Hello friends.
7 years ago I joined this community with a strong love for TF2 and a creative urge that needed to be scratched. I only wanted to make some cool levels and have a good time and this community has given me far more than that; if I were to call any community my home it'd be this one.

But there is a point where the light has gone out where you realise you just don't have the energy to spend 10 hours a day mapping and you just can't host imps daily. Eventually, you host an imp a...

Berry's Promotion to Site Member

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 contracts not counting TNT kills on Laughter as pumpkin kills
• Fixed seams in the Halloween skybox
• Updated model/materials for the Voodoo Vizier to fix LOD issues
• Updated backpack image for the Pocket Halloween Boss
• Updated the localization files
• Updated koth_slaughter_event
  • Fixed players being able to survive and build in the crocodile pit
  • Fixed an issue with the conveyor in the Funhouse

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 contracts not counting TNT kills on Laughter as pumpkin kills
• Fixed seams in the Halloween skybox
• Updated model/materials for the Voodoo Vizier to fix LOD issues
• Updated backpack image for the Pocket Halloween Boss
• Updated the localization files
• Updated koth_slaughter_event
  • Fixed players being able to survive and build in the crocodile pit
  • Fixed an issue with the conveyor in the Funhouse

Tell Scout to bring his best running shoes and Engineer to get out of his favorite chair because it's time for another season of Cap That Cup!

CTC is a competitive league that uses CTF as a competitive format. After a successful first season they're back with new rules, new maps, new settings and a brand new charity twist for all the philanthropic people who feel bad about always taking other people's stuff!

You can sign-up here. As for the cup itself:

• It will take place during the weekend on the 19th and 20th of October, starting at 18:00 CEST.
• It will be limited to 24 teams and for skill levels below mid-level ETF2L.
• The finals will be streamed and casted by the talented eXtine and Jakeowaty on the Kritzkast channel.
• Riches await the top 3 teams!

For more information, interaction, news, or questions you can visit their Discord server.

The charity being supported is the Pink Ribbon Foundation. An in-game medal will be given to anyone who donates â¬5 or more and adds their SteamID to their donation message. The charity page can be found here and will be active from the 14th to the 28th of October.

Happy plundering to all!

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 XI has arrived!

• Featuring 2 new community maps: Laughter and Precipice
• Added the Spooky Spoils Case
  • Contains 22 new community-created cosmetic items that make-up the Spooky Spoils 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 20 new community-created Unusual effects
  • 12 new effects for Unusual hats
  • 8 new effects for Unusual taunts
• 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
• Completing a Halloween Contract will give players a classic Halloween item and the chance for a Spooky Spoils 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 cases will grant Halloween 2019 Unusual effects instead of their normal Unusual effects during the event
• Join Halloween matches by using the Special Events category in Casual
• Scream Fortress XI runs through November 7th, 2019

General

• Fixed an overheal bug related to players teleporting to the underworld on Halloween maps
• Fixed being able to attack players with the Short Circuit during a truce
• Fixed the Snack Attack not playing a timer sound while attached to buildings
• Updated Carnival of Carnage to fix an area where Engineers could build outside of the world
• Updated several maps to fix localization issues
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
• Updated the localization files

Tip of the Hats returns this weekend, live 11am-11pm CDT from October 11th through the 13th!

Since 2013, Tip of the Hats has raised over $1,000,000 for Camp One Step, a charity providing camps and other programs allowing kids with cancer to enjoy being just kids. Tune in for three straight days of TF2 and a variety of other games, with a truly phenomenal lineup of special guests. This year's event is going to be better than ever, but if you're not able to watch it while it's live, you can still join in on the giving; donations are open now. The event will be streamed live on the tipofthehats Twitch channel, and you can keep up with the production by following their Twitter.

(Image credit - DJB2401)

The ultimate place of competitive pandemonium has returned! The place where you can show off your mad skillets! The one and only: Ready, Steady, Pan!

Ready Steady Pan is a semi-competitive league involving the frying pan as the only damage dealing weapon allowed. As both a fun (and loud) format, and a way of introducing players to the 6v6 format and mindset, the basic requirement is for every player to have a Frying Pan equipped. Classes that cannot equip the pan are banned, i.e. Engineer and Spy, alongside Heavy and Medic for their high health and health regeneration abilities respectively.

You can find several links such as rules, help articles, and the map schedule on their website, pan.tf. You can also join their Discord server at discord.pan.tf.

Signups for Season 5 started September 27th, and the season officially starts October 21st!

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 issue with saving navigation meshes when editing maps
• Updated the localization files

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 Iron Lung hiding the Engineer's helmet
• Fixed Scottish Resistance stickies not always being visible through walls
• Fixed the Festive Sapper not playing a timer sound while attached to buildings
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
• Updated the Bottle Cap and the Shutterbug cosmetic items to fix styles that were missed when the items were originally added
• Updated Twitch API to the current version
• Updated the localization files

Attention all Wizards, Witches, and Mad Scientists! Welcome to Particle Mayhem! Your time to shine is now, and Particle Mayhem wants the best Unusual particles and protective clothing!

Particle Mayhem is a brand new TF2 community event and contest where content creators can come together and make crazed Unusual effects, wacky cosmetics, and dangerous experiments that may or may not harm another living being.

Visit the Project Mayhem website for more information!

Earlier this month, the TF2 creative community wrapped on another annual creation jam - and now, you can check out the showcase of all the finished works! All made in the timeframe of 72 hours, this year's jam brought in 387 entries and raised over $6,500 for The Trevor Project!

You can check out the Showcase thread HERE! For those looking to donate - cash donations have been extended until August 27th! Want to get involved next year or just looking to get into the thriving content creation community? Join the TF2Maps Discord!

The biggest event on the Competitive TF2 calendar is back again! âTeams and players from around the entire world will be heading to the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, to the âInsomnia 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 âongoing fundraiserâ 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 âhereâ. However, if you canât make it, the event will be streamed both at the event and online by EssentialsTF over at their âTwitch pageâ. For the latest information, be sure to check out âLAN.TFâ to follow the tournament live.