Main menu

The updated Main Menu screen of Team Fortress 2

The main menu is the first screen the player is presented with upon opening the game. After a loading period in which one of three background images will appear, the interactive portion of the menu will appear along with 1 of 10 start up themes from the Team Fortress 2 Soundtrack.

The menu options expand once connected to a server adding Resume game, Mute players and Disconnect options to the list. To access the menu in game just tap Esc.

Newspaper

The newspaper provides quick links to update news and the and the TF2 Official Blog.

Resume game

The Resume game option is only displayed when connected to a server. Use this button to close the menu and return to the game.

Disconnect

The Disconnect option is only displayed when connected to a server. Use this button to disconnect from the server.

Mute players

The Mute players option is only displayed when connected to a server. This menu allows the player to mute other player's voice chat.

Character info and setup

This section features two tabs: Loadout and Stats.

Loadout

Pyro Loadout Screen

This loadout tab allows the player to modify the weapon loadout of each individual class to suit his individual play style by replacing the default weapons with any unlockable weapons the player may have earned. The player uses this tab to modify his loadout either before or during a game. The loadout screen provides detailed information of the effects and abilities of each weapon. It also shows the "Level" of each weapon, though the significance of this, if any, is yet unknown. The loadout screen also contains the backpack, in which unlocked weapons, items and hats are stored.

Backpack

This button displays the current player's backpack.

Craft

This button opens the crafting screen.

Stats

The stats tab shows the player the detailed player statistics gathered by the game, with Your Performance Report and Your Best Moments tables showing your own personal records and total playtime. These can be sorted by class, playtime, points etc.

Beneath the stats tables is a small Tip section which can be toggled on or off.

Achievements

This menu allows the player to see their number of achievements obtained, their percentage of completion, and their individual progress in each achievement.

Options

This menu allows the player to change their keyboard, mouse, audio, video, voice and general multiplayer settings. The settings the player chooses will be automatically saved and loaded next time the player starts up the game.

Find servers

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Find Servers

This menu allows the player to see matches that are currently being played with separate tabs for Custom servers which have special features, servers the player has added to their favorites, servers which allow spectators, servers on which the player has recently played, servers hosted on a nearby LAN network and servers on which the player's steam friends are currently playing.

Create server

This menu allows the player to create and host their own server, with options for the max number of players, map rotation and other settings.

Developer commentary

Developer Commentary

This menu allows the player to enter empty versions of the official maps. These contain speech bubbles which provide voice commentary from the designers detailing the game's development.

Report bug

This menu gives the player the option to quickly report a bug with an optional screenshot.

Quit

Closes the game.