Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Server Browser (for TF2 and DoD:S)
* Added a client-side server blacklist

* Supports blacklisting of specific servers, all servers on an IP, and all servers on a class C range

* Saves the server list to a file, and has an Import button to allow easy sharing (cfg\server_blacklist.txt)
Balance changes

* Reduced the health penalty on The Sandman

* The Force-A-Nature knockback on target now

* Only applies to hits that deal more than 30 damage and are in close range

* Factors in the firer’s angle of attack when determining the knockback direction

* Has less of an effect on grounded targets

* The Dead Ringer now

* Reduces cloak to 40% when uncloaking early

* Has a 35% cap on the amount of cloak it can gain from an ammo pack

* Has a quieter de-cloak sound
Changes / Fixes

* Fixed a performance & stability issue with AMD processors

* Improved the stability of the game server -> item backend connection

* Fixed a rare server crash related to dispensers

* Added min/max values to viewmodel_fov convar to match the settings in the slider

* Reduced the number of moons in ctf_doublecross, sadly

* Demo playback now ignores sv_pure settings, allowing demos to easily contain custom content

* Fixed a crash related to sv_pure and the wireframe_dx6 shader

* Players can no longer shoot while stunned

* Fixed a bug that caused movement speed reductions to not work on stunned players

* Soldier Rage bar no longer resets when touching a resupply cabinet
Achievement fixes

* Fixed the “Second Eye” Demoman achievement

* Fixed a bug in the “Play Doctor” Medic achievement

* Changed the requirements for the “Medals of Honor” Soldier achievement

* Updated description for the “Blind Fire” Demoman achievement to better explain the requirements

* Fixed an issue that affected several achievements requiring the use of the Equalizer
Community requests

* Added “skip_next_map” server ConCommand to skip the next map in the map cycle

* Added “Play a hit sound whenever you injure an enemy” option to the Multiplayer->Advanced options menu

* Added server “tf_use_fixed_weaponspreads” convar. When set, shotgun & scattergun pellet spreads will use a non-random distribution

* Added a “show_htmlpage” command to allow server operators to display custom web pages to clients
Changes to the TF Bots

* In KOTH mode, Bots are now

* More likely to roam around and hunt enemies if there is lots of time left

* Become more likely to push for the point as time runs down, or their teammates start to capture it

* Medic bots now

* Opportunistically “overheal” nearby friends when they can

* Prioritize healing of injured nearby friends more

* Don’t focus on Heavies quite so exclusively

* Don’t spam their Medigun continuously at round start

* Won’t choose cover far below their heal target so much (koth_nucleus)

* Fight back with their syringe-gun appropriately

* Various improvements to combat behaviors

* General bot improvements

* They no longer stand still on the point when capturing or defending it

* They choose more varied routes now

* They choose better defensive spots around captured points

* They fall back to another weapon when they entirely run out of ammo

* They adjust their FOV when using zoomed in sniper scope

* They treat in-range Sentries as the most dangerous threat

* They fire their weapons is more realistic bursts

* Engineers use their shotgun properly

* Added a “virtual mousepad” concept to rework how bots track enemy players

* They now periodically estimate the position and velocity of the enemy they are tracking, instead of “locking on”

* After rotating beyond a maximum angle, they will pause for a fraction of a second to re-center their “virtual mouse”

* Allows for over/undershoot “slop” in aiming. Looks more natural, and allows skilled players to dodge

* Addresses the “180 spin around and fire”, “Heavy bot is OP”, “Sniper is OP”, and “I can’t fight a Heavy bot as a Scout” issues

* Tuned Sniper spot finding algorithm to generate more diverse locations, partially addressing the “Predictable Sniper camping spots” issue

* Soldier bots are more careful to not fire rockets that will explode on nearby geometry and kill them

* Fixed a bug where bots tried to heal from a Dispenser being carried by an Engineer

* Tuned scoreboard logic to guard against malicious server operators spoofing bot pings to hide the “BOT” tag