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August 10, 2021 — TF2 Team

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The RGL.gg Grand Finals are on their way!

This time, Witness Gaming will face long-time Invite champions Froyotech for a $13,938 prize pool! You won’t want to miss this battle! Their last match was very close! Who will win this time and be declared champions? Come find out on August 12th, at 11 PM EDT! Watch the match live on RGL.gg’s official Twitch channel.

If you’re interested in attending RGL.gg’s first North American LAN (announced two years ago), an update was recently posted on their website.

Are you new to the competitive scene or an experienced player wanting to come to spend a day trying new rules for RGL.gg’s most popular format? Read about their One-Day Cup here.

TFConnect Midsummer Mashup

April 20, 2021 — TF2 Team

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The Grand Finals are already on their way for RGL.gg’s Spring 2021 events. Teams have fought hard all season to earn their spot in the playoffs brackets, and only two teams now remain in the 6v6 format. Finalists Froyotech and GlobalClan Ice will be facing off for $12,000 on April 22nd at 11 PM EDT! Watch the match live on RGL.gg’s official Twitch channel!

Are you eager to know more about the competitive scene? Don’t have enough time to catch up on all the news through multiple sources? RGL.gg’s video team has recently launched a new series called The Dispatch on the league’s YouTube channel. Tune in to the weekly show to learn more about league standings, community news from all across Team Fortress 2, and much more.

The Spring 2021 events might be coming to an end, but don’t worry! If you’re looking to join the fun, it will resume in May for off-season cups, which are one-time events hosted by the league for testing purposes and to promote new content. Keep an eye out for an announcement on The Dispatch or through RGL.gg’s website.

Operation: Digital Directive

October 5, 2021 — TF2 Team

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 XIII has arrived!

• Featuring 6 new community maps: Farmageddon, Sinthetic, Los Muertos, Erebus, Terror, and Graveyard
• Added the Crimson Cache Case
  • Contains 20 new community-created cosmetic items that make up the Crimson Cache 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 5 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store
  • Taunt: The Drunken Sailor
  • Taunt: The Profane Puppeteer
  • Taunt: The Mannbulance!
  • Taunt: Bare Knuckle Beatdown
  • Taunt: The Homerunner’s Hobby
• Added 28 new community-created Unusual effects
  • 15 new effects for Unusual hats
  • 13 new effects for Unusual taunts
• Added the Scream Fortress XIII War Paint Case
  • Contains 13 new community-created War Paints that make-up the Scream Fortress XIII War Paint Collection
  • Has a chance to give a taunt Unusualifier as a bonus item
• 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
• Added new Contracts for this year’s featured community maps
• Completing a Halloween Contract will give players a classic Halloween item and the chance for a Crimson Cache Case or Scream Fortress XIII War Paint 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 cosmetic and taunt Cases will grant Halloween 2021 Unusual effects instead of their normal Unusual effects during the event. This does not include Crates.
• Join Halloween matches by using the Special Events category in Casual
• Scream Fortress XIII runs through November 7th, 2021

General

• Fixed being able to remove name/description tags from a couple of the stock items
• Added ConVar «tf_delete_temp_files» to control custom player sprays and other temp files being deleted on shutdown
  • Can be toggled in the Advanced Options dialog
  • Default is to delete the temp files
• Updated Bat Outta Hell to fix an issue with the materials
• Updated koth_slasher
  • Reduced round timer to 6 minutes
  • Removed truces from Merasmus and Monoculus events
  • Fixed an exploit where players could get behind the Otherworld’s cabin and attack unsuspecting players
  • Fixed a series of hairline perches in the yards
  • Fixed a pair of visible nodraw entities outside of the spawns
  • Fixed an exploit where players using the Minify spell could hide in the caves
  • Added a strange rustling over there in the woods… ?
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
• Updated the localization files

