TF2 Newbs (Team Fortress 2) Blog

A small TF2 patch released today, with a new cosmetic case full of community-designed items. Here’s the short version:

• Small TF2 patch today
  • Added the Mayflower Cosmetic Case and matching Key
  • The Salty Dog hat is now all-class, and added a Smoky style (puts a pipe in character’s mouth)
  • The Well-Rounded Rifleman, Federal Casemaker, and Universal Translator are also now all-class
  • You’ll notice in 2fort and Hydro that the water is rendered differently now, due to a bugfix
• Teaser: Official TF2 Newbs Event coming June 1st
• Shameless Plug: Final Fantasy X/X-2 Remastered is now on Steam

Mayflower Cosmetic Case (aka Crate #102)

The contents of Crate #102 are all Graded Cosmetics, so some are rarer than others, as seen below:

• 7%: Courtly Cuirass, Mercenary Grade
• 7%: Demo’s Dustcatcher, Mercenary Grade
• 7%: Surgical Survivalist, Mercenary Grade
• 7%: Squire’s Sabatons, Mercenary Grade
• 7%: Airdog, Mercenary Grade for the Scout
• 7%: Scoped Spartan, Mercenary Grade for the Sniper
• 6%: Herald’s Helm, Commando Grade
• 6%: Gauzed Gaze, Commando Grade for the Medic
• 6%: Lurking Legionaire, Commando Grade for the Spy
• 6%: Patriot’s Pouches, Commando Grade
• 5%: Dad’s Duds, Assassin Grade for the Engineer
• 5%: Dayjogger, Assassin Grade for the Demoman
• 4%: Skullcap, Elite Grade for the Spy
• 4%: Bedouin Bandana, Elite Grade for all classes
• 1%: an Unusual hat from the above set of items only. I’m not yet sure which series of Unusual Effects are available.
• The above items have a chance (maybe 35%??) of also being Strange.

Of course, the Key costs the usual US$2.49 at the Mann Co. Store. Here are links to the Keys and Cases on the Steam Market.

TF2Newbs Event Coming June 1st

There is an event coming to the Newbs servers on June 1st. More details coming soon. I’m told that lots of hats and keys will be given away to participants….

Final Fantasy X/X-2 Remastered Bundle Now Available on Steam

Pardon me as I plug one of my favorite games of all time that isn’t Team Fortress 2. Released on Steam today, this US$30 bundle (currently on sale for $23.99) includes both games with a slew of updates and additional content, including:

• International Version content (see below)
• Now supports HD and 4k quality, with adjustable resolution and graphics settings
• Choose between original soundtracks and remastered/rearranged soundtracks
• Game boosters, like changing the encounter rate, increased speed, auto-battle, and max Overdrive meters at the start of each battle
• One-time Parameter Switches to grant maximum Gil, 99 of each items, or unlock all skills for all characters

What is “International Content”? US and Far East users, up until these newest releases, have not had access to the “international content” available in the EU version of the game.

For Final Fantasy X, this refers to optional Dark Aeons and the megaboss Penance to fight. You have to max out the stats of your characters just to have even a prayer of a chance to defeat Penance. (Want a guide to fighting Penance? Go here.) There is also an alternate or “Expert” Sphere Grid, which makes it easier for characters to choose their roles than the original grid, but has fewer nodes overall, making for somewhat weaker characters lategame.

Yes, there is a Steam Achievement for defeating Penance… If you like turn-based RPGs, Final Fantasy X is one of the best I’ve ever played.

In Final Fantasy X-2, there is an additional Last Mission mode, a new Dresssphere class, a bonus dungeon, a Fiend Arena, and a “Creature Creator”. Both games are sold together in the bundle; I don’t think they are available separately at this time.

Full TF2 Patch Notes: May 13, 2016

• Added the Mayflower Cosmetic Case and Mayflower Cosmetic Key
  • New community cosmetics case with 14 items^[1]
• Fixed weapons not playing idle animations when cl_autoreload was set to 1
• Fixed team Spectator using the wrong name in tournament mode
• Fixed occasionally getting the wrong output for the nextmap command
• Fixed a regression with the explosive-headshot upgrade sound in Mann vs. Machine
• Fixed the SMG firing tracers for every bullet while Focus is activated
• Fixed The Sheriff’s Stetson and The Patriot Peak not using the correct Blue team material
• Updated models/materials for The Well-Rounded Rifleman, The Federal Casemaker, The Sub Zero Suit, The Salty Dog, and Universal Translator
• Players can no longer change teams in Mannpower Mode
• Updated tc_hydro and ctf_2fort to fix a problem with cubemaps [having to do with rendering certain reflective/mirror-like surfaces]

Undocumented changes

• Updated the Salty Dog, Well-Rounded Rifleman, Federal Casemaker and Universal Translator so they can be equipped by all classes.
• Updated the Sub-Zero Suit so it can be equipped by the Demoman.
• Added Styles to the Salty Dog.
• Updated the localization files.

[N] Obey

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