Major Update Speculation XXVI: Much Ado About Nothing - Games

The way this is phrased: [quote]On Wrench equip change, buildings no longer self-destruct unless the building type is changed (i.e. Only Sentry explodes when switching from Wrench to Gunslinger)[/quote] Makes me think they plan on having this work with more than just sentry guns. Wrenches that build normal sentries but build alternate teleporters or dispensers.

Maybe it has to do with that Speed Pad thing.

[QUOTE=Steel & Iron;48100061]Maybe it has to do with that Speed Pad thing.[/QUOTE] So, if this 500th update is a thing, it could have: Speed Pad, engineer alt buildings Afterburner/other possible weapons Comp Matchmaking War? any number of things

So....do you guys think we are getting a day 2? I mean, i dont myself but it seems like we usually do so theres that.

[QUOTE=FalconHBFS;48098733]So, some stuff will not work with DX8[/QUOTE] Good. We're moving on to DirectX 12 games with Win10, so it's time to kill DX8 and it's also time to start contemplating killing off Windows XP and OS X Snow Leopard support too.

GUYS Didn't one of the voice actors (I think it was the administrator's voice, forget her name) say she "couldn't say anything, stay tuned?" This campaign thing might have voice lines from either Pauling or the Administrator

[QUOTE=Blackavar;48100087]GUYS [B]Didn't one of the voice actors (I think it was the administrator's voice, forget her name) say she "couldn't say anything, stay tuned?" [/B] This campaign thing might have voice lines from either Pauling or the Administrator[/QUOTE] Source?

[QUOTE=facepunched8;48100088]Source?[/QUOTE] The Ellen McLain AMA.

Do DR spies drop medium ammo kits? Now it'll be more obvious than ever.

[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;48100091]The Ellen McLain AMA.[/QUOTE] there we go

I can't believe they didn't even bother to fucking change the quality names from CS:GO.

[QUOTE=ComodoreBluth;48099239]When I congratulated Frozen on Snowplow getting added to the game I asked him if any changes were made since the last public release of the map and he said no, so unless Valve has made some changes themselves it's going to be the same version that's on the workshop now.[/QUOTE] It's 99% the version on the workshop. The biggest difference is it's now cp_snowplow instead of cp_snowplow_rc3. We recompiled some props, moved around some asset filepaths, reminded Valve that when they renamed the bsp the soundscape text file also needed to be renamed (seriously, we had to remind them how their own engine looks for files). I think there was a thing snipped out here or there but the changes are so trivial I can't even remember what was done. Frozen will know since he was the one actually doing them.

[QUOTE=Zeos;48100103]I can't believe they didn't even bother to fucking change the quality names from CS:GO.[/QUOTE] Yeah, that's gonna be good. A "field tested" ullapool caber. And somehow it can still explode. [editline]2nd July 2015[/editline] "factory new" Jarate.

alright, so no mention of rd_asteroid at all in this update, even though it should definitely be ready for release at this point i'm seeing a couple of possibilities here 1: the finished version of the map is just unceremoniously dropped into the game as a random patch note in tomorrow's update 2: it isn't added until some future update near the end of the year or possibly even later 3: it's added in october, possibly with an rd_asteroid_event counterpart, in some kind of scifi-themed halloween update that last one would be pretty fantastic. they could even do another campaign using a couple of maps from the mercs vs. aliens contest, that would be great. the only real downside is that all of those space-themed cosmetics in the workshop would probably end up halloween-restricted, but that's a price i'm willing to pay.

[QUOTE=*Freezorg*;48100122]"factory new" Jarate.[/QUOTE] Jarate farms are no joke. Every week dozens of homeless Australians are rounded up and force fed asparagus in order help to meet the war time demand of Jarate. Remember, only purchase Jarate from local distributors with official permits.

[QUOTE=TwoYearLurker;48100160]alright, so no mention of rd_asteroid at all in this update, even though it should definitely be ready for release at this point[/QUOTE] I 100% believe both arseteroid and cactarse canyon have been dropped.

[QUOTE=Youme;48100228]I 100% believe both arseteroid and cactarse canyon have been dropped.[/QUOTE] cactus canyon i could see, but not asteroid

Speaking of Cactus Canyon. I have not played the map in aaaaaaages. Did it not have a third stage before?

[QUOTE=Hypervelocity;48100253]Speaking of Cactus Canyon. I have not played the map in aaaaaaages. Did it not have a third stage before?[/QUOTE] The second stage IS the old third stage. Theold second stage was dropped.

[QUOTE=Youme;48100228]I 100% believe both arseteroid and cactarse canyon have been dropped.[/QUOTE] Asteroid is freaking awesome, i hope they didnt drop it.

[QUOTE=Rumia;48098886][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/M82qGRm.jpg[/IMG] I'm ready to go nuclear with that taunt[/QUOTE] eyepatch on the wrong eye punished snake doesnt wear a bandanna 0/10 my immersion is ruined

[QUOTE=Youme;48100115]It's 99% the version on the workshop. The biggest difference is it's now cp_snowplow instead of cp_snowplow_rc3. We recompiled some props, moved around some asset filepaths, reminded Valve that when they renamed the bsp the soundscape text file also needed to be renamed (seriously, we had to remind them how their own engine looks for files). I think there was a thing snipped out here or there but the changes are so trivial I can't even remember what was done. Frozen will know since he was the one actually doing them.[/QUOTE] Nope. Don't remember. The only one I remember is I had to nuke the mini-train in the resupply cabinet. Totally game breaking. Ducks are still there, penguins still there, yeti in a hat, still there last I saw.

[QUOTE=Fr0z3n;48100331]Nope. Don't remember. The only one I remember is I had to nuke the mini-train in the resupply cabinet. Totally game breaking. Ducks are still there, penguins still there, yeti in a hat, still there last I saw.[/QUOTE] Is the timer still displayed in the same way, showing time until next train damage, or is it a normal timer, showing time until the game is over?

[QUOTE=ryanisawesome;48099909]isnt that mountain lab?[/QUOTE] [url]https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Standin[/url] Does this count

whats this talk about a new flamethrower coming from?

We need to remember that we've only seen stock skins. Also, I think I finally know why we were told to invest in Strange Jags all those years ago... it's finally useful.

I'm pretty sure they mean 3CP as in 5CP. It's been done in maps like [URL="http://www.teamfortress.tv/thread/14780/cp-whitefrost-3cp/?page=1"]whitefrost[/URL] before. Mainly for smaller teams.

I really like this picture, it's cute. [t]http://media.steampowered.com/apps/tf2/gunmettle/images/bg_08.jpg?v=103[/t]

[QUOTE=poptart TF2;48100342]whats this talk about a new flamethrower coming from?[/QUOTE] Balancing render, it looks like the Afterburners bottom part is sticking out. I guess we'll see tomorrow. I LOVE these balance changes but some new guns would be nice, too. Especially if they change the fundamentals of the game like the parachute.

[QUOTE=Darth_Toast;48100362]I really like this picture, it's cute. [t]http://media.steampowered.com/apps/tf2/gunmettle/images/bg_08.jpg?v=103[/t][/QUOTE] I like the spy in the box lurking in the background.