Updates to Counter-Strike: Source, Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2)

• Fixed a crash on startup with some video drivers
  
• Fixed a bug where the speaker config would be lost on Windows Vista / 7
  
• Fixed a case where alt-tab would stop rendering models
  
• Made the ‘X’ that closes the achievements screen visible by default in 1280x720 resolution
  
• Made disconnect messages wrap so they don’t get truncated
  
• Made kick / disconnect messages more legible
  

Counter-Strike: Source

• Fixed a memory leak in the dedicated server
  
• Fixed a problem that could cause the crosshair to expand briefly after the trigger is released
  
• Made crosshair scale independently of framerate, matching the old behavior at 100 fps. This does not affect actual recoil, fire rate, or spread – only the expansion of the crosshair. Added cl_legacy_crosshair, which defaults to the new behavior
  
• Made the crosshair for the Glock and Famas scale correctly upon firing in burst mode
  
• Removed ability to jump to inaccessible locations using grenades (flashboosting). Added sv_enableboost (defaulted to 0) for those who prefer to allow this behavior
  
• Fixed an issue with involving incorrect armor protection vs. grenade damage. Added sv_legacy_grenade_damage (defaulted to 0) to allow servers to revert to the original behavior
  
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the freezecam sound to be heard when spectating a player who dies
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause KeyHintText to generate junk characters
  
• Prevented ragdoll spasm that could occur when using the jointeam command
  
• Addressed a problem with the sniper rifles that prevented unzooming during auto-reload after shooting all the bullets in a clip
  
• Fixed an issue with the AWP and Scout that could cause their zooms to vibrate briefly after a reload
  
• Fixed map cycling so that the cycle now starts from the map selected by the user instead of going back to the first map
  
• Fixed mp_restartgame so that it resets MVPs as well as score and deaths
  
• Removed fun fact from achievements summary screen and associated playerblotter functionality
  
• Throttled warning messages for disabled achievements to no more than once every 60 seconds
  
• Made the silhouette that appears when you hit AUTO-SELECT on the Terrorist choose a class screen fit within its borders
  
• Fixed lock radar rotation option in the GUI. Setting this option now works
  
• Fixed a potential crash with custom huds
  
• Fixed a bug in walk prediction
  

Team Fortress 2

• Fixed a bug in the Steamworks stats reporting
  
• Fixed the new Worms gear not playing the correct sound during the Equalizer taunt
  
• Fixed map cycling so that the cycle now starts from the map selected by the user instead of going back to the first map
  
• Fixed a memory leak in the dedicated server
  

Since our recent <a href="http://artpass.tf2maps.net/">TF2maps.net Art Pass Contest</a>, our level designers have gone back to their default state at the TF2 offices, which is to say, doing nothing, taking naps, eating lunch, and complaining. This has become a bit of a poison pill for the rest of the TF2 team, all of whom possess strong opinions about working (against it), naps (pro), lunches (very pro) and complaining (big fans).

<a href="http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4245&p=1">Click here to read one of the largest TF blog posts of all-time!</a>

Since our recent TF2maps.net Art Pass Contest, our level designers have gone back to their default state at the TF2 offices, which is to say, doing nothing, taking naps, eating lunch, and complaining. This has become a bit of a poison pill for the rest of the TF2 team, all of whom possess strong opinions about working (against it), naps (pro), lunches (very pro) and complaining (big fans).

Click here to read one of the largest TF blog posts of all-time!

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

Team Fortress 2

• Fixed bug with holiday date computation that turned on Birthday Mode a few days too soon
  

First, we've finally got the <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/games/TF2/CommunityAvatars">TF2 Community Submitted Avatar Gallery</a> up, containing the thousands of avatars that you fine folks have submitted to the TF2 Contribute page. If you find a submission you like, all you need to do is click on the link below it to switch your steam avatar over to it. There's a ridiculous number of great avatars in there, so we're sure you'll find something to your liking.

<a href="http://steamcommunity.com/games/TF2/CommunityAvatars"><img src="http://www.teamfortress.com/images/posts/avatars.png" width="420" height="383" border="0"></a>

Second, we love eXTV's latest video, an <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hts1uTjd6mc">Intro to Competitive TF2</a>. It's an awesome primer on competitive TF2's terminology, class usage, and common strategies.

First, we've finally got the TF2 Community Submitted Avatar Gallery up, containing the thousands of avatars that you fine folks have submitted to the TF2 Contribute page. If you find a submission you like, all you need to do is click on the link below it to switch your steam avatar over to it. There's a ridiculous number of great avatars in there, so we're sure you'll find something to your liking.



