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TF2 update for 7/14/26

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podsosnik21
Covert Ops
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59 posts 3 Apr 2023 joined
14 Jul 2026 at 20:55 #1

Via the Steam store, HLDS and SinfulParticipant949:

- Fixed missing sound for Taunt: Circuit Breaker
- Renamed "Northern Nights" Summer 2026 Unusual effect to "Polar Prism"
- Updated the Floral Growth Unusual effect to fix orientation/position problems

- Updated the Bald Spotter
- Adjusted vertex normals and diffuse on head
- Adjusted normals and specular on head mirror
- Reduced mesh size slightly toward the front and back of the head
- Fixed some facial flexes
- Reduced texture size of lens

- Updated the Surgical Shroud
- Fixed vertex normal issue on coat
- Adjusted Phongfresnelranges on mirror to improve envmap effect
- Reduced texture size of mirror

- Updated/Added some tournament medals
- Updated koth_dusker to globally improve lighting in outdoor areas for better team recognition

- Updated cp_premuda
- Fixed conflicting files leading to crashes
- Fixed several spawn room errors
- Adjusted respawn-times to make capping easier
- Adjusted sound timings and volume
- Brightened up dark spaces and tunnels
- Smaller changes all around the map to improve game flow
- Miscellaneous visual and clipping bugs fixed

Rumor has it:

- Size is close to 60 MB

- "Northern Lights" is the name of a very potent strain of marijuana.

- If you're having trouble viewing the indentations on the formatting (this WP494's homework I am copying) try old.reddit. If you're on the app, then Merasmus have mercy on your soul.

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Noob_Slayer
Random Number God
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265 posts 3 Mar 2023 joined
14 Jul 2026 at 20:59 #2

Aah, I guess they fixed the rowboat Shounic talked about

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aim2please
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48 posts 15 Sep 2023 joined
14 Jul 2026 at 21:27 #3

did they fix the matchmaking coordinator yet? i had trouble finding games yesterday and the servers that i would join wouldn't fill up

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If et-1 is up, I am up.

Nya234lol
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59 posts 14 Jul 2024 joined
15 Jul 2026 at 01:57 #4

""Northern Lights" is the name of a very potent strain of marijuana."
its also more commonly known for it's primary purpose. aurora borealis which is clearly what its referencing lol. weed has like 50 billion names

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Hust607
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15 Jul 2026 at 02:57 #5

Aurora Borealis?! At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within Team Fortress 2?!

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ziguadongnange
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36 posts 29 Jan 2021 joined
15 Jul 2026 at 03:52 #6

Watch on YouTube

I hear this every time I see the word "borealis."

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If et-1 is up, I am up.

AndriyProg
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146 posts 19 May 2018 joined
16 Jul 2026 at 18:31 #7

No MVM update 🫠

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