The page has updated for the last time today; the update has been released. Yesterday’s poll saw that the “Force-a-Nature” will be unlocked first, followed by the Sandman, and finally the energy drink. There have been a few other changes, including something I have been wanting for a long time- the ability to change the weapon that your disguised class is holding when playing as Spy. This means that we’ll need to start Spy-checking everyone, rather than just those with their primary weapon out. See the full release notes after the jump.

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

New features

* Added The Force-A-Nature, The Sandman, and Bonk!
* Added 35 new Scout achievements
* Added crit boosted on/off sound effects
* Added new sounds for upgraded teleporters
* Added new sound for a fully charged medic dying
* Add bonus points section to scores
o Scouts earn a bonus point for killing Medics who are actively healing a target
* Added several new speech concepts, mostly hooked up to new Scout lines
* Added new “Remember last weapon between lives” option to the Multiplayer Advanced dialog
* Spies can now control which weapon the enemy team sees them holding. Hitting the “last disguise” key while disguised updates the disguise to show the Spy’s currently held weapon
* Added several new Arena mode announcer speech events.
* Added “First Blood” to Arena mode
* Removed 2x item respawn times in arena
* Changed backstab handling to fix facestabs
* Spies disguised as enemy team can now see player IDs for enemies

New maps

* Added community maps: cp_egypt, arena_watchtower, and cp_junction
* Updated cp_fastlane with Arttu’s new version

Mapmaker requests

* Added new input for forward speed modifier to FuncTrainTrain
* Added TeleportToPathTrack input to func_tracktrain

Bugfixes

* Fixed a bug where players would sometimes gib from non-gib damage kills
* Fixed stat screen showing an entry for a class called “map.”
* Fixed item model panels not using team skins
* Fixed obscure bug where spectators were able to carry the flag

Update: Needtocontrol pointed this out; there’s been a small update to fix some bugs:

Gameplay changes:
- Removed the damage reduction against non-stunned enemies on the new bat
- Players with full health can now pick up dropped sandviches

Fixes:
- Reverted the change that treated chat text starting with / as a command instead of passing it through as chat
- Fixed a crash related to baseball impacts
- Fixed the Heavy’s hands disappearing when he’s stunned while wearing the KGB
- Fixed the BONK! particles appearing in the air when the bat’s taunt kill is used on a target
- Fixed Force-A-Nature description not fitting inside the item window
- Fixed the Axtinguisher

Tags: day, scout, steam, Team-Fortress-2, tf2, Update, Valve

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5 Comments » Hert on February 25, 2009 3:04 pm Where’s my XBOX 360 update! :-/ Sam Naylor on February 25, 2009 3:15 pm I’ll report it as soon as they announce it, Hert :) needtocontrol on February 26, 2009 4:23 am And what about the PS3 one! Don’t worry Sam, that was a joke :o) Update for the update (new taunt kill for the scout as well, or at least it’s mentioned in the fixes)… Gameplay changes: - Removed the damage reduction against non-stunned enemies on the new bat - Players with full health can now pick up dropped sandviches Fixes: - Reverted the change that treated chat text starting with / as a command instead of passing it through as chat - Fixed a crash related to baseball impacts - Fixed the Heavy’s hands disappearing when he’s stunned while wearing the KGB - Fixed the BONK! particles appearing in the air when the bat’s taunt kill is used on a target - Fixed Force-A-Nature description not fitting inside the item window - Fixed the Axtinguisher needtocontrol on February 26, 2009 4:41 am Also, just to clarify, I used to play it on the PS3, so the above wasn’t meant as a dig against anyone, except EA I suppose :o) Sam Naylor on February 26, 2009 8:33 am Updated :) RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.