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It was down earlier today. I actually had to check the TF Wiki Crafting page instead.

You can always make the offer. Also, hat trading thread, although it's both hats and other items now... I can't rename the topic though.

For those of you who haven't kept up with crafting, the following recipes were apparently added to the crafting system earlier this week: Vita-Saw = 1 Übersaw + 1 Reclaimed Metal Gloves of Running Urgently = 1 Killing Gloves of Boxing + 1 Reclaimed Metal Set Headgear = 4 Refined Metal + 1 weapon from the desired set So, yes, the Set headgear takes nearly as much metal as the class-specific headgear recipe does. Edit: I suppose, technically, that means I owe Arrowshot an Übersaw...

This happened a bit ago, but new TF2 update: - Fixed an exploit that allowed people to bypass the Gloves of Rushing Urgently's damage taking penalty. - Made the following items nameable: Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask, Ghastly Gibus, Soldier's Medal, Honest Halo, Golden Wrench, Mann Co. Cap, Polycount Pin. - Fixed a case where some clients where timing out while accessing the store. FireSlash has already applied this update to normal and Highlander servers.

I just checked mine and OCR BLU appears in it. Having said that, I've seen it where they just vanish from the list. Best bet is to re-add it... the address is blu.ocrtf2.com:27015 (or 206.217.135.91:27015)

Or you could use the easier to remember connect blu.ocrtf2.com (the port number defaults to 27015)

...I wonder if Zombie Fortress has been updated to stop you from using the new Spy knife. I know they made it so the Dead Ringer is useless, as the charge meter is kept from completely filling. er... it helps if you know that the Zombies in ZF are Scouts, Heavies, and Spies and they can't use projectile weapons.

No... although that and the "everyone the same class" plugin can be... interesting. Particularly if both are on together.

Server update is unimportant; it just updated Windows server files. As part of the Linux server install... Speaking of files, I'm doing some plugin testing this week, so don't be surprised if the server makes you download a few new sound files.

I just got a new TF2 client update, but Valve doesn't appear to have announced one anywhere. I'm checking for server updates now.

I assumed it was down to fix the plethora of steam disconnects that have been happening since today's TF2 update.

Steam's network is down at the moment. Hopefully this is so they can fix the problems TF2 has been having today with loadouts and stuff going down. I managed to get two Mann Co. Crates after reconnecting during nucleus... but now the store won't let me buy keys because Steam went down again. er... Keys and a Rocket Jumper, since you need to spend at least $5, and I don't want to leave $0.02 in my Steam wallet.

According to TF2Items, Frying Pan is for Soldier and Demoman... unless they were using some sort of placeholder thing from the Pain Train.

If anyone else else who has bought items from the item store and has constant problems with their loadout while no one else on the server is having problems, let me know. I'm trying to isolate if it's just me, or if it's related to owning and using store-bought items.

If you have (or get) L4D2 before 4pm PDT tomorrow, you get Ellis's Hat and the Frying Pan in TF2.

According to the TF2 blog, anyone who already owns or buys Left 4 Dead 2 before 4pm PDT Thursday will get a free Frying Pan and Ellis's Hat. "Current L4D2 owners will see the items appear over the next few days."

