This deceptively high-tech tex-mex vittle is, sadly, completely inedible. This is not because the Engineer is a terrible cook (he toasts everything), but rather, because the Engylada is actually a set of high-powered radio gadgetry wrapped up in a durable metal shell. Replacing the pistol, the Engylada is a grenadelike, throwable item that instantly attracts the attention of the Engineer's own sentry. But this is no mere targeting device; the Sentry thinks Engyladas are absolutely delicious and will chase after its owner's Engylada (wobbling on tripod legs and firing on any enemy it sees) while it's in play. Stupid as they are, the Sentry can't do much more than chase after it in a straight line, and after a while it'll tire out and give up. Whether it catches the Engylada or gives up, the Sentry re-plants itself wherever the chase ends. A recharge time, like the Scout's Sandman ball, spaces out Engylada tosses.
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My favorite musical instrument is the air-raid siren.
This deceptively high-tech tex-mex vittle is, sadly, completely inedible. This is not because the Engineer is a terrible cook (he toasts everything), but rather, because the Engylada is actually a set of high-powered radio gadgetry wrapped up in a durable metal shell. Replacing the pistol, the Engylada is a grenadelike, throwable item that instantly attracts the attention of the Engineer's own sentry. But this is no mere targeting device; the Sentry thinks Engyladas are absolutely delicious and will chase after its owner's Engylada (wobbling on tripod legs and firing on any enemy it sees) while it's in play. Stupid as they are, the Sentry can't do much more than chase after it in a straight line, and after a while it'll tire out and give up. Whether it catches the Engylada or gives up, the Sentry re-plants itself wherever the chase ends. A recharge time, like the Scout's Sandman ball, spaces out Engylada tosses.
I think it's been suggested a million times that there should be a laser pointer replacement for your pistol that makes your sentry fire at a specific target. However, I haven't before now heard a suggestion for a replacement for a pistol that makes your sentry MAGICALLY RUN TOWARDS a specific target.
This deceptively high-tech tex-mex vittle is, sadly, completely inedible. This is not because the Engineer is a terrible cook (he toasts everything), but rather, because the Engylada is actually a set of high-powered radio gadgetry wrapped up in a durable metal shell. Replacing the pistol, the Engylada is a grenadelike, throwable item that instantly attracts the attention of the Engineer's own sentry. But this is no mere targeting device; the Sentry thinks Engyladas are absolutely delicious and will chase after its owner's Engylada (wobbling on tripod legs and firing on any enemy it sees) while it's in play. Stupid as they are, the Sentry can't do much more than chase after it in a straight line, and after a while it'll tire out and give up. Whether it catches the Engylada or gives up, the Sentry re-plants itself wherever the chase ends. A recharge time, like the Scout's Sandman ball, spaces out Engylada tosses.
I think it's been suggested a million times that there should be a laser pointer replacement for your pistol that makes your sentry fire at a specific target. However, I haven't before now heard a suggestion for a replacement for a pistol that makes your sentry MAGICALLY RUN TOWARDS a specific target.
Well, between the Mac news, the new L4D2 content, and this portal stuff, I'm seriously doubting we'll see a TF2 update anytime soon. 'course Valve could be the greatest company ever and prove me wrong, but I doubt anyone could be that awesome.
The reason they can't update the console versions is because of data size limits and DLC rules and such, right? Doing the updates for macs wouldn't have any of those problems.
Mac clients would probably play on the same servers as PC clients, too.
Meh, they won't have Apple breathing down their neck about not charging for updates, nor will they be limited to 512mb of system/video memory combined, PLUS they'll have Steam to dole out the updates, so I really doubt the Mac version would be unsupported like the PS3 or 360 versions.
Hey guys, my friend is looking for a clip-on mic/headphone combo for 50 dollars, what do you guys recommend? he has an idea for the headphone, but he can't find a decent mic. what was that 5 dollar mic that you people recommended?
One day I'll goto a PAX and meet all you people. And you'll all turn out to be weird, and the whole thing will be awkward and then when I get back I'll never play TF2 again or browse the forums.
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Tofu wrote: Here be Littleboots, destroyer of threads and master of drunkposting.
It amuses me that I went almost 9 months without a single hat because I was all "idling is for dummies".
Then I finally give in.. and it's like a hat stimulus check. Valve really needs to fix this shit.
Giving a damn how you acquired a technically worthless aesthetic item is for dummies. Idling is so simple and easy that's it is pretty much a case of "Eh, why not?"
If Valve has an issue with it, then they should say something now. Retroactive punishments serve no purpose.
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edited March 2010
The word has been around for quite a while now that they want to do something to make playing as lucrative as sitting on an idle server for the 22 hours you aren't playing.
It amuses me that I went almost 9 months without a single hat because I was all "idling is for dummies".
Then I finally give in.. and it's like a hat stimulus check. Valve really needs to fix this shit.