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

December 9, 2020 — TF2 Team

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 Strange war paint weapons not including the Strange attribute in their name
• Fixed an issue with the Select Style and Adjust Unusual dialogs not displaying properly in the loadout panel at some resolutions
• Added jingle sound to the Elf Care Provider
• Added Taunt: The Table Tantrum to the list of items for the Unusualifier
• Updated the Anodized Aloha war paint to fix an issue with the Back Scratcher
• Updated Taunt: The Fist Bump to add a particle effect on success
• Updated Taunt: The Boston Boarder to fix moving forward too early
• Updated Taunt: Spin-to-Win to have the sign stay longer at the end of the taunt
• Updated web page with community fixes from Liam Stone (boba)
• Updated Spy invis materials with community fixes from Liam Stone (boba)
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
• Updated the localization files
• Updated pd_snowville_event
  • Fixed ground texture incompatibility with mat_specular 0
  • Fixed clipping issues
  • Rewrote HUD file to not conflict with custom HUDs
  • Festivized the middle pine tree
• Updated pl_pier
  • Expanded hallways to BLU spawn exits
  • Players can no longer build inside RED spawn
  • Fixed rock occasionally missing a texture
  • Fixed clipping not covering some roof overhangs

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

June 14, 2021 — TF2 Team

TFConnect is back with another action-packed, content-filled charity livestream event — but this time, instead of taking place during the harsh, unforgiving months of winter, they’re coming at you during the scorching, equally as unforgiving months of summer!

The Midsummer Mashup is a weekend-long charity fundraising livestream taking place during the weekend of June 26-27th, starting at 6pm BST / 1pm EDT, and is focused around the Team Fortress 2 community in support of Stop AAPI Hate, an organization that responds to incidents of hate and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

They’re going to have your favorite content creators playing PropHunt and Freak Fortress, as well as interviews with Item-makers, mappers, and developers! There’s something for everyone to watch, and even play, in the Midsummer Mashup!

Catch the action live on KritzKast’s Twitch channel!

Important links:

• Donate towards Stop AAPI Hate
• TFConnect Discord

National Heavy Boxing League Season 10 Highlights

June 1, 2021 — TF2 Team

Following the North American Community Clash, EssentialsTF and DreamHack are now hosting an online TF2 tournament in Europe over two weekends beginning on June 12th! Players will be competing for a $2,400 prize pool, and the tournament will feature an open bracket so all teams can get their chance at glory against the best of the best! There will also be a smaller tournament, featuring a $90 prize pool, for players who are new to competitive TF2.

The main event begins with the group stages on June 12-13th beginning at 17:00 CEST, followed by the playoffs on June 19-20th beginning at 15:00 CEST.

EssentialsTF is also partnering with TFNew in providing a Newbie Team Drive for the upcoming European DreamHack Newcomer Clash. This is for players who are new to competitive and want the chance to get on a team for the event with a mentor who will help teach them the basics of Competitive 6v6.

Signups for both the main and newcomer tournaments will end June 6th at 01:00 CEST, so be sure to get registered soon! You can watch the tournament live on the EssentialsTF Twitch channel, and you can get more information about the event, such as the full schedule, on Clash.TF.

DreamHack TF2 Community Clash NA

September 6, 2021 — TF2 Team

BlapBash 2021 has begun! Familiar TF2 personalities and communities gathered on August 28th and 29th to raise money for SpecialEffect! They brought back classic events like competitive spire matches and TF2 case unboxing, and they introduced some brand-new surprises! Highlights of the broadcast will be displayed on their . Both days of the event are available to watch right now on the Essentials.TF Twitch channel.

BlapBash in-game medals have also returned! Claim one for yourself with a minimum $5 donation made before September 12th! To donate, visit the BlapBash donation page!

Donations close on September 12th, so act fast!

