WAR! Update
| “ | In my experience, Miss Pauline, nothing kills a friendship faster than a healthy competition.
— The Administrator
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The WAR! Update was a class update for the Demoman and the Soldier. It was the second two-class patch, and was the sixth major content pack released. The update was first announced on December 9, 2009, and was released on December 21, 2009.
The WAR! Update differed from previous updates due to a number of competitions running along side it. The first was announced at the start of the update. Players had to score points for their respective class, either Demoman or Soldier, and the winning class would recieve a bonus item that was later revealed to be the Gunboats. In order to score points, players had to kill enemies playing the opposite class to them (Demoman killing Soldiers, Soldiers killing Demoman). The Soldier ended up beating the Demoman with 6,406,065 kills to 6,372,979 kills respectivly.
The second was the Propaganda Contest. Users designed propaganda posters for their side of choice, either BLU Soldier or RED Demoman. The posters were then submitted to Valve to be judged through the Propaganda Contest website. The three leading prizes were later revealed to be the Towering Pillar of Hats, Noble Amassment of Hats, and Modest Pile of Hat (for first, second, and third, respectively) with orange prize ribbons attached.
Contents
Announcements
The WAR! Update page officially began on December 10th, 2009, as announced on the TF2 Official Blog post "The War Update". The update was released on December 17th.
- Day 1: The WAR! Update began to track kills.
- Day 2: The Propaganda Contest was announced.
- Day 3: Crafting was announced.
There was a 1-day gap between announcements due to the weekend. Accouncements resumed as usual on December 14th.
- Day 4: The Eyelander and Chargin' Targe are announced.
- Day 5: The Direct Hit is announced.
- Day 6: The Equalizer, Buff Banner, and Scottish Resistance are all announced. The Demoman achievements and Soldier achievements are also revealed.
- Day 7: The Soldier is announced to be the winner, receiving the Gunboats as a prize. Maps control point Gorge and capture the flag Double Cross are also announced.
Additions
Weapons
| Class | Item Icon | Item Name |
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 Demoman |
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Scottish Resistance |
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Chargin' Targe | |
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Eyelander | |
 Soldier |
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Direct Hit |
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Buff Banner | |
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Equalizer | |
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Gunboats |
Maps
| Game Mode | Map Name | File Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Gorge | cp_gorge | |
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Double Cross | ctf_doublecross |
Pre-announcement references
WAR! Comic
Not a lot of forewarning was given prior to the update. The first official hint came the day before the WAR! Update started with the blog post Attention Employees.... It contained a single sentence of "Friendship ends in one day." that linked the reader to a comic where Miss Pauling revealed to the Administrator that the BLU Soldier and RED Demoman had become friends. Fearing that the two would eventually find out they both work for the same person, the Administrator told Miss Pauling to contact Saxton Hale and order some new custom weapons as she was going to make the friends compete with each other.
This comic continued over the next few days alongside the update itself. It continued on to show Saxton Hale being contacted and shipping out the new weapons, and the Demoman and Soldier being tricked into competing with each other.
Trivia
- Saxton Hale introduced the crafting system to the classes.
- Although the Soldier won the WAR! Update, the skin models for the Gunboats are actually found in the Demoman files.
Update progress
Day 1. Annoncement of the Update, the WAR! Hub.
Day 2.
Day 3.
Day 4.
Day 5.
Day 6.
Day 7. Victory Day.
Day 8. Release of the Demoman update
Day 9 . Release of the Soldier update
External links
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