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Team Fortress 2 Update Released

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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:
Happy Smissmas 2016!
  • All players who play TF2 during the event will receive a Stuffed Stocking as a gift! Stockings contain goodies for good little Mercenaries.
  • Added the limited-time key-less Winter 2016 Cosmetic Case to the Mann Co. Store
    • Contains 17 new community-contributed items
    • The Festivizer can be found as a bonus drop when opening the case
  • Added 3 new taunts to the Mann Co. Store
    • The Scotsmann's Stagger (community-contributed)
    • The Didgeridrongo (community-contributed)
    • The Table Tantrum (Valve)
  • New weapons for the Festivizer!
    • Fire Axe, The Jag, The Kritzkrieg, Pistol, The Quick-Fix, Natascha, The Sandman, The Spy-cicle, Kukri, Shovel and The Scottish Resistance
  • Mann Co. Store winter sale!
    • Look for 20%-75% off selected unlocked cosmetic crates, taunts, and tools in the Mann Co. Store through January 11th, 2017
  • Matchmaking Improvements
    • At the end of a Casual match, players are automatically formed into a new match with the same players and teams
      • Players get to vote on which map the new match will take place on
        • There are 3 maps to vote on, chosen based on the maps everyone in the match had selected when they began searching for a match. The current map is always the first option.
      • This replaces the Rematch system
    • Players can now set their maximum acceptable ping by clicking the new gear icon in the top right of the Casual and Competitive matchmaking lobby screens and choosing "Ping Settings"
  • New autobalance system to help with balancing teams when players leave a match. The system will ask players to volunteer to switch teams.
    • Automatically enabled for all Casual match servers
      • Players who switch will be able to earn bonus XP as a reward
    • Community servers can enable this new feature by using "mp_autoteambalance 2"
  • General
    • Fixed security issue reported by Justin G. (sigsegv) and Linus S. (PistonMiner)
    • Fixed not clearing the teleport condition for players who have their teleport interrupted before the teleport is complete
    • Fixed PASS Time exploit related to bonus points
    • Updated mat_monitorgamma so it can be adjusted in Competitive mode
    • Fixed the ShouldPreserveSquad flag not being parsed correctly in Mann vs. Machine mode
    • Fixed a bug related to bot Engineers and teleporters in Mann vs. Machine mode
    • Fixed not being able to transfer Strange stats between versions of Jarate and the Sapper
    • Fixed incorrect particle position for Unusual taunt effects when using the Racho Relaxo
    • Added the ESA Rewind tournament medals
    • Added the Winter Wonderland 2016 community medals
    • Updated the Dalokohs Bar to fix a bug related to the health buff
    • Updated cp_metalworks to fix a texture problem
    • Updated pd_watergate
      • Respawn times will now change depending on which team is in the lead: 8 seconds to leading team, 4 seconds to trailing team
      • Moved the current beer amount to the center of the HUD
      • Added a jump to low spawn route to give respawned players something to do en-route to mid
      • Added a light to illuminate roof-snipers better
      • Adjusted some clipping

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