October 27, 2010 Patch

This article is specific to the patch released. For the update and event, see Scream Fortress.

Source: 27 Oct 2010 – Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Official update page: Scream Fortress

Patch notes

Engine (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)

• Removed the rate limit for the "status" command when entered into the server console
• Fixed an exploit that allowed people to send fake server messages to clients
• Significantly improved engine vertex compression (large reduction in per-model memory usage)

Team Fortress 2

• Added TF2Maps.net Art-pass contest winners:
  • Mountain Lab
  • Mann Manor
• Halloween 2010 Event
  • Mann Manor is haunted by the Horseless Headless Horsemann.
  • Random gift drop in Mann Manor.
  • 4 new Halloween achievements.
  • Added new Halloween hats. (Halloween Masks, Saxton Hale Mask, Ghastlier Gibus, Voodoo Juju, Spine-Chilling Skull, Horrific Headsplitter, Horseless Headless Horsemann's Head, Cadaver's Cranium)
  • Added a new Halloween weapon.
• Added Gift Wrapping of gifts to the store.
• Added Custom Description tag to the store.
• Added the community created "Swamp Theme" assets, so all maps can use it:
  • See http://swamp.tf2maps.net/ for full details.
• Updated cp_coldfront with the latest changes from the community creator (Icarus):
  • Improved visibility on last CP.
  • Moved second CP slightly closer to the attacker's side.
  • Added cover for players queuing up the health pack on the second CP.
  • Improved clipping on the zig-zag ramp to middle CP.
  • Teams that capture the middle CP are now awarded with faster spawn times.
• Added a health penalty to the Rocket Jumper.
• Added the Sticky Jumper for Demomen to practice jumping.
• Fixed the Sandvich charge meter.
• Fixed glows not drawing correctly when using antialiasing on some computers.
• Improved the checks that trigger mp_scrambleteams_auto.
• Added console commands to initiate trades directly (cl_trade/cl_trade_steamid) to help people running trading servers

Undocumented changes

• Fixed Napper's Respite painted pattern.
• Modified Troublemaker's Tossle Cap's painted pattern.
• Released series #3, #4 and #5 crates.
• Gentle Manne's Service Medal is now tradable.
• Added the Cadaver's Cranium, Frenchman's Beret, Heavy Duty Rag, Horrific Headsplitter, Hotrod, Hustler's Hallmark, Killer's Kabuto, Magistrate's Mullet, Physician's Procedure Mask, Spine-Chilling Skull, Triboniophorus Tyrannus, and Voodoo Juju to the store.
• Added new game start up music "gamestartup_halloween".
• Added Noise Makers
  • Added the Banshee, Black Cat, Crazy Laugh, Gremlin, Stabby, Witch, Werewolf, and (unused) Spooky Noise Makers.
  • Added the Noise Maker Bundle to the Mann Co. Store.