I see the little silhouette of a TF2 update. Scaramouch, Scaramouch, will you do the Fandango? Shared changes (CS:S, DoD:S, HL2:DM, and TF2) * ServerBrowser now sorts by ping by default once again. * Fixed Mac crash on launch when running Mac OSX 10.5.8. * Fixed spectator bug where spectating a Sniper looking through scope didn't zoom fov. Team Fortress 2 General Fixes * Fixed an issue that caused some old demos to crash. * The server browser now sorts by ping by default. * The Trading dialog now starts with the chat window having focus. * Fixed a bug that caused overheal to not work properly. * Fixed the Sandvich cooldown not occurring when the Heavy is hurt. * Fixed the Heavy's hands being invisible. * Soldiers no longer maintain their rage level when changing loadout. * Alerts now sort on top of achievement status. * Prevented a bad state occurring when someone tried to trade with themselves. * Fixed a dueling related crash caused by custom scoreboard UIs. * Fixed players not being able to set their default FOV correctly. * Fixed being unable to equip customized shotguns & pistols on some classes. * Improved the explanation of the item set bonus in set item descriptions. * Fixed a bug where items with particle systems would show up at the player's feet or pelvis. * Fixed the wrench number for the Golden Wrench not displaying properly. * Fixed the medal number for the Gentle Manne's Service Medal not displaying properly. * Fixed client seeing incorrect message when changing team while participating in a duel. Economy Changes * Added Remove Name and Remove Paint features. * Achievement items and store promotion items are now usable in crafting. * Gifted items are now craftable and tradable. * Attempting to craft a non tradable item will result in a warning that the items produced by the craft will also be marked as non tradable. * Community, Self-Made, and Valve items are not tradable or usable in crafting. * Changed "Not Craftable" description to "Not Usable in Crafting" to increase clarity. Item Changes * The TF badge on the Glengarry Bonnet is no longer team colored. * Restored the missing PDA2 Slot Token. * Restored the appearance of the Tippler's Tricorne to the version prior to the Mannconomy Update. This item is now paintable. * Added a new paintable hat, the 'Rimmed Raincatcher' that has a new Tricorne style appearance. * The Earbuds are now nameable. * Duel fixes: * Fixed Dueling badges using the wrong texture. * Fixed an issue where dueling stats did not show up on dueling badges above Bronze. * During a duel, the Dueling mini-game item used to initiate the duel cannot be deleted, traded or crafted. * The following hats now allow the paint to affect their color more (colors should not be washed out): * The Pugilist's Protector, The Hard Counter, The Bombing Run, Football Helmet, Fancy Fedora, Cowboy Hat, Engineer's Cap, Viking Helm, Respectless Rubber Glove, Batter's Helmet, Brigade Helm, Master's Yellow Belt, Killer's Kabuto, Backbiter's Billycock * Dueling Mini-Game now drops with 5 uses. Weapon Changes * The Battalion's Backup no longer gives rage for falling damage. * The Shortstop is now affected by tf_use_fixed_weaponspreads. * The Gloves of Running Urgently now using the boxing taunt and boxing glove weapons are now of the type "Boxing Gloves" instead of "Fists." * Your Eternal Reward no longer disguises the Spy if the victim survives the backstabbing attempt (because of Ubercharge, The Razorback, etc) * Your Eternal Reward no longer disguises the Spy if they are carrying the flag. * The Holy Mackerel no longer displays a fish hit message when a Spy disguised as the attacker's team is hit. * The Holy Mackerel no longer triggers other death events (like achievements or stats mods) improperly. * The Sydney Sleeper no longer penetrates targets. * The Sydney Sleeper no longer randomly crits. * Milk will no longer spray from the barrels of other Scout weapons when switching from the Mad Milk. tl;dr version: Sydney Sleeper no longer random crits (and IMO is now utterly worthless). Your Eternal Reward no longer disguises when you're carrying intel or backstab an ubered/Razorbacked person. GRU is now considered a boxing glove with matching taunt. Shortstop now waffleshots (and IMO is actually useful). Sandvich has cooldown again. Rage meter fixed (and Battalion no longer grows from fall damage). Holy Mackerel stat logging is fixed. No more ridiculous bonus point numbers in HLStatsX. You can now craft gifts, achievement awards, and store bonuses (but not bought items). Gifts can also be traded. Crafting non-tradeable items will create non-tradeable items. This includes store bonuses and (new) achievement unlocks. Heavy has hands again.

Valve pushed out a second (linux-only?) server update. Installed and restarted the l4d2.ocrtf2.com:27015 server.

Server is nearly finished updating. It only has Add-On Support left to update. Also, L4D/L4D2 are currently on sale on Steam. $6.79 each, or both for $10.19. Edit: Someone already changed the topic title... whoops. Edit 2: l4d2.ocrtf2.com:27015 is now updated and restarting... but the server is configured to check for updates on restart, so this may take a moment before it finds out there are no new updates.

Speaking of which, the update is larger than I expected. I'm currently updating the server on l4d2.ocrtf2.com, but it's taking some time because the update is 3.5GB. Edit: Having said that, I can tell you that some older maps, navigation meshes (for bots) and voiceclips have also been updated.

From the same page: Since this is the L4D2 thread, I assume he's asking about L4D2 which will be released today, not L4D (which won't).

A game release, yes. HL2 had the same problem. However, this isn't a release, but an update and updates are considerably smaller than releases.

While Steam's download servers have their faults, I have yet to see any major game update that's not playable until the following day.

It's only 10am Pacific time right now on the day it's scheduled to be out. Show some patience.

SourceTV for the Highlander server is available on 206.217.135.94:27020, but it was kind of laggy the last time I tried it.