• 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

• Improves global security of the server list
• No more problem to use our embedded content on external websites that use also HTTPS

• Added content and features necessary to begin limited public testing of the TF2 Competitive Mode beta
  • For more information on how you can participate in testing, please visit https://steamcommunity.com/groups/tfcompetitive
  • Updated several maps to support competitive mode
• Community request: Added SetPlayerPointsOnDeath input to tf_player_destruction_logic and a PointsValue key field to the item_teamflag entity when used in Player Destruction mode
• Fixed Mann vs. Machine Mann-Up victories sometimes failing to take player tickets and reward loot
• Fixed security issues when loading certain custom content (thanks to Nathaniel Theis and Simon Pinfold for these reports)
• Added the Civilian Grade Stat Clock
  • Applies a Strange Stat Clock to a Civilian grade weapon
  • Can be obtained by trading in a combination of 5 Freelance grade or better items through Mann. Co Trades
• Mannpower update
  • Grappling hook movement speed penalty for powered up flag carriers increased by 10%. Flag carriers with no powerup still have no penalty.
  • Reflect powerup
    • Removed 25% resistance attribute
    • All classes can now have up to 400 health
    • Fixed a bug where reflection damage was being calculated prior to distance falloff reduction
    • Reflection damage increased from 50% to 80% of damage received
    • Fixed a bug where sentry rockets would reflect damage to the owning Engineer rather than the sentry itself
  • Supernova powerup
    • Minimum stun duration increased from 1 to 2 seconds
    • Stun duration increased by 0.5 seconds for each additional victim stunned (max 4 seconds)
  • Vampire powerup
    • Melee attack now returns 1.25x damage as health (up from 1.0x)
  • Regen and King powerup
    • Increased the frequency of health regeneration. Rate of heal is increased for Scout and Spy
    • Increased metal regeneration amount
• Gift Wrap has returned!
  • Gift wrapped items will be delivered through Steam trading, and are subject to trade holds if the sender doesn't have a Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator
  • Items can now be unwrapped by their original wrapper
  • Moving forward, only tradable items can be gift wrapped. Items that are currently gift wrapped can be delivered regardless of the tradability of the contents of the gift.
• Giftapults can again deliver items to random players online, but will remain un-craftable
• Updated The Bounty Hat, Treasure Hat, and Hat of Undeniable Wealth and Respect to be tradable
• Vote kick events now display that target player's Steam avatar
• Updated models/materials for Hot Heels, The Trencher's Topper, The Exorcizor, The Mutton Mann, Doc's Holiday, The Cotton Head 
• Updated the Crusader's Crossbow
  • Added a new shoot sound
  • Added a new impact/heal sound when a teammate is healed
• Fixed the Taunt: Kazotsky Kick not hiding the Heavy's weapon
• Fixed That '70s Chapeau not being removed when the Sniper taunts
• Fixed the Catastrophic Companions hiding the player's hat and headphones
• Fixed an LOD issue for The AWPer Hand
• Added combat text and hit sounds for damage done to buildings
• Added a "Last Hit" sound option to Hit Sounds
  • Triggered when one of your attacks causes the death of a player or building
  • Can be toggled in the Adv. Options menu
• Updated the materials for the Panic Attack to support mat_picmip
• Updated the Taunt: Zoomin' Broom sound effects
• PASS Time update
  • Fixed workshop maps not loading correctly
  • Fixed being able to get inside jump pads
  • Removed Sandman long-distance steal
  • Added experimental cvars for playtesting
• Updated cp_vanguard
  • Removed teleporter exploit on second point
  • Various minor fixes (lighting, collision, optimization)
• Updated pl_borneo
  • Fixed an exploit related to the final control point and dropped weapons
• Updated pl_snowycoast
  • Adjusted various spawn point facings to make side exits more obvious
  • Adjusted position of resupply cabinet in RED's 1st spawn
  • Added ledge to 2nd point flank route window
  • Adjusted common sentry nests on 2nd
  • Added stronger light to entrance of lower flank route
  • Door near RED's first spawn now opens on A capture and closes on final bulkhead opening
  • RED no longer get forced respawn when 2nd is captured
  • Added minor spawn for RED once 2nd is captured, active until BLU pushes through kennels
  • Adjusted timing of flank doors at 2nd and in mines
  • Updated door texture for flank exit by 2nd point gate
  • Improved defendability and enlarged 3rd point
  • Adjusted position of 3rd cap
  • Adjusted health & ammo at 3rd
  • Updated door texture for flank exit by mines
  • Changed a medium ammo pack at last to full ammo pack
  • Added door to ledge at last to improve RED defendability (closes when bulkhead opens)
  • Added 3rd exit to BLU's last forward spawn
  • Improved defendability of ledges at last inside building
  • Added new dropdown area to RED's last
  • Adjusted lighting in various areas
  • Fixed dx settings on light pole props

The major changes include:

• Fixed some random client crashes related to memory exhaustion for Mac clients
• Significantly reduced memory usage on Mac and Linux clients
• Added LBTF2 6v6 Season 12 and LBTF2 Highlander Season 3 tournament medals
• Added the ability to restore festivized weapons via the context menu
• Fixed an issue causing maps with packed assets to occasionally have pink textures when played on servers using sv_pure
• Fixed the Australium Minigun and Australium Scattergun materials
• Fixed objective names in deathnotice HUD using white text when the local player was involved
• Fixed the Quick-Fix Medi Gun not healing the Medic after switching away from the Medi Gun and back while the charge is draining
• Updated the model/materials for The Bolted Birdcage, The Scrumpy Strongbox, Pirate Bandana, The Crone's Dome, The Hat With No Name, The Gaelic Garb (now paintable), and A Well Wrapped Hat (new paint style)
• Updated The Frenchman's Formals so it can also be equipped by the Scout and added a new paint style
• Updated the backpack image for the Taunt: Soldier's Requiem
• Updated the Man Melter so extinguishing a teammate will return 20 health to the Pyro
• Updated Mad Milk and Mutated Milk so both grant a 20% cooldown reduction when used to extinguish a burning teammate.
• Updated the server log entry for kick votes to include the ID of the vote initiator
• Updated cp_vanguard to fix an exploit related to spawn room doors
• Updated pl_snowycoast
  • Fixed several unintended perches
  • Fixed being able to damage through the setup gates
  • Added some fences & cover inside BLU's first spawn to reduce spam angles
  • Added an extra resupply in BLU's first spawn and RED's last spawn
  • Moved medium health kit at 1st point back towards BLU's side of choke
  • Changed collision on large railings to allow projectiles
  • Added some cover to the sentry platform inside last
  • Adjusted lighting/detailing at stair to 2nd point low flank to make it more obvious
  • Quonset hut sniper deck raised
  • Spawn locations in RED's first moved further from the door
  • Added windows to main entrance of RED's first spawn
  • Adjusted the narrow fence near RED spawn
  • Prevented building teleporters at the edge of spawn doors
  • Fixed an exploit related to BLU's 2nd forward spawn's entrances
  • Added some logic to prevent players getting stuck when RED's first spawn closes
  • Changed how RED spawn moves players to their last spawn when 2nd is capped (no longer slays & respawns)
  • Replaced dump truck in kennels with crates
  • Door near RED's first spawn now opens as the cart approaches 2nd instead of after capture
  • Switched main exit and window on RED's last spawn
  • Adjusted placement of health and ammo near RED's last spawn
  • Fixed various floating props
  • Fixed some texture alignment issues in the tunnels
  • Fixed spot on last ramp that would keep the cart from rolling back
  • Fixed some smoothing/geometry problems on crates at last
  • Reduced size of kill zone on falling crates during finale
  • Added map menu photos

