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Team Fortress 2: updates, settings and interface

Game updates, plugin versions and improvements to our interface with a traceable history.

Recorded, available and installed are different states. Your actual installation status and suitable updates are shown in the server panel.

Game update Published

Engineer Update: Day One

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Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

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Loose Canon

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Loose Canon

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Steam Web APIs

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Steam Web APIs

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Listen!

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Listen!

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Three Maps. Two Teams. One Victor.

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Three Maps. Two Teams. One Victor.

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Wow, you guys are GOOD

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Wow, you guys are GOOD

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Tomorrow.

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Tomorrow.

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Danke, my hard-hatted friend!

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Danke, my hard-hatted friend!

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All I can tell you about this next procedure is that it will be excruciating.

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All I can tell you about this next procedure is that it will be excruciating.

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Gotta move that gear up!

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What the interface looks like

The image shows the interface on its capture date; earlier versions may differ.

Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions.
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions.
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08

What the settings do

These values come from our guided editors. Defaults are the editor starting values; they do not show the contents of a customer server.

Enable cheats (sv_cheats)

Allows console commands that are normally locked. Disable on public servers.

Setting
sv_cheats
Default
0
LAN mode (sv_lan)

1 = reachable on local network only (no Steam auth), 0 = public.

Setting
sv_lan
Default
0
Time limit (minutes, mp_timelimit)

How long a map is played in minutes (0 = unlimited).

Setting
mp_timelimit
Default
30
Range / options
0 – 120
Win limit (mp_winlimit)

Number of round wins before the map rotates (0 = disabled).

Setting
mp_winlimit
Default
0
Range / options
0 – 100
Max rounds (mp_maxrounds)

Maximum total rounds per map (0 = unlimited).

Setting
mp_maxrounds
Default
0
Range / options
0 – 100
Auto team balance (mp_autoteambalance)

0 = disabled, 1 = switch players to the other team automatically, 2 = ask for volunteers. Team imbalance 0 disables the check.

Setting
mp_autoteambalance
Default
1
Range / options
0, 1, 2
Max team imbalance (mp_teams_unbalance_limit)

How many extra players one team may have before balancing kicks in (0 = check disabled).

Setting
mp_teams_unbalance_limit
Default
1
Range / options
0 – 30
Respawn wave time (sec, mp_respawnwavetime)

Time between respawn waves in seconds, including fractions. Map settings and player count can change the actual waiting time.

Setting
mp_respawnwavetime
Default
10
Range / options
0 – 60
Friendly fire (mp_friendlyfire)

1 = players can damage teammates, 0 = no team damage.

Setting
mp_friendlyfire
Default
0
Random critical hits (tf_weapon_criticals)

1 = random crits enabled (TF2 default), 0 = disabled (more competitive play).

Setting
tf_weapon_criticals
Default
1
Allow +use command (tf_allow_player_use)

1 = players can use the +use command (e.g. for some custom maps), 0 = disabled.

Setting
tf_allow_player_use
Default
0
Starting map

Map or level loaded when the server starts.

Setting
SRCDS_MAP
Default
cp_dustbowl
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Max Players

Maximum number of players allowed on the server (per-order slot cap, enforced via +maxplayers).

Setting
MAX_PLAYERS
Default
24
Range / options
1 – 64
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Auto Update

1 = beim Start updaten

Setting
AUTO_UPDATE
Default
1
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.