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Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Valve — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:58:00 +0000

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:

Added sv_wallbug convar to allow previous movement behavior on community servers (related to the missed note at the bottom)
Fixed view jitter that occurs and persists when playing for extended periods of time
Fixed snd_mix_async from crashing the game
Fixed sv_parallel_sendsnapshot
Fixed Marshlands contract not activating
Fixed the Skeleton Crew not hiding the Sniper bullets
Fixed the Bone Chiller not hiding the correct bodygroup
Fixed additional bodygroup settings for styles not being applied to disguised Spies
Updated the Bounty Hunter's Brim to fix a problem with the materials
Updated the Clowning Cowl
- Fixed minor clipping issue on Pyro's right shoulder strap for the Untucked style in some standing poses
- Fixed texture warping on the Tucked style
Fixed the "Get a train, saw, or laser kill" objective on TrainSawLaser not counting kills
Updated Marshlands to use mp_winlimit 2 like last year
Updated the numbers required to complete the Scaredy-Cat bonus objectives
Updated quest objectives for Outburst (VSH)
Updated zi_blazehattan, zi_devastation_final1, zi_murky, zi_sanitarium, and zi_woods to fix out-of-bounds exploits using Zombie Engineer's Beacon
Custom Maps
- Increased various limits for new custom maps
- Added -notjuncsdetail option to VBSP

Missed from the Halloween update:

Fixed a bug where players could have a chance to get stuck in certain oblique angles of walls and props

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Valve — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:20:00 +0000

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:

Adding missing zi_ strings
Fixed some missing VO lines for the Taunt: One-Eyed Punt!
Fixed Scout Crazy Legs using the incorrect lightwarp (community fix from Chickenman456)
Updated the Skeleton Crew to add a second style that was originally missed
Updated the Autumn Breeze Unusual effect to fix visibility problems
Updated cp_wildcat_event
- Fixed an exploit where Heavy and Sniper could move full-speed while aiming
- Fixed Jack-o'-Potion appear/break sounds playing globally
- Fixed being able to capture points if using the Pain Train as a pumpkin (Community Fix by Skull)
- Replaced the "Collect a Halloween Pumpkin" contract objective with "Kill with a pumpkin bomb"
Updated ctf_medi_evil
- Increased timer to 10 minutes (previously 8 minutes)
- Removed overtime
- Replaced "Kill with a pumpkin bomb" contract objective with "Get 5 kills in a single life"

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Valve — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:04:00 +0000

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:

Scream Fortress XVIII has arrived!

Featuring 5 new community maps: HolyHell, Scarypass, Trainsawlaser, Medi-Evil, and Scaredy-Cat
Added the Haunted Hoard Case
- Contains 23 new community-created cosmetic items that make up the Haunted Hoard Collection
- Has a chance to give a taunt Unusualifier as a bonus item
Added 5 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store
- Taunt: Hippocratic Hypocrite
- Taunt: Showrunner's Spirit
- Taunt: Barrel Roll
- Taunt: One-Eyed Punt!
- Taunt: Sear You Later
Added 21 new community-created Unusual effects
- 11 new effects for Unusual hats
- 10 new effects for Unusual taunts
All players who launch the game will receive a Soul Gargoyle if they don't already have one
- Grants access to Merasmissions and Halloween item transmutations
- Tracks Merasmissions completed and souls collected
All Halloween Contracts have been reset, allowing them to be completed again
Added new Contracts for this year's featured community maps
Completing a Halloween Contract will give players a classic Halloween item and the chance for a Haunted Hoard Case
Continue last year's event by collecting the souls of dead players for your Soul Gargoyle by killing enemies, doing map objectives, or collecting the Soul Gargoyles that spawn in the maps
All cosmetic and taunt Cases will grant Halloween 2026 Unusual effects instead of their normal Unusual effects during the event. This does not include Crates.
Join Halloween matches by using the Special Events category in Casual
Scream Fortress XVIII runs through November 7th, 2026

