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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Over the last week we've taken you through some of our thinking around maps, weapons and items. We thought you might find it interesting if we walked you through the process we use to ship an update to TF2. There we go, update shipped.

— TF2 Official Website

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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

Cosmetics

Scout

Bigg Mann on Campus

Caffeine Cooler

Cool Cat Cardigan

Delinquent's Down Vest

Greased Lightning

Half-Pipe Hurdler

Soldier

Brawling Buccaneer

Caribbean Conqueror

Colonial Clogs

Compatriot

Federal Casemaker

Founding Father

Hornblower

Lieutenant Bites

Rebel Rouser

Shogun's Shoulder Guard

Valley Forge

Whirly Warrior

Pyro

Backpack Broiler

Burning Bandana

El Muchacho

Hive Minder

Pampered Pyro

Soot Suit

Demoman

Black Watch

Gaelic Garb

Gaelic Golf Bag

Glasgow Great Helm

Stormin' Norman

Tartan Spartan

Whiskey Bib

Heavy

Bear Necessities

Bolshevik Biker

Borscht Belt

Heavy-Weight Champ

Gabe Glasses

Katyusha

Red Army Robin

Tsarboosh

Engineer

Dry Gulch Gulp

Flared Frontiersman

Pardner's Pompadour

Trash Toter

Medic

Baron von Havenaplane

Das Fantzipantzen

Das Feelinbeterbager

Das Hazmattenhatten

Das Naggenvatcher

Das Maddendoktor

Das Metalmeatencasen

Das Gutenkutteharen

Das Ubersternmann

Sniper

Birdman of Australiacatraz

Cobber Chameleon

Falconer

Wet Works

Spy

After Dark

Belgian Detective

Blood Banker

Harmburg

Rogue's Brogues

All Classes

Graybanns

Macho Mann¹

Virtual Viewfinder

Notes

¹ Not Available for Pyro

Action Items

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

Tool

	Red Summer 2013 Cooler Key
	Orange Summer 2013 Cooler Key
	Yellow Summer 2013 Cooler Key
	Green Summer 2013 Cooler Key
	Aqua Summer 2013 Cooler Key
	Blue Summer 2013 Cooler Key
	Brown Summer 2013 Cooler Key
	Black Summer 2013 Cooler Key

Maps

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

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