Team Fortress 2 Update Released

[Brick Tamland]

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:

• Extended Scream Fortress VIII to run through November 16th, 2016

• Fixed a problem causing some players to receive the incorrect number of Merasmissions
  • Players should receive one Scream Fortress VIII Merasmission per day of the event, for a maximum possible of seven as of today

  • Players who received too few Merasmissions will be able to quickly catch up to the intended amount

  • A small number of players who received too many Merasmissions will not receive any for the next few days
• Fixed the Tome of Merasmissions displaying an erroneous maximum number
  • All players will have the opportunity to receive twenty-six Merasmissions during this year's event, regardless of number of Merasmissions completed in previous years
• Fixed a small number of unusuals that did not have the proper displayed quality (unique (golden name) instead of unusual (purple name))

• Updated the model/materials for The El Paso Poncho

• Fixed not seeing the correct display name for featured community maps (example: pl_fifthcurve_event vs. Brimstone)

• Updated the localization files

• Updated mvm_ghost_town to fix error models in the spawn rooms

• Updated pl_fifthcurve_event (Brimstone)
  • Fixed RED players getting inside BLU's 2nd forward spawn

  • Fixed skull's teeth in hell being non-solid

  • Fixed hell's coffin tune and tiny spell song sometimes playing to the next round from previous round

  • Fixed some players dropping into hell's lava in rare cases

  • Fixed big pumpkin in RED 2nd base being non-solid
• Updated pd_pit_of_death_event
  • Fixed an exploit which allowed players to enter the enemy spawn

  • Fixed enemy players teleported to the Underworld spawning in one another

  • Fixed finale particles not being drawn from certain distances

  • Fixed certain overlays not rendering

  • Increased damage over time dealt in the Underworld

  • Added climbable props to the platforms near mid

  • Added a nobuild to the area surrounding the portal

  • Added signs in spawns to make the second door more obvious

  • Adjusted respawn times so that the losing team will respawn faster

  • Adjusted health, ammo, and spellbooks around the map

  • Changed the Underworld buff to use the Purgatory buff from Eyeaduct

  • Players killed during the finale will now turn into ghosts

  • Decreased score limit from 5 to 4 points per player

 

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