Join us for weekly Shenanigans organized in the tf2 Discord channel. We will be running every Friday at 7pm Central (8pm Eastern). You can find us in the "A game, any game" voice channel. We may also do weekend runs depending on the availability of those who speak up in Discord!

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Direct Relief's website for Ukraine: https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/ukraine-crisis/
Direct Relief score card from Charity Watch( A, 82% money spent): https://www.charitywatch.org/charities/direct-relief-direct-relief-foundation

Thoughts on the developments? The recently found RCE bug seems pretty scary

Server is at tf2.icrontic.com or 108.61.100.228

WEDNESDAY, 9PM EST (6pm PST), let's assemble on Discord: http://discord.gg/m5qJP2g. Since we no longer have our own dedicated server we'll have to likely bomb some poor unsuspecting soul's server as a group.

Here, meet the team if you've forgotten:

The Icrontic TF2 server was up for over 10 years, entirely community funded, and responsible for some of the greatest gaming memories and friendships of my lifetime.

Thank you all for everything! No game has held on longer or had more of an impact on the Icrontic community than Team Fortress 2.

I can’t believe this game has lasted this long.

Granted, its been a few years since I played consistently. But its more playtime and enjoyment I’ve gotten out of most games especially FPS.

It marks one of Valves high points and also their transition from a developer to a distributor.

The game has had its ups and downs, but overall, its been a great experience. It’s how I first met Icrontic. I miss the game and community at its high point. Nothing else has really been able to fill that void.

Anyway I digress. My point is I miss TF2 and I miss the league nights. I’ll be on the server 10/10 to celebrate. Hopefully I won't be alone.

I'm interested.

Where my MvM team at. We got this.

@Signal @BobbyDigi @Karma @PirateNinja @trooster89 @_K @RahnalH102? We got this?

It's pretty simple: We meet on rad.icrontic.com and play Team Fortress 2 in various states of sobriety for as long as we can keep people online (usually 3-4 hours depending on west coast attendance).

It will run 8 consecutive Tuesdays, thru April 19. There will be a postseason match April 26.

More announcements to come. Here's what we did last year.

Reminder: Contribute to keep the TF2 server online - it's about to run out.

Reddit r/TF2 discussion & Original post

The programmer who ran the service has since dropped the project and released the source. Source

LMAO indeed.

Depending on which maps we can get through 5-8 maps.

Next week lets start with just stock maps and eventually start working in some custom maps.

The defenders were nestled all snug in their Red,
While visions of Hoodoo danced in their heads.
And Prime with his stickies, and I with my strange gun,
Had just settled in for a long Dustbowl run.

When out on the forum there arose such a clatter,
I refreshed the page to see what was the matter.
Away to the console I flew like a flash,
Tore open the code and called up the Stats Dash.

"Now @Marshmellow! now, @Butters! now, @_k and @Massalinie!
On, @Karma! On, @Signal! On, @FettBacon and @GnomeQueen!
To the top of the hill! to the top of the wall!
Now uber her! Uber him! Ubers for all!"

And then, in the distance, I heard as I run
The whirring and turning of @RyanFodder's minigun.
As @pigflipper drew his bow, and was turning 'round,
Down @pragtastic's bullet came with a pound.

@BobbyDigi was dressed all in hats, from head to toe,
And his taunts were the finest, 'twas quite the show.
A bundle of rare weapons he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler, proudly showing his sack.

Blue spoke not a word, but went straight to their work,
And captured the first point, then turned with a jerk.
And spying a turret surrounded by foes,
Went all-Pyro, shooting naught but rainbows!

@oni_dels raised his beer, and @Ilriyas his liquor,
while @Jokke and @Tushon prayed to spawn quicker.
And @Strikes and @Farge and @Requit were runnin',
As @trooster89 quietly asked... "Are you from London?"

Will detail out as time permits... Star Wars and all.

Similar to Gun Mettle, new skins, cases for particular skins and also a cosmetic case with new cosmetics.

And Game play changes!

All
Base weapon switch speed changed from 0.67 seconds to 0.5 seconds
Upon spawning, friendly players will show an outline for 10 seconds
Updated various weapon descriptions to better detail their functionality

Multi-Class

• Panic Attack
  No longer auto-fires when fully loaded. Shots can be held and released at will.

• Reserve Shooter
  No longer boosts all-around switch speed, instead boosts switch-to speed by 20% and switch-from speed by 15%
  No longer mini-crits any airborne target (i.e. jumping). Target must be forced in to the air via blastjump, knockback, airblast, or grapple.

