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August 14, 2021 — TF2 Team

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On the other side of RGL.gg, Invite Highlander finalists Man Crush Monday and Don’t Press Tab will face-off on August 16th, at 9:30 PM EDT, for the $1,024 prize pool! Watch the match live on RGL.gg’s official Twitch channel.

With the RGL.gg 2021 Summer seasons coming to an end, registrations for the Fall seasons of Traditional 6v6 and Highlander will be opening soon. If you’re interested in participating in RGL.gg, please check the RGL.gg website and Discord server for information and updates. Now is a great time to try out competitive TF2 if you’ve never tried it. RGL.gg is the largest league in North America. As a bonus, participants will receive in-game medals!

Casual.TF’s Scholar Support

April 20, 2021 — TF2 Team

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The Grand Finals are already on their way for RGL.gg’s Spring 2021 events. Teams have fought hard all season to earn their spot in the playoffs brackets, and only two teams now remain in the 6v6 format. Finalists Froyotech and GlobalClan Ice will be facing off for $12,000 on April 22nd at 11 PM EDT! Watch the match live on RGL.gg’s official Twitch channel!

Are you eager to know more about the competitive scene? Don’t have enough time to catch up on all the news through multiple sources? RGL.gg’s video team has recently launched a new series called The Dispatch on the league’s YouTube channel. Tune in to the weekly show to learn more about league standings, community news from all across Team Fortress 2, and much more.

The Spring 2021 events might be coming to an end, but don’t worry! If you’re looking to join the fun, it will resume in May for off-season cups, which are one-time events hosted by the league for testing purposes and to promote new content. Keep an eye out for an announcement on The Dispatch or through RGL.gg’s website.

Operation: Digital Directive

June 14, 2021 — TF2 Team

TFConnect is back with another action-packed, content-filled charity livestream event — but this time, instead of taking place during the harsh, unforgiving months of winter, they’re coming at you during the scorching, equally as unforgiving months of summer!

The Midsummer Mashup is a weekend-long charity fundraising livestream taking place during the weekend of June 26-27th, starting at 6pm BST / 1pm EDT, and is focused around the Team Fortress 2 community in support of Stop AAPI Hate, an organization that responds to incidents of hate and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

They’re going to have your favorite content creators playing PropHunt and Freak Fortress, as well as interviews with Item-makers, mappers, and developers! There’s something for everyone to watch, and even play, in the Midsummer Mashup!

Catch the action live on KritzKast’s Twitch channel!

Important links:

• Donate towards Stop AAPI Hate
• TFConnect Discord

National Heavy Boxing League Season 10 Highlights

August 2, 2019 — TF2 Team

On the evening of Thursday, July 25th, a bug was introduced that allowed some older crates to grant an Unusual hat on every opening. We fixed the bug the following morning and decided to trade-lock the hats from the bugged crates while we evaluated the situation.

Over the past week, we have been discussing ways to address this situation with the goal of minimizing the impact on the TF2 community as a whole, while preserving the experience of customers who had simply opened a crate, made a trade, or purchased from the market on the 25th, unaware that a bug produced their item.

During our investigation we discovered that a small number of accounts acquired these hats and a smaller portion of those accounts acquired an exceedingly large number of them. Based on this, we’ve decided that if you currently own one of these Unusual hats, the first one added to your account will be made tradable. Any other Unusual you have received due to the bug will remain permanently trade locked. If you decide that you would rather not have these trade-locked hats on your account, you may instead elect a full refund on any number of them.

The number of Unusual items being made tradable represents about one month of the regular Unusual drop rate.

A few of you were concerned that you had done something wrong by opening a bugged crate, and proceeded to delete your hats. While we appreciate the concern, you didn’t do anything wrong, so hats from bugged crates deleted before the tradable date will be restored to your accounts with the same restrictions described above.

Item tradability, restoration, and the refund support page will be made available in about a week’s time. Refunds will be the full price paid for any hats, crates or keys bought on the Steam Community Market or Mann Co. store. We will post an update when that exact date becomes available.

We apologize for the inconvenience of this incident, and we’ve added safeguards to prevent incidents like this in the future.

Update Aug 16: One unusual per account has been made tradable as described above. Affected users should visit the following support page for information about affected items and to submit refund requests if eligible: https://help.steampowered.com/en/wizard/HelpWithItemBug

April 13, 2021 — TF2 Team

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What’s better than shooting mercenaries in the face? Cream donuts? No! Insane riches? You’ve gotta be kidding me. A feeling better than killing mercenaries in cold blood is killing ROBOTS in UBER-filled revenge!

