Team Fortress 2 Classified news & patch notes

An update to the Team Fortress 2 Classified Authoring Tools has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart the Team Fortress 2 Classified Authoring Tools. The major changes include:

General Changes

• Added Portuguese (Brazil) and Traditional Chinese language support

• Fixed missing TF2C-specific conditions in the FGD (#965)

• Fixed various item_teamflag KeyValues in the FGD not being used in code

• Updated localization files

UI Changes

• Fixed right-click context menu missing borders

These changes are live now. If you'd like, you can support ongoing development of TF2 Classified by:

• Reporting bugs

• Submitting translations

• Donating to the project

• Becoming a developer

An update to the Team Fortress 2 Classified Authoring Tools has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart the Team Fortress 2 Classified Authoring Tools. The major changes include:

General Changes

• Added -RepairGameConfig command-line flag which will rebuild the GameConfig.txt file on startup

• Added -ForceUpdate command-line flag which will skip update availability checks and always reinstall the latest tools

• Added -Console command-line flag

• Made invoke and update error messages more verbose

• Updated localization files

UI Changes

• Added version label in the tools launcher dialog

• Updated tools launcher dialog's title in the taskbar

• Updated VGUI scheme to more closely match in-game interface

• Fixed tools update dialog not reporting all update stages

• Fixed VGUI animations not working

• Fixed transparency on Frames

• Fixed bad scaling on borders

• Fixed wrong application icon

These changes are live now. If you'd like, you can support ongoing development of TF2 Classified by:

• Reporting bugs

• Submitting translations

• Donating to the project

• Becoming a developer

An update to the Team Fortress 2 Classified Authoring Tools has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart the Team Fortress 2 Classified Authoring Tools. The major changes include:

Example Maps

• Added missing prefab_gamemodes_sdk.vmf

• Updated zoo_vehicles_sdk.vmf

  • Added missing trailer model and skins

• Updated styleguide_four_team_architecture_sdk.vmf

  • Fixed consistency errors with notes

  • Removed stray detailing

• Updated styleguide_beams_sdk.vmf

  • Replaced incorrectly assigned I-beam textures

These changes are live now. If you'd like, you can support ongoing development of TF2 Classified by:

• Reporting bugs

• Submitting translations

• Donating to the project

• Becoming a developer

We're happy to announce that we now have a dedicated Authoring Tools application on Steam. If you're a mapper or modder, this is for you.

The application includes:

• Launchers for Hammer++, HLMV++, and Faceposer++, set up for TF2 Classified

  • The utilities are automatically installed and updated by the Authoring Tools application

• An option to launch TF2 Classified in Tools Mode

• Links to documentation

• VMFs including prop zoos, style guides, and a game mode prefab library

• VScript examples for custom weapon and game mode creation

The game mode prefab VMF gives templates for all of TF2 Classified's exclusive game modes and should cut down on the amount of logic work required to create maps for them. The prop zoo VMFs lay out props for a couple of common categories and the style guides give examples for how we construct our maps' visuals.

The VScript examples include the attributes used by weapons from our latest April Fools event, alongside scripts for our Territorial Domination game mode. These should be helpful as a reference for anyone wanting to make custom weapons and game modes outside of what's possible using existing weapon conditions and map logic.

You can download the Authoring Tools app by clicking the link below. Otherwise, you can find the app by opening the filter drop-down at the top of your Steam library and selecting "Tools".

Install Team Fortress 2 Classified Authoring Tools

We're interested in suggestions for anything else that might be useful to include. Those could include expansions on what we're already shipping, such as new example VMFs, or other types of modding utilities that might help.

We hope all of this makes it easier for both new and experienced creators to make custom TF2 Classified content. We look forward to seeing what you all continue to create!

An update to Team Fortress 2 Classified has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2 Classified. The major changes include:

April Fools 2026

• April Fools 2026 content has been removed from the game, and is now available as a standalone download, powered by VScript

  • Installing locally for testing with bots:

  • In your Steam Library, right click on Team Fortress 2 Classified and go to Manage -> Browse local files

  • Go to the tf2classified directory

  • If a custom folder doesn't exist, create it, then drag the downloaded VPK file inside it

  • Hosting on a Dedicated Server:

  • Install a plugin that allows you to add arbitrary files to the downloadlist and add scripts/items/custom_items_game.txt

  • Setup a FastDL server

  • Unpack the VPK file's contents inside it, excluding the scripts/vscripts directory

  • Put the VPK inside the custom directory of the Dedicated Server

• Removed rapture_effect_explain

• Removed mod_ignite_on_eat

• Removed mod_shoot_self

General Changes

• Updated to the latest version of the TF2 SDK

• Ported func_restock entity from Team Fortress 2 Classic

  • Functionally similar to func_regenerate, but can be configured to exclusively heal, supply ammo, both, or do nothing

  • Unlike func_regenerate it does not update the player's inventory

• Ported multi-team CTF logic from Team Fortress 2 Classic

  • If all flags have been captured, the first flag captured will be re-enabled

  • Compass arrows and flag status icon are hidden if the player can't capture the flag

  • Neutral flags are not disabled on capture unless explicitly defined to do so

  • Ported HUD warning for when a team can't capture the intelligence

  • Flags can be configured to be disabled on capture

  • Flags appear translucent if they can't be picked up

• Added tf2c_resupply_cabinet_sounds ConVar

  • When enabled, dynamic resupply sounds will play based on what the player received from a resupply cabinet

• Updated tranquilized condition:

  • Now scales more consistently across custom durations

  • Can now be cleansed using resupply cabinets and health kits

  • Slowness now ramps in and out based on duration

• Fixed pressing ESC during loading a map not disconnecting from the server

• Fixed a crash upon blocking a server on the server browser

• Fixed a crash upon modifying tf2c_domination_override_pointlimit

• Fixed a crash upon refunding MVM upgrade

• Fixed a crash upon an entity firing the CancelPending input on itself

• Fixed a crash with ConVarEx proxy

• Fixed Scout.NegativeVocalization04 never playing

• Fixed player disintegrating sound playing at world origin

• Fixed the Shock Therapy's unique recharging sound not playing correctly

• Fixed Domination countdown being off by one

• Fixed tf2c_viewbob_rollangle and tf2c_viewbob_rollspeed being non-functional

• Fixed cl_mute_all_comms 0 not doing anything

• Fixed Skeletons self-destructing when assigned to Green or Yellow teams

• Fixed the TD gamemode not being detected correctly

• Fixed TC, SD, VIPR and TD maps with multi-team prefixes not having their gamemodes be detected correctly

  • This also fixes the map info menu for these gamemodes

• Enabled ClientCommand and ServerCommand restrictions from live TF2

• Security & stability improvements

• Updated localization files

Weapon Changes

• Updated the Flamethrower:

  • Since launch, we've received feedback that Pyro is able to shred targets faster than they can react. In development, we disabled the "heat" system that scales damage with accuracy, allowing Pyro to always deal full damage regardless of how well they track you. To address this while maintaining Pyro's maximum potential, without inheriting the numerous issues with the older implementation, we're now rebasing our Flamethrower on changes made in another mod, Team Comtress 2:

    • Re-enabled and overhauled the heat system. Damage now scales both by how consistently your flames are landing (accuracy) and a separate warmup ramp over continuous contact. Numerous bugs that caused flame damage to feel inconsistent or unreliable in Team Fortress 2 were fixed, and moment-to-moment changes in your accuracy affect your damage output much sooner.

    • Airblast targets who are at point-blank range and are roughly in front of the Pyro can now be reflected/pushed even if they fall outside of the airblast cone, helping address some edge-cases where an airblast would fail against super close targets.

