# Team Fortress 2 Team Fortress 2 Update Released

- Product: Team Fortress 2 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/team-fortress-2)
- Vendor: Valve
- Date: 2026-07-14
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/440/view/702147697120905057
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/team-fortress-2/releases/2026-07-14-team-fortress-2-update-released

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- **fixed** — Fixed missing sound for Taunt: Circuit Breaker
- **changed** — Renamed Northern Nights Summer 2026 Unusual effect to Polar Prism
- **fixed** — Updated the Floral Growth Unusual effect to fix orientation and position problems
- **changed** — Adjusted vertex normals and diffuse on Bald Spotter head
- **changed** — Adjusted normals and specular on Bald Spotter head mirror
- **changed** — Reduced Bald Spotter mesh size slightly toward the front and back of the head
- **fixed** — Fixed some facial flexes on Bald Spotter
- **changed** — Reduced Bald Spotter lens texture size
- **fixed** — Fixed vertex normal issue on Surgical Shroud coat
- **changed** — Adjusted Phongfresnelranges on Surgical Shroud mirror to improve envmap effect
- **changed** — Reduced Surgical Shroud mirror texture size
- **changed** — Updated and added tournament medals
- **changed** — Updated koth_dusker to globally improve lighting in outdoor areas for better team recognition
- **fixed** — Fixed conflicting files on cp_premuda leading to crashes
- **fixed** — Fixed several spawn room errors on cp_premuda
- **changed** — Adjusted respawn times on cp_premuda to make capping easier
- **changed** — Adjusted sound timings and volume on cp_premuda
- **changed** — Brightened up dark spaces and tunnels on cp_premuda
- **fixed** — Fixed miscellaneous visual and clipping bugs on cp_premuda

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:

- Fixed missing sound for Taunt: Circuit Breaker

- Renamed "Northern Nights" Summer 2026 Unusual effect to "Polar Prism"

- Updated the Floral Growth Unusual effect to fix orientation/position problems

- Updated the Bald Spotter

- Adjusted vertex normals and diffuse on head

- Adjusted normals and specular on head mirror

- Reduced mesh size slightly toward the front and back of the head

- Fixed some facial flexes

- Reduced texture size of lens

- Updated the Surgical Shroud

- Fixed vertex normal issue on coat

- Adjusted Phongfresnelranges on mirror to improve envmap effect

- Reduced texture size of mirror

- Updated/Added some tournament medals

- Updated koth_dusker to globally improve lighting in outdoor areas for better team recognition

- Updated cp_premuda

- Fixed conflicting files leading to crashes

- Fixed several spawn room errors

- Adjusted respawn-times to make capping easier

- Adjusted sound timings and volume

- Brightened up dark spaces and tunnels

- Smaller changes all around the map to improve game flow

- Miscellaneous visual and clipping bugs fixed