New tf2 beta update

[Syrek]

New TF2 Beta update.Nothing TOO exciting.(Information from The Ultimate)
General:
Honor-bound weapons allow weapon switches within a second of touching a supply cabinet
Fixed trading interface not working
Disabled glow effect during freezecam screenshots
Replay:
Movies upload to YouTube now contain a ‘match’ tag, which includes a unique ID for the round during which the replay was saved
Added check-box on the advanced settings dialog to enable/disable the glow effect while rendering replays (default is disabled)
Bug and crash fixes
Coaching:
The coach can no longer see stealthed spies or see through the disguise of spies on the opposite team of their student
The coach can no longer see the classes of enemy players in the scoreboard
Fixed various exploits and bugs
Voting:
Voting keys changed to F1-F5
Further increased an vote calling cooldown

[The Ultimate]

March 18, 2011 ---

General:
Honor-bound weapons allow weapon switches within a second of touching a supply cabinet
Fixed trading interface not working
Disabled glow effect during freezecam screenshots
Replay:
Movies upload to YouTube now contain a ‘match’ tag, which includes a unique ID for the round during which the replay was saved
Added check-box on the advanced settings dialog to enable/disable the glow effect while rendering replays (default is disabled)
Bug and crash fixes
Coaching:
The coach can no longer see stealthed spies or see through the disguise of spies on the opposite team of their student
The coach can no longer see the classes of enemy players in the scoreboard
Fixed various exploits and bugs
Voting:
Voting keys changed to F1-F5
Further increased an vote calling cooldown

[Fhux]

Nothing too exciting... :saddowns:

[Skunky]

Thank god, they increased the voting calling cooldown.

[Cajun]

The voting one is huge.

So handy.

[Keychain]

[QUOTE=The Ultimate;28676936]
Honor-bound weapons allow weapon switches within a second of touching a supply cabinet
[/QUOTE]
Fucking thank you. Now I don't have to keep "Remember last used weapon" off.

[The Ultimate]

[QUOTE=Keychain;28676996]Fucking thank you. Now I don't have to keep "Remember last used weapon" off.[/QUOTE]

beta only. i dont get why vavle doesnt implement these kind of vital fixes in the actual game

[Political Gamer]

[QUOTE=The Ultimate;28677102]beta only. i dont get why vavle doesnt implement these kind of vital fixes in the actual game[/QUOTE] Because that would defeat the point of the beta? I mean is it really a [i]vital[/i] fix, for all you know it could prove to be a bad thing.

[Psychopath]

[QUOTE=The Ultimate;28677102]beta only. i dont get why vavle doesnt implement these kind of vital fixes in the actual game[/QUOTE]
Making sure that all of the aspects are fixed first is a good thing. The playerbase is essentially Valve's playtesters, the in-house playtesters don't catch nearly as many bugs as the playerbase does.

As to why they hold off on the main game updates, they're probably going to lump it together with a few other fixes and/or with additional fixes to the same thing so everything is addressed in a single update.

[CurZd]

I'm sorry, what's cooldown?

[Psychopath]

[QUOTE=CurZd;28677742]I'm sorry, what's cooldown?[/QUOTE]

Downtime between being able to do something. In this case, "an vote" calling.

[Faceslasher]

Library error still needs to be fixed.

[Sharc]

I wish they would give the Detonator and Quick-fix a model. D:

[Riutet]

[QUOTE=Keychain;28676996]Fucking thank you. Now I don't have to keep "Remember last used weapon" off.[/QUOTE]

Real men just deal with it and score some melee kills. :smug:

[DDSNv2]

[QUOTE=Sharc;28677961]I wish they would give the Detonator and Quick-fix a model. D:[/QUOTE]

They probably will after they see the gun is good enough for the real game.

[Psycho_Shadow]

They fixed trading, hooray!

:downs:

[CharlesMan]

Please put a date on your title I know you're SO EXCITED TO BE FIRST but it really clears a lot up

[PyroCraz3d]

Wow, the Detonator got a new sound. IT'S. FUCKING. AWESOMEEE

[Funny Hats]

[QUOTE=The Ultimate;28677102]beta only. i dont get why vavle doesnt implement these kind of vital fixes in the actual game[/QUOTE]

They're doing it just in case civilian returns. Only the beta can keep him contained. I know we already have civilian mercenaries, but do we have... [b][i]CIVILIAN SENTRIES?[/b][/i]

[CharlesMan]

Man, why won't beta load custom items_game.txt files? Since the previous update or so they've just...Stopped working. What's up with that?

[Political Gamer]

[QUOTE=PyroCraz3d;28678572]Wow, the Detonator got a new sound. IT'S. FUCKING. AWESOMEEE[/QUOTE]Anyone care to upload the sound file?

[Venomousbeetle]

I can't even play beta because now when I do I get "Could not load library client"

[C4rnage]

new detonator sound is quite annoying

[Stapler]

Not only has equipping Shogun items for the first time crashed my game. When I actually use them or see them being used this happens.

[media]http://i.imgur.com/dXjIx.jpg[/media]

[Skunky]

[QUOTE=Stapler;28679974]Not only has equipping Shogun items for the first time crashed my game. When I actually use them or see them being used this happens.

[media]http://i.imgur.com/dXjIx.jpg[/media][/QUOTE]

Who needs a fan if you can punch people with an giant red error?

[xpod1]

11:00 PM - xpod1: sydney sleeper
11:00 PM - xpod1: pileo gifts
11:00 PM - oh: sydney sleeper
11:00 PM - xpod1: secret saxton
11:00 PM - oh: use pile o gifts
11:00 PM - xpod1: scrap metal
11:00 PM - xpod1: name tag
11:00 PM - oh: on a server
11:00 PM - xpod1: another scrap
11:00 PM - oh: full of bots
11:00 PM - xpod1: even more scrap
11:00 PM - xpod1: dueling game
11:00 PM - xpod1: series 9 crate
11:00 PM - xpod1: team spirit
11:01 PM - xpod1: describe tag
11:01 PM - xpod1: gift wrap
11:01 PM - xpod1: and a key
11:01 PM - xpod1: why
11:01 PM - xpod1: it says store promotion

pop quiz
why did i just get so many things

[Skunky]

[QUOTE=xpod1;28680044]11:00 PM - xpod1: sydney sleeper
11:00 PM - xpod1: pileo gifts
11:00 PM - oh: sydney sleeper
11:00 PM - xpod1: secret saxton
11:00 PM - oh: use pile o gifts
11:00 PM - xpod1: scrap metal
11:00 PM - xpod1: name tag
11:00 PM - oh: on a server
11:00 PM - xpod1: another scrap
11:00 PM - oh: full of bots
11:00 PM - xpod1: even more scrap
11:00 PM - xpod1: dueling game
11:00 PM - xpod1: series 9 crate
11:00 PM - xpod1: team spirit
11:01 PM - xpod1: describe tag
11:01 PM - xpod1: gift wrap
11:01 PM - xpod1: and a key
11:01 PM - xpod1: why
11:01 PM - xpod1: it says store promotion

pop quiz
why did i just get so many things[/QUOTE]

That's normal. You get these items for free in the Beta.

[xpod1]

and the crate is untradable what did i miss

[Skunky]

[QUOTE=xpod1;28680080]and the crate is untradable what did i miss[/QUOTE]

You got a key and a crate... HMMMM WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO DOO!?

[xpod1]

im not asking that im asking why the crate is untradable