• Updated the Harvester:

  • Reduced self healing to 3 HP per tick (from 5 HP)

• Updated the Cyclops:

  • Can now defuse enemy Dynamite Packs

  • Increased blast radius penalty to -20% (from -10%)

  • Increased EMP radius to 196 units (from ~131)

• Updated the Dynamite Pack:

  • Increased primary ammo on wearer by 50%

• Updated the Rejuvenator:

  • Added new sounds

  • Reimplemented missing unique healing grenade trails

  • Heal grenades will now pass through fully overhealed teammates

• Updated the Shock Therapy:

  • Fixed healing a player not removing status effects

• Updated the Hunting Revolver:

  • Removed +25 HP health bonus

Map Changes

• Updated 4dom_krepost:

  • Fixed catapults not properly applying the Jump Pad condition

UI Changes

• Updated the server browser:

  • Fixed duplicate players displaying in expanded server info

  • Fixed the search bar being misaligned

  • Fixed password dialog not working correctly

• Updated the killfeed:

  • VIP kills now always get highlighted on the killfeed, regardless of team

  • Removed "\" being appended to the VIP player's name in the killfeed

  • Implemented a unique kill icon for VIP kills

• Fixed certain loadout screen elements drawing over weapon tooltips

• Fixed microphone test not ending when exiting the options menu

• Fixed Spywalk HUD visibility not updating properly when redisguising as the same team

• Fixed player medals sometimes not appearing properly on the scoreboard

• Fixed player medal tooltips not appearing on the scoreboard for multi-team gamemodes

Custom Weapons

• Added mult_cloak_meter_regen_rate

• Added disguise_on_hit

• Added tranq_recharge_time

• Added tranq_building_debuff

• Added deploy_with_empty_clip

• Added mod_rocket_gravity_upward_force

• mod_always_draw_tracer_effect can now specify the frequency of the tracer

• mod_rocket_gravity now works with more kinds of projectiles

• Fixed player_shoot game event not being fired

• Fixed mult_dmg not working properly for pipe grenades

• Fixed fuse_mult not working at all

• Fixed a crash with mod_set_banner_flag when using models that were not precached

• Fixed custom_projectile_model with nail projectiles not working in third-person

• Fixed nail model and hitbox getting offset with mod_rocket_gravity

• Fixed negative values not working for apply_self_knockback

• Fixed mod_set_player_scale family of attributes not respecting custom playermodel scale set by map logic or VScripts

• Fixed mod_set_player_scale family of attributes sometimes not setting playermodel scale upon spawning

• Fixed playermodel scale unable to be set during certain periods, e.g. while player is equipping items

Scripting Changes

• Client-side VScripts sourced from servers or maps will no longer be loaded by game clients

• Client-side VScripts can now only set ConVars registered by scripts

• Added void CTFPlayer::IgnitePlayerEx( float flDuration ) script function

• Added ETauntAttack CTFPlayer::GetTauntAttack( void ) script function

• Added bool CTFLunchBox::ApplyBiteEffects( EHANDLE hPlayer ) script hook, called when a player takes a bite at their weapon, return false to cancel any effects

• Fixed exploits with filesystem scripting API

Material Changes

• Fixed Soldier's head gib texture using Spy's $phongexponenttexture

These changes are live now. If you'd like, you can support ongoing development of TF2 Classified by:

• Reporting bugs

• Submitting translations

• Donating to the project

• Becoming a developer

An update to Team Fortress 2 Classified has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2 Classified. The major changes include:

General Changes

• Fixed a Mapbase security vulnerability

These changes are live now. If you'd like, you can support ongoing development of TF2 Classified by:

• Reporting bugs

• Submitting translations

• Donating to the project

• Becoming a developer

An update to Team Fortress 2 Classified has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2 Classified. The major changes include:

General Changes

• Added a custom 2D skybox renderer:

  • Fixed sky faces being visibly culled on high FOVs (#3)

  • Fixed issues with loading skies that don't provide materials for all faces

  • Added a fallback texture for when a face is missing

  • Engine renderer can be toggled using r_skybox_use_new_renderer 0

• Added support for adjusting each player's voice volume independently in the Mute Players menu

• Fixed players being able to mute themselves

• Fixed "An Experienced World Traveler" achievement not tracking progress on Steam

• Added an option to toggle classic shading

  • Turning off classic shading will restore live TF2 shading for players, buildings, and weapons

• Added ConVarEx, a new material proxy

• Disabled texture streaming by default (#613)

  • It can instead be re-enabled by passing in the -texture_stream command-line parameter

• Re-added voice pitch adjustments for tranquilized and hastened players (#701)

  • Configurable with tf2c_voice_pitch_tranq and tf2c_voice_pitch_vip_haste ConVars respectively

• Fixed reflected darts not tranquilizing players (#350)

• Fixed muffled ambience not playing when tranquilized

• Re-added audio cue for when the Shock Therapy is fully charged

• Fixed Rejuvenator's Übercharge not awarding Übercharges score

• Fixed a crash related to custom projectile trail effects

• Fixed an issue where switching to a disguise's weapon that has an extra_wearables attribute would cause an edict to leak

• Fixed on-hit attributes working strangely with disguised Spies in Multi-Team modes (#855)

• Fixed materials using the no_decal surface property showing concrete decals

• Linux binaries are now built using Steam Runtime 3 "sniper"

  • This fixes startup issues on older Linux distributions

• Updated localization files

UI Changes

• Updated the main menu:

  • Reworked links panel and added a donation button

  • Opening external links will now conditionally use the Steam overlay or your system's default browser, depending on fullscreen mode

  • Removed hardcoded game version in favor of %gameversion%

• Fixed building kills with the Shock Therapy displaying the wrong kill icon

• Added missing SVG kill icons for the Shock Therapy and Admiralty Anchor

• Fixed various SVG kill icons not being used (#547)

• Removed requirement for color class on SVG kill icons

• Fixed gradients on SVG kill icons ignoring colors (#873)

• Improved detection of style tags on SVGs

Particle Changes

• Fixed Medi Gun marker setting causing Medi Gun beams to disappear (#725)

  • Medi Gun markers will be changed in a future patch

Material Changes

• Updated player, building, and weapon materials to support classic shading toggle

• Updated building gib materials to use Patch shader

• Updated pickup truck textures

These changes are live now. If you'd like, you can support ongoing development of TF2 Classified by:

• Reporting bugs

• Submitting translations

• Donating to the project

• Becoming a developer

An update to Team Fortress 2 Classified has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2 Classified. The major changes include:

General Changes

• Fixed an issue where the Huntsman could not charge while jumping (#751)

• Fixed an issue where the Rejuvenator and Shock Therapy bypassed players' overheal modifiers

• Fixed an issue where the Rejuvenator would not apply assists when healing or ÜberCharging

• Fixed an issue where the Harvester would heal off of dead players after a round restart (#80)

• Fixed an issue where beta-style muzzle flashes would render through walls (#27)

• Fixed an issue where Dispensers would play their sound multiple times when touched by a player

• Fixed an issue where the Twin Barrel's knockback vulnerability persisted after landing on the ground (#775)

• Fixed issue where Mines would roll when being airblasted (#33)

• Added foolishness

Custom Weapons

• Added mod_always_draw_tracer_effect and mod_never_draw_tracer_effect

• Added mod_set_banner_cond

• Added mod_set_banner_flag_model

• Added custom_banner_sound

• Added banner_effect

  • Allows for custom banner particles

• Added generator_sticks_to_walls

  • Allows Rejuvenator Über generators to stick to walls

• Fixed issue where custom sound fallbacks would not respect the "visuals" tag

• Fixed MvM explosive Sniper shot upgrade not appearing in the Upgrade Station

• Fixed issue where or_minicrit_vs_playercond_burning would not work while jumping

• Fixed cannonballs not bouncing off of Yellow/Green team players

• Fixed Shortstop shove not working with Yellow/Green team players

• Fixed issue where certain custom Sentry projectiles were crit boosted

• Fixed issue where mod_launches_ball did not work with custom projectile models

• Fixed issue where mod_launches_ball did not deplete the correct ammo type

• Fixed issue where the "extra_wearables" block and keyvalues did not respect team colors

• Fixed set_dmgtype_ignite to work on all weapons

• Fixed issue where "show_in_armory" would not consistently apply

• Fixed issue where disguised spies would be effected by player scale attributes

• Fixed mult_medigun_uberchargerate not working with the Rejuvenator

• Fixed mod_rocket_gravity not working with syringes and arrows

• Fixed issue where fuse_mult applied to all equipped weapons (#747)

Map Changes

• Updated vip_avanti:

  • Clipping improvements

  • Fixed several texture alignment issues

  • Fixed several visible nodraws and dev textures

  • Reworked the windows on Red's highground at Final

  • Reworked health and ammo around Final

  • Fixed misaligned spawn trigger at Red's final spawn

  • Fixed several small gaps in geometry around the fences at Final

  • Detailing adjustments around Final to improve player readability

  • Lighting adjustments around Final to improve player readability

  • Updated navigation mesh

Server Browser Changes

• Reverted 21 player maximum for bumping servers

  • We did not see any noticeable improvement to seeding

• Server browser will now put empty servers at the bottom when first opened

Shader Changes

• Fixed an issue where ropes would not properly render (#752)

If you find a bug or other issue with TF2 Classified, please submit it to our bug tracker.

Happy April, and thanks for sticking around for two months so far! It's been real. For a limited time, official servers (as well as any servers using the ConVar tf2c_special_beta 1) will be running a public playtest, enabling a number of brand new, in-development weapons. To use the new weapons, simply join a participating server, and they will be available in your loadout automatically. (Yes, these are all really usable in-game right now!)

