September 30, 2010 Patch

This article is specific to the patch released. For information on the update, see Mann-Conomy Update.

Source: 30 Sep 2010 – Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Official update page: The Mann-Conomy Update

Patch notes

Team Fortress 2

• Added the Mann-conomy.
• Added 65 new items (hats, weapons, tools, minigames, gifts, crates).
• Added the Mann Co. Store & Catalog.
• Added Trading.
• Added Item customization.
• Additional TF2 features
  • Added new auto-team-scramble system:
    • Set mp_scrambleteams_auto to 1 (default) to automatically scramble the teams if the criteria is met
    • Set mp_scrambleteams_auto_windifference to set the number of round wins a team must lead by in order to trigger an auto scramble (default is 2)
  • Updated how Spy disguise targets are selected to more randomly distribute the selections
  • Fixed the FreezePanel background not using the correct color if you were killed by a player or building on your own team
  • Server browser tweaks
    • It will now encourage you to add servers to Favorites or Blacklists after you have a good/bad experience on them.
    • The Server Browser now automatically closes after successfully connecting to a server (opt-out via the Options-Multiplayer->Advanced dialog)
• Achievement tuning
  • Demoman achievement "The Stickening" changed to 3 from 5.
  • Heavy achievement "Krazy Ivan" changed to 50 from 100.
  • Medic achievement "Consultation" changed to 3 from 5.
  • Medic achievement "Peer Review" changed to 10 from 50.
  • Medic achievement "Placebo Effect" changed to 2 from from 5.
  • Medic achievement "FYI I am A Medic" changed to 1 from 5.
  • Medic achievement "Family Practice" changed to 5 from 10.
  • Soldier achievement "Geneva Contravention" changed to 3 from 5.
  • Scout achievement "Strike Zone" now counts assists.
  • Scout achievements "Fall Classic" and "Foul Territory" are fixed.

Engine (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)

• Added sv_alltalk to the list of convars that are checked for the sv_tags list.
• Fixed a model instance crash.
• Removed engine ConVar "r_ForceRestore"

Other Games

• Updated Half-Life 2: Deathmatch to the Orange Box engine.

Undocumented changes

• Removed the cooldown timer from the Sandvich and the Dalokohs Bar.