Team Fortress 2 gets 'Hatless Update'

Valve has released a new update for Team Fortress 2, which adds player coaching, new class training, voting, and various under-the-hood tweaks.

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Valve can be cruel sometimes. After getting us all hooked on those sweet, fashionable Team Fortress 2 hats, along comes an update with precisely zero hats. They even flaunt it by calling it the Hatless Update. Is it something we did, Valve? Are you mad at us?

New, non-hat content includes coaching, which pairs players with volunteer player advisers; training tutorials for the Demoman, Engineer, and Spy; and voting on matters like which map to play next or which user to boot.

The update also brings various tweaks. Dynamic model loading helps the game run smoother and faster, servers can be associated with Steam IDs, and the voice chat should be clearer. The team has also tweaked class duels to let players lock a mutual class, made smarter bots, and improved paint effects for items. The map Koth_Badlands has also been trimmed for King of the Hill competition.

If you actually have an interest in an update that lacks even a single bit of head wear, check out the full patch notes at the bottom.

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    April 15, 2011 8:45 AM

    Comment on Team Fortress 2 gets 'Hatless Update', by Steve Watts.

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      April 15, 2011 8:46 AM

      It's not really hatless. The hats are invisible!

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        April 15, 2011 8:56 AM

        Invisible Hat: $10 MSRP

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          April 15, 2011 8:59 AM

          Seriously, someone should do this. Make a super cool looking hat then apply a transparent texture to it. Voila, the "Invisible Hat" for $10! They'd make millions.

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            April 15, 2011 9:10 AM

            definitely be an interesting sociological study into TF2/Valve fanboys

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            April 15, 2011 9:43 AM

            TF2 already has hatless hats.

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            April 15, 2011 9:55 AM

            What would happen if you painted it?

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              April 15, 2011 6:01 PM

              It'd become mostly visible... sort of like throwing a bucket of paint on the invisible man.

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      April 15, 2011 9:01 AM

      Well what's the point of playing then?

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        April 15, 2011 9:10 AM

        It's supposed to be fun.

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          April 15, 2011 9:42 AM

          How can a game about hats be fun without hats?!

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      April 15, 2011 9:10 AM

      This game has evolved so much since it launched.

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      April 15, 2011 9:23 AM

      Summary: Valve has released a new update for Team Fortress 2, which adds player coaching, new class training, voting, and various under-the-hood tweaks.

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      April 15, 2011 9:42 AM

      "SUSPECT IS HATLESS! REPEAT, HATLESS!"

      "I can't wait until they throw his hatless butt in jail"

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      April 15, 2011 4:58 PM

      Huh, they gave the Backburner an air blast, with a pretty high ammo cost. Now it sucks a little less.

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