TF2 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:

• Reverted BLU Scout pants fix because it conflicts with too many existing cosmetics
• Updated the Fleet Commander again to fix import problems from the previous update
• Updated the Phantom Plague and Haunting Haze Unusual effects to fix sometimes spawning away from the player
• Updated cp_freaky_fair
  • Fixed issues related to the gamemode logic
    • Reapplied check that was mistakenly removed to check if the player is actively buying upgrades in a station or not
    • Implemented new custom system to refund upgrades to hopefully address inconsistencies both in-round and across rounds
    • Implemented logic to handle mismatches in recorded vs actual currency values when leaving the upgrade trigger and having not accepted de-bought upgrades
    • Reverted code to do with Ghosts and Sentry busters to fix bugs related to their effects not de-applying
    • Implemented a way to force kill players to address edge cases where you could survive as the sentry buster past their explosion (Thanks MilkMaster!)
    • Improved the logic which checks if you can apply a new potion effect to yourself to address bugs where effects can overlap
    • Fixed sniper and demo shields not having their upgrades cleared
    • Fixed canteens not having their values cleared when refunding whilst not equipped
  • Increased the height of the skybox
  • Increased last point capture time from 6s to 7s
  • Changed some clipping to stop giants from building on roofs
  • Smoothed out a divot (Thanks Midnite!)
• Updated zi_atoll, zi_blazehattan, zi_devastation_final1, zi_murky, zi_sanitarium, and zi_woods
  • General
    • Re-encoded all Zombie Infection sound effects as .WAV
      • This fixes issues with sound effects not playing correctly and spewing errors in the console
  • Bug fixes
    • Fixed a bug that caused Sniper's Spit Pool to deal much more damage than intended
    • Fixed a bug that caused team names to not display correctly when playing on mp_tournament mode
    • Fixed a bug where Engineer would sometimes scream like a charging Demoman while throwing an EMP Grenade
  • Zombie Changes
    • Sniper's Spit Pool damage vs Survivors no longer stacks when standing in multiple zones
    • Zombie Heavy is no longer immune to Critical Hits
    • Zombie Heavy's max health raised to 525 (from 450)
    • Zombie Pyro's max health raised to 250 (from 175)
    • Zombie Pyro now drops a medium health kit on death
  • Survivor Changes
    • Crossbow weapons no longer have a flat damage multiplier against Zombies
    • The B.A.S.E Jumper can no longer be deployed if you are one of the last three survivors
    • Jumper Weapons can no longer store reserve ammunition
• Updated zi_murky (additional changes)
  • Added more respawn room triggers around the new spawn zones

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