The viewmodel_fov_demo command only affects viewmodels within demos. That might sound obvious but I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with the FOV change ability OpenPlugin gives you. If I'm wrong, then please correct me.

Before this update, you could increase your viewmodel_fov_demo only so much, but now it's unlimited as it is outside of demos.

Yeah, but both the unrestricted viewmodel_fov_demo and "only allow map files" were a part of OpenPlugin

http://etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-22753/page-1/

yes you are correct, i just tried the command

And you guys are correct. I wasn't aware this was a feature. Thanks for the heads up.

In a way, it's cool that this has actually had any effect and changed anything.

In another way it sucks major balls that this is the only effect it had.

I hope

Curious how well the map download restriction will work with VPK's (steampipe anyone?). Can't I as a server admin make a malicious VPK that includes a map and some furry porn for the hud? (I know l4d2 allows hud modifications via vpk files)

I'd prefer the transparent viewmodels. That was always something I was jealous of people who used OpenPlugin.

Maybe this is a sign that they will start integrating the features that they deem 'safe' into the game, such as the transparent models and mat_picmip stuff. Maybe even increasing the fov_desired to 110.

New crate ;-;

From what I heard, servers do not serve VPKs. Custom maps likely stay loose as they have been all along.

Also, Metamod: Source is broken on Linux servers. This means mods like MGEMod on those servers are not working at the moment, so please try not to harass your server OPs about it as there's nothing we can do until a new MM:S build is compiled.

http://i.imgur.com/RKLAL6y.png

new crate?

This is awesome, valve is not blind to the competitive community, they KNOW we exist :D

Now all it takes is a bit more effort into it, come on, transparent viewmodels / automatic demo recording / ingame lobby matchmaking, would be so cool and the entire community (not only competitive) would benefit from it

PRAISE ALLAH!

- Added "Only allow map files" to the possible selections in the download filter option for clients *

This is honestly one of the best changes Valve has made in some time.

Servers can not serve VPK content to clients. The VPK structure only exists for Valve content.

Doubt it, mat_picmip used to be uncapped, Valve added the cap 3-4 years ago because the cvar (according to Valve) caused "significant performance and instability issues" and they were having to help support people using it who were having the game crash non-stop cause of it and what not.

people have been using it with openplugin without issues, no reason for them to not uncap it these days.

I don't think the people who used Open Plugin are your average TF2 user though.

It'd probably work better if they uncapped it but also added those specific settings as choices in the Video options menu, probably with a warning if you set it higher than the current maximum that way they're more covered if anything happens on people's awful PCs.

when mat_picmic gets uncapped.. that'll be the day

still an amazing update

Dear Valve: mat_picmip unlock, fov_desired unlock, "Flat" texture quality settings in options

Re-update your Linux servers. It will fix the plugin loading issue (such as for Metamod and SizzlingStats).

Why was post #8 removed?

MMMmmmmm.

I think having a separate flat texture quality setting would be the safest way for valve to do the same thing as the mat_picmip unlocking for most of us.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/i.imm.io/13NZp.png

Mmm.

Holy poo this looks incredible. I really want this to be a thing.

so incredible, but I believe this and fov_desired will never be unrestricted because people would cry "but spies..." all the way to the submit complaint button

probably because it's a legitimate issue and ruining other people's preferred game styles to improve ours would be quite selfish.

How do you make the map look like that?