Team Fortress 2

Hello everyone, what are some loadouts/weapons you use that aren’t normally used much that mix the game up a bit. For me I’ve started using:

• scout:shortstop/backscatter,critacola,wrap assassin
• soldier: direct hit, buff banner, riding crop
• pyro: backburner, thermal thruster, backscratcher
• demo: iron bomber, chargin targe, claymore
• heavy: dont know any fun non standard builds other than fat scout
• engie: widowmaker, wrangler, eureka effect
• medic: dont know any good changes
• sniper: sydney sleeper, cleaners carbine, bushwaka
• spy: dont know any good ones but there can be interesting arguments for the red tape recorder

What are your favorite “non standard” loadouts and why?

What (if any) are your go to class scripts? I’ve been a long time player and would like to try getting into non malicious class scripts to make things a bit more enjoyable.

Some examples that I can think of are:

• Vacc resistance buttons
• Engie quick setup
• Sniper reduce sensitivity when scoped in

What are some scripts that you all use, and why do you like to use them?

Aside from Uncletopia, are there any other popular servers in the US West Coast? They have enough servers but everyone just goes on server one and nobody ever joins the other servers, I hope the others are just on different servers but I’m not sure where.

What are your thoughts?

How about a fun thread? Just post a screenshot or image of your favourite item you own in the game.

I'll start with mine, got this 3rd place passtime medal B)

Ozfortress (the Australian competitive league) has opened sign ups for both Highlander and Sixes!

Sign ups for both formats close on the 7th of Feb sixes S39: https://ozfortress.com/leagues/62 highlander S6: https://ozfortress.com/leagues/61

for context steam linux runtime sniper is made for newer native linux games, like cs2

For those unaware, the linux version of TF2 is still 32bit, and runs on ToGL - a DirectX to OpenGL translation layer.

A few days ago, Valve published a TF2 private branch called "x64_linux_test": https://steamdb.info/changelist/21975149/

Then a few hours ago, Valve update TF2's "App Config" to include references to x64 Vulkan TF2: https://steamdb.info/changelist/22010846/

Looks like it's coming soon, in theory should bring some nice performance improvements. But "soon" in Valve Time is... who knows

Edit: the beta is live

Not currently playing tf2, but I saw people on reddit complaining about the item server being down for extended periods of time, I just want to see the extent of the issue.

Fixed a server crash related to PASS Time and the round timer at the end of a round
Fixed overlapping texture for the Panic Attack's kill icon
Updated the Winning Spirit Unusual effect to fix problems with clipping and the control points
Updated cp_brew
    Fixed missing textures on a truck
    Fixed unintended sentry spot on top of the HVAC pipes at the Brewery
Updated pl_camber
    Fixed respawn room exploit
Updated plr_hacksaw
    Fixed teleporters being able to be placed in spawn
    Removed hint nodes from the hacking sequence
Updated plr_hacksaw_event
    Fixed teleporters being able to be placed in spawn
    Updated to match layout changes to plr_hacksaw
Updated ctf_pelican_peak
    Removed skybox bridge for dx8 users
    Adjusted cow
    Miscellaneous fixes
Updated pl_corruption
    Fixed an issue with the 3D skybox

also for those interested about any medals being added: https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking-TF2/commit/af7b0736315f2feb37bc8dfca4543228b5becc04#diff-01ba957b0f0d55d164301650591ac7b823c999924daeb46879eaef57f9646731

they've added medals for asia fortress for last year and they've added the medals for the brisbane summer brawl (australian lan tournament)

A lot happened for TF2 in 2023, with more content than the "usual". This is also my second year playing TF2. I want to see how everyone felt about TF2 in 2023 in general.

Seems like he drank too much beer and fell down the ~~stairs~~ slope :(

Is there something I should know beforehand? I never played it so just wanna ask you folks :)