What changed in Team Fortress 2 in 2023

Resolved a server crash issue linked to the round timer at the end of a round.

Resolved issue with teleporters being able to be placed in spawn.

Resolved an issue with a sentry spot on top of the HVAC pipes.

Updated to match layout changes to plr_hacksaw.

Fixed clipping issues and problems with control points.

Resolved the issue of players dropping flags while waiting for players.

The carrier is now able to use the Thermal Thruster and the Pain Train, as well as taunts.

The size of the frog has been decreased.

The cp_carrier map has been updated with various changes.

Fixed an issue where the carrier could take teleporters.

The gravity and health formula for the carrier has been adjusted.

Resolved a clipping issue near the bell tower on cp_carrier.

Half-Zatoichi reverted back to restoring 50% of the carrier's health.

Resolved a clipping issue near the bell tower on cp_carrier.

The carrier is now able to use the Thermal Thruster and the Pain Train, as well as taunts.

The cp_carrier map has received updates.

Half-Zatoichi reverted back to restoring 50% of the carrier's health.

Resolved an issue with players dropping flags while waiting for players.

The size of the frog has been decreased.

Fixed an issue where the carrier could take teleporters.

The gravity and health formula for the carrier has been adjusted.

The United Dodgeball League is hosting its 2023 Winter Cup with in-game medals and prizes for participants.

TFConnect returns on December 16th-17th, featuring game shows, challenges, and giveaways to support SpecialEffect.

Changed from toolsblockbullets2 to toolsplayerclip

Community fix from gidi30

Community fix from gidi30

Changed to Trench Warfarer

Fewer obstructions

Submissions for the next event are open, with a guide available for content creation.

Players can donate to earn up to 4 in-game medals based on donation amounts.

A new highest difficulty mission has been added for the most daring players.

A new Mann vs. Machine charity event featuring 4 advanced and 4 expert missions across 7 maps.

Players can earn an in-game star medal by completing 5 missions during the event.

Updated zi_atoll map.

Adjusted distribution of health and ammo pickups to make structures easier for RED to hold.

Resolved issues with missing model and material.

Adjusted trigger_push entities on trees and significantly reduced strength of trigger_push in water.

Added custom announcer lines for gargoyle spawn.

Fixed instances where players can get stuck when leaving the cap zone.

Updated koth_sawmill_event and pd_farmageddon maps.

Improved clipping and collision on wood plank structures.

Reduced file size of map.

Reduced file size of the map.

Adjusted trigger_push entities on trees.

Added custom announcer lines for the gargoyle spawn.

Significantly reduced strength of trigger_push in water.

Adjusted distribution of health and ammo pickups to make structures easier for RED to hold.

Improved clipping/collision on wood plank structures.

Fixed missing model and material issues.

Fixed instances where players can get stuck when leaving the cap zone.

European games on October 21st and 22nd at 3pm GMT / 10am EDT; North American games at 8pm GMT / 3pm EDT.

Added custom announcer lines for gargoyle spawn.

Fixed instances where players can get stuck when leaving the cap zone.

Significantly reduced strength of trigger_push in water.

Improved clipping/collision on wood plank structures.

Adjusted distribution of health and ammo pickups to make structures easier for RED to hold.

Adjusted trigger_push entities on trees.

The tournament aims to raise funds for the British Red Cross, with an initial goal of £1,000.

Seasonalander has arrived for Fall 2023, featuring a Highlander-based 9v9 tournament with community-created maps.

Fixed missing model and material.

Reduced file size of map.

Introduced an ammo pack in the cave area.

Implemented trigger_hurts to prevent spawn camping in the Underworld Forest.

Eliminated a custom texture that was deemed unnecessary.

Implemented a loss-coverage program to assist the Red team.

Corrected the player count HUD layout issue in Arena mode, based on a community fix.

Implemented trigger_push entities at the tops of trees.

Introduced the Skeleton King and an additional Skeleton Consort that spawns randomly after a cap.

Made minor adjustments to clipping in various areas.