General

Fixed ÜberCharge response rules not playing for Halloween items (community fix from robbilookatme)
Fixed missing lighting parameters for the Scottish Resistance materials (community fix from Lindon)
Fixed client crash related to missing HUDAutoAim element (community fix from flower)
Fixed TFBot crash related to moving control points (community fix from BetaM)
Fixed joining a new lobby while being revived locking up the camera (community fix from Vlad)
Fixed misplaced muzzle attachment for The AWPer Hand (community fix from dilbertron2)
Fixed the Pomson's kill icon bleeding into the Wrap Assassin's (community fix from Grampa Swood)
Fixed Spy disguising as a player without primary weapon (community fix from leemustache)
Fixed invalid Soul Gargoyle locations on Helltower (community fix from Kimmy)
Fixed bad computer_wall02b material (community fix from DiskIntegrity)
Added convars to control ready countdown (community fix from nemmy)
Fixed a bug where HUD item meters weren't always being cleared/loaded properly
Fixed cosmetics attached to ragdolls not cloaking with the ragdolls when killed with a weapon like Your Eternal Reward
Fixed crit boost material effect not working on several weapons
Added OnDropTeam1 and OnDropTeam2 outputs for item_teamflag
Fixed Summer 2024 Cosmetic Key and Summer 2024 Cosmetic Key backpack images
Updated style strings for the Chief Executor, Vested Investor's Vest, and Standing Offer
Updated The Hundekopf to fix a problem with the paint mask
Updated the Chief Executor
- Added style names
- Fixed style preview window orientation
- Added missing hat bodygroup to the third style
- Added style names for the Standing Offer and Vested Investors Vest
Updated the Handsome Ranger
- Updated UVs to prevent mipmapping with the paint region
- Increased the size of the cigarette in the "Off Duty" style
Updated the Long Shot
- Updated the textures to reduce the strength of the normal map & ambient occlusion
- Updated the backpack icon to reflect these change
Updated the Night Riders
- Updated the textures to reduce the strength of the normal map & ambient occlusion
- Updated the backpack icon to reflect these change
Updated The Lo-Fi Longwave logo to add a second style with the updated logo
Updated/Added some tournament medals
Updated the Standing Offer
- Fixed clipping issues
- Fixed a wrongly assigned UV
- Fixed paint texture issues
Updated the Vested Investor's Vest to fix some clippling issues
Updated Le Morne Uniforme to fix some LOD issues
Updated backpack images for Le Sapeur and Le Morne Uniforme
Updated Beaten and Bruised
- Optimized model exports, reducing file size
- Fixed location and rotation of the Style and Paint preview
- Improved head bandage geometry
- Reduced clipping with other cosmetics
- Reduced normal map compression artifacts on Pyro and Engineer's cracked lenses
- Updated textures, improving blue team texture variation
- Fixed Nightmare style selfillum not displaying as intended
- Updated backpack image
Updated Hard Hearing
- Optimized model exports, reducing file size
- Fixed location and rotation of the Style and Paint preview
- Reduced clipping with other cosmetics
- Fixed a gap above the brim on some classes
- Updated textures to better match class colors
- Adjusted phong values slightly
- Sniper now takes off his hat when melee taunting on the "Hearing Issue" style
Updated koth_sawmill_event to fix missing materials in the underworld
Updated ctf_2fort to fix inconsistent DX level setting for the grain_elevator01 prop (community fix from sonomahyenaz)
Updated cp_dustbowl to fix func_occluder problem in stage 3 (community fix from sonomahyenaz)
Updated cp_well to fix Engineers building in RED's forward spawn room (community fix from sonomahyenaz)
Updated pl_redwood
- Fixed visual stuttering on players using a zipline
- Fixed bug that would break client collision with certain entities
- Fixed zipline sounds being interrupted when the user fires their weapon
- Fixed some cases where ziplines would not take players in the desired direction
- Fixed the The Mantreads and The Thermal Thruster not dealing damage when landing on players after dismounting a zipline
- Dismounting a zipline while wielding The Winger now boosts jump height by 25%
- Reduced speed gained from dismounting a zipline shortly after shield charging
- Adjusted zipline dismount input to help prevent accidental early dismounts
Updated pd_mannsylvania
- Reduced duration of the Vampire Buff from 20 > 15 seconds
- Added a 5 second speed boost for players exiting Dracula's Castle
- Added additional player voice lines that can play upon exiting Dracula's Castle
- Removed some particle effects from the capture zone in Dracula's Castle for visual clarity
- Map now precaches audio on map load, this fixes a major stutter issue when entering Dracula's Castle for the first time (Thanks Aar!)
- Fixed players not being forced into melee in the ending sequence
- Fixed some issues with sound scripts calling sounds that don't exist
- Updated the texture on the resupply cabinets to help them stand out from the environment more
- Reduced the amount of edicts taken up by converting some dynamic objects into static ones
- Increased number of active pumpkin bombs on the map
- Lighting adjustments
- Minor visual tweaks
- Optimizations
Updated koth_demolition
- Replaced the health and ammo pack platforms with new ones made by Goobert
- Updated the control point to have a neutral version matching RED and BLU (thanks Goobert)
- Replaced the textures under the water to save file size
- Replaced the team logos and oil rig overlays with new ones
- Extended the space between the playable area and the invisible wall on the sea
- Removed a bit of brushwork on the crane to avoid players bonking against it when using the jump pad
- Moved the jump pad back a bit and gave it more strength
- Removed the last bits of func_nobuild on the crane platform
- Added two broken catwalks on the side of the crane platform
- Added a new broken catwalk behind both spawns alongside cover and a trimp spot
- Added a new shortcut on the radio towers connecting to the previously mentioned catwalk to give players another way out of spawn (Thanks ItJazzy for the suggestion)
- Added a set of catwalks hanging from the point platform under the point to add a new flank route for players (Thanks ItJazzy for the suggestion)
- Added a small health pack in the furnace rooms of each team
- Added decorative lights under the point
- Upgraded the health pack on the furnace room from medium to full
- Upgraded the health pack on the office building from small to medium
- Removed some ropes under the point
- Fixed some pipes fading too soon
- Fixed some weird collision near the spawns that messed with blast jumps
- Administrator now reacts when a player dies to the Evil Deer. Try at your own risk.
