Value has released the Team Fortress 2 Engineer update that so many fans have been waiting for.
Included in the update are three new weapons for the engineer and four new maps titled: Thunder Mountain, High Tower, Upward and finally a level built by the community ColdFront.
The Three new weapons included in the update are the Gunslinger which will replace the beloved wrench allowing players to build mini-sentry turrets, the Wrangler which will replace the standard pistol and will give the engineer complete control over a turret of there choice and finally the shotgun replacement entitled the “Frontier Justice” which incorporates a new revenge crits system.
The Team Fortress 2 update will automatically download after a Steam reboot which will address all fixes and changes.
The full change list and screenshots can be found below:
Team Fortress 2 — Engineer Update
Added The Frontier Justice.
Added The Wrangler.
Added The Gunslinger.
Added The Southern Hospitality.
Added 35 Engineer achievements.
Engineers can now pick up & move their buildings.
Added Engineer main menu music.
Engine
Fixed client crash related flash light usage.
Fixed several issues related to alt-tabbing (invisible players, etc.).
Added 4 new maps:
Thunder Mountain, a 3 stage Payload map.
Hightower, a Payload Race map.
Upward, a Payload map.
ColdFront, a community built Capture Point map.
Item tuning:
The Sandvich now uses a cool down timer, instead of the health pack recharge mechanic.
The Gunboats now reduce self-damage by 60% (was 75%)
The Tribalman’s Shiv bleed duration reduced to 6 second (was 8), and its damage penalty increased to 50% (was 35%).
Added better feedback sound for Pyros on when their flamethrower is doing damage.
Fixed blood effect on bleeding player.
Added a glow effect to Payload carts.
Added Romanian language support.
Published: Jul 9, 2010 11:34 am