All sorts of new things are available inside the game

Feb 20, 2014 09:47 GMT  ·  By

Team Fortress 2 has just received a brand new patch on the Steam digital distribution service, adding new promotional items but also fixing quite a few different bugs or improving server stability when handling multiple items.

Team Fortress 2 is still a really popular multiplayer first-person shooter, as Valve constantly releases new themed updates but also weekly patches designed to improve the whole experience and make sure that players continue to have a good time.

Now, a brand new patch is available for download on Steam, as Valve has rolled it out across all platforms (PC, Mac, Linux).

The update has quite a lot of various bug fixes for things like Medigun particle beams, cases, or other issues, like client crashes or the Mann vs. Machine glitches.

It also features new promotional items for owners of the new Thief title, according to Anthal.

Check out the full changelog below, via Steam.

-Added new promo items -Fixed a client crash caused by trying to load an invalid URL -Fixed Medigun particle beams not always appearing while healing players in DirectX 8 -Fixed a case where clients would hear/see crit effects when their attack was not a crit -Fixed the Carbonado Botkiller Minigun using the incorrect material for the Minigun -Fixed a Mann vs. Machine bug related to upgrades after a retry/reconnect -Updated the Unarmed Combat to add the item_type description -Updated sv_pure so client will detect corrupt or modified VPK files -Use Steam to verify local cache to fix corrupt files -Use the custom folder to customize the game -Item server stability -Improved performance when manipulating multiple items at the same time (claiming multiple item drops, etc.) -Improved performance fetching persona names for item descriptions (gifted by, etc.) -Improved performance generating Steam Community Market data for item tooltips

The new update is already available and will be automatically downloaded when you start Steam and are connected to the Internet.