Required update for Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source are now available. The updates to Counter-Strike: Source are optional. The specific changes include:

Engine:
– Fixed client crash related flashlight usage.
– Fixed several issues related to alt-tabbing (invisible players, etc).

Team Fortress 2:
– Added The Frontier Justice.
– Added The Wrangler.
– Added The Gunslinger.
– Added The Southern Hospitality.
– Added 35 Engineer achievements.
– Engineers can now pickup & move their buildings.
– Added Engineer main menu music.
– Added 4 new maps:
– Thunder Mountain, a 3 stage Payload map.
– Hightower, a Payload Race map.
– Upward, a Payload map.
– ColdFront, a community built Capture Point map.
– Item tuning:
– The Sandvich now uses a cooldown timer, instead of the health pack recharge mechanic.
– The Gunboats now reduce self-damage by 60% (was 75%)
– The Tribalman’s Shiv bleed duration reduced to 6 second (was 8), and its damage penalty increased to 50% (was 35%).
– Added better feedback sound for Pyros on when their flamethrower is doing damage.
– Fixed blood effect on bleeding player.
– Added a glow effect to Payload carts.
– Added Romanian language support.

From Jason Ruymen

A required update for Team Fortress 2 is now available. Please run hldsupdatetool to receive it. The specific changes include:

Added new community weapons and hats.
Updated CP_Gorge
– Added nobuilds to the awnings outside BLU’s forward spawn to preventing players building up there.
– More clip work and model collision work based on community feedback.
– Fixed BLU forward spawn door appearing through roof.
Updated PLR_Pipeline
– Added new stairwell in Stage 1 and window access to both teams’ platforms by main choke point to help alleviate stalemates.
– Reverted the starting position for the cart in Stage 3 if a team had won the first 2 stages to where you no longer get a big cart-start-position advantage.
– Fixed rare cases where stage would break when cart had no nearby capper(s).
– Fixed carts not always moving to their starting locations correctly.
– Fixed respawn times in Stage 3 not being set to the proper values.
– Fixed the map not finishing correctly in Stage 3 if the two teams capture the final point at the same time.
Removed sv_showhitboxes to avoid players confusing it with the method by which we do hit detection (see http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Source_Multiplayer_Networking for info)

Jason

Et les nouvelles:
arena_blackwood_valley

ctf_atrophy_b4

ctf_haarp_test6

ctf_premuda_b1b

ctf_vector_v1

ctf_snowdrift_b3

plr_nightfall_a12

plr_panic_b2

plr_solitude_b1

Et pour vous simplifier le download, un pack avec toutes ces maps

From Jason Ruymen

Required updates for Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source* have been released. Please use hldsupdatetool to receive them. The specific changes include:

New Content
– Added King Of The Hill game mode.
– Added custom animations played by the losing team during the post-win state. They are moved into third person camera to enjoy them.
– Added lots of new hats.

Additions / Changes:
– Added « Auto Reload » option to the multiplayer advanced options.
– Clip-based weapons that reload a full clip at a time can now have their reloads aborted by firing.
– Pistol now fires at a fixed rate, not based on the speed at which you press the firing button.
– Added a color blind option to add a Jarate icon above enemies who are busy accepting a terrifying existence where they have no dignity.
– Significantly reduced the amount of network traffic being sent.
– Capturing the flag in a CTF game mode gives the entire capturing team 10 seconds of critboost.
– Sappers attached to a teleporter automatically place another Sapper on the other end of the teleporter, if it exists.
– Engineers wrenching a teleporter will repair the other end as well, and remove Sappers from both if they exist.
– Disguised Spies no longer trigger On-Hit effects (like the Blutsauger’s heal).
– Removed self-inflicted minicrits. Fixes Jarate’d Soldiers/Demomen having ineffective rocket/grenade jumps.
– Added an item panel to the spectator cam that shows non-standard items being carried by the player you’re spectating.
– Added an « Inspect » key that allows you to look at items being carried by your team mates.
– Backpack improvements:
– Added drag & drop to move items around. Item positions are maintained on the backend.
– Added multi-select, allowing you to delete multiple items at once.
– Added a new key to the key binding page that opens your inventory directly to your backpack.
– Fixed mouseover panel being incorrectly position when the backpack first appears.
– Cloaked Spies standing in valid backstab positions no longer raise their knife.
– Added current map name and gametype to the bottom right of scoreboard.
– Added class icons to tips on the loadout and loading screens.
– Improved visuals around flags when they’re being carried by a player.
– Improved critboosted visuals, making it much clearer when an enemy has critboost.
– Updated the loading panel to show the game type under the map name during level transition.
– In-game chat dialog now supports full Unicode characters.
– Added BLU main menu background.
– Added response caching for some server queries to help reduce the CPU load from DOS attacks.
– Teammates no longer block friendly radius damage. Prevents nearby teammates causing rocket/grenade jumps to fail.

