Team Fortress Classic news & patch notes

An update for TFC is now available:

Fixes and Updates

• Fixed server crash when a medic heals a spy that was infected by an enemy medic while feigning death
• Fixed holstered weapon incorrectly showing when using a func_tank
• Fixed class/map configs sometimes failing to auto-load
• Added support for civilian class config (named civilian.cfg)

General

• Fixed setting monitor refresh rates through -freq when used with -nofbo
• Fixed unnecessary texture rescaling with NPOT textures
• Fixed slist command, will now show servers on the local network
• Fixed progress bar for individual files in resource download always showing at 100%
• Added auto-saving of several cvars (HL #2237)
• Fixed missing localizations in spectator UI
• Reordered columns in server browser to prevent game descriptions from being used to fake server player count
• Fixed sv_cheats being settable by players in a multiplayer game (sv_cheats is now controlled by the server)
• Security fixes to console commands
• Security fixes to resource loading

This list covers the releases between March 20 and April 15 that are each part of a series of security updates. Larger changes:

• Added privilege checking to command execution. Commands originating outside of the client are now only able to execute commands that are considered to be safe. Commands such as 'connect', 'bind', 'quit' and certain cvars such as 'cl_filterstuffcmd' are now only executable by trusted sources.
• Setting 'cl_filterstuffcmd' to a value greater than zero (e.g. 'cl_filterstuffcmd 1') will set a number of commands that are potentially abusable, such as 'say', 'fps_max', and 'setinfo', to also be only executable by privileged sources.

Fixes:

• Fixed intermittent double weapon firing
• Fixed client incorrectly blocking download of custom sprays

Security fixes:

• All custom resources downloaded from a server now have their file name's checked for safety before being allowed to download
• Invalid file extensions are now prevented in several commands
• Dynamic libraries are no longer searched for in custom resource directories
• Added additional file extensions to custom resource blocked extensions list
• Fixed buffer overflow in message delta parsing
• Fixed RCE in weapon message handling
• Fixed RCE in model loading
• Fixed buffer overflows in TGA and BMP loading
• Fixed buffer overflow in demo playback
• Fixed buffer overflows in model name loading
• Fixed buffer overflow in detail texture loading
• Fixed buffer overflow in console map listing
• Fixed command chaining in cvar's that specified config files to be passed to the 'exec' command

A small update for TFC is now available: Engine

• Fixed bug in skybox image loading
• Fixed bug in demo command processing
• Prevent certain path characters from being used in commands
• Enforce certain extensions be used for files specified in some commands

We have updated the public release of Team Fortress Classic. Changes in this update are:

• Fixed crash when entering certain malformed strings into the game console. Thanks to Marshal Webb from BackConnect, Inc for reporting this.
• Fixed crash when loading a specially crafted malformed BSP file. Thanks to Grant Hernandez (@Digital_Cold) for reporting this.
• Fixed malformed SAV files allowing arbitrary files to be written into the game folder. Thanks to Vsevolod Saj for reporting this.
• Fixed a crash when quickly changing weapons that are consumable. Thanks to Sam Vanheer for reporting this.
• Fixed crash when setting custom decals
• Fixed mouse clicks not recording reliably when in fullscreen
• Fixed crash when using the "func_tankrocket" entity

We have updated the public release of Team Fortress Classic. Changes in this update are:

• Fixed crash when entering certain malformed strings into the game console. Thanks to Marshal Webb from BackConnect, Inc for reporting this.
• Fixed crash when loading a specially crafted malformed BSP file. Thanks to Grant Hernandez (@Digital_Cold) for reporting this.
• Fixed malformed SAV files allowing arbitrary files to be written into the game folder. Thanks to Vsevolod Saj for reporting this.
• Fixed a crash when quickly changing weapons that are consumable. Thanks to Sam Vanheer for reporting this.
• Fixed crash when setting custom decals
• Fixed mouse clicks not recording reliably when in fullscreen
• Fixed crash when using the "func_tankrocket" entity
• Fixed spy disguise not working after a map change

We have released a Beta update for Team Fortress Classic. Changes in this update are:

• Fixed mouse clicks not recording reliably when in fullscreen
• Fixed crash when using the "func_tankrocket" entity

We have released a Beta update for Team Fortress Classic. Changes in this update are:

• Fixed mouse clicks not recording reliably when in fullscreen
• Fixed crash when using the "func_tankrocket" entity

