Death & Taxes

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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.

Additions

Maps

Main article: List of maps
Name Picture Game mode File name
Flask Flask 1.jpg Arena arena_flask
Hydro (Domination) Hydro 3.jpg Domination dom_hydro
Oil Canyon OilCanyon.png Domination dom_oilcanyon
Badwater (VIP) VipBadwater.png.png VIP vip_badwater
Harbor Harbor.png VIP vip_harbor
Mineside Vip mineside.jpg VIP vip_mineside
Trainyard Trainyard 2.jpg VIP vip_trainyard

Weapons

Scout

Weapon Kill icon
Backpack Nail Gun.png
Nail Gun
Killicon nailgun.png

Soldier

Weapon Kill icon
Backpack R.P.G..png
R.P.G.
Killicon rpg.png
Backpack Gunboats.png
Gunboats
N/A

Pyro

Weapon Kill icon
Backpack Flare Gun.png
Flare Gun
Killicon flaregun.png

Demoman

Weapon Kill icon
Backpack Dynamite Pack.png
Dynamite Pack
Killicon mirv projectile.png
Backpack Mine Layer.png
Mine Layer
Killicon proxymine.png

Heavy

Weapon Kill icon
Backpack Sandvich.png
Sandvich
N/A

Engineer

Weapon Kill icon
Backpack Coilgun.png
Coilgun
Killicon coilgun.png

Medic

Weapon Kill icon
Backpack Kritzkrieg.png
Kritzkrieg
Backpack Shock Therapy.png
Shock Therapy
Killicon taser.png
Backpack Überspritze.png
Überspritze
Killicon ubersaw.png

Sniper

Weapon Kill icon
Backpack Hunting Revolver.png
Hunting Revolver
Killicon hunterrifle.png
Backpack Huntsman.png
Huntsman
Killicon huntsman.png
Backpack Fishwhacker.png
Fishwhacker
Killicon fishwhacker.png

Spy

Weapon Kill icon
Backpack Tranquilizer Gun.png
Tranquilizer Gun
Killicon tranq.png

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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