Team Fortress2 updating... Class Update

Restart your steam and there will be a update for TF2!!!
They said it would be up sometime 2night (thursday) and here it is!

CONGRATS TO THE SOLDIER FOR WINNING!!

TF2 is updating! 8)

Get ready for all the new weapons and the new crafting system!! Along with alot of new players using the FREE TRIAL for the weekend!@!!!!!

TF2 >>>>>>>> all

8)

Team Fortress2 UPDATE INFO!

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:


New Content


Added new control point map Gorge

Added new capture the flag map Double Cross

Added item crafting

Added work-in-progress TF Bots for beta testing in KOTH maps (blog post coming with more info)

Added headshot death animations

Added more backstab animations


Soldier

Added 35 new Soldier achievements

Added 4 new Soldier items

Added new Soldier Domination lines


Demoman

Added 35 new Demoman achievements

Added 3 new Demoman items

Added new Demoman Domination lines


Spy

Now pretends to be carrying the weapons & wearables of the target he's disguised as

Moved the Spy's camera-beard to the Misc loadout slot so he can equip it with a hat


Scout

The Sandman now only stuns on a max range hit (when you hear the cheering)

All shorter hits now force the enemy into the thirdperson fleeing state (also removed the damage reduction on them)


Minor changes

Added new options to the Multiplayer->Advanced dialog:

Combat text, which displays damage amounts you do to enemies.

Medic auto caller, which automatically shows you nearby friends at low health.

Heal target marker, which better highlights the target your medigun is locked onto.

Alternative Spy disguise menu, which lets you choose disguises using just the 1-3 keys.

Fixed being able to affect friendly pipes with airblast (they would unstick)

Added recharge sound to abilities with a recharge bar

Fixed attachable wearables not staying on ragdolls

Players no longer see the wearables that are a part of a friendly spy's disguise, fixing various graphical glitches

Added jiggle bones for Pyro's chicken hat

Added 2 new game startup songs


Community Mapmaker requests

Implemented InputSetSetupTime() for team_round_timer (was in the .fgd but never implemented)

Added "SetDispenserLevel" input to cart dispenser (1, 2, or 3)

Gah, was about to post it. But yeah, I'm actually going to start playing again.

More info added, see all you fine people online!! 8)

holy **** :shock: amazing update :D i love valve and they keep on giving stuff like this for free

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:x They just HAD to have the free weekend didn't they?

Is this a joke? o_0 a few hours ago I was talking with SuperMario about how lame this update is for soldier and that the banner sucks, even boots would be better, boots that would absorb the damage from rocket jumps and now we get just this...god, changing sides, demoman here I come.

"Added more backstab animations" Now if only Steam would let me download the update...Swiftstrike5

It was goign slow for me and stopped so I changed the download spot from SEATTLE to IRELAND and it increased my download by 200%

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:x They just HAD to have the free weekend didn't they?

Rob_101

Change the server taht you download from!

It gave me that message to and when it did download it was very very slow.

I then changed my DOWNLOAD place to IRELAND and it started to download very very fast and didnt give me that messsage.

There are TONS of people downloading this update and the game for free weeked, so try differnt download spots! (Ireland, china,etc..)

wow, 27kb, usually 3.5mb. steam is overloaded. ferret-gamer

Go to settings and pick a differnt download SPOT..

Mine went from 25k to 800k by changing my download to IRELAND.

Going to craft some items and play some games, good luck everyone!

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]wow, 27kb, usually 3.5mb. steam is overloaded. kozzy1234

Go to settings and pick a differnt download SPOT..

Mine went from 25k to 800k by changing my download to IRELAND.

Going to craft some items and play some games, good luck everyone!

[QUOTE="Swiftstrike5"]"Added more backstab animations" Now if only Steam would let me download the update...kozzy1234

It was goign slow for me and stopped so I changed the download spot from SEATTLE to IRELAND and it increased my download by 200%

Mine downloaded just fine from New York...

LOVING the new weapons and there are so mayn drops of items for the free weekend, so everyone can try crafting.

I think each Demoman and soldier both got a super good weapon each. That charge with the demo is awesome and the one for soldier where u rally teammates around you. Now I havnt tried them myself, but I have seen people using them and they seem very cool. The other new weapons seem cool, but not as awesome as those two i mentioned.

There's so many drops it's unbelievable. I got 3 of the new items within 7 min.

holy **** :shock: amazing update :D i love valve and they keep on giving stuff like this for free

Dante2710

[QUOTE="Dante2710"]

holy **** :shock: amazing update :D i love valve and they keep on giving stuff like this for free

MrLions

TF2 has the most whiny community ever, i havent had a problem whatsoever, in fact killing with the new rocket is extremly hard, specially in the open areas. I havent got one new item whatsoever,but keep complaining, im sure that makes Tf2 more enjoyable :roll:Dante2710

The new weapons and stuff are AWESOME in my opinion, simply perfect.

Unfortunatly im having a few technical issues since the update. Other then that im loving the update.

It seems like there is a problem with the backpack and loadout so now I am back with the default weapons and hats TF2 originally had

It seems like there is a problem with the backpack and loadout so now I am back with the default weapons and hats TF2 originally had

BLUBBBER

Games near unplayable for me today. Lots of bugs. Crafting problems (people losing items), backpack problems (items not working for random people), acheivements not granting items, achievements not awarding etc.

I'm fairly new to TF2 so this is my first update and I have no idea if this is normal, but it's pretty bad. I appreciate the updates, but the bugs are ouchies.

I don't agree with the scout sandman nerf. I would never use the thing now, and it makes a couple acheivements nearly impossible to get now.

