Team Fortress 2 Update Released (8/19/2008)

Added 3 Heavy unlockables

• Natascha, The Sandvich, The Killing Gloves of Boxing
• Added 35 new Heavy achievements

Added Arena game mode

• 5 arenas: Lumberyard, Ravine, Well, Granary, Badlands

Added 2 new maps

• Badwater Basin, a new payload map
• cp_steel, a community map by Jamie "Fishbus" Manson

Changes

• Added server map timeleft to upper right of scoreboard
• Added new firing sounds to The Backburner
• Removed the Custom Tab in the serverbrowser, and added the Tags field to the base Internet Tab
• Increased The Kritzkrieg's uber-charge rate bonus from 10% to 25%
• 32 player servers can now support an extra slot of SourceTV
• Made the freezecam item panel description easier to read
• Players now broadcast whether they chose a team directly or use autoteam
• Added proper handling of cart blocking recognition to Payload maps

Bug fixes

• Fixed bug where switching from flaregun-wielding Pyro to another class meant you didn't get a full ammo loadout on first spawn
• Fixed Spy watch arm not using team skins
• Fixed weapon switching preventing you from using secondary attacks for a 0.2s window after the primary became available
• Fixed players getting stuck in a bad animation state when class switching while spinning the minigun
• Fixed a loophole that allowed players to pickup weapons of other classes
• Fixed a bug that resulted in players earning more crit chance bonus in large, single damage events than they are supposed to
• Fixed an issue with the floating HUD +X health indicators that resulted in them appearing incorrectly
• Fixed a bug which caused the minigun spinning & firing sounds to occasionally stop while the Heavy was still firing
• Fixes the Loadout player model panel causing the in-game player facial animation to perform incorrectly
• Fixed spectators not having the target ID labels display correctly
• Fixed the cart alarm sound occasionally getting stuck on in Payload maps

Here is a video showing all weapons in action..including sandvich http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jpPiJtIX7w

"Fixed players getting stuck in a bad animation state when class switching while spinning the minigun"

Aw...does that mean no more civ-heavy? Dang.  But regardless, thanks for putting the effort into this thread dago.

I'm likeing the faster Ubercharge rate for the Kritz. Now the pummelling is more frequent, and I'll be less hesitant to use it once my metre is charged.

I'm having some problems after the update. Update went fine, and getting into TF2 is fine but when I click on achievements it goes on the fritz and just hangs. I can no longer connect to servers either as the game hangs while getting Server info during the VAC check. Does anyone else have this problem or is it just me? It sucks that an update causes the game to stop working.

Wah-ha-haaaa....

 I am on a 3 MONTH LONG RV TRIP. AND I WANT TF2!

No TF2 till tomorrow   Can't wait to get ingame and get the new weapons

Cry some more!

Best update ever. Beats the pyro and medic update easily.

The one problem I have is that the gloves are now going to dominate melee showdowns. The Medic and the pyro didn't get any offensive boosts with their new melee weapons, but the heavy does. We'll see how that pans out.

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In what way is a 100% crit chance when ignited not an offensive boost?

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but in melle only severs the get raped