October 26, 2012 Patch

This article is specific to the patch released. For information on the update, see Spectral Halloween Special.

Source: Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released

Patch notes

Source Engine Changes (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM)

• Added mat_viewportupscale and mat_viewportscale to enable rendering the world at a reduced resolution. ("mat_viewportupscale 1" and "mat_viewportscale 0.5" will downscale world rendering by 50%.)
• Added a new convar mp_mapcycle_empty_timeout_seconds to trigger a changelevel when the server is empty
• Added positional audio support for Mumble clients
• Fixed a bug that prevented consecutive clicks on scrollbar buttons
• Performance and stability improvements

Team Fortress 2

• Scream Fortress Event 2012
• Fixed a bug where buildings would be invisible during their setup time
• Mann vs. Machine
  • Added the map Mvm_coaltown_event with a special Halloween mission
  • Fixed a bug where players' money would not be set properly when restoring a checkpoint
  • Fixed server crash on vote to restart mission

Undocumented changes

• Updated the localization files
• Added voice lines for the Scout, Soldier, Demoman, Heavy, Medic, and Spy
• Added the new map Ghost Fort
• Added new items:
  • Hats: The Ghostly Gibus, The Master Mind, The Crone's Dome, The Zipperface, The Grand Duchess Tiara, The Voodoo Juju (Slight Return), The Wraith Wrap, The Skull Island Topper, and The Executioner
  • Miscs: Voodoo-Cursed Scout Soul, Voodoo-Cursed Soldier Soul, Voodoo-Cursed Pyro Soul, Voodoo-Cursed Demoman Soul, Voodoo-Cursed Heavy Soul, Voodoo-Cursed Engineer Soul, Voodoo-Cursed Medic Soul, Voodoo-Cursed Sniper Soul, Voodoo-Cursed Spy Soul, The Rump-o'-Lantern, Sir Hootsalot, The Scarecrow, The Bonedolier, The Plutonidome, The Spooky Shoes, The Spooky Sleeves, The Boo Balloon, The Unknown Monkeynaut, The Grand Duchess Tutu, The Grand Duchess Fairy Wings, The Dead Little Buddy, The Exorcizor, The Coffin Kit
  • Tools: Eerie Crate, Eerie Key, Strange Part: Halloween Kills, Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween, Halloween Spells
  • Voodoo-Cursed Items (Crafting Ingredients): Voodoo-Cursed Old Boot, Voodoo-Cursed Skeleton, Voodoo-Cursed Bag of Quicklime, Voodoo-Cursed Robot Arm, Voodoo-Cursed Novelty Bass, Voodoo-Cursed Sticky-Bomb, Voodoo-Cursed Nail
  • Other items: Pile of Curses, Halloween 2012 Community Bundle, The Bat Outta Hell.
• Added 2 new Halloween 2012 achievements.
• Added new unusual effects: Knifestorm, Misty Skull, Harvest Moon, It's A Secret To Everybody, Stormy 13th Hour.
• Updated Haunted quality color from #8650AC to #38F3AB.
• Fixed a glitch wherein sniper rifles were unable to destroy Pumpkin Bombs and hurt halloween bosses.
• Fixed a bug that make certain body groups will fail to activate when required. For example, the Soldier's 'rocket' and Demoman's 'smile' during certain taunts.
• Added a pumpkin icon to backpack images of items can be worn only on Halloween.
• Added a Balloonicorn icon to backpack images of cosmetic items that can only be seen in Pyrovision.
• Fixed a bug with the War Pig's team colors.
• New entities
  • merasmus
  • wheel_of_doom
• Increased the maximum file size for the Workshop to 100 MB.

Files changed

See October 26, 2012 Patch diff