The major changes include:

• Additional information available on the website (http://www.teamfortress.com/toughbreak)
• 4 new community maps: Snowycoast, Vanguard, Highpass, and Landfall
• 26 new contracts, including contracts which issue loaner weapons 
• 4 new weapon collections
• 2 new community taunts: Badpipes and The Bucking Bronco
• 1 new official taunt: Mannrobics
• New community cosmetics case with 15 items

• Significant weapon and class balance improvements (see section below for full details)
• Smissmas 2015 has begun! Launch Team Fortress 2 to receive your Spirit of Giving badge, Gift-Stuffed Stocking, and Winter Holiday noise maker
• Added Smissmas 2015 Mystery Gift. Can be found by opening a Tough Break Weapons Case. Have you been Naughty or Nice?
• Added Strange Count Transfer Tool
  • Takes the Strange scores from one item and adds them on to another. The count for the source item is reset to zero. Strange part scores are only transferred and zeroed if a matching Strange part is found. Can only be used between Strange items of the same base type.
  • Can be Crafted by 2 Strange parts in the crafting menu under Rare Items
• Updated Case opening item drop algorithm. Going forward players are now less likely to get duplicate items from the same rarity tier on repeated Case openings.
• Updated several weapons sounds with consistency fixes from community member Mateusz Grzesik
• Updated the scoreboard
  • Re-ordered some of the columns
  • Added an image to represent player ping values instead of the actual ping values. Added an option in Adv. Options to use the actual ping values.
• Updated several weapon descriptions to better detail their functionality
• 'Gifted by' Tag can now be removed from items via 'Restore?' Context action from the Backpack view
• Fixed a bug in Mann vs. Machine where Medic bots with unusually long uber effects could have the effect time-out prematurely
• Fixed a bug where Unusual Slider was not properly saving
• All Strange parts can now be applied to Strange cosmetics items
• Strange parts added to the Backpack Context Menu for Strange items
• Paints now display both Market and Mann Co. Store prices in the Backpack Context Menu on paintable items
• Added case and crate opening animation in Backpack view
• Fixed seeing the fire texture on the Captain Space Mann, A Head Full of Hot Air, and The Tomb Readers in DirectX 8
• Updated the models/materials for Der Wintermantel and made it paintable
• Updated the Caped Crusader to include a team-colored style for the cape
• Players can no longer use blast damage to move during the pre-round freeze period
  • Added server convar tf_preround_push_from_damage_enable for servers to utilize the old behavior
• Fixed the Spy-cicle not melting properly if the Spy is burned while stunned
• Added an option in Adv. Options to batch overhead combat text

• Mac and Linux improvements (Windows Direct3D 9 players have these already)
  • Texture streaming now enabled
  • Reduced memory consumption by ~500 megs
  • Faster map loads!
• Players on Mac can now select 'High' texture settings
• Eliminated many cases of hitching when using painted weapons
• Eliminated occasional hitching caused by using mat_picmip 2 (or selecting low quality textures in Video Options -> Advanced)
• Massively reduced memory consumption when using painted weapons
• Improved particle system performance, boosting overall framerate, especially in particle-heavy situations.
• Fixed two most common forms of framerate stuttering / hitching when using popular FPS configs
• Added -default launch option to help players triage performance / stability problems.
  • When run with -default, the game will ignore most convar settings and run purely with default options
  • Upon exit, -default runs do not overwrite the player's config.cfg file. If a player wants to save the settings of a default run, they should execute host_writeconfig in the console.
• Fixed 5 second stall when opening options menu
• VR players: You must now pass -vr to launch options to play TF using VR
• Fixed multiple cases of FPS stutter related to the sound system

• Flags will become poisonous (mark the carrier for death) 90 seconds after having been stolen
• If both team flags are stolen and poisonous, they will return when next dropped
• Fixed players being able to grapple during the pre-round freeze period
• Reduced the number of flag captures required to win from 10 to 7 on official servers
• Regeneration powerup
  
  • Health regeneration amount changes - Scout, Sniper and Spy increased, Engineer decreased
• Reflect powerup
  • Added pushback force to players who damage the powerup carrier (except for flame damage)
• Added overheal effect to players whose max health is increased by a powerup

