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2.2.3 Patch Release

June 2, 2025 - bobatealee
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The 2.2.3 Patch for Team Fortress 2 Classic has been released. To apply this update to TF2 Classic, use the latest version of our downloader. The major changes include:

Weapon Changes:​

  • Updated the Admiralty Anchor:
    • First person animation state no longer waits to go idle in order to update when airborne or landing
    • Players now properly sink and are slowed down in water while active
    • Updated sound effects for drawing, swinging and crit swinging
  • Updated the Cyclops:
    • Now gives 1 Bonus Point if 3 or more enemy stickies are destroyed at once
  • Updated the Mine Layer:
    • Reduced maximum active mine count to 3 (from 6)
  • Updated the Anti-Aircraft Cannon:
    • Updated firing and rev sounds
    • Added unique explosion sounds
  • Updated the Rejuvenator:
    • Updated first person animations
    • Fixed Uber Generator gibs not using the correct team skin
  • Updated the Shock Therapy:
    • Heal sounds and particles are no longer predicted by the client. This should fix cases where they would emit without a successful heal

Map Changes​

  • Updated VIPR Drizzle:
    • Time gained on capping mid increased to 60 seconds (up from 45)
    • Fixed an out-of-bounds teleporter exploit
    • Fixed an in-bounds teleporter exploit
    • Fixed the one-way door grates being visible through geometry when open
  • Updated VIPR 2Bridge:
    • Time gained on capping mid increased to 60 seconds (up from 45)
    • Fixed out-of-bounds teleported exploit
    • Fixed some windows floating at mid
    • Tons of clipping fixes
  • Updated VIP Harbor:
    • Updated detailing in the Harbor and 3D Sky areas
    • Fixed some misaligned spotlights
    • Fixed visible nodraw brushes
    • Overhauled soundscapes throughout the map
  • Updated PL Jinn:
    • Fixed rollback issues at final
    • Fixed a visible nodraw above B
  • Updated CP Dustbowl and PL Goldrush:
    • Synchronized with their latest changes from Korkade
  • Updated CP Gorge and CP Yukon:
    • Fixed some visual regressions

Miscellaneous Changes:​

  • Servers with the lowest ping are now prioritized in the main menu server list, provided they have active players
  • Raised main menu server list update rate to 40 seconds (from 10)
  • Fixed a crash related to the VIP Race HUD when a player disconnects
  • Fixed a crash caused by changing levels while a color_correction_volume entity is active
  • Fixed a bug that caused a looping crit sound when killed while crit boosted
  • Fixed a bug where the VIP Race HUD would sometimes incorrectly display a VIP's dead/alive state
  • Fixed a potential exploit that would allow any player to pause the map timer
  • Prevented players from somehow muting themselves
  • Fixed cl_autorecord being entirely non-functional
  • Marked tf2c_convert_nav_file as a cheat command
  • Added an extra check to prevent non-server hosts from using TF-specific navmesh edit commands
  • Implemented mod_allow_self_dmg_dot_weapon, hit_self_on_miss attributes
  • Implemented tf2c_attack_during_freeze
  • TFBot: Removed some leftover commands that would crash dedicated servers
  • TFBot: Fixed a crash when retreating and no valid cover area is found
  • Updated localization files
    • Added Thai translation (Kas)
  • Updated Medals

2.2.2 Patch Release

February 1, 2025 - azzy
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EMINOMA is proud to present The Double-Double Down Update.

The 2.2.2 Patch for Team Fortress 2 Classic has been released. To apply this update to TF2 Classic, use the latest version of our downloader. The major changes include:

Weapon Changes:​

  • Updated the Admiralty Anchor:
    • Raised minimum earthquake radius to 96 (from 64)
    • Raised minimum earthquake damage multiplier to x0.5 (from x0)
    • Trail particles no longer render in first person
    • Adjusted tauntkill timings
  • Updated the Dynamite Pack:
    • Defused Dynamite Packs are no longer able to apply the stun effect from direct hits
    • Tauntkill now spawns bomblets
  • Updated the Wrench:
    • Wrench hits will now defuse Dynamite Packs far more reliably
  • Updated the Rejuvenator:
    • Overhauled the ÜberCharge Generator shield appearance
    • ÜberCharge Generator gibs now grant ammo and metal to players
    • Fixed servers not always transmitting the ÜberCharge Generator shield entity to clients
    • Fixed ÜberCharge Generator granting infinite overheal after the owner Medic disconnects from the server
    • Fixed ÜberCharge Generator granting indefinite ÜberCharge to the owner Medic when switching Medi Guns
  • Updated the Fishwhacker:
    • Increased the amount of knockback that ragdolls receive from Fishwhacker kills
  • Updated the Tranquilizer Gun:
    • Fixed Tranquilizer Gun darts sticking to disguised Spies

