Valve's class-based toon-shaded multiplayer hat simulation with an FPS minigame around it. Announced in 1998, it was released in 2007 as part of the Orange Box.
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TF2 account not premium anymore and most items not tradable
I didn't log into my second steam account for about a year, and today I discovered that I can only trade limited use items, like keys, duels, paints and tags. All other items are marked as ...
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Should I fully charge my sniper shot?
Is it prudent to fully charge my sniper rifle in most cases? If an enemy gets up close, am I better off trying to scope-n-shoot, no-scope, or try some other weapon?
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What are effective roles for each class in Mann vs Machine?
Having played a few rounds of MvM with a Heavy, I decided to try out some of the other classes. Reading that Snipers can charge up the headshot and take out the bigger guys, I think - what the heck, ...
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Pistol vs Wrangler
I was wondering which is better for different situations. I used to think that the Wrangler was easily the better choice, until I noticed that the Wrangler is useless without a sentry.
Do I go with ...
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2fort: Sentry at the intel, or at the spawn?
Playing as an engineer on TF2's 2fort, what is the best location for my sentry?
Hayroom spawn? One sentry can cover the grate, battlements and
courtyard (every path to intel is blocked), and you can ...
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What are some good tactics to use on DeGroot Keep?
I'm struggling on DeGroot Keep. Are there any specific strategies to win rounds consistently?
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What does the server tag 'nodmgspread' mean in Team Fortress 2
When you search for TF2 games there are a variety of server tags, many of them simply announcing the name of the server. One I see that I can't figure out is 'nodmgspread'
I assume that ...
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How do you drop the intelligence/Australium?
I used to think this wasn't possible, but I think I saw someone simply drop the intelligence on the ground without using the Dead Ringer or running back to spawn or dying.
Is there a way to manually ...
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What exactly constitutes a “flawless victory/defeat” in TF2?
I'm just curious as to what these messages "actually" mean. In one case, we played a long hard battle of Dustbowl, and eventually the timer ran out.
Then, the Administrator said: "Flawless Defeat! ...
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Is it possible to stab an enemy before the hand goes into the ready position?
As stated in the title is it possible to stab an enemy before the hand goes into the ready position?
For those who don't know already:
This is the "ready" position that the hand goes into before you ...
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What's so special about the Fishcake?
Recently I had bought SpaceChem and upon completing all the research challenges, I was able to craft 2 items in TF2 and one of them was the Fishcake. The stats of the Fishcake are identical to the ...
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Blutsauger without any Medic achievements?
I just started playing TF2 and the only Medic-related achievement I have is Play Doctor. Yet, after only 2 hours of play, not all of which were as the Medic, I've already received the Blutsauger.
The ...
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TF2 Achievement Advisor - is there a way to know which achievement to go for next?
Is there an Achievement Advisor that tells me which achievements I should go for next in Team Fortress 2?
e.g. the easiest one or the one that that will give me my next milestone.
A similar service ...
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Is it possible to obtain a set of the Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys?
I have a few crates in my inventory that I would like to open. I wondered if it was possible to have a pack of keys? I am not talking about trading. I'm talking about one item that gives me X keys. ...
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Why was a drop immediately discarded?
I failed played some more TF2 today, and reached Medic milestone 3. I thus got a ubersaw. However, it was automatically discarded for some reason.
What happened? Is my backpack full? Is this item ...
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Do weapon stats only apply when the weapon is active?
For example, I'm carrying an axe with 20% damage bonus. Does that only apply to the axe when it is active, or also to the flame thrower, my primary weapon?
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How do I get items in Team Fortress 2?
I picked up the Orange Box, mostly to play Portal, but I've played TF2 a bit here and there. In all my playing, I've never seen an item drop.
Am I just not looking properly? Do I have to run up and ...
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What are the typical nest placements of Yukon?
I've been trying to play on Yukon, but I haven't had much luck yet in joining a team that didn't get steamrolled by the other team. Large areas full of rocks and other nasty things, many small tight ...
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Why do my spawned TF2 bots not move?
I know how to spawn bots with the command tf_bot_add, but when I spawn the bots, they just stand there. How do I get them moving?
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How can I disable the critboost visual effect?
All crit boost effects (kritzkrieg, crit-a-cola, frontier justice) in TF2 generate a very fancy particle effect applied on the weapon that's getting the boost. If you don't know what I'm talking ...
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What is strafe jumping?
I've seen people rocket and sticky jump, but make incredible turns in the air. In Team Fortress 2, for example, I've seen people on 2Fort jump out of one side of the battlements, do a 180, and land ...
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More info on TF2 free account limitations
Valve published a FAQ page to describe the differences between free and premium accounts.
It is written that free account has Limited blueprints, but what does it mean? Which are the items that a ...
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How can I make the “High Five!” taunt togglable?
Recently I got the "High Five!" taunt and according to the wiki description you have to hold down the "action" key and then wait for another player to come over to you and press their taunt key.
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How to restore TF2 item server connection?
Occasionally I will get a message from TF2 about being unable to connect to the item server, and I will be stock with a pure stock loadout. What is strange is everyone else on the same server will ...
