An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
Scream Fortress 2013 has arrived
Help settle the score in one of the longest running feuds in Mann history
Comic and additional information available on the website (
http://www.teamfortress.com/bazbobarrabus)
Scream Fortress 2013 runs until Nov 11, 2013
Added New Halloween Map Helltower
Equip a spell book and cast spells against your enemies
Spells can be found by pushing the cart, killing enemies and during the Witching hour
The Clocktower contains powerful magic during the Witching hour
Win the race to start mega healed in the final battle for your prize
Granting Spellbook Magazine to all players who launch TF2 during Scream Fortress
Added over 100 Halloween tagged items from the TF2 Steam workshop
Added Spooky Crate and Spooky Key to drop list and Mann co Store respectively
Added class Transmogrifier's to covert Scream Fortress 2013 items of one type to another
Added item Enchantment: Eternaween
Enabled Halloween event maps in quick play
Enabled Halloween gifts on Halloween event maps
Enabled Halloween Spell Potions
Enabled Mann Vs Machine event map Wave 666 in bootcamp
Enabled Halloween themed Unusual Effects to be found from Mann Co Supply Crates
Haunted Quality Items can now be listed on the Steam Market place
Map : Ghost Fort
Lowered Merasmus's base health
Weapon Changes
Medic's Crusader Crossbow now silently reloads when unholstered, similar to Pyro flaregun
Fixed the charge rate for the Bazaar Bargain when the player has 0 heads
In PvP Medics can now see the clip status of a patient’s active weapon
Item Fixes
Updated The Air Raider so it can be painted correctly
Updated The Bone Dome so it doesn't hide Pyro backpack
Strange Part: Kills While Ubercharged can no longer be applied to Strange Equalizers and Escape Plans
Fixed the backpack panel using the wrong "drop_sound" when items are moved around
Virtual Reality changes
Improved readability of the UI in VR
Removed the IPD calibration tool. TF2 will now obey the Oculus configuration file. Use the Oculus calibration tool in your SDK or install and run "OpenVR" under Tools in Steam to calibrate your IPD.
Added dropdown to enable VR mode in the Video options. Removed the -vr command line option.
Added the ability to switch in and out of VR mode without quitting the game
By default VR mode will run full screen. To switch back to a borderless window set the vr_force_windowed convar.
Added support for VR mode on Linux
Misc Bug Fixes
Fixed an exploit that allowed unlimited uses of noisemaker items
Fixed not being able to earn the Brotherhood of Steel achievement in MvM (play with 5 friends)
Fixed the camera target not always being visible when using the replay editor
Removed some servers that forged player counts from quickplay and the server browser