TF2 Patch Update: June 26, 2013
Posted on: June 28th, 2013 by ObeyThis update bundles patches from the past week. My apologies for not getting this posted sooner. Here’s the short of it:
- Summer Claim Checks are now droppable (see below).
- Started dropping Crate #59 (see below). Discontinued dropping Crate #55. Introduces the following new items:
- Kukri, Huo-Long Heater, and Enforcer now exist in Strange quality.
- 3 new Strange Parts: Medics Killed That Have Full Ubercharge, Giant Robots Destroyed, and Heavies Killed.
- Added seven new Unusual effects (see below).
- FIXED:
- Levels not showing up on some items from the June 13 patch.
- The Festive Frontier Justice using the wrong skin for the BLU team.
- Paint for the Virus Doctor now paints the entire hat, instead of just its bands.
- Liquidator’s Lid can now be painted.
- Pocket Pyro now gets assists in Pyrovision.
- Couvre Corner, Stout Shako, L’Inspecteur, and Full Metal Drill Hat got shadowing fixes.
- Some VR mode updates.
Summer Claim Checks… because that Summer Sale is coming….
This tool item looks like an airport baggage claim ticket. Currently it doesn’t do anything, but soon (perhaps in the next week) you’ll be able to trade it in for a special crate. The Summer Claim Checks drop randomly alongside crates, AND can drop when a player uses a Pallet of Crates on your server. Now would be a good time to use a Pallet of Crates on a TF2Newbs server, y’know.
Crate #59
Unlocked with a standard Mann Co. Supply Crate Key, this crate can drop the following (estimated chances in parentheses):
- (20%) Strange Kukri — new
- (20%) Strange Huo-Long Heater — new
- (20%) Strange Enforcer — new
- (10%) Strange Part: Medics Killed That Have Full Uber — new
- (10%) Strange Part: Heavies Killed — new
- (10%) Strange Part: Giant Robots Destroyed — new
- (5%) War Pig
- (5%) Fast Learner
- (1%) random Unusual hat
Yup, most of the items are new. This crate should be a bit more popular than average.
7 New Unusual Effects!
All of these new Unusual effects can appear on any hat uncrated from a standard crate. Remember: RoboCrates have a separate list of Unusual Effects; you won’t see any on these new effects on a Robo item (unless that changes in the future). Here are the seven new effects:
Kill-A-Watt
Terror-Watt
Cloud 9 — four hearts circling, instead of just one
Aces High
Dead Presidents (and yes, that’s Saxton Hale on those dolla’ bills)
Miami Nights
Disco Beat Down
I think these Unusual Effects will be very, very popular.
I’ll be posting news of the Steam Summer Sale as soon as it happens.
[N] Obey