Item and cosmetic fixes
Valve released a new Team Fortress 2 update on October 12, 2026. The update will be applied automatically when players restart Team Fortress 2. The patch includes several item and cosmetic changes. The General’s Greatcoat receives a new ‘No Grenades’ style. The style names for The Damage Dealer were updated, and the Hat of Undeniable Wealth and Respect was fixed to address a missing BLU skin and low-resolution materials. The in-game item importer now supports the Medic’s backpack bodygroup.
The update fixes a regression in the Sandwich Diner war paint and closes a server crash exploit tied to the Dragon’s Fury. Two Unusual effects were also adjusted. Flor de Muerto received changes to fix clutter issues, while Electric Impulse received changes to fix visibility issues.
Halloween map updates
Several Scream Fortress XVIII maps were changed. On koth_sawmill_event, Valve added new portals that spawn for the team that loses the point in their own respawn room to help them, based on a suggestion by Dewill. The patch also fixed the RED teleport spawn being unusable by clients, fixed random particles not working on cap, fixed eyes under the point not moving around, fixed clipping on the roof near RED spawn, and fixed damage numbers for the kill zone in the underworld. Some overlays were changed and the map received minor Luxel optimization.
On koth_trainsawlaser, the update improves map performance and slightly lowers respawn times. It adds missing nobuilds to rooftops, adds nobuilds under stairs on each side, updates particle effects, and marks some less important particles as weather effects so they can be disabled for better performance. The patch also fixes being able to shoot through balcony railings, a stuck-in-floor bug on a train that falls just outside spawn, a floating light outside the map, and vphysics spam in the console.
Zombie Infection map fixes
Valve updated several Zombie Infection maps: zi_atoll, zi_blazehattan, zi_devastation_final1, zi_murky, zi_sanitarium, and zi_woods. The fixes address Zombie ability icons sometimes turning into a white line between level changes and the Heal ability icon creating a gray line on screen. On zi_murky, nobuilds were removed from rooftops and missing human spawn triggers were fixed. The update also includes more clipping and trigger fixes across the maps.