Removed Weapons

• Removed the Mine Layer in response to community feedback

New Weapons

• Added 2 new Scout weapons:

  • The Hare Trigger

    • Addresses feedback regarding the mod having too much emphasis on verticality by removing the Scout's double jump

  • The Little Boy

    • Attempts to fix Scout oversaturation by making players dislike the Scout significantly more

• Added 1 new Soldier weapon:

  • The Holy Bible

    • Resolves a 535-page Steam forum thread debating the mercenaries' religious beliefs

• Added 1 new Pyro weapon:

  • The Flyswatter

    • Addresses a large number of bug reports

• Added 6 new Demoman weapons:

  • Added the Mine Layer

  • Added the Mine Layer

  • Added the Mine Layer

  • Added the Mine Layer

  • Added the Mine Layer

  • Added the Mine Layer

• Added 2 new Heavy weapons:

  • The Fat Man

    • Resolves requests for the Heavy to be made larger and wider

  • The Hot Wings

    • bucket of hot wings for heavy that makes him faster

• Added 0 new Engineer weapons:

  • Nothing has been added, as we've received overwhelming feedback about Engineer having too many new weapons

• Added 2 new Medic weapons:

  • Shotgun

    • ...

  • The Swimming Rejuvenator

    • Adjusts the Rejuvenator's ÜberCharge, to further distinguish it from a competing video game character's area-wide invulnerability skill

• Added 1 new Sniper weapon:

  • Jarate

    • As a mod, we have the ability to push the boundaries of our content far beyond what Valve would ever add to standard TF2

Miscellaneous Changes

• Re-added the Mine Layer in response to community backlash at the earlier patch note about removing the Mine Layer

If you find a bug or other issue with TF2 Classified (that isn't related to this new content), please submit it to our bug tracker.

An update to Team Fortress 2 Classified has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2 Classified. The major changes include:

General Changes

• Fixed an issue where the previous update was not applying properly

If you find a bug or other issue with TF2 Classified, please submit it to our bug tracker.

An update to Team Fortress 2 Classified has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2 Classified. The major changes include:

Custom Weapons Additions

• Added support for custom soundscripts

• Added support for custom particle manifests

• Re-implemented trail_effect, trail_effect_crit, explosion_effect, explosion_effect_crit for custom particles

• Re-implemented beam_effect and beam_effect_crit for custom Medi Guns and Flame Throwers

• Added extra_wearables keyvalue, allowing for several extra wearables per weapon

• Custom attribute and weapon descriptions can now be added without a localization file (#104)

• Added item_name_color and custom_color keyvalues

• Added tf2c_civilian_loadout_slots, allowing servers to add extra slot weapons for the Civilian

• Fixed issue where show_in_armory did not properly hide weapons

• Fixed issue where custom projectiles overrode kill feed icons

• Added weapon_exclusive_to_holiday

• Added sapper_cant_sap

• Added mod_set_fire_arrows

• Added set_sentry_rocket, which changes the projectile of sentry rockets

• Added set_sentry_bullet, which changes the projectile type of sentry bullets

• Added mod_outline_on_hit

• Added mod_set_beam_range, which changes Medi Gun range

• Added mod_set_healbomb_lifetime, which changes Rejuvenator projectile fuse time

• Added set_rocket_detonation_mode:

  • 0 = Explode on contact with walls

  • 1 = Shatters on walls

  • 2 = Bouncy rockets; explodes after 5 bounces

  • 3 = Homing rockets

• Added mod_use_custom_ammo_type

• Reworked clipsize_increase_on_kill to take 2 values:

  • First value sets the amount of ammo on kill

  • Second value sets the maximum clip size

• Reworked explosive_sniper_shot to take 2 values:

  • First value sets explosion range

  • Second value sets explosive damage

• Replaced no_tranq_melee_criticals with tranq_melee_boost:

  • 0 = Standard damage

  • 1 = Minicrits

  • 2 = Crits

• Added mod_ubercharge_cond

• Added mod_set_sniper_lazer_sight, adds the MvM sniper lazer to a sniper rifle

• Added mod_projectiles_per_shot

• Added mod_set_player_scale_on_wearer and mod_set_player_scale_on_active

• Added mod_sustained_fire_accuracy

• Added mod_sustained_fire_damage

• Setting set_detonate_mode 3 on Grenade Launchers now lets them explode on walls

• Fixed issue where some items were not equipable when reloading the schema

• Fixed a crash caused by the Wrangler

• Fixed issue where can_headshot did not work on Sniper Rifles when hip firing

• Fixed issue where mod_pierce_resists_absorbs did not pierce Civilian aura damage resist

• Fixed issue where fuse_mult allowed for infinite mine layer mines

• mod_sniper_zoom_while_jumping now works with bows

• wearer_cannot_disguise no longer prevents disguise on kill

• Disguise on kill now automatically applies global disguises in games with 3 and 4 teams

• Knives now respect keep_disguise_on_attack

General Changes

• Re-added custom textures for bullet shells

• Fixed an issue where medals would not appear on Linux servers

• Fixed an issue where projectiles would collide with dropped weapons and pickups (#445)

• Fixed an issue where Heavy's Sandvich would lose its cooldown if he took damage while eating (#649)

• Fixed an issue where the Civilian's minicrit boost did not buff Medi Guns

• Bots will now run client commands sent by the player if bot_mimic is on

• Ragdoll wearables now inherit cloak value and properly disappear after being fully cloaked

• Fixed an issue where healing particles did not respect the team of disguised Spies (#650)

• Fixed an issue where the Tranquilized overlay did not properly fade out

• Fixed an issue where overlays such as ÜberCharge would hide specific HUD elements

• Fixed an issue where the Tranquilized background glow appeared in the kill feed for non-melee kills

Server Browser Changes

• Server browser bumps a max of 5 verified servers when first opening it (from 3.0.4 Update)

• Servers will not be recommended if there are more than 21 active players

  • This encourages player seeding, allowing servers to fill up and make way for servers with less players

• Custom Weapons server tag will now automatically be applied to a server with a custom item schema

• type_customweapons and type_customrules sv_tags can now be applied by all servers

Map Changes

• Updated vipr_chopper:

  • Door models are now available for community mappers

Particle Changes

• Added Yellow and Green team versions of several live TF2 particles:

  • Medi Gun beams

  • Soldier banner buffs

  • Throwable trails

  • Ball trails (Sandman, Wrap Assassin)

• Fixed Scout extra jump (Soda Popper, Atomizer) particle not spawning

UI Changes

• Added default HUD meters for all live TF2 weapons (#666)

• Fixed an issue where Shield HUD meter would not appear when wearing a shield (#223)

Shader Changes

• Fixed a false-positive warning on VertexLitGeneric

• Fixed $detailtint colorspace for $DetailBlendMode 5

• Fixed triplanar shaders using wrong constant register

• Fixed triplanar shaders fallback for $seamless_scale

• Fixed $lightwarptexture behavior on LightmappedGeneric and $lightwarpnobump

• Fixed custom-shader-shader using an incorrect alphablending mode for projected textures

• Fixed an Issue on AMD & Intel GPUs where glow outlines were not displaying properly

• Added emissive-pass $basetexture opacity support

• Added emissive-pass $alpha & $alpha2 support

If you find a bug or other issue with TF2 Classified, please submit it to our bug tracker.

An update to Team Fortress 2 Classified has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2 Classified. The major changes include:

Stability Fixes

• Fixed a number of startup and graphical issues when running the game on Intel graphics cards

• Fixed a crash related to kicking idle players

• Fixed a crash related to displaying medals in voice chat

• Fixed a crash related to firing the Anti-Aircraft Cannon while dead

• Fixed a crash on Payload maps with a lot of rollback zones

• Fixed a soft-lock when changing your resolution while in full-screen

• Fixed a memory leak related to VGUI scheme loading

  • This fixes fonts getting corrupted after extended play (#42)

General Changes

• Added tf_use_circular_weaponspreads (from Team Comtress)

  • Allows weapon spread to apply in a circular boundary rather than a box

  • Disabled by default; servers can enable it to test the effect on game feel

  • May be adjusted in future patches

• Added a large number of convars (under the prefix tf2c_rollback) for reverting certain game mechanics and behaviors to imitate earlier versions of Team Fortress 2 (from Team Comtress)

• Added tf2c_allow_special_suicides

  • Allowing all players on a server to use otherwise cheat-protected suicides

• Added hud_medicautocallersound

  • Toggles the Medic autocaller's noise

• Added mp_scrambleteams 2

  • Does not trigger a map timer reset

• Fixed Medic autocaller sounds playing while the player is not a Medic

• Fixed autobalance attempting to place players in teams which aren't active

• Added a sound for Cyclops projectiles detonating without triggering a combo

• Fixed heal target marker disappearing while using ÜberCharge (community fix from Squid-Eevee)

• Fixed an issue where Target IDs weren't displaying building haul prompts

• Fixed Engineer toolbox's icon showing as Destruction PDA/missing texture in HUD (#265, #546)

• Fixed an issue where environmental deaths could be survived while having damage resistance (#109)

• Fixed an issue where Spies could disguise as Civilian in modes where civilian was not enabled

• Fixed Spy disguise and undisguise sounds not playing

• Fixed Mine Layer kills showing as Stickybomb kills in kill feed

• Fixed dropdowns not functioning in the options menu

• Fixed Civilian haste boost particle not properly applying

• Updated sound cache

• Updated localization files:

  • Added Turkish language support (Hoş geldiniz!)