• All
  • Base weapon switch speed changed from 0.67 seconds to 0.5 seconds
  • Upon spawning, friendly players will show an outline for 10 seconds
  • Updated various weapon descriptions to better detail their functionality
• Multi-Class
  • Panic Attack
    • No longer auto-fires when fully loaded. Shots can be held and released at will.
  • Reserve Shooter
    • No longer boosts all-around switch speed, instead boosts switch-to speed by 20% and switch-from speed by 15%
    • No longer mini-crits any airborne target (i.e. jumping). Target must be forced in to the air via blastjump, knockback, airblast, or grapple.
  • The Half-Zatoichi
    • Now considered a sword (increased holster and deploy time and increased range)
    • Honorbound changed. Deals 50 self-damage on holster if no kill was made. Cannot be holstered if player is below 50 life and no kill was made.
    • 100% life restore on kill changed to 50% health gain on kill that can result in overheal
    • No random crits
• Scout
  • Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol
    • Increased health recovered on hit from +3 to +5
  • Mad Milk
    • Extinguishing an ally will now reduce the cool down by 20%
  • Wrap Assassin
    • Now 42% more festive! Ornament shatters on all impacts, dealing a small amount of damage in a small radius. Bleed effect still only applies to a target that is struck directly.
    • Ball recharge rate increased by 25%
    • Damage penalty reduced from -70% to -65%
• Soldier
  • Beggar's Bazooka
    • Decreased blast radius by 20%
  • Concheror
    • Doubled health regeneration rate. Regeneration rate is now decreased if player has been recently damaged.
  • B.A.S.E Jumper
    • Removed hidden property of up draft when on fire
  • Market Gardener
    • Added 20% Attack Speed penalty
  • Air-Strike
    • Reduced blast radius by 20% when rocket jumping (28% reduction when compared to stock)
• Sniper
  • The Cleaner's Carbine
    • Reduced firing rate penalty from 35% to 20%
    • Added 'CRIKEY' meter which is filled by dealing damage
    • Mini-crits are no longer activated by kill, but can instead be activated by alt-fire when the 'CRIKEY' meter is filled
  • Cozy Camper
    • Quadrupled health regeneration rate. Regeneration rate is now decreased if player has been recently damaged.
  • Jarate
    • Extinguishing an ally now reduces the cooldown by 20%
• Pyro
  • Pyros like to collect rainbows! Extinguishing a teammate will now return 20 health to the Pyro.
  • Consecutive Airblasts will no longer prevent enemies from air-strafing until they touch the ground
  • The base Flamethrower's damage fall off over distance has been decreased, resulting in higher damage output at range
  • Degreaser
    • No longer boosts all-around switch speed. Instead, boosts switch-to speed by 60% and switch-from speed by 30%.
    • Removed damage penalty
    • Increased Airblast cost by 25%
    • Increased afterburn penalty to from 25% to 66%
  • Phlogistinator
    • Removed 10% damage penalty.
    • When activating 'MMMPH', the taunting Pyro gains temporary invulnerability and immunity to knockback effects
  • Axtinguisher
    • Properties changed
    • 100% Chance to crit against burning targets
    • 33% Damage penalty
    • 20% Slower attack speed
    • 75% Slower switch-to speed
• Medic
  • Medics now have slightly higher health regeneration when healing a hurt patient
  • During setup time, ÜberCharge build rate is now increased by 3x
  • Amputator
    • Taunt can now be activated by alt-fire
    • Healing done with the taunt now grants small amounts of ÜberCharge
  • Vaccinator
    • Removed 10% health regeneration on proper resist
    • Added slight ÜberCharge build on proper resist
    • Increased ÜberCharge rate from +50% to +67%
    • Reduced overhealed ÜberCharge build rate penalty to 33% from 66%. As this penalty is applied after the base increase, healing an overhealed patient is now 33% more effective.
  • Crusader's Crossbow
    • Healing a player with an arrow now grants a small amount of ÜberCharge
  • Quick-Fix
    • Fixed cases where Quick-Fix ÜberCharged players could still be affected by certain knock-back effects
    • Players can no longer capture objectives while under the effects of Quick-Fix ÜberCharge
• Spy
  • The HUD 'Cloak' meter now displays 'MOTION' and 'FEIGN' when Cloak and Dagger and Dead Ringer are equipped respectively
  • Dead Ringer
    • Initial damage reduction when feigning death increased to 75% from 50%
  • Spy-cicle
    • Fixed a bug where ammo packs from dead players were not filling the Spy-cicle meter
    • Fire immunity shield no longer appears when fire immunity is triggered
• Heavy
  • Fists of Steel
    • Removed deploy time penalty
    • Added penalty of increased holster time by 100%
  • Gloves of Running Urgently
    • Increased holster time penalty
  • Warrior's Spirit
    • Now heals 50 health on kill
    • Damage received and dealt increased by 30%
    • Removed health penalty
  • Eviction Notice
    • Now provides 15% move speed bonus
    • Now increases damage taken by 20%
• Demoman / Demoknight
  • Shield bash now deals damage at all ranges, scaled by distance
  • Melee damage boost after shield bash is based on amount of charge consumed. Now provides mini-crit at 25% depleted, and full crit at 60% depleted.
  • Charging now removes debuffs from the Demoknight (Bleed, Fire, Mad Milk, Jarate)
  • All Swords now have a slower deploy and holster speed compared to base weapons in addition to their increased melee range
  • Splendid Screen
    • Removed the ability to deal charge impact damage at any range (now native to all shields)
    • Now increases recharge rate by 50%
    • Increased blast resistance from 15% to 20%
  • Tide Turner
    • Now grants mini-crit instead of full-crit on charge bash
    • Reduced resistances to 15%
  • Chargin Targe
    • Reduced blast resistance from 40% to 30%
    • Removed fire immunity
  • Claidheamh Mòr
    • Removed charge duration bonus
    • Now restores 25 health on kill
    • Removed health penalty
    • Now increases damage taken while active by 15%
  • Persian Persuader
    • Removed ammo pickups granting health instead of ammo
    • Added penalties of reduced primary and secondary ammo
    • Ammo pickups now replenish charge
    • Now gains charge meter on hit
  • Quickiebomb Launcher
    • Fizzle time increased from 2 seconds to 4 seconds
  • Ullapool Caber
    • Base melee damage increased from 35 to 55
    • Added 20% fire rate penalty
    • Added 100% switch-to time penalty
  • Loose Cannon
    • Reduced projectile speed (now a visible attribute)
    • Reduced cannon impact damage from 60 to 50. Damage also scales with distance.
    • Reduced knockback from cannon hit. Knockback strength is now similar to airblast.
• Engineer
  • After removing a Sapper from a sentry, there is now a 0.5s delay before the sentry is active again
  • Sentries brought into a respawn room no longer detonate outside of Mann vs. Machine
  • The Jag
    • Added damage penalty against buildings. Now takes 3 hits to destroy a Sapper.
  • Rescue Ranger
    • Healing per bolt reduced from 75 to 60

• Added LBTF2 Highlander Season 2 and LBTF2 6v6 Season 11 tournament medals
• Added an "Unusual Effect" checkbox for the Steam Workshop import tool
• Fixed a client crash related to the material system
• Fixed seeing [unknown] for player names in item descriptions
• Fixed a lighting bug with static props
• Fixed custom item_teamflag models not drawing properly
• Fixed a case where the Stat Clock model would float in the air while the player was taunting
• Fixed a case where the Sniper zoom could get stuck after picking up a weapon
• Fixed a push bug with The Scorch Shot and giant robots in Mann vs. Machine mode
• Fixed the Spy Sapper not drawing on robots in Mann vs. Machine mode
• Updated the slosh sounds used for footsteps
• Updated the localization files
• Updated the vote system so player can extend the current map using the “Extend Current Map” vote in the Vote Setup menu
  • Server admin can configure this new feature using the convars sv_vote_issue_extendlevel_allowed and sv_vote_issue_extendlevel_quorum
• PASS Time update
  • Rounds will continue after the timer expires until the jack becomes neutral or someone scores
  • The jack will heal its carrier to full health
  • Added tf_passtime_unstable for testing unstable features
  • Unstable features
    • Attack, defense, and support classes have different throwing arcs (tf_passtime_throwspeed, tf_passtime_throwarc)
    • The jack inherits some of the thrower's velocity (tf_passtime_throwspeed_velocity)
  • Added an alternate version of pass_warehouse: pass_warehouse_goal2
    • Instead of scoring by throwing the jack into the goal, players need to carry the jack into the goal