Second, we love eXTV's latest video, an Intro to Competitive TF2. It's an awesome primer on competitive TF2's terminology, class usage, and common strategies.

Updates to Counter-Strike: Source, Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2)

• The mat_hdr_level, r_rootlod, and r_waterforceexpensive settings are now saved in the user’s config file.
  
• Fixed clients being able to connect to servers with spoofed SteamIDs.
  
• Fixed a bug where some video configurations could get reset by restarting the engine.
  
• Fixed materials compiled into a map not being loaded correctly if they're in the root materials folder.
  
• Fixed a case of uneven performance on multicore machines.
  
• Fixed point contents not respecting detail brushes. This fixes a bullet penetration bug in some community maps.
  
• Fixed clients being able to spam servers using the ai_set_move_height_epsilon, mission_show, and sv_querycache_stats commands.
  
• Audio fixes:
  
  • Reduced overlap in the sound timing code.
    
  • Fixed a case where audio could skip.
    
  • Fixed voice communication getting corrupted while playing on a Mac.
    
• sv_pure 2 now protects the game_sounds files in the scripts directory.
  

Counter-Strike Source

• Fixed prediction errors that were causing greater weapon inaccuracy (bullet spread) on client than server.
  
• Made the bomb the primary target of a +USE command. This fixes a problem with objects placed around the bombsite interrupting defuse attempts.
  
• Fixed the ‘skating’ behavior that could occur when a bomb planting attempt was aborted. Also fixes the resulting out of sync hit boxes.
  
• Fixed bug in which a player who crouched rapidly and repeatedly was seen as stationery by other players.
  
• Fixed problem in which the sound of a reload that was occurring when a player was killed persisted into spectator mode, making it sound like a reload was taking place near the spectated player.
  
• Gave chat interface priority over scoreboard to reduce conflict between the two.
  
• Increased size of HUD icons.
  
• Fixed bug with env_hudhint that caused problems when its value was greater than 255 characters.
  
• Made the message of the day screen dismissible by hitting ENTER.
  
• Fixed servers not being able to set sv_hudhint_sound.
  
• Gun sounds now match up with the framerate dependent sound timing, and fixed the framerate dependent jittering bugs.
  
• Stats:
  
  • Fixed an issue that could cause loss of player stats if network connectivity was lost briefly, just after launching the game.
    
  • Fixed an issue that caused the favorite weapon to display incorrectly on the stats summary page when a player achieves the most kills with a knife or grenade.
    
  • Made newly-earned achievements and stats immediately update in the achievements and stats panels instead of showing stale data.
    
  • Improved the font on the achievement toast.
    
• Community Requests:
  
  • Added cvar sv_enablebunnyhopping, defaulted to 0. ( A value of 1 autotags the server with "bunnyhop" )
    
  • De_dust and De_dust2 updated.
    
    • Fixed several exploits.
      
    • Fixed collisions on crenellation and domes.
      
    • Fixed minor visual glitches.
      
    • Adjusted HDR settings.
      
    • Removed dust clouds.
      
• Added console variable cl_hudhint_sound.
  

Team Fortress 2

• Added server ConVar "sv_max_usercmd_future_ticks" which prevents clients from running usercmds too far in the future.
  
• Added missing Mac intro movie for cp_coldfront.
  
• Fixed "Hit '%disguiseteam%' to Toggle Team" string and code so they're not hard coded to 'e' and '-'.
  
• Fixed servers trying to validate backpack positions in inventories.
  
• Fixed clients validating inventories other than their own.
  
• Fixed item selection HUD elements showing un-acknowledged items, which resulted in items in invalid backpack positions.
  
• Fixed players not always getting "recent damager" credit for player suicides.
  
• Fixed the weapon selection menu not displaying properly when using hud_fastswitch and lastinv at the same time.
  
• Updated Engineer startup music.
  
• Updated localization files.
  
• Updated Pl_ThunderMountain
  
  • Clipped off sticky outcrops for smoother movement
    
  • Clipped various exploit ledges
    
  • Increased environment ambient exterior light level
    
  • Stage 1
    
    • Fixed hole in respawn room brushes in RED spawn
      
    • Shifted respawn times to favor BLU by two seconds
      
  • Stage 3
    
    • Clipped rocks off by BLU's spawn exit that leads to building B (allowed Snipers to snipe the entire area)
      
    • Removed embedded displacement (building B interior roof)
      
    • Removed rogue clip brush from building A balcony
      
• Updated Plr_Hightower
  
  • Fixed players building in the RED spawn room.
    
  • Fixed players building on the back window decks of the barns.
    
  • Fixed players getting on the satellite dish platform.
    
