View source for December 20, 2013 Patch

{{Patch layout
| before       = {{Patch name|12|18|2013}}
| day          = 20
| month        = december
| year         = 2013
| after        = 
| source-title = Team Fortress 2 Update Released
| source       = http://store.steampowered.com/news/12145/
| notes        = === Happy Smissmas 2013! ===
* All Players who play TF2 during the event will receive a [[Gift-Stuffed Stocking]]! Stockings contain goodies for good little Mercenaries.
* Added community-contributed winter event items<ref>[[Blizzard Breather]], [[Sub Zero Suit]], [[Dictator]], [[Neckwear Headwear]], [[Trail-Blazer]], [[Dead of Night]], [[Snow Scoper]], [[Nunhood]], [[Angel of Death]], [[Kiss King]], [[Slo-Poke]], [[Minnesota Slick]], [[Toy Soldier]], [[Five-Month Shadow]], [[Mann of Reason]], [[Mann Of House]], [[Chucklenuts]], [[Tiny Timber]], [[Face Full of Festive]], [[Ruffled Ruprecht]], [[Golden Garment]], [[Little Drummer Mann]], [[Scout Shako]], [[Toy Tailor]], [[Extra Layer]], [[Polar Pullover]], [[Dogfighter]], [[Antarctic Parka]], [[Runner's Warm-Up]], [[Highland High Heels]], [[Tartan Tyrolean]], and [[Marshall's Mutton Chops]]</ref>
* Added the [[Giftapult]], which can be used to launch gift items to randomly-chosen online players
* Added Naughty and Nice winter [[keys]] to the Mann Co. Store
* [[Account types|Premium]] Players will receive a [[Secret Saxton]] to give to another player
* Item grants from previous events (including the [[Spirit of Giving]] and the Winter Holiday [[noise maker]]) have been re-enabled for all players, including those who deleted their earlier grants

=== Weapons ===
* [[Battalion's Backup]]
:* Added +20 max HP passive for the wearer
* [[Concheror]]
:* Added +2 health per second passive for the wearer
* [[Crit-a-Cola]]
:* Reduced consumption penalty from +25% extra damage to +10%
* [[Diamondback]]
:* Now also gains a [[critical]] attack on successful [[backstab]] kills
* [[Flying Guillotine]]
:* Alt-Attack now also throws the Guillotine when active
* [[Short Circuit]]
:* Attack sped up greatly
:* Ammunition cost has been lowered to 5 metal per attack
:* Players and [[Buildings]] are only targeted if in range and in front of attacking player
:* Improved visual effects
* [[Soda Popper]]
:* Hype no longer grants [[mini-crit]]s
:* Added Hypemode which grants up to 5 extra air jumps when active
:* Hypemode is triggered by Alt-Attack when hype is full
* The [[Beggar's Bazooka]] has been updated to use the same taunt as The [[Direct Hit]]
* Professional [[Killstreak]] [[Mantreads]], [[Splendid Screen]] and The [[Chargin' Targe]] now generate proper effects when on a killstreak. These effects do not stack if another killstreak effect weapon is active. 

=== Cosmetics ===
* "Head" and "Misc" slots for player [[loadout]]s have been converted to Cosmetic slots. All items that were previously Head- or Misc-slot-specific can now be equipped in any Cosmetic slot. 
* [[Unusual]] effect positioning can now be adjusted for all Cosmetic-slot items
* Unusual Circling Effects have been given a new origin
* Unusual effects for all Cosmetic-slot items are now visible in the loadout panel and character [[HUD]]
* Fixed the [[Wiki Cap]] clipping with the [[Demoman]]'s head

=== [[Mann vs. Machine]] ===
* Fixed being able to inspect Blue-team bots
* Fixed the mission victory screen not always showing the correct information for each player
* Fixed some clipping issues with the stats in the [[scoreboard]]

=== General ===
* Fixed an [[exploit]] where players could move around while using a [[taunt]] to attack enemies
* Fixed an exploit related to the [[Rocket Jumper]] and the Soldier's [[Kamikaze|grenade taunt]]
* Fixed killstreaks attained via [[healing]] not being considered for round-end win panel
* Fixed the killstreak hud indicator position in minmode
* Fixed [[Strange Parts|Taunt Kills strange]] scores not incrementing properly for the Strange [[Scorch Shot]]
* Fixed [[strange]] scores on cosmetic items sometimes failing to increment
* Fixed [[Gift wrap|gift-wrapped]] items not showing their interior item to the wrapping player in some conditions
* Fixed Steam Sale items granted from Snow Globe crafting not being listable on the [[Steam Community Market]]
* Improved bot navigation in <code>[[Gorge|cp_gorge]]</code>
* Improved bot navigation in <code>[[Upward|pl_upward]]</code>
* Updated several materials to fix issues caused by {{cvar|mat_picmip}}
* Updated the [[backpack]] to filter to automatically filter for valid items when using a [[tool]]

== Undocumented changes ==
* Set the global holiday mode to winter, causing the usual effects such as ropes getting lights and enabling the winter noisemaker.
* Touching a resupply cabinet will remove any clipping items
* Content added to bulletin boards in all maps with a bulletin board ([http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/File:Bulletin_Boards_Smissmass_2013.jpg]), and several maps have had new posters added (such as Hydro and Badwater [http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/468671123736280221/88ADDF4A68705492E7E6B895118477C2A9712029/] [http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/666829240064680868/2EF814208884556E56D0ECF5B4C8041A0F0E40A3/]).
* Corrected the name of the [[Smissmas Caribou]] from Smissmass Caribou.
* The [[Beggars Bazooka]] inherited the taunt of the [[Direct Hit]].

== References ==
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