• 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

• Comic and additional information available on the website (http://www.teamfortress.com/gunmettle)
• 3 featured community maps: Borneo, Snowplow and Suijin
• New Control Point map: Powerhouse
• 4 new weapon collections with new decorated weapons
• 2 new weapon cases
• New weapon-inspect animations
• Added featured items to the main menu
• 2 new community taunts: The Proletariat Posedown and The Box Trot
• New group taunt: The Kazotsky Kick
• 5 new Powerhouse achievements 
• Pick-up dropped weapons in-game (if usable by your class)

• Security/crash fixes (thanks to Nathaniel Theis for these reports)
  • Fixed a crash when parsing a malformed network packet
  • Fixed a .wav file exploit
  • Fixed a .bsp file exploit
• Fixed another client crash related to demo playback and skipping tick
• Fixed a client crash related to the the HUD
• Fixed a case where some gifted items would use [unknown] for the gift giver
• Fixed the achievement tracker being visible during demo playback
• Added a slider to the Advanced Options menu that adjusts the volume of the hit sound when you damage an enemy
• Added player avatars to the target ID panel
• Added numerical health value to the target ID health display
• Fixed being able to open the class menu while connected to SourceTV
• Updated Duels to not consume a duel for a non-zero tie
• Improved tf_bot_quota_mode team balance logic when using "fill""
• Random damage spread is off by default (convar tf_damage_disablespread). Existing users will still use their currently set value.
• Auto reload is on by default (convar cl_autoreload). Existing users will still use their currently set value.
• Added new convar tf_player_movement_restart_freeze (default 1) that controls the freeze period at the beginning of round
• Fixed not seeing unusual effects during demo playback and while connected to SourceTV
• Added new convar tv_delaymapchange_protect (default 1) to prevent manual map changes if SourceTV has not caught up with a major event like the end of a round
  • Fixes tv_delaymapchange not preventing a manual map change on the dedicated server while SourceTV still has buffered data
• Added individual player-ready state for tournament mode
  • Added new convar mp_tournament_readymode (allows tournament mode to use a per-player ready system)
  • Added new convar mp_tournament_readymode_min (minimum number of players required on the server before players can toggle ready status)
  • Added new convar mp_tournament_readymode_team_size (minimum number of players required to be ready per-team before the game can begin)
  • Added new convar mp_tournament_readymode_countdown (the number of seconds before a match begins when both teams are ready)
• Updated the tournament spectator GUI to sort players by class
• Added teammate player glow outlines, names, and health bars for spectators
  • Server toggle: convar tf_spec_xray (defaults to on), Client can toggle in the Advanced Options menu
• Added a new startup music track
• Added 'Inspect Item' context command in the backpack for decorated weapons and the Campaign Coin
• Lootlist descriptions now have a checkmark on items you already own
• Added "Get Key" and "Get Key and Open" backpack context options for crates and cases
• Added "Sell on Steam Marketplace" backpack context option for eligable items
• Marketable items that have a temporary trade restriction can be put up on the Steam Marketplace
• Fixed an issue where pressing or pressing the Back button would select the stock item in the loadout item selection menu instead of canceling the selection
• Inspect Target has been changed to Inspect Target or Item. While having a decorated weapon deployed with no target under the cross hair and then pressing the bound inspect key (+inspect), an interruptible view model animation will play.
• Updated the backpack to use borders for the different weapon qualities
• Updated various weapon descriptions to better detail the weapon's features
• Updated the scoreboard to display campaign coins
• Maps Workshop Beta
  • Fixed an exploit that could be used with workshop maps to bypass sv_allow_server_pointcommand
  • Fixed an issue causing workshop maps whose fully qualified name exceeded 32 characters to not properly load from mapcycle files
  • Fixed several bugs loading and working with maps with longer names
• Hammer Tools changes
  • vbsp now accepts -embed as an optional path to look for map resources. These resources will be used by the compile and embedded into the resultant BSP.
  • vrad will now use resources embedded in the BSP file
  • hammer now accepts -insert_search_path as an alternate path to load resources from during development
  • bspzip gained a -repack command, to repackage a BSP file
    • "bspzip -repack -compress " can be used to create compressed BSP files as used by the TF maps workshop
    • "bzipzip -repack " can be used on compressed BSPs to repackage them as non-compressed BSPs for use in tools that do not yet support them, such as SFM
  • Increased maximum userspace memory available to vrad and vvis tools to support compiling maps with complex visibility and lighting that require more than 1.6gibibytes of memory
• Updated Mann vs. Machine
  • Expert tours now require completion of at least one advanced tour
  • Fixed not getting the bonus if any red cash from a Sniper headshot burns out before picking up all the green cash
  • Fixed being able to change class while at an upgrade station
  • Fixed an exploit related to vote restarting and canteen specialist
  • Only allow skill respecs when between waves
  • Skill respecs are now unlimited
    • Added tf_mvm_respec_enabled (default 1) that replaces tf_mvm_respec_limit for on/off state
    • Convar tf_mvm_respec_limit default changed to 0 (no limit)

• Spy
  • Spy no longer smacks himself in the face while reloading a revolver (New Spy revolver reload animation that does not block cross hair)
  • Changing to a new disguise while already under a disguise takes 0.5 seconds instead of the normal disguise time of 2 seconds
  • In the disguise menu, pressing 'reload' will also toggle the disguise team.
  • While invisible, Spy receives 20% less damage from all damage sources
  • While invisible, Spy has reduced timer on debuffs (fire, jarate, milk, bleed)
  • Decreased the damage penalty on Sentries sapped by the Spy from -66% to -33% (i.e. shooting a Sentry the Spy sapped with a Revolver is now more effective)
• Engineer
  • Construction boosts (wrench hits, redeploys) from multiple sources is now additive instead of multiplicative. Calculations are based around a 1x base building speed.
  • Increased base wrench construction speed on hit boost by 50%. Buildings now build 2.5x faster instead of just 2x (additive of 1.5x + base speed)
  • Teleporters and Dispensers redeploy +50% faster (2.5x without wrench boost, 5.5x with wrench boost)
  • Building pick up speed penalty reduced from 25% to 10%
  • On Wrench equip change, buildings no longer self-destruct unless the building type is changed (i.e. Only Sentry explodes when switching from Wrench to Gunslinger)
  • Building repair costs increased from 20 metal to 33 metal to repair 100hp per wrench hit (from 5HP per metal to 3HP per metal)
  • Level 2 and Level 3 Sentries have less passive damage resistance against Heavy miniguns. Level 2 Sentry Minigun resistance changed from 20% to 15% and Level 3 Changed from 33% to 20%
• Heavy
  • Minigun damage penalty on Level 2 and Level 3 Sentries slightly decreased. Level 2 Sentry resistance changed from 20% to 15% and Level 3 changed from 33% to 20%

