Patches

811

updates since release

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Way back in the day, when we first shipped Team Fortress 2 as part of The Orange Box, we'd always planned on it being an ongoing project. But even we had no idea that, four years later, we'd be over two hundred updates strong, with a growing community of collaborators and no signs of stopping. Take a scroll down memory lane at the many tweaks, fixes and epic improvements that have made TF2 the world's #1 war-themed hat simulator. — The TF2 Team on their dedication to... well, TF2

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Patches are updates to the game that fix known bugs, glitches, or exploits within the game, and often add new features or balance changes to weapons, maps, or other game elements.

Major updates are patches that add new weapons, game modes, or maps. Previously, major updates had centered around one or two particular classes and included new content released predominantly for that class. More recent updates, however, have focused on a particular theme or holiday celebration such as Halloween.

Patches to the game are deployed to Template:W and Template:W platforms via Steam, and must be downloaded and applied before the game can be launched. While both platforms retain the same codebase and any updates are released to both simultaneously, the version of the game on Template:W platform is separate and does not receive frequent updates, due to restrictions imposed on game developers by Template:W. To date, there have been only four patches to Team Fortress 2 on Xbox 360, compared to the 811 patches that have been released to Windows and Mac OS X since 2007.

Typically, each patch is accompanied with release notes detailing the changes introduced in the update; though some additions have often been left unnoted and some patches have been released without any notes entirely. However, through the use of diff tools and version control systems on local machines running the game, it is possible for the community to view all updated files and the changes made to them and thus provide notes on undocumented changes.

Major updates

Content updates

Content updates are patches that feature new content, often announced over several days.

The Very Scary Halloween Special October 27, 2011	The Manniversary Update & Sale October 13, 2011	The Über Update June 23, 2011
The Replay Update May 5, 2011	The Hatless Update April 14, 2011	Australian Christmas December 17, 2010
Scream Fortress Update October 27, 2010	The Mann-Conomy Update September 30, 2010	The Engineer Update July 8, 2010
The Mac Update June 10, 2010	119th Update April 29, 2010	WAR! Update December 17, 2009
Haunted Hallowe'en Special October 29, 2009	Classless Update August 13, 2009	The Sniper vs. Spy Update May 21, 2009
The Scout Update February 24, 2009	A Heavy Update August 19, 2008	The Pyro Update June 19, 2008
Gold Rush Update April 29, 2008

Content packs

Main articles: Bundles, Contribution page

Content packs are smaller updates that feature new content additions usually as promotional material for other games or events. Updates containing community-contributed items submitted via the contribution page have also been released as content packs.

Manno-Technology Bundle August 18, 2011	Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack July 20, 2011	Summer Camp Sale July 1, 2011
Third Community Contribution Update April 7, 2011	Japan Charity Bundle March 23, 2011	Shogun Pack March 10, 2011
Community Map Pack Update February 24, 2011	Second Community Contribution Update May 20, 2010	First Community Contribution Update March 18, 2010

Full list of Team Fortress 2 patches

Patches are listed (in reverse-chronological order) for the Windows and Mac OS X versions unless otherwise noted. Patches in italic indicate a major content update (see above).

2011 November 2 October 28 October 27 October 25 October 20 October 19 October 18 October 17 October 14 October 13 September 20 September 16 September 15 September 6 September 2 August 30 August 24 August 23 August 18 August 15 August 9 August 3 August 2 July 29 July 28 July 27 July 26 July 22 July 20 July 18 July 8 July 7 July 5 July 1 June 28 June 27 June 23 June 17 June 15 June 14 June 10 June 8 June 3 May 31 May 25 May 19 May 18 May 13 May 12 May 10 May 9 May 6 May 5 April 28 April 20 April 18 April 15 April 14 April 7 April 5 March 23 March 21 March 15 March 11 March 10 March 4 March 1 February 28 February 24 February 22 February 14 February 7 February 3 January 27 January 24 January 19 January 10 January 7 January 3	2010 December 23 December 22 December 21 December 17 December 13 December 10 December 9 December 7 December 2 November 22 November 19 November 10 November 3 November 1 October 29 October 28 October 27 October 20 October 19 October 18 October 12 October 8 October 6 September 30 September 20 September 10 September 8 September 2 August 31 August 30 August 26 August 25 August 20 August 17 August 2 July 26 July 23 July 21 July 19 July 15 July 13 July 9 July 8 July 6 July 1 June 26 June 23 June 16 June 14 June 11 June 10 May 28 May 27 May 21 May 20 May 19 May 12 May 10 May 7 May 5 April 30 April 29 April 28 April 15 March 19 March 18 February 24 February 23 February 12 February 8 February 4 February 3 January 28 January 27 January 13 January 7 January 6	2009 December 22 December 18 December 17 December 10 December 7 November 2 October 29 October 14 September 15 September 2 August 31 August 21 August 17 August 14 August 13 July 14 June 25 June 23 June 8 May 29 May 26 May 22 May 21 May 1 April 20 March 23 March 19 March 18 March 13 March 6 March 5 February 25 February 24 February 20 February 18 February 17 February 16 February 2 January 28 January 12	2008 December 15 December 11 October 22 October 21 August 26 August 21 August 20 August 19 August 4 July 29 July 8 July 3 July 1 June 23 June 20 June 19 June 11 June 9 May 21 May 9 May 7 May 5 May 2 April 30 April 29 April 2 April 1 March 20 March 13 March 6 February 29 February 28 February 19 February 15 February 14 January 25 January 15 January 14 January 7	2007 December 31 December 22 December 21 December 20 November 27 November 21 November 20 November 15 November 7 November 1 October 31 October 25 October 9 October 8 October 5 October 2 September 28 September 27 September 26 September 21 September 20	2007 Beta October 8 October 5 October 2 September 28 September 27 September 26 September 21 September 20	Xbox 360 July 21, 2009 April 2, 2008 March 1, 2008 October 27, 2007

See also

• Patches (Classic) – patches for Team Fortress Classic
• Patches (Beta) – patches for Team Fortress 2 Beta

External links

• History on the TF2 Official Website