#tf2update

October 12, 2016 - TF2 Team

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:

Players will now be randomly selected to participate in a survey at the end of Casual and Competitive matches

Ongoing improvements to the matchmaking backend to improve match quality and reduce wait times

Fixed air-blasts sometimes sending deflected projectiles in random directions when the Pyro is close to enemy players

Fixed a case where players joining community bootcamp servers via the server-browser could not select a team

Reduced the rate at which players can earn bonus points for extinguishing teammates

Fixed a case where players could use the Halloween teleport spell to get outside the map

Updated the localization files

Community requests

Fixed Merasmus not being stunned by bomb-head players on community Halloween maps

Added the ability for community Halloween maps to call a truce during a Monoculus or Merasmus fight

Can be set via the game rules entity using the SetMapForcedTruceDuringBossFight input

Fixed energy weapons not hitting pumpkin bombs, Merasmus props, and RD robots

Mann vs. Machine update 

Fixed the Sentry Buster sound being orphaned if the Sentry Buster detonates while invulnerable

Fixed zombies not using the correct skin in Ghost Town

Updated cp_snakewater_final1

Changes based on community feedback

Updated pl_millstone_event

Updated bot navigation file, bots now use all routes, won't get stuck so easily and are smarter

Fixed woodpile spot where HHH could get stuck

Improved clipping on wood piles

Fixed missing rooftop texture

Fixed a few props flashing at certain angles

Fixed a spot in the last area where you could place stickies underground

Fixed Monoculus not getting stunned when hit by players exiting purgatory

Updated cp_sunshine

Blockbulleted spiral staircase on the back of second

Added medium ammo to mid near choke

Removed clipping over wooden arch going into second from valley

Reduced the size of the wooden arch

Blockbulleted a few undersides of staircases on last that could catch projectiles

September 28, 2016 - TF2 Team

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:

Fixed some players not being able to click on the new rematch UI elements

September 27, 2016 - TF2 Team

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:

Matchmaking

Players can now form rematches at the end of a Casual match

At the end of a Casual match, players will have 30 seconds to opt-in to a rematch

If at least 6 players from BLU and 6 players from RED have chosen to rematch, then a rematch will begin

A rematch will use the same teams, map and server

Players can now re-queue into Casual Matchmaking during the end of a match

Players who decline a rematch or simply don't vote in the rematch voting period will automatically be re-queued

Updated the way XP is earned in Casual matches

Players will now be awarded more XP based on their team's performance at the end of a match

XP is no longer lost for leaving a Casual match early

A breakdown of XP sources is now shown when your XP bar fills up

Casual matches now more strongly prefer to distribute players to teams based on experience, in order to better avoid creating one-sided matches

Casual matches are now more likely to start with fewer than 24 players in lower population game-modes or regions, wherein the wait time for a full match would become excessive

The current minimum allowable match size in such situations is twelve players

The matchmaker will still attempt to place late-joiners into these matches as they become available

Competitive matches no longer terminate when any player abandons the match

Bots will now fill in for players who have abandoned, or temporarily disconnected from, Competitive matches

Matches that finish at an advantage or disadvantage (e.g. 6v5 or 5v6, not counting any bots) will now result in smaller or larger skill rating adjustments for advantaged wins or disadvantaged losses, respectively

Competitive matches that lose more than one player per team will keep the current behavior of ending the match

Players who abandon Competitive matches still receive a large skill rating penalty and Competitive matchmaking cooldown, regardless of whether a bot was allowed to take their place

Greatly improved the reliability of client ping estimates when placing users into matchmaking servers

The game client now periodically checks in with the matchmaking server network to estimate ping to each region, and feeds the information back to the matchmaking system

This should greatly reduce cases of players being placed in regions to which they have poor ping, even when said regions are geographically nearby

The scoreboard now shows the connection status for missing and connecting players

General

Added tournament medals for ozfortress Season 16 and Season 17

Fixed an exploit related to the Eureka Effect and carrying buildings

Fixed Live Streams menu not displaying the list of streams

Fixed the flamethrower not drawing the Halloween Spell: Spectral Flame effect during Halloween and Full Moon events

September 20, 2016 - TF2 Team

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:

September 15, 2016 - TF2 Team

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:

Fixed a case where crouching was used to see outside of the playable area. This could be exploited to place buildings at invalid locations.

September 14, 2016 - TF2 Team

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:

Fixed a regression in Mann vs. Machine where stunned bots could not pick-up the bomb

Fixed being able to damage enemies through gates with the Cow Mangler 5000

Fixed an exploit related to placing buildings outside of the playable space

September 12, 2016 - TF2 Team

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:

Fixed an exploit related to not respawning in the spawn room at the beginning of Casual and Competitive matches

Fixed Pyros griefing teammates by attacking them with the flamethrower

Fixed Medics getting a permanent speed boost after healing a charging Demoman

Fixed Medics getting the Demoman's charging speed when using Mediguns other than The Quick-Fix

Fixed the Strange Razorback double-counting the number Spies shocked

Fixed a bug related to the Sniper's zoom and taunting

Fixed players being able to pick-up the PASS Time jack while they are stunned

September 9, 2016 - TF2 Team

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:

Fix the Righteous Bison projectiles colliding with, but not impacting, some doors (ex. the BLU spawn doors of cp_mountainlab)