If you’re a fan of Team Fortress 2’s subtle scurrying class, no doubt you’ll want to hear all about the contents of the upcoming ‘Scout Update’.
Time to make like a Scout and BOINK hit the jump.
The ‘Scout Update’, as it’s pertinently called, augments Team Fortress 2 with a dazzling array of maps, bats and radioactive beverages, the latter of which (BONK Energy Drink) provides a timed speed boost to the wisecracking runner. The bat is a trusty looking wooden club called ‘The Sandman’ which lets you say ‘Bon Voyage’ to neatly sewn baseballs as they soar towards the cranium of unsuspecting foes, stunning them upon impact.
New maps include Arena_Watchtower, an open, sniper orientated affair; CP_Junction, a “Gravel-Pit style” map that’s full of tight spaces and CP_Egypt, a “visually striking” control point map as well as some tweaks to community map, CP_Fastlane.
There’s also an achievable batch of new achievements, which are posted, in a rather convenient manner, right below this text.
I’m Bat Man: Survive 500 damage in one life.
Moon Shot: Stun an enemy for the maximum possible duration by hitting them with a long-range ball.
No Hitter: Steal and then capture the enemy intelligence without firing a shot.
Out of the Park: Bat an enemy 25 meters.
Pop Fly: Kill 20 players while double-jumping.
Quick Hook: Kill a player in Well before the round starts.
Race for the Pennant: Run 25 kilometers.
Retire the Runner: Kill a Scout while they are snared by the post-dodge slowdown effect.
Round Tripper: Capture the enemy intelligence 25 times.
Set the Table: Initiate 10 point captures that ultimately succeed.
Side Retired: Capture the last point in a CP map.
Stealing Home: Start capping a capture point within a second of it becoming available.
Strike Zone: Kill 50 enemies while they are stunned.
The Big Hurt: Stun 25 ÜberCharged enemies.
The Cycle: In a single life, kill an enemy while you are on the ground, in the air, and in the water.
Triple Play: Capture three capture points in a row in one life.
Triple Steal: Capture the enemy intelligence 3 times in a single CTF round.
A Year to Remember: Get 2004 lifetime kills.
Artful Dodger: Dodge 1000 damage in a single life using your Bonk! Atomic Punch.
Batter Up: Perform 1000 double jumps.
Batting the Doctor: Kill a Medic that is ready to deploy an ÜberCharge.
Beanball: Stun a scout with their own ball.
Belittled Beleauger: Kill an opposing player that has your intelligence while holding theirs.
Block the Plate: Block 50 point captures.
Brushback: Stun 50 enemies while they are capturing a point or pushing the cart.
Caught Napping: Kill 50 enemies from behind with the Force-A-Nature.
Closer: Destroy 3 teleporter entrances.
Doctoring the Ball: Kill 3 enemies while under the effects of a Medic’s ÜberCharge.
Dodgers 1, Giants 0: Kill an enemy Heavy and take his Sandvich.
Fall Classic: Cause an environmental death or suicide using the Force-A-Nature’s knockback.
First Blood: Get the first kill in an Arena match.
First Blood, Part 2: Kill 5 enemies with the First Blood crit buff.
Foul Territory: Cause an environmental death by stunning an enemy.
Gun Down: Destroy an active sentry gun using your pistol.
If You Build It: Destroy 3 enemy buildings while they are still under construction.
Valve still have two more parts of the update to reveal, so expect either an update to this post or a brand spanking new one, with those details.
Source: TeamFortress.com Via Joystiq
Eoco’s to do list:
Please PC gamers by writing a PC news story on Sarcastic Gamer.
Use the word augment as a verb.
Ride a unicorn.
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nice ;D
I’m not sure what to say about this. Isn’t Team Fortress 2 dead yet? I hated that game
Fugit, you clearly played the game on a console. The PC version has been better from day 1, because Valve actually cares about making good games on the PC, instead of crapping out console ports.
Or you just have no appreciation for team-based games. Either one.
Well the Video Games Show’s Team Fortress 2 isn’t getting much love
And where you gonna find a unicorn Eoco?
And yet Scouts everywhere will still need dispensers here.
I’m thinking 360 players will get this update about the same time Eoco rides a unicorn.
Next part of the Scout update has been announced. =3
http://www.teamfortress.com/scoutupdate/force-a-nature.htm