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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. · Captured on 2026-10-08
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.
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Hats For Help
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Hats For Help
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If We Could Be Serious For a Moment...
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If We Could Be Serious For a Moment...
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Game update
Published
The First-Ever Three-Way Pack 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
The First-Ever Three-Way Pack 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.
Developer announcement
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Community Map Pack!
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Community Map Pack!
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It's Monday.
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It's Monday.
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From Hell
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From Hell
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It Is Me, But Smaller!
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It Is Me, But Smaller!
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Monday Night Combat
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Monday Night Combat
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Look at me! Look at me!
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Look at me! Look at me!
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Have at 'em, lads!
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What the interface looks like
The image shows the interface on its capture date; earlier versions may differ.
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.