If you haven't seen the news, TF2 is now open source(ish). The TF2 SDK is now apart of the 2013 Source SDK, this paves the way forward for mods such as TF2C and Open Fortress to be apart of Steam, allowing for easier download and upkeep.
Additionally, an open TF2 modding ecosystem will open the door to all sorts of exciting possibilities for TF2 going forward. I am very excited to see what comes out of this!
You should read up on the details here: https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=238809
I'll also take this chance to announce that the TF2 servers have been temporarily disabled as a result of today's update. They will be brought back ASAP as is the norm with big updates. Our Open Fortress server however, may be inaccessible for a while while the OF team handles the changes to the Source SDK posted today. More details will be provided as we get them, thank you!
We are getting new MOTDs in the servers, these are the introduction pages seen when you first join the server. Stylized in the TF2 style chalkboard design. What I would like to do is invite people in the community to contribute a doodle to the MOTD.
Ideally, they be around 250x250 pixels, transparent background, white line. Though it would be cool to have them all appear as a chalk design, it is not required. If you want to contribute one and would like me to trace over it as a chalk design, that is cool too!
Mostly anything goes, keep it SFW~! You can use your 'sona or anything, really! If you have questions, get in touch with Rowdy!
You can see an example of this MOTD here: https://i.imgur.com/C1TuP6y.png
You can contribute your design here: https://forms.gle/WutPbTnbcKSMvuAC7
Or email me at [email protected], with the following...
Starting today, we are not banning links from Twitter, but instead are filtering and converting them into embeds with the text, author, images, videos, etc on display, without directly linking to the website itself.
Additionally, this embed will be created for all Twitter links, X, Fx, Girlcock, etc. Which removes the need for changing your link to one of the third-party reader sites. We hope that by doing so, we can encourage people to stop using Twitter without outright banning links while the internet is still slowly moving over into better places. We do not typically have an activist policy towards such matters, but given the unquestionably awful behavior we continue to see from Twitter, it's best to at least remind folks that Nazis are stupid and are not worth our attention.
This policy is open for discussion, we realize it's pretty out there compared to the way we typically handle things, and Rowdy is totally cool with hearing people's thoughts on the subject! Either way, thank you for understanding, and keep being awesome. <3
Happy New Years, everyone! Thank you all for another glorious, hilarious, awesome, super cool year <3
We'll keep up the fun and laughs in 2025 and beyond, and we look forward to all of the memories we'll continue to make with each other!
Thank you for being awesome, and being apart of SCG!
So, any resolutions this upcoming year? :3
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, SCG~!
From everyone here at the observatory, we hope the season has been kind to you! Don't forget, you'll always have friends and a home here! As the year wraps up, we are once again reminded how lucky we are to have you all here in our community, and we look forward to another year of fun new adventures ahead~!
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you, and Merry Christmas~! <333
-Rowdy, Poe, Arty, and everyone else here at SCG!