RGL.gg Highlander Grand Finals

October 8, 2021 — TF2 Team

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 Bone Cone hiding the player’s head
• Fixed missing clap sound for the Taunt: The Homerunner’s Hobby
• Fixed missing siren sound for the Taunt: The Mannbulance!
• Fixed LOD and loop bug for the Taunt: Bare Knuckle Beatdown
• Updated Towering Patch of Pumpkins, Poopy Doe, The Miami Rooster, and the Spooky Head-Bouncers to fix issues with the materials
• Updated the Goalkeeper and Eyequarium items with Hat/NoHat styles to prevent some clipping issues
• Updated the Shrieking Shades Unusual effect to prevent a naming conflict with another effect
• Updated the Spectral Shackles Unusual effect to fix some material and rendering issues
• Updated the Thundering Spirit Unusual effect to fix a missing glow effect
• Updated the 2nd objective for the Graveyard contract to be «Survive 500 damage in a single life on Graveyard»
• Updated the localization files
• Updated the Swashbuckled war paint
  • Fixed an issue with the Holy Mackerel
  • Removed Yeti gradient
  • Replaced Yeti gun oil sticker with skull and crossbones
• Updated the Necromanced war paint
  • Fixed an issue with the Holy Mackerel
  • Fixed BLU team colors
• Updated pd_farmageddon
  • Optimizations
  • Fixed asymmetrical doorways
  • Fixed players being pushed into the ground instead of killed when Gourdon’s mouth closes
• Updated koth_synthetic_event
  • Replaced broken prop in room behind BLU spawn
  • Fixed console warnings
  • Fixed a place where players could get out of the map
• Updated koth_los_muertos
• Updated pl_terror_event
  • Fixed RED players sometimes spawning into 2nd RED spawn instead of 1st one
  • Fixed a cosmetic issue with RED spawn door in the 2nd spawn area
  • Fixed players being able to see out of map
  • Added a 2 spots for collectable gargoyle to spawn in
  • Added missing nav for bots in the underworld
• Updated cp_ambush_event
  • Fixed players being able to get out from playable area in underworld
  • Fixed players teleporting and getting stuck on each other when going through portal in underworld on stage 3
  • Fixed some stage 3 BLU spawn respawn visualizers looking odd
  • Slightly moved some underworld enter portals off from walls
  • Slightly decreased time added when capping last points of 1st and 2nd stage
  • Fixed some places where players could get out of the map

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

June 22, 2021 — TF2 Team

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:

• Added the Summer 2021 Cosmetic Case
  • Contains 18 new community-contributed items
  • Adds 6 new community-created Unusual effects
• Numerous security and stability improvements
• Added a cooldown before a player can create a vote when they join a match already in-progress
  • sv_vote_late_join_time controls the grace period after the match starts before the cooldown is applied: default 90 secs
  • sv_vote_late_join_cooldown controls the length of the cooldown: default 5 min
• Kick votes will end early and automatically pass if the vote target leaves the match during the vote
• Added a ConVar to control players changing their name during a match
  • tf_allow_player_name_change: default is 1
  • Matchmaking servers will set this to 0
• Updated the player list in the vote-kick dialog to show the time each player has been connected to the server
• Removed the disconnect reason from the message when players leave the server
• Updated the Mann vs. Machine «inspect» command to only work for players in your party or in your Friends list
• Moved materials for community particle effects into the Effects/workshop sub-folder to distinguish them from Valve materials
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
• Updated the localization files
• Updated cp_snakewater_final1
  • Fixed clipping throughout map
  • Fixed explosion splash being caught by objects throughout map
  • Made movement smoother throughout map
  • Reworked some problematic areas like the kitchen
  • Minor visual enhancements throughout the map
• Updated cp_process

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

March 31, 2021 — TF2 Team

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Spring is on its way and you know what that means: Spring cleaning, disposing of your winter ramen collection, and warmer weather flooding your basement with melted snow. Well, throw that to-do list into your overflowing dumpsters because there’s a new April Fools Mann vs Machine tour in town that’s served like heated leftovers fresh out of the microwave!

Operation Starched Silliness is an April Fools MvM charity tour brought to you by Tindall Berry that pits the Mercs against a meme-fueled robotic rampage. Complete all the waves in this intermediate-difficulty community tour and earn an in-game medal! Event servers are available worldwide in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.

In addition to waging a war against the memes, there is also a charity fundraising campaign for Doctors Without Borders to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Donations of $5 USD or above will earn an in-game donor medal! Item donations will also be accepted. Click here for instructions on how to donate.

Have fun, but don’t delay, or else the meme machines will conquer the world by April 18th, 2021!

Important links:

• Servers List
• Charity Page

GGtoor Locked and Loaded #2

May 4, 2021 — TF2 Team

Community Clash is coming to North America! EssentialsTF is hosting an online TF2 tournament on the 8th & 9th of May, with a prize pool of $2,400 up for grabs! Partnering with DreamHack, the tournament will feature an open bracket from which teams can progress to compete against the best teams in the world for their chance at glory.

If you’re new to competitive or don’t have a lot of experience, try their Newcomer Clash! The smaller newcomer tournament is solely for new players to try competitive for their chance at a $90 prize pool.

