Team Fortress 2 is now free, so everyone with a Steam account owns it. If you haven't played before, it can be an intimidating, hat-riddled game. We thought it'd be useful for us to tell you what you need to know to start having fun. But we thought that at 5pm on a Friday, so we've only got the very basics ready so far. We'll add to this over the weekend, but here's how the game modes work, and which classes you should play first.
Update: part two is now up , covering how you get new items.
Which mode should I play?
First of all, have a play around with the offline training mode - it's good for the very, very basics. When you're ready to go online, click Start Playing - you'll have to choose a game mode. The default is Payload, but it's a little complex. Click the arrow on the right and pick King of the Hill. It's a mode where there's only one control point to fight over, and whoever holds it longest wins. It's Team Fortress 2 in its absolute simplest form, so it's a great place to learn how all the classes work.
If Start Playing fails to find you a game, go back to the main menu and click Browse Servers. This is a big scary list, but once it's finished loading, look for one that has a number less than 100 in the Latency tab. If they're all jumbled up, click the Latency tab to sort by that.
You can make this list easier to browse by setting a few filters at the bottom: you don't want full servers, empty servers, or password-protected servers.
Which class should I choose?
Once you're in game, pick either team. You usually can't join the one with the most players. Then you'll have to pick a class.
A good starting choice is the Medic: you heal people on your team by firing a beam at them, and that's immediately useful and appreciated by your team mates. At the basic level, it's all you need to do. And that gives you time to watch how your team mates play, see who beats whom, and learn a bit about what the weapons do.
When you fancy a change, switch to Heavy. You're slow, and your gun takes a while to spin up, but once you start firing someone's usually dead by the time you stop. You're also the first person Medics will think to heal, and since you just played Medic yourself, you know how to be a good patient and keep them protected. It's a really satisfying relationship.
After that, it's mostly personal preference. Soldier's the best all-rounder, so another good early choice. Don't stick with any of them for too long until you've played all nine: each new one you try helps you understand the role of the others better too. Spy is probably the hardest to be effective with when you're a beginner, but he's worth playing just so you understand roughly how they work.
Some classes, particularly Spy and Demoman, work very differently once they unlock certain items. To describe all the differences would be long and pointless. But if a black Scottish cyclops charges at you with a giant sword, get out of the way. And if a you hear an electronic crackle shortly after a Spy appeared to die, he's alive, and he's behind you.
Bored of King of the Hill now, how do the other modes work?
Payload: the attacking team must escort a cart along some railtracks to an objective. The more of then stay near the cart, the faster it moves. The defenders can stop it by killing them, or standing near the cart themselves. Clone wars republic heroes reviews.
Payload Race: same as Payload, except both teams have a cart. Up to you whether to focus on escorting your own cart, or stopping the enemy escorting theirs. First cart to the finish line wins.
Control Point: much like King of the Hill, but with five control points. You fight over the central point at first, then whoever gets that can try to take the next point along on the enemy's side. You can't capture a point if you don't own one next to it, and you lose the game if the enemy team captures all your points.
Attack/Defend: just like Control Point, except the red team owns all the points at the start. Only the blue team can capture: once they take a point, it's theirs forever. Red wins if they can hold out for a certain time.
Capture the Flag: each team has a briefcase in their base. They have to capture the enemy briefcase, and bring it back to their base. If their own briefcase has also been stolen, they can't score a point until it's returned. First team to a certain number of captures wins.
Next: How do I get items? How do I get hats?
The heavy was created when the game first came out. He is equalin age to all the other classes. His estimated 'birth' year is2007.
Is tf2 good?
Yes. TF2 is a GREAT game, and I recommend you 'buy' it. TF2 is now free to Play.
Can you trade tf2 beta weps onto tf2 normal?
No you cannot trade weapons for beta tf2 to normal tf2. Beta Tf2 is considered to be a completely different game by steam. Therefore the two game's inventories are not compatible.
How much does tf2 cost?
Is tf2 a bad game?
What is the Heavy's name in TF2?
What are all the scripts to TF2 Meet the Classes?
you can find the transcripts from the 'Meet The..' series on the tf2 wiki.
How do you get more metal in Tf2?
You get metal in TF2 either by trading or by crafting down the weapons you find
What font is used in the Team Fortress 2 logo?
It is a custom font called 'TF2.' It also has the TF2 Medic and TF2 Build. Look on your tf/resource folder in Steam to get the fonts inside.
What company made TF2?
The company Valve made TF2. They also made steam, css and a lot more.