  • Added Brazilian language support (Bem-vindo!)

Gameplay Changes

• Updated the Nail Gun:

  • Fixed an issue where the Nail Gun did not have damage ramp up (#488)

• Updated live TF2 compatibility:

  • Dragon's Fury projectiles will now only light models rather than brushes to reduce performance impact

  • Crusader's Crossbow projectiles will correctly hit teammates instead of passing through them

• Spies no longer show speech bubbles while disguised

Map Changes

• Updated 4koth_frigid:

  • Moved the latest map to the actual maps folder (we cannot imagine how this happened)

• Updated cp_dustbowl:

  • Implemented latest changes from Korkade

Material Changes

• Added a normal map to the Flame Thrower

• Fixed selfillum mask on control room consoles

• Fixed incorrect alpha channels on several cloud textures

• Fixed crosshair6 looking identical to crosshair1 (#506)

• Updated Offline Training thumbnail for 4ARENA Flask (#314)

• Removed the following materials:

  • player/items/crown_grn

  • player/items/crown_ylw

  • player/items/demo/crown_grn

  • player/items/demo/crown_ylw

  • vgui/achievements/*

Model Changes

• Made adjustments to the Medic's wrists (#317)

• Added global versions of various gameplay signs

• Fixed various models missing skins (#460, #470)

• Removed the following models:

  • player/items/civilian/crown

Mapping Changes

• Added a black default cubemap (#413)

• Added light_directional to FGD

If you find a bug or other issue with TF2 Classified, please submit it to our bug tracker.

An update to Team Fortress 2 Classified has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2 Classified. The major changes include:

Balance Changes

• Updated the Mine Layer:

  • Reduced projectile speed by 50%

  • Lowered fire rate by 50%

New Commands

• Added viewmodel_offset_x, viewmodel_offset_y, and viewmodel_offset_z

• Added viewmodel_offset_pitch, viewmodel_offset_yaw, and viewmodel_offset_roll

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where teams could get two Civilians in VIP and VIP Race

• Fixed an issue where Rejuvenator projectiles were hitting prop bounding boxes

• Fixed an issue where Rejuvenator projectiles were bouncing off of Control Points

• Fixed an issue where heals were applying to dead players

• Fixed an issue where Medics with an active Über Generator would allow players to be ÜberCharged indefinitely

• Fixed an issue where the Über Generator could only stay active for 10 seconds maximum

• Fixed an issue where ÜberCharge penalties were not being applied correctly to the Rejuvenator

• Fixed issues with UnlitGeneric materials using $selfillum

• Fixed an issue where equipping the Anti-Aircraft Cannon made Shotguns use player hulls for hit detection

• Fixed Dispensers maintaining overheal

• Added lag compensation to Stickybomb-based melees

• mp_match_end_at_timelimit 0 now properly prevents stalemate at server time limit from triggering (18 year old annoyance!)

• Harvester taunt kill now only has a critical hit visual on kill feed and damage feedback

• Harvester taunt kill attack now takes 0.1s longer to trigger to better match the animation

• Fixed the Dynamite Pack taunt kill achievement triggering on any Dynamite Pack kill

• Fixed the Birthday Blowout achievement trigger being able to be spammed on extinguished bomblets

• Fixed Harvester decapitation kill icon/logging

• Fixed the player being able to reload while taunting

• Fixed servers never reading tf2c_avoid_becoming_vip

• Fixed tranquilizer darts pinning ragdolls

• Added medals to voice chat feed

• Reimplemented the ability to force a Spycrab taunt by looking upwards

• Made NPC nextbots respect cl_interp_npcs

• Ran a pass on streamer mode to ensure player-identifying information is never shown

• Refactored disguises to not run on impulse

• Added missing stats for the Anti-Aircraft Cannon

• Added global variants to gameplay signs

• Added global variants to the signs used in Doomsday and Hydro

• Added deflected Coilgun kill icon

• Added four-team skins to the uniform locker

If you find a bug or other issue with TF2 Classified, please submit it to our bug tracker.

Hi. It's been an amazing week so far! We’ve been blown away by the number of servers coming online and the amount of players jumping in! Alongside that excitement, we’ve received a lot of feedback about the server browser and, in particular, the verified server system. As as reminder to those who weren't around during (or even before) launch: the server verification system is a system we've had in place for nearly 2 years, with the intent of being able to mark servers that are good experiences for players wanting to enjoy TF2 Classified. Verification shows a level of trust, and allows access to rich features not available in the Steam API (currently visible tags, soon to expand). Today, we’re making changes to how verification works for server hosts: you can now manage it your damn self!

A NEW WAY TO VERIFY

Over the weekend, we’ve been hard at work building a new system for server verification, and are happy to announce that it's finally ready. Server hosts can now log in with their Steam account, choose a provider name, and submit servers for verification directly through a dedicated panel. EMINOMA-appointed moderators will review each submission to ensure it follows our rules. Once approved, the server will be marked as verified.

Verified Server Panel

If a server doesn’t meet the requirements, you’ll receive a notification on the dashboard explaining why, along with guidance on what needs to be changed. You’re free to make adjustments and resubmit at any time. The Verified Server Panel also includes a full list of rules that verified servers are expected to follow (as well as blacklist criteria that applies to all servers). If verification isn’t something you’re interested in, no worries, as unverified servers will continue to appear in the server browser as normal. This new list of verified servers is live, starting today.

SERVER BROWSER & STABILITY IMPROVEMENTS

Over the past week, we’ve also shipped updates to improve server stability and make the server browser experience smoother, including:

• \ Filters now auto-refresh the list of servers

• Fixed cases of servers disappearing from the list

• Significantly improved scrolling performance

We’re continuing to work toward feature parity with the legacy server browser. Expect features like tabs and auto-retry to return in the near future. Additionally, we are also planning on building new moderation tools to help server hosts manage servers more effectively, and players tailor their experiences how they'd like. The hope is to reduce reliance on tools like SourceMod to properly manage servers.

An update to Team Fortress 2 Classified has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2 Classified. The major changes include:

Server Browser

• Significantly improved Server Browser performance

• Server Browser now hides servers that do not match the current version of the game

• Fixed Server list sometimes disappearing when becoming too tall

Map Changes

• Updated VIP Avanti:

  • Fixed the final control point not triggering final control point warnings from the Announcer while being captured

  • Even more improvements to collisions on the staircases around the fountain at Final

  • Adjustments to clipping and detailing to make it easier to jump into the bell tower window from below

• Updated VIPR Drizzle:

  • Fixed an incorrect sign

  • Fixed a visible nodraw brush

• Updated 4PLR Sisyphus:

  • Adjusted clipping in playable area for smoother movement

  • Fixed out of map spot by YLW spawn

  • Adjusted frequency of announcer voice lines

• Updated TD Sunnyside:

  • Fixed bug that occurred where players were not properly being teleported out of their spawns after losing the point

  • Fixed some chicken stuck spots

  • Adjusted some small visual errors

• Updated CTF Doublecross:

  • Fixed a large number of lighting bugs

LUX Shaders

• Fixed models sometimes not disappear into the fog properly

• Fixed WorldVertexTransition phong clobbering registers

Visuals

• Tweaked GRN and YLW team objective glows

• Updated cubemaps:

  • Cubemap reflections between viewmodels will now fade between different cubemaps

  • Fixed some edge-cases where the cubemap reflection on the Tranquilizer Gun was too strong

  • Removed cubemap reflection from the Flare Gun viewmodel

HUD

• Properly added Colorblind Mode to settings (adds patterns to players from different teams, try it out!)

• Overhauled Discord RPC icons

• Adjusted size of individual killfeed entries

• Added avatars to voice chat

• Fixed avatars in vote menus

• "Right Click to Enable" now disappears after right clicking on the scoreboard

• Fixed Civilian showing up on class select menu after joining a server previously where special classes were enabled

• Fixed wrong Jump Pad string appearing for Jump Pad B when not built.

