December 2, 2022 Patch

It was bound to happen, I'll just edit these when the real Halloween and Smissmas events happen.

Source: Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Patch notes

Happy Smissmas 2022!

All players who play TF2 during the event will receive a Stuffed Stocking as a gift! Stockings contain goodies for good little Mercenaries.

• Featuring 5 new community maps: Frosty, Winter Harvest, Coldlands, Frostwatch, and Bagel
• Added the Winter 2022 Cosmetic Case
  • Contains 20 new community-contributed items
  • The Festivizer can be found as a bonus drop when opening the case
• Added the Winter 2022 War Paint Case
  • Contains 12 new community-created War Paints that make-up the Winter 2022 Collection
  • Has a chance to give a taunt Unusualifier as a bonus item
• Added 10 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store
  • Taunt: Drunk Mann's Cannon
  • Taunt: Mann's Best Friend
  • Taunt: The Facepalm
  • Taunt: Smissmas Surprise!
  • Taunt: Battle Break
  • Taunt: The Schuhplattler Dance
  • Taunt: Teufort Trampoline
  • Taunt: Bushman's Blade
  • Taunt: Show-off's Finger Guns
  • Taunt: Slick Crookster
• Added 16 new community-created Unusual effects
  • 8 new effects for Unusual hats
  • 8 new effects for Unusual taunts
• All cosmetic and taunt cases will grant Smissmas 2022 Unusual effects instead of their normal Unusual effects during the event. This does not include crates.
• Mann Co. Store winter sale!
• Smissmas runs through January 9th, 2023.

General

• Updated Gunboats with a festivized variant, created by Pumpkin.
• Added festivized Variants to the Classic, Liberty Launcher, Dragon's Fury, Homewrecker, and Eureka Effect.
• Fixed exploit with Fists of Steel charging Über faster.
• Fixed exploit where players can kill teammates with a Pumpkin Bomb with the Short Circuit.
• Fixed exploit where players can see a cloaked spy with "record spy;stop".
• Fixed bug where sticky bombs don't leave explosion decals when detonated manually.
• Pumpkin bombs no longer detonate when hit with Sticky Jumper stickies.
• Fixed Splendid Screen not appearing when inspecting in the backpack menu.
• Updated the Boo Balloon with fixes to jigglebones.
• Fixed Rocket Launcher and Sniper Rifle reload sounds not playing outside player's perspective.
• Updated pd_snowville
  • Improved texturing.
• Updated pl_wutville_event
  • Entire map has been rebuilt with new visuals, paths, and aesthetics.
• Updated pl_pier
  • Pyroland textures have now been applied to the map when equipped with any Pyroland items.
• Updated cp_junction
  • Improved clipping.
  • Widened several problematic areas.
  • Opened area in the final control point for easier defense.
• Updated Misc. MvM Response Rule with community fixes from rabscootle
• Updated Mann vs. Machine HUD with community fixes from criticalflaw
• Updated Loadout page with community fixes from criticalflaw
• Material fixes for the Dapper Disguise and Nabler from rabscootle and NeoDement
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
• Updated the localization files with community fixes from xinayder

Undocumented changes

• Updated "Scotch Tap" achievement description.
• Updated "Shorn Connery" achievement to be obtainable with taunt kills.
• Updated "Glasg0wned" achievement to count kills from all Demoman's grenade launcher primaries with the exception of the Sticky Jumper.
• Updated "Robbed Royal" achievement description.
• Fixed "Jackpot!" achievement sometimes not counting points when winning a round.
• Fixed mouse not highlighting correct players usernames in scoreboard when mouse movement is enabled.
• Updated Loadout buttons with community fixes from rabscootle
• Added Map stamps and Strange filters for Frosty, Winter Harvest, Altitude, Polar, and Bagel.
• Added strangifier tool for Dragon's Fury.
• Added War Paint compatibility for the Classic, Cleaner's Carbine. The Original, Shovel, Kukri, Hitman's Heatmaker, Sydney Sleeper, and Fire Axe by community fixed from DudeTheNinja.
• Added War Paint Compatibility for the Homewrecker.

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