Introducing Operation: Digital Directive, a community-made Mann vs. Machine campaign created by Creators.TF and Potato’s Custom MvM Servers. With 30 new missions across 22 maps, plus some brand new gameplay additions, this is gonna be one hell of a campaign across the world!

What are you waiting for? Get into the briefing room and check out the Day 1 page!

Important links:

• Day 1 Page
• Server List
• Asset Pack
• Potato MvM
• Creators.TF

Operation Starched Silliness

June 1, 2021 — TF2 Team

Following the North American Community Clash, EssentialsTF and DreamHack are now hosting an online TF2 tournament in Europe over two weekends beginning on June 12th! Players will be competing for a $2,400 prize pool, and the tournament will feature an open bracket so all teams can get their chance at glory against the best of the best! There will also be a smaller tournament, featuring a $90 prize pool, for players who are new to competitive TF2.

The main event begins with the group stages on June 12-13th beginning at 17:00 CEST, followed by the playoffs on June 19-20th beginning at 15:00 CEST.

EssentialsTF is also partnering with TFNew in providing a Newbie Team Drive for the upcoming European DreamHack Newcomer Clash. This is for players who are new to competitive and want the chance to get on a team for the event with a mentor who will help teach them the basics of Competitive 6v6.

Signups for both the main and newcomer tournaments will end June 6th at 01:00 CEST, so be sure to get registered soon! You can watch the tournament live on the EssentialsTF Twitch channel, and you can get more information about the event, such as the full schedule, on Clash.TF.

DreamHack TF2 Community Clash NA

August 12, 2019 — TF2 Team

The biggest event on the Competitive TF2 calendar is back again! ​Teams and players from around the entire world will be heading to the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, to the ​Insomnia Gaming Festival for their chance at glory and a share of the prize pool. Taking place from Friday, August 23rd, to Sunday, August 25th, the event will feature three days of non-stop action and the highest level of competition the game has to offer.

If you wish to support the event there is an ​ongoing fundraiser​ where you can donate money or purchase a range of items; money raised goes towards the production, prize pool, and supporting the North American team, Ascent.NA, attending to represent their region.

Signups for the tournament are ​here​. However, if you can’t make it, the event will be streamed both at the event and online by EssentialsTF over at their ​Twitch page​. For the latest information, be sure to check out ​LAN.TF​ to follow the tournament live.

Update on The Crate Depression of 2019

September 16, 2021 — TF2 Team

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 exploit related to players impersonating other Steam accounts
• Updated custom player sprays to be disabled for players by default
  • Players can opt-in to see custom player sprays on community servers in the Advanced Options menu
  • Custom player sprays and other temp files will be deleted on startup and when disconnecting from a server
• Fixed an exploit related to creating unnamed Normal quality items
• Removed the disconnect reason when a player leaves the server
• Fixed the Fireproof Secret Diary not cloaking
• Fixed the Medic’s weapon not hiding during the High Five taunt
• Fixed the equip_region for the Crocodile Dandy
• Fixed taunt_medic_heroic.wav not playing during case openings and trade-ups
• Fixed the Heavy being able to crouch and jump while stunned
• Fixed overhead player icons not drawing while connected to match servers
• Fixed Dragon’s Fury projectiles not passing through tf_generic_bomb entities
• Updated the tf_generic_bomb entity to allow passing the activator in the OnDetonate output
• Updated several of the Summer 2021 cosmetic items to add item_type_name descriptions
• Updated the Coffin Nail warpaint for the shotgun to add the missing «has team color paintkit» attribute
• Updated material for the Hazard Headgear to fix problems with painting and using minmap
• Updated item schema with community fixes from Andrés S. (rabscootle)
• Updated Spy invis materials with community fixes from Liam Stone (boba)
• Updated description of the «Strange Part: Player Hits» item to match its name
• Updated materials for the Time Out Therapy taunt
• Updated the material for the RED dueling icon to match the BLU dueling icon
• Updated backpack images for the Mislaid Sweater and Mr. Quackers to fix size and centering issues
• Updated the description for the Backpack Expander
• Updated the Resonation, Aggradation, and Lucidation unusual effects to fix a problem when taunting
• Updated Golden Wrench, Saxxy, and Golden Frying Pan kills to use the Australium background for death notices
• Updated the link for the New User Forum button in the main menu
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
• Updated the localization files
• Updated cp_snakewater_final1
  • Minor visual fixes
  • Minor clipping fixes
  • Slightly increased spawn time when attacking last
  • Fixed some jumps being made impossible in previous update
  • Made some areas like respawn doors smoother to walk past
  • Nature & Wildlife preservation measures

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

December 16, 2019 — TF2 Team

It’s that time of the year again! Merry Smissmas!

New Community Cosmetics, War Paints, and Unusual Effects

We’ve added 18 new community cosmetics, 10 new community War Paints, and 17 new community Unusual effects! Plus, the Festivizer can be found as a bonus drop when opening the Winter 2019 Cosmetic Case, and the taunt Unusualifier can be found as a bonus drop when opening the Winter 2019 War Paint Case!

Big Sale in the Mann Co. Store

It wouldn’t be Smissmas without the Spirit of Practically Giving. Look for 50% off tons of items, taunts, and tools in the Mann Co. Store through January 7th, 2020.

And last but not least… Stocking stuffers for everyone! Merry Smissmas! See you in 2020!

Insomnia65

July 10, 2020 — TF2 Team

People always talk about what a great musician Mozart was. But you know who never updated any of his albums with free music? Go ahead, guess.

Did you guess Team Fortress 2? Bzzt. Wrong. Because we’re adding three new numbers from our Jungle Inferno update to the TF2 Fight Songs album. If you bought Fight Songs on Steam, you don’t have to do anything, because the songs have automatically been added to your account.

If you bought Fight Songs somewhere else, or even if you didn’t buy Fight Songs, or even if you stole Fight Songs, or did any of those things and then later sold Fight Songs, or bought a recording studio out of spite and recorded a competing version of Fight Songs… look, you’re not on trial here. Download all three songs for free and we’ll forget the whole thing ever happened.

Anyway, did you guess yet? Did you guess Mozart? Because that’s what we guessed, too. Except we looked him up while you were reading and it turns out he’s famous for updating all his hit albums. But you know what he hasn’t done yet? Make his sheet music and Sibelius files available for free, like we’re doing literally right now: Sheet music. Sibelius files. Checkmate, Mozart. See you in hell.

A Hell of a Campaign

May 4, 2020 — TF2 Team

Rick May, the inimitable voice of the Soldier for thirteen years, many shorts and countless updates, passed away this April at age 79. We were lucky enough to work with Rick many times in the studio over the past decade. A quick-witted and kind-hearted collaborator, Rick endowed the character with a trademark bellow and bootfulls of idiotic charm. The Soldier wouldn’t be the Soldier without him.

We are honoring Rick during the month of May with an in-game Soldier statue that will play some of Rick’s signature lines. He will be missed by the Team Fortress dev team and community, and remembered for the indelible character he helped bring to life for so many years.

Merry Smissmas, Everyone!

October 5, 2021 — TF2 Team

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 XIII has arrived!

• Featuring 6 new community maps: Farmageddon, Sinthetic, Los Muertos, Erebus, Terror, and Graveyard
• Added the Crimson Cache Case
  • Contains 20 new community-created cosmetic items that make up the Crimson Cache Collection
  • Has a chance to give one of 5 new community-created Halloween-restricted items as a bonus item
  • Has a chance to give a taunt Unusualifier as a bonus item
• Added 5 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store
  • Taunt: The Drunken Sailor
  • Taunt: The Profane Puppeteer
  • Taunt: The Mannbulance!
  • Taunt: Bare Knuckle Beatdown
  • Taunt: The Homerunner’s Hobby
• Added 28 new community-created Unusual effects
  • 15 new effects for Unusual hats
  • 13 new effects for Unusual taunts
• Added the Scream Fortress XIII War Paint Case
  • Contains 13 new community-created War Paints that make-up the Scream Fortress XIII War Paint Collection
  • Has a chance to give a taunt Unusualifier as a bonus item
• 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 Crimson Cache Case or Scream Fortress XIII War Paint 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 2021 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 XIII runs through November 7th, 2021

General

• Fixed being able to remove name/description tags from a couple of the stock items
• Added ConVar «tf_delete_temp_files» to control custom player sprays and other temp files being deleted on shutdown
  • Can be toggled in the Advanced Options dialog
  • Default is to delete the temp files
• Updated Bat Outta Hell to fix an issue with the materials
• Updated koth_slasher
  • Reduced round timer to 6 minutes
  • Removed truces from Merasmus and Monoculus events
  • Fixed an exploit where players could get behind the Otherworld’s cabin and attack unsuspecting players
  • Fixed a series of hairline perches in the yards
  • Fixed a pair of visible nodraw entities outside of the spawns
  • Fixed an exploit where players using the Minify spell could hide in the caves
  • Added a strange rustling over there in the woods… ?
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
• Updated the localization files

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

April 25, 2021 — TF2 Team

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Suns out, guns out! Put on your flip-flops and fire up the grill, the Fortress Faceoffs group is here with an upcoming community event to spice up the summer season!**Their lawyers require them to state: This message is not applicable to mercenaries in the southern hemisphere.

The Fat Scout Shootout event is a 6v6 tournament featuring the Heavy and his wide array of firearms, food scraps, and fists! Gather your most competent comrades for this bolshevik brawl against other competing teams in order to reign supreme! Visit a variety of official and workshop maps chosen with close-quartered combat in mind, where players of any skill level may face off! Watch all the action live on the Fortress Faceoffs Twitch channel!

Make sure to sign up by May 24th to reserve a spot in the tournament bracket! Read up about the rules of the event in finer detail on the Fortress Faceoffs Discord server! The event begins June 19th, so put on your gloves and run urgently!**Their lawyers also requested that they apologize for this pun.

RGL.gg Grand Finals

October 28, 2021 — TF2 Team

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 a client crash related to right-clicking an input field to open the context menu
• Updated Taunt: The Dueling Banjo to add a missing sound file
• Updated spelling for Sarsparilla Sprayed to Sarsaparilla Sprayed
• Updated The Mislaid Sweater and Beanie The All-Gnawing to fix issues with the backpack images
• Updated contributors display list for Los Muertos to add a missing contributor
• Updated Megalo map stamp to fix incorrect image
• Updated border color for Unusual items in the loadout menu
• Updated the localization files
• Updated cp_ambush_event
  • Fixed building inside wall exploit
  • Fixed some lamps that were hovering in the air
  • Fixed a few misaligned textures
  • Improved clipping
• Updated pd_farmageddon
  • Underworld hurt trigger now works as last update explained
  • Fixed visable nodraw entity
• Updated arena_lumberyard_event
  • Fixed a missing material in RED spawn
  • Changed the ghost particles in the 3d skybox
  • The team-colored ghosts that appear on round win now last longer and are more plentiful
  • The constant, purple-colored ghosts are now less abundant
  • Added various clipping improvements around the map
  • Added smoke to the chimneys
  • Added a line of sight check to the ghost dispensers so you can no longer provide benefits through walls
  • Removed the Observer

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

November 15, 2021 — TF2 Team

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 Dragon’s Fury projectiles colliding with other projectiles
• Fixed Dragon’s Fury, Short Circuit, and tf_projectile_energy_ring projectiles colliding with func_lod entities
• Fixed tf_projectile_energy_ring projectiles not colliding with tf_generic_bomb entities
• Fixed an exploit related to opening the ConTracker while the taunt menu is open
• Fixed an issue with props and team colors when taunting with Australium weapons
• Fixed servers not being able to load Mann vs. Machine .pop files for workshop maps
• Fixed not being able to apply Strange Parts to the Battery Canteen and other Strange powerup bottles
• Fixed large bundle descriptions being clipped in the Mann Co. Store
• Fixed Halloween: Voices From Below spell not working correctly with the Taunt: Bad Pipes
• Fixed a sound bug related to using The Huntsman and the Taunt: Zoomin’ Broom
• Fixed players receiving knockback from enemy weapons during a truce
• Updated Mann vs. Machine mode
  • Fixed an infinite health exploit for Snipers using The Razorback
  • Fixed the incorrect .pop file being loaded during map change when using tf_mvm_missioncyclefile
• Updated the Strange ranks for the Razorback to be similar to the Manntreads
• Updated The Mislaid Sweater and Beanie The All-Gnawing to fix issues with the materials
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
• Updated the localization files
• Updated koth_synthetic_event
  • Fixed some prop pop in
  • Added backup check to try to make sure the point is set to neutral when the toastmaster spawns
  • Increased volume of toastmaster summon sounds to make it more obvious when he spawns
• Updated pd_farmageddon
  • Updated scarecrow logic to make damaging them more consistent
  • Fixed incorrect farmer line playing sometimes when the cap opens
  • Added func_respawnflag back to the acid area in cap zone that mysteriously vanished
  • Fixed some floating props and beams
  • Added team specific teleporter destinations for teleporting players out of the cap zone when a round is over. This should stop players getting stuck in each other.
  • Cap point open sprite should no longer appear at the start of a round if the cap opened during «waiting for players»
  • Blocked off sentry spot under the ramps at mid because it was too advantageous
• Community request

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

October 18, 2021 — TF2 Team

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Old church bells have begun to ring, once-occupied graves now lay empty, and never-before-seen creatures of the night have risen from their slumber for one sole purpose: to be shot!

A Halloween-inspired take on the traditional Mann vs Machine dynamic, Operation Hexadecimal Horrors features 48 brand new missions spread across more than 10 new, returning, and spookified maps! The campaign will run until November 30th, so don’t wait! Servers are available in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

On an entirely different, less scary topic: a charity drive benefiting The Trevor Project will be running in tandem with the campaign. In-game medals are available for those who donate $5 or more! Check out the website to learn how to donate and how to play!