• Adjusted tip box on spectator to fit better on 4:3

• Updated Main Menu:

  • Fixed issue where audio would become extremely quiet after a music track finished playing

  • Added Latest Update and Bug Report buttons to the main menu

  • Updated default config to include bindings for spectators and for slots 6-10

• Updated Target IDs:

  • Fixed avatars appearing on secondary Target ID when setting is on "None" or "Friends Only".

  • Fixed Target IDs sometimes changing in size when text updates as Spectator

  • Fixed Target ID still showing Medi Gun status on dead players

• Updated Nemesis and Domination:

  • Various adjustments to account for GRN and YLW teams

  • Fixed an issue where Nemesis particles would be unconditionally removed on team swap

Miscellaneous

• Fixed several achievements being unobtainable

• Fixed issue where custom item schemas did not flush/reset upon disconnecting from a server

• Fixed loadouts failing to update for players with high latency

• Fixed initial player health not respecting modified max health value from equipped weapons

• Fixed an exploit that allowed players to reset their weapons by switching classes while outside of their spawn

• Fixed various missing VIP announcer voice lines

• Revenge/Domination handler now respects assister and the speaker

• Raised max weapon clip limit to 65535

• Fixed a crash related to the Rejuvenator's Über Generator

• Fixed a crash related to the Civilian's heal aura

• Fixed various crashes regarding weapon icons in ammo HUD

• Fixed linking the wrong engine binaries on dedicated servers

• Updated localization files

If you find a bug or other issue with TF2 Classified, please submit it to our bug tracker.

An update to Team Fortress 2 Classified has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2 Classified. The major changes include:

Localization

• Implemented Russian localization (Извините, мы забыли!)

  • Restart your Steam client for the option to appear

• Implemented Simplified Chinese closed captions

• Updated the localization files

Server Browser

• Temporarily disabled "friends playing" indicators while we are investigating bugs with the Steam API

• Attempted a fix for refresh button sometimes not working properly

• Sorting by player count no longer includes bot count

• Implemented thumbnail precaching

Crash Fixes

• Fixed a crash when rendering healing combat text

• Fixed a crash with tracking on-kill achievements

• Fixed a crash with translucent renderable sprites

• Fixed a potential crash with missing scoreboard medals

• Fixed a potential crash upon cleaning up the control point icon HUD

• Fixed a potential crash when smooth scrolling through the menus

• Fixed crashes regarding Medic callers, grenade trails and the flamethrower particle

• Fixed crashes with disguised spy Target IDs with an invalid disguise target/weapon

• Fixed crashes when initializing stock weapons in the inventory manager

Performance Improvements

• Lowered player position precision back to default as we're investigating networking issues

• Removed shadows from grenade projectiles

• Limited max shadows to 32 by default

Miscellaneous

• Fixed 4PLR Sisyphus's server browser thumbnail and mission briefing photos being VIP Trainyard

• Fixed Antialiasing option "None" always being detected as valid, thus not being selectable

• Fixed Spies being able to disguise as inactive teams

• Fixed user sprays being unable to be set via the options menu on Linux

• Fixed Control Points opening too early on some Arena maps

If you find a bug or other issue with TF2 Classified, please submit it to our bug tracker.

Hi! Yeah, this is weird for us too. After an exhausting year of porting, which followed an exhausting half-decade of legal uncertainty, Team Fortress 2 Classified is now available on Steam! https://tf2classified.com/steampowered

Hello! Before we launch, we wanted to give a basic rundown of how server hosting will work in Team Fortress 2 Classified. We're expecting a lot of new faces and have made a lot of changes, so even if you're a seasoned server hoster, this is still worth the read.

MANUAL VERIFICATION

For those newer to TF2C, we run a manual server verification program. Essentially, so long as your server is stable and well-maintained, you can use our verified servers page and request verification. If passed, your server will be marked with a "Verified" tag in-browser, which lets new players know that your server is a good experience, and allows us to grant trusted hosts access to rich features. If you don't pass verification or don't want to apply, don't worry—your server will still appear in the browser just fine, viewable and playable by everyone. We don't blacklist servers outside of the most extreme scenarios, such as hosting malware or illegal content. We don't intend to police servers heavily, but just know that it pays to play nice.

SERVER BROWSER

As we mentioned briefly a few months ago, our server browser has gotten a complete facelift! While we plan to overhaul it further in the future, for now it should be far easier to find servers to play on that suit your preferences.

SERVER TYPE TAGS

Come launch, servers can advertise themselves more accurately in-browser thanks to our new server type tagging system. After getting your server manually verified, simply setting a special tag in your sv_tags allows your rulesets to be displayed front and center on the server browser! After discussing with existing hosters, we've settled on a small list of type tags for launch, with the opportunity of easily expanding this system in the future as needed:

• type_customrules - For servers which make drastic changes to the base ruleset, such as globally enabling the Civilian, bunnyhopping, or custom gamemodes such as Engineer Fortress or TF2Ware. This does not apply to smaller changes such as fixed spread or random crits.

• type_customweapons - For any server that heavily modifies the item schema. This includes custom weapon packs, rebalance packs, and throwback servers.

At launch, this will run on an honor system, and as such will only be open to verified servers. In the future, we may look into automating this system. We would love to hear feedback from server hosts post-launch.

Just in time! Team Fortress 2 Classified has been marked Playable on Steam Deck! Rest easy tonight knowing you'll soon be able to commit atrocities against anyone bold enough to wear differently colored outfits... on the go! While we'll be wearing that darling yellow badge with pride, we're aware there's still room for improvement, notably:

• Controls may have to be manually configured for optimal play

• Some text may be hard to read

• Text inputs require you to bring up the on-screen keyboard

Expect improvements to controller support and the Steam Deck experience in the future!

Hi. With TF2 Classified just a week away(!) from launch, we wanted to keep current and future modders informed of technical changes we've been making over the months, and what to expect for changes going forward. If you're a modder, this post is for you! While Steam Workshop support won’t be available at launch, we are actively exploring support for a wide range of moddable content. As our game is actively updated, please note that we'll be making various technical changes that may cause incompatibilities.We’ll communicate these changes clearly in patch notes, and we’re also looking into solutions such as mod versioning to help make this process smoother in the future. With that out of the way, we've split up this post into sections for each type of content. If any of them apply to you, you can get straight to reading.

ITEM SCHEMA & CUSTOM WEAPONS

Item schemas from the original mod will not be compatible with TF2 Classified. Many attributes are returning from the original mod, while a handful aren't. This is due to various refactors and the removal of complex prototype weapon code. Our currently shipped item schema is heavily debloated, and many prefabs have been merged down into their proper weapon indexes. If you have custom weapons making use of prefabs, it would be wise to remake them, or ship the prefab alongside the weapon index itself. Custom item schemas will now go in the /scripts/items folder instead of the /maps folder. Addcond conditions can now take the conditions name instead of ID. For example, "5 5" can be entered as "TF_COND_INVULNERABLE 5". It is highly recommended to use this method, as technical limitations may force us to change condition IDs. All TF2C exclusive conditions have a new ID. A full list of condition names will be available in release patch notes. In the future, we are looking into options for custom weapons being uploaded to the Steam Workshop. We will investigate the possibility of single-file weapon entries to help make this possible.

MAPPING & HAMMER

We've culled a small amount of our custom map assets to remove certain textures and models that don't align with the environment art style we intend for our official map pool. This should help make our official style more clear, but does mean that existing maps using these assets will need to be recompiled with them packed into the .bsp. This primarily applies to region-specific asset packs, though we have tried to keep some generic assets from these. We're also open to re-adding any more specific assets that might be broadly useful. In the future, we are looking into shipping some SDK content, including official logic prefabs for all of our custom game modes. Addcond triggers can now take the condition name instead of ID, via the keyvalue "condition_name". It is highly recommended to use this method, as technical limitations may force us to change condition IDs in the future. All TF2C exclusive conditions have a new ID and will need to be replaced. A full list of condition names will be available in release patch notes. We're changing the naming convention for Three and Four-Team maps. Now, a number will be placed before the gamemode prefix. For example, a Three Team KOTH map would be "3koth_example" and a Four-Team DOM map would be "4dom_example." That said, existing maps that use the old convention will still function correctly. We had originally wanted to include logic, HUD, and asset support for Three and Four-Team versions of Live gamemodes like Robot Destruction, Player Destruction, Passtime, and Mannpower. However, we've had to delay these plans for a lack of time.

