update · December 9, 2025
Team Fortress 2 Smissmas 2025 Update Arrives with New Maps and Fixes
Team Fortress 2 kicks off its Smissmas 2025 celebration with six community maps, a winter cosmetic case, and a massive community-driven bug fix list. The seasonal event runs through January 7, 2026.
Team Fortress 2 celebrates the holidays with the Smissmas 2025 update, bringing a batch of community-made maps, winter cosmetics, and technical fixes. Players jumping into the game during the event receive a Stuffed Stocking filled with items, while the Mann Co. Store hosts a winter sale.
Smissmas Event and Community Additions
The holiday update introduces six community-created maps: Nutcracker, Sidewinder, Abbey, Winter Ridge, Matterhorn, and Gavle. Players can also open the Winter 2025 Cosmetic Case featuring 23 community contributions, which guarantees Smissmas 2025 Unusual effects during the event window. Three new taunts—The Critical Fail, Dead Mann's Drink, and Chairholder—have been added alongside 20 new Unusual effects and expanded weapon Festivizer support.
Combat and Weapon Fixes
A lengthy roster of community-submitted fixes addresses long-standing quirks. Ullapool Caber explosions now properly count as melee kills and correctly factor in damage and radius attributes. Detonator jumps are recognized as self-damage jumps, and the weapon no longer triggers world-detonation sounds underwater. Additionally, fixes resolve issues with Minigun spin states outside of first-person view, Medi Gun view model particles, and Gas Passer projectiles passing through walls.
Visual, Audio, and Map Tweaks
Updates to cp_powerhouse, ctf_doublecross_event, and cp_gravelpit_snowy introduce stability fixes, optimization passes, and new player clips on truck beds to make climbing predictable. Cosmetic clipping issues, such as The Accursed Apparition hiding the Scout's headphones, have been resolved. The update also adds a screenshake effect to the laser gun finale and fixes minor visual glitches across multiple hats and particle effects.
Why this patch matters
The Smissmas 2025 update delivers a collection of community maps and cosmetic additions while cleaning up a backlog of technical and weapon inconsistencies.