Added Casual and Competitive Matchmaking modes Additional information available on the website (http://www.teamfortress.com/meetyourmatch/)

Casual mode replaces Quickplay

Added the Heavy vs. Pyro war Additional information available on the website ( http://www.teamfortress.com/meetyourmatch/war.php )

3 new community maps Sunshine

Metalworks

Swiftwater

Added 3 new community taunts The Balloonibouncer (Pyro only)

Disco Fever (Spy only)

The Fubar Fanfare (Soldier only)

Added 1 new official taunt The Carlton (Scout only)

Added the Perfect Stranger crate



Reworked the main menu All play-related buttons are now accessible by clicking the "Find a game" button

Moved the Workshop and Replay buttons down the bottom group of mini-buttons

Enemies killed by energy weapons now play a special sound as their body dissolves



Improved stopwatch UI to help better communicate game state



Added new sound vo files for Competitive Mode



Added sounds to all attacks where the target player resisted a part of the damage



Added Prinny promo items for purchasing Disgaea: Prinny Hat, Prinny Pouch, and Prinny Machete



Added AsiaFortress Cup Mercenaries Cup Season 7 medals



Added TF2Maps 72hr TF2Jam Summer Participant medal



Added Random Acts of TF2 medals



Added check to prevent players with P-REC loaded from participating in matchmaking

Prevents P-REC crashing which results in players receiving abandon penalties

Updated the Demo Support feature Added an option to only record matches that are played using Tournament mode (mp_tournament)

Added an option to auto-delete matches that don't have any events recorded

Fixed a bug where tickcount values were being noted incorrectly

Options can be set using the Adv. Options menu

Updated model/materials for the Bonk Boy, Dr's Dapper Topper, The Sole Saviors, and The Dark Falkirk Helm



Updated the localization files



PASS Time update No longer in Beta!

New Items Available An Early Participation Pin will be awarded to everyone who played PASS Time during beta

Two new achievements with item rewards Tune Merasmus's Multi-Dimensional Television

Jackpot! Map Changes All maps are tweaked, polished, and out of beta

Renamed pass_pinewood to pass_timberlodge

Renamed pass_warehouse to pass_brickyard

Added a new city-themed map, pass_district

An updated pass_template for level designers will be released on http://www.escalation.com/news Game Mode Changes Changed the score limit from 3 to 5

Tweaked various JACK throwing parameters

Pack Running The JACK no longer heals the player carrying it

A player carrying the JACK with no nearby teammates is marked for death

Teammates near a player holding the JACK will be slowly healed, and can run as fast as the fastest nearby teammate JACK Power Passing the JACK increases a power meter

The power meter will decay over time

Filling the power meter unlocks a special goal worth extra points Art Changes New view model animations

The HUD provides more information about goal type and status

Player pips for Spies will reflect cloak and disguise status Misc Details Added cvar tf_passtime_scores_per_round

Added tf_glow entity that can be used to enable the glow effect on any entity

Updated trigger_passtime_ball FGD entry to hide unimplemented features, temporarily

Spawnflag added to func_passtime_goal to indicate to the HUD that a goal is unlocked by JACK power



Fixed being able to repeatedly activate taunts before the current one had ended while underwater



Fixed disguising with the Conniver's Kunai while spotted by a Sentry causing the Sentry to ignore the Spy



Fixed class change notifications appearing to the enemy team for a period of time after teams swap sides in Competitive Mode



Fixed a case where players would sometimes see other players carrying the wrong weapon(s)



Fixed a bug where the Engineer couldn't remove the Sapper from a linked teleporter if was building (not active)



Fixed a bug where the Engineer was able to heal a linked teleporter while it was building. This now matches the behavior for the other buildings.



Updated several hats to fix the Sniper not removing them while taunting



Fixed hiding the Pyro's head when using the second style of the Fear Monger



Fixed using the wrong ozfortress medals for divisions other than Premier



Fixed a few UGC tournament medals using the wrong names



Fixed the Engineer's missing pelvis hitbox



Thanks to Justin G., aka sigsegv, for these reports Fixed airblasts sometimes sending reflected projectiles toward friendly players, buildings, and projectile shields

Fixed demo record/read stringtables not writing/reading past 512kb

Fixed inconsistency between items that use mini-crit buff (TF_COND_ENERGY_BUFF)

Fixed multiple Mann vs. Machine bugs caused by bot AI functions being executing after the bots have died

Fixed a bug related to lunchbox items, where the ammo bar can be drained in cases when it shouldn't be

Fixed Medics sometimes instantly reviving players in Mann vs. Machine



Fixed several cases of loading and rendering hitches that would cause abrupt changes in FPS



Improved Flamethrower flame performance in Mann vs. Machine on clients and servers by up to +500%



VGUI .res files are now cached after loading, reducing framerate hitches. Custom HUD authors can disable this by setting vgui_cache_res_files to 0.



