Team Fortress 2 patch fixes invisible pumpkin Spies on Wildcat
The October 30 patch follows a much bigger October 29 fix list for the Halloween maps, as Scream Fortress XVIII heads toward its November 7 finish.
Valve released a small Team Fortress 2 update on October 30, 2026 that fixes a missing model for Spies disguised as pumpkins on cp_wildcat_event. The patch also updates and adds some tournament medals. It installs automatically when the game restarts, and it lands a day after a much longer fix list for the game's Halloween maps.
The October 29 patch did the heavy lifting
The previous day's update focused on Scream Fortress content. On cp_wildcat_event, Valve added a minute to the round timer and closed a bug that let pumpkin-disguised players capture points at 15 times normal speed. It also fixed pumpkin-disguised players not showing as Ubercharged when wearing a Voodoo-Cursed Soul cosmetic, stopped Engineers building inside the shutter door between points A and B, and hid equipped Powerup Canteens on disguised players.
The Zombie Infection maps (zi_atoll, zi_blazehattan, zi_devastation_final1, zi_murky, zi_sanitarium and zi_woods) got lower edict counts, and the Zombie Sniper's spit now deals critical hits to airborne targets. zi_atoll gained more cover in front of the shack and now uses every BLU spawn point. Smaller fixes covered a smoke effect regression on Le Sapeur and clipping on the Chief Executor, Vested Investor's Vest and Standing Offer.
Scream Fortress XVIII runs until November 7
This year's Halloween event went live on October 1 with five community maps: HolyHell, Scarypass, Trainsawlaser, Medi-Evil and Scaredy-Cat. It added the Haunted Hoard Case with 23 community-made cosmetics, five new taunts, 21 new Unusual effects and a fresh set of Halloween Contracts. Halloween matches sit under the Special Events category in Casual. Valve's patch notes say the event runs through November 7, 2026, so there is about a week left to finish Merasmissions and contracts.
Valve has patched the game regularly this autumn, with updates on October 2, 5, 12 and 16 before this week's pair. Community projects are busy too: the Operation: Europa mapping project, which asks creators to build European-themed maps, was promoted on the official TF2 news feed on October 29.
For SEA players
Team Fortress 2 is free to play on Steam for Windows and Linux, including Steam Deck. It holds a Very Positive rating on Steam, with 91% of more than 1.2 million reviews recommending it.
Source: Steam News (Team Fortress 2 update notes); Team Fortress 2 on Steam.