Updated zi_atoll, zi_blazehattan, zi_devastation_final1, zi_murky, zi_sanitarium, and zi_woods
- General Changes
  - Players can no longer be selected as a starting Zombie two rounds in a row
  - Dying during setup now respawns you instantly
  - Players who are dead or spectating when the round begins now considered infected
  - The B.A.S.E Jumper can now be deployed at any point in the round
  - Jumper weapons no longer have decreased max ammo
- Zombie Changes
  - New Feature: Zombie Spawn Picker
    - On respawn, Zombies will be able to manually choose which spawn point to spawn at
      - Pressing your left and right mouse inputs will cycle through all spawn points
      - Pressing your jump input will spawn you at your current spawn point
    - If no inputs are pressed, you will automatically respawn after a short time
  - Zombies are no longer ÜberCharged when respawning
  - Zombies can change class while picking a spawn point
- Zombies now drop a small ammo pack
- Zombies now receive Mini-Crits when the Zombie team is below the starting infection quota
- Updated Zombie viewmodel animations and removed view punch when attacking
- Updated Zombie playermodels and third person animations (thanks Coolchao Zhao!)
- Updated Zombie ability icons with polished art (thanks TheLazerSofa!)
- Respawning Zombies no longer play lightning visuals and thunder sounds
- Zombies no longer leave a trail of green footsteps, no longer emit green fog, and can now ragdoll
- Updated Zombie Engineer
  - Zombie Engineer has a new "Beacon" ability
    - Throw a toolbox to erect a beacon that Zombies can respawn at
    - Beacons are the default spawn point for Zombies in the new Spawn Picker feature
    - Beacons can be destroyed by Survivors
    - Each Zombie Engineer can only have one beacon active at a time
- Updated Zombie Spy
  - Zombie Spy has been given Zombie Engineer's old "EMP Grenade"
    - Like before, the EMP grenade will temporarily disable buildings around it after detonation
    - EMP Grenade blast highlights Survivors and buildings like the previous "Reveal" ability
    - No longer instantly detonates when directly hitting a building
    - Now takes half as long to detonate
    - Reveal and EMP duration changed from 6.5s to 5.5s
    - Reveal range changed from 1000HU to 900HU
    - EMP range changed from 500HU to 450HU
  - Max Health lowered to 125
  - Melee damage changed from 100% to 69%
- Updated Zombie Pyro
  - Zombie Pyro has a new "Sticky Spew" ability
    - Spew balls of tar at Survivors, coating them in disorienting liquid that hinders their movement-based weapons
  - No longer drops a medium health kit on death
  - Fire resistance changed from 100% to 70%
  - No longer ignites players on hit or deals bonus damage to burning Survivors
- Updated Zombie Heavy
  - Zombie Heavy has a new "Rock Hurl" ability
    - Grab a chunk of concrete from the ground, lift it, and heave it at Survivors
    - Survivors in the radius of the concrete get knocked back and take damage
    - Survivors directly hit by the concrete get stunned and take additional damage
    - Buildings hit by concrete are temporarily disabled
  - Added loud footsteps
  - Knockback resistance changed from 100% to 85%
  - Damage vs buildings changed from 120 to 90
  - No longer drops a medium health kit on death
- Updated Zombie Sniper
  - Spit can now settle on slopes, staircases, and rooftops
- Updated Zombie Demoman
  - Explosive Charge's channel period has full aim control
- Updated Zombie Soldier
  - Pouncing Zombie Soldiers now play a whistling falling sound
- Bug Fixes
  - Fixed Zombies sometimes being immune to headshots
  - Fixed a bug where Zombie Sniper's Spit would not create a puddle on impact with a building
  - Fixed Zombie Heavy's attack damaging through Bonk! Atomic Punch and ÜberCharge
  - Fixed Zombie Medic leaving dispensers behind when changing class, spectating or disconnecting
  - Fixed Survivors sometimes starting with no ammo or metal
  - Fixed "game_text" entities leaking when a player disconnects or changes class mid-respawn
  - Fixed the starting Zombie quota being able to select a spectator or a dead survivor
Updated zi_atoll (additional changes)
- Removed a zombie spawn beneath the cliff shack
- Returned full ammo pack in the turbine room
- Removed Uber effect from spawning zombies
Updated zi_blazehattan (additional changes)
- Reworked lighting and updated the visuals across the map
- Reworked zombie spawns to create safer zones for Survivors
- Reworked the grinder building and the evacuation center
- Removed fence in cargo crate pile to allow for more rotations
- Added more pickups across the map
- Cleaned up collisions
- Fixed Survivor respawn wave time being too long
- Reduced round timer from 210s to 180s
- Removed little nobuild zones from on top of various crates and barrels
- Optimization pass
Updated zi_devastation_final1 (additional changes)
- Added Zombie access to the surface above the parking garage, allowing them to drop down onto higher floors
- Simplified and clarified Zombie spawns
- Added Survivor access to third floor vents corridor
- Removed nobuild triggers from third floor cars
- Brightened dark corners
- Lowered the water in the parking lot bottom floor
Updated zi_murky (additional changes)
- The previously condemned Mudpuppy clearance tunnels are now opened
- Mudpuppy spawn points have been removed and moved to the docks
- Reduced some pickup spawns
- Decreased fog and lightened ambient lighting for improved visibility
- Lowered volume of soundscape effects
- Cleaned, fixed, added, and decluttered collisions around the map
- Merged props to improve performance
- Updated water visuals and removed expensive reflection effects
- Adjusted pumpkin bomb spawns
Updated zi_sanitarium (additional changes)
- Removed outside ladder access to the roof. You'll have to take the stairs.
- Removed Uber effect from spawning zombies
- Removed access to sloped roof adjacent to the sanitarium rooftop
- Removed a wooden barrier near the upstairs bathroom
- Removed some wooden plank walkways connecting several balconies
- Fixed being able to attack through window frames
- Fixed bad clipping and stuck spots around wooden scaffolding
- Shortened Far Z clip plane for optimization
- Added "Ding" noise when the elevator arrives at its location
Updated zi_woods (additional changes)
- Updated Zombie spawn zones
- Reworked the boathouse roof
- Terraformed cliffs around the lake
- Added access to raised terrain platforms
- Added health and ammo platform in the wooded pathway to the docks
- Added clipping to tall rock spires
- Brightened some dark spots of the forest
- Made the airboat easier to jump over and into
- Increased round timer from 120s to 160s
- Optimization pass