• The Half-Zatoichi
  Now considered a sword (increased holster and deploy time and increased range)
  Honorbound changed. Deals 50 self damage on holster if no kill was made. Cannot be holstered if player is below 50 life and no kill was made.
  100% life restore on kill changed to 50% health gain on kill that can result in overheal
  No random crits

Scout

• Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol
  Increased health recovered on hit from +3 to +5

• Mad Milk
  Extinguishing an ally will now reduce the cooldown by 20%

• Wrap Assassin
  Now 42% more festive! Ornament shatters on all impacts, dealing a small amount of damage in a small radius. Bleed effect still only applies to a target that is struck directly.
  Ball recharge rate increased by 25%
  Damage penalty reduced from -70% to -65%

Soldier

• Beggar's Bazooka
  Decreased blast radius by 20%

• Concheror
  Doubled health regeneration rate. Regeneration rate is now decreased if player has been recently damaged.

• B.A.S.E Jumper
  Removed hidden property of up draft when on fire

• Market Gardener
  Added 20% Attack Speed penalty

• Air-Strike
  Reduced blast radius by 20% when rocket jumping (28% reduction when compared to stock)

Sniper

• The Cleaner's Carbine
  Reduced firing rate penalty from 35% to 20%
  Added 'CRIKEY' meter which is filled by dealing damage
  Mini-crits are no longer activated by kill, but can instead be activated by alt-fire when the 'CRIKEY' meter is filled

• Cozy Camper
  Quadrupled health regeneration rate. Regeneration rate is now decreased if player has been recently damaged.

• Jarate
  Extinguishing an ally now reduces the cool down by 20%
  Pyro
  Pyros like to collect rainbows! Extinguishing a teammate will now return 20 health to the Pyro.
  Consecutive Airblasts will no longer prevent enemies from air-strafing until they touch the ground
  The base Flamethrower's damage fall off over distance has been decreased, resulting in higher damage output at range

• Degreaser
  No longer boosts all-around switch speed. Instead, boosts switch-to speed by 60% and switch-from speed by 30%.
  Removed damage penalty
  Increased Airblast cost by 25%
  Increased afterburn penalty to from 25% to 66%

• Phlogistinator
  Removed 10% damage penalty.
  When activating 'MMMPH', the taunting Pyro gains temporary invulnerability and immunity to knockback effects

• Axtinguisher
  Properties changed
  100% Chance to crit against burning targets
  33% Damage penalty
  20% Slower attack speed
  75% Slower switch-to speed

Medic
Medics now have slightly higher health regeneration when healing a hurt patient
During setup time, ÜberCharge build rate is now increased by 3x

• Amputator
  Taunt can now be activated by alt-fire
  Healing done with the taunt now grants small amounts of ÜberCharge

• Vaccinator
  Removed 10% health regeneration on proper resist
  Added slight ÜberCharge build on proper resist
  Increased ÜberCharge rate from +50% to +67%
  Reduced overhealed ÜberCharge build rate penalty to 33% from 66%. As this penalty is applied after the base increase, healing an overhealed patient is now 33% more effective.

• Crusader's Crossbow
  Healing a player with an arrow now grants a small amount of ÜberCharge

• Quick-Fix
  Fixed cases where Quick-Fix ÜberCharged players could still be affected by certain knock-back effects
  Players can no longer capture objectives while under the effects of Quick-Fix ÜberCharge

Spy
The HUD 'Cloak' meter now displays 'MOTION' and 'FEIGN' when Cloak and Dagger and Dead Ringer are equipped respectively

• Dead Ringer
  Initial damage reduction when feigning death increased to 75% from 50%

• Spy-cicle
  Fixed a bug where ammo packs from dead players were not filling the Spy-cicle meter
  Fire immunity shield no longer appears when fire immunity is triggered

Heavy

• Fists of Steel
  Removed deploy time penalty
  Added penalty of increased holster time by 100%

• Gloves of Running Urgently
  Increased holster time penalty

• Warrior's Spirit
  Now heals 50 health on kill
  Damage received and dealt increased by 30%
  Removed health penalty

• Eviction Notice
  Now provides 15% move speed bonus
  Now increases damage taken by 20%

Demoman / Demoknight
Shield bash now deals damage at all ranges, scaled by distance
Melee damage boost after shield bash is based on amount of charge consumed. Now provides mini-crit at 25% depleted, and full crit at 60% depleted.
Charging now removes debuffs from the Demoknight (Bleed, Fire, Mad Milk, Jarate)
All Swords now have a slower deploy and holster speed compared to base weapons in addition to their increased melee range

• Splendid Screen
  Removed the ability to deal charge impact damage at any range (now native to all shields)
  Now increases recharge rate by 50%
  Increased blast resistance from 15% to 20%

• Tide Turner
  Now grants mini-crit instead of full-crit on charge bash
  Reduced resistances to 15%

• Chargin Targe
  Reduced blast resistance from 40% to 30%
  Removed fire immunity

