Classic Fortress v0.9 beta

New features

• Map vote (4 random maps + current map) during last few minutes of game (shown for newly spawned or toggled with /togglevote).
• Force early map vote using /votenext, /votetrick (trick maps) and /voterace (race maps).
• Force map switch to the voted map early using /forcenext.
• Auto ID feature (cf_autoid 1 = on, 2 = teammates only, 3 = enemies only).
• Show friendly Sentry Gun health in /id for Engineers.
• Show max health and max armor in /id for Medics and Engineers.
• Grenade timers (disable with /cf_notimers 1 = no timers, 2 = no timer sound).
• Grenade slot switching (/grenswitch).
• Prime/throw grenades with one button (/gren1 and /gren2).
• Weapon slots (1-4) where 1 is always primary and 4 is always melee.
• Quick attack aliases (+slot1-4).
• Next/previous weapon (/weapprev and /weapnext).
• Last weapon (/weaplast).
• Remember current weapon and last weapon after dying.
• Reload all weapon slots using /reloadnext (one at a time).
• Drop hand grenade to ground if primed when dying.
• Drop grenades in backpack.
• Don't pick up unusable ammo from discarded backpacks (note: this only applies to /discarded backpacks).
• Don't telefrag teammates when spawning.
• Free class switch during first 10 seconds after spawning.
• Updated class help (bindings, aliases and settings) reachable with /classhelp.
• Dropping flag now possible on all maps using /dropflag.
• Class configs are now executed from /fortress/classes/ subdirectory.
• When using class configs, /fortress/classes/default.cfg gets executed first.
• Team player count in team selection menu.
• Class player count (and class restrictions) in class selection menu.
• Changing teams is now allowed.
• Responsive menus and status bar thanks to rewritten menu/sbar code.
• Clip ammo in status bar ticks up during reload.
• Kill streak and personal cap count in status bar.
• Option to spawn with full ammo and armor.
• Map specific configurations (/fortress/cfg/maps/.cfg).
• Major code cleanup and rewrites.

Scout

• New special ability "dash" will initiate a bunny hop at 540 speed.
• New Scanner menu where Scanner settings can be changed.
• Caltrop Canisters no longer "explode" in your hands.
• Remember Scanner status across deaths.

Sniper

• Sniper Rifle range increased.
• Automatic sensitivity scaling while zoomed in.
• Use the special button as a zoom button.
• Use mouse wheel to adjust zoom while zoomed in.
• Sniper Rifle now needs to be reloaded between shots.

Demolitions Man

• New detpack menu containing 5, 20, 50 and 255 second detpacks.
• Changed maximum detpipes allowed per team to 6 per demoman instead of 7 total.
• Decrease /detpipe cooldown to 0.5 seconds instead of 0.8.
• Stop detpacking by pressing last weapon bind.

Combat Medic

• Healing aura that heals 5 hp every second to friendly players within range (120 units), only active when cells >= 50.
• Medikit now heals friendly targets to max health + 50, consuming all cells.
• Cells automatically regenerate at 10 cells per second.
• Bioweapon now does 7 damage per second to enemies, up from 7 damage per 3 seconds.

Heavy Weapons Guy

• Assault Cannon can now be fired while moving and while jumping.
• Accuracy of Assault Cannon decreased while moving.
• HWGuy can now be affected by concussion grenades while firing Assault Cannon.
• New class special that stops the Assault Cannon from firing and just keeps it spinning.
• Lowered volume for spinning Assault Cannon.

Pyro

• Add knockback to Flamethrower.

Spy

• Improved disguise menu.
• Change color and skin in one sequence.
• Last disguise (reachable through disguise menu or using /dlast alias).
• Stop disguising by pressing last weapon bind.
• New aliases for changing team color (/denemy (if 2 teams), /dblue, /dred, /dyellow, /dgreen).
• New aliases for changing skin (/dscout, /dsniper, /dsoldier, etc).
• Build your own disguise aliases (e.g. alias bsniper "dblue; wait; dsniper" for blue sniper).
• Spy can now feign death in air.
• Spy now drops an empty backpack when feigning death.
• A fake death message (but relevant to current situation) is now shown when feigning death.

Engineer

• Sentry Gun status (health, ammo and level) shown in status bar.
• New Sentry Gun maintenance menu containing simply rotation.
• Upgrade/repair/restock Sentry Gun on spanner hit.
• Dispenser automatically stocks nearby team members.
• Dispenser restock rate increases with more players on team.
• Rocket ammo in Dispenser increase explosions more than before.
• Repair Dispenser on spanner hit.
• Dismantle Sentry Gun/Dispenser using build menu when standing close.
• Stop building by pressing last weapon key.
• Added message when Dispenser is destroyed.
• Added dismantle message to show how many cells were returned to Engineer.
• Changed class special to detonate dispenser.
• Engineers can now only dismantle own buildings and rotate own Sentry Gun.
• Railgun no longer penetrates targets.