KritzKast

Tag: beta

  • KritzKast #362: How to get in Overwatch BETA

    WidowMaker_b1There’s not really been an update this week, not to TF2 at least. This would have made for a really short podcast. That’s not the full story though since Team Fortress 2 Competitive gets a new logo, which makes us think something is about to start happening here. Which Kotau appears to have picked up on.

    As luck would have it, KritzKast made it into the Overwatch BETA. Well, I say luck…

    Biggest changes are that we now have a new game mode, KOTH Control, and two new maps.

    Oh and player progression, which slowly reveals skins, emotes, sprays and animations.

  • 165 The best of the best of the best

    [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1507187500″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]

    src=”http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/c/c9/CrimeCraft_scout_and_heavy.png” alt=”” width=”281″ height=”175″>Team Fortress 2 updates are like busses; you wait for a few weeks for one to show up then two come along at once. It would have been easier to walk. Valve wish us to celebrate a free to play game, CrimeCraft by offering up Texas Half-Pants and a Bolt Action Blitzer if you manage to survive 6 levels of this uninspired game. Strange parts become removable and we mourn the loss of the dispenser’s ability to retain your overheal. The engie-nurf continues with buildings now granting medics charge is destroyed with their Übersaw. At least the engie gets to wear the Teufort Tooth Kicker if you really want to cowboy him up.

    Currently unobtainable, the Mysterious Promo 2 bundle, containing only the Flare Gun is added. What can that be? If you don’t know, you’re in good company.

    Wireplay drop their long running 6v6 tournament in favour of a Highlander league. Their last season of 6v6 was plagued with team drop outs. Lets hope this new direction pays dividends for them. KritzKast Distinguished Ducks have signed up already.

    To top it all off we have your emails and a couple of movies from the best of the best in 6v6 TF2, Epsilon Esports and coverage of i43.

  • 160 Hacking for hats and long quickies

    [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1507187212″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]

    The TF2 Mix-up website was launched this week. Featuring Robin walker, Notch, Freddie Wong, Nathan Purkeypile (Bethesda), Yogscast, Brian Brushwood, Veronica Belmont, CaptainSparklez and so many others. There are more of our gaming heroes on the match roster than Gabe Newell could recruit in a week of headhunting, probably. Despite this there’s still three slots left, to be filled by you. We tell you how on this week’s show.

    TF2’s Beta gets an update. In the long tradition of beta updates this basically means a bunch of fresh new nurfs for you to cope with. The Enforcer is slower to fire and trading now impossible.

    Back in the real game, Sniper gets a leather backpack, the Cozy Camper, complete with dangling piss jar and koala. Solider’s buff/rage meters are fixed and Pyro’s Phlogistinator gets a couple of nerfs. Whom ever guessed “QR code” as the language for “Updating localization files”, take a drink.

    Steam Powered User Forums ( or SPUF for short) finally have their own subsection just for the competitive players. This was largely the result of Ashkan, our player of the week, buiding a solid presentation to put before the Valve lot. Well done mate, though Extine pushing the point home can’t have harmed either.

    As for the quickies, we make a good shot at them being the longies:

    • Ruskeydoo reports on a worrying trend of item makers’ accounts being hacked to get at their self-made hats
    • Our Steam friend Lucky Luke shows us how your friends list now has a search bar
    • Tempest talks to mnemosynaut about his recent contributions to the game
    • Collection packs are added to Steam Workshop
    • rubixRandomHero creates some cute knitted TF2 friends

  • 143 Let us never speak of this again

    [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1507169407″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]

    This is the week that the unthinkable happened. Steam was compromised. The question rises, our are personal details still safe? We’ve looked into the details of the hack, How, when and why, to bring you as much information about it as we can. We’ll try our best to make you feel safe, but alas, only valve can be the ones to rest our minds fully. For more information please visit this thread.

    Luckily, the hack isn’t the only piece of news this week, or we would be crying all through the show. TF2 also got 3 new promo items directly from Saints row the third. Not to mention a few changes to make thing run smoother.

    Speaking of running smoother, the Beta also got a good fix this week. bringing it up to date with recently changes to the main game and also testing out new code that should make the game run smoother on older machines.

    But its not just valve that have been making heads lines this week. ETF2L started its highlander league and agro got to have a quick shoutcast. We also followed eXtine into a comic book store as he picked up the copy of “The Scarface” and had it signed by valve employees

    Plus this week was the week that teamfortress.tv launched, a new site showcasing some of the best live streams of Pro TF2 players…….and 1 fascinating TF2 podkast.

    Lastly, we couldn’t let the launch of Skyrim pass without mentioning this graphics comparison sent to us from a fan.

  • 137 Error 404, update not found

    [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1507155082″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]

    Gee, it sure does seem like no update happened this week, If only that were the case. Valve did a super secret update this week, infact its so secret that valve rolled it back hopeing nobody had seen it. However, that was not the case. Besides the Pyro conscience and a massive pile of hats in the works, this also seems to be the start of customisable textures on items

    The beta has also been going slightly crazy this week, rewriting the pyros tools and giving them all a purpose. The flamethrower is now for damage, the back burner is for sneaky tactis and the degresser is all about the burn.

    Meanwhile, The Killer Exclusive has now been made avalible in the US. As long as your willing to purchase the new PC Gamer digital app on steam. but don’t worry, if your not in the UK or the US…..hopefully it will be coming to the rest of the world in the next week.

    This week is also a great week if your into creating things for the community. If you are the kind of person who wants to make your own items for TF2, but have no idea where to start, we have a fantastic Modeling guide to give you a helping hand. But if your the kind of person who likes to watch pollished videos, then Sandviches is the video for you.

    And as if that wasn’t enough we’ve also got 2 different cups to tell you about. The Ultiduo cup 3 in europe and the My Gaming Edge n a cup in the US. So as you can see, besides your emails, we have a lot of to be talking about this week,

    Contributors

    Pogo – Flamov – Bolly – Buckaroo – Ruskeydoo

►
Necessary cookies enable essential site features like secure log-ins and consent preference adjustments. They do not store personal data.
None
►
Functional cookies support features like content sharing on social media, collecting feedback, and enabling third-party tools.
None
►
Analytical cookies track visitor interactions, providing insights on metrics like visitor count, bounce rate, and traffic sources.
None
►
Advertisement cookies deliver personalized ads based on your previous visits and analyze the effectiveness of ad campaigns.
None