We have updated the public release of Team Fortress Classic. This update contains all the changes from the recent beta, thanks to the whole community for their help with testing and suggesting new features. Changes in this update are:

• Converted Team Fortress Classic to the new SteamPipe content system, for optimized delivery of the game
• Added support for Mac OS X and Linux operating systems
• Improved OpenGL rendering pipeline and output to leverage the capabilities in todays GPU
• Numerous bug fixes

We have updated the public release of Team Fortress Classic. This update contains all the changes from the recent beta, thanks to the whole community for their help with testing and suggesting new features. Changes in this update are:

• Converted Team Fortress Classic to the new SteamPipe content system, for optimized delivery of the game
• Added support for Mac OS X and Linux operating systems
• Improved OpenGL rendering pipeline and output to leverage the capabilities in todays GPU
• Numerous bug fixes

We have released a Beta update for Team Fortress Classic. Changes in this update are:

• Increased max size of displayed servername to 64 characters
• Door movement sound fixes, make sure you stop playing the moving sound if you get disrupted
• Make sure the Close button has keyboard focus when you see the disconnection dialog
• Made the play command obey speak_enabled cvar
• Fixed crash if you hit retry while in control of a func_tank
• Fixed sprays not loading from the correct path causing them not to update

We have released a Beta update for Team Fortress Classic. Changes in this update are:

• Increased max size of displayed servername to 64 characters
• Door movement sound fixes, make sure you stop playing the moving sound if you get disrupted
• Make sure the Close button has keyboard focus when you see the disconnection dialog
• Made the play command obey speak_enabled cvar
• Fixed crash if you hit retry while in control of a func_tank
• Fixed sprays not loading from the correct path causing them not to update

We have released a Beta update for Team Fortress Classic. Changes in this update are:

• Clear any time based damage when changing teams
• Reset the player view on spawn
• Rate limit spy disguise changes to at most once per second, fixes server crash due to entity creation
• Tell the server when the client dismisses all its menus. This fixes the bug where hitting jump after hiding the team menu will cause you to changeteam unexpectedly
• Fix assorted crashes when users put certain values in their name
• Added missing func_train event

We have released a Beta update for Team Fortress Classic. Changes in this update are:

• Clear any time based damage when changing teams
• Reset the player view on spawn
• Rate limit spy disguise changes to at most once per second, fixes server crash due to entity creation
• Tell the server when the client dismisses all its menus. This fixes the bug where hitting jump after hiding the team menu will cause you to changeteam unexpectedly
• Fix assorted crashes when users put certain values in their name
• Added missing func_train event

We have released a Beta update for Team Fortress Classic. Changes in this update are:

• Converted Windows mouse handling to match Counter-Strike logic, improving mouse feel when raw input is disabled and you have a low framerate
• Fixed spawning in the wrong location in phased maps if spawn points were full

We have released a Beta update for Team Fortress Classic. Changes in this update are:

• Converted Windows mouse handling to match Counter-Strike logic, improving mouse feel when raw input is disabled and you have a low framerate
• Fixed spawning in the wrong location in phased maps if spawn points were full

We have released a Beta update for Team Fortress Classic. Changes in this update are:

• Fixed per class and map config files not being loaded

We have released a Beta update for Team Fortress Classic. Changes in this update are:

• Fixed per class and map config files not being loaded

Team Fortress Classic is now available as a Beta. This beta adds Linux and OS X support. This beta involves significant changes for all platforms and your testing is appreciated, please report any bugs to our GitHub page, https://github.com/ValveSoftware/halflife/issues. Linux and OS X users can simply install the Team Fortress Classic application to access the beta. For Windows users right click the game in your Library, choose properties and then go to the Beta tab. Select the SteamPipe beta to start testing. Under windows to opt out of testing simply deselect the beta option on this same page. If you opt into the Beta under Windows please use the Local Files tab in Steam to validate your install once you have opted into the beta.

Team Fortress Classic is now available as a Beta. This beta adds Linux and OS X support. This beta involves significant changes for all platforms and your testing is appreciated, please report any bugs to our GitHub page, https://github.com/ValveSoftware/halflife/issues. Linux and OS X users can simply install the Team Fortress Classic application to access the beta. For Windows users right click the game in your Library, choose properties and then go to the Beta tab. Select the SteamPipe beta to start testing. Under windows to opt out of testing simply deselect the beta option on this same page. If you opt into the Beta under Windows please use the Local Files tab in Steam to validate your install once you have opted into the beta.