Patches

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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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updates since release

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.

Many major patches, called updates, add new weapons, game modes or maps. In the past, most of the updates had been focused on one or two particular classes, releasing new content specifically for these classes. However, since the Engineer Update, all of the classes have been updated. Other major updates have been centered around a particular theme or holiday celebration. These range from Halloween to film-making to economics.

As both Windows and Mac OS X versions use the same code, updates exclusive to either platform are not released. They are released to both players and server owners via Steam, and must be downloaded and applied before the game can be launched again. Patches to the Xbox version, however, are fairly scarce, due to restrictions imposed on game developers by Template:W. To date, there have been only 4 patches to Xbox version (the last released in 2009), versus 217 patches released for PC since 2007.

Although each patch is usually paired with notes detailing what has been altered, some alterations are not mentioned. These undocumented changes rely on the community to notice their existence and therefore report them to others. As such, the exact date of undocumented change implementation will be an estimate.

Major updates

Official Updates

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Über Update June 23, 2011	Replay Update May 5, 2011	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	The Gold Rush Update April 29, 2008

Community Updates

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 version unless otherwise noted. Patches in bold indicate a major content update (see above).

2011

• 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 patches October 8 October 5 October 2 September 28 September 27 September 26 September 21 September 20

Xbox 360 Patches 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 page on the Official TF2 Website