Immediately Valve introduced in a weblog submit on the official Crew Fortress 2 web site that an replace is deliberate, and apparently, it is a large one.
The builders outline it as a “full-on update-sized replace” versus latest summer time occasions which were restricted to merchandise updates. Which means it’s going to embody “objects, maps, taunts, uncommon results, struggle paints and who is aware of what else.”
It is coming this 12 months, and whereas it does not have a reputation but and will not have a theme, it’s going to be launched across the summer time.
In line with the submit, Valve desires Steam Workshop creators to create content material to be featured within the replace. In the mean time, it is unclear how a lot of the content material for this “replace” can be user-generated and the way a lot, if any, will come from Valve’s builders themselves.
The deadline for submission is Might 1, and regardless of the Summer season timing for the discharge, the content material does not require to be summer-themed, because the replace truly will not have a theme.
For those who’re unfamiliar with Crew Fortress 2, it was initially launched in 2007 for PC as a sequel to the Crew Fortress mod for Quake when Steam was nonetheless younger. A port on PS3 and Xbox 360 has additionally been launched in the identical 12 months, however the improvement of those variations has been lengthy discontinued so do not anticipate this new replace to return on consoles.
The sport has been free-to-play since 2011, however it sports activities an inside user-driven economic system that permits the commerce and sale of beauty objects, which frequently find yourself fetching a fairly penny.