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The Death & Taxes update was the first major update for Team Fortress 2 Classic.

The update focused on cut content from Team Fortress 2, including the VIP gamemode, the Civilian class, and various weapons such as the Nail Gun and Tranquilizer Gun. The update also introduced new original maps, gamemodes, weapons, achievements, and other features.

Announcements

The Death & Taxes page officially began on July 4th, 2020, as announced on the Team Fortress 2 Classic Website.

Day 1: Introduced the VIP gamemode, Civilian class, and maps Mineside, Harbor and Trainyard.
Day 2: The Nail Gun, The R.P.G., The Dynamite Pack, The Tranquilizer Gun and The Fishwhacker were re-introduced as weapons, along with The Hunting Revolver, The Mine Layer, The Shock Therapy and The Coilgun as new additions.
Day 3: The new Domination gamemode was introduced along with the map Oil Canyon. The new Four-Team gamemode, along with GRN and YLW teams, was also announced with the maps Flask and Hydro (Domination).
Day 4: Badwater Basin (VIP) was announced with 6 returning weapons from Team Fortress 2: The Kritzkrieg, The Überspritze, The Huntsman, The Flare Gun, The Gunboats and The Sandvich. Scoreboard medals for developers, content contributors, and beta testers, bot improvements, and a new achievement pack were also announced. The update was also officially released.

Additions

Maps

Main article: List of maps

Name	Picture	Game mode	File name
Mineside	File:Mineside 3.jpg	VIP	`vip_mineside`
Trainyard		VIP	`vip_trainyard`
Harbor	File:Harbor 4.jpg	VIP	`vip_harbor`
Oilcanyon	File:Oilcanyon 3.jpg	Domination	`dom_oilcanyon`
Hydro		Domination	`dom_hydro`
Flask		Domination	`dom_flask`
Badwater (VIP)	File:VIP Badwater 3.jpg	VIP	`vip_badwater`

Weapons

Scout

Weapon	Kill icon
Nail Gun

Soldier

Weapon	Kill icon
R.P.G.
Gunboats	N/A

Pyro

Weapon	Kill icon
Flare Gun

Demoman

Weapon	Kill icon
Dynamite Pack
Mine Layer

Heavy

Weapon	Kill icon
Sandvich	N/A

Engineer

Weapon	Kill icon
Coilgun

Medic

Weapon	Kill icon
Kritzkrieg
Shock Therapy
Überspritze

Sniper

Weapon	Kill icon
Hunting Revolver
Huntsman
Fishwhacker

Spy

Weapon	Kill icon
Tranquilizer Gun

Trivia

The name of the update is a reference to a famous quote from Benjamin Franklin: "Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes"
The Civilian class and the VIP gamemode were originally planned for Team Fortress 2 but were cut.
A lot of the weapons were cut from earlier versions of Tf2 or cut entirely. Some can even be seen in the Orange Box 2006 Playstation trailer.

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 The '''Death & Taxes''' update was the first major update for [[Team Fortress 2 Classic]].
-The update focused on cut content from ''Team Fortress 2'', including the [[VIP]] gamemode, the [[Civilian]] class, and various weapons such as the [[Nailgun]] and [[Tranquilizer Gun]]. The update also introduced new original maps, gamemodes, weapons, achievements, and other features.
+The update focused on cut content from ''Team Fortress 2'', including the [[VIP]] gamemode, the [[Civilian]] class, and various weapons such as the [[Nail Gun]] and [[Tranquilizer Gun]]. The update also introduced new original maps, gamemodes, weapons, achievements, and other features.
 == Announcements ==
 The Death & Taxes page officially began on July 4th, 2020, as announced on the [https://tf2classic.com/death_and_taxes/day1 Team Fortress 2 Classic Website].
 * '''Day 1''': Introduced the VIP gamemode, Civilian class, and maps [[Mineside]], [[Harbor]] and [[Trainyard]].
-* '''Day 2''': The [[Nailgun]], The [[RPG]], The [[Dynamite Pack]], The [[Tranquilizer Gun]] and The [[Fishwhacker]] were re-introduced as weapons, along with The [[Hunting Revolver]], The [[Mine Layer]], The [[Shock Therapy]] and The [[Coilgun]] as new additions.
+* '''Day 2''': The [[Nail Gun]], The [[R.P.G.]], The [[Dynamite Pack]], The [[Tranquilizer Gun]] and The [[Fishwhacker]] were re-introduced as weapons, along with The [[Hunting Revolver]], The [[Mine Layer]], The [[Shock Therapy]] and The [[Coilgun]] as new additions.
-* '''Day 3''': The new [[Domination]] gamemode was introduced along with the map [[Oilcanyon]]. The new [[Four-Team]] gamemode, along with GRN and YLW teams, was also announced with the maps [[Flask]] and [[Hydro]].
+* '''Day 3''': The new [[Domination]] gamemode was introduced along with the map [[Oil Canyon]]. The new [[Four-Team]] gamemode, along with GRN and YLW teams, was also announced with the maps [[Flask]] and [[Hydro (Domination)]].
-* '''Day 4''': [[Badwater (VIP)]] was announced with 6 returning weapons from ''Team Fortress 2'': The [[Kritzkrieg]], The [[Überspritze]], The [[Huntsman]], The [[Flaregun]], The [[Gunboats]] and The [[Sandvich]]. Scoreboard medals for developers, content contributors, and beta testers, bot improvements, and a new achievement pack were also announced. The update was also officially released.
+* '''Day 4''': [[Badwater Basin (VIP)]] was announced with 6 returning weapons from ''Team Fortress 2'': The [[Kritzkrieg]], The [[Überspritze]], The [[Huntsman]], The [[Flare Gun]], The [[Gunboats]] and The [[Sandvich]]. Scoreboard medals for developers, content contributors, and beta testers, bot improvements, and a new achievement pack were also announced. The update was also officially released.
 == Additions ==