The Gunslinger headlines TF2’s Engineer update

The last golden wrench has been found! Quick, someone create a mash-up of that one scene from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and Team Fortress 2!

The Engineer update is out, and while I strongly urge you to just go play it right now, I guess I’m contractually obligated to be slightly more informative than that. Since we last checked in, a few developments have been made, such as the maps “Hightower” and “Thunder Mountain” (terrific name).

More importantly, there’s “the Gunslinger,” a replacement for the standard wrench. This robotic hand causes Engineers to drop cost-effective, miniaturized sentries instead of the normal ones. They are cute, and should freshen up Engineer strategies for the coming weeks. Read more here, or simply boot up TF2.

Team Fortress 2

• Added The Frontier Justice.
• Added The Wrangler.
• Added The Gunslinger.
• Added The Southern Hospitality.
• Added 35 Engineer achievements.
• Engineers can now pickup & move their buildings.
• Added Engineer main menu music.
• Added 4 new maps:
  • Thunder Mountain, a 3 stage Payload map.
  • Hightower, a Payload Race map.
  • Upward, a Payload map.
  • ColdFront, a community built Capture Point map.
• Item tuning:
  • The Sandvich now uses a cooldown timer, instead of the health pack recharge mechanic.
  • The Gunboats now reduce self-damage by 60% (was 75%)
  • The Tribalman’s Shiv bleed duration reduced to 6 second (was 8), and its damage penalty increased to 50% (was 35%).
• Added better feedback sound for Pyros on when their flamethrower is doing damage.
• Fixed blood effect on bleeding player.
• Added a glow effect to Payload carts.
• Added Romanian language support.