Team Fortress 2 Update Released

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 some maps not tracking play time correctly

• Fixed alpha channel for the updated Cozy Camper backpack image

• Updated cp_holyhell

  • Fixed BLU side skybox not rendering for users with HDR enabled

  • Improved RED side art pass

  • Improved middle point art pass

  • Spells get enabled and respawn permanently on the side of the team that loses middle. This can go both ways.

  • Lowered round timer to 5 minutes

  • After 5 minutes of any team capturing middle, instead of a stalemate, every spell gets turned into a rare variant and respawn extremely quickly. After a point gets captured in the stalemate state, the spells return back to normal.

  • Lowered respawn wave times

  • Gargoyles now only spawn near middle

  • Better optimization

• Updated Updated zi_atoll, zi_blazehattan, zi_devastation_final1, zi_murky, zi_sanitarium, and zi_woods

  • Fixed player models being invisible in dx8

  • Fixed tiling HUD icon for Heal ability

  • Fixed bad number display in the "Auto-spawn" text in the spawn picker

  • Updated Zombie Engineer's Beacon

    • Instead of instantly breaking, beacons inside of tight spaces will now place themselves in the closest valid location

    • Fixed thrown toolboxes appearing offcenter

    • Thrown toolboxes now break upon touching all clip brushes if they can't find a nearby valid location

  • Zombie Sniper Spit cooldown changed from 9 seconds to 6 seconds

  • Updated Zombie Pyro

    • Increased Zombie Pyro's melee damage from 45 to 65

    • Sticky Spew now applies a 20% movement slow

    • Standing on puddles of sticky spew applies an additional 20% movement slow

    • Sticky spew puddles are now larger

    • Spewed Demoman shield movement slow changed from -60% to -70%

    • Humans covered in sticky spew are now tinted purple instead of black

    • Zombie Pyro's death explosion now deals 50 damage, applies afterburn, and turns themself and victims to ash

  • Fixed Zombie Heavy exploding into rock gibs when not holding a rock

  • Fixed the Homewrecker not being able to destroy EMP grenades

  • Updated Zombie Demoman charge kill icon

  • Changed Zombie melee impact sounds into fists instead of the sloppy wet Unarmed Combat

  • Fixed Zombie Spy dealing more damage than intended

  • Fixed queue events with some zombie abilities

  • Fixed Zombies sometimes moving slowly after casting an ability