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TF2Maps 72-Hour Jam 2023 TeamFortress Blog
1 year ago

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The temperature is low, but the spirits are high! The annual 72 Hour Jam is back once more!


This year, the Jamâs charity drive is supporting Gamers Outreach. Anyone who donates $5 or more to the drive is eligible to receive this yearâs in-game charity medal. Donate here!


Starting Friday, September 15th, at 5pm UTC, you have 72 hours to make whatever Team Fortress 2 creation you can think of! Whether it be a Map, Model, Artwork, or even another game entirely, anything goes as long as it's Team Fortress 2 related!


Additionally, you are able to earn another medal simply by participating!


For more information, check out the thread on TF2Maps or join the TF2Maps Discord. Be sure to also follow @TF2Maps on Twitter and Twitch for live coverage over the weekend, as well as any future events!


Happy Jamming!



Insomnia 71 TeamFortress Blog
1 year ago

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Team Fortress 2 is once again back at Insomnia Gaming Festival, featuring some of the best teams from around the world competing for their chance at a £3000 prize pool! The event takes place from Friday, September 8th, to Sunday, September 10th. EssentialsTF will be streaming three days of content hosted live at the NEC in Birmingham, UK!


Sign-ups for the tournament are here. The action will be streamed both at the event and online from 12pm BST (1pm CEST / 7am EDT) each day by EssentialsTF over at their Twitch page, so you can watch the event in-person or in the comfort of your own home!


For the latest information, be sure to check out LAN.TF and the EssentialsTF Discord.



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Things are done a little differently down under, so you won't want to miss this!


If you have ever been unsure about wanting to watch or play competitive TF2 in OCE, then witnessing the head-to-head matchup of the two best highlander teams in the region should be all the convincing you need!


Catch it live Thursday, August 24th, at 8PM AEST / 3AM PDT / 12PM CEST on KritzKast's Twitch channel!


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1 year ago

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Attention, Maggots! Prepare for the AsiaFortress Invite Season Finals! â That's an Order!


Listen up, you sorry excuses for mercenaries! AsiaFortress is storming back into action, and this time, they're unleashing the mightiest invite season finals you've ever seen! Asia's elite teams are locking horns, all hungry for victory and a whopping $800 USD prize pool. That's right, cold hard cash!


Imagine Soldiers rocket jumping like they're defying gravity, Medics healing with the precision of a surgical strike, and Spies...well, they'll be lurking around, just like you'd expect!


Tune in on Twitch on the 18th of August @ 8pm SGT / 1pm CEST for their lower bracket finals and on the 20th of August @ 8pm SGT / 1pm CEST for their grand finals!


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Team Fortress 2 Update Released TeamFortress Patches
1 year ago

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 VSH Casual servers using "mp_winlimit 2" instead of "mp_maxrounds 25"
  • Updated pd_selbyen
    • Added 0.05 second delay to pd_logic_player_destruction "finale length"
    • Added lights in some areas to prevent dark spots
    • Remade dock side stair geometry to make it cleaner and steeper
    • Extended/added some walls to block sightlines at mid
    • Fixed seal floating too high above the ground in certain spots
    • Slowed down seal swimming animation
    • Clipping improvements
    • Optimization improvements
    • Various detailing additions and improvements

One in the Chamber Tournament TeamFortress Blog
1 year ago

(Trailer credit: Dennis Bateman, SomeDudeNamedAyat, SwitchySFM, happyrain, Kraftec, Requim_HD, agrastiOs, kevin supermarket, Herwork, Tiftid, AlrexX, Tom Yamaza, SordidCaper, Benefactor, IVG, Zythe, OxOOOOOED, Omid)

Gentlemen, this is a mission of utmost importance. Succeed, and you will be rewarded handsomely - you will still be alive by the end. The details to Fortress Faceoffs' newest covert operation have just been declassified! Teams of five avant-garde assassins will be brought to a new, top-of-the-line training course to perfect their fundamental skills of deadeye accuracy. To raise the stakes, all agents will only have one bullet in their revolvers at all times, and can only earn a new one through eliminating the enemy and confiscating their contraband! And yes, the documents really do contain this much alliteration in them. Dare you miss your target, and you will be left with only your knife and your bravery. If you succeed in slashing your opponents to submission, you will also earn your bullet back. If you manage to backstab them, your next shot will be greatly improved with the power to pierce through multiple players! You can reserve these piercing charges for as long as you'd like, but don't get too cocky... or else you may not live long enough to use it!


