noticed that ubercharged players can no longer be pushed back by the pyro's air blasts?

If this is true, that's not fair.

 

[Ida]

If this is true, that's not fair.

I would count pushing a Heavy + Medic pair off the bridge on Dustbowl 3-2 thirty minutes ago as a sign that it's still there.

If that's not clear enough: Ubered players can still be pushed.

 

[Hawk]

If that's not clear enough: Ubered players can still be pushed.

Thanks, I hadn't played Pyro for a while and I for some reason my air blast did nothing to an ubered player. I guess it was some kind of a fluke, or I didn't quite aim it right.

Either way, I'm happy to hear that it still works.

 

[Scotland Tom]

I played for a few hours last night and can confirm, with absolute certainty, that the airblast still pushes ubered and non-ubered players alike. I had a blast using it to shove enemies off the roof over the second point in badwater - straight into my teammates' sentries below. It's just a bummer I don't get an assist from it, but I do get a lot of laughs.

 

[Psy]

Even with the demo nerf I still think he's overpowered simply because he can still use his sticky launcher as detonatable rockets that has twice the clip size and can be fired almost twice as fast. :\