Talking about scootlegs is fun and all, Valve, but where’s our cvar that re-enables it?

Forgot to post this here the other day, a new scout hat.

That helmet ain't gonna save you.

This one took a bit more time to do than the others, mainly because I’ve never done bendy straps like the ones holding the bars to the padding before.

As always, get it from here, or from FPSB.

Serverside version is here.

And the third news item of the day is Valve cracking down on players who have used third party tools to unlock achievements.

The administrator is not pleased.

After you get over the dissapointment of no ‘meet the’ video, or lament over the fact that Valve didn’t release a new gameplay mode with the update, you’ll find that more that meets the eye has changed.

As we’ve come to expect from the last few updates, there’s the first thing you see when you join a server:

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It appears that the Russian site HL-Inside somehow managed to get a hold of the officially unreleased achievement descriptions. While the page is in Russian, you can use google translate to get an idea of what each achievement is all about. Or view an alternate translation on the forums here.

Edit: Then again, Valve decided to go ahead and post the official achievement descriptions a several hours after the leak. Looking over them, it seems that the last scout unlock will be called the “Force-A-Nature”

There is also talk about the scout unlock being a breech-loaded shotgun with kickback. The kickback sounds strong enough to allow you to triple-jump.

So! The third Scout update has been unveiled. The title of the page: “Energy Drink & Achievements.”

EDIT: It was pointed out to me somwhere else that the linked picture shows the scout holding what looks like his NEW scattergun (there is no more round holder in it). Although that doesn’t really say anything about what it will do, it is fun to note.

EDIT (2): I also just realized that the same picture depicts the scout running infront of what is definitely one of the new VALVE maps- the blurred picture in the background shows both a RED and a BLU cart- now I can say for sure that the new map type is a double-payload map.

The first part of the update reveals the new ‘BONK’ Energy Drink. By all appearances, BONK is a consumable item (like the Sandvich) which speeds up the scout for the duration of its effect, but afterwhich causes “feelings of lethargy that can last several seconds.” EVD pointed out that it may also allow someone to dodge bullets (but exactly how isn’t stated).

The second part is the icons and names of all Scout Achievements (without the details).

The VALVE server this is all hosted on appears to be rather slow, so here’s a complete copy of the names of the Achievements:

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In the second revelation for the upcoming Scout Update, VALVE has showcased the two community maps it is adding (with small changes).

The two maps this time are arena_watchtower:

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While the last TF2 patch that just went online was somewhat controversial, breaking a ton of user made scripts while killing off one of our favourite unofficial classes, Valve has begun unveiling the scout unlocks that will go live in the next few days. Today, we are presented with the bat unlock, the Sandman:

You Scouts are gonna love this highly collectible bat that smacks baseballs at the other team, stunning the living crap outta anybody dumb, slow, drunk, mute or Australian enough to get in the way. The farther the ball flies before ricocheting offa some chucklehead’s skull, the longer he’s gonna be stunned. And guys who think they’re tough because they’re invulnerable? It works on them too. Now the bad news: You can’t double jump when you’re carrying this little beauty. On the other hand, double jumping never put anybody in a coma.

Oddly enough, I remember Valve being against degenerative gameplay, and being batted repeatedly by a fast scrawny guy is annoying enough even when you can move, but right now you can’t really tell how this is all going to play out.

Keep checking the scout update page of the TF2 blog over the next few days to find out what else Valve has in store for us.

What you’ve all been waiting for. To everyone that’s been hyped on the steam group, I hope I did not dissapoint.

So, the community site is launched. Go post on the forums, play on the server, use the [MnG] tag, and have fun!

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