Valve has released a new update to coincide with the release of the new game, Total War: Shogun 2. Check out their news release below:
Cower, peasants! Flee, terrified ronin! Crap in your ancient Japanese bamboo underpants, feudal warlords! For something approaches unlike anything you have ever seen! The Shogun Pack -- a collaboration between Team Fortress 2, the TF community, and Total War: Shogun 2 -- descends upon you like a rising sun! (But in reverse.)
That's right, Japan fans! Unlike other updates, The Shogun Pack represents a three-way partnership of feudal clans to depose a crooked emperor (the emperor being played in this case by "a lack of updates" for this metaphor to work). The awe-inspiring result? Eight all-new, Shogun-themed items for your head-wearing and/or neck-cleaving pleasure. And, in keeping with the three-way theme, you've got three ways to get your hands on them:
1. Pre-order Total War: Shogun 2 from Steam and get all eight items free. (You: "THAT'S INCREDIBLE!")
2. Buy all eight items in Team Fortress 2's Mann Co. Store. (You: "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! I WON'T BELIEVE IT!")
3. Collect all eight items through in-game item drops or crafting. (You: "SOMEONE CALL AN AMBULANCE! I'M HAVING A HEART ATTACK! FROM JOY!")
Pick any one of the three to get your items! Heck, pick ALL three! (Don't actually do this. -Legal Dept.) Whatever your choice, be sure to check out The Shogun Pack!
The new weapons are as follows:
Fan O'War - A Scout melee weapon that deals 10% of the Bat's base damage but upon hit, marks an opponent "for death". A marked player takes mini-crits from any subsequent damage.
The Concheror - A Soldier secondary weapon that is similar to the Buff Banner and the Battalion's Backup. It causes allies within 450 units to be healed for 20% of the damage they deal.
The Half-Zatoichi - A melee weapon for Soldier and Demo that restores the health of the wielder to 100% upon killing an enemy. Once it is drawn, though, it must kill an enemy before its wielder can sheath it. Any opponents that are also wielding the weapon can be killed with one hit by it.
The Conniver's Kunai - A Spy melee weapon that reduces the max health of the wielder by 65 but heals the wielder with the health of its back-stabbed victims. The wielder can be overhealed to 180 health.
There are also 4 hats and a tool released with this update. All of these items are banned in TWL, CEVO, and ESEA until further notice.