PARTICLES

Some particle mods may not be compatible with TF2 Classified out of the box, due to system renames and functionality changes. Particle files (.pcf) have been reorganized, and are now split by content type (eg. weapon, condition, gameplay mechanic). Most unused and incidental particle systems have been removed. Any maps happening to use these will have to ship them on their own. We're looking into including more general-use particles for mappers in the future. Various particle systems have been renamed as they've been updated. This may cause old mods to fall back on live TF2 equivalents. Future particle system renames will be individually mentioned in patch notes as they happen.

MATERIALS & TEXTURES

Many materials and textures have been updated with new parameters and flags. If you're replacing these and wish to retain functionality, please make sure you're mirroring any parameters and flags. Crosshairs, kill icons, and many HUD elements have moved to using .svg files. In all cases, .vtf fallbacks should still work. Various materials have been renamed or moved as they've been updated. This may cause old mods to fall back on live TF2 equivalents. Future material renames and moves will be individually mentioned in patch notes as they happen.

MODELS

The Civilian's player model is now located in the civilian folder (previously civilian_vip). All player models have been given additional facial flexes for decapitation. The Spy has been given a cigarette flex. Some models with embedded particles have had their particle system names updated. This may cause old mods to fall back on live TF2 equivalents. Future renames will be individually mentioned in patch notes as they happen.

UI & HUD

Our UI is undergoing a technical and visual overhaul, and this is planned to continue post-launch. We will make these changes known in patch notes. Using .svg files with image panels will require full path and file extension when specified. We've added a new drop shadow ("dropshadow") parameter for labels and images now. Because of this, most drop shadow elements in .res files have been removed. Meter files have been refactored and some have been combined or moved. Death Notice amount is now an options parameter and not in the .res file. Various .res files have been renamed or moved as they've been updated. This may cause old mods to stop working correctly. Future renames and moves will be individually mentioned in patch notes as they happen.

SOURCEMOD SUPPORT

SourceMod support for TF2C-specific features is still pending while we coordinate with other TF2 SDK projects on the best long-term approach. Closer to release, we’ll be providing gamedata for the server binaries, along with a patched TF2 extension for those who need TF2 functionality; please note that this setup is subject to change in the future. The legacy tf2classic-tools package is currently non-functional and thus will no longer be maintained. Additionally, Metamod:Source Build 1380 is the minimum required version.

Hello! Welcome to the first Team Fortress 2 Classified blog post.

As most of you pieced together quickly, Valve requested a few months ago that we rename our mod, because the name Team Fortress 2 Classic was too similar to their Team Fortress Classic. We had hoped that we could throw up a quick teaser on our Steam store page while we chose a name and did some restructuring, but the whole process has taken longer than expected. I'll be explaining the full story of what's happened over the past few months, and why we have decided to push the release date of the mod to January 30th, 2026. When we submitted our demo for Steam Next Fest, the review process was held up on IP rights. This was expected, and it had already happened to our main app, so we contacted Valve to get it cleared up. Upon doing so, we were met with the request to rename our mod. We've learned that various other mods have recently used the word 'classic' in ways that unintentionally made them look like official Valve products, and as a result, Valve had a new policy put in place back in September. Despite allowing it previously, Valve's policy on mods having demos has also since changed, meaning we couldn't have launched our demo regardless. Since we could not launch a demo, we instead focused our time on ensuring that a rebrand was done properly. Actually deciding on a new name was surprisingly difficult. For one, it quickly became apparent that few options actually embodied what we set out to do better than 'classic' had. Despite disagreements over what 'classic' means, it has historically been a great way for us to set a standard for our mod's design, and has allowed us to maintain coherency between eras of development. Additionally, we needed to make sure that it could not mistaken for a new mod, including keeping the acronym (if possible). When we first "announced" our rebrand, Classified was not seriously considered as a name. Many other names were proposed and pitted against each other (some of which you can spot in the teaser video). As we pitched more, Classified began to indisputably win out. Not only is it remarkably similar in terms of phonetics, but it also serves as a double entendre, with 'classify' both evoking "to make something classic" and its literal definition, leaning us further into the spy film theming that early TF2 had carried. Classified documents, beige folders, and a slightly more serious tone: it all just fit what we were going for. Most importantly, it just passed the vibe check. It took a while to get approved. Gray areas in the name policy meant we were unsure if Classified was allowed. During conversations with Valve, we were unable to get a name confirmed outside of submitting a game build for Steamworks review. Those reviews can take up to several weeks each time, and we could not fully commit to creating new promotional material until a name was confirmed. This meant that the rebrand process took a few months, which has changed our release plans. Despite us moving as fast as we can to reach the previous vague 2025 release date, we're simply not able to meet it. There's a few reasons for this. The first is that we want a few more weeks of polishing and extensive testing. The second and more important reason is that Steamworks review is a factor that we cannot control. Communication can be slow and inconsistent, and we need padding in our timeline to ensure there are no last minute delays. We want this game to be out as much as you do, but we only have one chance to make a first impression, and we need to do it right. Besides, it wouldn't be an authentic TF2 experience without a bit of Valve time. Thank you for being patient, and see you on January 30th, 2026, ~ Nito & the Team Fortress 2 Classified team

Hello, and happy end of November! We're in the final stretches of development, and we'll be entering another lightning fast period so that we can make sure our launch is as polished as possible before you all get impatient and sack us. Last month we detailed the remaining tasks to complete, and this month we'll be sharing how far we have gotten on all of them.

UI REVAMP

Last month we discussed our plans to revamp the user interface. Since then, we've completed about half of the revamp. Here's a writeup on the progress so far. Keep in mind, everything here is subject to change.

Achievements

Our achievements menu has been revamped to be more comfortable to navigate. The new version is now fullscreen, which lets you see more achievements at once and gives them a more uniform presence on the menu. We also intend to sort them by class and gamemode, rather than by update, so it's easier to find the achievements you're looking for.

I should also take this time to mention something gameplay-related: TF2C will launch with only a selection of about 30 achievements. Many of our previous achievements felt like filler, and took longer to implement and test than one would expect. We want to focus on achievements that are fun to design and earn, rather than feeling like they're 'meeting a quota'.

Settings

The options menu in the original mod is a total mess. When redesigning it, we wanted to make sure it was easier to find the options you need as soon as possible. In the image below, you can see new categories at the top of the menu. Clicking them will immediately take you to that section of the menu. Not only that, but we've also implemented a search bar, which can take you straight to any option you want.

Server Browser

You may have noticed that the main menu server browser from the original mod is gone. This system is being reworked entirely! The old system heavily favors vanilla servers and servers with a high player count, which didn't really accomplish what we wanted. Our plan is to work with server hosters to create a menu that is fair to all, clear to players, and boosts a wider variety of communities. We'll have more to show next month.

REMAINING FEATURES

Last month we described the "Bug Whack-a-Mole" where bugs would continuously pop up each test in a manner that led to increasingly smaller nitpicks. This process has, for the most part, petered out. There are still a few very noticeable issues, but stamping them out no longer takes up a significant portion of our programmers' time. This means we are more free to focus on the remaining features that need implementation.

The largest feature remaining, aside from UI, is support for custom weapon attributes. We are currently in the process of porting as many custom weapon attributes as we can. We have been coordinating with custom weapon server server hosts to prioritize which ones get in, as well as figure out which can be more-or-less replaced with VScript or plugins. In the past two weeks, over 100 attributes have been reimplemented with more to come over the course of December.

There are only a few other features remaining. The chicken is giving us a bit of trouble, and the Flame Thrower is once again making our collective sanities dwindle, but the rest of our checklist is now complete. Anything else is just bug hunting and detailing.

NEW PLAYER GIBS

Blood and gore are a key part of the Team Fortress 2 experience, and one of our artists has taken the time to do a revamp. All 10 classes have had their gib models rebased on our current player models, and given improved physics. Below is a comparison of live TF2 gibs, old TF2C, new TF2C, where applicable. Once again, keep in mind that textures are subject to change.

REGARDING THE █████

See you soon. ~ Nito & the EMINOMA Team

Happy Halloween! Last month, we had intended to show off our progress by letting people play TF2C in the Open Beta. Obviously, that plan hit a bit of a snag, but after a few "calm and collected conversations," we're back to business. This time, we have the last two months of progress to cover instead of the usual one. Here is the current state of the game.

STATE OF THE GAME

Currently, every gamemode is in the port and working. Almost every TF2C exclusive map has been ported, with the remaining 3 simply pending a recompile. Every weapon is implemented, fully functional, and presentable, with the exception of one animation bug with the twin barrel. Four-Team, with its new dynamic teams system for mappers, is implemented. Lighting changes are fully in effect, and all planned achievements have been ported. When we gave a similar run down back in May, this content was simply "functional", but often had serious bugs, missing visuals, or other faults that would make them not shippable. Now, this content is all borderline complete. We're not done yet, however.