  • Fixed players building on the elevators.
    
  • Reduced the ammo packs in the barns down to small ammo packs.
    
  • Increased the hill speed modifier to 1.2 (up from .95)
    
  • Fixed explosion particle effects playing in the skybox.
    
  • Mine cart "window" collision fixed.
    
  • Upped Scout-loop health to large.
    
• Updated Pl_Upward
  
  • Fixed respawnroom entities not reaching the floor of split-level spawns
    
  • Fixed griefable fence facing BLU spawn near RED base
    
  • Added BLU high flanking route at RED base
    
  • Added health & ammo along BLU flanking route at RED base
    
  • Sealed BLU base left exit with block bullets brushes
    
  • Extended clip between C and BLU spawn to prevent sticky jump spawn camping
    
  • Fixed non-clipped non-solid railing in RED base
    
  • Fixed kill brush in middle spawn not extending to the ceiling
    
  • Put a block bullets brush on grate below middle spawn
    
  • Fixed some high micro-ledges accessible to sticky-jumpers
    
• Community Request
  
  • Added "item_pickup" game event for ammo/health packs.
    

The fine folks over at ETF2L have launched their <a href="http://etf2l.org/highlander/">Highlander Community Challenge</a>, and we're excited to be a part of it. We'll be giving out in-game medals to everyone who participates, so if you've got some friends who should stop wasting their gaming time and get to the work earning virtual goods (for you), now's the time.

<a href="http://etf2l.org/highlander/"><img src="http://www.teamfortress.com/images/posts/highlander.png" width="420" height="229" border="0"></a>

Ubercharged.net has put up their most recent <a href="http://www.ubercharged.net/2010/08/09/how-its-done-larolaro/">Interview with a Community Item Creator</a>, Larolaro. We love reading these, because it's often the case that we get the best feedback when the community talks to itself, instead of when it's talking to us.We ask for feedback on our tools all the time, and everyone's much too nice to tell us directly that they're like a "beautiful ornate chair with a spike carved into the seat". Also, Hackett mentioned to us that he's trying to get in contact with other Community Item creators, so if you've made something that we've shipped, and want to create more colorful analogies for describing our toolset, then contact him on the <a href="http://www.ubercharged.net/forum/index.php?topic=5028.0">UC forums</a>.

The fine folks over at ETF2L have launched their Highlander Community Challenge, and we're excited to be a part of it. We'll be giving out in-game medals to everyone who participates, so if you've got some friends who should stop wasting their gaming time and get to the work earning virtual goods (for you), now's the time.



Ubercharged.net has put up their most recent Interview with a Community Item Creator, Larolaro. We love reading these, because it's often the case that we get the best feedback when the community talks to itself, instead of when it's talking to us.We ask for feedback on our tools all the time, and everyone's much too nice to tell us directly that they're like a "beautiful ornate chair with a spike carved into the seat". Also, Hackett mentioned to us that he's trying to get in contact with other Community Item creators, so if you've made something that we've shipped, and want to create more colorful analogies for describing our toolset, then contact him on the UC forums.

On August 31st WiNGSPANTT and 7 other Golden Wrench owners will commit a nigh unutterable act of brazen item-aggression so egregious that we shudder to think of the implications should the Administrator herself catch wind of it.

On that day <a href="http://www.toptiertactics.com/golden-charity/">8 Golden Wrenches</a> will be destroyed.

<a href="http://www.toptiertactics.com/golden-charity/"><img src="http://www.teamfortress.com/images/posts/golden_demo.png" width="420" height="336" border="0"></a>

Somehow these few have found the strength of will to reject the lure of Australium to serve a greater cause.

Over the last month Jon "WiNGSPANTT" Tran has spent his personal time and energy promoting and collecting donations for the <a href="http://childsplaycharity.org/index.php">Child's Play</a> charity. The more donations received, the more Golden Wrenches to be destroyed on August 31st. As each Golden Wrench is destroyed a global message will be sent to everyone playing Team Fortress 2 announcing the sacrifice. Everyone who donates will receive a place on a special steam group to mark their generosity.

So far the event has managed to raise over $5,000 in donations. Further contributions may very well secure the destruction even more Golden Wrenches.

If you are interested in participating in the Golden Charity event please <a href="http://www.toptiertactics.com/golden-charity/">visit the website</a>.

The TF2 team knew that the Golden Wrench event would be controversial -- an experiment in the distribution of an ultra-rare item. We never imagined that it would empower a small group of players to benefit a much vaster group of children in need. We are constantly shocked and impressed by the creativity of the Team Fortress 2 community, but today we are humbled.