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TF2’s community Smissmas update hands out stockings and new mapsHave you been a good mercenary this year?
Have you been a good mercenary this year?
Christmas is, somehow, just over two weeks away. I haven’t bought anything for anyone yet, butTeam Fortress 2has already started handing out Stuffed Stockings containing christmas-ey gear for anyone who logs in before January 7th. If cosmetics aren’t enough to get you in a festive mode, the Smissmass 2022 update also adds five new community maps.Watch on YouTubeThose five new maps are Frostwatch, Frostcliff, Rumford, Frosty, and Coal Pit.The update notesprovide no details beyond the names, so feel free to make up your own. I imagine Frostcliff has a big frosty cliff.Your stocking should contain one of 23 new community-contributed cosmetics, potentially with one of 17 new community-created Unusual effects. Those are the effects that can give your hats and whatnot some kind of aura, with these including swirling musical notes and snowflakes. There are three new taunts, too, which you can check out onthe update’s wiki page. I like the hat that sticks the Soldierin a broken christmas bulb.Valve haven’t made any of the new stuff, having delegated holiday updates (and pretty much all other updates) to the community for many years. They did finally pitch in back in Juneto help withthe game’s ongoing racist bot problem, as well as addressing various exploitsin a separate updatetwo weeks later.Valvealso brought Vscript supportto TF2 last month, allowing modders to patch inTitanfall 2style wallrunning. Hopefully we’ll see more Vscript-based surprises in the months to come.I’m overdue for my annual-ish dip back into TF2, and new community maps are a solid way to tempt me back in. It’s one ofthe best FPS gamesever, don’t you know.You can play TF2 for freeon Steam.
Christmas is, somehow, just over two weeks away. I haven’t bought anything for anyone yet, butTeam Fortress 2has already started handing out Stuffed Stockings containing christmas-ey gear for anyone who logs in before January 7th. If cosmetics aren’t enough to get you in a festive mode, the Smissmass 2022 update also adds five new community maps.Watch on YouTubeThose five new maps are Frostwatch, Frostcliff, Rumford, Frosty, and Coal Pit.The update notesprovide no details beyond the names, so feel free to make up your own. I imagine Frostcliff has a big frosty cliff.Your stocking should contain one of 23 new community-contributed cosmetics, potentially with one of 17 new community-created Unusual effects. Those are the effects that can give your hats and whatnot some kind of aura, with these including swirling musical notes and snowflakes. There are three new taunts, too, which you can check out onthe update’s wiki page. I like the hat that sticks the Soldierin a broken christmas bulb.Valve haven’t made any of the new stuff, having delegated holiday updates (and pretty much all other updates) to the community for many years. They did finally pitch in back in Juneto help withthe game’s ongoing racist bot problem, as well as addressing various exploitsin a separate updatetwo weeks later.Valvealso brought Vscript supportto TF2 last month, allowing modders to patch inTitanfall 2style wallrunning. Hopefully we’ll see more Vscript-based surprises in the months to come.I’m overdue for my annual-ish dip back into TF2, and new community maps are a solid way to tempt me back in. It’s one ofthe best FPS gamesever, don’t you know.You can play TF2 for freeon Steam.
Christmas is, somehow, just over two weeks away. I haven’t bought anything for anyone yet, butTeam Fortress 2has already started handing out Stuffed Stockings containing christmas-ey gear for anyone who logs in before January 7th. If cosmetics aren’t enough to get you in a festive mode, the Smissmass 2022 update also adds five new community maps.
Watch on YouTube
Watch on YouTube
Those five new maps are Frostwatch, Frostcliff, Rumford, Frosty, and Coal Pit.The update notesprovide no details beyond the names, so feel free to make up your own. I imagine Frostcliff has a big frosty cliff.
Your stocking should contain one of 23 new community-contributed cosmetics, potentially with one of 17 new community-created Unusual effects. Those are the effects that can give your hats and whatnot some kind of aura, with these including swirling musical notes and snowflakes. There are three new taunts, too, which you can check out onthe update’s wiki page. I like the hat that sticks the Soldierin a broken christmas bulb.
Valve haven’t made any of the new stuff, having delegated holiday updates (and pretty much all other updates) to the community for many years. They did finally pitch in back in Juneto help withthe game’s ongoing racist bot problem, as well as addressing various exploitsin a separate updatetwo weeks later.
Valvealso brought Vscript supportto TF2 last month, allowing modders to patch inTitanfall 2style wallrunning. Hopefully we’ll see more Vscript-based surprises in the months to come.
I’m overdue for my annual-ish dip back into TF2, and new community maps are a solid way to tempt me back in. It’s one ofthe best FPS gamesever, don’t you know.
You can play TF2 for freeon Steam.