Improved rendering performance of zombies



Improved VGUI font performance



In order to reduce crashing and broken UI elements after updates, custom HUDs now must explicitly specify the version of the TF UI with which they are compatible.



Custom HUD files must now be installed as add-ons under the tf/custom/ folder. Loose .res files extracted to the game directory will not be loaded.



Custom HUDs must now contain a file named "info.vdf" in their root folder, with the key "ui_version" set to the TF UI version with which they are compatible.



The current TF UI version is 1.



Non-HUD add-ons under tf/custom/ will continue to work without an "info.vdf" file, but may not load .res files.



Added the Competitive Matchmaking Pass



Added new class starter packs



Added new key-less cosmetic crates



Revamped main store pages



Added a spotlight item



Added ability to mouse over and preview items in a bundle/crate/collection



Adjusted some weapon prices for consistency



cp_granary Added new ammo pack locations in final and yard areas

Clips and blockbullets added to stairs

cp_badlands Final cap point capture time increased to 2 seconds (from 1 second)

Clips and blockbullets added to stairs

cp_foundry Reduced ammo kit in final cap entry room (attackers' side) to medium

Slightly reduced attacking team's spawn time when working on final

pl_upward Fixed an exploit where players could sometimes build sentries in the cliffside by capture point 3

pl_thundermountain Fixed the first and second cap points of stage 3 each awarding 2 points to the capturing team instead of 1

Mannpower All official maps now set Mannpower mode without requiring the use of the tf_powerup_mode convar



Scout Crit-A-Cola Added Marked-for-Death debuff for 2 seconds after the buff effect expires The Soda Popper Added "On hit: build Hype"

Removed "build hype by running around" Shortstop Added an Alt-fire attack -- reach out and shove someone!

Removed +healing bonus

Reduced pushback vuln to +20% (from +40%) Sun on a stick Take 25% less damage from fire while deployed

Soldier The Righteous Bison Fixed a bug causing players to be hit by the same projectile multiple times, causing the damage dealt to vary wildly

Per-shot damage has been increased to compensate, resulting in slightly more damage on average Point-blank deals 54 damage (previously 20-80)

Maximum range deals 24 damage (previously 14-56) Slowed projectile by 30%

Projectile damage reduced by 25% for each enemy penetrated

Updated projectile impact sound The Disciplinary Action Reduced duration of speed bonus on teammates to 2 seconds (from 3) The Rocket Jumper Updated model/materials and sound

Sniper Cozy Camper Now requires a full charge to gain flinch resistance The Sydney Sleeper When fully charged, or when making a headshot, now applies Jarate in a radius

Scoped shots now extinguish teammates The Cleaner's Carbine Removed hidden +10% damage taken multiplier while under the effects

Heavy Natascha and Brass Beast 20% damage resistance now only applies when spun up and below 50% max health Huo-Long Heater Added -10% damage

Added +25% increased damage vs. burning players

Reduced ammo drain to -4/sec (from -6)

Reduced pulse damage from Ring of Fire to 12 (from 15) due to increased damage vs. burning Buffalo Steak Sandvich Fixed "damage taken" multiplier accidentally being +10%, instead of the listed +25%

Spy

Base Max speed increased to 320 (from 300) Enforcer Attacks pierce resist and absorb effects from all sources

Pyro All Flamethrowers Added: Direct damage reduces Medi Gun healing and resist shield effects by 25% Medics hear a "healing interrupted" sound when this is happening to their heal target The Manmelter Removed (hidden) 20% fire rate penalty

Medic Base All Mediguns allow the Medic to match the speed of their heal target Previously only available on The Quick Fix Quick Fix ÜberCharge rate reduced to +15% (from +25%) Overdose Increased movement speed bonus to +20% (from +10%)

Increased damage penalty to -15% (from -10%) Dropped Mediguns Stored ÜberCharge begins to decay over time after coming to rest

Demoman Base All boots now require a shield to activate any move speed bonus listed on the item The Iron Bomber Decreased the fuse time to 1.4 seconds (from 2.0) The Quickiebomb Launcher Increased charge time reduction to -70% (from -50%)

Increased damage bonus for (max) charged shots to +35% (from +25%)

Increased clip size penalty to -50% (from -25%)

Removed "Stickybombs fizzle 4 seconds after landing" The Sticky Jumper Updated model/materials and sound

Engineer Base Level 1 teleporters now cost 50 metal (previously 125) Widowmaker Damage increased +10% when attacking the same target as your sentry Eureka Effect Reduced "50% less metal from Dispensers and Pickups" to 20%

Added "Teleporters cost 50% less metal" The Short Circuit Base projectile attack is -10 metal (hit or miss) and then add -5 metal for each projectile destroyed (sometimes a buff, sometimes a nerf) The Pomson Fixed an exploit with shooting through your own buildings

Increased close-range damage to 72 (from 62)

Reduced long-range damage to 32 (from 42)

Updated projectile impact sound



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: