Sniper Update

Mr. Johnson · Post by **Mr. Johnson** » May 27th, 2009, 12:20

Baliame wrote:
Pfft, Valve's foot must look like a piece of emmental cheese by now

By the way, I propose we keep a 5punk weapon bank. I already have a cartload of duplicates, so once trading comes out, I can offer them to the lazy/unlucky.

I like this idea.

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » May 27th, 2009, 14:51

I have 5 or 6 duplicates now (mostly blutsaugers, but theres also a flaregun, backburner and huntsman in there too) and I'll gladly trade them for... well anything, a duplicates a duplicate what do I care which ones I have

Post by **HereComesPete** » May 27th, 2009, 14:54

I've managed a sammich and the ubersaw. What I really what is the propeller hat for the pyro.

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » May 27th, 2009, 15:43

I have the feeling Bonks and Flare Guns will be sort of a currency.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » May 27th, 2009, 15:56

Baliame wrote:I have the feeling Bonks will be sort of a currency.

...The sex trade enters TF2

Post by **ProfHawking** » May 27th, 2009, 16:56

Why turn a pefectly decent FPS into something more resembling Magical faaabulous Fairry Land

Post by **HereComesPete** » May 27th, 2009, 17:39

I heard they're going to put levelling in counterstrike.

Deagle +10 to head shots anyone?

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » May 27th, 2009, 18:03

ProfHawking wrote:Why turn a pefectly decent FPS into something more resembling Magical faaabulous Fairry Land

It's only one step in that direction. The entire journey is 1000 miles.

Post by **Roman Totale** » May 27th, 2009, 18:06

spoodie wrote: It's only one step in that direction. The entire journey is 1000 miles.

Can you get a zeppelin there?

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » May 27th, 2009, 19:02

ProfHawking wrote:Why turn a pefectly decent FPS into something more resembling Magical faaabulous Fairry Land

Nothing wrong with a large selection of weapons, long as they keep it reasonably unique.

Post by **ProfHawking** » May 27th, 2009, 20:47

HereComesPete wrote:I heard they're going to put levelling in counterstrike.

Deagle +10 to head shots anyone?

Lies Lies and dammed lies

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » May 29th, 2009, 17:42

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnSzV_JdSz4[/media]

Meet the Spy improved.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » May 29th, 2009, 23:43

A required update to Team Fortress 2 is now available. Please run hldsupdatetool to receive it. The specific changes include:

- Added Sniper/Spy milestone achievements as an additional way players can get the new unlockables
Arena Mode:
- Added tf_arena_use_queue server convar. Turn this on to get the old queue behavior. Default is off
- Added tf_arena_round_time to set a timelimit on the round
- Added the userid of the player who built the teleporter to the "player_teleported" event
- Fixed player killed event causing server crash
- Fixed Spies not being telefragged when standing on an enemy teleporter exit with the Dead Ringer enabled
- Fixed attackers seeing the mini-crit particle effect for full crits if the victim has the Jarate effect enabled
- Fixed the Ambassador not doing damage to buildings
- Fixed Spies disguised as their own team not drawing blood effects
- Fixed players killed by flaming arrows not showing the appropriate death icon

Jason

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » May 30th, 2009, 0:03

Thank fuck for that, they've seen sense and made the new items gettable by effort rather than lottery, and also makes them worth something.

I just wish they'd have done that from the start.

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » May 30th, 2009, 0:12

Thank fuck.

I think I pretty much have the first two milestones for spy just from normal play

Edit: Actually I have two sniper milestones and all spy milestones. Hur-fucking-ray. The only thing I'm missing is the razorback, which requires me to get one more sniper achievement, which will be easy to do since half of them relate to pissing on people and now that I have piss in a jar I can do that

Post by **HereComesPete** » May 30th, 2009, 1:26

- Fixed Spies disguised as their own team not drawing blood effects

Good. I got caught out by this a couple of times as a sniper. Shooting someone in the wrong colour clothes but seeing no blood I left them alone thinking they were from my own team. Then I'd get stabbed.

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » May 30th, 2009, 2:21

Typical, I start racking through the sniper achievements and get to the 2nd milestone within in hour, and then get the Cloak and Dagger (lvl 5 watch, so 1st spy achievement award I think), which I was going to work towards in a few days time.

I also quite like the Huntsman, takes a little while to get the hang of it though.

Mr. Johnson · Post by **Mr. Johnson** » May 30th, 2009, 6:25

how odd, I got the first sniper achievement, yet it won't tell me I did. Dammit steam!

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » May 30th, 2009, 9:53

2 minutes in a game and you should get it.

By the way I have duplicates of everything now.

Mr. Johnson · Post by **Mr. Johnson** » May 30th, 2009, 9:55

yep, now I've finally got my huntsman. And I LOVE it.