Eric Smith ✆

10:45 AM (1 minute ago)

to Half-Life, Half-Life, hlds_announce

We've released mandatory updates to Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source, and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch. The notes for the updates are below.

-Eric

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Source Engine Changes (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM)

- Added ConVars sv_rcon_maxpacketsize and sv_rcon_maxpacketbans to allow server admins to control the maximum RCON packet size and whether or not users get banned for exceeding that limit. The defaults reflect the existing behavior.

- Fixed not being able to import custom spray images on Macs

- Fixed Macs cancelling http map downloads that take longer than 30 seconds

Team Fortress 2

- Added Pyrovision!

- Added new game mode Special Delivery and map Doomsday!

- Friendly players glow when carrying the flag

- Fixed rare cases where flag could fall out of the world

- Fixed cases where the Payload HUD looked like the cart is still on a hill when it isn't

- Fixed cases where some clients didn't receive broadcasts about long continuous particle effects being started or stopped

- Updated the HTML renderer for displaying server MOTD

- Votes created by a dedicated server no longer trigger a failed vote cooldown

- Fixed map triggered annotation events not working on dedicated servers

- Fixed the game crashing if tempents are created that use invalid materials

- Using a Name Tag while in game notifies everyone of the name change

- Fixed Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected not tracking grenade and sentry rocket deflections

- Added new items

* City on Fire item sets

* Pyroland weapons and cosmetics

* Community-contributed cosmetic items for all classes

* Mysterious treasures have been incinerated, but are now craftable

* Added crafting recipe for Pile of Ash

* Scorched Keys are now available in the store for a limited time

* New promo item

- Weapon balancing changes

* Gloves of Running Urgently

* Removed self-damage over time penalty

* Heavy takes mini-crits while active and for 3 seconds after switching away

* Attack damage penalty reduced from -50% to -25%

* Tomislav

* Spin-up speed bonus reduced from +40% to +10%

* Quick-Fix

* Medic mirrors blast jump of their heal target

* Crusader's Crossbow

* Reload speed time reduced by +40%

* Cozy Camper

* Regenerates 1 heath per second

* Reduced movement penalty from -90% to -80%

* Sticky Jumper and Rocket Jumper

* Added 'flying' sound to blast jumps

* The Concheror

* Changed rage building source from "damage done and damage received" to only "damage done"

* Increased the rate at which Rage builds for this item by +25%

* The Equalizer

* Removed player move speed modification and added it to a new item named The Escape Plan

* All owners of the Equalizer will be automatically granted The Escape Plan

* Crit-a-Cola

* Added +25% increased movement speed while active

* Increased duration from 6 to 8 seconds

* Atomic Bonk

* Increased duration from 6 to 8 seconds

* All Flamethrowers

* Increased base damage by +10%.

* Backburner

* Removed +10% damage bonus attribute

* Note: Because of base damage increase, damage remains unchanged

* Degreaser

* Added -10% damage penalty attribute

* Note: Because of base damage increase, damage remains unchanged

* Phlogistinator

* Damage defense while taunting reduced from -90% to -75%

- Item bug fixes

* Fixed sentry sometimes spawning in shielded mode while the Wrangler was equipped, but not deployed

* Improved visual and audio cues for when the Manmelter is ready to fire

* Fixed Manmelter being able to earn crits via friendly Pyro self-damage

* Fixed Scotch Bonnet's blue team skin not showing

* Fixed Unarmed Combat's taunt not working

* Unarmed Combat's color now matches the team using it