The match channels require a password, so that only squad members can join those channels, but admins should be able to drag in mercs, or if it is a proper mix you can use the mix channel
With this new fantastic website up and running, I feel it's about time we gave TF2 and the boX? clan name a boot up the backside and a new lease of life. The clan was blossoming 6 months ago and has suddenly reached a plateau, so I feel it's about time we reached out and grabbed some new characters to add to the mixing pot that is boX?
This week I will be getting together six or so guys, some new faces some old, to form the newest boX? community squad. We've had success with multiple squads in the past, and I really want to get a team together that primarily enjoys the game, but foremost enjoys their team, and the remainder of the boX community.
We can take the relaxed environment that is AFS to work on rebuilding our community. We used to be on par with the likes of Nervous Energy but now I feel like we should really be envious of what they have. It's time to restore boX? to it's former glory and move on to bigger and even greater achievements for the clan.
This competition was introduced by Valve in May via a blog post. It was a big competition for the community to send in models that fit into the TF2 universe. Valve would then pick the best submissions and, after decide the attributes for the models, would then releasing them into the game.
Now true to Valve's form, the announcement of the winners of the competition should have been this evening but it has been delayed to later this week. This could lead to another big update for TF2 soon, containing a big pack of community made weapons and hats.
To have a look at some of the top submissions, take a look at the Polycount forum, at the following link: [Polycount Forum]
As you can see, some of these models look very professional, let's hope Valve choose the right items, and that they don't ruin the game!!
The update is now live. Beware of playing public as you may come across a few extra sentry guns here and there
Changelog wrote: Added The Frontier Justice.
Added The Wrangler.
Added The Gunslinger.
Added The Southern Hospitality.
Added 35 Engineer achievements.
Engineers can now pickup & move their buildings.
Added Engineer main menu music.
Added 4 new maps:
Thunder Mountain, a 3 stage Payload map.
Hightower, a Payload Race map.
Upward, a Payload map.
ColdFront, a community built Capture Point map.
Item tuning:
The Sandvich now uses a cooldown timer, instead of the health pack recharge mechanic.
The Gunboats now reduce self-damage by 60% (was 75%)
The Tribalman's Shiv bleed duration reduced to 6 second (was 8 ), and its damage penalty increased to 50% (was 35%).
Added better feedback sound for Pyros on when their flamethrower is doing damage.
Fixed blood effect on bleeding player.
Added a glow effect to Payload carts.
Added Romanian language support.
boX? Squad 1
Division 5b - 2nd
boX¹? redeemed themselves after a poor season last season in WP, by finishing 2nd. The one game boX¹? lost was to 3D, who walked the league after winning all 7 games. This has been an encouraging result for this relatively new line-up and we look forward to seeing what we can do next season.
boX? Squad 2
Division 4b - 2nd
boX²? had a great season, remaining unbeaten out of all 7 games played. They were narrowly piped to 1st by ('?') who finished 0.4 points ahead, having won/drawn the same number of games but they had a higher cap ratio. I'm sure they will be fairly happy with the results, but disappointed not to finish in the number one slot. A strong finish in division 3 definitely looks doable next season.
The EMS league (the big money prize tournament from ESL) is running a community vote on which game should receive an extra 1000 euros in prize money. While we don't have any teams in the competition, obviously any competition offering big prizes is ultimately good for the TF2 scene as it would attract more publicity to the game.
So head over to the ESL website and submit your vote for TF2!
New Members
I would like to introduce two new members to boX? Squad 1. First we have CeeGee (aka Captain Ginger) who will be taking up our Medic position for the coming seasons. After coming across as a generally all round nice guy and an epic medic in his trial, it was pretty much unanimous that we wanted him as part of our team. Secondly we have Hosain H as our Demoman. Hosain H shined in his trial as someone who would fit in well with the boX? mentality while having the necessary skills to to kill pretty much every scout me and Kamp failed to kill.
As you can see, we just need a soldier to complete the main roster. This search is ongoing
Squad Deputy Position
I would like to also congratulate KingOfSquirrels who I have promoted to my Deputy Leader, to help keep things ticking over if I'm ever not on-line (god forbid!). He has shown to have a hunger for playing TF2, and I feel his is perfectly suited to this role
