Team Fortress 2 just had a huge update. Let's take a look at the patch notes and get back into the fray.
The popular and community-beloved Team Fortress 2 just recently received a huge update. It has revitalized the game and introduced a brand new mode that used to be a fan-favorite mod. Now, Versus Saxton Hale (VSH) maps are added to the main game. The mode puts all other players versus one, who controls Saxton Hale.
Let's check out the Team Fortress 2 patch notes for more details:
Team Fortress 2 Summer 2023 Patch Notes
◍ Featuring 14 new community maps: Sharkbay, Rotunda, Phoenix, Cashworks, Venice, Reckoner, Sulfur, Hardwood, Pelican Peak, Selbyen, VSH Tiny Rock, VSH Distillery, VSH Skirmish, and VSH Nucleus
◍ Added the Summer 2023 Cosmetic Case
◍ Contains 25 new community-contributed items
◍ Added 6 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store
- Taunt: Killer Joke
- Taunt: Star-Spangled Strategy
- Taunt: The Head Doctor
- Taunt: Tuefort Tango
- Taunt: The Road Rager
- Taunt: The Killer Signature
◍ Added 20 new community-created Unusual effects
- 12 new effects for Unusual hats
- 8 new effects for Unusual taunts
◍ Added the Summer 2023 War Paint Case
- Contains 10 new community-created War Paints that make-up the Summer 2023 Collection
- Has a chance to give a taunt Unusualifier as a bonus item
◍ All cosmetic and taunt cases will grant Summer 2023 Unusual effects instead of their normal Unusual effects during the Summer event. This does not include crates.
◍ The Summer event runs through 15 września, 2023
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◍ Security and stability improvements
◍ Fixed the Mann vs. Machine upgrade panel closing after receiving a matchmaking party invite
◍ Fixed an exploit related to the ConTracker and being able to move/shoot while it's deployed
◍ Fixed the Strange Count Transfer Tool not being able to transfer stats for Sandvich items
◍ Fixed the Engineer not being able to move for a short period of time after doing The High Five taunt
◍ Fixed missing No Headphones style for the Universal Translator
◍ Fixed Engineer teleporter audio that was referencing the dispenser by mistake in Spanish
◍ Fixed incorrect alpha channels for the Smissmas 2021/2022 Cosmetic Case models
◍ Fixed the Winter 2019 War Paint Case not being shown in the Mann Co. Store
◍ Updated/Added some tournament medals
◍ Updated pl_enclosure_final to fix localization issues
◍ Updated cp_gravelpit_snowy
- Boosted volume of snowman explosions
- Added occluders to C to improve performance
- Improved clipping
◍ Updated cp_steel
- Prop collision cleanup and improved player clipping
- Explosive splash bug collisions on stairs, props, etc., around the map
- Spawn point issues (collision, prop blocking, clipping, etc.)
- Fix Pyro door exploit on A
- Fix choke and spam issues into Blu & Red spawns
- Fix Pixel walk collision issues
- Fixing ceiling clipping and stuck spots including exploits
- Clean up geometry in spawns, the spawn locations and their exits
- Fix roof readability issues, with sticky and rocket jumping
- Fix rare double death bug when falling into pit
- Fix Cliff stuck spots and ledges in E pit
- Removed head glitch tele spawn on A-B connector
- Fix rare overtime cap bug
- Fix Red team getting stuck in spawn door to A
◍ Updated cp_mossrock
- Fixed numerous perch points
- Fixed players being able to get under Blu spawn
- Fixed a location where a teleporter could be build out of the map
- Fixed collision on rock near final point so it is more accurate to the visuals
- Fixed lots of small visual bugs
- Fixed some small exploits
- Improved optimisation
Team Fortress 2 Player Count
Interested in seeing how many active players Team Fortress 2 has? It certainly has rekindled with the latest patch. Check over Steam.db to look at the top rankings of Steam games, or look at the TF2 page to see the Team Fortress 2 player count.