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[dragonlife]

I switched to Romania.

 

[Thoraxes]

Downloading from Mother Russia as we speak.

 

[Proven]

The GRU change is the thing that jumps out most for me. It feels like they did it to mirror the Fists of Steel. And on top of the Sandvich nerf from earlier I have to say...

Oh who am I kidding? First thing I'm doing is equipping my Strange Quickfix with Pyro vision.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

"Steam is already running"

NO ITS NOT! CTRL+ALT+DEL.

 

[XeroSauce]

I accidentally joined a guy's computer as he was running the map, and he had sv_cheats 1 on. Queue me freaking out thinking there are some massive glitches when everyone is running around the map in noclip and ubercharge

 

[Professor Beef]

Oh boy, still can't connect to item server.

I don't know why I bother trying to play the same day as a n update.

 

[Cloudius12]

Source Engine Changes (TF2, DoD:S, HL2M)
- Added ConVars sv_rcon_maxpacketsize and sv_rcon_maxpacketbans to allow server admins to control the maximum RCON packet size and whether or not users get banned for exceeding that limit. The defaults reflect the existing behavior.
- Fixed not being able to import custom spray images on Macs
- Fixed Macs cancelling http map downloads that take longer than 30 seconds

Team Fortress 2
- Added Pyrovision!
- Added new game mode Special Delivery and map Doomsday!
- Friendly players glow when carrying the flag
- Fixed rare cases where flag could fall out of the world
- Fixed cases where the Payload HUD looked like the cart is still on a hill when it isn't
- Fixed cases where some clients didn't receive broadcasts about long continuous particle effects being started or stopped
- Updated the HTML renderer for displaying server MOTD
- Votes created by a dedicated server no longer trigger a failed vote cooldown
- Fixed map triggered annotation events not working on dedicated servers
- Fixed the game crashing if tempents are created that use invalid materials
- Using a Name Tag while in game notifies everyone of the name change
- Fixed Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected not tracking grenade and sentry rocket deflections
- Added new items
* City on Fire item sets
* Pyroland weapons and cosmetics
* Community-contributed cosmetic items for all classes
* Mysterious treasures have been incinerated, but are now craftable
* Added crafting recipe for Pile of Ash
* Scorched Keys are now available in the store for a limited time
* New promo item
- Weapon balancing changes
* Gloves of Running Urgently
* Removed self-damage over time penalty
* Heavy takes mini-crits while active and for 3 seconds after switching away
* Attack damage penalty reduced from -50% to -25%
* Tomislav
* Spin-up speed bonus reduced from +40% to +10%
* Quick-Fix
* Medic mirrors blast jump of their heal target
* Crusader's Crossbow
* Reload speed time reduced by +40%
* Cozy Camper
* Regenerates 1 heath per second
* Reduced movement penalty from -90% to -80%
* Sticky Jumper and Rocket Jumper
* Added 'flying' sound to blast jumps
* The Concheror
* Changed rage building source from "damage done and damage received" to only "damage done"
* Increased the rate at which Rage builds for this item by +25%
* The Equalizer
* Removed player move speed modification and added it to a new item named The Escape Plan
* All owners of the Equalizer will be automatically granted The Escape Plan
* Crit-a-Cola
* Added +25% increased movement speed while active
* Increased duration from 6 to 8 seconds
* Atomic Bonk
* Increased duration from 6 to 8 seconds
* All Flamethrowers
* Increased base damage by +10%.
* Backburner
* Removed +10% damage bonus attribute
* Note: Because of base damage increase, damage remains unchanged
* Degreaser
* Added -10% damage penalty attribute
* Note: Because of base damage increase, damage remains unchanged
* Phlogistinator
* Damage defense while taunting reduced from -90% to -75%
- Item bug fixes
* Fixed sentry sometimes spawning in shielded mode while the Wrangler was equipped, but not deployed
* Improved visual and audio cues for when the Manmelter is ready to fire
* Fixed Manmelter being able to earn crits via friendly Pyro self-damage
* Fixed Scotch Bonnet's blue team skin not showing
* Fixed Unarmed Combat's taunt not working
* Unarmed Combat's color now matches the team using it
* Fixed the Apparition's Aspect showing a burning texture in DX8

For the new page

 

[drkOne]

So all the diaries are just ash now as well ?