WHAT'S LEFT?

User Interface

Volunteer projects like this are very prone to what we call "bottlenecking", where a sizable portion of work is required but only a few people have the skills needed to complete that work (applications are always open, by the way). In our case, this is the user interface. We are working towards a much needed revamp of our main menu and server browser interfaces. While they aren't yet presentable, our goal is to improve the flow of starting a server and finding community servers.

The "Bug Whack-a-Mole"

The fun thing about doing a massive bug sweep on the game is that it makes smaller bugs more noticeable. "Bug Whack-a-Mole" is what I have affectionately called the process of knocking out a series of small or annoying bugs, attending that weekend's playtest, and leaving with a new list of bugs just as long as the first. The good news is that very few of them are serious gameplay issues anymore. The bad news is that a small bug does not equate to a quick fix. So, some of our developers will be buffing these out until launch.

Odds and Ends

There are a few other miscellaneous tasks left, such as colorblind mode, some tweaks for custom weapons, the chicken, and achievement feedback. Oh, there's also the ███████, but I'll have more to say on that later. For now, we'll move on to the more exciting stuff.

REBALANCES GALORE

The game is finally at a point where we can test balance changes without the data being completely unusable. We've already mentioned in the past that the Huntsman and AA Cannon have new hitreg systems, but a few other items have also been reworked since.

Rejuvenator

The Rejuvenator was the last holdout for ported weapons by a large margin, only getting in towards the end of September. The reason? This weapon was pretty overengineered. In the old version of the game, the Rejuvenator had a whopping five separate factors that could wildly sway how much healing it does. Not only was this a nightmare to try and port, it was also unclear to players and messy to balance. So we're reworking the healing calculation. In the Steam version, the Rejuvenator will focus a lot more on landing direct hits, and its healing will be a lot more consistent when landing direct or indirect hits.

Mine Layer

Back in May, for our final balance patch, I heavily tweaked the Mine Layer with the promise to do a deeper rework later due to pacing issues. A large number of mines can be tedious to remove and they often slow down the game, especially if used by multiple Demomen. Now, that rework is finally in development. Our current plan is to ensure that mines are interesting to fight by expanding the options for counterplay, and we're pretty close to succeeding. Once we have mines that are actually fun to engage with, we'll tweak the stats accordingly.

MAP FACELIFTS

Trainyard

VIP Trainyard tends to get repetitive after a full session, as many maps with short round timers often do. To give the BLU team more of a fighting chance, and to lower the amount of time spent in the setup phase, we have introduced a lives system for permadeath VIP. Now, when the Civilian walks into a sticky trap that you totally called out in comms, he will still have two more chances before the round is over. To complement this gamemode change, we've also updated the map's visuals to introduce more detail and bring it in-line with our current visual standards. Here's images of the new version, with the old version to compare:

Flask

With the introduction of custom team combinations, we wanted to further refine the aesthetics of the YLW and GRN teams. To achieve this, Flask has gotten a complete facelift. For long-time blog readers, we teased this in a post on our website a while back. Each corner of the map will now lean further into its team's aesthetic, while still retaining the layout and feel of the original map. Oh, and here's another comparison for you:

REGARDING THE ███████

When we announced the ███████ last month, we were under the impression we could sort it out in due time. Unfortunately, communication barriers have made it unclear as to what █████ we can ██████. We have received contradictory claims as to our limits, and we will not commit resources to a decision until we are absolutely sure it is the best option. As such the █████ ████████ is still pending. We thank you for your patience on this matter, but the situation will remain classified until further notice. ~ Nito & the EMINOMA Team

Hello everyone. Unfortunately, we will not be hosting an Open Beta, due to reasons outside of our control. We've dealt with things like this before, but we’re sorry that this had to happen so soon after the announcement. In this post, we'll talk about what happened, and what's next.

TECHNICAL LIMITATIONS

In the final stages of the review process, we were informed that an app on Steam cannot be both a Mod and a Demo at the same time. Unfortunately, this was not caught by anyone at EMINOMA or at Valve until last Saturday, after initial reviews hadn't flagged it as an issue and gave us the mistaken belief that we were clear to ship.

SILVER LINING

The good news is that this time crunch poured jet fuel on development, and the mod is in pretty good shape. We're still very much on track for full release, and are probably in a better spot than we would have been if we never attempted this in the first place. There's a lot that's still in the works, and we hope you're as enthusiastic as us about it. You'll be hearing more from us sooner than you think.

IN OTHER NEWS...

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Happy August 32nd! This month, project funds were embezzled to take a vacation to Chicago, wasting time during our most crucial phase of development. Gratefully, we're still on schedule, and the developers in question have been put to death.

STATE OF THE GAME

For a lot of developers, August was a return to college, or their time to go on holiday, so raw throughput went down. Volunteer projects are always at the whim of how much time people have left over after they're done with their real lives, but we're happy with how much we accomplished regardless. Most features are now in and usable. We're working with community server hosts to help them migrate, and the first Engineer Fortress playtest was a roaring success. Beyond launching with all of our major content, we also want to make sure that your favorite community servers are still available. Just keep in mind that the outward progress is going to appear to slow down as we inch closer to release. The smallest details and fixes can take the most time, and we try to show what's interesting instead of what works as expected. We're not ready to share details yet, but an interesting opportunity has come up that may force September to have a lot more to show, stay tuned!

MAGNUM OPUS

Our in-house orchestra (one-man band) is back with a new track to bless your ears, an expanded version of the theme from Meet the Sniper.

We'll be shipping a longer, full-quality version alongside the release of the game upon release.

HEARING WITHOUT LISTENING

We're also excited to show off the set of sounds we've been prototyping for the Damage Feedback system we mentioned last month. Our goal for this system is to help players navigate combat by giving them more information on the type of damage they're dealing or receiving. As such, we're designing these to feel more subtle and intuitive compared to hitsounds, and these are still being adjusted in response to playtester feedback and inevitably now, your feedback. Get commenting.

REFRIGERATED

We've revisited one of our original multi-team maps, Frigid, to touch it up in advance of the Steam release. This includes designing original, custom soundscapes and giving a few areas a small makeover. These changes are meant to help the map feel more consistent and believable to players.

ACUTE ANGLES

SVG support for crosshairs was another item we mentioned in passing last month. While finished in code, we were still figuring out how we wanted to execute the visuals. We're happy to say that this has now expanded to killfeed icons! To all players rich and privileged enough to own a 4K monitor: the answer to your struggles now has a clear and worshipable visage.

SCHOOL PICTURE DAY

Right now, if you Google "sniper tf2" and look at the second image, he is green. Our old class renders have gone further than anyone could've imagined. They've been used to represent TF2's classes on thousands of posts and videos all around the internet. It is humiliating.

We've wanted to revisit these for a while to address some persistent testimonials from our players, such as "Scout looks like a chipmunk" and "Why is Scout like that" or even "Please fix that creepy Scout portrait".

As such, we've been taking the time to redo all of our class portraits from the ground up, painting over them to help them feel like true portraits instead of mere 3D renders.

WHAT ELSE?

In between moments spent ducking under beds and couches, hiding from the aural assault of the Chicago Air & Water Show, our developers have also squeezed these changes out:

• Reimplemented the Shock Therapy

• Reimplemented team-exclusive healthkits dropping upon killing enemies in Arena mode

• Bots have gone through the necessary re-education to play VIP gamemodes without immediately throwing the round (be nice to them, they're new to this)

• Overhauled the medal system for testers, contributors, and developers

• Countless improvements and fixes to the LUX shaders

• Implemented Global Team skins for character models, ensuring they show up as intended on 3D HUD elements (& other potential uses in the far future)

• Spent multiple slow and agonizing days of developer time on investigating and miraculously fixing a one-line oversight in our FGD files that caused all map instances to be mysteriously misplaced and/or unable to compile properly, driving our level designers to threaten acts that we agreed should never be put to print

• Many smaller fixes, cleanups, incremental work on larger features, and minor polish passes

We really are sorry for the late post this month, but we hope what we have in the pipeline makes up for it soon. Thanks! ~ newgreenshoot, with loving help and feedback from Azzy, Nito, Waugh, Boba, abp, and ultr4nima

We're back for our monthly report, and right on time. This month has easily been the most productive month since we started this port back in February. Lots of new talent has joined EMINOMA, and we've seen the project come together faster than we ever could've hoped for.

