June 17, 2011 Patch (Beta)

Source: TF2 Beta forums (Web Archive)

Patch notes

Gameplay

• Pyro:
  • The Detonator
    • Flares now detonate on impact with the world, but with a greatly reduced radius (manually detonated radius unchanged)
    • Replaced +20% increased blast damage with +20% increased self blast damage

• Medic:
  • The Quick-Fix
    • Lowered heal and charge rates to 40% (from 50%)
    • New sounds

General

• Main Menu changes:
  • Added a "Start Playing" option which presents users with various game modes to choose from. Once selected, the game matches the player into the best available server for that mode.
    • Payload
    • King of the Hill
    • Attack / Defense
    • Payload Race
    • Control Points
    • Capture the Flag
    • Quick Play (finds best server based on ping, number of players, etc)
  • Crafting interface reworked
  • Item load-out interface reworked
• Training:
  • New training user interface
  • Added "A,W,S,D" movement instruction to Soldier training
  • Added ammo instruction to Engineer training
  • Clarified many instructional strings
• Voting:
  • New sounds

Undocumented changes

• New background images added to main menu
• Offline Practice
  • Offline Practice is moved under Training.
  • Gorge added to the maps supported in Offline Practice.

• The Beta Syringe Gun
  • Übercharge percentage increases movement speed by up to 10%
  • Syringes no longer inject the target with Mad Milk
  • Damage penalty reduced from -50% damage done to -10% damage done
• The Flare Gun
  • Flares now detonate like a manual Detonator blast on impact with the world
  • Flare Gun deals double damage to buildings
• The Detonator
  • Detonator will now deal mini-crits instead of crits, on burning targets
  • Detonator deals double damage to buildings
• The Quick Fix
  • Appended "Beta" onto the weapon's name
• Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher 2 & Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher 3 granted to players.
• Advanced Multiplayer Options
  • New HUD Option Spectator Target ID Location
• Fixed being able to use -left and +right commands with negative cl_yawspeed values to turn sharply with the Chargin' Targe.
• Synced with some changes from the official release
  • Advanced Options interface added