• Spy-cicle
  • Changed fire immunity for 3 seconds to fire immunity for 1 second and 7 seconds of afterburn immunity
  • Removed silent killer attribute
  • Spy-cicle recharge timer can now be reduced by picking up ammo boxes
• Enforcer
  • Changed +20% damage bonus while undisguised to +20% damage bonus while disguised
• Big Earner
  • Added 3 second speed gain on kill
• Kunai
  • Health penalty reduced from -65 to -55 (70 Health total)
  • Minimum Health gain of 75 on kill
  • Maximum overheal from Kunai increased from 195 to 210
• Cloak and Dagger
  • Can now pick up ammo kits for cloak meter while visible. Previously could not pick up ammo packs for cloak. Cloak gain is at a reduced rate when compared to stock invis watch on ammo pick up
• Dead Ringer
  • Triggering Feign Death instantly removes 50% cloak meter
  • Changed increased drain rate to a decreased drain rate. Overall duration of invisibility is still 7 seconds when accounting for initial spend of 50 cloak meter for triggering Feign Death
  • Decreased cloak regen rate from +80% to +50%
  • When Feign Death is triggered, the Spy receives a 3 second speed boost
  • Initial attack that triggers feign death has its damage reduced by 50%
  • Damage resistance on triggering feign death scales over time. 65% to 20% over 3 seconds
  • Feign Death stealth has no bump shimmer for 3 seconds
  • 3 seconds after triggering Feign Death, the Spy is under normal invisible conditions (20% armor and shimmers if bumped or shot)
  • Can no longer pick up ammo for cloak meter while cloaked
• Gunslinger / Minisentry
  • Mini Sentries can now be repaired
  • Mini Sentries can now be wrench construction boosted
  • Mini Sentry base build speed decreased. Mini Sentries that are wrench boosted build slightly faster than previously.
  • Mini Sentries start at 50% health on construction and gain health during construction instead of starting at 100%
  • Metal gibs from destroyed Mini Sentries no longer grant any metal
• Pomson 6000
  • Uber and Cloak drain decreases over distance from target. Decreases start at 512 Hammer Units (Hu) from target and reach 0 drain at 1536Hu
• Wrangler
  • Ammo and Repair given to a shielded Sentry is reduced by the strength of the shield (66% reduced) when shield is active
  • Engineer death keeps the Wrangled sentry shielded and disabled for 3 seconds, same as when Wrangler is switched away. Previously Engineer death caused disable state for only 1 second
• Jag
  • With the change to Base Construction boost, Jag bonus has improved. 30% increase of 1.5x makes a total of 1.95x (total of 2.95x when base speed is added)
  • Added +15% swing speed.
  • Added 20% repair penalty. Repairs will give up to 80hp per swing instead 100hp per swing.
• The Short Circuit
  • Projectile destruction has been moved to alt-fire at the cost of -15 per shot. There is a 0.5s cool down between attempts and refire
  • Cannot pick up buildings when the Short Circuit is deployed
• Eureka Effect
  • Previous penalties have been removed and replaced with the following
  • Construction hit speed boost decreased by 50%
  • 50% less metal from pickups and dispensers
• Baby Face's Blaster
  • Added Boost reduction on taking damage.
  • Increased amount of Boost lost on air jump
• Short Stop
  • No longer uses secondary ammo and now uses primary ammo instead
  • Healing and knockback passives are only active when weapon is deployed
• Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol
  • Passive effects on the Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol are only in effect when the weapon is deployed
  • Removed +15 max health passive
  • Added up to +3 health per hit
  • Changed damage vulnerability from +50% fire to +20% all sources while active
• Fan O' War
  • Now crits whenever it would normally mini-crit
  • Reduced damage penalty from -90% to -75%
• Airstrike
  • Removed clipsize penalty
  • Reduced radius penalty from -15% to -10%
  • Reduced damage penalty from -25% to -15%
  • Rocket jump blast damage reduction reduced from -25% to -15%
• Equalizer and Escape Plan
  • Changed no healing penalty to 90% less healing from Medics while active
• Blackbox
  • Changed +15 health on hit to +20 health on hit per attack
  • Changed how health on hit works for radius damage. Is now capped per attack and scales with total damage done relative to base damage.
  • i.e. doing 45 damage nets +10 health on hit as base damage is 90. Hitting 3 enemies for 45 each for a total of 135 damage only returns +20 health.
• Liberty Launcher
  • Now has +25% clip size
• Battalions Backup
  • Fixed an issue that caused rocket jumps to be decreased when it was active
• Tide Turner
  • Self damage will no longer decrease charge when charging
  • Fall damage will no longer decrease charge when charging
  • Amount of charge taken away on damage when charging reduced from 3 to 1 per point of damage
• Bootlegger / Ali Baba's Wee Booties
  • Added +10% movement speed bonus
  • Changed 25 charge on charge kill to 25 charge on melee kill
• The Claidheamh Mòr
  • Changed 25 charge on charge kill to 25 charge on melee kill
• Loch-n-Load
  • Changed +20% damage bonus to +20% damage against buildings
• Iron Bomber
  • Removed damage penalty on self-detonate
  • Reduced radius penalty from -20% to -15%
• Quickiebomb Launcher
  • Damage is now increased based on charge amount when the bomb is fired
• Ullapool Caber
  • Reduced explosion base damage from 100 to 75
  • Reduced damage ramp up bonus for close range attacks. Now is the same as other explosive weapons.
• Flaregun
  • Added text to describe 100% critical hits on burning targets
• Scorch Shot
  • Reduced damage penalty from -50% to -35%
  • Now has increased knock back on burning targets
  • Increased the blast radius from flares from 92Hu to 110Hu
  • Hits and explosions always minicrit burning targets
• Detonator
  • Added text to describe 100% minicrits on burning targets
  • Slightly increased blast jump height when doing a Detonator jump
  • Increased blast radius from 92Hu to 110Hu
  • Detonated explosions now also minicrit burning targets
  • Increased damage penalty to -25%
  • Increased self-damage penalty from +25% to +50%
• Vaccinator
  • Fixed a bug that gave Vaccinator patients full crit immunity.
  • Vaccinator base resist does not grant any crit resistance.
  • Vaccinator Uber deploys now always take exactly 1 bar of Uber charge.
  • Vaccinator Uber deploys give the patient a 2.5 second bubble of 75% damage resistance of the current resist type and full crit resistance to that type. These bubbles do not disappear if the medic stops targeting the current patient. Multiple bubbles of different types can be applied to the same patient or multiple patients given the same resist uber each consuming 1 charge.
  • Vaccinator uber build now suffers the same penalties as other mediguns when it comes to multiple medics on the same target and max overhealed patients.
  • Decreased the bonus healing a Medic received for properly selecting the right damage resistance type from 25% of incoming damage to 10% of incoming damage
  • Added Penalty of 66% decreased uber build rate while healing a overhealed patient
• Solomn Vow
  • Added 10% attack speed penalty
• Sydney Sleeper
  • Jarate now applies on all scoped shots, duration scales with charge duration (2 to 8 seconds)
• Bazaar Bargain
  • No longer lose heads on miss
  • Collecting a head requires a headshot kill and not just a headshot
  • Each head boosts charge rate by 25% up to 200%
  • Charge rate penalty changed from -20% to -50%.
  • Now requires 2 headshot kills to be back at base speed and 6 kills for 200% charge rate
• Bushwacka
  • Changed penalty from +20% fire vulnerability to +20% damage vulnerability while active
• Natascha
  • Added 20% damage resistance while spun up
  • Stun amount now has distance falloff. Decreases starting at 512hu down to zero stun at 1536Hu
• Brass Beast
  • Added 20% damage resistance while spun up
• Tomislav
  • Now 20% more accurate (less spread)
  • Increased spin up bonus from 10% to 20%
• Family Business
  • Now has +15% increased attack speed
• Warriors Spirit
  • Now has +10 health on hit
• Eviction Notice
  • Now has 3 second speed boost on hit
• Dalokoh's Bar
  • Now has 10 second cool down on use
  • Can now overheal up to 400hp
  • Can be thrown (alt-fire) as a small medkit for other players to use
• Lunchbox items
  • Updated description to note that these items can be thrown (alt-fire) to supply players with a medkit
• Panic Attack
  • Base Fire rate increased (from 15% to 30%)
  • Base reload speed increased (from 33% to 50%)
  • Added increased switch to speed by +50%

