Team Fortress 2 Beta

Changes currently under test

New weapons

Class		Ammo loaded	Ammo carried	Damage range	Notes/Special abilities
Medic	Beta Quick-Fix	N/A	N/A	N/A	Über effect: Megaheal Heal rate increased 3x on heal target and medic Heal target and medic immune to stun and damage forces Heal rate increased 40% ÜberCharge rate increased 40% Match the speed of any faster heal target Not able to overheal (attempting to overheal will still build Übercharge)
Soldier	Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher	4	20	Base: 90 Crit: 270	When the Medic healing you is killed, gain Mini-Crit Boost for 6 seconds. On hit: -10 health.
	Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher 2	4	20	Base: 90 Crit: 270	+15% Übercharge rate for the Medic healing you (not in spawn room) On hit: -10 health.
	Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher 3	4	20	Base: 90 Crit: 270	50% faster reload time while being healed by a Medic On hit: -10 health.
	Beta Pocket Shotgun	6	32	Base: 60 Crit: 180 [6 dmg. × 10 pellets]	While a Medic is healing you, this weapon's damage is increased by 20%. While not being healed by a Medic, your weapon switch time is 30% longer.
	Beta Split Equalizer 1	N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	When weapon is active: Move speed increases as the user becomes injured. Blocks healing while in use.
	Beta Split Equalizer 2	N/A	N/A	Base: 33–107 Crit: 3× base damage.	When weapon is active: Damage increases as the user becomes injured. Blocks healing while in use.
Sniper	Beta Sniper Rifle 1	25	N/A	Base: 50 (0% charge) 150 (100% charge) Headshot: 150 (0% charge) 450 (100% charge)	On bodyshot: Rifle charge rate increased by 25%. On headshot: Rifle charge rate increased by 45%. On miss: Rifle charge rate decreased by 65%.
Sniper	Beta Sniper Club 1	N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	25% increase in damage when health <50% of max. 25% decrease in damage when health >50% of max.

Changed weapons

Class	Item	Old	New
Scout	Shortstop	20% slower reload speed	50% slower reload speed Attribute hidden!
Soldier	Equalizer	Blocks healing while in use Move speed increases as the user becomes injured No damage penalty Base damage: 33-113	No longer blocks healing Move speed no longer increases as the user becomes injured Slight high-end damage penalty Base damage: 33–107
Soldier	Cow Mangler 5000	~	Can be painted with team-colored paints.
Pyro	Flame Thrower	~	+10% damage bonus
	Degreaser	-25% burn damage	-10% damage done
	Reserve Shooter	~	Can be equipped by the Pyro
	Heavy	Tomislav	~	-50 max health on wearer
Engineer	Widowmaker	Per Shot: -60 ammo	Per Shot: -30 ammo

Other changes

Two Miscellaneous items can be equipped at the same time.
- Foster's Facade and the Noh Mercy have been made Miscellaneous items.
Four loadout presets can be stored.
- Loadout presets can be chosen on the class select screen.
The Demoman's primary and secondary weapons now use the in-game slot notation on the loadout screen.
Added support for the Sixense/Razer Hydra motion controller.
The public IP is now displayed in the console when creating a local server, and the output for the exec command has been altered.

Bugs

Crit-a-Cola incorrectly uses the texture of Bonk! Atomic Punch.
As a result of the Grenade Launcher and Stickybomb launcher using the correct internal slots, the Grenade Launcher now uses the Stickybomb Launcher's kill responses.

Previous changes

Class	Item	Old	New	Status
Scout	Mad Milk	Players heal 75% of the damage done to an enemy covered with milk	Players heal 60% of the damage done to an enemy covered with milk	Added to game (4/14/2011)
	Sun-on-a-Stick	Minicrits against burning players -15% damage done Base damage: 30 Crit: 90	Full crits against burning players -25% damage done Base damage: 26 Crit: 79	Added to game (4/14/2011)
	Fan O'War	Marked for death status lasts 10 seconds	Marked for death status lasts 15 seconds	Added to game (4/14/2011)
	Shortstop	~	20% slower reload speed	Not Active (9/23/2011)
Soldier	Battalion's Backup	Takes 175 damage to fully charge	Takes 350 damage to fully charge	Added to game (4/14/2011)
	Concheror	20% of damage done by teammates is returned as health during buff	35% of damage done by teammates is returned as health during buff	Added to game (4/14/2011)
	Equalizer	~	Damage formula tweaked, no longer possible to one-hit-kill certain classes when at low health Automatic and manual Medic calls are suppressed	Added to game (4/14/2011)
Pyro	Backburner	No compression blast +15% damage done Base damage: 7.13 / particle Crit: 13-21 / particle	Added compression blast, 50 ammo per blast +10% damage done Base damage: 6.82 / particle Crit:12-21 / particle	Added to game (4/14/2011)
	Flare Gun	Mini-Crits against burning players at close range, full crits against burning players at long range	Full crits against burning players regardless of range	Added to game (4/14/2011)
	Powerjack	+25% damage No random critical hits Normal damage from melee sources while active	No damage bonus Random critical hits enabled +20% damage from melee sources while active	Added to game (4/14/2011)
	Detonator	~	On hit, ignites enemy. Alt-fire detonates flare in flight. It creates a small explosion which ignites nearby players, but does less damage than a normal hit. Knockback can be used to flare jump. Flares detonate on impact, with a greatly reduced explosion radius. Guarantees Mini-Crit damage on burning targets, regardless of distance (only when flare is not detonated). 20% explosion self-damage vulnerability on wearer. Base damage: 30 Crit: 90 Afterburn: 6 / sec. × 10 secs.	Added to game (6/23/2011)
Demoman	Loch-n-Load	+10% damage done Base damage: 92-135 Crit: 315-360	+20% damage done Base damage: 103-147 Crit: 342-388	Added to game (4/14/2011)
	Eyelander	No random critical hits No damage penalty Base damage: 65 Crit: 195	Random critical hits enabled -25% damage done Base damage: 49 Crit: 146	Not Active (4/26/2011)
	Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker	No random critical hits No damage penalty Base damage: 65 Crit: 195	Random critical hits -25% damage done Base damage: 49 Crit: 146	Not Active (4/26/2011)
	Claidheamh Mòr	No random critical hits No damage penalty Base damage: 65 Crit: 195	Random critical hits enabled -25% damage done Base damage: 49 Crit: 146	Not Active (4/26/2011)
	Ullapool Caber	No random critical hits No damage penalty Base damage: 35 (149 explosion) Crit: 149 (300 explosion)	Random critical hits enabled -25% damage done Base damage: 26 (149 explosion) Crit: 79 (300 explosion)	Not Active (4/26/2011)
	Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker	No taunt	Now uses the Decapitation taunt	Added to game (6/3/2011)
	Claidheamh Mòr	No taunt	Now uses the Decapitation taunt	Added to game (6/3/2011)
Heavy	Natascha	Slowdown-on-hit effect does not fall off over distance Normal spin-up time	Slowdown-on-hit effect falls off over distance 30% slower spin-up time	Added to game (12/17/2010)
	Natascha Variant 1	Slowdown-on-hit effect does not fall off over distance -25% damage done Base damage: 340 / sec. Crit: 720 / sec.	Slowdown-on-hit effect falls off over distance -35% damage done Base damage: 312 / sec. Crit: 648 / sec.	Not Active (1/06/2011)
	Natascha Variant 2	Slowdown-on-hit effect does not fall off over distance No health penalty	Slowdown-on-hit effect falls off over distance -20% max health on wearer	Not Active (1/06/2011)
	Dalokohs Bar	25.7 second cooldown	No cooldown	Added to game (4/14/2011)
	Fists of Steel	60% less damage from ranged sources while active Normal weapon switch	40% less damage from ranged sources while active 20% slower weapon switch	Added to game (4/14/2011)
Engineer	Gunslinger	No random critical hits No damage penalty Base damage: 65 Crit: 195	Random critical hits enabled -25% damage done Base damage: 49 Crit: 146	Not Active (4/26/2011)
Engineer	Southern Hospitality	No random critical hits No damage penalty Base damage: 65 Crit: 195	Random critical hits enabled -25% damage done Base damage: 49 Crit: 146	Not Active (4/26/2011)
Medic	Medi Gun	~	Players being healed are immune to movement-impairing effects generated by hitscan weapons	Not Active (1/06/2011)
	Kritzkrieg	~	Players being healed are immune to movement-impairing effects generated by hitscan weapons	Not Active (1/06/2011)
	Vita-Saw	~	Allows player to see the enemy's health	Not Active (4/26/2011)
	Overdose Beta Syringe Gun	~	Applies Mad Milk to target for one second 50% slower firing rate 90% damage done Base damage: 1 Crit : 3 [5 syringes / sec.]	Not Active (4/28/2011)
	Overdose Beta Syringe Gun	Applies Mad Milk to target for one second 50% slower firing rate -90% damage done Base damage: 1 Crit : 3 [5 syringes / sec.]	Applies Mad Milk to target for two seconds 50% slower firing rate -50% damage done Base damage: 5 Crit : 15 [5 syringes / sec.]	Not Active (6/17/2011)
	Overdose Beta Syringe Gun	Applies Mad Milk to target for two seconds 50% slower firing rate -50% damage done Übercharge percentage does not increase speed Base damage: 5 Crit : 15 [5 syringes / sec.]	Does not apply Mad Milk to target 100% firing rate -10% damage done Übercharge percentage increases movement speed by up to 10% Base damage: 9 Crit : 27 [10 syringes / sec.]	Added to game (6/23/2011)
	Solemn Vow Beta Bonesaw	~	Allows you to see enemy health. Base damage: 65 Crit: 195	Added to game (6/23/2011)
Sniper	Sydney Sleeper	Normal charge rate	25% faster charge rate	Added to game (4/14/2011)
All Classes	Health	~	All classes have double Health	Not Active (1/13/2011)
	Buildings	~	Damage against buildings reduced 50%.	Not Active (1/13/2011)
	Health	~	All classes have 25% extra Health	Not Active (2/11/2011)
	Responses	~	All classes possess new response and voice command rules	Added to game (6/3/2011)