TF2 Update 3/2

[The Political Gamer]

Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2M)
Further improved engine handling of server queries.

Team Fortress 2
Added Rift promotional items
New items: Sun-On-A-Stick and Sharpened Volcano Fragment.
New achievement: Riftwalker
Updated several more models with optimizations and new LODs.
Fixed seeing a partial health bar in the upper left corner of the spectator menu.
Fixed the control point progress bar not being aligned properly when using cl_hud_minmode 1.
Fixed the The Essential Accessories hiding the Scout's hat/headphones.
Updated sounds for the Brass Beast.
Updated the Scottish Resistance stickybombs to always glow if they will be detonated by a right-click, including the stickybombs under the Demoman's feet.
Changed default crosshair to be more opaque, like the custom crosshairs.
Fixed some missing surfaces on the bottom of the Pyro's mask.
Fixed the assister's name not being listed in the Fish humiliation and kill notices.
Fixed the Force-a-Nature not drawing correctly in the character loadout screen.
Engineers who hit teammate's sentry guns with their wrench now get kill assists from that sentry.
Made the Jag gift wrappable.
Fixed seeing a badge on the player when a noisemaker is equipped.
Fixed particle effects on the Hustler's Hallmark.
Added FCVAR_DONTRECORD flags to 'bind,' 'bind_mac,' 'unbind,' 'unbind_mac,' and 'unbindall' so they can't be recorded into a demo (fixes having your keys changed when you watch a demo).
Updated Cp_Granary
Added a new entrance to the mid Red/Blue ramp rooms.
Clipping, lighting and perf improvements.
Tournament mode HUD fixes
Fixed seeing an empty alert tray under the stopwatch timer.
Fixed a bug where the time for the tournament mode stopwatch wasn't being displayed.
Fixed the countdown when both teams are ready always reading "0 seconds"

 

[Trotim]

Some nice server, stopwatch and lod changes, some minor fixes. The rest I choose to ignore.

 

[Pocket]

Updated cp_granary

Freeps. Wonder what made them decide that was suddenly important.

 

[Bermuda Cake]

you know you can turn off smilies in a post, tpg? I'm so sick of DoD:S, TF2, HL2M

 

[honeymustard]

I got an e-mail from Robin re artpass medals

"We’re building a piece of technology that’ll allow us to have lots of medals. Once that’s ready (it’s in final testing stages), we’ll start doing all the various medals we’ve talked about."

 

[TMP]

WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaA YOU CAN CRAFT EM AFTER THE 24TH

 

[Prestige]

Freeps. Wonder what made them decide that was suddenly important.

when granary's 3-2 was annoying to play on.

 

[Ravidge]

http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Model_Optimization

 

[Psy]

Freeps. Wonder what made them decide that was suddenly important.

It's probably the Granary from the beta.

 

[LeSwordfish]

New achievement: Riftwalker
Fixed the control point progress bar not being aligned properly when using cl_hud_minmode 1.
Updated sounds for the Brass Beast.

w00t.

 

[WastedMeerkat]

http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/model_optimization

OH MY GOD THE DEGREASER AND LUMBRICUS LID. Why would they put those in the game? That lack of optimization kills some lower end machines.