[TF2 Blog] Team Fortress 2 Update Released

An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
Source Engine Changes

• Fixed server CPU spikes caused by compression of string tables and packets.
• Added sv_netspike, sv_netspike_sendtime_ms, and sv_netspike_output convars for investigating server performance
• net_compresspackets_minsize default value increased to 1024. This convar now also determines the threshold to determine when a "fragment" (logical game network message, before being broken up into network packets) is compressed.
• Added vprof_vtrace and vprof_report_oninterval convars, and tweaked vprof_dump_spikes and vprof_dump_oninterval to reduce output

• Team Fortress 2
  • Added the Robotic Boogaloo community update: http://www.teamfortress.com/roboticboogaloo/
  • Fixed a chat exploit that would cause other clients to timeout from dedicated servers
  • Updated the Mann Co. Store
    • Added RoboCrate Keys
    • Added A Random RoboKey Gift
    • Added Pile of RoboKey Gifts
    • Backpack Expanders on sale at 80% off
  • Updated the localization files

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So I have found the first hat that I actually really want.

Even though I haven't played TF2 in months...

Curse you, Valve, curse you.

 

TF2 servers have been updated. Report any instabilities if there are any to me.

 

this stuff is allready over, i got the best robo hat there is in the update.

Galvanized Gibus.

 

i'm only giddy about this update because there are new unusual effects and a couple old hats can now become unusual.
(the warpig and the soviet gentleman being 2 of them, and the soviet gentleman is on par with the Toque in my eyes so as soon as there is one with sunbeams i will be all over it)

 

The robotic look makes the hats look a bit ugly as well imo.

 

good lord... the robot version of the gibus can be unusual.

also there appears to be atleast 8 new unusual effects.

roboactive
electrostatic - appears to be a line of electricity circling the hat
overclocked
phosphorous - looks like cauldron bubbles + some sort of static
memory leak
green black hole
time warp
anti freeze

 

gibus variant is worth something