Team Fortress 2 Update Released

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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:

• Added new game mode 'PASS Time' to the TF2 Beta
  • Check out the blog post for more information
• Fixed a crash caused by a client sending malformed network data to the server (thanks to Nathaniel Theis for this report and test case)

• Added a new hat 'The Finder's Fee'
  • Will be awarded going forward on a case-by-case basis to those who report major economy-breaking bugs or remote-code-execution bugs, and provide detailed information and steps to reproduce

  • Well deserved congratulations to the first recipient, Nathaniel Theis
• Fixed visual bugs caused by picking up weapons with special attributes

• Fixed the Mann vs. Machine Medigun shield not being re-created after switching away from the Medigun and back while the charge is draining

• Fixed some alignment issues in the HUD meters for the Mann vs. Machine rage knockback and Medigun shield

• Fixed left-hand view models not displaying Stat Clocks correctly

• Fixed being able to use the tournament_readystate client command when using per-player ready status mode

• Fixed seeing a HUD mp_timelimit timer for maps that don't end the round when the map timelimit runs out

• Fixed some missing VO sounds for the Demoman when laughing

• Fixed being able to use the Restore action on Killsteak Kits

• Fixed character loadout menus so they display the particle effects for all equipped Unusual items

• The Huo-Long Heater can now accept Posthumous Kills strange parts

• Updated the Australium Grenade Launcher to fix the wood material being shiny

• Updated the backpack images for the Gun Mettle Campaign Coin

• Updated LODs for several weapons and the sentry gun

• Updated Mann Co. Store prices for foreign currencies to current USD equivalents

• Updated the localization files

• Updated Koth_Suijin with the latest changes from the authors
  • Added cover around the point preventing cross-point sight line

  • Opened second window in point building

  • Tweaked pickup amounts and positions

  • Widened space between stairs to point and bridge railing to allow easier movement

  • Clipping improvements

  • Improved lighting in dark areas

  • Fixed an issue where engineers could build on outlying islands

  • Fixed an issue where engineers could trap teammates by building teleporters in spaces with restricted movement

  • Fixed an issue where the spawn room doors could be held open by an opposing team member

  • Optimization improvements
• Maps Workshop Beta
  • Fixed a common crash when loading some compressed maps

  • Fixed various issues running workshop maps on listen servers

  • Listen servers no longer unnecessarily fetch a second copy of the map

  • Listen servers no longer cause the client to crash upon the second load of the same workshop map

  • Added -ugcpath parameter for dedicated servers to control location of downloaded workshop content

  • Defaults to steamapps/workshop

  • Multiple servers sharing the same UGC directory is currently not supported, and will not go well

  • Added server command tf_workshop_map_status to view currently tracked maps and their status

  • Enhanced handling of updated maps to ensure the newest available version of the map is always used on level change

  • Improved handling of workshop maps in a server's map cycle

  • Workshop maps in the map cycle will be automatically fetched and updated in the background

  • Workshop maps in the map cycle will have their names updated to the canonical name once known

  • Map votes now work with workshop maps

  • A known issue is that the full workshop map name is currently shown instead of the friendly name

  • Community request: Updated the FindMap and CanProvideLevel API for server-side mods. These functions now always expose the full workshop names for maps when known, even if not the map is not yet installed

 

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