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Adult Swim Extravaganza
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Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08
Team Fortress 2: updates, settings and interface
Game updates, plugin versions and improvements to our interface with a traceable history.
Recorded, available and installed are different states. Your actual installation status and suitable updates are shown in the server panel.
Game update
Published
The First Entirely Community-Created Update is LIVE!
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Game update
Published
The First Entirely Community-Created Update is LIVE!
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Developer announcement
Published
Business Time
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Business Time
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Team Fortress 2 is now on Linux
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Team Fortress 2 is now on Linux
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
TF2 Action Figures Are Out Now!
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
TF2 Action Figures Are Out Now!
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Kiss These Items Goodbye!
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Kiss These Items Goodbye!
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Smissmas (Permanent) Cheer for Community Map Makers
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Smissmas (Permanent) Cheer for Community Map Makers
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Game update
Published
The Mecha Update is Live!
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Game update
Published
The Mecha Update is Live!
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Developer announcement
Published
Merry Smissmas!
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Merry Smissmas!
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
New Adult Swim Gear
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
New Adult Swim Gear
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
The Steam Community Market is now in beta!
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
What the interface looks like
The image shows the interface on its capture date; earlier versions may differ.
What the settings do
These values come from our guided editors. Defaults are the editor starting values; they do not show the contents of a customer server.
Enable cheats (sv_cheats)
Allows console commands that are normally locked. Disable on public servers.
- Setting
- sv_cheats
- Default
- 0
LAN mode (sv_lan)
1 = reachable on local network only (no Steam auth), 0 = public.
- Setting
- sv_lan
- Default
- 0
Time limit (minutes, mp_timelimit)
How long a map is played in minutes (0 = unlimited).
- Setting
- mp_timelimit
- Default
- 30
- Range / options
- 0 – 120
Win limit (mp_winlimit)
Number of round wins before the map rotates (0 = disabled).
- Setting
- mp_winlimit
- Default
- 0
- Range / options
- 0 – 100
Max rounds (mp_maxrounds)
Maximum total rounds per map (0 = unlimited).
- Setting
- mp_maxrounds
- Default
- 0
- Range / options
- 0 – 100
Auto team balance (mp_autoteambalance)
0 = disabled, 1 = switch players to the other team automatically, 2 = ask for volunteers. Team imbalance 0 disables the check.
- Setting
- mp_autoteambalance
- Default
- 1
- Range / options
- 0, 1, 2
Max team imbalance (mp_teams_unbalance_limit)
How many extra players one team may have before balancing kicks in (0 = check disabled).
- Setting
- mp_teams_unbalance_limit
- Default
- 1
- Range / options
- 0 – 30
Respawn wave time (sec, mp_respawnwavetime)
Time between respawn waves in seconds, including fractions. Map settings and player count can change the actual waiting time.
- Setting
- mp_respawnwavetime
- Default
- 10
- Range / options
- 0 – 60
Friendly fire (mp_friendlyfire)
1 = players can damage teammates, 0 = no team damage.
- Setting
- mp_friendlyfire
- Default
- 0
Random critical hits (tf_weapon_criticals)
1 = random crits enabled (TF2 default), 0 = disabled (more competitive play).
- Setting
- tf_weapon_criticals
- Default
- 1
Allow +use command (tf_allow_player_use)
1 = players can use the +use command (e.g. for some custom maps), 0 = disabled.
- Setting
- tf_allow_player_use
- Default
- 0
Starting map
Map or level loaded when the server starts.
- Setting
- SRCDS_MAP
- Default
- cp_dustbowl
- When it takes effect
- Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Max Players
Maximum number of players allowed on the server (per-order slot cap, enforced via +maxplayers).
- Setting
- MAX_PLAYERS
- Default
- 24
- Range / options
- 1 – 64
- When it takes effect
- Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Auto Update
1 = beim Start updaten
- Setting
- AUTO_UPDATE
- Default
- 1
- When it takes effect
- Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.