Team Fortress 2 Update Released (08/17/09)

[Nineaxis]

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

Team Fortress 2

• Updated PL_Hoodoo. Changes from community mapmaker Tim Johnson:
  "Added a balcony at 2-1 that I've rotated and cleaned up so it's a much better point, it attracts less sentry spam but is still holdable. 2-2 has a bit more breathing room and the one way route between BLU/RED spawn in stage 3 has gone and in its place some stairs up to the second level accessible from BLU's side."
• Added "tf_ctf_bonus_time" ConVar to set the CritBoost bonus time for capturing the intelligence (0 to disable it)
• Added "tf_arena_first_blood" ConVar to toggle the first blood feature in Arena mode (0 to disable it)
• Added missing snowpuff particles for DX8 players
• Fixed rocket jumping
• Fixed sticky bomb attachment to props. They will now only ignore the saws in sawmill
• Fixed Scouts going into reference pose in double jumps
• Fixed the Ubersaw not displaying team colors
• Fixed Spies disguised as RED Scouts not cloaking properly
• Removed two more text messages for TF_FLAGTYPE_ATTACK_DEFEND CTF game mode

http://store.steampowered.com/news/2743/

 

[Waif]

Woot! for the hoodoo changes

 

[flux]

ah man, when I was testing out my map the rocket jump really messed me up, I was going to lower it, but now I don't have too.

 

[Terr]

<teary-overstatement> They do care! They really do care! THIS IS THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVAR!<teary-overstatement>

 

[Rikka]

Thank god for new cvars.

I'd advise all server owners to appease me and turn both off. Ignore everyone else.

 

[Micnax]

Added "tf_ctf_bonus_time" ConVar to set the CritBoost bonus time for capturing the intelligence (0 to disable it)

I think we all know what to do...

 

[Randdalf]

I think we all know what to do...

Leave it to 1, imo it makes for great tactical intelligence caps.

 

[Jimmy]

Leave it to 1, imo it makes for great tactical intelligence caps.

true, I like it but its unfortunate that crits dont affect building because a cap could really help against stalemates in 2fort either way really, team which just capped can push in and destroy sentries ect. , making engies less turtle-ish on 2fort. Im glad for first blood cvar as in small arena games it is deadly.

 

[grazr]

Now half the servers need to be updated, most of my regulars either crash or kick me for missing particles. I havn't been able to play TF2 for nearly 24 hours i don't get to play it much these days and when i do, Valve break it!

 

[JoshuaC]

I feel like a bird now with rocket jumping fixed.

 

[evanonline]

If only there was a way to force all 24/7 2fort servers to have the crit bonuses on, but allow any other server the freedom of choice.

 

[notalbanian]

That is the best TF2 idea I've ever heard.

 

[Dr. ROCKZO]

If only there was a way to kill 24/7 2fort Servers without a Golden Bullet..

 

[Jack Riguel]

No wonder I'd allways get killed as a spy disguising as a scout.

Well, glad to see a fix.

 

[Rexy]

"Tim Johnson's sappin' mah TF2 update!"

 

[notalbanian]

If only there was a way to kill 24/7 2fort Servers without a Golden Bullet..

Wait... you can kill 24/7 2fort servers with a golden bullet? I thought they were ubered 24/7 so you couldn't kill them at all (the sandman nerf made it completely impossible now that there's no way to kill an uber at all without waiting).