Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

New client features


Added Viewmodel FOV slider to advanced multiplayer options

Added a hide viewmodel option to advanced multiplayer options

Added custom crosshair support

Added crosshair image, scale, and color settings to the Options->Multiplayer settings tab

Moved HUD minimal mode & Disable Spray options into the Advanced Multiplayer settings

Added "open_charinfo_direct" command that opens the loadout directly to the class you're currently playing

Replaced the "Open Loadout" entry in the options->keys dialog with this new command. Rebind / reset your config to defaults to use it


New server features

Added "tf_damage_disablespread" convar to disable the 25% damage spread on all damage

Added class limit support to tournament mode

Set the "tf_tournament_classlimit_X" convars to the max number of class X allowed

Added "tf_tournament_hide_domination_icons" convar, that allows a tournament mode server to force clients not to display domination icons over their nemeses


Gameplay changes

Modified critical hit calculation. Overall, critical hit chance is now much more recent-performance based:

Base chance is now 2% (was 5%).

Bonus range based on damage done changed from 0%-15% to 0%-10

Damage range required for bonus changed from 0-1600 to 0-800

Reduced random damage spread applied to all player damage from +-25% to +-10%

Slight reduction (improvement) of the minigun's spread

Increased flare direct hit damage from 20 to 30

Rewrote Natascha's slowdown code to be more consistent

Sniper rifle now supports Crit Boost state like all other weapons (i.e. Kritzkrieg makes all shots critical hits)

Stealthed spies are no longer able to pickup the intelligence. They must uncloak first

Increased soldier primary ammo count from 16 to 20


Bugfixes

Fixed crash when running in tools mode

Added UTIL_IsCommandIssuedByServerAdmin() checks to several "physics_" CON_COMMAND scripts to prevent clients issuing the commands

Fixed bug in teleporter logic that allowed engineers to build teleporters with HUGE health values

Fixed matching teleporter not getting a health buff when the pair is upgraded (only the tele you were hitting got the health buff)

Fixed Medic UberCharge percentage in minimal-HUD mode

next scout update

Added Viewmodel FOV slider to advanced multiplayer options
Added a hide viewmodel option to advanced multiplayer options


What zeh feck are viewmodels?

Less crits?!

viewmodel_fov 70 is teh pwn
Its not less crits, its less crits if you play bad but more (even more than before the update) if you play good.
That means Moosey can now fire 8 crit rockets in a row without Kritzkrieg

Also doesn't these mean that demo's can't instagib anymore?

Also doesn't these mean that demo's can't instagib anymore?

if the right commands are turned on yeah, hope the leagues will add this in the configs

But if beneath the feet can do over 160, so sticky on the wall next to someone can easily do 125. Played few hours ago vs a demoman, who could easily kill me multiple times when I was at above 120-130hp with a pyro with single sticky in mid-air not direct at my feet

Anyway, we’ll be publishing a post with a new config shortly, untill then, use the old one. (with the new features disabled)

Are there any regulations as to what fov you can use in etf2l?

Probably just the default slider fov settings in TF2, otherwise people with dual/triple monitor set ups could have fov at 150 or something :S