August 17, 2012 Patch

Source: Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released, Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released

Patch notes

Patch 1

Source Engine Changes (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM)

• Updated client rate value to default to 30000 to improve network performance for most players
  • Rate was previously set by Steam's Internet connection speed setting
• Updated client rate value to be stored in the config.cfg file

Team Fortress 2

• Fixed a crash caused by a string table overflow
• Fixed a client crash related to the freeze panel
• Fixed a client crash related to ragdolls
• Fixed a client crash related to the Mann vs. Machine upgrade panel
• Fixed a client crash related to Mann vs. Machine stats
• Fixed a crash related to server plug-ins spawning a Mann vs. Machine Tank before the game is ready
• Updated the dedicated server to exit when attempting to start a Mann vs. Machine map with less than 32 maxplayers
• Fixed mp_timelimit causing Mann vs. Machine mode to not reset properly when the defenders lose
• Fixed the Mann vs. Machine wave loss/victory dialog buttons not being clickable sometimes
• Fixed the Mann vs. Machine victory dialog getting stuck on the screen
• Fixed the Mann vs. Machine wave summary dialog showing up at the beginning of the first wave
• Fixed seeing incorrect upgrades in the Mann vs. Machine upgrade panel
• Updated upgrade icons to remove numbers
• Fixed Sentry Busters picking disposable buildings as valid targets
• Fixed an instance of the Sentry Buster sound looping endlessly
• Updated the backpack image for Archimedes to fix an alpha channel problem
• Updated the colors for The Battery Bandolier
• Fixed the disconnect reason not being localized properly for Mann vs. Machine mode
• Fixed player glow colors not based on player health in some community mods outside of Mann vs. Machine mode
• Removed console spew related to missing movement warnings
• Updated the matchmaking ConVar tf_mm_strict
  • A value of 2 will hide the server from the server browser but will still allow direct connections
• Updated Mvm_Mannworks
  • Adjusted clipping on left side drop down where bots may become stuck
  • Fixed lighting seam near base
  • Fixed vphysics prop error in console
  • Minor clipping pass on areas players may become hung up on

Undocumented changes

• Updated Mann vs. Machievements descriptions.

Patch 2

Source Engine Changes (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM)

• Fixed a bug where rejected players could leave a "ghost" player that takes up a slot on the server browser

Team Fortress 2

• Fixed tf_mm_strict to work as documented