December 21, 2016 - TF2 Team

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:

Happy Smissmas 2016!

All players who play TF2 during the event will receive a Stuffed Stocking as a gift! Stockings contain goodies for good little Mercenaries.

Added the limited-time key-less Winter 2016 Cosmetic Case to the Mann Co. Store Contains 17 new community-contributed items The Festivizer can be found as a bonus drop when opening the case

Added 3 new taunts to the Mann Co. Store The Scotsmann's Stagger (community-contributed) The Didgeridrongo (community-contributed) The Table Tantrum (Valve)

New weapons for the Festivizer! Fire Axe, The Jag, The Kritzkrieg, Pistol, The Quick-Fix, Natascha, The Sandman, The Spy-cicle, Kukri, Shovel and The Scottish Resistance

Mann Co. Store winter sale! Look for 20%-75% off selected unlocked cosmetic crates, taunts, and tools in the Mann Co. Store through January 11th, 2017

Matchmaking Improvements At the end of a Casual match, players are automatically formed into a new match with the same players and teams Players get to vote on which map the new match will take place on There are 3 maps to vote on, chosen based on the maps everyone in the match had selected when they began searching for a match. The current map is always the first option. This replaces the Rematch system Players can now set their maximum acceptable ping by clicking the new gear icon in the top right of the Casual and Competitive matchmaking lobby screens and choosing "Ping Settings"

New autobalance system to help with balancing teams when players leave a match. The system will ask players to volunteer to switch teams. Automatically enabled for all Casual match servers Players who switch will be able to earn bonus XP as a reward Community servers can enable this new feature by using "mp_autoteambalance 2"

