Valve released a new update for Team Fortress 2 on December 23, 2025. It will install automatically the next time players restart the game. The patch touches a handful of cosmetic items and cleans up several maps. Players will see updated backpack images for a few Festivized items and a fix to the Team Recognition Unusual effect that was triggering a console warning. Map work includes an optimization pass on cppl_gavle, a build exploit fix in 2koth_abbey, and multiple corrections and an out-of-bounds patch on pd_nutcracker.
Patch Notes
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
- Updated the Team Recognition Unusual effect to fix a console warning
- Updated The Fists of Steel to use the RED team version for the backpack image
- Updated backpack images for Festivized versions of The Killing Gloves of Boxing, The Gloves of Running Urgently, The Apoco-Fists, and The Fists of Steel
- Updated 2koth_abbey to fix the Engineer being able to build in the respawn room rafters
- Updated cppl_gavle
- Significant optimization pass, especially around the first point
- Fixed a large number of small visual issues
- Fixed some clipping issues/ bugs around the map
- Updated pd_nutcracker
- Fixed out of bound exploit at BLU spawn
- Adjusted clipping outside of RED spawn
- Fixed misaligned fence prop in BLU lounge
- Added nobuild to middle route on both sides
- Removed steps from Pipe rooms and adjusted clipping
- Minor detailing and clipping adjustments
- Fixed Nutcracker voice being cut off at start of round
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Team Fortress 2
Developed by Valve
One of the most popular online action games of all time, Team Fortress 2 delivers constant free updates—new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats. Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities, and lend themselves to a variety of player skills.
- Genre: Shooter
- Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
- Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Release: 2007-10-10
- Publisher: Valve, Electronic Arts
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Age Rating:
USK 16 / GRAC 19+ / ESRB M / PEGI 16 / ACB MA 15+
- IGDB Rating: 82.8/100
