Updates of the Week (ongoing discussion)

[Turtle]

This is probably the engie update

[Kirby]

blah blah blah I like nuts in my face

that is amazing

blah blah blah I as well, like nuts in my face

[Moosendoo]

Supposedly engies can also now build a building that when stared directly at by your teammates, crashes their game.

No, I'm not making this up:
[flash=200,200]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iioBx6RveM[/flash]

[beep beep diglett]

oh my god

freeze ray

it must happen

[Darklink]

yeah if you build 3 teles it either crashes the game or the server not sure

[Moosendoo]

119th update released.

119th Update
April 29, 2010

    * Added new items to commemorate our 119th (or so) update.
    * Fixed several issues with the Source SDK
    * Scout's "Retire the Runner" achievement updated to be
          o "Kill a Scout while they are under the effect of Crit-a-Cola."
    * Added a 20% damage bonus to The Backburner
    * Fixed the Flare Gun's afterburn duration being lowered by the Flamethrower's duration reduction
    * Fixed the teleporter exit using the wrong particle effect
    * Fixed HUD damage indicators not appearing
    * Fixed Teleporters not reverting to level 1 when their other side is destroyed
    * Fixed receiving damage not causing view-kicks on players
    * Fixed Engineers & Spies being able to circumvent build restrictions
    * Fixed Server Browser not saving filter settings properly
    * Fixed a client crash in the targetID on clients running custom HUDs

http://teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3772&p=1

http://www.teamfortress.com/119/

I guess everybody gets a medal depending on how long you've played too.

[Duck, Duck, Goose]

Added a 20% damage bonus to The Backburner

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[KarthXLR]

Added a 20% damage bonus to The Backburner

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oh shi-

W+M1 is back!

[beep beep diglett]

oh boy an achievement that requires an item you get randomly, awesome

[CaffeinePowered]

oh boy an achievement that requires an item you get randomly, awesome

Um no, its just so Retire the Runner works for bonk OR crit-a-cola, and not just one

[Duck, Duck, Goose]

[quote author=Nitrous Oxide link=topic=206.msg149713#msg149713 date=1272596975]

Added a 20% damage bonus to The Backburner

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

oh shi-

rapetime is back!
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[backfire]

Also, us vets who played the game since launch (or 3 months after) get a shiny new medal.


Also,

[Maxon]

That statue is pretty sweet.

[Luinbariel]

I do want

[PyroZombie]

I'm not digging the badge, but I like that statue. Very well put together and....uhh...statuesque.

also, I like the idea of Crit-a-Cola, takes as much as it gives. Giving you a real shot at dying, while giving you a real shot of killing something is the perfect example of balance.

thirdly, Someone on another forum noticed some hidden links.

In the update notes, bold means the link.

October 25, 2007
Engineer buildings now explode when the Engineer dies during sudden death.

May 21, 2008
Optimized particle traces on multi-core machines.

Nothing completely interesting about the links, atleast to me, but the placement of the links caught the qouted's attention.

Conspiracy, or valve hinting at the engi-update?

Point D, since the burn rates have decreased, I feel the Axtinguisher should receive a power-boost, just slightly, since the the cards have been stacked against it now.

and finally,

[quote author=Tim link=topic=206.msg149632#msg149632 date=1272577251]
blah blah blah I like nuts in my face

that is amazing

blah blah blah I as well, like nuts in my face

[/quote]
Thanks for translating Kirby, It's like they were speaking a different language.

[copulatingduck]

app badges are broke, lots of people from beta getting weekend warrior lol

[Kirby]

backburner keeping the old damage is retarded, all they did in the end was nerf the damage to the flamethrower.

The tradeoff for it's loss of CB was 100% guaranteed crits, it makes no sense.

[CaffeinePowered]

backburner keeping the old damage is retarded, all they did in the end was nerf the damage to the flamethrower.

The tradeoff for it's loss of CB was 100% guaranteed crits, it makes no sense.

Actually the flame nerf hit both weapons, the buff to the AB is for the normal one only, so it just made the backburner even more useless than it was before. The direct damage nerf also means that it would do less crit damage to the back, which is its "primary" function.

[A. Crow]

[quote author=Nitrous Oxide link=topic=206.msg149713#msg149713 date=1272596975]

Added a 20% damage bonus to The Backburner

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

oh shi-

W+M1 is back!
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and so is my pyro play.

[Duck, Duck, Goose]

Protip: Flare Gun still burns for 10 seconds, so it got a "buff" from the flamethrower nerf.