02/03/11 Update

**Watsyurdeal?** · 02-03-11, 06:15 PM

Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2M)

Further improved engine handling of server queries.

Team Fortress 2

Added Rift promotional items

New items: Sun-On-A-Stick and Sharpened Volcano Fragment.
New achievement: Riftwalker

Updated several more models with optimizations and new LODs.
Fixed seeing a partial health bar in the upper left corner of the spectator menu.
Fixed the control point progress bar not being aligned properly when using cl_hud_minmode 1.
Fixed the The Essential Accessories hiding the Scout's hat/headphones.
Updated sounds for the Brass Beast.
Updated the Scottish Resistance stickybombs to always glow if they will be detonated by a right-click, including the stickybombs under the Demoman's feet.
Changed default crosshair to be more opaque, like the custom crosshairs.
Fixed some missing surfaces on the bottom of the Pyro's mask.
Fixed the assister's name not being listed in the Fish humiliation and kill notices.
Fixed the Force-a-Nature not drawing correctly in the character loadout screen.
Engineers who hit teammate's sentry guns with their wrench now get kill assists from that sentry.
Made the Jag gift wrappable.
Fixed seeing a badge on the player when a noisemaker is equipped.
Fixed particle effects on the Hustler's Hallmark.
Added FCVAR_DONTRECORD flags to 'bind,' 'bind_mac,' 'unbind,' 'unbind_mac,' and 'unbindall' so they can't be recorded into a demo (fixes having your keys changed when you watch a demo).

Updated Cp_Granary

Added a new entrance to the mid Red/Blue ramp rooms.
Clipping, lighting and perf improvements.

Tournament mode HUD fixes

Fixed seeing an empty alert tray under the stopwatch timer.
Fixed a bug where the time for the tournament mode stopwatch wasn't being displayed.
Fixed the countdown when both teams are ready always reading "0 seconds"

**Zelmon** · 02-03-11, 06:19 PM

New entrance? Thats weird. I wonder what it looks like. Also, about time they updated Granary

**BigHub** · 02-03-11, 06:26 PM

Servers are being updated as I type.

**BigHub** · 02-03-11, 06:32 PM

Main is updated.

**BigHub** · 02-03-11, 06:35 PM

Both servers are updated and up.

**DrHaphazard** · 02-03-11, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by Zelmon

New entrance? Thats weird. I wonder what it looks like. Also, about time they updated Granary

They had it up on the Beta servers for a while now. From what I hear though it is not an earth shattering change. Mainly I was reading the competitive feedback though, not sure in 12v12.

On another note, I wonder if they are ever going to fix well so that there are three entrances to the base. You TFC players may remember that even back in those days there was a second entrance via the water. Of course there was only one front door. How far we have come...now TWO front doors and no water entrance...

**Mr.Expendable** · 02-04-11, 05:28 PM

YEAH!

Scout and Pyro teamwork strategy added!
Sun-On-A-Stick - Team Fortress Wiki

"vs burning players and buildings: 47 (42 to 52 damage)
vs non-burning players: 26 (23 to 29 damage)"

So scouts get kinda a mini axtinguisher, finally a scout melee with ACTUAL USE!
pyro one sucks though, just puff them once with the same effect. Only thing I can think of is going 2 pyros, one with that axe and one with the axtinguesher in DeGroot and tearing shit up