Introduced spells in the Underworld Forest to encourage player exploration.

Resolved an issue with the extendfreeze client command allowing continued spectating of enemy players after death.

Conducted an optimization pass to improve game performance.

Synchronized the particles file of zi_atoll with other Zombie Infection maps.

Introduced props to assist scouts in reaching the roof of the boathouse.

Performed cleanup of unnecessary waste in the game.

Decreased the number of particles in the Underworld Harvest to improve gameplay.

Removed several pumpkin bombs that negatively affected player movement.

Introduced an extra HIDEHUD flag (HIDEHUD_TARGET_ID) for vscript maps.

Slightly brighter.

Fixed several exploits and bugs, made it more reliable.

Fixed missing texture on turbine building's roof.

Fixed LODs and updated equip_region.

Replaced Cloaking perk with Patience perk.

If no players on teams, the game will now end.

Reduced particle count.

New calculation is (10 + fall damage x 3).

Now deals 40% damage, up from 35%.

Avoided clipping when running.

Fixed players getting stuck in the door.

Removed delay when starting the effect.

Fixed a skybox exploit in the underworld.

Replaced sewer exit to the 2nd floor with a ladder.

No perks would appear in these rounds.

With help from LizardOfOz.

Trigger was too late to activate.

For low player counts.

Particularly on Murky.

Community fixes from Liam Stone.

Has a chance to give one of 4 new community-created Halloween-restricted items as a bonus item.

Scream Fortress XV runs through November 7th, 2023.

All players who launch the game will receive a Soul Gargoyle if they don't already have one.

All cosmetic and taunt Cases will grant Halloween 2023 Unusual effects during the event.

Updated the Horror Shawl's second style to fix a problem with the materials.

All Halloween Contracts have been reset, allowing them to be completed again.

Changes to help improve load times.

Updated pd_farmageddon to fix blood particles for the scarecrows.

Join Halloween matches by using the Special Events category in Casual.

Featuring 12 new community maps: Perks, Slime, Lava Pit, Mannsylvania, Sandcastle, Spineyard, Corruption, Murky, Atoll, Woods, Sanitarium, and Devastation.

Updated vsh_distillery and koth_cascade with localization fixes.

Added 4 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store: Crypt Creeper, Roar O'War, Neck Snap, Borrowed Bones.

Added the Bone-Chilling Bonanza Case containing 25 new community-created cosmetic items.

Added new Contracts for this year's featured community maps.

Added 20 new community-created Unusual effects: 13 for Unusual hats and 7 for Unusual taunts.

Has a chance to give a taunt Unusualifier as a bonus item.

Continue last year's event by collecting the souls of dead players for your Soul Gargoyle.

Grants access to Merasmissions and Halloween item transmutations, tracks Merasmissions completed and souls collected.

Fixed missing outro sequence for the Taunt: Surgeon's Squeezebox.

Fixed ghost_pumpkin effect not playing correctly for the Horseless Headless Horsemann.

Updated arena_lumberyard_event and plr_hacksaw_event to fix problems with the materials.

The Particle Mayhem contest returns with a focus on creating particles, cosmetics, and war paints, featuring a starting prize pool of 100 keys.

The annual 72 Hour Jam is back, supporting Gamers Outreach with in-game charity medals for donations.

Donate $5 to receive an in-game medal as part of a fundraiser supporting Direct Relief.

Participate in a charity event featuring community-created maps and missions to earn an in-game medal.

Particles sometimes drawing full white.

Fixed clipping, skinning, and UV issues.

1970.

So it doesn't overtake the bridges in rare cases.

Could get to 11 and 12.

Thanks yrrzy!

Thanks Billo.

To alleviate spawn trapping and potential camping.

To avoid accidental pickups.

New file at scripts/vscripts/vsh_addons/main_pre.nut gets executed prior to most of the Script.

Gravelpit and Sulfur.

A new tournament where teams of five compete with limited ammunition and special mechanics.

In-game medals are back to be claimed for donations of £10 GBP or more.

