Team Fortress 2 - Heavy Update, New Maps, New Mode are all live now!

Geese_Pants · February 3, 2009, 11:27am

Team Fortress 2 update…I omitted client fixes.

Gameplay changes

Modified critical hit calculation. Overall, critical hit chance is now much more recent-performance based:

Base chance is now 2% (was 5%).

Bonus range based on damage done changed from 0%-15% to 0%-10

Damage range required for bonus changed from 0-1600 to 0-800

Reduced random damage spread applied to all player damage from ±25% to ±10%

Slight reduction (improvement) of the minigun’s spread

Increased flare direct hit damage from 20 to 30

Rewrote Natascha’s slowdown code to be more consistent

Sniper rifle now supports Crit Boost state like all other weapons (i.e. Kritzkrieg makes all shots critical hits)

Stealthed spies are no longer able to pickup the intelligence. They must uncloak first

Increased soldier primary ammo count from 16 to 20

Bugfixes

Fixed crash when running in tools mode

Added UTIL_IsCommandIssuedByServerAdmin() checks to several “physics_” CON_COMMAND scripts to prevent clients issuing the commands

Fixed bug in teleporter logic that allowed engineers to build teleporters with HUGE health values

Fixed matching teleporter not getting a health buff when the pair is upgraded (only the tele you were hitting got the health buff)

Fixed Medic UberCharge percentage in minimal-HUD mode

Geese_Pants · February 6, 2009, 2:48am

An explanation of the Crit % changes.

I think it’s a good idea…it means that crit spamming aside from w/Kritzkreig will be reduced significantly.

Yay.

Pimp_Willy · February 6, 2009, 3:30am

Since the backburner with Pyro is 100% crit chance from behind, that shouldnt be affected, right? At least I dont think I’ve noticed it being affected.

Geese_Pants · February 6, 2009, 3:43am

Backburner is safe…

KryptoniteBoots · February 6, 2009, 4:34am

Getting this game for ten bucks was a great idea. I’ve been pretty addicted to this with in the last month. Hit me up I’m Kryptonite Boots on steam.

ChairHome · February 18, 2009, 3:40am

Scout update incoming next week.

Geese_Pants · February 18, 2009, 6:13am

To addd on that…

TF2 Scout pack countdown…damn.

First up…the Sandman.

Heavy Uber is gonna get owned…

Hara · February 18, 2009, 6:24am

I preferred the idea of a Bat with knockback. The Scout seems pretty toned-down without a double jump…

Geese_Pants · February 18, 2009, 6:44am

I wonder if pyros can knockback the baseballs…that would be awesome.

Magnetro · February 18, 2009, 7:08am

Yes it would :sad:

Also, I think the server is down, yo. I need to show you something, too.

Geese_Pants · February 18, 2009, 7:23am

Damnit…I was there on Sunday.
Fuck.
I’ll check it when I gat home…gimme about an hour.
I’ll msg you on steam.

JAMMAR · February 18, 2009, 8:44am

I have a match in about 30 mins… but quick thoughts on the sandman:

In casual play, this could ruin it more than help, offensive pushes have been very hard in dustbowl/goldrush, mainly because an offensive uber needs to get past stickies, then airblasting pyros, then destroying sentries. This bat can add to the difficulty. On the competitive side… initial thoughts are that it’s going to be nothing more than a gimmick weapon, and that double jump is too much to lose. Who knows…

So Geese… you’re gonna turn that server into an SRK achievement farm when the time comes? hahaha

Magnetro I thought you gave up on TF2, show me some secret tricks for my game mang

Geese_Pants · February 18, 2009, 9:25am

When the scout update comes…I’m gonna turn the server into a farming server.
In the meantime, I gotta learn how to use command like alltalk and stuff.

I couldn’t get it to work, so Magnetro advised I intstall Sourcemod.

