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Team Fortress 2 Sniper Update Info, Pyro Megaton
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Dreams-Visions
Member
anyone? still haven't gotten an answer to this one.Dreams-Visions said:
webrunner said:
Someone claimed that they updated to use the Left 4 Dead engine updates, but I'm not sure if that's true. It definitely doesn't seem to run as well, though that could just be unoptimized areas in maps. I'm running an e8400 with ATI 4850 at 1280x720 windowed, and all settings turned up besides 2xAA and 2x filtering or something like that. It drops to maybe 30fps on the top of the last pipeline map...
(oh, I think I'm using single core rendering for smoothness, though)
xKilltheMx
Member
Idle servers. Its like a Dice roll in D&D, completely random.Dreams-Visions said:
fallengorn
Bitches love smiley faces
...and the DM is a complete dick. 3 ubersaws overnight? Thanks!xKilltheMx said:
1-D_FTW said:
Have you tried running to the top of the ramps on the pipeline finale and looking down? If that doesn't do it nothing will.
And yes, for the second time on this page (though the first time was in a spoiler message), you can get weapons from sitting in spectator on an idle server.
Blizzard said:
Honestly, I've only been on a winning team once on that map. And when I was on top, I was so shocked to be on a team not getting smoked, I was just ducking to avoid fire so it could get captured.
Next time I play it, I'll cloak as spy to get up there for an FPS check.
Gully State
Member
Blizzard said:
I have the same exact processor/GPU combo and I can run everything at max 1600x1200@60 FPS. It's gone down to 45-50FPS under heavy heavy heavy fire fights and I wouldn't have noticed unless FRAPS was on. I think it might be more that you're running the game windowed.
cheesybread
Neo Member
By friday I just may post my TF2 inventory. it is RAGE worthy. 7+ dupes of at least 3 items, and thats not the worst of it..:lol
Just give me my Ambassador!!!
Just give me my Ambassador!!!
I got cloak and dagger yesterday, giving me all the spy unlocks minus the hat.
I have to say, I like Dead Ringer far more. I am sure cloak and dagger will be great when people start paying attention to dead ringer, but as of now, nobody double checks.
The only class that could stop me the other night was a pyro, and if I was strafing when he hit me, I wouldn't get set on fire(when invis) and would just kill him and run off.
I have to say, I like Dead Ringer far more. I am sure cloak and dagger will be great when people start paying attention to dead ringer, but as of now, nobody double checks.
The only class that could stop me the other night was a pyro, and if I was strafing when he hit me, I wouldn't get set on fire(when invis) and would just kill him and run off.
fallengorn
Bitches love smiley faces
Yep. I wished I knew that sooner, since my stats are f'd up now.fresquito said:
CrookedRain
Member
:lolAnony said:
He faked it. Calm down.
Baloonatic
Member
Yeah there's reports on the Steam forums of a bunch of people getting a load of unlocks in a short space of time.
RiggenBlaque
Member
Yeah this is happening everywhere, other forums are reporting the same thing
CrookedRain
Member
It doesn't prove that he actually got all those items within 10 minutes though.Anony said:
Dunno if this has been posted, but I saw on the Steam forums that You have to be signed into your friends list to get weapon drops. So if you aren't getting them, make sure you're signed in.
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=877982
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=877982
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
I got a few more tools today, including the Axetinguisher for my happy Pyro. Great stuff.
Haha what the hell. After about 8 hours of play I only got a Natasha and an Axtinguisher. About an hour ago the game started dropping items like crazy for me and a few other people. So except for the Spy watches and a Kritzkrieg I got all items now. Including all the hats! :lol
Baloonatic
Member
Lumine said:
Damn you, why can't this happen to me D: I've played for 70 hours over the past 2 weeks and at least 30 since the update hit. Still no Huntsman or hats!
andycapps said:
It's the name of the clan/website/group of people that host the servers. They have like 3 or 4 TF2 servers, a cp/payload server, a 24/7 payload server, a24/7 arena server, and a 24/7 2fort server. They all have F7Lans.com at the beginning of the server title.
