Two Cities Update

This article is for content released in the update. For the patch itself, see November 21, 2013 Patch.

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"It was the best of times. It was the best of times." So opens Charles Dickens' feel-good surf classic Super Good Times, and Dickens' words are as true today as they were at the beach cabana where he wrote them: The best of times, you guys. Let's have some. — Two Cities Update publicity blurb

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The Two Cities Update was a major update for Team Fortress 2 that was announced on November 20, 2013 and released the following day.

Additions

The first of the cities introduced was Mannhattan, a bustling, pollution-pumping city in the USA.

The second city announced was Rottenburg. A quiet, calm village in Germany, known to be the home town of the Medic.

Another map, Snakewater, was also released. Unlike the other two, however, this is a Control Point map.

The update introduces new items that can be obtained from a Two Cities Tour. These include the Killstreak Kit, which applies weapon effects to whichever weapon it is applied to, along with a rare set of Australium weapons. Among the new upgrades that the player may unlock are Mad Milk Syringes and the Projectile Shield for the Medic, and the Rocket Specialist for the Soldier. The Reanimator was also introduced as a way for Medics to revive allies on the battlefield directly.

A new feature allows the player to view raw damage numbers on the scoreboard in Mann vs. Machine. This includes counters for how much money a player has on them at any given time, along with the total damage they have done, the amount of damage done to tanks, the amount of healing one has received, among others. In addition, these are also the first MvM maps to feature moving spawn points and robots that can introduce additional bombs to the game. Also, players are now able to refund all of their credits spent on upgrades, so long as a certain quota is reached.

Maps

Main article: List of maps

Name	Picture	Game mode	File name
Snakewater		Control Point	cp_snakewater_final1
Mannhattan		Mann vs. Machine	mvm_mannhattan
Rottenburg		Mann vs. Machine	mvm_rottenburg

Weapons

Main article: Reskins

Cosmetic items

Main article: Cosmetic items

All classes

Operation Two Cities Badge

Tweaked weapons

Class	Weapon			Changes
Scout	Baby Face's Blaster			Changed: Reduced movement speed penalty to 10% (from 35%)
				Changed: Boost is now only lost by 25% on air jumps instead of all jumps
				Removed: 30% Damage Penalty
				Added: -33% clip size penalty
				Removed: 40% more accurate
Soldier	Liberty Launcher			Added: 25% reduced self damage from rocket jumps
Demoman	Eyelander	Nessie's Nine Iron	Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker	Changed: Moved the eye glow position to Demoman’s eye patch. Changed the color to Cursed Green
Medic	Crusader's Crossbow			Changed: Updated damage over distance: bolts now do a maximum of 75 damage (+variance) at max distance
	Amputator			Added: +3 health per second when weapon is active bonus
				Added: -20% damage penalty

Tools

Main article: Tools

Achievements

Twenty-one new achievements were introduced in the update.

Snakewater achievements

Snakewater Salesman Win 141 Rounds. Snakebit Win a round in which the enemy team has attempted to capture your final control point. Log Jammin Kill 15 enemies in the rafters above the central capture point.

The Snakeout Wipe the other team with 12 or more players on the server. Mutually Air-Sured-Destruction While rocket jumping, use a rocket to kill a rocket jumping enemy who also kills you with a rocket.

Mannhattan and Rottenburg achievements

Palace-Aid Kill a tank before it crashes through the barrier in Rottenburg. Crasher Crusher Play an advanced wave in Rottenburg without the bomb entering the town. A Bygone Century Pit 100 enemies in Rottenburg. Bot-Buster Kill 5 robots in a single explosion from detonating a sentry buster. Bank On It As a Sniper collect $500 in a mission without running over the currency packs. Robot Flush Kill 5 enemies with a single rocket while upgraded with rocket specialist. Software Downgrade As a team, kill 50 stunned radiowave robots in an advanced mission in Mannhattan.

Dazed And Defused Stun 50 robots while upgraded with rocket specialist. Wall of Pain Block 5,000 damage with the shield as a Medic in a single life. Reanimator 2 Use one ÜberCharge to quickly revive 2 teammates within 5 seconds. Get Off My Lawn Play an advanced mission without losing a single gate in Mannhattan. Chippin' In As a team, pit 10 guys in a single wave in Mannhattan. Urban Strike Kill 500 gate crashing robots in Mannhattan. Now Legal To Eat Ooohh Ooh Ahh Ahhhh! ...in Mannhattan

Process achievements

Process of Elimination Win 140 Rounds.

Standin achievements

Stand And Deliver Win 139 Rounds.

Gallery

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  The update page for day 1

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  The update page for day 2

External links

• Two Cities Update on the TF2 Official Website.