Team Fortress 2 - A large update the size of a small update

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Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

nerdbot posted:

hosed up by seeing myself quoted in the OP because I somehow constantly manage to forget how much of my life I sunk into making TF2 maps.

Someday, Valve... Someday.

Quick change everything from yellow to grey/green and call it ctf_mayan_tombfort

# ¿ Oct 20, 2017 02:09

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 03:19

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

Pretty underwhelming buggy update that broke casual and huds...

But hey contracts for badly designed maps hi5

# ¿ Oct 21, 2017 20:47

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

HoboWithAShotgun posted:

Anyone having their TF2 settings get reset lately? Happened twice so far recently and it's pretty annoying, I have a bunch of settings I use not saved in autoconfigs that need to be redone once again.

Might have something to do with the Steam Cloud Sync? Just turn it off for TF2 and for sure set your TF2 .cfgs to read-only (\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\cfg)

# ¿ Dec 18, 2017 00:50

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

Countblanc posted:

every time i watch an uncle dane vid it makes me want to play highlander engie before remembering highlander is a huge pain in the rear end now that TF2Lobby is dead

Come To https://tf2center.com

Highlanders/6s/ultiduo 24/7 in eurolands and americanlands

It never ends... never stops always highlander.

There are also other fine websites like tf2pl, tf2pugs, pugchamp, mixchamp, and tf2stadium but they more about 6s/7s??

# ¿ Apr 25, 2018 19:12

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

ArfJason posted:

I cant imagine Source rendering players far away in lower fps than ones in front, so i insanrly doubt its a graphical settings issue. Like theres stuff like physics and real time shadows being rendered at lower framerates but i dont think tf2 has that.

The most likely thing is network connection and even then ive never heard of any network engine doing that. Id say up your cmd_rate? Like check for the usually recommended rate commands that are usually posted everywhere as there are like 4 or 5, but I rrally doubt this could change what youre talking about.

The only scenario that could explain this is if the other players have lag...?

It does sound like some funky network settings / bad server / bad internet connection, etc or maybe some weird LOD settings? See if it happens on LAN with bots maybe? Rule out network connection!

I've always used comanglia's network settings and edit graphic bits but you could try playing around with configs:

http://www.teamfortress.tv/25328/comanglia-s-config-fps-guide
http://www.teamfortress.tv/42867/mastercomfig-fps-customization-config

Apparently mastercomfig is a bit more in-depth and has a pretty well written guide on how to install it but I have never tried it out.

# ¿ May 10, 2018 17:48

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

Sockser posted:

The whole PC was built in Jan 2017, so it's got a 500gb SSD with a reasonable amount of space left and a GeForce 1070

Even cranking it down into poor man's DX8 it's still kinda not running nicely

TF2 is pretty CPU intensive and I don't know the magic formula but if you set things to high and use the -dxlevel 98 or 95 -- then you might get higher FPS than ol dx8/low goop etc. due to offloading things to GPU? At least that's how it worked in my experience. Higher FPS with higher quality settings rather than lower.

Also you could try some FUN FPS configs like

https://mastercomfig.com/

or this "outdated" config http://www.teamfortress.tv/25328/comanglia-s-config-fps-guide

# ¿ Jun 2, 2018 23:17

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

Paul MaudDib posted:

A wild warpy appeared...

Thanks for the heals :toot:

Jippa posted:

Just an update on this. After loads of discussion on the steam forums people realised it's just people from the UK that can't connect.

I was looking into trying a vpn. has any one else used this for playing tf2 before, does it have a significant impact on pings/performance etc.

I get terrible performance on the stockholm servers so I thought it might be worth trying.

region lock uk :confuoot:

One I see mentioned a lot for gaming is https://www.expressvpn.com

I guess you'll just have to do a lot of free trials and figure out which one works best for you

# ¿ Sep 19, 2018 14:52

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

cock hero flux posted:

Mostly I feel like playing 5cp and that's a 5-10 minute queue every time. If I select everything then I get in within a minute but end up in some godforsaken server with 8 people playing ctf_well or some poo poo.