If so HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Edit: Hadn't read that line. So Diaries are worth as much as all the other mystery stuff? Or do they mean deleted/removed by incinerated?
I wonder if Valve was just toying with the Mannconomy and the speculation going around. I decided I was going to keep all my stuff (didn't get any capacitator or diary) because the trades were based on speculation and nothing more, no one knew their worth, just that they were rare.

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

http://www.teamfortress.com/pyromania/pyroland/

 

[sixghost]

Huge positive of the GRU change, no more heavies stealing health packs because they lost 20 health using the GRU.

 

[Sianos]

You just jump around trying to market garden people, so it doesn't even matter what the objective type is >>

I'm the Anti-Fallengorn: I do nothing BUT rocket jump.

 

[Alienups]

They're used in the ash blueprint? Got already turned into ash?

Well idk yet, it says that all the mystery items been incinerated and turned into ash but maybe there are different varieties of ash.

Edit: yeah different varieties must be it

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

You just jump around trying to market garden people, so it doesn't even matter what the objective type is >>

LOL

 

[Sianos]

Downloading from Luxembourg took a minute with Quoternet TM, but now TF2 wants to validate Steam files once again which always gets stuck at 100%. :U

 

[Blizzard]

Seems like with the GRU change and the rocketjumping medic, it's something to encourage medics to heal soldiers and demomen (which I thought was supposed to be the pro thing to do to begin with).

 

[Sianos]

LOL

I make a point of getting at least one Market Gardener kill a day!

 

[XeroSauce]

So all the Mystery items have turned into ashe piles, respective to their name. Crafting four of them together gets you a Pile O Ash, which seems to have an item in it.

Using a Pile O' Ashe gives you a:
Scorched Crate

THE EQUALIZER NOW IS SILVER WITH BLOOD. Increases damage as you get hurt.
The Escape Plan has the original dark green tint with silver pick. Increases move speed as you get hurt.

 

[dragonlife]

I got my goggles, yet the item servers are down. I can't even play the new game mode ;( I must see Pyroland, dammit! u;arhfuoihar;bhnteh

 

[Cloudius12]

So all the Mystery items have turned into ashe piles, respective to their name. Crafting four of them together gets you a Pile O Ash, which seems to have an item in it.

Then I guess you use the Scorch key?

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

Only 40 minutes!

 

[sixghost]

So the new primary and melee weapons for Pyro are just skins for the Flamethrower and Fire Axe that can only be seen with pyrovision. That's a bit lame.

 

[Frustrated_Grunt]

Welp, I don't know if Tomislav is viable anymore.

 

[Alienups]

Welp, I don't know if Tomislav is viable anymore.

Normal one was always better in general.

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

So the new primary and melee weapons for Pyro are just skins for the Flamethrower and Fire Axe that can only be seen with pyrovision. That's a bit lame.

10% damage boost, though.

 

[drkOne]

So all the Mystery items have turned into ashe piles, respective to their name. Crafting four of them together gets you a Pile O Ash, which seems to have an item in it.

Is the Secret Diary's Blueprint available anywhere? Just wondering if the people who traded multiple buds for Diary got royally screwed or if they'll keep its value, by getting a different kind of Ash compared to crafted Diaries.
If they drop from 3 buds to 3 refined… That'd be funny.

 

[Jake Tower]

Welp, I don't know if Tomislav is viable anymore.

Ninja Heavy. The big nerf to this was Sandvich.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Why isn't anyone in Jankyass server?! D:

 

[Forkball]

RIP Tomislav. You were too beautiful for this world.

