Team Fortress 2 Patch Notes

## What changed **The Spy-cicle** — fixed the weapon not displaying its icicle lightwarp effect correctly **cp_coldfront** — updated material compression to resolve issues **Taunt: Heartbreaker** — fixed missing material on the taunt prop **koth_demolition** — map updated **Player clips** — fixed exploit on helipad allowing players to stand outside the playable area, fixed pixel walk exploits on doors **BLU spawn** — removed floating blockbullets obstacle **Material proxies** — fixed client crash **Scout.NegativeVocalization04** — fixed sound not playing in Mann vs. Machine due to volume typo ## Bug Fixes - **The Spy-cicle** — icicle lightwarp now displays properly - **cp_coldfront** — material compression issue resolved - **Taunt: Heartbreaker** — missing material restored - **Helipad clip** — players can no longer stand outside the playable area - **Door pixel walks** — clipping exploits patched - **BLU spawn blockbullets** — floating obstacle removed - **Client crashes** — material proxy-related crashes fixed - **Scout voice line** — NegativeVocalization04 now plays in Mann vs. Machine ## Overall This patch addresses clipping exploits, visual material issues, and audio problems across maps and cosmetics.

## What changed - **Medi Gun heal target selection** — now prioritizes the teammate directly under your crosshair when multiple teammates are grouped together - **Dragon's Fury fireballs** — corrected their projectile path to fire accurately - **Spy cloak and rage meters** — fixed misprediction issues affecting Spy watches and cloak behavior - **Sentry rockets** — now properly send the object_deflected game event when deflected by the Pyro - **Short Circuit projectile offset** — fixed to respect the cl_flipviewmodels setting ## Bug Fixes - Fixed players impersonating TF2 system messages using color control codes - Fixed 3D HUD animations while holding the PASS Time ball - Fixed Stat Clocks rendering incorrectly in UI panels - Fixed certain custom maps failing to load assets on Linux - Fixed crashes in singleplayer TF2 SDK mods - Fixed memory leak on long-running servers from dynamic models - Fixed client crash from invalid D3D texture flags - Fixed hearing teleporter spin sound when the Engineer is carrying it - Fixed flipped pitch/yaw when switching to thirdperson view - Fixed targetid selection to match Medi Gun heal targeting behavior - Fixed mismatched cl_flipviewmodels values between client and server - Fixed Casual doors player list sometimes displaying at wrong size - Fixed BuildingRescueLevel proxy overwriting TextureScroll on Rescue Ranger oscilloscope - Fixed Botkiller weapon team color bugs - Fixed invisible func_detail water near BLU spawn on **pl_frontier_final** and **cp_manor_event** - Fixed first point death pit on **cp_frostwatch** being survivable with ÜberCharges on Stage

## What changed - **The Fists of Steel** — backpack image now correctly displays the RED team version - **2koth_abbey** — fixed Engineer being able to build structures in the respawn room rafters - **cppl_gavle** — received significant optimization improvements and visual fixes - **Team Recognition Unusual effect** — console warning removed - **pd_nutcracker** — multiple fixes applied including out of bounds exploits and clipping issues ## Bug Fixes - **The Fists of Steel** — RED team backpack image corrected - **2koth_abbey** — Engineer respawn room building exploit patched - **cppl_gavle** — performance and visual issues resolved - **Team Recognition Unusual effect** — console warning eliminated - **pd_nutcracker** — out of bounds exploits and clipping problems fixed ## Overall This patch addressed map exploits, visual consistency, and performance issues across multiple maps and cosmetics.

## What changed - **Crouch jumping** — fixed prediction error that could cause inconsistent player behavior - **Scrooge McCrocket** — added smoke effect to the weapon - **Snow Dome Unusual effect** — decreased brightness and opacity of glass and floor textures for improved visibility - **Festive Fleece** — fixed LOD (level of detail) issues affecting the cosmetic's appearance at different distances - **Puncher's Polar Puffer** — fixed skinning issues with the cosmetic's mesh deformation - **The Conscientious Objector** — fixed missing material parameters that affected how the weapon displays textures - **koth_winter_ridge** — fixed collision error preventing projectiles from properly interacting with the dead tree at mid ## Bug Fixes - **Prediction error** — crouch jumping now behaves consistently - **Cosmetic rendering** — Festive Fleece, Puncher's Polar Puffer, and The Conscientious Objector now display correctly - **Map collision** — projectiles on koth_winter_ridge mid no longer clip through the dead tree ## Overall This patch fixes several cosmetic display issues, improves movement prediction for crouch jumping, adds a visual effect to the Scrooge McCrocket, and corrects a projectile collision problem on koth_winter_ridge.