5cp/ctf is not really a great experience in 12v12 and I think that's reflected in the queues. (turbine and 2fort are the exception.. people really like those two ctf maps for some weird reason)

Really though it's all about cp_dustbowl + most of the pl maps + ping limit set to auto = getting placed into a server within minute

# ¿ Oct 2, 2018 22:56

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

cock hero flux posted:

ctf sucks but I always enjoyed 5cp the most. This opinion was not shared by 80% of people but that was fine because I could hit the server browser and find a 5cp server full of the 20% in about 15 seconds. Now we are scattered to the winds, lost amongst the endless payloads and dustbowls, never to be reunited without queuing for 15 minutes.

dustbowl 4 lyfe

# ¿ Oct 3, 2018 01:39

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

nielsm posted:

Wait so Pass Time maps can be not huge and confusing???

looks like an upgraded bball game mode with that custom map in the ytvideo

# ¿ Oct 6, 2018 08:56

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

drrockso20 posted:

Unfortunately it appears my laptop no longer has what it takes to play this game properly anymore, guess it's a good thing I'll probably have a job again by next month, I can start saving up some money for a new computer

Have you given this a try https://mastercomfig.com/download

# ¿ Apr 6, 2019 16:46

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

leather fedora posted:

running the Kritz

Thank You For Your Service

# ¿ Jul 8, 2019 16:21

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

I put a lot of thought and effort into this

https://i.imgur.com/ewqGJAT.png

# ¿ Jul 11, 2019 22:55

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

playing tf2 till the world ends

heck ya

# ¿ Mar 13, 2020 07:37

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

I knew there was something off about the iron bomber that made it such an easy crutch for demoman but drat that's a huge projectile bug.

Mastercoms config made TF2 playable for me years ago and I am glad to see them still trying to do good work for the game. I hope valve implements their fixes soon. Also maybe a captcha test to queue for casual..

# ¿ Sep 18, 2020 09:49

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

Ditocoaf posted:

Is there a good place to play Highlander these days? (I asked earlier but it was bad timing, got buried in the balance chat.)

http://tf2center.com/ is pretty much open to all skill levels and there's constantly at least one highlander game goin. It is for sure the most active for NA/EU highlander

rgl/ugc have hl pug discords I believe not sure how well other pug sites like tf2stadium, hl.pugs.tf are doing.. I think they're mostly dead.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2020 17:20

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

VideoGames posted:

This was awesome thank you

How do you get the footage? Do you record yourself playing with OBS or a program similar?

I have thousands of .dem files that I would like to turn bits of into video but actually have no real idea the easiest way to do so - so if you have any tips then I am all ears!

https://www.teamfortress.tv/3521/how-to-make-videos-for-tf2

this might help you get started

it's an old guide but still works afaik

# ¿ Feb 12, 2021 17:55

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

faceit tried with tf2 pugs before and i think it failed but casual might be neat

i have 10 invites on https://www.faceit.com/en/r/NdHfaD

# ¿ Mar 15, 2021 02:45

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

Dustbowl is eternal. It's simply the best map for pubs.

# ¿ Jan 3, 2022 10:27

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

Casual seems pretty OK again. Just the rare random groups of rage (human) cheaters roaming around.

Saw a demoknight using crit on demand while aimbotting with an axe. Nobody really understood that he was cheating even after I tried to explain it.. I don't understand why crit on demand exploit/cheat is still not patched after all these years of it being a known issue.

# ¿ Jul 6, 2022 07:07

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

Sockser posted:

Youtube has been making GBS threads nothing except tf2 weapons strategy vids at me lately and... well, they got me. For the first time in 5 years, I booted it up

I managed to play six rounds with only one single bot who was promptly kicked. Wild!

Bots are essentially dead right now. It's great! Casual queuing is fun again. Valve Casual Dustbowl 4 lyfe.

# ¿ Sep 19, 2022 23:15

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

If you come across servers breaking just look for the phlog user

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games/issues/4750

Oh TF2

# ¿ Feb 7, 2023 03:05

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

8 Ball posted:

What was the last cosmetic Valve created in-house?

the model for crates

it'd be nice if they could hire at least a single person to go and manually ban the bot hosters that have had the same bots that pretty much queue 24/7 cheating/spamming in casual tf2 servers and have been doing so for the past few weeks

# ¿ Feb 10, 2023 18:26

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

khwarezm posted:

Saying this as somebody who lucked into an unusual Cosa Nostra Cap with a great effect, do not open crates for unusuals, the odds are always against you if you are looking to cover the costs of the keys you spend to open the crates, you are better off just seeking out the particular hat and effect you want and buying it. Most unusuals go for a surprisingly low amount of keys these days, especially the ones that can technically still be unboxed from reasonably common crates. The super valuable ones are primarily from old crates that cannot be opened anymore which had unique effects that will never reappear, this particularly applies to the early series Halloween crates when you could get stuff like Knifestorm or Hellfire effects, these are older hats which will always have a very limited supply that will never get any higher, barring some possible glitch and duping chicanery if someone figures that out before Valve quashes it.

There are some crates that are still extant that can pop out very valuable hats and effects, especially the invasion update crates, the issue there is that those specific crates themselves are finite in supply and there will never be any new ones added to the game, so the cost of the crates themselves are very high in part because they are increasingly rare and because the prospect of unboxing the fabled Nebula Corona Australis (which goes for more than 3000 keys and is one of the most valuable items in the game) drives up the price of the crates further.