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Valve — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:22:00 +0000

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:

Updated Taxi Cabbed war paint
- Fixed mip settings on the stickers
- Fixed using the incorrect wear texture
Updated/Added some tournament medals
Updated koth_dryfield
- Fixed the teleporter prison exploit
- Fixed the broken geometry of the RED hut near the point
- Attempt to fix a flying RED roof spotted from afar
- Fixed the watercooler facing the wall
- Improved access to the balcony section to make jumping easier
- Added many missing player clip

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Valve — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:25:00 +0000

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 missing sound for Taunt: Circuit Breaker
Renamed "Northern Nights" Summer 2026 Unusual effect to "Polar Prism"
Updated the Floral Growth Unusual effect to fix orientation/position problems
Updated the Bald Spotter
- Adjusted vertex normals and diffuse on head
- Adjusted normals and specular on head mirror
- Reduced mesh size slightly toward the front and back of the head
- Fixed some facial flexes
- Reduced texture size of lens
Updated the Surgical Shroud
- Fixed vertex normal issue on coat
- Adjusted Phongfresnelranges on mirror to improve envmap effect
- Reduced texture size of mirror
Updated/Added some tournament medals
Updated koth_dusker to globally improve lighting in outdoor areas for better team recognition
Updated cp_premuda
- Fixed conflicting files leading to crashes
- Fixed several spawn room errors
- Adjusted respawn-times to make capping easier
- Adjusted sound timings and volume
- Brightened up dark spaces and tunnels
- Smaller changes all around the map to improve game flow
- Miscellaneous visual and clipping bugs fixed

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Valve — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 21:59:51 +0000

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Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Valve — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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:

Updated the Beachcomber's Brim to fix an incorrect material
Updated Taunt: The Circuit Breaker
- Fixed incorrect team color on prop
- Fixed orphaned particles
Updated the Inglorious Patriot
- Adjusted the normal map and refined the colors
- Improved the weighting on the bottom pockets
- Updated the backpack icon
Updated pl_redwood
- Fixed various lighting issues
- Zipline dismount jump speed now ramps up from 1.1x base class speed to 1.8x
- Decreased delay before a player can dismount a zipline by jumping from 0.6s to 0.25s
- Decreased delay before a player can dismount a zipline by crouching from 0.3s to 0.1s
- Fixed players who dismount a zipline in mid-air not receiving mini-crits from the Direct Hit and Reserve Shooter
- Fixed the B.A.S.E. Jumper's parachute deploying while using a zipline
Updated koth_camp_saxton
- Vastly improved optimization. Further investigation is ongoing.
- Tweaked log-and-netting walls along the central shore for clearer definition
- Fixed several instances of minor prop clipping
- Fixed players getting stuck on the wood-carved Saxtons
- Improved clipping throughout

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Valve — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:13:00 +0000

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:

Updated the Beachcomber's Brim to add a second style that was originally missed
Updated the Northern Nights, Umbral Lights, and Solar Singed Unusual effects to fix a naming conflict
Updated the Blissful Butterflies and Wispful Wings Unusual effects to fix visibility issues
Updated the Hard Hearing to fix truncated style names
Updated backpack image for the Pyro's Overalls to fix the alpha channel
Updated the Sandwich Diner and Sideshow war paints to fix the alpha channels
Updated the Team Union war paint to remove a few rogue pixels

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Valve — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:18:00 +0000

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:

Summer 2026!

Featuring 6 new community maps: Dryfield, Camp Saxton, Shorelight, Redwood, Premuda, and Mojave
Added the Summer 2026 Cosmetic Case
- Contains 24 new community-contributed items
- Has a chance to give a taunt Unusualifier as a bonus item
Added 4 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store
- Taunt: The Circuit Breaker
- Taunt: Buffoon's Bivouac
- Taunt: Faux-calization
- Taunt: Friendly Fire
Added 12 new community-created Unusual effects
- 7 new effects for Unusual hats
- 5 new effects for Unusual taunts
Added the Summer 2026 War Paint Case
- Contains 10 new community-created War Paints that make-up the Summer 2026 Collection
- Has a chance to give a taunt Unusualifier as a bonus item
All cosmetic and taunt cases will grant Summer 2026 Unusual effects instead of their normal Unusual effects during the Summer event. This does not include crates.
The Summer event runs through September 15th, 2026

