What changed in Team Fortress 2 in 2024

Community fix from Lindon.

Community fix from ficool2.

Fixes unnecessary conflicts for The Little Bear, The Heavy-Weight Champ, The Grand Duchess Tutu, and the Combat Slacks.

Changed to use 'stickybomb' instead of 'pipebomb'.

Allows hiding the Match Status panel.

Ensures it stays semi-visible at all angles.

Changed from 640x480 to native resolution.

Because friendship is magic.

Fixes a visual bug.

Input-based movement for non-player actions was not taken into account.

These fixes address 'jank'/rollback in certain situations.

Made it more consistent with visuals.

Thanks Star Bright.

Changed 'pipebomb' to 'stickybomb'

Made more consistent with visuals

Ensures proper semi-visibility at all angles

Changed from 640x480 to native resolution

Fixes a visual bug

Thanks Star Bright

Fixes unnecessary conflicts for several items

Outside BLU spawn

Community fix from ficool2

Input-based movement not accounted for in non-player actions

Near stairs outside spawn

Community fix from Lindon

Allows hiding the Match Status panel

Fixes 'jank'/rollback in certain situations

Because friendship is magic.

Thanks Star Bright.

Input-based movement for that tick was not taken into account in non-player actions.

Ensured it stays semi-visible at all angles.

Allows hiding the Match Status panel.

Changed 'pipebomb' to 'stickybomb'.

Fixed unnecessary conflicts for several items.

Made it more consistent with visuals.

Fixed players being able to get stuck in certain displacements.

These fixes address 'jank'/rollback in certain situations.

Thanks Midnite!

Thanks Katsu!

Fixed a visual bug.

Detail improvements and improved clipping.

Community fix from Lindon.

Resolved issue where the Heavy's hands were hidden.

Community fix from ficool2.

Changed from 640x480 to native resolution.

Thanks Bradasparky

Thanks Wendy

If trapped, it will kill you.

Thanks Shocked

The cart no longer tries to defy the law of physics.

Thanks b4nny

Set to 5 seconds left to avoid unfair losses for blue.

Thanks Bradasparky

Thanks Whurr and MilkMaster72

Thanks Bradasparky

Compared to normal 50%

Thanks Wendy

Thanks Bradasparky

Updated vsh_distillery, vsh_maul, vsh_nucleus, vsh_outburst, vsh_skirmish, and vsh_tinyrock

Thanks Le Codex!

Thanks Wendy

Thanks b4nny

Thanks Bradasparky

The event will run through December 15th, 2024.

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

A new Mann vs. Machine charity event featuring over two dozen missions across new and returning maps.

Participants in the 72-Hour Jam can earn a medal for their Team Fortress 2 creations.

Announcement of the return of the 72-Hour Jam for Team Fortress 2, encouraging creativity and participation.

Players donating $5 or more to Gamers Outreach before December 31 will receive a charity medal.

Error messages now appear when being ejected from the matchmaking queue due to connectivity or authentication failures.

Multiple cases of in-progress casual matches abruptly terminating or failing to be assigned new players if the game server loses connection to Steam have been fixed.

The matchmaker should now be quicker to put you in the best available region.

The Mountebank's Masque, Courtier's Collar, and Harlequin's Hooves cosmetic items have been updated to fix issues with their paint regions.

The matchmaking settings dialog frequently failing to display any datacenters has been resolved.

Fixed multiple cases of in-progress casual matches abruptly terminating or failing to be assigned any new players if the game server loses connection to Steam.

Updated the Mountebank's Masque, Courtier's Collar, and Harlequin's Hooves cosmetic items to fix issues with their paint regions.

The matchmaker should now be quicker to put you in the best available region.

Error messages will now appear when being ejected from the matchmaking queue due to connectivity or authentication failures.

The matchmaking settings dialog frequently failed to display any datacenters.

Implemented a way to force kill players to address edge cases where you could survive as the sentry buster past their explosion

Sniper's Spit Pool damage vs Survivors no longer stacks when standing in multiple zones

Soothed out a divot in the map

Fixed canteens not having their values cleared when refunding whilst not equipped

Re-encoded all Zombie Infection sound effects as .WAV to fix playback issues

Increased last point capture time from 6s to 7s

Implemented logic to handle mismatches in recorded vs actual currency values when leaving the upgrade trigger

Reapplied check that was mistakenly removed to check if the player is actively buying upgrades in a station or not

Fixed sniper and demo shields not having their upgrades cleared

Zombie Pyro's max health raised to 250 from 175

Fixed a bug where Engineer would sometimes scream like a charging Demoman while throwing an EMP Grenade

Fixed a bug that caused Sniper's Spit Pool to deal much more damage than intended

Fixed a bug that caused team names to not display correctly when playing on mp_tournament mode

