Team Fortress 2 Sniper/Spy Update Released

[btarunr]

The TF2 Spy/Sniper Update is now available via Steam. To celebrate the launch and give players a chance to try the new content, Valve is hosting an extended TF2 Free Weekend. In addition, the game is being offered at 50% off its regular price on Steam. Both the sale and Free Weekend are on now. For more information, please visit Steam Games.

Details of the Sniper/Spy Update are as follows:

Maps

• Added new map, Pipeline. Pipeline is the first map in a new game mode named payload race, which uses two carts in each map instead of only one like traditional payload maps
• Added new arena map Sawmill
• Added new arena map Nucleus
• Added new community payload map Hoodoo
• Updated Dustbowl to fix not being able to jump into the window in the first building of the second stage

Sniper Changes

• Added new sniper rifle replacement, The Huntsman. Instead of a sniper rifle, you have a bow that allows you to move around faster while firing, and fire more quickly than the sniper rifle. Works better at medium range than the standard rifle
• Added new SMG replacement, Jarate. If thrown on an enemy they will take more damage for short period of time. Also extinguishes flames on yourself or allies
• Added new SMG replacement, The Razorback. Will protect you against a single spy backstab, and stun the spy for a short period of time. Comes with a 15% move speed penalty for the wearer
• Standard sniper rifle now shoots through friendly players
• Added 54 new Sniper voice lines
• Added 35 new Sniper achievements

Spy

• Added new revolver replacement, The Ambassador. First shot is very accurate and will cause a critical hit if it hits an enemy's head. Accuracy is poor for a period after that
• Added new watch replacement, the Dead Ringer. When armed, you will appear in all ways to die to the first damage you take from an enemy. You'll be cloaked for 8 second after taking this damage. Upon de-cloaking you'll make a loud, distinct sound
• Added new watch replacement, the Cloak and Dagger. Your cloak meter is only depleted when you move, so you can stay invisible indefinitely if you're standing still
• Spy name tags now show up properly when disguised as their own team
• Fixed a bug that would cause spectators to see disguise weapons incorrectly
• Fixed a bug where enemy spies disguised as friendly spies would have cigarettes that didn't burn
• Fixed a bug where overhealing disguised spies would show the wrong overhealing amount to the medic
• Made it more obvious on first person view model when your motion cloak is out of juice and you are partially visible
• Also made it more obvious on first person view model when you're bumped while cloaked
• Improved the way your disguise weapon is determined to make it clearer and fix a couple of rare issues
• Spies disguised as enemy spies now get a random mask to help complete the disguise, and their target id will be set appropriately
• Spies disguised as medics now have an Ubercharge: line in their disguise target info
• Spies outward facing "disguise health" now matches their disguise target when they first apply the disguise
• Spies can now pick up health kits for their "disguise health", even when uninjured
• Disguise UI doesn't show up in minimum UI mode (hud_minmode)
• Spies that disguise as a player using an unlockable now show that unlockable in hand
• Spies can now use enemy teleporters
• Added 70 new Spy voice lines
• Added 34 new Spy achievements

Scoreboard changes

• Dominations no longer get wiped when teams switch sides
• Dead players draw slightly darker in scoreboard
• Converted class labels to class icons
• All players now display the total number of people they are dominating

General

• You now find new and old items as you play, instead of through achievements
• Fixed a bug that would cause the scout's ball to regenerate at inappropriate times
• Demomen can now detonate their stickies while taunting
• Flamethrower's air burst now extinguishes fire on friendly targets
• Grenades and rockets deflected by a pyro under the effects of Kritzkrieg will now be criticals
• The Heavy and Sniper now have new custom death animations
• Fixed payload HUD not updating properly if you join in the middle of a match and the cart isn't moving
• Engineer's dispensers now give 20%, 30%, or 40% of player's max_ammo (for each ammo type) on each use, based on the level of the dispenser
• Added -sillygibs commandline parameter which will allow the non-violent gibs to be enabled
• Added a new taunt for the Kritzkrieg, which also heals for 10 points
• Improved the deathcam camera handling used when a player plays a custom death animation
• Added missing chalkboard and serverbrowser images for community maps shipped in previous updates
• Removed "Final" from map names in the serverbrowser quick list

Servers

• Added "sv_allow_voice_from_file" convar, which defaults to 1. When set to 0, it'll prevent clients from using the "voice_inputfromfile" feature to broadcast wav files over voice
• Enabled "sv_allow_wait_command" convar, which defaults to 1. When set to 0, it'll prevent clients from using the "wait" command

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[wiak]

http://www.teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/
http://www.teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day01_english.htm

 

[a111087]

weapons now drop randomly, even if you already have them

 

[ASharp]

Really not digging the new unlock system.

 

[Mussels]

maybe i should get off my arse and play TF2... i've owned it for a while now.

 

[WhiteLotus]

maybe i should get off my arse and play TF2... i've owned it for a while now.

same i just installed the orange box again and i think the updates are just never ending on this game.

 

[yogurt_21]

reinstalled it wednesday, finished pyro and heavy, so now it's only scout, sniper, and spy to work on lol. (of course by the time I do that they'll have demo, engie, and soldier out)

 

[ShadowFold]

I like how you "find" the new weapons. I got the Dead Ringer.. It's ok.. But you can't go invisible normally, gotta take damage. But then it doen't last long. I wanna get the Cloak and Dagger, now THAT should be good.

 

[Castiel]

I like how you "find" the new weapons. I got the Dead Ringer.. It's ok.. But you can't go invisible normally, gotta take damage. But then it doen't last long. I wanna get the Cloak and Dagger, now THAT should be good.

I saw that you got a hell of a lot of achievements yesterday. lol

And what do you mean you have to find them? Like certain achievements unlocks them? Since no milestones?

 

[ShadowFold]

You get them randomly by killing people.. I was playing heavy when I got the watch.

 

[TheGuruStud]

Now, we have to shoot EVERYTHING that moves given that spies can look identical in every way to a friendly plus infinite cloak.

 

[Dippyskoodlez]

Now, we have to shoot EVERYTHING that moves given that spies can look identical in every way to a friendly plus infinite cloak.

yeah ive noticed this too.

I'm still new to the game, but its quite fun

Being a spy is a bit harder, everyone is just shooting everything everywhere. More emphasis on staying invisible than it has o stealing the uniform.