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| month        = december
| year         = 2024
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| source-title = {{common string|Blog Team Fortress 2 Update Released|12|12|2024}}
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| notes        = === Team Fortress 2 ===
'''Happy Smissmas 2024!'''
* All players who play TF2 during the event will receive a [[Gift-Stuffed Stocking|Stuffed Stocking]] as a gift! Stockings contain goodies for good little Mercenaries.
* Featuring 6 new [[List_of_maps#Maps|community maps]]: [[Overcast]], [[Fortezza]], [[Penguin Peak]], [[Patagonia]], [[Cutter]], and [[Maul (map)|Maul]]
* Added the [[Winter 2024 Cosmetic Case]]
** Contains 23 new [[Steam Workshop|community-contributed]] items<ref>{{item link|Dapper Noel}}, {{item link|Necroprancer}}, {{item link|Battle Music}}, {{item link|Hot Spaniel}}, {{item link|Frostbite Fit}}, {{item link|L'aire Filteure}}, {{item link|Poleur Voyeur}}, {{item link|Le Frosteaux}}, {{item link|Scrooge McDoc}}, {{item link|Checkered Past}}, {{item link|Consigliere's Coverup}}, {{item link|Crimbo Cap}}, {{item link|Triple Jumper}}, {{item link|Polar Charger}}, {{item link|Field Fatigues}}, {{item link|Cossack Camo}}, {{item link|Battle Balaclava}}, {{item link|Top Brass}}, {{item link|Commanding Presence}}, {{item link|Mine Sweepers}}, {{item link|Buck's Brim}}, {{item link|Westcoat}}, {{item link|Snug Sharpshooter}}</ref>
** The [[Festivizer]] can be found as a bonus drop when opening the case
* Added 3 new community-contributed taunts to the [[Mann Co. Store|Mann Co. Store]]
** [[Fore-Head Slice|Taunt: Fore-Head Slice]]
** [[Peace!|Taunt: Peace!]]
** [[Curtain Call|Taunt: Curtain Call]]
* Added 18 new [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Unusual#Unusual_effects|Unusual effects]]
** 9 new effects for Unusual hats
** 9 new effects for Unusual taunts
* All cosmetic and taunt cases will grant Smissmas 2024 Unusual effects instead of their normal Unusual effects during the event. This does not include crates.
* Mann Co. Store winter sale!
* Smissmas runs through January 7th, 2025
'''General'''
* Fixed a client crash when previewing imported items in the Workshop dialog
* Fixed showing an error [[vdc:3D Model|model]] when equipping the [[Scottish Resistance]]
* Fixed [[Executioner|The Executioner]] not hiding the [[Scout]]'s dog tags
* Updated the [[Mountebank's Masque]] to fix a problem with the [[vdc:VMT|materials]]
* Updated/Added some [[Tournament Medal|tournament medals]]<ref>[[Operation Ghoulish Gambit]] [[Community Medal|community medals]]</ref>
* Updated {{code|[[Distillery|vsh_distillery]]}}, {{code|[[VSH Nucleus|vsh_nucleus]]}}, {{code|[[Outburst|vsh_outburst]]}}, {{code|[[Skirmish|vsh_skirmish]]}}, and {{code|[[Tiny Rock|vsh_tinyrock]]}}
