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 the Summer 2021 Cosmetic Case
  • Contains 18 new community-contributed items
  • Adds 6 new community-created Unusual effects
• Numerous security and stability improvements
• Added a cooldown before a player can create a vote when they join a match already in-progress
  • sv_vote_late_join_time controls the grace period after the match starts before the cooldown is applied: default 90 secs
  • sv_vote_late_join_cooldown controls the length of the cooldown: default 5 min
• Kick votes will end early and automatically pass if the vote target leaves the match during the vote
• Added a ConVar to control players changing their name during a match
  • tf_allow_player_name_change: default is 1
  • Matchmaking servers will set this to 0
• Updated the player list in the vote-kick dialog to show the time each player has been connected to the server
• Removed the disconnect reason from the message when players leave the server
• Updated the Mann vs. Machine "inspect" command to only work for players in your party or in your Friends list
• Moved materials for the community particle effects into the Effects/workshop sub-folder to distinguish them from Valve materials
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
• Updated the localization files
• Updated cp_snakewater_final1
  • Fixed clipping throughout map
  • Fixed explosion splash being caught by objects throughout map
  • Made movement smoother throughout map
  • Reworked some problematic areas like the kitchen
  • Minor visual enhancements throughout the map
• Updated cp_process
  • Fixed incorrect skin for the Red radio tower

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[Midlou]

Major update nice

 

[SnickerPuffs]

Major update nice

I wouldn't call it a "major" update, but *is* nice to see something on the changelog besides a new case.