Update 29-7-08

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  • #18263
    Alzir
    Keymaster

    Obviously with the forums down this is a little late, but the latest tf2 update’s added in a couple of nice features.

    Team Fortress 2


    Fixed team switches on Attack/Defense maps spamming the console

    Fixed the Kritzkrieg not working on servers with crits turned off

    Fixed some clipped localized strings in various in-game dialogs

    Fixed several cases where files were synchronously loaded while the game was running

    Fixed a shutdown crash in the material system

    Cached rendering of item model panels to improve performance, in particular while weapon selection was visible

    Added a gear symbol behind the health bar for Engineer buildings, in both target IDs and freeze panels

    Players killing themselves will now give a kill credit to the last enemy who damaged them

    Fixed grenades, rockets, and flamethrower being able to fire through grates at round starts

    Fixed players being killed and creating ragdolls during team switches

    Fixed various exploits and performance problems in CP_Badlands, CP_Well, and CP_Fastlane

    Removed health bonus from the Backburner

    The backburner has been nerfed 😀 which is great, but before pryo’s start gurning about that, notice you now get credited for damaging a player who suicides shortly afterwards, and I reckon that’ll increase pyro scores more than any other class. Also interestingly the Kritzkreig now works on no crit servers. I’ve not played on any of these yet as they’re mostly for matches, but it’s worth noting the Kritzkreig is an option on them now, not that it would get used much.

    Oh and one other thing about the update is that steam’s fucked up our server, but gonzo’s working on fixing it.

    #68749
    XDCJuDgE-MenTaL
    Participant

    yea pretty good update, end of the backburner I would imagine though, so expect a lot more returned rockets and ubers suddenly ending as your medic gets air blasted across the map. Glad the gate glitches are fixed, shame the ones in the walls all over Goldrush ain’t. 🙁 Also like the idea of the Gear icon beind the health, stops you messing around as a medic thinking the engi is injured when it’s actually the dispenser. 🙂

    I wonder how the kill credit works, I presume this will be from things like killing yourself with stickies or your own rockets. Does it work with falling damage for instance? Or more importantly am I still going to be able to Rocket Jump and press “explode” and shower everyone with gibs without giving away a point?

    #68750
    WiZZyWiGG
    Participant

    I will be sticking with the Backburner, I like the compression blast but you cant just beat the crits in peoples backs when they run away or you circle them 😈

    The extra life had to go but its still a awesome upgrade.

    Bring on the Heavy update!!!

    #68751
    Mugworth
    Participant

    BOOO HISS, DAM NERFS!

    Not much point in the BackBurner now lol

    Can really piss off the soldiers now with the air push and still do fine in fights with other pyro’s.
    Someone was moaning the other day that the pyro shouldnt have the flare gun since hes “not allowed” long range weapons lol.

    I have been playing demoman recently, dam hes fun, but I die a lot.
    Been practicing sticky jumping which is fantastic, but normally need a bit of extra health to ensure you dont die on landing.
    Basically 2 sticky bombs together back at the spawn on Orange X3 run over and jump just after the stickies and dentonate, you go flying miles and very high and can land ontop of the tower in the middle!

    #68752
    XDCsPUNKer
    Participant

    find a medipack on the ground and plant the stickies on top of that. As you jump over it and blast yourself off you pick up the medipack. If you are going to use 2 stickies your going do damned well need the health 😉

    #68753
    Alzir
    Keymaster

    Demo’s a brilliant class, just wish I could master it, you should watch a wizzy play it.

    Anyway just a wee note to say our server’s up and running again today, so if you have a chance, please join me on it in the evenings and help get it filled 🙂

    #68754
    Mugworth
    Participant

    Yeah why did all the servers vanish? rats, crazy and xdc all dissappeared

    but my favourite orange maps server stayed up 🙂

    #68755
    XDCJuDgE-MenTaL
    Participant

    The only thing that annoys me about the compression blast is the delay between using it and getting the flame back…dying way too much there. Although returning a rocket at point blank range has often very comedic results.

    #68756
    Alzir
    Keymaster

    I’m a soldier so I’m glad of that delay….comedy results are good though, especially on a comedy class 😉

    #68757
    XDCiNSANE
    Participant

    Rifleman for me! Oh sorry.. wrong thread 😉

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