• Mann Co. Store summer sale is on!
• Updated dedicated server 'status' command to include sv_tags
• Enabled raw mouse input for Mac clients
• Added OWL 13 tournament medals
• Added TF2Connexion Season 15 tournament medals
• Fixed a client crash related to the HUD
• Updated the localization files
• Updated Mann Co. Store prices for foreign currencies to current USD equivalents
• Security/crash fixes (thanks to Nathaniel Theis for these reports)
  • Fixed a remote code execution bug and a crash related to malformed custom spray files
  • Added checks to the voice system that prevent loading codecs other than the files that ship with the game
• Updated the Maps Workshop Beta
  • Workshop map names (e.g. workshop/cp_foo.ugc123456) can now be used in the map, changelevel, and nextlevel commands as well as the mapcycle config
  • Allow fuzzy name matching in the map, changelevel, and nextlevel commands as well as the mapcycle config -- e.g. "changelevel dustbowl"
  • Shorthand workshop map names of the form workshop/ (e.g. workshop/123456) will now auto-resolve to the full map name
  • Running tf_workshop_map_sync is no longer necessary, maps will be fetched and updated on demand during level change
  • tf_workshop_map_sync is no longer blocking, and can be used to precache maps in the background
  • Workshop maps are no longer copied to tf/maps/workshop/ by default, instead using the single copy in the steamapps/workshop folder
  • Fixed some cases of embedded resources in workshop maps, such as cubemaps, not being loaded properly
  • Fixed an issue preventing game servers from properly receiving updates to workshop map files
  • Fixed game servers using registered accounts via sv_setsteamaccount not being able to download workshop content
  • Fixed syncing workshop maps prior to the first map load on a dedicated server
  • Updated in-game workshop import tool
    • Fixed not being able to select the class/other tags for cosmetic items
    • Hide unused buttons when editing an existing workshop entry
    • Fixed text getting truncated when editing items with long descriptions

• Announcing the Taunt Workshop!
  • Steam Workshop taunt submissions can now be "Certified Compatible" and are no longer tagged as Beta
  • Check out the blog post for more information
• Added 3 new community-created taunts to the Mann Co. Store
  • Scout taunt: The Boston Breakdance
  • Sniper taunt: The Killer Solo
  • Sniper taunt: Most Wanted
• Added Crate #92 to the drop list
• Updated sound vo files to use .mp3 files instead of .wav files to reduce hard drive space
• Fixed a bug related to jiggle bones and cl_jiggle_bone_framerate_cutoff
• Fixed an exploit related to material .vmt files and playing on servers using sv_pure
• Fixed the game not running for some dual GPU machines (Mac OS X)
• Fixed a dedicated server crash caused by a Soldier with Mantreads landing on a player with the Warlock powerup equipped
• Fixed an exploit related to Highlander mode and changing teams with instant respawn
• Fixed a bug with the vote system UI when sv_vote_ui_hide_disabled_issues was set to 0
• Fixed an exploit where clients could bypass the name change timer
• Fixed a bug that caused some particles to not draw correctly
• Fixed shadows drawing on some wearables while in first person
• Fixed an exploit related to the Gunslinger and hitting teammates to generate a guaranteed third hit that is critical
• Fixed the Killstreak icon not being positioned correctly in the HUD targetID panel 
• Fixed not being able to activate the Phlogistinator's buff using alt-fire when ammo was below the cost of an airblast
• Updated the Mann Co. Store and Armory to not display item levels
• Fixed the Phlogistinator's bottle not getting the crit-boost material effect
• Added a "no helmet" style for the Antlers
• Added the OSL.tf tournament medals
• Added the Florida LAN tournament medals
• Reduced the latency of voice audio
• Updated the equip_region for the Black Knight's Bascinet
• Updated The Little Bear so it can get assists in Pyrovision
• Updated weapons sounds for the axe_hit, blade_hit, and cbar_hit sound effects
• Updated Mann Co. Store prices for foreign currencies to current USD equivalents
• Updated the description for The Gunslinger to include the three hit combo
• Updated the localization files
• Mannpower update
  • Added new map ctf_thundermountain
  • Added new powerup: Knockout
    • Restricts the carrier to Melee and Grappling Hook only
    • Max health increased by 150
    • Immune to airblast and damage pushback
    • Melee weapon always crits and forcibly shoves the victim away
    • Melee hit forces the victim to drop their powerup or the flag if they have it
    • 4X melee damage to buildings
  • Grappling Hook changes
    • Added hook jump– hit the jump key while being pulled-in to detach and jump extra distance (jump velocity convar "tf_grapplinghook_jump_up_speed")
    • Added support for hooking into enemy players
      • Release the fire button once the hook has hit an enemy player to draw yourself to them
      • Hooked victims will bleed for 2 health per second
      • Unhook at any time by switching back to the grapple, or firing it again away from your victim
      • Force detach if the hook is not in line of sight of hooked in enemy for more than 1 second
      • Sound cue added when hooked by an enemy's grapple
    • Added new Grapple weapon sounds and grapple projectile
    • Reduced max firing distance to 4000 units (convar "tf_grapplinghook_max_distance")
    • Increased hook re-fire delay from 0.2 seconds to 0.5 seconds
    • Re-enabled fall damage for the grappling hook (convar "tf_grapplinghook_prevent_fall_damage")
    • Fixed grappling hook rope drawing as the wrong color for friendly disguised Spy
  • Added Revenge temporary powerup
    • Activates and spawns when a significant game imbalance is detected 
    • Temporarily grants crits, increased fire rate and increased clip size
  • Added unique powerup pickup sounds
  • Random Melee critical hits are now enabled in Mannpower (ConVar "tf_weapon_criticals_melee 2")
  • Strength: Fixed sentries inheriting the double damage multiplier 
  • Reduced the time it takes a dropped powerup to become available for pickup by 0.5 seconds