Lumine said:
What bullshit. Still waiting on my jar of piss, Valve.
Dreams-Visions
Member
nope. I rarely play, nor do I follow the game on blogs or forums. am I supposed to know by osmosis?Ramenman said:
In the past, I recall it being tied to achievements, but am not clear how the new approach is implemented.
for example, I was playing last night and saw teh sniper's shield floating and spinning in the air. I walked up to it, jumped into it, walked around it. nothing happened. this has happened only once.
Now, was i supposed to push a button? shoot it? and are there spawn locations, or do they just appear right in front of you?
Idunno. I thought it was a simple question that could be answered with a simple reply, rather than a dumb response.
SnakeswithLasers
Member
Blizzard said:
You still didn't answer the question.
BravoSuperStar
Member
Dreams-Visions said:
Might not be a bad idea to visit the official site if you rarely play and have questions about a big update. Surely would have taken less time than asking twice in this thread, which also has the answers to your questions if you would take the time to read.
Dreams-Visions
Member
^ yea, but again...this was another example of a simple question that could have been answered by a sentence. instead, we have people making it a teachable moment. completely unnecessary.
one of my friends just told me that what I saw was a glitch and that the items just appear in your inventory.
I was confused because after seeing that item floating on the map, I assumed all items magically appear like that, and that I must have been doing something wrong.
thanks.
ha. lol.Blizzard said:
one of my friends just told me that what I saw was a glitch and that the items just appear in your inventory.
I was confused because after seeing that item floating on the map, I assumed all items magically appear like that, and that I must have been doing something wrong.
thanks.
Not sure if this has been mentioned but if you want to ensure you won't get booted or crash out while idling you can just create a game with an idle map - since you're the host / server you're guaranteed not to get booted or crash out and it definitely still gives you the updates as if you were playing on a dedicated server.
This is especially useful if you plan to farm for an extra item or two while sleeping.
This is especially useful if you plan to farm for an extra item or two while sleeping.
Dreams-Visions
Member
thanks for the tip, Slathe. I suspected that would work, but hadn't tried it out yet.
do you even need to be active in the game? just run it minimized and profit?
do you even need to be active in the game? just run it minimized and profit?
ODreams-Visions
Member
nothing. was just a photo shoot with crystals.Javaman said:
Gully State
Member
Dreams-Visions said:
Dreams-Visions said:
Literally 2 posts after one of your last response.
Blizzard said:
Dreams-Visions said:
I don't run it minimized but I don't always keep it as my active window, and it seems to work with other stuff open on top of it. Minimizing it seems to make it lag out so I'd be a little concerned it would slow down the in game counter or whatever dice rolling program determines how long until my next ubersaw or flare gun.
BravoSuperStar
Member
Slathe said:
Yeah it's stuff like this that makes me say what the hell valve? I am sure they did not intend for people to get new items by idling on private servers for hours on end. I'll probably end up doing this myself though to get some swag since I've only got one item in nearly 10 hours of playing since the patch.
SnakeswithLasers said:
I think I've answered it at least three times on the last two pages, in varying degrees of detail. One of those times was inside a spoiler highlight. I will now answer it yet again, and refer you to teamfortress.com for (probably useless) other details you might want to know. Also, for anyone who doesn't know, you can right click on your Team Fortress game and check the update news. That often lists useful new features.
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Weapons and hats are currently random. If you want weapons, play the game, or sit in spectator on a server. I suspect based on my experience that you get items a little more often if you are on a team instead of in spectator, but spectator still works. There are many achievement_idle servers, though some will kick you if you try to join a team, so you can just stay in spectator overnight or something.
I tried creating my own server to idle in, but I never got any unlocks. I'm not sure if I did something wrong, but I suspect unlocks happen more often when there are more players in a server. Your mileage may vary.
If anyone feels I have not answered the question at this point, please tell me. Otherwise, I shall merrily ignore any future questions about this topic. =P
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