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[mtkversion]

Anyone with an idea of what happened here ...

Last night I was in a server and the screen froze for a few seconds, went black and then came back up and it was like this ...

Thought it was my video card crapping out because I've spilled water on the keyboard before (it's a laptop) but all my other games seem to work fine .. its just with TF2. :blink:

[AimLXJ]

Anyone with an idea of what happened here ...

Last night I was in a server and the screen froze for a few seconds, went black and then came back up and it was like this ...

**snipped**

Thought it was my video card crapping out because I've spilled water on the keyboard before (it's a laptop) but all my other games seem to work fine .. its just with TF2. :blink:

Have you tried this: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2037-QEUH-3335 ?

[mtkversion]

A reboot and updating my video drivers seemed to fix anything going on ... I don't think I rebooted for a week prior to last night ... :whistle:

[jackwanders]

Yeah that would be nice. I think Valve are hesitant to make another TC map though because of the bad rep that Hydra gets. I've never seen a map clear a server out quite like Hydra can sometimes. Would be great to see another Attack/Defend or TC map though.

Man, I liked playing Hydro back in the day. Although, I will admit that I haven't played a single game in Hydro since coming back to the game a few weeks ago.

[giantpotato]

Why are people on trade servers retarded? I wanted the monday night combat set, but don't really want the game since I already have too many games that I don't have time to play. So I'm in a trade server, offering 3-4 keys for the set. Someone opens up the trade window and puts up the MNC set asking for Bills hat. I say I don't have Bills hat, I only have keys and refined. He says ok, 8 keys then... I keep trying to tell him MNC is not worth 8 keys and he keeps insisting it is. So I put up 8 keys, just to mess with him, and tell him to please explain to me how a free bonus for a game that costs $15 that is still available, is worth $20 worth of keys. Yeah, he didn't reply :rolleyes:

[Chasethebase Veteran]

Look at the screenshots. Could be Barnblitz, could be something else. Also notice Christen's current game.

[Ionium]

Why are people on trade servers retarded? I wanted the monday night combat set, but don't really want the game since I already have too many games that I don't have time to play. So I'm in a trade server, offering 3-4 keys for the set. Someone opens up the trade window and puts up the MNC set asking for Bills hat. I say I don't have Bills hat, I only have keys and refined. He says ok, 8 keys then... I keep trying to tell him MNC is not worth 8 keys and he keeps insisting it is. So I put up 8 keys, just to mess with him, and tell him to please explain to me how a free bonus for a game that costs $15 that is still available, is worth $20 worth of keys. Yeah, he didn't reply :rolleyes:

Hater's gonna hate

[Chasethebase Veteran]

Even more promo items, and the art style can now be classed as having officially left the building, and travelled to another continent. This is for preordering Rift.

Axe is called 'Sharpened Volcano Fragment,' for the Pyro, same stats as Axtinguisher.

Stick is called 'Sun-on-a-stick,' for the Scout, same stats as the Boston Basher.

That headgear is for your character in Rift, available via an achievement in TF2 apparently.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

I haven't really had a problem with any of the other promotional items, but they didn't even try with these :/

[Athernar]

Actually the stats aren't duplications, they're completely unique. The axe ignites on hit with -20% less hit damage for instance.

[Nagisan]

Those items completely destroy any remnants of the TF2 art style that TF2 used to have.... :/

[Athernar]

Those items completely destroy any remnants of the TF2 art style that TF2 used to have.... :/

I fail to see how the addition of these items ruins the artstyle further, they're a damn sight less intrusive than Unusuals or bright white bunny ears.

Let's not be reactionary here people; consider that we know that Valve are working on a new content release, and we have a new precendent in the form of promo items with unique stats.

Are they really unique, or are they a hint at what is to come? That's what interests me the most.

[inferniac]

I don't like em either, the number of items is becoming too big.

On another note I'm lucky, Crusaders Crossbow dropped for me today :D

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

Another TF2 update has been released:

Updates to Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)

• Further improved engine handling of server queries.
  

Team Fortress 2

• Added Rift promotional items
  
  • New items: Sun-On-A-Stick and Sharpened Volcano Fragment.
    
  • New achievement: Riftwalker
    

  [*]Updated several more models with optimizations and new LODs.

  [*]Fixed seeing a partial health bar in the upper left corner of the spectator menu.

  [*]Fixed the control point progress bar not being aligned properly when using cl_hud_minmode 1.

  [*]Fixed the The Essential Accessories hiding the Scout's hat/headphones.

  [*]Updated sounds for the Brass Beast.

  [*]Updated the Scottish Resistance stickybombs to always glow if they will be detonated by a right-click, including the stickybombs under the Demoman's feet.

  [*]Changed default crosshair to be more opaque, like the custom crosshairs.

  [*]Fixed some missing surfaces on the bottom of the Pyro's mask.

  [*]Fixed the assister's name not being listed in the Fish humiliation and kill notices.

  [*]Fixed the Force-a-Nature not drawing correctly in the character loadout screen.

  [*]Engineers who hit teammate's sentry guns with their wrench now get kill assists from that sentry.

  [*]Made the Jag gift wrappable.

  [*]Fixed seeing a badge on the player when a noisemaker is equipped.

  [*]Fixed particle effects on the Hustler's Hallmark.

  [*]Added FCVAR_DONTRECORD flags to 'bind,' 'bind_mac,' 'unbind,' 'unbind_mac,' and 'unbindall' so they can't be recorded into a demo (fixes having your keys changed when you watch a demo).

  [*]Updated Cp_Granary

  • Added a new entrance to the mid Red/Blue ramp rooms.
    
  • Clipping, lighting and perf improvements.
    

  [*]Tournament mode HUD fixes

  • Fixed seeing an empty alert tray under the stopwatch timer.
    
  • Fixed a bug where the time for the tournament mode stopwatch wasn't being displayed.
    
  • Fixed the countdown when both teams are ready always reading "0 seconds"
    

Source: Steam News

[Chasethebase Veteran]

Now the items are in game. The stats got changed.

Axe: Sets people on fire, -20% damage

Stick: +35% damage, -45% damage vs non burning players.

Also they will be craftable after the promo.

Sounds like there were good bug fixes too.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

While I'm still not a huge fan of the style of the new weapons (although they are growing on me), I do like that they made them unique (and craftable, which they should do for most promotional items).

[Chasethebase Veteran]

The recipe will probably be 1 refined + something.

[Ionium]

Gay, looks like I will only be able to craft the items after the promo cause I don't have windows to buy rift

[giantpotato]

Gay, looks like I will only be able to craft the items after the promo cause I don't have windows to buy rift

Are you serious? you want to spend $50 for promo items just to have them a month before other people? :blink: Can't you just buy it from a web browser, if you really wanted to? Why do you need windows?

[Chasethebase Veteran]

Ooolololol the promo items that are obtained with preorder will probably become vintage.

[giantpotato]

Ooolololol the promo items that are obtained with preorder will probably become vintage.

Actually, these are "Genuine" instead of vintage.

[Athernar]

See http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Quality#Genuine_items

[Chasethebase Veteran]

Actually, these are "Genuine" instead of vintage.

Close enough. And it seems that they lose that status upon trading.

[Athernar]

Close enough. And it seems that they lose that status upon trading.

Incorrect, Genuine quality is permanent.

[Ionium]

Incorrect, Genuine quality is permanent.

Word son