Jungle Inferno Update

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If Jurassic Park taught us one thing, it's life finds a way. If Jurassic Park taught us two things, it's life finds a way and Jurassic Park is a good idea to steal for an update. And if Valve's legal team has taught us one thing, it was by screaming at us about not telling you the second thing Jurassic Park taught us.

If people screaming at us has taught us one thing, it's that loud noises make us so anxious we forget where the backspace key is, so we're just plowing ahead and are happy to announce our wholly original update about deadly animals escaping from a theme park. Because life finds a way, which is the only thing we stole learned from Jurassic Park.
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The Jungle Inferno Update is a major update for Team Fortress 2 that was announced on October 16, 2017.

Video

Announcements

The Jungle Inferno Update page officially began on October 16th, 2017, as announced on the TF2 Official Blog post "Welcome to... Mercenary Park!"

Day 1

The Jungle Inferno Update revealed 1 new Valve map and 5 new community-created maps, along with 2 new Valve taunts and 5 new community-created taunts.

Maps

Community maps are identified in italics.
Name Picture Game mode File name
Banana Bay Bananabay main.jpg Payload Race
RED Bombcart.pngBLU Bombcart.png
plr_bananabay_rc4
Brazil Brazil main.jpg King of the Hill
Controlpoint.png
koth_brazil
Enclosure Enclosure main.jpg Payload
BLU Bombcart.png
pl_enclosure
Lazarus Lazarus main.jpg King of the Hill
Controlpoint.png
koth_lazarus
Mercenary Park 160px Control Points
Controlpoint.png
cp_mercenarypark
Mossrock Mossrock main.jpg Attack/Defend
Controlpoint.png
cp_mossrock

Taunts

Leaderboard class pyro.png
Pyro
Headcase Headcase
Leaderboard class heavy.png
Heavy
Russian Arms Race Russian Arms Race
Soviet Strongarm Soviet Strongarm
Leaderboard class engineer.png
Engineer
Dueling Banjo Dueling Banjo
Jumping Jack Jumping Jack
TF2 crosshair orange.png
All classes
Yeti Punch Yeti Punch
Yeti Smash Yeti Smash

Day 2

Day 2 revealed the Jungle Inferno Campaign and War Paint cases which will be replacing campaign weapon drops and weapon cases, 2 new cosmetic cases, and the new campaign system. This campaign involves 36 new contracts that can be completed in co-op. Completion of the contracts earns either a campaign-specific item or "Blood Money", which can be used to buy War Paint and cases.

Cosmetics

Main article: Cosmetic items
Leaderboard class heavy.png
Heavy
Kathman-Hairdo Kathman-Hairdo
Himalayan Hair Shirt Himalayan Hair Shirt
Abominable Snow Pants Abominable Snow Pants
TF2 crosshair orange.png
All classes
Saxton Saxton
Monstrous Mementos [[Monstrous Mementos|Template:Dictionary/items/monstrous mementos]]

Tools

Main article: Tools
Abominable Cosmetic Case Abominable Cosmetic Case
Jungle Inferno Campaign Pass Jungle Inferno Campaign Pass
Infernal Reward War Paint Collection [[Infernal Reward War Paint Collection|Template:Dictionary/items/infernal reward war paint collection]]
Jungle Jackpot War Paint Collection [[Jungle Jackpot War Paint Collection|Template:Dictionary/items/jungle jackpot war paint collection]]
Unleash The Beast Cosmetic Case Unleash the Beast Cosmetic Case
ConTracker ConTracker

Campaign

The Jungle Inferno Campaign requires the purchase of a Jungle Inferno Campaign Pass. The ConTracker PDA has also been introduced, which allows customized contract progression and the Mercenary Park Gift Shop. Friendly Fire is also now possible, which allows players to play against their friends and help each other in completing contracts if the two players are in a party.

Day 3

Day 3 revealed 4 new weapons for the Pyro, a kill taunt for one of the new Pyro weapons (the Thermal Thruster), a lunchbox item for the Heavy, and changes to the flamethrower.

Weapons

Leaderboard class pyro.png
Pyro
Dragon's Fury Dragon's Fury
Thermal Thruster Thermal Thruster
Gas Passer Gas Passer
Hot Hand Hot Hand
Leaderboard class heavy.png
Heavy
Second Banana Second Banana

Taunts

Leaderboard class pyro.png
Pyro
Gas Blast Gas Blast

Tweaked Classes

Class Changes
Leaderboard class pyro.png
Pyro
Pictogram plus.png Changed: Airblast hit detection for both players and projectiles is now a consistent cone
Pictogram plus.png Changed: Airblast strength increased
Pictogram minus.png Changed: Airblast now causes the target player to have reduced footing and air control for a short period, rather than losing all control
Pictogram comment.png Changed: Airblast now factors in the momentum of the Pyro and target, giving both more control over the interaction
Pictogram comment.png Changed: Airblast now factors in the upward angle of the airblast, rather than having a fixed upward force
Pictogram comment.png Changed: Afterburn duration now based on how long the flamethrower was actively hitting an enemy

Tweaked Weapons

Class Weapon Changes
Leaderboard class pyro.png
Pyro
Flame Thrower
Flame Thrower + Variants
Pictogram comment.png Changed: Better visual sync, more consistent (no visuals/damage mismatch)
Pictogram comment.png Changed: New particle effects

Update progress

The Jungle Inferno Update was released over time through a four-day update. Explanations for the new additions to the game have yet to be given out.

Trivia

  • This was the longest wait for a major update in TF2 history, timing 1 year 2 months and 7 days (467 days total) since the Meet Your Match Update.
  • At the bottom of the Day 1 Update Page, there are several nods to the new Pyro weapons. There is a Gas Passer lying on the ground, and in the background, you can see the pyro flying with the Thermal Thruster.
  • Throughout the Day 2 Update Page, there are multiple hints at a new Pyro weapon. In the pile of weapons shown that War Paints can be applied to, there is a Dragon's Fury on the background. Also, on the lineup of the team showing off new cosmetics, the pyro is seen holding the Dragon's Fury.
  • At the bottom of the Day 2 Update Page, Saxton Hale is seen holding a ConTracker. On the screen, there are two names. One says "Mercenary Park", and the other says "Pyroland". This was later revealed that through the "Pyroland" option, you are able to receive any one of the four new Pyro weapons via six free Contracts.

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