Anyone know what's in the scorched crates? The new items from today? LOL if the secret diary hoarders got screwed.

 

[MatthewB92]

I'll take all of your lint if you don't want it.

 

[ArtistDude88]

I got 2 new sniper rifles from crafting the ashes together. Also 5 scorched crates :U

 

[XeroSauce]

Is the Secret Diary's Blueprint available anywhere? Just wondering if the people who traded multiple buds for Diary got royally screwed or if they'll keep its value, by getting a different kind of Ash compared to crafted Diaries.
If they drop from 3 buds to 3 refined… That'd be funny.

Only blueprint avalible is to craft the little ashe piles of the respective items into bigger "Pile O Ashe" items which when used, only return Scorched Crates, from what I can tell.

Pyroland:

 

[Boney]

how do i change from where to update?

edit: changed it and now can't access steam :/

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

how do i change from where to update?

Settings.

 

[Proven]

So apparently the piles of ash don't only give Scorched Crates. It's just a high chance of Scorched Crates over new items, but you can get new items from them. So, start crafting and trading people.

 

[Rickenslacker]

Pyroland:

Hrrngh, awesome!

how do i change from where to update?

Settings > Downloads + Cloud tab > Download region dropdown menu

I tend to go with South Korea.

 

[Anony]

UPDATE SERVER

 

[dragonlife]

Launch, TF2, launch!

 

[Frustrated_Grunt]

Guess I should expect extreme lag and server issues for a while.

 

[Thoraxes]

Backburner and Degreaser stay the same. OG flamethrower gets 10% boost, but seeing it's the standard flamethrower, all damage is calculated based on it, so Degreaser now appears as -10%

Degreaser and Backburner stay the same. All Flamethrowers were given +10% damage as a base, then Degreaser was given a 10% reduction, and the Backburner had its previously held 10% increase removed.

The only thing that's changed for pyro is the OG flamethrower has 10% extra damage.

Thanks you guys!


Also, anyone buy scorched keys yet?

 

[Blizzard]

Welp, I don't know if Tomislav is viable anymore.

It was good/too good, then immediately got nerfed once or twice and became crappy/okay but viable. Now I think it will just be natascha levels of uselessness. Every once in a while you see someone use the brass beast as well.

Rocket jumping medic is my new favorite thing. I still wish the crossbow had minicrit headshots but I will take the faster reload time, thank you.

 

[Boney]

Would've prefered a flare gun type reloading but that might've been too much.

 

[Forkball]

There's a secret part of Doomsday where the Spy is looking at a map with the mysterious Foundry pictures behind him. I'm on a phone so I can't post them, but they're there.

 

[Alienups]

enver mind

 

[XeroSauce]

Why is Jank running pl_rust?!

 

[Cloudius12]

From Pile of Ashes

 

[Dreams-Visions]

alright, so all that weird junk that has dropped has become charred items, and combinations of them can be crafted together to create piles of ash.

suddenly, I'm having a paralysis of analysis moment. Should I craft 2 charred goldfish with a charred banana peel and charred barn door plank? 4 of the same? does it matter at all?

From Pile of Ashes

what did you combine together to get that?

 

[Blizzard]

Two of my ash items are now marked as "Gift from: " but the rest weren't. Is that just decoration? *edit* Maybe just a random gift for real that I didn't notice, weird.

 

[thefro]

So Special Delivery is basically a briefcase spawns on the map, you have to grab it and take it to the elevator and then you and your team have to hold it while the elevator (which acts like a payload cart) goes all the way up to the top of the rocket. Then you have to stick the briefcase in the rocket.

 

[Wendel Clark]

WTF LOL http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/957262583122774195/B2DC65CCD70BF17A431C80384F37BE53E9CA3A3B/

atleast i got the new RL

 

[Sianos]

I'll trade a new Scout pistol for two Direct Hits or the new Soldier Lawnchair. :3