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Team Fortress 2: updates, settings and interface

Game updates, plugin versions and improvements to our interface with a traceable history.

Recorded, available and installed are different states. Your actual installation status and suitable updates are shown in the server panel.

Developer announcement Published

Scream Fortress Very Scary Halloween Special

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Developer announcement Published

Enter… MONOCULUS!

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Developer announcement Published

Enter… MONOCULUS!

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Game update Published

Update on the Halloween Update

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Update on the Halloween Update

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Surprise Manniversary Update and Sale

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Surprise Manniversary Update and Sale

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Developer announcement Published

Making of a Skull Hat

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Developer announcement Published

Making of a Skull Hat

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Developer announcement Published

Steam Trading: Out of Beta and available to everyone!

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Developer announcement Published

Steam Trading: Out of Beta and available to everyone!

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Developer announcement Published

The Manno-Technology Bundle

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Developer announcement Published

The Manno-Technology Bundle

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Developer announcement Published

Introducing Steam Trading Beta

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Developer announcement Published

Introducing Steam Trading Beta

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Developer announcement Published

A History of Violence

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Developer announcement Published

A History of Violence

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Developer announcement Published

Fit For a King

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Developer announcement Published

Fit For a King

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Developer announcement Published

Meet the Medic: Behind the Scenes

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What the interface looks like

The image shows the interface on its capture date; earlier versions may differ.

Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions.
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions.
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08

What the settings do

These values come from our guided editors. Defaults are the editor starting values; they do not show the contents of a customer server.

Enable cheats (sv_cheats)

Allows console commands that are normally locked. Disable on public servers.

Setting
sv_cheats
Default
0
LAN mode (sv_lan)

1 = reachable on local network only (no Steam auth), 0 = public.

Setting
sv_lan
Default
0
Time limit (minutes, mp_timelimit)

How long a map is played in minutes (0 = unlimited).

Setting
mp_timelimit
Default
30
Range / options
0 – 120
Win limit (mp_winlimit)

Number of round wins before the map rotates (0 = disabled).

Setting
mp_winlimit
Default
0
Range / options
0 – 100
Max rounds (mp_maxrounds)

Maximum total rounds per map (0 = unlimited).

Setting
mp_maxrounds
Default
0
Range / options
0 – 100
Auto team balance (mp_autoteambalance)

1 = uneven teams are automatically balanced, 0 = disabled.

Setting
mp_autoteambalance
Default
1
Max team imbalance (mp_teams_unbalance_limit)

How many extra players one team may have before balancing kicks in (0 = always balance).

Setting
mp_teams_unbalance_limit
Default
1
Range / options
0 – 30
Respawn wave time (sec, mp_respawnwavetime)

How often (in seconds) a respawn wave is triggered.

Setting
mp_respawnwavetime
Default
10
Range / options
0 – 60
Friendly fire (mp_friendlyfire)

1 = players can damage teammates, 0 = no team damage.

Setting
mp_friendlyfire
Default
0
Random critical hits (tf_weapon_criticals)

1 = random crits enabled (TF2 default), 0 = disabled (more competitive play).

Setting
tf_weapon_criticals
Default
1
Allow +use command (tf_allow_player_use)

1 = players can use the +use command (e.g. for some custom maps), 0 = disabled.

Setting
tf_allow_player_use
Default
0
Default Map

The default map to use when starting the server.

Setting
SRCDS_MAP
Default
cp_dustbowl
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Max Players

Maximum number of players allowed on the server (per-order slot cap, enforced via +maxplayers).

Setting
MAX_PLAYERS
Default
24
Range / options
1 – 64
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Auto Update

1 = beim Start updaten

Setting
AUTO_UPDATE
Default
1
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.