Updates to Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source and Day of Defeat: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Server Browser

• Fixed the server browser not saving filter settings properly

Team Fortress 2

• Fixed a speed exploit related to benchmarks
• Fixed Parasite hat not being posed correctly on class loadout panels
• Fixed a level change crash

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• Added additional protection for critical files
• All add-on files will be loaded when connecting to a Non-Official server regardless of game mode
• Only approved custom maps will be loaded when connecting to an Official server
• Player’s can print the contents of the consistency list with “cl_print_consistency_list”. If the server has sv_consistency disabled, the user will be notified when they attempt to print the list
• Improvement to Hammer load times

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

Team Fortress 2

• Added a Parasite hat to celebrate the release of Alien Swarm (http://www.alienswarm.com/)
• Fixed a client crash when opening the backpack while running in a language other than English.
• Fixed not being able to pick-up buildings in Arena mode.
• Fixed an exploit that allowed team kills with Wrangled sentries.
• Fixed a bug where teleporters could be given more than their normal amount of health.
• Fixed old demos with different data tables thinking the SourceTV player entity was burning.
• TF Bot Changes
  • Improved performance of bot computations that are done when a point is captured, a round starts, or a checkpoint reached.
  • Fixed Engineer bot infinite build-destroy behavior loop regression
  • Fixed Medic bots losing their charge if they touch a resupply cabinet
  • Fixed a crash due to having multiple types of bot systems running in-game simultaneously
  • Fixed bot behavior issue resulting in bot pile-ups near level 3 teleporter entrances
  • Bots no longer consider sapped sentries a dangerous threat
  • Bots will not try to navigate through enemy spawn rooms (unless they have won the round)
  • Bot Engineers will avoid building teleporters on steep slopes which can hinder teammate movement
  • Added tf_bot_pyro_always_reflect cvar. Set to 1 to make Pyro bots always reflect projectiles, regardless of difficulty level.

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All our servers have been updated and the GeoIP databases refreshed.

Read all about it here.

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Engine:
- Increased the resilience of client/server data table mismatches when playing back demos. This will make most old demo files playable again, but with potential visual side effects.

Team Fortress 2:
- Updated CP_Coldfront
- Added map to the default mapcycle and motd files.
- Fixed a server crash issue related to increased maxplayer servers.
- Fixed a couple Engineer building exploits.
- Updated the localization files.
- Improved the performance of the critboost particle effect.
- Fixed a server crash related to carrying buildings at round start.
- Fixed players picking up buildings before a round has started.
- Fixed an exploit where Engineers could create level 3 mini-sentries.

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- Fixed an exploit that allowed Engineers to build level 2/3 mini sentries.

- Fixed a bug that allowed sapped buildings to be picked up by the Engineer.

- Fixed a bug where Wrangled level 3 sentryguns would still fire rockets when they were out of ammo.

- Fixed a bug where players would go into reference poses when switching classes while carrying a building.

- Fixed seeing the changeclass label in the spectator HUD when using cl_hud_minmode.

- The amount of revenge crits a player can have at one time is now capped at 35.

- The Wrangler no longer shows the shotgun’s ammo count.

- Engineers can no longer pick up buildings while stunned or in loser state.

- Fixed Engineer shotgun and piston not using team skins for the Engineer’s arms.

- Fixed an issue where Wrangled sentrygun effects wouldn’t be attached to the sentrygun.

- The Gunslinger 3 hit combo now only increments the combo count when hitting enemy players.

- Fixed a crash in the control point progress bar.

- Fixed a server crash in the player death code, related to building carrying.

- Fixing performance spikes that occur at round start, and after each point capture, when TFBots are present in the server.

- Achievement fixes:

- The “Rio Grind” achievement limit is now correctly set to 50.

- Fixed a typo in Six-String Stinger achievement name.

- Fixed a bug in the “Death Metal” achievement that caused it to rapidly complete itself.

- Fixed getting the Six-String Stinger achievement without playing the guitar.

- Fixed sentrygun detection code in “Best Little Slaughterhouse in Texas” and “Deputized”.

- Missed notes from yesterday’s release:

- New response rules and sounds added for some classes

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Updates to Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source and Day of Defeat: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Engine

• Fixed client crash related flashlight usage.
• Fixed several issues related to alt-tabbing (invisible players, etc).

Team Fortress 2

• Added The Frontier Justice.
• Added The Wrangler.
• Added The Gunslinger.
• Added The Southern Hospitality.
• Added 35 Engineer achievements.
• Engineers can now pickup & move their buildings.
• Added Engineer main menu music.
• Added 4 new maps:
  • Thunder Mountain, a 3 stage Payload map.
  • Hightower, a Payload Race map.
  • Upward, a Payload map.
  • ColdFront, a community built Capture Point map.
• Item tuning:
  • The Sandvich now uses a cooldown timer, instead of the health pack recharge mechanic.
  • The Gunboats now reduce self-damage by 60% (was 75%)
  • The Tribalman’s Shiv bleed duration reduced to 6 second (was 8), and its damage penalty increased to 50% (was 35%).
• Added better feedback sound for Pyros on when their flamethrower is doing damage.
• Fixed blood effect on bleeding player.
• Added a glow effect to Payload carts.
• Added Romanian language support.

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http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/

It’s gonna be fun to play with the new sentry remote control.

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Server Browser
- Server browser now starts centered onscreen when it opens up.
- Filter panel now starts expanded, instead of hidden.
- Added a warning dialog that pops up to warn players joining games with more than the recommended number of players.
- Added a “max player count” filter setting.
- Renamed quick list checkbox from “Show Map List” to “Simplified List”.
- Mouseover the checkbox now explains the simplified list in the status bar.
- Quicklist now shows the number of other servers running each map.
- Fixed a couple of bugs related to toggling the quick list, which were resulting in you needing to refresh again.

Team Fortress 2
- Added missing earbud particles for DX8 players.
- Added new ConVar mp_windifference_min to be used with mp_windifference.
- Added Engineer to the list of classes that can equip Max’s Pistol.
- Rebuilt sound cache files that were out of date.
- Source TV:
- Fixed unlockable items not being visible.
- Stopped “player is carrying X” messages looping forever.
- Fixed overhealed particle effect being visible on your current view target when in first-person spectator mode.
- Changed in-game button colors to be less eyepoppingly bright.
- Improved Steam Web APIs for TF2 items (see http://www.teamfortress.com/)

Engine
- Fixed some graphical issues when alt-tabbing during a game.
- Fixed bullet penetration problems with Linux dedicated server.
- Removed an exploit that allowed people to change their names to something other than their Steam profile name.

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Release Notes Sourcemod 1.3.3

Rlelease Notes Metamod 1.8.2

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