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:
Scream Fortress VI has arrived!

• Help Merasmus with his carnival!
• Comic and additional information available on the website (http://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress6)
• Scream Fortress VI runs until November 12, 2014
• Added new Halloween map Carnival of Carnage
  • Merasmus will spread misfortune with server wide curses
  • Added a Strongmann Test-Your-Strength machine which is in no way an eldritch portal to Bumper Car Madness!
• Added bumper car minigames. Win by completely ghostifying the other team or by completing the objective
• Alt-fire to speed boost your bumper car
• Cast spells while driving
• The collision force a bumper car receives increases as the car takes damage
• Force is displayed in the bumper car HUD as a percentage
• Ghosts can come back to life by touching a friendly bumper car
• 50 new Halloween-themed community cosmetics
• 6 new achievements

• During Scream Fortress VI
  • A Halloween Gift Cauldron is granted to all players who play during the event
  • Added Halloween crates to the Mann Co. Store. These crates do not require a key to open
  • All Unusual hats and taunts that are unboxed during the event will receive Halloween-themed Unusual effects
  • Previous Scream Fortress content is available in the Mann Co. Store

• General
  • Reduced the number of Fireball spells granted to 2
  • Updated the tf_spells_enabled ConVar
    • Removed the Teleport spell from the general spell list when spells are enabled outside of Helltower
    • Added rare spells to the general spell list, except Skeletons and Monoculus
  • Turning a player into a ghost now grants the attacker a kill credit
  • Players can now fly around as a ghost by holding the jump key
  • TargetID system
    • Now creates a floating health indicator over the target
    • Reduced size of nameplate
    • Added tf_hud_target_id_alpha ConVar to control the transparency
  • Fixed player voice transmissions not transmitting the last second of recording
  • Fixed a dedicated server crash when the autoexec.cfg contains a bind command
    • Fixed Unicode font performance and rendering issues for Mac clients
    • Fixed an exploit that allowed players to remove the ghost condition

• Hammer
  • Added a field to the Tools->Options->3DView tab that multiplies the length of the rendered light_spot cone preview

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