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Bot manipulation using the console in TF2
When in offline practice, how can you manipulate bots so that they will follow rules when picking their classes (and thus allowing the player to enable / disable classes etc)
Namely I'm wanting:
To ...
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Steam Trading Error - “Your Inventory Is Not Available At This Time”
I am having trading issues very often in Team Fortress 2. I get a message stating Your Inventory Is Not Available At This Time in the area where your items are then quickly closes and says:
"Oh ...
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Is it possible to toggle ÜberCharge visual effects?
Is it possible for me to toggle ÜberCharge visual effects on my end only - so that only I can see the first person effects? or better yet can I bind a key to toggle it on and off?
Note: this is for ...
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Recreation of murderball in TF2?
Has anybody seen or played in any murderball style maps in TF2? I remember this quite fondly from the TFC days, but for some reason it never really seemed to catch on with the community. I always ...
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What is the secret to surfing?
What's the trick to surfing? I've seen many surfing maps, yet I can barely complete any of them because I don't know how to surf.
Also, is surfing different in each of the source games you can play ...
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How to capture the last point in Junction?
Some areas in TF2 are just horrid to attack. Two come to mind: Egypt, fourth point and Junction, last point. This question is about the latter.
There are five ways to approach the point from and they ...
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What cvar or mod is required to increase max players in TF2 MvM
I have noticed that a few community MvM servers allow more than the default 6 players per team. What cvar needs to be set or what mod needs to be installed on the server to set the max allowed ...
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Are there any other “negative” achievements in TF2 besides Consolation Prize?
Typically an achievement is something to work for and forces you to modify your play style to get it. However, in TF2, Consolation Prize (get back-stabbed 50 times) isn't exactly something to boast ...
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Tactics versus new “updated” engineers
With the new engineer update, some old tactics seem to no longer work against certain sentries. Specifically I'm talking about a level one with a shield. The only ways we found to bring them down ...
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Which classes and weapons are best for countering Combat Mini-Sentries and how?
Looking for strategic advice on how to deal with these buggers.
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Has Team Fortress 2 sped up?
This may seem like an odd question, but have any of the general speed stats of TF2 changed?
It's been a while since I've played TF2, but when I had a game earlier tonight, it seemed somehow quicker, ...
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Is the range and damage of all melee weapons the same in Team Fortress 2?
It seems that most weapons have the similar ranges and damage spreads. Are a majority of these weapons exactly the same, or are each classes default melee and upgrades totally different?
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Is the Rocket Jumper droppable?
Does the Rocket Jumper weapon drop randomly as other weapons? Or is it only obtainable trough crafting and buying?
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What does “Suicide after choosing a player class” mean?
In Options -> Multiplayer -> Advanced there's an option called "Suicide after choosing a player class". What does it do? Is it a good idea to check/uncheck?
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What happens when you use a name tag on a strange weapon?
If I use a name tag on a strange weapon in Team Fortress 2, does it keep the kill count and name changes? So that it becomes "strange description"+"name"
Or does the name tag over write the name ...
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Is it possible to set item “loadouts” to a hotkey in TF2?
With all the new items that have been added recently to Team Fortress 2, I find myself spending a lot more time at the item screen than I ever used to. Some of my weapon slots now have 5 choices ...
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Does wearing hats make it harder for others to shoot you?
So I'm considering selling my anger because every last sniper in tf2 has one, and I don't want to look like everyone else...I thought about buying a cold killer, but then I realized I want a hat that ...
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Team Fortress 2 Server Supporter
Whenever you are in the process of connecting to server, there is always a small list of top server supporters, along with a number. What exactly makes someone a "supporter" of a particular server, ...
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What's the range of the wrangler?
How much extra range does the Engineer's sentry gun have when using The Wrangler? I know that its range is increased, but not the extent...
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Do spies get damage resistance when cloaked?
I've noticed often that as a Dead Ringer spy, when I'm cloaked, damage that should kill me instead doesn't, and often I'm left with enough health to get to a nearby health kit. That being said, is ...
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How do you create a graffiti in Left 4 Dead 2?
I was playing Left 4 Dead 2 and I saw a player paint a graffiti on a wall (I also saw it done on Team Fortress 2)
How is this done? What is it purpose?
Is it different on those two games or is it ...
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What good are the class config files?
Everytime I see somebody type a script for TF2, even if it is a script specifically for one class, I see people put it in the autoexec.cfg. It seems as though the best place to put a rocket jump ...
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Will using a tool change the quality of an item?
I have a Genuine Ham Shank from pre-ordering Don't Starve on Steam:
I'd like to know what would happen if:
I applied paint to my Ham Shank
and/or
I used a Name Tag to change the item's name
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What is the difference between sharking and lowballing?
I've heard of these two terms, and I know they're both somewhat correlated with scamming.
What are differences between these two?
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How does a sentry pick its target?
I know my question is worded horribly...
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D S
The S in this case is the sentry.
The D is a demoman, running towards sentry with Grenade Launcher.
The H is a ...