General

Security and stability improvements
Fixed bad alpha channel for The Creature's Grin, Rocket Operator, The Bountiful Bow, The Alternative Medicine Mann, and The Candyman's Cap (community fix from Chickenman456)
Fixed the "Neo Tokyo" warpaint on the BLU team not matching the RED team because the alpha channel was incorrect (community fix from Whurrhurr)
Fixed bad alpha channel for the Pile of End of the Line Key Gifts' backpack icon (community fix from Grampa Swood)
Fixed Stat Clock model attaching incorrectly on dropped weapons (community fix from rabscootle)
Fixed Stat Clock values always displaying '0' on world models (community fix from rabscootle)
Fixed intel carrier glow disappearing when Spy cloaks (community fix from shockpast)
Fixed bad alpha channel for Voodoo Juju's backpack icon (community fix from DiskIntegrity)
Fixed Silver Botkiller Mk.I having cubemapping in the wrong area due to a VMT error (community fix from Whurrhurr)
Fixed misspelling on cp_well's BLU rocket clamp texture (community fix from DiskIntegrity)
Fixed wrong paths in soundscript events for some taunts (community fix from robbilookatme)
Fixed Spy control point response rules lines playing when disguised/invisible (community fix from Churkinator)
Fixed weapon Unusual effects (community fix from Cipherlock and rune)
- Fixed particles being orphaned after death
- Fixed the Energy Orb Unusual effect desyncing from the weapon when the player moves too sharply
Fixed effects flooding the screen when spectating a dead teammate in first person with an unusual weapon (community fix from RGBACatlord)
Fixed missing coin effect for HOUWAR's second style (community fix from DiskIntegrity)
Fixed outdated description for the Splendid Screen (community fix from Grampa Swood)
Trimmed delay at the start of the sound file for the Panic Attack's shooting sound
Fixed the Engineer not being able to move for a few seconds after using Taunt: Cheers!
Updated cp_powerhouse to fix collision problem with crates on final control points
Updated cp_fortezza
- Reworked interior of shack building next to Point A
- Rebalanced ammo packs around Point A
- Improved visuals across the map
- Made rotation for shortcut path shorter
Updated koth_blowout
- Prevent sentry guns from being built inside a prop under the stairs in the maintenance room
- Visual changes to improve clarity and consistency

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Valve — Mon, 25 May 2026 16:09:00 +0000

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 crash related to wearables leaking when weapons are dropped (community fix from Sean McGeehan)

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Valve — Fri, 22 May 2026 22:29:00 +0000

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 crash related to KeyValues
Fixed Mk.II Botkiller eyes not glowing in the dark (community fix from Whurrhurr)
Fixed Halloween spell attribute text being grayed out during full moons (community fix from FrozenDragon)
Fixed attachments on dropped weapons having broken textures for certain war paints and skins (community fix from Piogre)
Fixed automatic "Control Point Lost" lines not playing (community fix from robbilookatme)
Fixed spacing issues for item descriptions (community fix from DiskIntegrity)
Fixed many cases where Spy disguises were broken (community fix from Sean McGeehan)
Fixed The Fancy Spellbook's large backpack icon not matching the small version
Updated VScript to allow set damage for force calc (community fix from doclic)
Updated the Snow Merc to count as an assister in the death notice
Updated the prop for Taunt: Dead Mann's Drink to fix a problem with LODs
Updated the Die Regime-Panzerung to add a 'No Bullets' style
Updated/Added some tournament medals
Updated the Mann of the Hour
- Restored missing rim mask
- Made shapekeys for a few problematic face flexes
- Replaced incorrect normal map
- Altered hair mesh to ensure compatibility with Voodoo-Cursed Scout Soul
- Updated backpack icon to represent above changes
Updated koth_demolition
- Fixed some lighting issues with the pipes next to the control point
- Replaced some textures in the radio rooms
- Added a clipbrush on the radio rooms to avoid players getting stuck when going in the air (thanks Big Wiggy)
- Reworked the nobuild on the crane platform to allow Engineers to build on the concrete area (thanks Uncle Dane)
- Fixed a leftover prop being inside a wall
- Fixed a texture in the jumppad using the wrong cubemap
- Made the catwalk behind the office building a bit bigger
- Added a clipbrush to the pipes on the furnace rooms so players can climb up to the barrels
Updated plr_hacksaw and plr_hacksaw_event
- Removed attic balconies overlooking the capture zone
- Moved a small pickup location into the attic
- Fixed clipping errors
Updated cp_process_final
- Fixed various collision issues across the map
  - Most of these involved changing existing collision from player_clip to bullet_block to prevent splash damage from getting caught on small pieces of level geometry
  - Some of these involved closing off open areas where explosions could vanish
  - Some of these involved making collision areas more clear by including new geometry to better indicate what would collide and what wouldn't
- Increased skybox height across the map to be consistent with other 5CP maps
- Changed the small prop pipes at last to be nonsolid, but still block stickies
  - Players should be able to cleanly walk and jump along these pipes without getting stuck
  - Additionally, rockets and other explosions should collide cleanly through the pipes so they don't block splash damage
  - Stickies will adhere to the pipes as expected, rather than clipping through and being hidden by the pipe model
- Changed the level geometry around the large pipes on the ground near the last control point. They are now enclosed in glass and have a layer of bullet block so that collision is correct.
- Increased the height of numerous doors across the entire map. Players should be able to jump normally through the door without hitting their heads.
- Removed some rocks near the angled ramp at 2nd and replaced them with crates
- Added angled player clipping underneath some of the large awnings at middle to prevent players from getting stuck under the awnings
- Made exterior fences more consistent with the bounding of the level
- Changed some metal textures to better match the mirrored symmetry of the level
- Added some additional detail behind the starting spawn room
- Cleaned up the displacements in the middle and second to better handle splash damage, and reduced the amount of grass poking through concrete
- Replaced some small pipes at the 2nd spire to make a more consistent platform
- Made many existing light props nonsolid to prevent movement issues
  - Most were already nonsolid, but this should make most props consistent
Updated cp_metalworks
- Fixed various collision issues across the map
  - Most of these involved changing existing collision from player_clip to bullet_block to prevent splash damage from getting caught on small pieces of level geometry
- Changed the level geometry at last to have more consistent collision
  - While there are small gaps and holes in the windows/doors of the new bunker and the stack of wood/chickenwire, they are covered with bullet block to prevent collision issues
- Changed the way shadows work on certain walls throughout the map to prevent shadows leaking through
- Redesigned the second forward spawn for both teams. The spawn has now moved back and into a larger hut structure in the yard before the second control point.
- Increased the door size of the first forward spawn
- The various small door brushes throughout the map have been turned into func_brushes and have had collision turned off so they don't catch splash
- Made adjustments to the truck ramp at middle. The ramp is now a displacement, which should catch splash damage correctly and allow player to walk up to the wall cleanly.
- Changed the collision around the very tall light poles throughout the map. Players should no longer get caught on them while in midair (but they still can't land on top of them).
- Fixed a section of displacement where players could get stuck in the ground
- Slight visual tweaks throughout the level