• Claidheamh Mòr
  Removed charge duration bonus
  Now restores 25 health on kill
  Removed health penalty
  Now increases damage taken while active by 15%

• Persian Persuader
  Removed ammo pickups granting health instead of ammo
  Added penalties of reduced primary and secondary ammo
  Ammo pickups now replenish charge
  Now gains charge meter on hit

• Quickiebomb Launcher
  Fizzle time increased from 2 seconds to 4 seconds

• Ullapool Caber
  Base melee damage increased from 35 to 55
  Added 20% fire rate penalty
  Added 100% switch-to time penalty

• Loose Cannon
  Reduced projectile speed (now a visible attribute)
  Reduced cannon impact damage from 60 to 50. Damage also scales with distance.
  Reduced knockback from cannon hit. Knockback strength is now similar to airblast.

Engineer
After removing a Sapper from a sentry, there is now a 0.5s delay before the sentry is active again
Sentries brought into a respawn room no longer detonate outside of Mann vs. Machine

• The Jag
  Added damage penalty against buildings. Now takes 3 hits to destroy a Sapper.

• Rescue Ranger
  Healing per bolt reduced from 75 to 60

@Karma reinstall tf2 and play with us

This update is Huge! (So huge I'll have to break it into multiple posts!)

EDIT: or my thing just crashed and showed me the halloween maps for no reason, telling me none are available...
i guess my steam is drunker than me.

From TF2 Blog

About PASS Time

RED and BLU face off in an epic battle to score more goals than their opponents. Coordinated passing, aerial shots, interceptions, team-based formations and plays, defensive lines and the like make for strategically chaotic play.

Ball-Carrying

The "jack" is a ball that, when carried, replaces your weapons. Teamwork is key in protecting the jack-carrier. Pass and shoot with your primary fire. Pick up and intercept by simply touching the jack. Melee an opponent carrier to steal. Carrying the jack also gives that player the following boosts:

• Health: regeneration
• Invulnerability: temporary when you steal (with melee) or intercept the jack
• Speed: temporary increase when you first gain possession
• Vision: see both teammates AND opponents on the map

Strategy

• Passing
  A critical aspect of PASS Time play. Team-based passing is a surefire way to get the ball away from your goal, and into your opponents', as quickly as possible.

• Coordinated Team Play
  In PASS Time, it’s vital to play as a team. Lone wolf runs don’t stand a chance against a united front.

• High-Flying Action
  PASS Time introduces speed boosts and jump-pads. Nothing beats the rush of a mid-air shot-on-goal or interception.

• Defense!
  A balance of offensive and defensive strategy is key. Goalies can be the difference-makers in PASS Time.

• Sudden Death
  As with most sports, try not to die. Especially if the match ends in a tie—'cause that’s when true Sudden Death kicks in.

Letter from Bad Robot:

Thanks, guys. And hello to the TF2 community! As massive fans of all things Valve and TF2, we've been thrilled to work with them, and the deft developers at Escalation Studios, to present this super early look at PASS Time. And now we're extremely excited to have the opportunity to collaborate with you, the players! Your feedback will be critical to making this mode, at very least, worthy of the game we all love. So, many thanks for hitting us up at passtime@valvesoftware.com with any and all thoughts. Here's hoping that, together, we can create something special that the community will enjoy as much as we've enjoyed just getting to this point!

Every week there will be 1-3 challenges. You level up for each challenge you complete. The goal is to have 30+ challenges thru our 15-week season so there is ample opportunity to catch up if you miss a week (or can't / don't want to do a particular challenge).

We'll announce new challenges the day of the league game. The challenge for Week 1 was simple: Show up! Everyone who came and played gets level 1.

TO LEVEL UP YOU MUST CONNECT YOUR STEAM ACCOUNT. That lets me automate as much as possible because it associates a SteamID with your username here.

To level 20!

On 6 kills right now, lets get this run started

First, we're moving to Wednesday nights. Second, we're slating a 4-hour timeslot from 9pm-1am EST / 6-10pm PST to catch more of you passing thru. And third, the season ends with Expo. That's right, it's just 15 weeks long.

We're doing this to focus participation on a limited span of time, but also because we're going to be doing some meta gaming this year. In the past, we've given an Icrontic badge for anyone who shows up to any League night. This year, we'll be expanding on that concept. Things like how much you play and what you do while on the server will be counted. We're still finalizing these plans and will announce details on opening night.

Need reminders? The Icrontic Calendar (XML, iCal) is here to help.

And fear not, the rest of your year will not be TF2-free. There will be a Fall 2015 series event as well.

We're seeking assistance to overhaul the server in time for opening night. I'm guessing a full reinstall & fresh copy of Sourcemod will be needed. If you're game, please contact @primesuspect and/or me.