• Added the OzFortress Season 12 tournament medals
• Added a "no helmet" style for the Brimstone
• Fixed a client crash related to disappearing particles, props, and players
• Fixed weapons not showing on players until they fire
• Fixed cosmetics, weapons and weapon attachments casting shadows at the wrong time
• Fixed some Unusual particle effects not drawing correctly
• Updated trigger_hurt entities to allow Engineers building in them when they are set for zero or negative damage
• Updated Mann Co. Store prices for foreign currencies to current USD equivalents
• Updated the localization files
• Mannpower mode changes:
  • Warlock: Fixed reflecting damage even when invulnerable 
  • Added a delay of 0.2 seconds between releasing and firing the grappling hook again

• Added Crate #90 and Crate #91 to the drop list
• Removed Naughty Winter Crate 2014 and Nice Winter Crate 2014 from the drop list
• Added convar sv_rcon_whitelist_address. Rcon clients failing to auth from the specified IP address will never get banned.
• Added convar r_drawtracers_firstperson to disable the drawing of first person bullet tracer particles
• Added "redirect" client command that can be used to send clients to a different server. Does not function for clients that came from matchmaking or certain server browser tabs.
• Fixed an exploit related to the "connect" command allowing servers to redirect clients when they should not be able to
• Fixed a client crash related to extreme viewmodel_fov settings
  • The viewmodel_fov convar is now clamped to valid values. Users who were using this to hide the viewmodel and tracers should use r_drawtracers_firstperson 0 and r_drawviewmodel 0 to achieve the same effect.
• Fixed missing Killstreak sheen effects for the Iron Bomber
• Fixed the Explosive Headshot upgrade in Mann vs. Machine not applying to The Classic
• Fixed the Panic Attack not using the correct sound for crits
• Fixed The Peacenik's Ponytail not using the correct team skins
• Fixed not being able to switch away from the Minigun while spinning down
• Fixed not being able to deliver wrapped Giftapult packages
• Fixed The Classic zooming-in when the Sniper teleports while charging a shot
• Fixed The Bootenkhamuns not hiding the correct bodygroup when equipped
• Fixed the Diamondback accumulating crits for backstabbing invlun players
• Fixed players not receiving timed drops when running the game in Ukrainian
• Updated weapons sounds for the axe_hit, blade_hit, and cbar_hit sound effects
• Updated the equip_region for the Brimstone
• Updated Mann Co. Store prices for foreign currencies to current USD equivalents
• Updated the localization files
• Mannpower mode changes:
  • Fixed bug that sometimes caused two intel briefcases to spawn
  • Reduced capture trigger size to match capture area on CTF_Gorge
  • Powerup changes:
    • Haste: Doubles the Medigun's uber charge build up speed
    • Vampire: Reduced health leeched when using the Flamethrower and Minigun

• Fixed a client crash related to Spies disguising as players and then switching their disguise weapon
• Fixed a bug related to overhead icons disappearing (Nemesis, Dueling Partner, Powerups, Coach/Student)
• Fixed wrapped Giftapult packages not having the "Deliver Gift" option in the context menu
• Fixed some taunt sound effects that were clipping the character lines
• Fixed a bug with Dead Ringer cloak meter being lowered to 40% after Super Armor duration ends when cloak was extended via pickups or the L'Etranger
• Removed the promo restrictions from the Brimstone
• Added TF2Connexion Season 14 tournament medals
• Updated the localization files
• Mannpower mode changes:
  • New temporary powerup – Uber. Respawns at 1/3rd the speed of Crit powerup
  • Fixed some bugs that would cause powerups to stop spawning
  • Fixed the Action Slot key behaving different for the grapple hook depending on the setting for hud_fastswitch
  • Powerup changes:
    • Vampire: Flamethrower and Minigun return 80% of damage back as health instead of 100%
    • Warlock: Added 25% damage resistance. 100% of sentry damage is now reflected back to the sentry
    • Vampire and Warlock max health buffs are now additive (+80hp and +100hp) instead of multiplicative (x1.4 and x1.5)
    • Haste: Sticky bomb arm time reduced
    • Precision and Haste: Sniper rifles now have quicker damage ramp-up and re-zoom after shooting
    • Precision: Sniper rifles now have double damage. Increased blast weapon clip size by 50%
  • Scoring Support
    • Capture flag: +20 points
    • Return team flag: +4 points
    • Kill an enemy who is carrying a powerup: +1 point
  • Flag mechanics
    • Captured flags now take 12 seconds to re-emerge from the ground so they can't be stolen again right away