A Drop of Delight

October 22, 2021 — TF2 Team

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 the description for the World Traveler’s Hat not supporting all of the community maps at the same time
• Updated The Missing Piece and The Mislaid Sweater to fix issues with the materials/models
• Updated Mann vs. Machine
  • Added checks to prevent loading an invalid .pop file
  • Fixed several .pop file references from «Witch Hat» to «Point and Shoot»
• Updated cp_ambush_event
  • Fixed an out of the map exploit
  • RED team now respawns on stage 2 after the 1st point has been captured
  • Improved clipping
  • Nature & Wildlife preservation measures
• Updated koth_synthetic_event
  • Fixed a location where teleporters could trap players outside of the map
  • Minor lighting changes
  • Detail changes to make things more cohesive
  • Updated color on BLU barrels
  • Fixed some console errors
• Updated pd_farmageddon
  • Minor lighting changes to brighten up a few spots
  • Updated .nav mesh to fix scarecrows not chasing players
  • Minor detail changes
  • Updated announcer lines so they are easier to hear
  • Removed general damage in the capture area while the point is unlocked

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

May 4, 2021 — TF2 Team

Community Clash is coming to North America! EssentialsTF is hosting an online TF2 tournament on the 8th & 9th of May, with a prize pool of $2,400 up for grabs! Partnering with DreamHack, the tournament will feature an open bracket from which teams can progress to compete against the best teams in the world for their chance at glory.

If you’re new to competitive or don’t have a lot of experience, try their Newcomer Clash! The smaller newcomer tournament is solely for new players to try competitive for their chance at a $90 prize pool.

The event begins on Saturday, May 8th, at 13:00 EDT, and will feature the group stages. Sunday, May 9th, will include the elimination playoffs starting at 13:30 EDT, leading to the grand finals where a champion will be crowned!

Signups for both the main and newcomer tournaments will end on Thursday, May 6th, at 18:00 EDT. You can watch the tournament live on the EssentialsTF Twitch channel, and you can get more information about the event, such as the full schedule, on Clash.TF.

Fat Scout Shootout Tournament

March 31, 2021 — TF2 Team

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Spring is on its way and you know what that means: Spring cleaning, disposing of your winter ramen collection, and warmer weather flooding your basement with melted snow. Well, throw that to-do list into your overflowing dumpsters because there’s a new April Fools Mann vs Machine tour in town that’s served like heated leftovers fresh out of the microwave!

Operation Starched Silliness is an April Fools MvM charity tour brought to you by Tindall Berry that pits the Mercs against a meme-fueled robotic rampage. Complete all the waves in this intermediate-difficulty community tour and earn an in-game medal! Event servers are available worldwide in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.

In addition to waging a war against the memes, there is also a charity fundraising campaign for Doctors Without Borders to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Donations of $5 USD or above will earn an in-game donor medal! Item donations will also be accepted. Click here for instructions on how to donate.

Have fun, but don’t delay, or else the meme machines will conquer the world by April 18th, 2021!

Important links:

• Servers List
• Charity Page

GGtoor Locked and Loaded #2

August 10, 2021 — TF2 Team

(Image credit: SFM — boon and Poster — Raos)

The RGL.gg Grand Finals are on their way!

This time, Witness Gaming will face long-time Invite champions Froyotech for a $13,938 prize pool! You won’t want to miss this battle! Their last match was very close! Who will win this time and be declared champions? Come find out on August 12th, at 11 PM EDT! Watch the match live on RGL.gg’s official Twitch channel.

If you’re interested in attending RGL.gg’s first North American LAN (announced two years ago), an update was recently posted on their website.

Are you new to the competitive scene or an experienced player wanting to come to spend a day trying new rules for RGL.gg’s most popular format? Read about their One-Day Cup here.

TFConnect Midsummer Mashup

September 6, 2021 — TF2 Team

BlapBash 2021 has begun! Familiar TF2 personalities and communities gathered on August 28th and 29th to raise money for SpecialEffect! They brought back classic events like competitive spire matches and TF2 case unboxing, and they introduced some brand-new surprises! Highlights of the broadcast will be displayed on their . Both days of the event are available to watch right now on the Essentials.TF Twitch channel.

BlapBash in-game medals have also returned! Claim one for yourself with a minimum $5 donation made before September 12th! To donate, visit the BlapBash donation page!

Donations close on September 12th, so act fast!

RGL.gg Highlander Grand Finals