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The Scout update for TF2 comes out next Wednesday. Here's what he gets:

* Energy Drink - Replaces pistol. Drink it to get a 2-second burst of speed that lets Scouts dodge sentry fire. Infinite ammo, 2-second cooldown.
* Sandman - Baseball bat that shoots baseballs in a similar arc to the Flaregun. Enemies hit with the baseballs are stunned proportionately to the distance the ball traveled. Works on Ubers. No Double Jump while in inventory.
* Unnamed new Scattergun: One shot before reload. Always crits. Does recoil damage to the Scout.

The Energy Drink is awesome, I'm not sure if the other two actually sound useful. Especially the new scattergun. At least there'll be a new mode, and about 5 new maps, too.

Wait, wait, wait. Sandman and BONK!, I knew about. But where the hell did you get the scattergun replacement from...?

In other news, I've been working rather heavily on a TF2 map this past week. It's hard, but fun. Making it look pretty is gonna be a pain in the ass, though.

Wait, wait, wait. Sandman and BONK!, I knew about. But where the hell did you get the scattergun replacement from...?

The Russian players. For some reason, Valve updates the information in their games before any other version. They also got the Heavy info first, and even now get Tips on Hunted mode in their loading screens.

Here are the achievements, by the way:


First Blood - make the first kill on the arena
First Blood pt.2 - kill 5 enemies using "First blood" bonus. (lolhuh?)
Quick Hook - kill an enemy on the Well before the round starts
A Year to Remember - kill 2004 enemies
The Cycle - kill enemy while in air, on the ground and underwater, all during one life
Closer - destroy 25 teleporters
If You Build It - destroy 25 buildings while they are being constructed
Gun Down - destroy 5 sentries using pistol only
Doctoring the Ball - Kill 3 enemies while ubered
Dodgers 1, Giants 0 - Kill heavy and get his sandwich
Stealing Home - Start capping the point as soon as it becomes possible
The Big Hurt - Stun 25 ubered enemies
Batting the Doctor - Kill 10 fully charged medics
Beanball - Stun scout with his own ball (♥♥♥♥ YES)
Artful Dodger - Get 1000 "missed" damage during 1 life
Strike Zone - Kill 50 stunned enemies
Out of the Park - Bat the enemy so he flies 25 meters
Triple Play - Cap 3 points in 1 round without dying
Triple Steal - Steal intel 3 times during 1 round
Round Tripper - Steal intel 250 times
Belittled Beleauger - Kill the enemy carrying your intel while you are carrying theirs
Fall Classic - Make 1000 double jumps
I'm Bat Man - Endure 500 damage in 1 life
Batter Up - Kill 100 enemies while double-jumping
Foul Territory - Cause enemy's death by stunning him
Pop Fly - Die because of double-barreled shotgun's recoil
Brushback - Stun 50 capping/pushing enemies
Moon Shot - Stun 25 enemies for the maximum time
Retire Runner - Kill 10 slowed down Scouts
Caught Napping - Kill 50 enemies by shooting them in the back with doublebarreled shotgun
Side Retired - Capture the last point
Set the Table - Start 50 succesful point captures
Block the Plate - Defend the point 100 times
No Hitter - Steal and cap intel without shooting
Race for the Pennant - Run 25 kilometers

Looks like a new feature called First Blood is going to be added to the game - being the first player on a map to damage any enemy gives you a Kritz or Uber-like bonus. Which obviously will be the Scout, most of the time.

Do you have a link to an English site with the Russian info?