Left 4 Dead - Update

Valve — Wed, 06 May 2026 18:02:00 +0000

An update has been released for Left 4 Dead:

- Fixed several exploits that could be used to crash servers or remote players.

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Valve — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:32:00 +0000

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 client crash related to material proxies
Fixed Scout.NegativeVocalization04 sounds in Mann vs. Machine not playing because of a typo in the volume (community fix from That Hat Guy)
Fixed The Spy-cicle not using its icicle lightwarp (community fix from BreavyTF2)
Updated material for cp_coldfront to fix compression issue
Updated the prop for Taunt: Heartbreaker to fix a missing material
Updated koth_demolition
- Fixed a player clip on the helipad allowing players to stand outside the playable area (thanks Midnite)
- Fixed some player clip pixel walks on some doors
- Fixed a blockbullets floating above BLU spawn (thanks True_Boredom)

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Valve — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:03:00 +0000

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 issue where players could impersonate TF2 system messages by exploiting color control codes
Fixed a bug where certain custom maps would not load assets correctly on Linux
Fixed some crashes relating to singleplayer TF2 SDK mods
Fixed a memory leak on long running servers related to dynamic models
Fixed client crash related to invalid D3D texture flag
Fixed hearing teleporter spin sound when carried (community fix from Brandon Little)
Fixed objects sometimes using the incorrect activity when being placed (community fix from Brandon Little)
Improved Medi Gun heal target selection to prioritize teammate directly under crosshair when teammates are close together (community fix from wget)
Improved targetid selection to replicate Medi Gun heal target selection (community fix from wget)
Added missing Steam Controller inputs for loadout menus (community fix from Ashetf2)
Fixed 3D HUD using the incorrect animations while holding the PASS Time ball (community fix from gidi30)
Fixed network state changes for player condition vars (community fix from ficool2)
Fixed sentry rockets not sending the object_deflected game event when deflected (community fix from The Fatcat)
Fixed Stat Clocks not drawing correctly in UI using playermodelpanel (community fix from rabscootle)
Fixed flipped initial pitch/yaw on thirdperson switch (community fix from ficool2)
Fixed Short Circuit projectile offset ignoring cl_flipviewmodels (community fix from birchish)
Fixed Dragon's Fury fireballs having incorrect projectile path (community fix from wget)
Fixed for mismatched cl_flipviewmodels values between client and server (community fix from birchish)
Fixed cloak and rage meters being mispredicted (community fix from ficool2)
Fixed prediction issues with Spy watches and cloak (community fix from ficool2)
Fixed Casual doors player list sometimes using wrong size (community fix from nemmy)
Fixed missing alpha mask for generator_01 (community fix from BreavyTF2)
Fixed BuildingRescueLevel proxy overwriting TextureScroll on Rescue Ranger oscilloscope (community fix from Voids29)
Fixed Botkiller team color bugs (community fix from DiskIntegrity)
Fixed Scout.NegativeVocalization04 sound not playing because of a typo in the volume
Renamed sd_marshlands to htf_marshlands (hold the flag) to accurately describe its game mode
Updated the Festivizer model for The Overdose to fix a problem with the LODs
Updated the Mann of the Hour to make the hair blend better with the hat and Scout's skin
Updated/Added some tournament medals
Updated The Bare Necessities to fix not moving correctly while taunting
Updated the rigging for The Headliner to fix the pocket and tie stretching during some taunts and default poses
Updated alpha channel for Hydro water texture to remove inconsistencies
Updated the Case of the Blues
- Updated rigging to fix intense stretching during taunt poses
- Updated materials to look less flat
Updated the taunt prop for Taunt: Heartbreaker
- Updated the materials to add ambient occlusion
- Updated the phong and rim lighting to show albedo tint
- Updated the materials to add more depth
- Updated the model to fix missing faces
- Updated the model to fix stretching on lower LODs
Updated pl_frontier_final to fix invisible func_detail water near BLU spawn (community fix from ObsoleteGuy)
Updated cp_frostwatch to fix first point death pit being survivable with ÜberCharges on Stage 1
Updated cp_manor_event to fix invisible func_detail water near BLU spawn (community fix from ObsoleteGuy)
Updated koth_demolition
- Updated map lighting to make it more like a sunset, as well as giving it a more golden color
- Replaced the models used for the capture point lights with a different one which has better collision and illumination
- Reworked the capture point platform to give it a stronger design
- Reworked all the catwalks to give them a more stylized look
- Reworked the lighting in all the furnace rooms to make them less dark and have a more neutral look
- Reverted a previous change to the capture point team change steam whistle
- Removed all ambient_generics near the furnaces and fire pipe
- Reworked the soundscapes to make them more efficient and work properly
- Reworked the control room of the crane to give it a better design
- Reworked some ropes from the crane to give them a better look
- Fixed some props fading out incorrectly
- Fixed ships in the 3d skybox casting shadows
- Fixed cubemaps missing on parts of the map
- Fixed reflective surfaces not having a cubemap attached to them
- Added a 128x128 cubemap on the control point so it is more reflective (thanks Zythe)
- Improved water cubemaps
- Restructured the spawn platform so players spawn looking at the shortcut, and don't need to pull a U-turn to exit spawn (thanks Lizard of Oz)
- Improved the visuals on the spawn platform to fit the previous change
- Fixed a blockbullets allowing players to stand on the exterior side of the helipads (thanks Yazoo)