A 9v9 Highlander event featuring content creators to raise money for Starlight Children's Foundation.

hugs.tf officially returns for its first live event since 2018, raising money for SpecialEffect.

Entrance moved to a new walkway area above.

1st Red spawn relocated into a new room.

Boat has been moved into the distance.

Area opened for faffing and uber charging.

Significant gameplay changes made to the pl_venice map.

Routes in the building next to Point B have been removed.

Some health and ammo items added, removed, or moved.

Corrected the names and descriptions for the most recent HugsTF medals.

The effect now correctly draws two Balloonicorns.

Certain areas made to feel less like empty spaces.

Skybox made viewable from more locations across the map.

Connected the balconies instead.

Made it easier to counter.

Cubbies added to improve gameplay for Engineer, Spy, etc.

New upper entrance added into the building next to Point A.

Enhancements made to produce nicer shadows.

First Blu spawn now split into two individual spawns at random.

Changes made to the underneath of the balcony.

New ConVars tf_mvm_defenders_team_size and tf_mvm_max_connected_players added for community servers.

Smoother clipping added on the raised bridge.

Some materials have been slightly adjusted for style.

Saxton Hale's weapons were showing up as being carried by an incorrect/invalid player.

Fixed a crash when going between two sv_pure servers with maps packing custom content.

Includes updates to vsh_distillery, vsh_tinyrock, vsh_nucleus, vsh_skirmish.

Allows raising the max player count to 100, though it is unsupported and not recommended.

Increased and decreased respawn wave times for various teams and points.

Mann vs. Machine invaders are now immune to pushback while leaving their spawn.

Fixed a crash when changing model detail setting or using r_flushlod.

Includes fixes for clipping, visual adjustments, and bullet block issues.

Fixed soundscripts not being loaded on clients.

Fixed a crash when using the game_ui entity and players disconnecting.

Hale's attacks now pierce through damage absorption of the Wrangler shield.

Fixed crashes when changing from VSH to another map and related to MP3s on VSH maps.

Increased size of C capture area and adjusted round timers.

Support for Versus Saxton Hale (Community) has been enabled for Valve matchmaking servers.

Special thanks to Wicket on Steam discussions for reporting most of these

Participate in a charity event to earn in-game medals by destroying robots.

New Mann vs. Machine charity event featuring 6 intermediate, 9 advanced, and 6 expert missions across 16 maps.

New submissions are open for custom MvM content for the next event, with a special in-game creator medal for contributors.

Donate $5 USD to The ALS Association to receive an in-game donator medal.

A new all-inclusive tournament event starting on May 7th, featuring cash rewards for kills and upgrade stations.

A learning experience and friendly competition for new players in competitive 6v6 format.

Moonlight MvM is accepting new map and mission submissions for their next event.

Join the April Fools Mann vs. Machine tour featuring 7 new missions on 7 maps with humor-themed content.

Complete 6 missions to receive an in-game medal during the event.

Donate to receive up to 4 in-game medals based on donation amounts.

Resolved an exploit related to using The Snack Attack to block the movement of other entities.

Resolved an exploit related to using The Snack Attack to block the movement of other entities.

Resolved an issue where The Snack Attack could be used to block the movement of other entities.

Fixed self-illumination effect for the High Roller's Rocket Launcher and the High Roller's Medi Gun (community fix from makaroffilya)

Added check to not set Marked-for-Death when mixing Mannpower and Player Destruction (community request)

Fixed grapple movement slowing players when mixing Mannpower and Player Destruction. Only team leaders will receive a grapple movement penalty.

Updated the crocodile model to fix a twisted ankle

Updated pl_enclosure_final to fix an exploit that allowed players to get out of bounds

Added a check to prevent td_buyback audio spam after the round has started

Resolved issue with self-illuminating materials on weapons using War Paints.

Tags for Summer, Player Destruction, and Community Fix added.

Fixed issue after previewing another paintkit item.

Added check to ensure bullet effects are not duplicated.

Community fix from mastercoms.

Adjusted clipping throughout the map.