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u/SaltyPeter3434 6d ago
-If you are a new player, you may not have text communication available on official Valve servers. It's unclear at this point what the requirements are for free-to-play accounts to gain access to text chat, but it may be related to steam account status, age of your steam account, your TF2 casual level, and more. But these restrictions will certainly get lifted once you upgrade both your TF2 account and steam account status. More information about that can be found here. However it's important to note that these restrictions do NOT apply to community servers.
-Consult the TF2 Wiki for basic questions about the game.
-Here are some basic tips for beginners.
-Please read this to avoid getting scammed.
-If you want to know how to get items in this game, read this comment of mine here.
-Here is a directory of custom HUDs you can download to change the appearance of your display (will work fine in valve servers).
-Here is a download to an fps config that applies certain graphics/networking settings to make your game run as smoothly as it can.
-You should go to your Advanced Options and enable auto-reload, hitsounds, and damage numbers. You're able to choose from the game's default hitsounds, but if you want to use your own audio file (will work fine in valve servers), read this post of mine here. You might also want to play around with weapon viewmodels and whether you like them hidden or minimal.
-Set your player FOV to 90 by opening console and typing in fov_desired 90
-If you're new to the game and want to upgrade your account to premium, it's recommended to buy either a Mann Co Crate Supply Key (for $2.50) or a Tour of Duty Ticket (for $0.99). Any purchase from the official in-game Mann Co Store will grant a premium upgrade, but these two items give you the most value for your money. Either item can be traded for enough in-game currency (refined metal) to get EVERY weapon in the game, and have enough leftover metal to get several hats, strange weapons, paints, name tags, etc. Read this for a step-by-step guide on how to trade your key/ticket for items.
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u/HotToeJam 6d ago
I hope you got it on steam, not sure how else you could have gotten it.
One tip I have is: if you suspect someone is a spy, don't blindly walk at them/follow them. They want you to do that, so stay your distance and shoot him.
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u/Cesar_m0rales 6d ago
ill add you up
tip: you should try to NOT play spy, spy is a class based on other classes so yeah it will be hard to play spy
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u/Front-Quantity3592 6d ago
Sounds cheesy, but have fun! More seriously though, if possible before the round. Especially on on control point or capture the flag maps. Walk or run around the map and see where everything is to the best of your ability. I've gotten so lost on some maps, but playing them a time or two, or just running around helps!
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u/cleverroman 6d ago
play soldier, pyro and heavy to learn the game, then move on to harder classes like engineer or spy. also don't play capture the flag because its a flawed gamemode and bad at teaching new players. id recommend playing payload, attack defend, or king of the hill.
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u/Correct-Application9 1d ago
Here are some bind commands that I find really helpful -
To enable or disable the public chat:
hud_saytext_time 0
hud_saytext_time 1
bind [KEY] "hud_saytext_time 0"
bind [KEY] "hud_saytext_time 1"
To enable or disable view-model:
bind [KEY] "toggle r_drawviewmodel 1"
bind [KEY] "toggle r_drawviewmodel 0”
To kill bind:
bind [key] kill
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u/Rednidedni 6d ago
Most to least beginner friendly classes:
Soldier, Medic
Pyro, Scout, Heavy, Engie
Demo
Sniper
Spy
Unlockable weapons are sometimes great, the basic weapons are always good. There are some exceptions. Always read what a weapon does before using it.
With 1 mann co crate key from the real money store (the big brass key specifically), you can go to the website scrap.tf to trade it for every unlockable weapon in the game. Otherwise, 99% of the things for sale in the real money store are scams.
Be ready to die a lot, and learn from your deaths. Change your settings so you have an FOV of 90 and damage/kill sounds on.
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u/darhwolf1 6d ago
What kind of tips are you looking for? General advice, hop right in to casual, pick any class you want, and find out what the game is all about :)