TOO MANY COLORS FOR A SHADE OF GRAY

Support for additional teams, one of our hallmark features, has been completely reimplemented and vastly expanded. Previously, for level designers, enabling four-team in a map was just a single toggle. For our Steam release, we have expanded the team system to be completely modular. Mappers can now pit any combination of teams against each other, and teams can also be activated and deactivated during an ongoing round. For instance, you could have three-team maps, GRN vs. YLW maps, or maps that have an actual failure condition for teams, causing them to be eliminated and deactivated. This was spearheaded by the creator of the Mapbase project, Blixibon, who was initially recruited to advise us through the porting process back in February, and was recently promoted to full-time collaborator. This Herculean effort was completed in just a few weeks, and we aim to upstream it back to Mapbase for other projects to take advantage of.

THROWING A BONE TO ARTISTS

Speaking of Mapbase, it has been completely re-integrated and updated for the TF2 SDK, including its modified shaders. This allows us to retain TF2C's distinctive look by using full Lambertian shading ("beta shading") on player materials, as opposed to the Half-Lambert technique used in retail Team Fortress 2, in addition to many other essential features and staples of our maps, such as parallax-corrected cubemaps. This isn't the end of our shader improvements! We're also working closely with ShiroDkxrto2, head of the LUX project, aiming to completely rewrite and improve Source Engine shaders. As a result, we will be introducing more advanced features such as Phong shading for brushes and displacements from static light sources, or lightmapped water with support for flowmaps, but we'll go into more detail on that in the future.

In retaining our visual improvements, we've also had to take a closer look at our mapping tools. Previously, we recommended that our mappers use third-party compilers that provided more advanced features from newer Source Engine games—but we have had a need for clean, first-party implementations of these features. For Steam, our recommended map compilers can now be improved by us directly, and we've extensively fixed issues and expanded the tools available to level designers. Currently, we have the following (optional!) features:

• An original Ambient Occlusion implementation!

• Support for multiple sources of light from the skybox with light_directional

• A softened cosine term for smoother light blending

• Shadows cast from translucent brushes and displacements

• Chopping texture lights for convincing area lights that cast softer shadows

• More accurate displacement lighting

• Several other improvements and optimizations

...and many more.

MORE LOVE FOR OUR MODELS

While our programmers have been hard at work bringing everything to the Steam release, some of our artists have been chipping away at pet projects, touch-ups, and newly-added details. We've implemented proper neck stumps for decapitated enemies, a feature that was previously planned for the Harvester's release but was cut for time. Gross!

Wrinklemaps have been added to player faces, allowing them to be even more expressive. Ease the pain of dying because they had a silly face while killing you! Have another reason to raise your model quality!

We've also remade a handful of props from other Valve games for mappers to use, to better fit the style of the game.

IS ASMR CLASSIC?

Audio has seen a special focus this month! For the average player, the most significant advancement here is our upcoming Damage Feedback system. This is a new system that allows for custom sounds to play from a range of different incoming and outgoing damage events. This includes generic and lethal damage, like the existing hitsound and killsound system, but also customized sounds for:

• Headshots

• Burning

• Bleeding

• Direct hits from rockets and grenades

• Blocked damage to invulnerable targets

• Reduced damage to targets with resistances

• Damaging an Engineer building

...and any weapon-specific override you could want. As we've already implemented feedback sounds for the Nailgun and Syringe Gun previously, we're using this to expand support to the rest of our weapon roster. This can be used alongside your existing hitsound and killsound, so you can get more information while still reliving your Quake 3 halcyon days. Making our own sounds for these is still in-progress, and we'll cover what that sounds like and what our goals are in a future progress report, but extensibility for modders is a major focus (both for server hosts implementing custom weapons, and regular modders that want something better than hitsounds to work with).

THE KITCHEN SINK

Is that not enough? Are you still hungry? Still begging for more progress? A quickfire list of everything that wasn't big enough to get its own spotlight? A progress report on the state of reconstruction after your house was burnt down for the insurance payout? We could never let you down.

• Massive bug fix passes on Scout, Soldier, Pyro, Demoman, and Sniper

• 10 more achievements ported and integrated with Steam

• The Domination gamemode has been reimplemented

• Stuck looping sounds have been (mostly) fixed, after 17 years

• Backported Left 4 Dead's lag compensation system, and soundscape additions

• Fixed and unhid `sv_soundemitter_flush` for modders to flush soundscripts without a game restart

• SVG support for HUD elements (crosshairs are no longer blurry!)

• Spy can, once again, fake-reload while disguised

• The global "gray team" disguise for Four-Team is back, and a little more intuitive

• Material proxies, ported from Reactive Drop, that can be used to localize textures based on the player's language, or change them based on the player's date and time

The game is shaping up, and in our playtests, it really feels like TF2C now. Our last major hurdle is our various game menus, which are going to be more than a simple port of what you've already seen.\[ Once that's finalized, we will enter a period of pure QA and bug hunting until release, and as always, we will keep you posted on the progress of both. ~ newgreenshoot, with loving help and feedback from Azzy, Boba, Sam, Blixibon, and Nito

Hello everyone! It's time once again for what we hope to be a monthly status report on the progress of the Steam release - and we are characteristically one week late. Except this time, it's for a very good reason. Today, July 4th, 2025, marks the 5th anniversary of our mod's 2.0 launch with the Death & Taxes update! It's been a long ride, and it's only up from here. I'd like to thank not only all the devs working on the port, but also all the game designers and artists who've come before us. They've paved the path as much as we have trailed it. Since our last update in May:

• Beta testing is in full swing, and the first full matches of the port are being played. With this comes a wave of bug reports, unexpected issues, missing details, and the occasional (common) crash.. we're digging through our growing backlog to address these.
• Networking, dedicated server support, automatic crash reporting, and reintegration of key features are a major focus. These are core systems that need to be nailed down before we can ensure the game feels just right. It's not as flashy as ported content, but this work ensures the mod has a solid foundation so we can reach the quality our players are expecting.
• The "Lucksman" is officially gone.

Huntsman arrows will no longer snap to the nearest hitbox to trigger a headshot. Instead, when hitting the bounding box, the arrow will send 9 directional checks (like a shotgun blast). It's straight forward and consistent: if the head is close enough, it's a headshot. If it isn't, it's a miss. Here's an early demonstration, though please remember that everything is subject to change:

A similar rework is also coming to the Anti-Aircraft Cannon, and various other weapons may get quality of life changes as well. Finally, we are proud to announce that we have reached 200,000 wishlists on Steam! This is more people than we could have dreamt of. We still have a long road ahead. UI and Four-Team HUD remain major hurdles, a long backlog of QOL features and small details still needs attention, but we're committed to monthly updates from hereon out. Expect teasers, progress reports, and milestone highlights all leading up to launch. You've all been with us through thick and thin, it's the least we can do to keep you in the loop. Happy 4th of July! ~ Nito & the EMINOMA Team

Hello! We have been fairly silent for the past three months and wanted to give you all an update on where we're at, and the status of the project as a whole. We have been very busy porting the game to the new SDK and haven't had much time to reach out to the wider community who play our game day-to-day. So, here's the run-down of what's going on: When we began the process of porting TF2C to the SDK, we quickly realized it would be a massive undertaking. We are trying to take our copy of TF2 with its 10 years of changes, and merge it into Valve's copy of TF2 with its 15 years of changes. If we simply copy and paste our code into Valve's code, things break. Lots of features depend on missing functions, or are incompatible with code Valve rewrote. In short, we are effectively remaking everything from the ground up, which takes a lot of time and testing. We had also been dealing with manpower issues for this colossal task. While our website lists a lot of programmers, this is somewhat misleading; we do not kick out developers for being inactive. While it looks like we have over a dozen programmers, the total we had available for the port was… 3. We since have massively increased that count to about 8 which allows us to give this remake the care it deserves. As of right now, our internal build is in a somewhat functional state. VIP and Four-Team are mostly working, 18 of our 22 original weapons exist in some form, the item schema works properly for custom weapons support, and many lighting and visual improvements are trickling in. This may sound close to complete, but most of the game is missing visual flair and QA passes, and there is still a long way to go. However, we have reached a state where we can resume internal beta testing, and the beta is being set up as we speak. We deeply appreciate the patience the community has with us, and we hope to be more interactive with the community in the future. Part of that is getting a better sense of what you want out of this project, and what is most effective at rekindling that feeling of early TF2. To help with that, we are hoping to send out many more surveys in the future, not just for what works in gameplay terms, but for what strikes that core experience we're trying to evoke. The first of these, a survey on which of our weapons feel the most "classic" to you, will be available on our Discord next week. ~ Nito & the EMINOMA Team

'Steam' is a mysterious resource created when coal is burned in certain situations — a harrowing thought to coal-lovers like the Civilian, to whom burning coal is like setting one's own children on fire. But maybe a foray into the Steam industry is just what the company needs to capture new eyes. While porting efforts are underway, you can wishlist the game right now!