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Valve — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 23:57:00 +0000

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:

Updated the Team Recognition Unusual effect to fix a console warning
Updated The Fists of Steel to use the RED team version for the backpack image
Updated backpack images for Festivized versions of The Killing Gloves of Boxing, The Gloves of Running Urgently, The Apoco-Fists, and The Fists of Steel
Updated 2koth_abbey to fix the Engineer being able to build in the respawn room rafters
Updated cppl_gavle
- Significant optimization pass, especially around the first point
- Fixed a large number of small visual issues
- Fixed some clipping issues/ bugs around the map
Updated pd_nutcracker
- Fixed out of bound exploit at BLU spawn
- Adjusted clipping outside of RED spawn
- Fixed misaligned fence prop in BLU lounge
- Added nobuild to middle route on both sides
- Removed steps from Pipe rooms and adjusted clipping
- Minor detailing and clipping adjustments
- Fixed Nutcracker voice being cut off at start of round

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Valve — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:10:00 +0000

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:

Added smoke effect to the Scrooge McCrocket
Fixed prediction error when crouch jumping (community fix from ficool2)
Updated the Snow Dome Unusual effect to decrease brightness and opacity of the glass and floor textures
Updated the Festive Fleece to fix LOD issues
Updated the Puncher's Polar Puffer to fix some skinning issues
Updated The Conscientious Objector to fix missing material parameters (community fix from Lindon)
Updated koth_winter_ridge to fix a collision error with projectiles on the dead tree at mid
Updated 2koth_abbey
- Fixed small gaps in doorways outside of spawn
- Updated tall crates to add nobuild triggers and make it more obvious they cannot be stood on
- Updated clipping in the river
- Fixed Snipers wearing the Razorback being immune to freezing

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Valve — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:38:00 +0000

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 minor z-fighting issue with the Wrap Assassin Festivizer
Fixed the Taunt: The Critical Fail ending at the incorrect time for the Medic
Updated the Hard Carry Unusual effect to fix detachment issues when using the "adjust unusual" slider
Updated the Scorching Sensation and Burning Sensation Unusual effects to improve visibility in bright areas
Updated the Team Recognition Unusual effect to fix a problem with the parent-child particle system
Updated the Frostfire, Spectrum Inferno, and Chromatic Blaze Unusual effects to fix issues with the trail and brightness
Updated the Cryogenic Unusual effect to fix obscuring parts of the characters
Updated the Air Head to fix a problem with mipmapping
Updated 2koth_abbey
- Fixed broken cliff displacements
- Swapped expensive water for cheap water to improve FPS
- Various fixes and improvements
Updated plr_matterhorn
- Fixed hole in spawn barrier (thanks Ctena!)
- Fixed a desync issue with lifts (thanks Skin King!)
- Disabled team swap on new round
- Clipping improvements
- Bread optimization

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Valve — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:52:00 +0000

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:

Happy Smissmas 2025!

All players who play TF2 during the event will receive a Stuffed Stocking as a gift! Stockings contain goodies for good little Mercenaries.
Featuring 6 new community maps: Nutcracker, Sidewinder, Abbey, Winter Ridge, Matterhorn, and Gavle (pronounced yeah-vleh)
Added the Winter 2025 Cosmetic Case
- Contains 23 new community-contributed items
- The Festivizer can be found as a bonus drop when opening the case
Added 3 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store
- Taunt: The Critical Fail
- Taunt: Dead Mann's Drink
- Taunt: Chairholder
Added 20 new community-created Unusual effects
- 11 new effects for Unusual hats
- 9 new effects for Unusual taunts
Added lots of weapons to the list that can be Festivized (community-created changes!)
Added community-created Smissmas material for the beach ball
All cosmetic and taunt cases will grant Smissmas 2025 Unusual effects instead of their normal Unusual effects during the event. This does not include crates.
Mann Co. Store winter sale!
Smissmas runs through January 7th, 2026