The event begins on Saturday, May 8th, at 13:00 EDT, and will feature the group stages. Sunday, May 9th, will include the elimination playoffs starting at 13:30 EDT, leading to the grand finals where a champion will be crowned!

Signups for both the main and newcomer tournaments will end on Thursday, May 6th, at 18:00 EDT. You can watch the tournament live on the EssentialsTF Twitch channel, and you can get more information about the event, such as the full schedule, on Clash.TF.

Fat Scout Shootout Tournament

September 16, 2021 — TF2 Team

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 exploit related to players impersonating other Steam accounts
• Updated custom player sprays to be disabled for players by default
  • Players can opt-in to see custom player sprays on community servers in the Advanced Options menu
  • Custom player sprays and other temp files will be deleted on startup and when disconnecting from a server
• Fixed an exploit related to creating unnamed Normal quality items
• Removed the disconnect reason when a player leaves the server
• Fixed the Fireproof Secret Diary not cloaking
• Fixed the Medic’s weapon not hiding during the High Five taunt
• Fixed the equip_region for the Crocodile Dandy
• Fixed taunt_medic_heroic.wav not playing during case openings and trade-ups
• Fixed the Heavy being able to crouch and jump while stunned
• Fixed overhead player icons not drawing while connected to match servers
• Fixed Dragon’s Fury projectiles not passing through tf_generic_bomb entities
• Updated the tf_generic_bomb entity to allow passing the activator in the OnDetonate output
• Updated several of the Summer 2021 cosmetic items to add item_type_name descriptions
• Updated the Coffin Nail warpaint for the shotgun to add the missing «has team color paintkit» attribute
• Updated material for the Hazard Headgear to fix problems with painting and using minmap
• Updated item schema with community fixes from Andrés S. (rabscootle)
• Updated Spy invis materials with community fixes from Liam Stone (boba)
• Updated description of the «Strange Part: Player Hits» item to match its name
• Updated materials for the Time Out Therapy taunt
• Updated the material for the RED dueling icon to match the BLU dueling icon
• Updated backpack images for the Mislaid Sweater and Mr. Quackers to fix size and centering issues
• Updated the description for the Backpack Expander
• Updated the Resonation, Aggradation, and Lucidation unusual effects to fix a problem when taunting
• Updated Golden Wrench, Saxxy, and Golden Frying Pan kills to use the Australium background for death notices
• Updated the link for the New User Forum button in the main menu
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
• Updated the localization files
• Updated cp_snakewater_final1
  • Minor visual fixes
  • Minor clipping fixes
  • Slightly increased spawn time when attacking last
  • Fixed some jumps being made impossible in previous update
  • Made some areas like respawn doors smoother to walk past
  • Nature & Wildlife preservation measures

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

April 25, 2021 — TF2 Team

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Suns out, guns out! Put on your flip-flops and fire up the grill, the Fortress Faceoffs group is here with an upcoming community event to spice up the summer season!**Their lawyers require them to state: This message is not applicable to mercenaries in the southern hemisphere.

The Fat Scout Shootout event is a 6v6 tournament featuring the Heavy and his wide array of firearms, food scraps, and fists! Gather your most competent comrades for this bolshevik brawl against other competing teams in order to reign supreme! Visit a variety of official and workshop maps chosen with close-quartered combat in mind, where players of any skill level may face off! Watch all the action live on the Fortress Faceoffs Twitch channel!

Make sure to sign up by May 24th to reserve a spot in the tournament bracket! Read up about the rules of the event in finer detail on the Fortress Faceoffs Discord server! The event begins June 19th, so put on your gloves and run urgently!**Their lawyers also requested that they apologize for this pun.

RGL.gg Grand Finals

April 13, 2021 — TF2 Team

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What’s better than shooting mercenaries in the face? Cream donuts? No! Insane riches? You’ve gotta be kidding me. A feeling better than killing mercenaries in cold blood is killing ROBOTS in UBER-filled revenge!

Introducing Operation: Digital Directive, a community-made Mann vs. Machine campaign created by Creators.TF and Potato’s Custom MvM Servers. With 30 new missions across 22 maps, plus some brand new gameplay additions, this is gonna be one hell of a campaign across the world!

What are you waiting for? Get into the briefing room and check out the Day 1 page!