Is there going to be tf2 headgear?
yes, in fact, headgear was added during the first tf2 update, though there wern't many, valve has been adding more and more ever since and now its become a strong icon of tf2
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When is the next tf2 update coming out?
Each TF2 update comes out whenever Valve thinks of ideas, so just be patient
How do you unlock the bonk atomic punch in tf2?
The Bonk atomic punch in tf2 can be obtained by a timed drop, or by completing Scout Achievements
What is the password for the tf2 hat generator?
There is no legitimate TF2 hat generator, or else hats would be worthless because everyone would have them
How old is the Medic from tf2?
The medic was created when the game first came out. He is equal in age to all the other classes. His estimated 'birth' year is 2007.
How old is the Spy from tf2?
Then spy was created when the game first came out. He is equal in age to all the other classes. His estimated 'birth' year is 2007.
How old is the Soldier from tf2?
The soldier was created when the game first came out. He is equal in age to all the other classes. His estimated 'birth' year is 2007. Sims 4 zombie apocalypse challenge.
How old is the Engineer from tf2?
Then engineer was created when the game first came out. He is equal in age to all the other classes. His estimated 'birth' year is 2007.
How old is the demoman from tf2?
The demoman was created when the game first came out. He is equal in age to all the other classes. His estimated 'birth' year is 2007.
How old is the spy in tf2?
The spy was created when the game first came out. He is equal in age to all the other classes. His estimated 'birth' year is 2007.
Can 256mb ati mobility radeon hd4330 run source engine games like tf2 for example?
Most liekly, I have an old NVIDIA 6150 running TF2 (although on an fps config). Although you may want to consider getting another video card if the 256mb of VRAM doesn't cut it.
How can you get your Team Fortress 2 to work?
Well guys the problem is that Tf2 has problems with windows vista and sometimes it says 'Tf2 doesn't have permission to run' That means that tf2 doesnt a a permission to run on vista but the problem will be fixed soon by <---Valve Software Mod
Where can you find real cheat codes for TF2 on Xbox360?
There are no cheat codes for TF2 on Xbox 360. There are only exploits which can result in a ban or account suspension.
Are there cheat codes for TF2 on Xbox 360?
No, there are no cheat codes for TF2 on the Xbox 360. There are only glitches and exploits, but those get patched fairly quickly.
How old was Heavy D when he died?
Heavy D was 44 years old when he died on November 8th, 2011.
When is the next tf2 update?
Were can you find The Empty TF2 Meet The Picture?
If you mean the Title card for 'Meet The..' a quick google image search for: tf2 meet the picture, should suffice
How do you get items on tf2?
You either buy them from the TF2 catalog or you get them in random drops. So far there haven't been any way to get them for free, aside from trading and finding them.
How do you change class symbol in TF2 HUD?
Sorry I didn't post the actual question, but when playing TF2 is there anyway to get different pictures of the classes in the HUD with the ammo and health?
How do you unlock the Soda Popper on TF2?
By either getting it from the tf2 random drop system, trading for it, or crafting it using a force-a-nature, bonk! and 1 reclaimed metal.
How do you dupe items in tf2?
Duplication of items is no longer possible in TF2. A majority of all previous duplication bug abusers are now permanently Trade or Community Banned.
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Does idling work in tf2?
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Which options do I choose on 3D Analyze to play TF2 without pixel shader 1.1?
Even with 3D Analyze, I don't think you can play TF2 without pixel shader 1.1
How do you use unlockable tf2 weapons in Gmod?
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Is TF2 fun?
How do you contact Valve to complain about TF2?
What's your complaint? Main things; If it's an X-BOX or PS3 version of TF2 they really don't care. To contact Valve go through Steam..
How old is Heavy D?
Heavy D (Dwight Myers) was 44 years old when he died on November 8, 2011. (birthdate: May 24, 1967).
Do sheep carry heavy loads?
Sometimes, in the old days, sheep would carry heavy loads.
Who is the richest guy in TF2?
The 'richest' player in TF2 is Bobsplosion: backpack.tf/profiles/76561198027097747?time=1462147200 However, as of May 1, he has moved all of his items to a private account so that he wouldn't be bothered.
When is the tf2 scout update coming out?
Do you must have steam to play tf2 of the orange box?
How much is 1 key worth in tf2?
Do you have to pay monthly for team fortess 2?
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How do you get a Saxxy in TF2?
You have to be a winner of a category of one of the Annual Saxxy Awards.