Team Fortress 2
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Recommended gameplay tweaks
Change FOV or field of view
Options > video > advanced - move "field of view" slider to 90.
Auto reload
Options > multiplayer > advanced - check 'automatically reload weapons when you're not firing'.
- Potentially problematic for the spy, whose reload animation blocks the screen. Change viewmodel field of view to adjust this.
Viewmodel field of view adjust
Options > multiplayer-> advanced - adjust to change height of the view of your weapon.
Fast weapon switch
Options > keyboard > advanced - check 'fast weapon switch'.
- Option makes weapon switching not require a left click.
Damage text above heads
Options > multiplayer > advanced - check 'display damage done as text over your target'.
Hit sounds
Options > multiplayer > advanced - check 'play a hitsound everytime you injure an enemy'.
Medigun autoheal
Options > multiplayer > advanced - check 'medigun continues healing without holding down fire button'.
Medic auto-call
Options > multiplayer > advanced - adjust to hp percentage level of when you would like teammates to automatically display a red cross on screen for healing.
Low FPS fix
Anti-virus software can interfere with a file in TF2's folder, which gets updated constantly during gameplay.
- Open anti-virus program.
- Select settings > exceptions/exclusions.
- Add the following folder to the scan exceptions:
C:\Program Files\Steam\appcache\stats
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Set the Steam launch options:
-noborder -window
Save game cloud sync
Steam Cloud: cfg files are synced automatically
External links
Tweaks
- Fps problems article on Whisper's Wiki - a very detailed guide on how to tweak the Source engine and Steam platform, on which TF2 runs.
Wikis
- Official Team Fortress Wiki - great resource run by Valve.
- TF2Wiki.net.