TF2 Guides, Tips & Tricks

**Bommando** · 08-27-2008, 11:03 AM

Below are links to articles on tweaking TF2 and how to access features you may find useful. Consolidated for easy access:

Technical Guides:

How to get the best out of your game and the community.

Tweaking TF2 for better gameplay. How to adjust your rate settings and how latency and choke affects your game.
Recording TF2 Demos. How to record demos of your gameplay for others to see.
Seeding The Servers and Boosting Population. How to keep our servers populated and busy for as long as possible.
Handy Auto-Join Hint. You can play on a server while you wait for your slot to open up.
Unlock All Achievements. While some opinions differ as to how achievements should be attained, BHack explains how to skip to the chase if you prefer not to grind.

Strategy Guides:

Guides and articles written to help people with class-specific or map strategies.

Sniper Tactics and Demos. Santa's sniper guide including demos.
Scout Tactics and Demos. Santa's guide to help you stop sucking at playing Scout.
Pyro Tactics. Beatnik provides some valuable insight on his favourite "move forward and hold down left mouse" class.
Spy Tactics. Beatnik's discussion on the finesse of the Spy class.
Engineer Tactics. Our resident sentry-humper, BaneII links to some valuable automated insight, Texas style.
Demoman Tactics and Tips. An incredibly comprehensive guide contributed by Luuser.
Kritzkrieg Tactics. Zoopy starts discussion on how to best utilise your damage with the Kritz Medic Unlock.

Rants with Substance:

What starts off as a rant can provide some valuable insight on how not to piss off your team mates and avoid crippling your team.

Class Selection for Maximum Teamwork. Santa explains why you don't need four Engineers to attack on Dustbowl.
Be Aggressive. jepzilla reiterates that computer games are not real and dying in a blaze of glory can be fun many times over.
Everyone Into The Caves. Santa ponders why your favourite circle-jerk may not be the best way to bust a defence.