Team Fortress 2 update incoming

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 15th December 2008
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Team Fortress 2 update incoming

Valve will be updating Team Fortress 2 over the next few days, focusing on the Engineer and Spy.

Valve has announced that it will be adding two major updates to Steam over the next few days - one for Steam itself, one for Team Fortress 2.

The Steam update is a new opt-in beta client that adds in a new in-game web browser, letting players browse the internet and check out utterly essential sites like bit-tech.net when they get a few minutes of down time - like when you're waiting to respawn, for example.

To access the new beta client you'll have to first change your account settings to give you access to beta content, which you can do via File>Settings>Account, according to Valve.

The second update is due to land in the next few days and will see Valve making some fairly substantial tweaks to the gameplay of Team Fortress 2, with a lot of attention getting focused on the Spy and Engineer classes.

Among the changes will be the ability for the Spy to recharge his invisibility cloak by collecting ammo, plus an extra upgrade level for the Engineer that will let him take teleporters and dispensers to Level 3. More details on the changes are available on the Team Fortress 2 blog.

According to Valve's Robin Walker however these updates don't constitute an entire class pack, such as those we've previously seen with the Heavy or the Pyro. In fact, the next class to get a pack will be the Scout, though all classes will eventually get an update.

Do you still play Team Fortress 2, or has Left 4 Dead swallowed all your attention? Let us know in the forums.
Quote Cobalt 15th December 2008, 11:59
The update is already out. Has been since the 11th. Didn't know about the in game browser though. I wish more games offered this, especially MMOs.
Quote neillyb 15th December 2008, 12:28
I got the update yesterday...
Quote Denis_iii 15th December 2008, 12:56
not played in months but think time to get back into it
Quote bowman 15th December 2008, 13:00
Half of the update is already here, some of it, not. Like the enhanced multicore support from the L4D engine, and such.

The class stuff is already out.
Quote steveo_mcg 15th December 2008, 13:35
You got my hopes up there, i thought it was a class update. I'm looking forward to going engy when the inevitable scout spam comes.
Quote badders 15th December 2008, 13:51
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Originally Posted by bowman
Like the enhanced multicore support from the L4D engine, and such.

This would be awesome.
L4D uses 70% of ALL 4 CORES on my Q6600, TF2 uses 100% of one, about 10% of another, and sometimes has a little struggle with the standard 2.4GHz.
Quote steveo_mcg 15th December 2008, 13:53
Honestly? I've never had a problem with tf2 on my old athlon x2 4400, i can't see how your Q6600 even breaks sweat.
Quote Anti-Hero 15th December 2008, 14:15
My e6600 has no problems either, everything maxed 1680x1050.

But back on topic --> I stopped playing because it got a little bored and I was stressing out heavily after they upped the 'meet the heavy' (I hate it when everyone at once is going for achieves). But I recently started playing again, lol I'm hooked again XD
This update is kind of stupid though as they better waited for 'meet the...' to put up.
Still best game ever, no doubt!
Quote HourBeforeDawn 15th December 2008, 16:52
wow in game browser sounds sweet, going to have to try that out, ^__^
Quote leexgx 15th December 2008, 18:54
tf2 must still work on intel IGP as it still supports DX8 heh, thay must have alot of players that still have them onboard crap
Quote crompers 15th December 2008, 19:23
only just bought this the other day, looking forward to getting into it
Quote Horizon 15th December 2008, 23:50
for a moment I was thinking "say-wha, another engie/spy update" but it's the same one released on the 11th.
Quote ModMinded 16th December 2008, 05:50
I really enjoyed this game, but have fallen off my gaming for a bit. Will have to get back in and check it out again! :P
Quote tranc3 16th December 2008, 07:00
in game browser is a big plus for me, since i liked it a lot as an add on in Garry's mod. I'm not the biggest fan of team fortress 2, but i enjoy the game still. And I've ran team fortress on a 1.50ghz p4, with a 5200. couldn't render textures but it ran. Runs flawless in my own system tho.
Quote Javerh 16th December 2008, 07:19
I want my Meet the Pyro!

Some people have noted that the update which added more particles to the screen has made the game a bit slower. Every time an enemy is on my face, the game slows down. Even with the minimum settings. I really need to get a new pc.
Quote r4tch3t 17th December 2008, 00:54
In-game browser? I'm in, I have lost count of the amount of times that this would have been useful. The spy and engi updates are quite helpfull, helps turn the tide, especially in instant spawn servers, some maps are now winnable. I haven't seen the later levels in Dustbowl other levels where there are several stages for a while due to playing on one server exclusively.
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