General

Added 'No Bullets' style for The Gift Bringer
Fixed The Accursed Apparition hiding the Scout's headphones
Updated the Sizzling Aroma and Toxic Aroma Unusual effects to fix problems with DirectX80
Updated the Backbiter's Billycock backpack icon to reflect RED team version
Updated the El Gigante's Gunbelt to fix a problem with the LODs
Updated the Seamann's Stubble to fix an issue with the materials
Updated/Added some tournament medals
Updated cp_cowerhouse
- Updated some custom props with further optimizations
- Added playerclip "ladder" to both trucks' rear bed to make climbing more consistent/predictable
Updated ctf_doublecross_event
- Fixed out of bounds bug (Thanks Dr.TwentyTwo!)
- Fixed a few minor visual glitches
Updated cp_gravelpit_snowy
- Added a screenshake effect to the laser gun finale
- Adjusted holiday events to reduce edict count
Fixed model panels not encoding pose parameter values (community fix from copperpixel)
Fixed Halloween spell projectiles not adjusting to flipped view models (community fix from copperpixel)
Network player's handedness preference to spectators (community fix from copperpixel)
Fixed Ullapool Caber explosions not counting as melee kills and ignoring damage/radius attributes (community fix from Bitl)
Fixed disposable sentries playing denial sound for useful wrench hits (community fix from AJMickey)
Fixed Armageddon Pyro taunt not properly cleaning up all particle systems (community fix from Churkinator)
Fixed logo spinner from breaking after prolonged rotation (community fix from Horiuchi)
Fixed Minigun not spinning, or spinning very slowly, outside of first-person (community fix from wget)
Fixed broken view model after switching from the Medi Gun while healing someone (community fix from Vlad)
Allow server admins to change powerup mode convars without forcing cheats to be enabled (community fix from Pieter Bijl)
Replaced bitwise or operator in CHealthAmmoKit (community fix from CosminPerRam)
Fixed MoveableSubPanel showing in Sentry targetID panel while dead (community fix from Horiuchi)
Fixed tracer rounds from rifles not being affected by cl_flipviewmodels (community fix from birchish)
Fixed Pyrovision nullifying other voice pitch attributes (community fix from LizardOfOz)
Fixed being able to throw the Gas Passer through walls (community fix from Bakugo)
Fixed IncrementAmmo removing ammo if m_iClip1 was already at Max capacity (community fix from kingofings)
Added TF-specific search path tags to TF mod gameinfo (community fix from Thomas Kain)
Fixed view punch not being interpolated (community fix from ficool2)
Fixed disguise_on_backstab not functioning for stab targets that become ghosts (community fix from FlaminSarge)
Fixed chat input using chat_party instead of chat_say_party (community fix from gaelcoral)
Fixed overlapping footstep sound when in the third person view (community fix from TheNotoriousFrogposter)
Ensure no buffer overflows when sscanf to char buffer (community fix from Dmitry Tsarevich)
Fixed players sometimes getting stuck in team unassigned when joining a server (community fix from Bakugo)
Fixed sentry gun not performing rocket fire animation when Wrangler controlled (community fix from Horiuchi)
Allow impulse 101 on The Ullapool Caber (community fix from alvei)
Fixed disguise kit resetting multiple times in high ping situations (community fix from nosoop)
Fixed Detonator jumps not being considered self-dmg jumps (community fix from mastercoms)
Fixed Detonator making world-detonation sound when attempting to fire underwater (community fix from FlaminSarge)
Removed knockback-attribute-specific animation overrides for CTFScattergun (community fix from FlaminSarge)
Fixed net_graph not rounding interp to nearest tick (community fix from treacherousfiend)
Fixed broken class select animation for The Soda Popper (community fix from Piogre)
Fixed $envmap parameter using the wrong mask for The Solemn Vow (community fix from Churkinator)
Fixed barbell prop not using phong (community fix from Churkinator)
Fixed the Kill-a-Watt and Terror-Watt Unusual effects sometimes stretching (community fix from Ronald_D_D)
Fixed Disco Beat Down Unusual effect growing in size when viewed from large distances (community fix from Ron Friedman)
Fixed MatchMakingTooltip label using the wrong alignment setting (community fix from Squid-Eevee)
Fixed training mode HIT! material alpha channel (community fix from DiskIntegrity)
Fixed Bear Necessities not using its normal map (community fix from Churkinator)
Fixed prediction errors with modified player gravity (community fix from ficool2)
Fixed render box of tf_flame_manager using wrong vectors (community fix from by Hamn)
Updated the Energy Orb Unusual effect (community fix from Cipherlock)
- Fixed particles being orphaned
- Fixed Medi Gun view model using the third-person particles

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Valve — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:55:00 +0000

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:

Reverted recent Thermal Thruster change

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Valve — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 23:37:00 +0000

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 regression in itemtest
Fixed some Botkiller Flame Thrower weapons not drawing the pilot light
Fixed crash in CEntityBird::SpawnRandomBirds caused by recent change (GitHub fix from Bitl)
Fixed collection checklists incorrectly marking some items as 'owned' (GitHub fix from rabscootle)
Fixed Vaccinator resist icons persisting when a player changes team (GitHub fix from Bakugo)
Fixed memory leak in sprite model (GitHub fix from CosminPerRam)
Fixed memory leak in server browser blacklist check (GitHub fix from CosminPerRam)
Fixed exit teleporters not using mult_teleporter_recharge_rate attribute (GitHub fix from The Fatcat)
Fixed Thermal Thruster passives not being removed if it's unequipped during use or player is a Medic (GitHub fix from Bakugo)
Reverted Gas Passer respawn room fixes (GitHub fix from Bitl)
Updated CTeamControlPoint to allow null caller on SetOwner input (GitHub fix from megascatterbomb)
Updated CTFBot to allow use of the Wrap Assassin's alt-fire (GitHub fix from Bitl)
Updated/Added some tournament medals