JAMMAR · February 18, 2009, 1:03pm

Really? you can’t just “rcon sv_alltalk 1” it? Odd.

fishjie · February 18, 2009, 1:38pm

well so far i’m loving the game. i will always love bf2142, but not as many ppl play that game as i’d like. my steam handle is jieyangh btw.

i just unlocked the flare gun for the pyro. gonna try and unlock some heavy shit next, and then maybe medic. can’t wait to see what achievements you can get for the other classes. i only like playing payload games. don’t really like the other maps or modes, although i occasionally play them. my kill/death ratio is barely 1:1 right now, except with spy, where i’m just abysmal. i still for the life of me can’t play the spy well. i think i need to learn the maps better before i even attempt to play spy.

Magnetro · February 18, 2009, 6:06pm

I’m imagining Pyro deflecting baseballs all over the place. If balls do dmg (shutup) than it’ll be broken =/.

Jammar> uh, i’m doing something heh.

Geese_Pants · February 18, 2009, 7:46pm

OMG…frown on me.
I didn’t put the rcon before sv_alltalk 1.
Really…these are things that I need to know since I’m renting a server. :shake:

It’s all good though…thanks to Magnetro and Peterson, I got Sourcemod/Metamod to work on there, and I’m liking the contorols so far.

Geese_Pants · February 20, 2009, 3:14am

Scout’s 2nd unlockable and achievements are up…zoom!

Geese_Pants · February 21, 2009, 9:07pm

To add to that…the achievements descriptions have been updated:

I’m Bat Man: Survive 500 damage in one life.

Moon Shot: Stun an enemy for the maximum possible duration by hitting them with a long-range ball.

No Hitter: Steal and then capture the enemy intelligence without firing a shot.

Out of the Park: Bat an enemy 25 meters.

Pop Fly: Kill 20 players while double-jumping.

Quick Hook: Kill a player in Well before the round starts.

Race for the Pennant: Run 25 kilometers.

Retire the Runner: Kill a Scout while they are snared by the post-dodge slowdown effect.

Round Tripper: Capture the enemy intelligence 25 times.

Set the Table: Initiate 10 point captures that ultimately succeed.

Side Retired: Capture the last point in a CP map.

Stealing Home: Start capping a capture point within a second of it becoming available.

Strike Zone: Kill 50 enemies while they are stunned.

The Big Hurt: Stun 25 berCharged enemies.

The Cycle: In a single life, kill an enemy while you are on the ground, in the air, and in the water.

Triple Play: Capture three capture points in a row in one life.

Triple Steal: Capture the enemy intelligence 3 times in a single CTF round.

A Year to Remember: Get 2004 lifetime kills.

Artful Dodger: Dodge 1000 damage in a single life using your Bonk! Atomic Punch.

Batter Up: Perform 1000 double jumps.

Batting the Doctor: Kill a Medic that is ready to deploy an berCharge.

Beanball: Stun a scout with their own ball.

Belittled Beleauger: Kill an opposing player that has your intelligence while holding theirs.

Block the Plate: Block 50 point captures.

Brushback: Stun 50 enemies while they are capturing a point or pushing the cart.

Caught Napping: Kill 50 enemies from behind with the Force-A-Nature.

Closer: Destroy 3 teleporter entrances.

Doctoring the Ball: Kill 3 enemies while under the effects of a Medic’s berCharge.

Dodgers 1, Giants 0: Kill an enemy Heavy and take his Sandvich.

Fall Classic: Cause an environmental death or suicide using the Force-A-Nature’s knockback.

First Blood: Get the first kill in an Arena match.

First Blood, Part 2: Kill 5 enemies with the First Blood crit buff.

Foul Territory: Cause an environmental death by stunning an enemy.

Gun Down: Destroy an active sentry gun using your pistol.

If You Build It: Destroy 3 enemy buildings while they are still under construction.

Hahaha…new Shotgun with knockback effect.
And WTF is a “First Blood” Crit buff?

Hara · February 22, 2009, 12:59am

Jesus, I NEED a new PC. These Scout updates are right up my alley, and I can’t stand what I have now.