Implemented new custom system to refund upgrades to address inconsistencies both in-round and across rounds

Zombie Heavy's max health raised to 525 from 450

Changed some clipping to stop giants from building on roofs

Updated zi_atoll, zi_blazehattan, zi_devastation_final1, zi_murky, zi_sanitarium, and zi_woods

No longer has a flat damage multiplier against Zombies

Fixed a bug causing it to deal more damage than intended

Raised to 250 from 175

Added more respawn room triggers around the new spawn zones

Fixed import problems from the previous update

Fixed effects sometimes spawning away from the player

Fixed bug causing Engineer to scream like a charging Demoman while throwing an EMP Grenade

Can no longer be deployed if one of the last three survivors

Smoothing out a divot in the map

Prevented giants from building on roofs

Fixed issues with sound effects not playing correctly

Fixed issues when leaving upgrade trigger without accepting de-bought upgrades

Now drops a medium health kit on death

Damage vs Survivors no longer stacks in multiple zones

Increased from 6 seconds to 7 seconds

Fixed bugs related to their effects not de-applying

Reverted due to conflicts with existing cosmetics

Addresses bugs with overlapping effects

Fixed issues when refunding canteens not equipped

Raised to 525 from 450

Addresses inconsistencies in-round and across rounds

Updated zi_atoll, zi_blazehattan, zi_devastation_final1, zi_murky, zi_sanitarium, and zi_woods

Can no longer store reserve ammunition

Reapplied check for active buying upgrades in a station

Addresses edge cases where players could survive sentry buster explosions

Updated several maps to improve performance and fix various issues.

Fixed reload speed and damage bonus attributes for the Huntsman not scaling correctly.

Zombie Heavy's health reduced to 450 from 600.

Added the Terrifying Trove Case containing 21 new community-created cosmetic items.

Added UI scaling based on resolution for better HiDPI support.

Join Halloween matches using the Special Events category in Casual.

Featuring 7 new community maps: Toxic, Darkmarsh, Freaky Fair, Dynamite, Circus, Outburst, and Blazehattan

Zombie Pyro has a new ability - 'Dragon's Breath' which can reflect projectiles.

Added 22 new community-created Unusual effects, including 12 for hats and 10 for taunts.

Added 4 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store.

General gameplay changes including new mechanics for Zombies and Survivors.

Added the Scream Fortress XVI War Paint Case containing 12 new community-created War Paints.

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

Fixed not being able to pickup currency in MvM if it's on a teleporter.

Fixed a bug that allowed Zombie Demoman to survive his own Blast Charge.

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

Teams of five Scouts will compete in a special tournament with unique power-ups and abilities.

The tournament will raise funds to support The Trevor Project, helping LGBTQ+ youth.

Especially on the rocks throughout the map.

More significant improvements possible depending on system specs.

Slimmed down the legs and raised socks cuffs to reduce overall thickness.

Fixed an incorrect team-colored material in the BLU base.

Improved clipping and added more chickens.

Fixed a clip wall blocking a dropdown in stage 3.

Fixed team BLU particles in the team RED effect.

Now respects the music volume settings.

Improved functionality with larger hats and added a fade in when spawning.

Reduced the size of the glasses and lowered the hat slightly on Soldier's head.

Slimmed down the arms and adjusted rigging for better compatibility.

Fixed issues with overlapping sprites.

Fixed trailing issues on the grass and ground particles for multiple effects.

Engineers can no longer build inside the cliffs and fixed teleporter stuck spot.

Minor visual and clipping improvements.

Thanks Lacry!

Thanks Midnite!

Investigation into further improvements ongoing.

A new Mann vs. Machine charity event featuring over a dozen missions across new and returning maps.

Earn an in-game medal by completing at least 6 missions during the event.

Participate in a charity fundraiser supporting the Cure Alzheimer's Fund by completing missions.

New event featuring over 21 new missions including six intermediate, nine advanced, and six expert missions.

Players can earn donor medals by donating to the charity during the event.

Moonlight is accepting new content submissions for the next event, with rewards for contributors.

Seasonalander has arrived, raising funds for the Trevor Project with a goal of $1,500.

Issue mostly affecting Windows 7 users has been resolved.

Resolved crash issue caused by custom HUDs using Half-Life 2 HUD elements.

The results of the Particle Mayhem 2 contest have been revealed after a 100-day event with a 555 key prize pool.

Season 4 of CustomLander TF2 features 4v4 tournaments and in-game medals.

Sign-ups for the tournament will start on March 16th and run through March 27th.

A new Fortress Faceoffs event featuring the Pyro, starting February 23rd.

Resolved the issue of teleporters being able to be placed in spawn.

Updated to match layout changes to plr_hacksaw.

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

Resolved a server crash issue associated with the round timer at the end of a round.

Fixed problems with clipping and the control points.