Audio cues

Audio cues, similar to class responses, are short sounds effects that play to alert a player to a certain event. The cues cover a wide variety of events covering general dominations and revenge to Duelling and Trading. Most audio cues will be accompanied by a small alert window that pops up in the player's HUD or a visual effect of some sort.

Coaching

Main article: Coaching

These are accompanied by a HUD box with an arrow that points to the specified area, object or player.

• Attack Here Command.
• Defend Here Command.
• Go Here Command.
• Look Here Command.

Domination / Revenge

Main article: Domination

These sound effects are accompanied by a special line in the kill feed and a class response.

• You are now being dominated.
• You are now dominating someone.
• Got revenge on your nemesis.

Duelling cues

Main article: Dueling Mini-Game

These sound effects are part of a Duelling alerts.

• Unrestricted duel initiated.^‡
• Class restricted duel initiated.^‡
• Duel challenge has been accepted.
• Class restricted duel challenge has been accepted.
• Duel challenge has been declined.^‡
• Class restricted duel challenge has been declined.^‡
• Duel challenge score has been updated.
• Duel challenge score has been updated, where you are behind.

^‡ indicates the audio cue is accompanied by a class response.

General cues

• You have a new notification. This plays for any general alert without a specific sound effect.
• Building being sapped. This is the sound that accompanies the warning on the Engineer's buildings HUD while one or more of his buildings are being sapped.
• Medic Auto Call. This is the sound that accompanies the Medic's Auto-call feature enabled in advanced multiplayer settings.
• Marked for death. This is the sound is heard when you have been marked for death by the Fan O'War.
• Achievement Earned. Accompanied by a trophy symbol above the achievement earners head.
• You have a new system notification. Used for official Valve messages usually for the item system being taken down for maintenance.

Trading cues

• Items in the trade have changed.
• The trade was cancelled.
• Both players have accepted the offer.
• Trade complete.

Special event

These cues were active during the Scream Fortress update.

• Halloween Boss has spawned^‡
• You have been tagged as 'it'.
• Another player has been tagged as 'it'.
• Halloween Boss has been defeated.^‡
• The hidden gift has spawned.^‡
• The hidden gift has been found.^‡

^‡ indicates the audio cue is accompanied by a alert popup.