Giving a damn how you acquired a technically worthless aesthetic item is for dummies. Idling is so simple and easy that's it is pretty much a case of "Eh, why not?"
Cheaters Lament is not part of the definition??? I'm pretty sure that makes you guys cheaters. :P
Depends on your (or more accurately, Valve's) definition of cheating.
So far: Using an external program to idle = Cheating
Using TF2 itself to idle = A-OK.
And everything Valve has said so far indicates that they want to make idling less effective; not punish people for doing it.
It was only people who used an external idling program who got pinched. People who just idled within TF2 got the halo just fine. The post on the blog even specifically mentions external idlers.
Over the next few days we'll be removing all TF2 items that were earned using external idling applications. We're going to adopt a zero tolerance policy for external applications used to manipulate the persistent item system... ...Meanwhile, everyone who took the moral high road will soon be finding a new hat in their inventory.
Also, yay for the halo, which many consider to be one of the worst, if not THE worst, hat in the game! (Going by all the polls I've seen, at least) Seriously though, when I said retroactive punishments serve no purpose, I mean serve no purpose as a deterrent. If Valve doesn't want people to do something, they should just tell them outright. That way they'll stop (which makes Valve happy) and the people in question won't get slapped for doing something they weren't actually ever forbidden from doing (which will make their customers happy.)
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or at least the creator has posted here
The Engylada
This deceptively high-tech tex-mex vittle is, sadly, completely inedible. This is not because the Engineer is a terrible cook (he toasts everything), but rather, because the Engylada is actually a set of high-powered radio gadgetry wrapped up in a durable metal shell. Replacing the pistol, the Engylada is a grenadelike, throwable item that instantly attracts the attention of the Engineer's own sentry. But this is no mere targeting device; the Sentry thinks Engyladas are absolutely delicious and will chase after its owner's Engylada (wobbling on tripod legs and firing on any enemy it sees) while it's in play. Stupid as they are, the Sentry can't do much more than chase after it in a straight line, and after a while it'll tire out and give up. Whether it catches the Engylada or gives up, the Sentry re-plants itself wherever the chase ends. A recharge time, like the Scout's Sandman ball, spaces out Engylada tosses.
Glengarry 4 evar, yo.
I think it's been suggested a million times that there should be a laser pointer replacement for your pistol that makes your sentry fire at a specific target. However, I haven't before now heard a suggestion for a replacement for a pistol that makes your sentry MAGICALLY RUN TOWARDS a specific target.
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the best part is easily the bad pun
i loves ya, kupi
The pub server concept wasn't bad, we just don't have a large enough core of players to make it work I think.
Plus, hey, it saves $12.
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I'd rather give Asiina admin-powers than run a insta-respawn server.
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hopefully we at least get that non-engi update soon
it will contain over one million custom hats
Confirmed
-Left 4 Dead 2 DLC "The Passing"
-Left 4 Dead 1 DLC
-Left 4 Dead Comic
-Team Fortress 2 "Not the engy update"
-Team Fortress 2 "Engineer Update"
-Half-Life 2: Episode 3
-General Steam Stuff
-New Steam UI
-Portal ARG
Not 100% confirmed
-Portal 2
-Steam on Mac
-Source Engine (and games) on Mac
So that'll be three platforms that run vanilla TF2!
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZING!
Tofu wrote: Here be Littleboots, destroyer of threads and master of drunkposting.
Mac clients would probably play on the same servers as PC clients, too.
EDIT: You're a dead man, BahamutZERO.
Maybe with a new team Headhunter-esque game type that has you collecting eggs.
And maybe the eggs could contain hats.
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Nah, it would involve a new gamemode where you try to nail Saxton Hail to a cross so he can die for our sins.
PROTIP: You can't win this new gamemode.
I'd like to think that the TF2ers at PAX East are going to be getting together anyway and we can celebrate your birthday then. Right, guys?
Right?
Tofu wrote: Here be Littleboots, destroyer of threads and master of drunkposting.
Weak.
Somebody just got the pot helm.
And that somebody is me.
Nice! I'm two scraps away from another random hat. I wonder what it'll be. (My bet is on a hatless hat.)
Then I finally give in.. and it's like a hat stimulus check. Valve really needs to fix this shit.
They might just all magically disappear one day.
If Valve has an issue with it, then they should say something now. Retroactive punishments serve no purpose.
Sure they do. They validate me for not cheating.
Depends on your (or more accurately, Valve's) definition of cheating.
So far: Using an external program to idle = Cheating
Using TF2 itself to idle = A-OK.
And everything Valve has said so far indicates that they want to make idling less effective; not punish people for doing it.
The Halo
It was only people who used an external idling program who got pinched. People who just idled within TF2 got the halo just fine. The post on the blog even specifically mentions external idlers.
Also, yay for the halo, which many consider to be one of the worst, if not THE worst, hat in the game!