Map Changes:
– Update PLR_Pipeline
– Increased the starting advantage in the third round if a team has won the first two rounds.
– Fixed carts not continuing to the second round if they’re capped at the same time in the first round.
– Fixed being able to shoot pipebombs over the starting gates in the first round.
– Fixed being able to open the doors in the first round before the setup time was finished.
– Fixed players getting stuck in some doors.
– Fixed players being able to get onto rooftops and out of the map boundaries.
– Fixed other minor bugs and exploits.
– Added community map Arena_Offblast
– Added community map Cp_Yukon
– Update Arena_Sawmill
– Fixed DirectX8 bug where some models would not be visible.
– Fixed exploit with building teleporters outside of the map.
– Updated CP_Granary
– Made a few changes to improve balance based on competitive community feedback.

Item Reworks:
– The Force of Nature
– The enemy knockback now only `works in close range and behaves more like the Pyro’s air blast.
– Enemies cannot be juggled by the FaN’s effect.
– The self-knockback has also changed to respect the firer’s view angle. Looking up while shooting will no longer propel the enemy upwards.
– Knockback is now scaled by damage done.
– The Sandman:
– A Scout will receive 1 point for stunning an enemy and 2 points for a long range stun.
– Stunned players now take 75% of all incoming damage instead of 50%.
– Übercharged players can no longer be stunned.
– Heavies spinning their mini-guns will continue to spin when stunned (whether the left or right mouse button is pressed).
– The minimum distance to stun a target has been reduced.
– The negative attribute has changed from « no double jump » to « -25 max health ».

Fixes:
– Fixed various issues around layout & presentation of items inside the Backpack and « X is carrying » item dialogs.
– Fixed an exploit that allowed players to work around sv_pure.
– Particle files are now protected by sv_pure.
– Fixed critboost effect getting stuck on when you die while critboosted.
– Fixed Timer HUD element backgrounds not being the correct color if you change teams during waiting for players.
– Fixed a couple of issues with the way critboosts affected The Huntsman and the Spy’s knife.
– Fixed an exploit where you could reload The Huntsman faster than intended.
– Fixed Heavy « civilian » exploit.
– Fixed a set of exploits using the DXSupport config files.
– Fixed r_screenfademinsize and r_screenfademaxsize exploits.
– Fixed sentries firing at a fully cloaked Spy if they’re still the closest target.

Community requests:
– Added a HUD element for hybrid CTF & CP maps.
– Supports 1 or 2 flags, and any number of CPs.
– Mapmakers need to place a « tf_logic_hybrid_ctf_cp » entity in their map to enable it.
– Added custom kill server log text « train » and « saw » for deaths caused by these environmental hazards.
Format: « %s<%i><%s><%s> » committed suicide with « world » (customkill « %s ») (attacker_position « %d %d %d »)
– Added new « medic_death » event for server logs:
Format: « %s<%i><%s><%s> » triggered « medic_death » against « %s<%i><%s><%s> » (healing « %d ») (ubercharge « %s »)
– healing is the amount the Medic healed in that life
– ubercharge (1/0) is whether they died with a full charge
– Added « func_respawnflag » trigger entity. It will remove & return the flag if a flag carrier touches it, or if the flag falls into it.

* The DoDS update is needed for the new engine changes. No client changes have been made.

Jason

From Jason Ruymen
The required update to Team Fortress 2 is now released. Please run hldsupdatetool to receive it. The specific changes include:

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

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
- 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

Jason