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Eric Smith ✆
10:45 AM (1 minute ago)
to Half-Life, Half-Life, hlds_announce
We've released mandatory updates to Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source, and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch. The notes for the updates are below.
-Eric
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Source Engine Changes (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM)
- Added ConVars sv_rcon_maxpacketsize and sv_rcon_maxpacketbans to allow server admins to control the maximum RCON packet size and whether or not users get banned for exceeding that limit. The defaults reflect the existing behavior.
- Fixed not being able to import custom spray images on Macs
- Fixed Macs cancelling http map downloads that take longer than 30 seconds
Team Fortress 2
- Added Pyrovision!
- Added new game mode Special Delivery and map Doomsday!
- Friendly players glow when carrying the flag
- Fixed rare cases where flag could fall out of the world
- Fixed cases where the Payload HUD looked like the cart is still on a hill when it isn't
- Fixed cases where some clients didn't receive broadcasts about long continuous particle effects being started or stopped
- Updated the HTML renderer for displaying server MOTD
- Votes created by a dedicated server no longer trigger a failed vote cooldown
- Fixed map triggered annotation events not working on dedicated servers
- Fixed the game crashing if tempents are created that use invalid materials
- Using a Name Tag while in game notifies everyone of the name change
- Fixed Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected not tracking grenade and sentry rocket deflections
- Added new items
* City on Fire item sets
* Pyroland weapons and cosmetics
* Community-contributed cosmetic items for all classes
* Mysterious treasures have been incinerated, but are now craftable
* Added crafting recipe for Pile of Ash
* Scorched Keys are now available in the store for a limited time
* New promo item
- Weapon balancing changes
* Gloves of Running Urgently
* Removed self-damage over time penalty
* Heavy takes mini-crits while active and for 3 seconds after switching away
* Attack damage penalty reduced from -50% to -25%
* Tomislav
* Spin-up speed bonus reduced from +40% to +10%
* Quick-Fix
* Medic mirrors blast jump of their heal target
* Crusader's Crossbow
* Reload speed time reduced by +40%
* Cozy Camper
* Regenerates 1 heath per second
* Reduced movement penalty from -90% to -80%
* Sticky Jumper and Rocket Jumper
* Added 'flying' sound to blast jumps
* The Concheror
* Changed rage building source from "damage done and damage received" to only "damage done"
* Increased the rate at which Rage builds for this item by +25%
* The Equalizer
* Removed player move speed modification and added it to a new item named The Escape Plan
* All owners of the Equalizer will be automatically granted The Escape Plan
* Crit-a-Cola
* Added +25% increased movement speed while active
* Increased duration from 6 to 8 seconds
* Atomic Bonk
* Increased duration from 6 to 8 seconds
* All Flamethrowers
* Increased base damage by +10%.
* Backburner
* Removed +10% damage bonus attribute
* Note: Because of base damage increase, damage remains unchanged
* Degreaser
* Added -10% damage penalty attribute
* Note: Because of base damage increase, damage remains unchanged
* Phlogistinator
* Damage defense while taunting reduced from -90% to -75%
- Item bug fixes
* Fixed sentry sometimes spawning in shielded mode while the Wrangler was equipped, but not deployed
* Improved visual and audio cues for when the Manmelter is ready to fire
* Fixed Manmelter being able to earn crits via friendly Pyro self-damage
* Fixed Scotch Bonnet's blue team skin not showing
* Fixed Unarmed Combat's taunt not working
* Unarmed Combat's color now matches the team using it
* Fixed the Apparition's Aspect showing a burning texture in DX8
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