** General
*** Added the gamemode intro movie (made by Lacry, thanks)
*** Improved the delivery of [[Versus Saxton Hale|VSH]]-related voice lines for [[Soldier]], [[Engineer]] and [[Sniper]]
*** Updated some VSH-related voice lines for Saxton, Soldier, Engineer and Sniper (thanks The Rat Man)
*** Added Hale's [[kill icon]]s
*** Visual improvements to Hale's Ability HUD (thanks Funicular)
*** Added a visual cue signaling an upcoming Saxton Punch!
*** Minor visual improvements to Saxton Hale and his [[particle effects]]
*** Fixed the boss bar sometimes starting invisible
*** Fixed a rare crash caused by seeing blood decals on Hale while playing on low graphics quality settings
*** Fixed a rare bug when Hale's Ability HUD textures become missing
** Balance Changes - Saxton Hale
*** Added Brave Jump Fatigue. Each consecutive jump will be less powerful, requiring a short break to restore to full strength
**** Weightdown ability is disabled during Jump Fatigue
*** Increased Hale's health by ~100HP per opponent
*** Adjusted Hale's health formula against 24+ opponents - Hale now gains 2000HP for every opponent past 23 (thanks Megascatterbomb)
*** Hale's resistance to knockback reduced from 75% to 35%
*** Head Stomp damage now scales with Hale's downward speed, dealing between 64 and 193 damage (previously dealt flat 195 damage)
** Balance Changes - Mercenaries
*** Explosives and fire now deal 50% more damage against Hale
*** The 40% minigun damage penalty now applies to full crits only
*** Broken Demoman shields now retain the charge ability
*** Demoman shields now absorb only 50% of the incoming damage upon breaking (a would-be-lethal blow will leave the Demo at 1HP)
*** Greatly decreased sticky trap damage reduction
*** Removed Scottish Resistance's 20% damage penalty
*** Baby Face's Blaster now loses 20% of its boost upon Wall Climbing
* Updated {{code|vsh_tinyrock}} (additional changes)
** Improved performance
** Fixed odd clipping at one of the spawns
* Updated {{code|vsh_distillery}} (additional changes)
** Improved performance
* Updated {{code|vsh_nucleus}} (additional changes)
** Fixed [[setup time]] ending five seconds too early
** Improved detailing in some areas
** Improved clipping on staircases
** Increased control point capture time to 15 seconds
** Removed collision on some lights
** Changed damage model and damage amount of the toxic waste pit and puddles
* Updated {{code|vsh_skirmish}} (additional changes)
** Fixed setup time ending five seconds too early
** Fixed an issue where Engineers could build in the crocodile pit
** Fixed not being able to wall climb certain trees in the main arena
** Fixed some lighting issues on stalactites and other props
** Parts of Hale's intro sequence no longer play while waiting for players
** Improved optimization and detailing in some areas
** Improved clipping on spiral stairs (Thanks Aar!)
** Updated security system
* Updated {{code|[[Brew|cp_brew]]}}
** The shortcut from [[RED]] spawn to the "A" point now has a nobuild trigger
** Added floor indicator for the health kit in the "A" point wooden shack
** Adjusted "A" point wooden shack to allow more breathing room
** Fixed getting stuck on the "A" gate's frame
** Fixed teletrap near "A" point ditch route
** Fixed being able to place buildings inside an out-of-bounds room outside "A" point
** Fixed some stuck spots near "B" point
** Fixed being able to shoot through a crack in the [[BLU]] forward spawn
** Fixed floating props in the diner
** Fixed one way door not forcing itself closed
** Cleaned up some collisions and clipping across the map
** Improved lighting on all of the archways
* Updated {{code|[[Krampus|koth_krampus]]}}
** Fixed missing trees in [[List of skyboxes|skybox]]
** Improved look of waterfall texture near full health-kit
** Fixed minor visual errors
** Minor NPC clipping changes
** Fed krampus some oats
* Updated {{code|[[Emerge|pl_emerge]]}}
** Switched on the cart light
** Fixed RED players being able to sit on the edge of an exit of BLU's starting spawn
** Fixed some doors showing incorrect textures
** Fixed the final capture point displaying an incorrect string
** Fixed the map occasionally playing incorrect ambient sounds
** Minor visual and performance tweaks
* Updated {{code|[[Carrier|cp_carrier]]}}
** The Carrier now has full crits rather than mini-crits
** The Carrier now uses the [[Robots|robot]] voice lines
** Improved hearability of the Carrier's voice lines and footsteps
** Fixed visual bugs with the boss bar
** Fixed the Carrier sometimes becoming invisible while taunting
** Fixed animation glitches when a Demoman Carrier holds a Stickybomb Launcher
** Fixed occasional phasing through the elevator platform at BLU spawn
** Decreased size of the frog

==== Undocumented changes ====
* Updated the [[localization files]] for Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, and Ukrainian.

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