• Fixed the air detonation radius for stickybomb jumps
• Fixed stickybombs not using distance falloff during damage calculations for the first 5 seconds after being created
• Fixed grenades not dealing consistent damage against buildings and Mann vs. Machine tanks
• Fixed the Marksman's Mohair hiding the Sniper's hat
• Fixed the Crit Boost material effect for the Panic Attack
• Updated Mann Co. Store prices for foreign currencies to current USD equivalents
• Updated the kill icon for the Panic Attack
• Updated the equip_region for The Person in the Iron Mask
• Updated The Quickiebomb Launcher
  • Fixed stickybombs not destroying enemy stickybombs
  • Fixed stickybombs fizzling faster than they should
• Mannpower update
  • Fixed not always being able to equip the grappling hook 
  • Fixed switching to the grappling hook from a weapon that prevents switching
  • Fixed the grappling hook attaching to players that are dead or no longer exist
  • Updated the Vampire powerup to give health for damage done by Sappers
  • Increased the spawn invuln time from 6 seconds to 8 seconds
  • Added enemy team func_nobuild volumes to the capture zone areas in ctf_foundry and ctf_gorge to prevent spawn-camping sentries
  • Updated ctf_gorge
    • Fixed players being able to get outside of the map
    • Opened access to the flat rooftop by the capture zone area

• All Players who play TF2 during the event will receive a Gift: a Stuffed Stocking! Stockings contain goodies for good little Mercenaries.
• Added 29 Limited community-contributed winter items to the Nice crate
• Added new Limited Festive weapons to the Naughty crate
• Limited time items can only be found during a limited window of time. The Naughty and Nice crate items will no longer be available after February 16th, 2015
• Added Naughty and Nice winter keys to the Mann Co. Store.
• Naughty and Nice winter crates cannot be opened after February 16th, 2015.
• Premium Players will receive a Secret Saxton to give to another player
• Item grants from previous events (including the Spirit of Giving and the Winter Holiday noise maker) have been re-enabled for all players, including those who deleted their earlier grants

• Added The Iron Bomber
  
  • Demoman Grenade Launcher
  • Grenades do not bounce or roll
  • Damage radius reduced by 20%
  • Grenades that self-detonate deal 10% less damage
  • Added The Iron Bomber to the Mann Co. Store, craft list, and item drop list
• Added The Quickiebomb Launcher
  
  • Demoman Stickybomb Launcher
  • Stickybomb arm time reduced by 0.2 seconds
  • Stickybombs can destroy enemy stickybombs
  • Charge time decreased by 50%
  • Stickybombs fizzle after 2 seconds
  • -15% damage penalty
  • -25% clip size
  • Added The Quickiebomb Launcher to the Mann Co. Store, craft list, and item drop list
• Added The Panic Attack
  
  • Multiclass Shotgun
  • 34% Faster reload time
  • Hold fire to load up to 4 shells
  • Fire rate increases as health decreases
  • Weapon spread increases as health decreases
  • Added The Panic Attack to the Mann Co. Store, craft list, and item drop list
• Demoman Changes
  
  • Damage variance on grenades and stickybombs reduced from +/-10% damage to +/-2%.
  • Grenades and Stickybombs now have the same base blast radius as rockets. Changed from 159Hu to 146Hu.
• Grenade Launcher
  
  • Direct hit grenades now deal full damage to target regardless of where it struck the enemy. Previously full damage would only occur when grenades exploded closer to the target's feet.
• Stickybomb Launcher
  
  • Stickybombs that detonate in the air now have a radius ramp up, starting at 85% at base arm time (0.8s) going back to 100% over 2 seconds. Stickybombs that touch the world will have full radius.
  • Stickybombs now have a more visible trail while traveling through the air
  • Stickybombs arm particle is slightly more visible
• Loose Cannon
  
  • Double donk explosive damage now deal full radius damage to victims. Previously double donk explosive damage was reduced by radius distance from the explosion.
  • Removed a hidden penalty where Cannonballs that touched the world would deal 50% less damage in addition to regular grenade damage reduction on world touch.
• Loch-n-Load
  
  • Changes to base grenade damage variance now ensure the Loch-n-Load does not exceed 124 damage on a single hit
  • Removed +25% self-damage penalty
  • Added -25% radius penalty
  • Changed clipsize penality to -25% (3 grenades per clip) from -50% (2 grenades per clip)
  • Loch-n-load grenades no longer visually tumble when fired
• Bootlegger / Ali Baba's Wee Booties
  
  • Added +25% Demoman Charge meter on charge kill
• Tide Turner
  
  • Added Penalty: Taking damage while shield charging reduces remaining charging time
  • Kills while charging now only add 75% meter on charge kills instead of 100%
• Scottish Resistance
  
  • It is now slightly easier to do sticky jumps with the Scottish Resistance. Increased range check for stickybomb jumping to sticky damage radius of 146 from 100.
• Scotsman's Skullcutter
  
  • Movement speed penalty now only applies when weapon is active
• Claidheamh Mor
  • Added +25% Demoman Charge meter on charge kill

• To Play. Click on Play Multiplayer, enable Play Beta Maps checkbox, and then choose Mannpower Mode.
• Contains 8 permanent powerups players can find in the map
• Players can only hold 1 permanent powerup at a time
• Killing a player with a permanent powerup forces the powerup to drop
• Contains 1 temporary powerup that can be found in the map
• use the 'dropitem' command to drop the currently held permanent powerup
• Added new Default Stock Action Item Grappling Hook. Grappling hooks are usable in Mannpower mode and servers that enable it. Once equipped, press and hold the action key to use it. Use to move the player toward the hooked object.
• Mannpower Beta plays a modified version of Capture the Flag that requires your team's flag to be at base in order to capture the enemy flag
• Touching your flag will instantly return it to base
• Currently supported on maps ctf_foundry and ctf_gorge
• Instant respawns enabled
• Random critical attacks disabled
• Players spawn with 6 seconds of invulnerability

• MvM : Added chance to find Australium weapon rewards to all Advanced and Expert Mann vs. Machine tours. Previously only available on the Two Cities tour.
• MvM : Added Killstreak kits for Quickiebomb Launcher, Iron Bomber and Panic Attack in to Two Cities MannUp loot tables
• Crafting items that are marked as temporarily untradable will now yield temporarily untradable items instead of permanent
• Fixed a client crash related to the material system
• Removed the Giftapult from the store and added a crafting recipe for it
• Updated the equip_region for The Beastly Bonnet
• Updated the localization files
• Removed the map restriction on players in karts respawning ghost teammates when they touch them

• Added the Cold Snap Coat to the End of the Line Community Crate
• Fixed a client crash related to ragdolls
• Fixed a client crash related to the material system
• Fixed the backpack panel not highlighting the currently selected page number
• Fixed Halloween footstep spells being displayed for disguised Spies
• Fixed The Swagman's Swatter not being held by the Sniper for lower LOD settings during the melee taunt
• Updated the materials for The Peacenik's Ponytail and added a new style
• Updated The Li'l Dutchman to fix a jiggle bone issue
• Updated The Ghost of Spies Checked Past to fix a jiggle bone issue
• Updated Mann Co. Store prices for foreign currencies to current USD equivalents
• Updated the localization files