Team Fortress 2 Update Released

[tf2.com]

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:

• Added Jingle Jam 2015 community medals
• Fixed a client crash when playing some maps with low quality models
• Fixed the B'aaarrgh-n-Britches hiding the hat bodygroup
• Fixed missing crit rocket sound for giant Soldiers in Mann vs. Machine mode
• Fixed control point HUD not being displayed for Mann vs. Machine maps with control points like Mannhattan
• Fixed broken ambient_generic entities in community maps where the sound being played was updated after the map was loaded
• Updated the Sheriff's Stetson and The Bone Dome to include new paint styles
• Updated the model/material for The Au Courant Assassin
• Updated pl_upward
  • Fixed a teleporter-trap exploit inside the tunnel after the first control point
• Updated PASS Time mode
  • Each class now has slightly different throwing power and arc
  • During overtime, the round doesn't end until the jack has been neutral for a few seconds (tf_passtime_overtime_idle_sec)
  • All available enemy goals will show a reticle on the HUD while carrying the jack
  • Added max pass range parameter to passtime_logic
  • Jack won't automatically respawn unless it's been picked up at least once
  • New map: pass_pinewood

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[seth]

Some pass_pinewood pics:

The trees are in need of some -staticproplighting love.

 

[Izotope]

Fixed broken ambient_generic entities in community maps where the sound being played was updated after the map was loaded

Can somebody explain in detail what was wrong? I don't understand this.

 

[Geit]

Can somebody explain in detail what was wrong? I don't understand this.

I believe it's for maps like koth_wubwubwub that were close to the entity limit, so reduced their entity usage by dynamically changing the sound file to be played on ambient_generics.

 

[Izotope]

I believe it's for maps like koth_wubwubwub that were close to the entity limit, so reduced their entity usage by dynamically changing the sound file to be played on ambient_generics.

I didn't even know that was possible. Is it a special input or an AddOutput kinda thing?

 

[Davekillerish]

Fixed a teleporter-trap exploit inside the tunnel after the first control point

I didnt think it was possible,
Valve finally fixed a map glitch that everyone had known about for years
Dont bless america, god bless valve.

 

[Crash]

I didn't even know that was possible. Is it a special input or an AddOutput kinda thing?

Yeah, that's exactly what it was. AddOutput changing which clip was being played just before it was played.

 

[Pocket]

The trees are in need of some -staticproplighting love.

No, what they need is to have self-shadowing disabled. The self shadowing is a sign that -staticproplighting was already enabled.

 

[henke37]

So, anyone want to do some testing of the new map on the servers? I miss when we used to do that with new maps.