# Team Fortress 2 Team Fortress 2 Update Released

- Product: Team Fortress 2 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/team-fortress-2)
- Vendor: Valve
- Date: 2025-12-23
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/440/view/505096644727932978
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/team-fortress-2/releases/2025-12-23-team-fortress-2-update-released

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- **fixed** — Fixed a console warning in the Team Recognition Unusual effect
- **changed** — Updated The Fists of Steel to use the RED team version for the backpack image
- **changed** — Updated backpack images for Festivized versions of The Killing Gloves of Boxing, The Gloves of Running Urgently, The Apoco-Fists, and The Fists of Steel
- **fixed** — Fixed Engineer being able to build in the respawn room rafters on 2koth_abbey
- **changed** — Updated cppl_gavle with significant optimization pass, especially around the first point
- **fixed** — Fixed a large number of small visual issues on cppl_gavle
- **fixed** — Fixed clipping issues and bugs around cppl_gavle
- **changed** — Updated pd_nutcracker
- **fixed** — Fixed out of bound exploit at BLU spawn on pd_nutcracker
- **changed** — Adjusted clipping outside of RED spawn on pd_nutcracker
- **fixed** — Fixed misaligned fence prop in BLU lounge on pd_nutcracker
- **added** — Added nobuild to middle route on both sides of pd_nutcracker
- **removed** — Removed steps from Pipe rooms on pd_nutcracker
- **changed** — Adjusted clipping in Pipe rooms on pd_nutcracker
- **fixed** — Fixed Nutcracker voice being cut off at start of round on pd_nutcracker

An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

- Updated the Team Recognition Unusual effect to fix a console warning

- Updated The Fists of Steel to use the RED team version for the backpack image

- Updated backpack images for Festivized versions of The Killing Gloves of Boxing, The Gloves of Running Urgently, The Apoco-Fists, and The Fists of Steel

- Updated 2koth_abbey to fix the Engineer being able to build in the respawn room rafters

- Updated cppl_gavle

- Significant optimization pass, especially around the first point

- Fixed a large number of small visual issues

- Fixed some clipping issues/ bugs around the map

- Updated pd_nutcracker

- Fixed out of bound exploit at BLU spawn

- Adjusted clipping outside of RED spawn

- Fixed misaligned fence prop in BLU lounge

- Added nobuild to middle route on both sides

- Removed steps from Pipe rooms and adjusted clipping

- Minor detailing and clipping adjustments

- Fixed Nutcracker voice being cut off at start of round