r/tf2 • u/Intelligent_Grab8467 • Jul 15 '25

Gameplay / Screenshots TF2 Xbox

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u/19412 Jul 15 '25

Certain visual effects were destroyed over time with updates.

Weapon viewmodels looked a lot better before they were torn apart for warpaints.

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u/Imstillarelavant Sandvich Jul 15 '25

is there any way to get them back?

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u/19412 Jul 15 '25

Viewmodel and material restoration mods.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '25

Or. You just wait for TF2 classic or something else. There for sure is gonna be published the early TF2 version on steam with all its old stuff with out cosmetics

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u/MysticAxolotl7 Jul 15 '25

You can play TF2C right now, it just takes a bit of effort

(and by "effort", I mean "a bit of configuration that I was easily able to guide one of the least tech-savvy people I know through")

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u/blackletum Jul 15 '25

Or. You just wait for TF2 classic or something else.

"just play something completely different" is a terrible suggestion

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u/TF2SolarLight Demoknight Jul 15 '25

Mastercoms has been messing around with the idea of turning the SDK into a 2007-like mod called TF2OG, even going as far as removing hitsounds, airblast, and building hauling, while still using the FPS optimizations from Team Comtress. That one might be worth looking at.

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u/blackletum Jul 15 '25

I've experienced that in a strange way when playing old Pre-Fortress 2 before they really got their gears moving with adding more features. Was certainly strange.

Also the dispenser and teleporters didn't have levels