Difference between revisions of "Team Fortress 2"
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− | {{ii}} Steam | + | {{ii}} Steam Butt settings are stored in <code>Steam/userdata/{{p|uid}}/440/remote</code> |
{{ii}} Demo files are stored in <code>{{p|game}}/tf</code> | {{ii}} Demo files are stored in <code>{{p|game}}/tf</code> | ||
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− | |steam | + | |steam butt = true |
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− | There must be no symlinks involved in getting to the steamapps folder, or tf2 will fail on startup. If you don't want/don't have the | + | There must be no symlinks involved in getting to the steamapps folder, or tf2 will fail on startup. If you don't want/don't have the spaaace for tf2 in your home folder, just add /opt/Steam as another steam library or the sole steam library. |
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− | # Input your selected launch options and separate each command with a | + | # Input your selected launch options and separate each command with a spaaace |
# Press <code>OK</code> | # Press <code>OK</code> | ||
# Launch the game | # Launch the game |
Revision as of 19:22, 14 February 2014
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Developers | |
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Valve Corporation | |
Engines | |
Source | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 9, 2007 |
macOS (OS X) | June 10, 2010 |
Linux | November 6, 2012 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Team Fortress | |
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Team Fortress (mod) | 1996 |
Team Fortress Classic | 1999 |
Fortress Forever (unofficial mod) | 2007 |
Team Fortress 2 | 2007 |
Key points
General information
- Official blog
- Official wiki - Run by the TF2 community and hosted by Valve
- GitHub Issue Tracker includes other Source-based games
- Steam Users' Forums
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Workshop
Availability
- All versions require Steam.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/440/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Steam Butt settings are stored in
Steam/userdata/<user-id>/440/remote
- Demo files are stored in
<path-to-game>/tf
Save game butt syncing
Template:Save game butt syncing
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
- An FOV slider is available within the options which is limited to a value between 75 and 90. This sets the FOV for a 4:3 monitor. The actual FOV will be adjusted for other aspect ratios, meaning widescreens gain a higher than configured FOV.
- The TF2 Tactics video on FOV has more information about FOV in TF2 and in general.
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Borderless fullscreen windowed
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Oculus Rift
- By default VR mode will run full screen, to switch back to a borderless windowed set the
vr_force_windowed
convar.
Input settings
Controller support
- See also: Xbox 360 controls on the Official Team Fortress Wiki.
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Audio settings
Issues fixed
Generic fixes for issues
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Purple and black broken textures
- A generic fix for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.
Game Crashes at Valve Logo on Startup
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Game crashes after closing MotD
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Cosmetic items do not appear on a player
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Getting disconnected while playing on a LAN with multiple players
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Game cache files are stuck validating
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Low FPS fix
Linux (Ubuntu 12.10)
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Anti-Virus Exception
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Disabling Aero
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Issues fixed (Linux)
Performance
- Disable desktop composition while playing a full screen game
- Install the latest graphics drivers
No audio
It might happen if there is no PulseAudio in your system.
If you want to use Alsa, you need to launch the Steam or game directly with SDL_AUDIODRIVER=alsa
.[3]
Black screen on launch
There are various possible reasons Team Fortress 2 is booting into a black screen on Linux.[4]. Most of the following steps require you to exit out of Steam beforehand.
Instructions |
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- If none of these work, it may be that your graphics card is unsupported. Various AMD and Intel chips will not working with Team Fortress 2 on Linux despite working on Windows.
Other information
- FPS problems article on Whisper's Wiki - a very detailed guide on how to tweak the Source engine and Steam platform on which TF2 runs.
- Chris' FPS Configs for TF2 - Different configuration files to automatically set all settings to their absolute lowest or highest. It is recommended to troubleshoot before resorting to these as they can cause problems.
- TF2Mate - a TF2 configuration generator with support for various FPS configs, configurable key bindings, and other miscellaneous settings.
Console commands
- "List of useful console commands" - Official TF2 Wiki
- Games running on the source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.
- These commands can be saved into
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\cfg\autoexec.cfg
to be executed when the game launches.
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- You can also have the console open by default on launch by following this guide:
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Launch options
- View this Steam Support Article regarding launch options as well as the relevant Valve Developer wiki page for further information and a list of useful Source engine launch options.
- You can launch Team Fortress 2 with launch parameters - these parameters can dictate how certain aspects of the game behave.
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.7 GHz | Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or better |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Requires support for SSE DirectX 8.1 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8, 10.6.3 | |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce 8 ATI X1600 Intel HD 3000 |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.04 | |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 GB |
Notes
- ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/440/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (440) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- Released games under active development
- Games in development
- Pages needing cover images
- Windows
- OS X
- Linux
- Games
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- Pages needing references
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- Pages with broken file links
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- Missing section (Save game cloud syncing)
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- Missing section (Audio)
- Missing section (Localizations)
- Missing section (API)