An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include: Fixed some maps not tracking play time correctly Fixed alpha channel for the updated Cozy Camper backpack image Updated cp_holyhell Fixed BLU side skybox not rendering for users with HDR enabled Improved RED side art pass Improved middle point art pass Spells get enabled and respawn permanently on the side of the team that loses middle. This can go both ways. Lowered round timer to 5 minutes After 5 minutes of any team capturing middle, instead of a stalemate, every spell gets turned into a rare variant and respawn extremely quickly. After a point gets captured in the stalemate state, the spells return back to normal. Lowered respawn wave times Gargoyles now only spawn near middle Better optimization Updated Updated zi_atoll, zi_blazehattan, zi_devastation_final1, zi_murky, zi_sanitarium, and zi_woods Fixed player models being invisible in dx8 Fixed tiling HUD icon for Heal ability Fixed bad number display in the "Auto-spawn" text in the spawn picker Updated Zombie Engineer's Beacon Instead of instantly breaking, beacons inside of tight spaces will now place themselves in the closest valid location Fixed thrown toolboxes appearing offcenter Thrown toolboxes now break upon touching all clip brushes if they can't find a nearby valid location Zombie Sniper Spit cooldown changed from 9 seconds to 6 seconds Updated Zombie Pyro Increased Zombie Pyro's melee damage from 45 to 65 Sticky Spew now applies a 20% movement slow Standing on puddles of sticky spew applies an additional 20% movement slow Sticky spew puddles are now larger Spewed Demoman shield movement slow changed from -60% to -70% Humans covered in sticky spew are now tinted purple instead of black Zombie Pyro's death explosion now deals 50 damage, applies afterburn, and turns themself and victims to ash Fixed Zombie Heavy exploding into rock gibs when not holding a rock Fixed the Homewrecker not being able to destroy EMP grenades Updated Zombie Demoman charge kill icon Changed Zombie melee impact sounds into fists instead of the sloppy wet Unarmed Combat Fixed Zombie Spy dealing more damage than intended Fixed queue events with some zombie abilities Fixed Zombies sometimes moving slowly after casting an ability Continue reading...