DUST AND DEATH!

Miss Pauling has some more jobs for you, mercenaries. But this time, she's sending you to the dry deserts of the world, and providing you with some dusty skins to get your sweaty, sand-covered hands on. In this all-new Team Fortress 2 campaign, we're bringing you a set of new maps, along with a shiny new set of gun collections to kill each other for. Get ready, because you're going to need to visit tc_hydro* after this three-month campaign.

*You probably won't actually want to visit tc_hydro

DESERT CONTRACTS AND BRAND NEW COLLECTIONS

Last time we gave you free loot for completing your contracts. This time, we're not changing that. However, this campaign will include some new maps along with a couple of old ones. This campaign also introduces weapon contracts. Weapons are selected from your backpack at random for certain contracts, which means you could be getting 100 contract points with your rocket launcher, or with your baseball bat!

This campaign will cost $5.99 for a pass, as it was in Gun Mettle, and we've introduced 4 new weapon collections once again. Some of which will be rewards for contracts, others will be found in cases. We're also adding two brand new cosmetic cases themed upon deserts and wastelands.

But that's not all - we're also introducing new tools that can be earned in campaigns or unboxed in cases alongside your regular loot. These might add Stat Clocks to existing decorated weapons, or break down decorated weapons into a skin application tool, which allows you to strangify your previously unstrange skins, or add a skin to that one strange weapon you've been using for years!

WELCOME BACK TO CACTUS CANYON

A two-stage compact Payload map that you may remember being in beta not too long ago. Careful not to hurt yourself!

3 COMMUNITY CREATED MAPS

We've brought you 3 new community maps in this update which will all have map stamps and strange filters in the store, so you can support your favourites:

ctf_convoy - A Capture the Flag map set on two fast-moving vehicles in the deserts.

koth_highpass - A fast-paced King of the Hill map with a variety of heights.

cp_mojave - A two-stage Attack/Defend map with a unique ambience.

TOM JONES ROLLS IN HIS GRAVE

People will be envious of these brand new desert-themed unusual effects for hats, taunts and weapons.

EXPLORE YOUR HERITAGE

We've also included 5 new taunts in this update, all available from the store or as part of a new batch of shuffle crates, which could contain taunts from previous updates as well as this one. These taunts include:

SANTÉ

You know you're the classiest man on the battlefield when you've brought a bottle of wine with you.

TRUE SCOTSMAN'S CALL

Bagpipes are known to be one of the most annoying instruments. Now you can annoy your enemies!

BUCKING BRONCO

Ride the bull! Don't fall off! Disclaimer: You cannot actually fall off the bull.

And more!

BALANCING THE SCALES