Summer Event 2013

This article is for content released in the update. For the patch itself, see July 10, 2013 Patch.

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The Summer Event Update was the in-game release of several items that were selected by Valve for outstanding quality through the Steam Workshop and resubmitted using new item importing system, along with the fixing of several exploits and bugs present in existing maps and the tweak to several weapons. Released with the July 10, 2013 Patch, the update added a total of 64 new Cosmetic items which were available via opening Crates with their special Summer Cooler Keys, and 2 new maps, Standin, and Process.

Additions

Action Items

	A Random Summer Cooler Key Gift
	Pile of Summer Cooler Key Gifts

Maps

Name	Picture	Game mode	File name
Process	250px	Control Point	cp_process
Standin	250px	Control Point	cp_standin

Tweaked Item Sets

Class	Item set	Changes
Scout	Special Delivery
		Removed: +25 max health on wearer.  Added: Leave a Calling Card on your victims.
Soldier	The Tank Buster
		Removed: +20% Sentry damage resistance on wearer.  Added: Leave a Calling Card on your victims.
Pyro	The Gas Jockey's Gear
		Removed: +10% faster move speed on wearer.  Removed: +10% bullet damage vulnerability on wearer.  Added: Leave a Calling Card on your victims.
Sniper	The Croc-o-Style Kit	Removed: The wearer cannot be killed by headshots.  Added: Leave a Calling Card on your victims.
Spy	Saharan Spy	Removed: Reduced decloak sound volume.  Removed: 0.5 sec longer Cloak blink time.  Added: Extra effects when taunting.

Tweaked Weapons

Class	Weapon	Changes
Scout
		Removed: Damage taken mini-crits  Added: Damage taken increased 25%
		Added: 20% bonus healing while deployed  Added: 80% vulnerability increase to all push forces while deployed
		Added: +25% Jump Height bonus when active
Soldier
		Added: +15% Sentry damage resistance to all teammates while banner effect is active  Changed: Rage is now generated from damage dealt instead of damage received
		Changed: Explosion sound
		Changed: Misfired Rockets now remove one loaded rocket from the clip  Fixed: An exploit that allowed players to hold a set fixed number of rockets
		Added: Buffed players now receive a speed boost in addition to its previous effect  Changed: Rage is now only generated from damage dealt
		Removed: -10% damage attribute  Removed: 5% slower reload attribute  Reduced: Clip size from 5 to 4  Added: "Sets players on fire" description text  Added: New particles and sound
		Added: Wearer receives the Marked-For-Death effect when deployed, and for a short period afterwards
		Removed: 25% reduced clip size penalty  Added: 25% reduced damage penalty
		Changed: Explosion sound
Pyro
		Fixed: "Mmmph" progress resetting after touching a resupply cabinet
		Added: 15% increase move speed while deployed  Removed: +20% melee vulnerability when active  Added: 20% damage vulnerability to all sources
Demoman
		Added: Afterburn immunity
		Added: Double donk damage now mini-crits  Reduced: charge time to 1 second  Changed: Range no longer affects direct cannonball impact damage  Added: Added: Double-Donk sound and particle effects
Heavy
		Removed: Damage taken is mini-crits  Added: Damage taken increased 25%
		Increased: Health restored per-bite from 15 to 25
Engineer
		Changed: Mini-Sentry Guns do not heal during construction
		Added: Minor increase in damage per bolt  Increased: Building healing from 50 to 75 per bolt
		Added: Ammo cost of firing reduced to -18 metal when an attack destroys a projectile  Increased: Firing speed by +25%  Added: Ammo cost increased to -36 metal when an attack does not destroy a projectile or hit a player  Changed: The weapon's muzzle now emits a spark effect when fired  Fixed: Attack arcing to nearby teammates as if they were enemies
		Reduced: Accuracy of manually-controlled sentry at long range  Changed: Protective shield now fades 1 second after the owning Engineer dies
Medic
		Changed: Arrow projectile to a large syringe  Added: New trail effects  Changed: Smoothed out reload animation (DPS unchanged)  Fixed: Being able to heal players that are using items that block healing.
		Added: 50% Overheal  Changed: Über now affects the Medic when there's no heal target  Changed: Shotguns with pushback no longer affect players under the effect of Quick-Fix’s Über
		Added: Über now fully absorbs crit damage for the selected damage type  Added: Depletes Übercharge based on the amount of damage prevented
Sniper
		Changed: Capped the max charge rate to 200%  Fixed: Starting charge rate being -40% instead of -20%
		Removed: Movement penalty  Added: Damage taken increased by 20%
		Added: Bullet damage taken reduced by 15%  Added: Explosive damage taken increased by 20%
Spy
		Changed: When under the effect of Feign Death, damage taken decreases the duration of the effect
		Added: 40% increased Cloak duration
		Fixed: A bug that would cause the charge meter to not reset when the Spy was killed

Pre-announcement references

Posts in the Official Site started at July 5, 2013; with subsequent posts reporting data about the update every following day.

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