July 8, 2010 Patch

This article is specific to the July 8, 2010 patch. For general information about the Engineer Update, see Engineer Update.

Part 1

Bug fixes

• Fixed client crash related flashlight usage.
• Fixed several issues related to alt-tabbing (invisible players, etc).

Engineer

• Added The Frontier Justice.
• Added The Wrangler.
• Added The Gunslinger.
• Added The Southern Hospitality.
• Added 35 Engineer achievements.
• Engineers can now pickup & move their buildings.
• Added Engineer main menu music.

New Maps

• Thunder Mountain, a 3 stage Payload map.
• Hightower, a Payload Race map.
• Upward, a Payload map.
• Coldfront, a community built Capture Point map.

Item tuning

• The Sandvich now uses a cooldown timer, instead of the health pack recharge mechanic.
• The Gunboats now reduce self-damage by 60% (was 75%)
• The Tribalman's Shiv bleed duration reduced to 6 second (was 8), and its damage penalty increased to 50% (was 35%).

Other changes

• Added better feedback sound for Pyros on when their flamethrower is doing damage.
• Fixed blood effect on bleeding player.
• Added a glow effect to Payload carts.
• Added Romanian language support.

Part 2

• Fixed missing class descriptions on the class menu blackboard.
• Fixed a server crash related to carrying buildings.
• Fixed a HUD element issue in DX8.

Undocumented changes

• Added a second Misc. item slot in the loadout.
• Added several new Engineer responses, including domination lines.
• Added Medic companionship lines when calling for a Medic while targeting one.
• Many kill icons were added.
• Scottish Resistance now shows location of stickies placed with glow effect.
• Wrenching a Sentry now upgrades, repairs and restores ammunition all at once per Wrench hit, prioritizing repairs and upgrading if not in possession of enough metal.