April 1, 2014 Patch
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Source: Team Fortress 2 Update Released
Patch notes
Team Fortress 2
- Improved the Backpack UI
- Added page buttons for all pages
- Removed prev/next buttons
- Updated the drag/drop behavior to interact with the page buttons
- Strange quality items can now be placed on the Steam Community Market
- Added a "Show Untradable Items" checkbox to the recipe UI
- Added the smoke effect to The Soldier's Stogie
- Added the InfoShow 2014 community event medal
- Added Crate #82 and Crate #83 to the drop list
- Crate drop rates have been significantly lowered
- Removed Crate #60, Crate #75, Crate #76 and Crate #77 from the drop list
- Virtual Reality mode
- The game will now start in VR mode if it is launched from Steam while Steam is running in VR mode
- Updated the
equip_region
for the Humanitarian's Hachimaki, The Special Eyes, The Blazing Bull, Master's Yellow Belt, The Lucky Shot, and The Deadliest Duckling - Updated The Gunboats so they can be used in Medieval mode
- Updated the Wrangler so Strange parts can be applied to it
- Strange parts only increment if a Wrangler-controlled Sentry does the scoring
- Updated Chemistry Sets
- Started dropping Series 3 Chemistry Sets with an expiration date
- Retroactively added Series tags to older Chemistry Sets
- Fixed a client crash related to killstreak effects
- Fixed seeing the incorrect cosmetic items on players when the server has been running for a long time
- Fixed hats not dropping into the world when players are killed
- Fixed the Jarate effect not being displayed on some cosmetic items
- Fixed framerate affecting player turn rate while using the Demoman's shield charge
- Fixed flashlight shadows projected on players for Linux and Mac clients
- Fixed seeing the fire texture on Runner's Warm-Up and the Tiny Timber in DirectX 8
- Fixed The Doe-Boy using incorrect team materials
- Fixed some Strange parts not being counted properly when attached to wearable weapons like the Mantreads and Demoman's shields
- Fixed Spies speaking their payload cart forward/backward
response_rules
lines while disguised - Fixed Mann vs. Machine Giant Heavies not playing the correct override sounds for their Miniguns
- Fixed the Huntsman charge bar being misaligned
Undocumented changes
- Added the Little Bear.
- Added holiday mode 9 for April Fools Day. The MOTD header is changed to "Welcome and April Fools!", the classes' responses are changed into laughing (akin to Pyrovision), and the Schadenfreude taunt is occasionally performed in place of an ordinary taunt.
- Added the Fortified Compound, Dread Hiding Hood, Criminal Cloak, Gilded Guard, Baronial Badge and Little Bear to the Mann Co. Store.
- The Fortified Compound, Dread Hiding Hood, Criminal Cloak, Gilded Guard and Baronial Badge are now craftable, tradable, giftable and were added to the item drop system.
- Added Killstreak Kits for the Fortified Compound.
- Updated the
equip_region
for the Hero's Hachimaki, Soldier's Stash, Gaelic Garb, Sangu Sleeves, Whiskey Bib, Trash Toter, and the Soldered Sensei. - Fixed crit boosted glow effect not showing on the Unarmed Combat, Wrap Assassin, Buff Banner, Loose Cannon, Apoco-Fists, Festive Frontier Justice, Bazaar Bargain, and Cloak and Dagger.
- Added 2 new battle cry voice responses for Demoman.