2.2.2 Patch Release

EMINOMA is proud to present The Double-Double Down Update.

The 2.2.2 Patch for Team Fortress 2 Classic has been released. To apply this update to TF2 Classic, use the latest version of our downloader. The major changes include:

Weapon Changes:​

• Updated the Admiralty Anchor:
  • Raised minimum earthquake radius to 96 (from 64)
  • Raised minimum earthquake damage multiplier to x0.5 (from x0)
  • Trail particles no longer render in first person
  • Adjusted tauntkill timings
• Updated the Dynamite Pack:
  • Defused Dynamite Packs are no longer able to apply the stun effect from direct hits
  • Tauntkill now spawns bomblets
• Updated the Wrench:
  • Wrench hits will now defuse Dynamite Packs far more reliably
• Updated the Rejuvenator:
  • Overhauled the ÜberCharge Generator shield appearance
  • ÜberCharge Generator gibs now grant ammo and metal to players
  • Fixed servers not always transmitting the ÜberCharge Generator shield entity to clients
  • Fixed ÜberCharge Generator granting infinite overheal after the owner Medic disconnects from the server
  • Fixed ÜberCharge Generator granting indefinite ÜberCharge to the owner Medic when switching Medi Guns
• Updated the Fishwhacker:
  • Increased the amount of knockback that ragdolls receive from Fishwhacker kills
• Updated the Tranquilizer Gun:
  • Fixed Tranquilizer Gun darts sticking to disguised Spies

Map Changes:​

• Updated vipr_2bridge:
  • Fixed a bug where rounds would end immediately when server time ran out, instead of letting the round finish
  • Fixed lighting and detailing bugs on a building on RED's side
  • Adjusted cap times to match Drizzle
    • Lowered cap times at mid to 7 (down from 8)
    • Lowered cap times at final to 9 (down from 11)
• Updated vipr_drizzle:
  • Fixed a bug where rounds would end immediately when server time ran out, instead of letting the round finish
  • Fixed several clipping issues
• Updated dom_railway:
  • Adjustments to train kill triggers
  • Health and ammo adjustments
    • Replaced all small health kits with medium health kits
    • Added new health kits at A
    • Moved medium ammo packs at point A to cover
    • Replaced the lower medium ammo pack between A and B with a full ammo pack
• Updated ctf_2fort:
  • The map's original fog controllers and color correction work as intended again after being broken for several updates, and now use the new fog_volume entity for greater reliability

General Changes:​

• Fixed further cases of Intel GPU users having malformed shaders
  • If you're still facing issues, use the following launch options: -force_vendor_id 0x10DE -force_device_id 0x1180
• Fixed further cases of clients crashing when attempting to delete cached sprays after disconnecting from a server or changing maps
• Fixed a longstanding crash caused by bots trying to pick a class
• Fixed some miscellaneous crashes in the weapon attribute manager
• Fixed a crash with flaming arrows pinning ragdolls against walls
• Fixed broken scaling for detail textures on SDK_VertexLitGeneric shader materials
• Fixed a rare crash when determining what disguise weapons a Spy should have
• Fixed Medic's player model being accidentally replaced with its HWM version
• Fixed Medic's ragdoll having missing physics meshes for backpack and left hand
• Fixed some cases of Escape Artist and Down With The Ship achievements not being granted sometimes
• Fixed set_burstmode weapon attribute not respecting mult_postfiredelay attribute values
• Fixed blendrockgroundwallsnow.vmt being visually inconsistent with live TF2
• Removed an intrepid researcher that wormed his way back into Powerhouse
• Merged more FGD changes by vizzys
• The Engineer's left hand now has its lightwarp enabled again
• Players with long names are properly welcomed back on the main menu again
• Reduced clickable area on the main menu server list panel refresh button
• Main menu server list panel no longer displays bot players in the player count indicator
• Main menu server list panel now displays player count before map name
• Added -sentry_consent (1/0) launch option to mitigate some potential crashes
• Reverted cl_showfps and cl_showpos HUDs back to their original position
• Refactored achievement_status command to have more readable output
• Exposed the following functions to VScript: GetPlayerByIndex, GetPlayerByUserId, GetPlayerByName, UTIL_IsValidEntity
• Fixed English closed captions not using proper Russian for some of Heavy's voicelines
• The Heavy will no longer say "I am bulletproof!" when he is, in fact, not bulletproof
• Added, rewrote, and adjusted many loading screen tips
• Updated localization files
• Updated medals

Now we wait for the Triple Down