Important links:

• Day 1 Page
• Server List
• Asset Pack
• Potato MvM
• Creators.TF

Operation Starched Silliness

December 16, 2020 — TF2 Team

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 a client crash related to inspecting the same item twice
• Fixed the Strange Count Transfer Tool not being able to transfer stats between Mad Milk and Mutated Milk
• Fixed the equip_region for Pebbles the Penguin
• Fixed not being able to use Taunt: The Table Tantrum Unusualifier on Taunt: The Boiling Point
• Updated Taunt: The Pooped Deck to fix some sounds
• Updated the localization files
• Updated ctf_snowfall_final
  • Fixed an issue some players were having with candy cane textures
  • Updated the lighting
• Updated pl_wutville_event
  • The Smissmas trees are now properly colliding with mercs and ordinance
  • The larger first BLU spawn has been re-zoned for proper class changes and no more Engineer shenanigans
  • Wooden crates and furniture from the 2Fort division has had the minimum DirectX levels restored and should now be visible to mercs
  • Clipping of ledges and outcroppings around the Control Points has been installed to keep the merc’s boots on the ground
  • The train tunnels will no longer allow for early escape

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

October 14, 2021 — TF2 Team

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 missing material and sound issues for the Taunt: Bare Knuckle Beatdown
• Fixed clipping issue for the Taunt: The Profane Puppeteer
• Fixed some sounds for the Taunt: The Mannbulance!
• Updated The Scariest Mask EVER with Hat/NoHat styles to prevent some clipping issues
• Updated the Wandering Wraith, Corpse Carrier, Beanie The All-Gnawing, and Computron 5000 to fix issues with the materials/models
• Updated the pickup/drop sounds for paintkits
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
• Updated the localization files
• Updated cp_ambush_event
  • Fixed few exploits where players could get out of the map
  • Fixed control point 2 base plate in stage 1 not turning blue upon capture
  • Changed damage type from shock to bullet in underworld
  • Improved clipping
• Updated pl_terror_event
  • Fixed few exploits where players could get out of the map
  • Increased spawn time interval of normal spellbooks
  • Fixed visual issue during warmup period regarding track models floating in air
  • Adjusted payload track select logic to fix rare issue with cart going off track
  • Improved clipping
• Updated koth_los_muertos
  • Fixed a respawn visualizer not showing up on the RED side
  • Fixed falling off the edge when entering the Land of the Dead with higher than normal movement velocity. Now when entering the portal, player speed will be set to 0.
  • Fixed being able to spam grenades and rockets through rooftops
• Updated arena_lumberyard_event
  • Fixed missing beacon particle to signify rare spell spawn locations
  • Fixed an issue with custom HUDs interfering with the map’s own HUD
  • Fixed middle doors shutting themselves when blocked by a player
  • Fixed various props z-fighting inside of walls
  • Fixed instances of the announcer lines playing over the Merasmus’ announcer lines
  • Fixed an issue that caused players to remain in third-person at the beginning of a new round
  • Fixed spells dropped by the skeleton king persisting between rounds
  • Fixed pumpkin bombs generated from spells persisting between rounds
  • Fixed server lag caused by dynamic props
  • Reworked various VO to use new soundscript entries
  • Merasmus will now react to player deaths with varying degrees of sarcasm
  • Pumpkin bombs will now all refresh simultaneously at the start of every round
  • Added a «No entry» sign to the middle doors
  • Smoothed surfaces around the map to ease flying around as a ghost
  • Increased sound of the ghost dispenser to improve healing feedback
  • Extended the warmup periods by 5 seconds (now 15 seconds)
  • Nature & Wildlife preservation measures
  • Removed the Observer

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

August 14, 2021 — TF2 Team

(Image credit: SFM — RedPanda and Poster — Raos)

On the other side of RGL.gg, Invite Highlander finalists Man Crush Monday and Don’t Press Tab will face-off on August 16th, at 9:30 PM EDT, for the $1,024 prize pool! Watch the match live on RGL.gg’s official Twitch channel.

With the RGL.gg 2021 Summer seasons coming to an end, registrations for the Fall seasons of Traditional 6v6 and Highlander will be opening soon. If you’re interested in participating in RGL.gg, please check the RGL.gg website and Discord server for information and updates. Now is a great time to try out competitive TF2 if you’ve never tried it. RGL.gg is the largest league in North America. As a bonus, participants will receive in-game medals!

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