Crafting system seems...meh. Deadringers and cloak and daggers seem to be unusable except for class slot tokens. I was told you need like 82 mainhand weapons for a single hat. Bit overkill?

The new items are cool. Sword and board is very fun and I had expected it to be underpowered, but it seems to hold it's own. The direct hit I have not used but I'm told is very good. Haven't seen the banner used at all. Equalizer is...abit unbalanced. Valve basically admitted it is a straight upgrade from the shovel, not a sidegrade. Theres really no downside to using the thing. I just don't care for the scottish resistance. Stickies have to be really close together to detonate in the same bunch with it, which makes them easier to blow away with a single rocket/grenade. The 0.5 delay to detonate is painful. Overall I prefer the sticky launcher to it.

I've tried one of the new maps (double cross, I think). Kinda small, but I really liked the look of the map. Really cool looking.

So overall I like the update. I would just like to see the scottish resistance buffed abit, equalizer given a non-trivial penalty, and hats to not be insane to make.

Games near unplayable for me today. Lots of bugs. Crafting problems (people losing items), backpack problems (items not working for random people), acheivements not granting items, achievements not awarding etc.

I'm fairly new to TF2 so this is my first update and I have no idea if this is normal, but it's pretty bad. I appreciate the updates, but the bugs are ouchies.

I don't agree with the scout sandman nerf. I would never use the thing now, and it makes a couple acheivements nearly impossible to get now.

Crafting system seems...meh. Deadringers and cloak and daggers seem to be unusable except for class slot tokens. I was told you need like 82 mainhand weapons for a single hat. Bit overkill?

The new items are cool. Sword and board is very fun and I had expected it to be underpowered, but it seems to hold it's own. The direct hit I have not used but I'm told is very good. Haven't seen the banner used at all. Equalizer is...abit unbalanced. Valve basically admitted it is a straight upgrade from the shovel, not a sidegrade. Theres really no downside to using the thing. I just don't care for the scottish resistance. Stickies have to be really close together to detonate in the same bunch with it, which makes them easier to blow away with a single rocket/grenade. The 0.5 delay to detonate is painful. Overall I prefer the sticky launcher to it.

I've tried one of the new maps (double cross, I think). Kinda small, but I really liked the look of the map. Really cool looking.

So overall I like the update. I would just like to see the scottish resistance buffed abit, equalizer given a non-trivial penalty, and hats to not be insane to make.

Pixel-Pirate

They jsut released the biggest update in TF2 history, of course there are gonna be some issues.

Luckily the update that happened tonight fixed all the issues I had yesterday and earlyier today.

/QUOTE] i dont understand where your complain comes from, i cant speak for the demoman, since its one class i dont even use very often ( feels too easy to get kills) but the new update for the soldiers actually forces them to aim, instead of relying on splash damage.Dante2710

Well not when its close quarters if youre it can pop 4 shots pretty quickly and will demolish any of the smaller classes(scout,engi,even pyro) in one shot and when you got 3 other bad boys following it it's basically an instant kill Yeah and that equalizer is just to insane sometimes like i said before the shovel is useless and the weapons are suppose to balance each other out arnt they?

Demoman run as fast as scouts now for a split second and have a large swing with that new sword and on top of that the shield +defense and they get more health when they chop off 4 enimies heads+ that and a medic my god.

And poor engies O_o my things dont even last anymore when theres two Direct hit soilders shooting my poor little sentry gun :(

The update was great all over it's just valve should have done like a beta test for it get feedback instead of saying here you go guys heres all this new stuff!

Iv'e resorted to going to open maps now since 2fort is just one big mess right now :(

The update definetly has some kinks to work out. Luckily most of the major inventory glitches were fixed today.

The new weapons need some nerfs though. A demo with the Eyelander fully buffed is ridiculously hard to kill. And yes the pickaxe has no downside whatsoever.

I like the Direct Hit though. I use it for more open areas, saving my spalsh damage for tighter maps. Also the Buff Banner is awesome. I love helping my team and a good buff can turn the tide quickly. Also crafting, the bots, and the new maps are great.

All-in-all it's fun, but it certainly needs to be polished. Hopefully Valve gets it fixed up soon.

Thankfully the inventory bags are back working again and the freezes that where casued by the class updates are fixed now with the update tonight.
Working near perfect for me now personally.

There's so many drops it's unbelievable. I got 3 of the new items within 7 min.

Shad0ki11

I played for 3 hours and saw people getting tons of drops. I didn't get a single thing.:evil:

[QUOTE="Dante2710"]/QUOTE] i dont understand where your complain comes from, i cant speak for the demoman, since its one class i dont even use very often ( feels too easy to get kills) but the new update for the soldiers actually forces them to aim, instead of relying on splash damage.MrLions

Well not when its close quarters if youre it can pop 4 shots pretty quickly and will demolish any of the smaller classes(scout,engi,even pyro) in one shot and when you got 3 other bad boys following it it's basically an instant kill Yeah and that equalizer is just to insane sometimes like i said before the shovel is useless and the weapons are suppose to balance each other out arnt they?

Demoman run as fast as scouts now for a split second and have a large swing with that new sword and on top of that the shield +defense and they get more health when they chop off 4 enimies heads+ that and a medic my god.

And poor engies O_o my things dont even last anymore when theres two Direct hit soilders shooting my poor little sentry gun :(

The update was great all over it's just valve should have done like a beta test for it get feedback instead of saying here you go guys heres all this new stuff!

Iv'e resorted to going to open maps now since 2fort is just one big mess right now :(

[QUOTE="Shad0ki11"]

There's so many drops it's unbelievable. I got 3 of the new items within 7 min.

myke2010

I played for 3 hours and saw people getting tons of drops. I didn't get a single thing.:evil: