Patches

806

updates since release

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Way back in the day, when we first shipped Team Fortress 2 as part of The Orange Box, we'd always planned on it being an ongoing project. But even we had no idea that, over fifteen years later, we'd be more than seven hundred updates strong, with a growing community of collaborators and no signs of stopping. Take a scroll down memory lane at the many tweaks, fixes and epic improvements that have made TF2 the world's #1 war-themed hat simulator.

— The TF2 Team

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Patches are updates to Team Fortress 2 that fix known bugs, glitches, or exploits within the game, and often add new features or balance changes to weapons, maps, or other game elements.

Major updates are patches that add new weapons, game modes, or maps. Previously, major updates had centered around one or two particular classes and included new content released predominantly for that class. More recent updates, however, have moved into a seasonal rotation, with annual Summer, Halloween, and Smissmas updates.

Patches to the game are deployed to Windows, and Linux platforms via Steam, and must be downloaded and applied before the game can be launched. While all three of these platforms retain the same codebase and have updates released simultaneously, the versions of the game on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 were separate and did not receive frequent updates and as such is no longer supported by Valve, due to restrictions imposed on game developers to pay a fee of $40,000 by Microsoft during the Xbox 360's lifespan until 2013. To date, there have been only four patches to Team Fortress 2 on Xbox 360 and one patch on PlayStation 3, compared to the 806 patches that have been released to Windows and Linux since 2007.

Typically, each patch is accompanied with release notes detailing the changes introduced in the update; though some additions have often been left unnoted and some patches have been released without any notes entirely. However, through the use of diff tools and version control systems on local machines running the game, it is possible for the community to view the specific updated files and cross-reference them with previous versions to deduce any undocumented changes and thus provide supplementary notes.

Since the April 18, 2024 Patch, computers running macOS do not have a game executable and cannot run Team Fortress 2.^[1] On June 12, 2024, macOS was removed from the system requirements section of the Team Fortress 2 Steam Store page and is officially deprecated.

Major updates

Major updates are promoted patches that feature new content and or game features, frequently accompanied by published additions to character development or storyline (such as update pages, movies, comics, or hidden pages), often announced over a period of several days.

Jungle Inferno Update October 20, 2017 Patch	Meet Your Match Update July 7, 2016 Patch	Invasion Community Update October 6, 2015 Patch
Gun Mettle Update July 2, 2015 Patch	End of the Line Update December 8, 2014 Patch	Love & War Update June 18, 2014 Patch
Two Cities Update November 21, 2013 Patch	Robotic Boogaloo May 17, 2013 Patch	Mann vs. Machine Update August 15, 2012 Patch
Pyromania Update June 27, 2012 Patch	Manniversary Update & Sale October 13, 2011 Patch	Über Update June 23, 2011 Patch
Replay Update May 5, 2011 Patch	Hatless Update April 14, 2011 Patch	Mann-Conomy Update September 30, 2010 Patch
Engineer Update July 8, 2010 Patch	Mac Update June 10, 2010 Patch	119th Update April 29, 2010 Patch
WAR! Update December 17, 2009 Patch	Classless Update August 13, 2009 Patch	Sniper vs. Spy Update May 21, 2009 Patch
Scout Update February 24, 2009 Patch	Heavy Update August 19, 2008 Patch	Pyro Update June 19, 2008 Patch
Gold Rush Update April 29, 2008 Patch

Seasonal updates

Seasonal updates are patches released at specific times of the year, typically featuring themed content such as cosmetics and maps that reflect real-world seasons.

Scream Fortress XVI October 10, 2024 Patch	Summer 2024 Update July 18, 2024 Patch	Smissmas 2023 December 7, 2023 Patch
Scream Fortress XV October 9, 2023 Patch	Summer 2023 Update July 12, 2023 Patch	Smissmas 2022 December 5, 2022 Patch
Scream Fortress XIV October 5, 2022 Patch	Summer 2022 Pack July 29, 2022 Patch	Smissmas 2021 December 2, 2021 Patch
Scream Fortress XIII October 5, 2021 Patch	Summer 2021 Pack June 22, 2021 Patch	Smissmas 2020 December 3, 2020 Patch
Scream Fortress XII October 1, 2020 Patch	Summer 2020 Pack August 21, 2020 Patch	Smissmas 2019 December 16, 2019 Patch
Scream Fortress XI October 10, 2019 Patch	Summer 2019 Pack July 25, 2019 Patch	Smissmas 2018 December 19, 2018 Patch
Scream Fortress X October 19, 2018 Patch	Blue Moon Pack March 28, 2018 Patch	Smissmas 2017 December 21, 2017 Patch
Scream Fortress IX October 26, 2017 Patch	Rainy Day Pack May 15, 2017 Patch	Smissmas 2016 December 21, 2016 Patch
Scream Fortress VIII October 21, 2016 Patch	Mayflower Pack May 11, 2016 Patch	Tough Break Update December 17, 2015 Patch
Scream Fortress VII October 28, 2015 Patch	Smissmas 2014 December 22, 2014 Patch	Scream Fortress VI October 29, 2014 Patch
Limited Late Summer Pack September 25, 2014 Patch	Smissmas 2013 December 20, 2013 Patch	Scream Fortress V October 29, 2013 Patch
Fall Event 2013 October 10, 2013 Patch	Summer Event 2013 July 10, 2013 Patch	Second Workshop Content Pack June 13, 2013 Patch
Mecha Update December 20, 2012 Patch	Spectral Halloween Special October 26, 2012 Patch	First Workshop Content Pack September 6, 2012 Patch
Australian Christmas 2011 December 15, 2011 Patch	Very Scary Halloween Special October 27, 2011 Patch	Summer Camp Sale July 1, 2011 Patch
Australian Christmas December 17, 2010 Patch	Scream Fortress Update October 27, 2010 Patch	Haunted Hallowe'en Special October 29, 2009 Patch

Content packs

Main articles: Bundles, Steam Workshop

Content packs are smaller updates that feature new content additions. Updates containing community-contributed items submitted via the former contribution page (now replaced by the Steam Workshop) have also been released as content packs.

Strongbox Pack February 7, 2014 Patch	Triad Pack August 2, 2012 Patch	Manno-Technology Bundle August 18, 2011 Patch
Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack Update July 20, 2011 Patch	Third Community Contribution Update April 7, 2011 Patch	Japan Charity Bundle March 23, 2011 Patch
Shogun Pack March 10, 2011 Patch	Community Map Pack Update February 24, 2011 Patch	Second Community Contribution Update May 20, 2010 Patch
First Community Contribution Update March 18, 2010 Patch

Full list of Team Fortress 2 patches

Patches listed below (in reverse-chronological order) are for the PC version unless otherwise noted. Patches in bold-face indicate a major update, seasonal update, or a content pack.

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2007 Beta patches

Xbox 360 patches

PlayStation 3 patches

March 19, 2008

References

↑ GitHub issue

External links

History on the TF2 Official Website.

[1] GitHub issue

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