Team Fortress 2 Update Targets a Wildcat Exploit and Halloween Contracts

The patch also extends ctf_medi_evil's timer from 8 to 10 minutes and removes overtime.

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Team Fortress 2’s latest update fixes a movement exploit on cp_wildcat_event and revises Halloween contract objectives across two maps. The update has been released and will apply automatically the next time players restart the game, according to the official Team Fortress 2 update notice.

On cp_wildcat_event, Heavy and Sniper can no longer move at full speed while aiming, and players can no longer capture points by using the Pain Train as a pumpkin. The map’s contract objective changes from collecting a Halloween pumpkin to killing with a pumpkin bomb. On ctf_medi_evil, the timer increases from 8 to 10 minutes, overtime is removed, and the contract now calls for 5 kills in a single life instead of a pumpkin-bomb kill.

Other changes address missing voice lines for Taunt: One-Eyed Punt!, Scout Crazy Legs’ incorrect lightwarp, a missed Skeleton Crew style, and visibility problems with the Autumn Breeze Unusual effect. The update also adds missing zi_ strings.

Team Fortress 2 Patch Notes

Adding missing zi_ strings
Fixed some missing VO lines for the Taunt: One-Eyed Punt!
Fixed Scout Crazy Legs using the incorrect lightwarp (community fix from Chickenman456)
Updated the Skeleton Crew to add a second style that was originally missed
Updated the Autumn Breeze Unusual effect to fix visibility problems
Updated cp_wildcat_event
- Fixed an exploit where Heavy and Sniper could move full-speed while aiming
- Fixed Jack-o’-Potion appear/break sounds playing globally
- Fixed being able to capture points if using the Pain Train as a pumpkin (Community Fix by Skull)
- Replaced the “Collect a Halloween Pumpkin” contract objective with “Kill with a pumpkin bomb”
Updated ctf_medi_evil
- Increased timer to 10 minutes (previously 8 minutes)
- Removed overtime
- Replaced “Kill with a pumpkin bomb” contract objective with “Get 5 kills in a single life”

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