Sign up today and wire the details to the top men in your secret circles! The games begin on August 11th @ 11:59 PM / 23:59 BST for all regions and will continue for roughly 2 weeks, though you do NOT have to actively participate this long! The top 8 teams will have their talent shown off live, proving once and for all that our tax dollars might actually be good for something! For more information about event rules, prizes, and more, join the Fortress Faceoffs Discord and try not to leave any traces behind!


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Team Fortress 2 Update Released TeamFortress Patches
1 year ago

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:

  • Add ConVars to control Mann vs. Machine team limits on community servers
    • tf_mvm_defenders_team_size
    • tf_mvm_max_connected_players
  • Fixed the Pastel Trance Unusual taunt effect not drawing two Balloonicorns
  • Fixed names/descriptions for the most recent HugsTF medals
  • Updated VSH to use maxrounds instead of winlimit
  • Updated pl_venice
    • Gameplay
      • Relocated first Blu spawn (now split into two individual spawns at random)
      • Moved 1st Red spawn further away into a new room
      • Added new upper entrance into building next to Point A (thanks Delila)
      • Added new exit from 2nd Red spawn room
      • Moved a building entrance near Point A to a new walkway area above
      • Removed upper entrance and Point C routes in building next to Point B
      • Added new raised position at the main open inside area between Points C and D
      • Added new route near Point D
      • Added new cubby spot at Point D
      • Removed part of the balcony at the final Point
      • Widened door between 2nd Blu spawn and Point B
      • Removed a door to upper room near first Blu spawn & connected the balconies
      • Opened section of the building next to Point C for faffing and uber charging
      • Altered the underneath of the balcony at the building next to Point C
      • Tweaked roof area near Point B to make it easier to counter
      • Tweaked walkway between Points A and B
      • Added some minor cover near Point A
      • Lowered railing at above position near Point C for Turrets
      • Added cubbies across the map to improve gameplay for Engineer, Spy, etc.
      • Removed engineer building & added smoother clipping on the raised bridge
      • Added/removed/moved some health & ammo
    • Art
      • Improved lightmap scale across the map to produce nicer shadows
      • Increased saturation and slightly adjusted style of some materials
      • Expanded the 3d skybox and made it viewable from more locations across the map
      • Fixed flag models
      • Made certain areas feel less like empty spaces
    • Misc
      • Fixed strange missing texture error in middle connector
      • Fixed error in soundscapes
      • Added more direction signs across the map
      • Fixed misaligned payload particles
      • Boat near first Blu spawn has drifted off into the distance
      • Other minor changes

hugs.tf 2023 TeamFortress Blog
1 year ago

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hugs.tf officially returns for its first live event since 2018! Join a range of charity-loving hat enthusiasts for a weekend full of pubs, show matches, creative segments, jumping and The Big Fat TF2 Quiz. Raising money for nearly a decade, this year's donations will once again go to SpecialEffect to put fun and inclusion back into the lives of people with physical disabilities by helping them to play video games!


The two-day livestream will take place on July 29th and 30th, starting at 11am BST / 12pm CEST / 6am EDT and won't stop all day! Donations are now open over at the hugs.tf donation page!


And it doesn't stop there as the famous hugs.tf medals are back to be claimed! Any donations of at least £10 GBP or more will receive an in-game medal reward, with different medals offered for higher donations.


You can catch all the action over at the EssentialsTF Twitch channel.


To donate and find out more information, head to the hugs.tf website and join the hugs.tf Discord server!