Its hard to know what the best approach is for buying unusuals, but generally if you aren't going for the super valuable stuff your best bet is probably to buy keys for prices lower than you would pay for them on the in-game store in a third party site (marketplace.tf is considered reliable and sells them for 2.05 dollars each) and then looking for some unusuals advertised on the classifieds on Backpack.tf. As I said you can see there are tons of very cheap unsuals you can pick up here, some of them go for less than 10 keys, which is a way better bet than potentially spending 120 keys unboxing crates for the same hat. If you want to be a bit more hands on you can also advertise that you are willing to buy an unusual on the same site for whatever amount of keys you are willing to throw at it. Basic buying and selling rules apply so you might have a better time spending less money but more time haggling with people for what you want if you show interest. You can use steam marketplace for less hassle, but the prices tend to be worse there overall in part because Valve takes a cut of its own that's not present in the reputable third party sites.

this person is objectively wrong

just gamble on any and every crate you stumble upon.. it's fine and fun also you're really cool if you do it

# ¿ Mar 2, 2023 04:36

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

Hadlock posted:

~~bfgoons.com~~ TF2goons.com is available

I am broke at the moment but if we can raise $99 (that would pay for ~3 months of server time) I'll put together an Atlantis + Lemuria private server thing sunday night and manually whitelist the first 100 people

legendary Known Hat Scammer hadlock at it again...

serveme.tf has servers you can temporarily rent for a few hours at a time for free and even schedule blocks of time you want specific servers

So if you wanted to do a few trial runs of a LLJKg0on tf2 communityserver that might be good FREE start for planned events that you could get going ASAP

I also have a lifetime na.serveme.tf premium account and would be happy to lend you an extended Premium Server Rental with rcon, custom map uploads, etc just yell at me on steam https://steamcommunity.com/id/Warpy/

Thumbtacks posted:

why is it that when you complete an objective for a star sometimes you just don't get it even when it says +1 star? very annoying

you have to finish the round before it's actually completed

# ¿ Jul 17, 2023 00:27

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

Fishbus posted:

there is now a func_respawn_visualiser (the big No entry overlay on spawn doors) there so spys cant get into the spawn room itself now.

NOPE, the clipping is solid there, it was very specifically worded.

Here is a laundry list I combed through: https://imgur.com/a/AMYyvRr

can't wait for this map to be finally finished

maybe you can add some floor lights that light up and show people which way they can go or just add more flanks

hope this helps

# ¿ Jul 22, 2023 01:55

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

There is absolutely nothing keeping people from running community servers and reliving The Good Ol Days with your gathering of LLJKGOONSLOL

I blame all those servers with their "premium features" mods, abusive server admins, and their artificially inflated their connected player accounts ,etc.. for killing how Quickplay used to work. Just having active moderation from valve (lol) to ban those servers that abused quickplay would have been ideal rather than scrapping it all together. Perhaps the overwatch hype didn't help.

I play casual a lot and I think it is fundamentally fine as it is now. It only has a few problems and it comes from valve not actively moderating the game against bot swarms/edgy gamers/human cheaters that 6stack the queue which makes it impossible to vote kick them because tie votes fail.

Warpy fucked around with this message at 22:13 on Dec 23, 2023

# ¿ Dec 23, 2023 22:07

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

abraham linksys posted:

as someone who mained spy i basically had a mental list of who would actually play pyro on the Lost Continents so i knew when they joined the other team what to expect

has the furry pound #4 finally fallen?? they were one of the last servers running vanilla-ish tf2 last time i played lol

The Furry Pound will never die https://www.gametracker.com/server_info/192.99.19.228:27015/ & https://www.gametracker.com/server_info/192.99.19.228:27016/ --I'd just recommend disabling sprays and concious objector decals https://gamebanana.com/mods/440269 before you join

drrockso20 posted:

While we don't have quite as many community servers as back in those golden years there's definitely still quite a few so plenty of places to play on, just requires a little digging around

Skial / Uncletopia / Furry Pound are the best community servers for NA although personally I still enjoy the random games of valve casual queue.

# ¿ Jan 25, 2024 02:52

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

Apparently you can add gifs to objectors now and there is also crash servers/gamers with this same new cool thing..

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games/issues/5603

Some methods on how to counter this exploit on github but hey maybe with this they will prioritize the 64bit release of tf2 :unsmith:

# ¿ Apr 15, 2024 23:08

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 03:19

Warpy: May 24, 2003; "KABOOOOM!"

^{Valve

Added 64-bit support for Windows/Linux client and server

Should include performance improvements for most users

Bugs can be reported here: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games/issues

Fixed an exploit related to uploading invalid custom decals that would crash other clients}

The future is now

# ¿ Apr 19, 2024 04:03

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