TF2 Update? - 2010 Halloween Event included

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

Hmmm. Haven't read anything about this. Apparently the game was just updated.

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

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

• Removed the rate limit for the "status" command when entered into the server console
• Fixed an exploit that allowed people to send fake server messages to clients
• Significantly improved engine vertex compression (large reduction in per-model memory usage)

Team Fortress 2

• Added TF2Maps.net Art-pass contest winners:
  • Mountain Lab
  • Mann Manor
• Halloween 2010 Event
  • Mann Manor is haunted by the Horseless Headless Horsemann.
  • Random gift drop in Mann Manor.
  • 4 new Halloween achievements.
  • Added new Halloween hats.
  • Added a new Halloween weapon.
• Added Gift Wrapping of gifts to the store.
• Added Custom Description tag to the store.
• Added the community created "Swamp Theme" assets, so all maps can use it:
  • See http://swamp.tf2maps.net/ for full details.
• Updated cp_coldfront with the latest changes from the community creator (Icarus):
  • Improved visibility on last CP.
  • Moved second CP slightly closer to the attacker's side.
  • Added cover for players queuing up the health pack on the second CP.
  • Improved clipping on the zig-zag ramp to middle CP.
  • Teams that capture the middle CP are now awarded with faster spawn times.
• Added a health penalty to the Rocket Jumper.
• Added the Sticky Jumper for Demomen to practice jumping.
• Fixed the Sandvich charge meter.
• Fixed glows not drawing correctly when using antialiasing on some computers.
• Improved the checks that trigger mp_scrambleteams_auto.
• Added console commands to initiate trades directly (cl_trade/cl_trade_steamid) to help people running trading servers

 

[zerocool84]

I really had fun with their Halloween stuff last year. Glad they're making it a yearly event. Kinda like the stuff Guild Wars does.

 

[gorobei]

new hats, masks, weapons, crate series, special boss mode map.

giant horseless headless horseman with 3000 health. nuf said

 

[WT]

Tried the Manor level last night ... ughhh, tough to defend when my team had no Engies

Anyone seen the Saxton Hale mod ?? Just read about it this morning, and only 1 server is running it currently.

 

[Highmodulus]

Manor level is fun, the Horseman is a hoot. Would love to see a 4 horseman versus a human team map.

 

[Nik]

Here's how the event goes:

Strategy 1: hide in base until server says GIFT HAS SPAWNED!! and then sprint out as a scout trying to find it

Strategy 2: play as normal, get lucky when it spawns

Gift: hats that you can buy with $$$ anyway

 

[JujuFish]

giant horseless headless horseman with 3000 health. nuf said

Giant horseless headless horsemann with 5000+ health.

 

[crownjules]

You have to melee the Horseman and then survive until he dies in order to get the Unusual Haunted Metal item. Only one drop per person. You can use it to craft either the Horseman's Axe (demo melee weapon - Haunted Metal + 2 Reclaimed Metal + Skullcutter) or one of the Halloween hats at random (Haunted Metal + 4 Reclaimed Metal).

 

[ivan2]

there are servers now that will keep spawning horseman and gives you immue so you won't die.

i got mine in a normal server by demo charing at him the last second lol.

 

[KeithTalent]

I'll have to check this out tonight. Been playing L4D2 exclusively recently, but this looks like it's worth checking out.

KT

 

[zerocool84]

I'll have to check this out tonight. Been playing L4D2 exclusively recently, but this looks like it's worth checking out.

KT

Yea what happened to you? I see you on L4D2 all the time now. You're making TF2 feel neglected.

They made the Halloween stuff much harder to get this year.

 

[KeithTalent]

Yea what happened to you? I see you on L4D2 all the time now. You're making TF2 feel neglected.

They made the Halloween stuff much harder to get this year.

Yeah, it's weird. L4D2 grabbed me more than than the first one for whatever reason.

I'll definitely be on TF2 tonight to check this out though.

KT