TF2 Pyro Update Released

Posted by Björn June 19, 2008

Valve has announced the release of a new update for "Team Fortress 2," which includes two new maps, new items for the Pyro class, and other various updates and fixes.

"Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Added 2 community maps: cp_fastlane and ctf_turbine

Pyro

Added alt-fire compression blast to the basic flamethrower
Added The Axtinguisher, The Backburner, and The Flare Gun
Hadouken taunt now kills people it hits
Tuned the flamethrower hit detection to improve detection versus retreating opponents
Removed Flamethrower's damage falloff (was falling off to 25% by the end)

cp_well

Added a route from the forward central foyer up to the battlements
Redistributed health and ammunition throughout the bases

ctf_well

Added a route from the forward central foyer up to the battlements
Removed central building, reduced overall map length
Redistributed health and ammunition throughout the bases

Other Notes

Removed Soldier's 40% damage reduction from his own rockets. Does not affect rocket jumps
In-game avatar images will now have a badge around them if the player is your friend
Fixed bug that allowed players to move around in a reference pose
Added custom death icons for unlockable weapons
The player join team message now specifies whether the player used the auto team option
Payload maps now support four control points per stage
Achievement dialog will stay open when you're moving in & out of the game and the main menu
Added full Russian localization, with both fonts & speech
Returned the "Report a Bug" option to the main menu"