Map Changes:​

  • Updated vipr_2bridge:
    • Fixed a bug where rounds would end immediately when server time ran out, instead of letting the round finish
    • Fixed lighting and detailing bugs on a building on RED's side
    • Adjusted cap times to match Drizzle
      • Lowered cap times at mid to 7 (down from 8)
      • Lowered cap times at final to 9 (down from 11)
  • Updated vipr_drizzle:
    • Fixed a bug where rounds would end immediately when server time ran out, instead of letting the round finish
    • Fixed several clipping issues
  • Updated dom_railway:
    • Adjustments to train kill triggers
    • Health and ammo adjustments
      • Replaced all small health kits with medium health kits
      • Added new health kits at A
      • Moved medium ammo packs at point A to cover
      • Replaced the lower medium ammo pack between A and B with a full ammo pack
  • Updated ctf_2fort:
    • The map's original fog controllers and color correction work as intended again after being broken for several updates, and now use the new fog_volume entity for greater reliability

General Changes:​

  • Fixed further cases of Intel GPU users having malformed shaders
    • If you're still facing issues, use the following launch options: -force_vendor_id 0x10DE -force_device_id 0x1180
  • Fixed further cases of clients crashing when attempting to delete cached sprays after disconnecting from a server or changing maps
  • Fixed a longstanding crash caused by bots trying to pick a class
  • Fixed some miscellaneous crashes in the weapon attribute manager
  • Fixed a crash with flaming arrows pinning ragdolls against walls
  • Fixed broken scaling for detail textures on SDK_VertexLitGeneric shader materials
  • Fixed a rare crash when determining what disguise weapons a Spy should have
  • Fixed Medic's player model being accidentally replaced with its HWM version
  • Fixed Medic's ragdoll having missing physics meshes for backpack and left hand
  • Fixed some cases of Escape Artist and Down With The Ship achievements not being granted sometimes
  • Fixed set_burstmode weapon attribute not respecting mult_postfiredelay attribute values
  • Fixed blendrockgroundwallsnow.vmt being visually inconsistent with live TF2
  • Removed an intrepid researcher that wormed his way back into Powerhouse
  • Merged more FGD changes by vizzys
  • The Engineer's left hand now has its lightwarp enabled again
  • Players with long names are properly welcomed back on the main menu again
  • Reduced clickable area on the main menu server list panel refresh button
  • Main menu server list panel no longer displays bot players in the player count indicator
  • Main menu server list panel now displays player count before map name
  • Added -sentry_consent (1/0) launch option to mitigate some potential crashes
  • Reverted cl_showfps and cl_showpos HUDs back to their original position
  • Refactored achievement_status command to have more readable output
  • Exposed the following functions to VScript: GetPlayerByIndex, GetPlayerByUserId, GetPlayerByName, UTIL_IsValidEntity
  • Fixed English closed captions not using proper Russian for some of Heavy's voicelines
  • The Heavy will no longer say "I am bulletproof!" when he is, in fact, not bulletproof
  • Added, rewrote, and adjusted many loading screen tips
  • Updated localization files
  • Updated medals

2.2.1 Patch Release

January 26, 2025 - sniffy194
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Historical records for speed: The SR-71, Mercury, the Peregrine Falcon, Cheetahs, South Korean bandwidth, and as of today, TF2 Classic hotfixes after a major release.

The 2.2.1 Patch for Team Fortress 2 Classic has been released. To apply this update to TF2 Classic, use the latest version of our downloader. The major changes include:

General Changes:​

  • Fixed an issue where Engineer could build sentries in medieval mode
  • Fixed several cases of clients crashing when attempting to delete cached sprays after disconnecting from a server or changing maps
  • Fixed a regression that made the game unable to launch on setups with older CPUs that do not support the SSE4.2 instruction set
  • Fixed Spy being unable to switch to the Knife in Medieval Mode
  • Fixed burning chickens granting the Fowl Play achievement
  • Fixed Escape Artist achievement not triggering correctly
  • Fixed a regression with soundscapes being unable to play
  • Fixed a regression that caused Dispenser screens to cull parts of the Dispenser model behind them
  • Fixed a crash regarding nav mesh updating due to Sentry Gun fire
  • Fixed a crash regarding players disconnecting while building Übercharge with the Rejuvenator
  • Fixed a crash regarding Admiralty Anchor airshots by Sentry Gun rockets
  • Fixed an alignment bug when changing resolutions on the main menu friends list
  • Made further speculative fixes for Intel GPU users having malformed shaders
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