I do know it’s nonetheless obtainable and being performed, however Staff Fortress 2 can at instances really feel like a recreation from a distinct age. Partly as a result of it is, but additionally as a result of it’s so outdated—and has gone so lengthy with out a main replace—that you just’d be forgiven for pondering it was on its final legs. However no!
The sport’s web site—which charmingly hasn’t appeared to have been up to date for the reason that recreation’s launch—hummed into life as we speak, posting a information weblog known as “Consideration, Steam Workshop Creators!”. It says that not solely will the sport be getting a “a full-on update-sized replace” later this yr, with “with objects, maps, taunts, uncommon results, conflict paints and who is aware of what else?!”, however that the replace can even embrace some contributions from the sport’s group as nicely.
Steam Workshop Creators, can we’ve your consideration please. The next message is so pressing, so time-sensitive, we made the manager choice to skip TikTok and Twitter solely and break the glass on essentially the most bleeding-edge communication expertise obtainable.
Welcome to the longer term. Welcome… to a “blog-post”.
“Wow!” you’re most likely pondering. “I forgot how laborious studying is!” Yeah, it’s scary how briskly you lose that. Don’t fear, we’ll be temporary:
The previous few Staff Fortress summer season occasions have solely been merchandise updates. However this yr, we’re planning on transport a full-on update-sized replace — with objects, maps, taunts, uncommon results, conflict paints and who is aware of what else?! Which implies we want Steam Workshop content material! YOUR Steam Workshop content material!
So get to work! (Or again to work, should you have been already working however bought distracted when your entire web concurrently came upon about this state-of-the-art blog-post.) Be certain to get your submissions into the Steam Workshop by Might 1st, to allow them to be thought-about for this as-yet-unnamed, un-themed, however nonetheless very thrilling summer-situated (however not summer-themed) (until you needed to develop summer-themed stuff) replace.
That is the primary excellent news the sport’s group have had for some time, since over the previous couple of years the one issues outsiders have heard about Staff Fortress 2 has been the large points the sport has had with bots, and the userbase’s subsequent protests about it.