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Published: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:14:10 -0800

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

• Added 2 community maps: cp_fastlane and ctf_turbine

Pyro

• Added alt-fire compression blast to the basic flamethrower
• Added The Axtinguisher, The Backburner, and The Flare Gun
• Hadouken taunt now kills people it hits
• Tuned the flamethrower hit detection to improve detection versus retreating opponentsRemoved Flamethrower's damage falloff (was falling off to 25% by the end)

cp_well

• Added a route from the forward central foyer up to the battlementsRedistributed health and ammunition throughout the bases

ctf_well

• Added a route from the forward central foyer up to the battlements
• Removed central building, reduced overall map lengthRedistributed health and ammunition throughout the bases

Other Notes

• Removed Soldier's 40% damage reduction from his own rockets. Does not affect rocket jumps
• In-game avatar images will now have a badge around them if the player is your friend
• Fixed bug that allowed players to move around in a reference pose
• Added custom death icons for unlockable weapons
• The player join team message now specifies whether the player used the auto team option
• Payload maps now support four control points per stage
• Achievement dialog will stay open when you're moving in & out of the game and the main menu
• Added full Russian localization, with both fonts & speechReturned the "Report a Bug" option to the main menu

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