Typical Horrors II

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The full moon has vanquished much of TC2's unoptimized programming. ―Update log introduction.

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Typical Horrors II was a major update released on October 31, 2022. This update is accomodated by Aunarky and ExecutiveKrab.

The main focus of this update was not for adding content, but rather to add quality-of-life features and to heavily optimize the game. Although there is not much new content to showcase, the previous year's maps and drops are in rotation to compensate.

Additions

Tweaked Classes

Class	Changes
Arsonist	Change: Adjusted the functionality for airblasting projectiles.
Mechanic	Added: Emitting chat bubbles for building-related lines.
Doctor	Added: Emitting chat bubbles for SuperCharge-related lines.

Weapons

Annihilator		Rising Sun Katana†
Doctor		Malpractitioner
Marksman		Spider Bite†
Agent		Shadow Blessing
Notes	• † - Undocumented

New Weapon Models

Class	Previous Model	New Model
Doctor
	Apollo† (Contributed by Green_Sama & CookiesInOJ)
	Kritzkrieg (Contributed by Green_Sama & CookiesInOJ)
Notes	• † - Undocumented

Tweaked Weapons

Class	Weapon	Changes
Flanker	Cold Shoulder†	Changed: Fixed an issue where snowballs deal the exact same damage as baseballs and baubles instead of their actual damage.
Trooper	Disciplinary Action	Changed: A crit-boosted Disciplinary Action now grants teammates a bigger speed boost.
Brute	Gravity Coil†	Added: A special voiceline for every third jump while wielding the melee.
Doctor	Blood Doctor†	Removed: Public testing clarification.
	Dentist's Delight†	Removed: Public testing clarification.
Agent	Your Eternal Reward	Added: Kills shown in the killfeed are now shown to the user, their teammates, and the victim.
	Spy Camera	Changed: Fixed assists giving mini-crits to the wrong player.
Notes	• † - Undocumented

Major Optimizations

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A lot of Typical Colors 2's code haven't been overhauled/remade since the game was released. This update changes that. Many client functions have been remade to improve performance. Most of these changes involve the UI.

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Not only will the game be easier for us to work on, it should be easier for you to play. Framerates are much improved, and this is just on of the first big steps in doing so. Expect more updates to involve optimizations in the future.

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Much of the game has received an overhaul in its scripting for a better player experience. Client functions are optimized to improve game performance so it should be easier for players to play without suffering any constant FPS drops mid-game. Some of the listed optimizations are as follows:
General movement and aiming
Bullet decals & particle effects
Cloaking and disguising as an Agent
Viewmodel & crosshair display methods
Firing weapons and using their alt-fire modes
Playing sounds & voicelines in-game
Calculating and displaying building health

New UI Elements

Many UI elements for the game have been improved significantly. The new icons were contributed by Buildingsssss. The list below includes improvements for:
Achievement icons
Killfeed icons
Status icons
Building HUD icons
Building previews when hauling
Scoreboard icons
Strange Part icons
Payload UI

A screenshot of new Achievement icons, as seen in the in-game update log.

A screenshot of new Status Effect icons, as seen in the in-game update log.

A screenshot of new Scoreboard icons, as seen in the in-game update log.

A screenshot of new Killfeed icons, as seen in the in-game update log.

A screenshot of new Constructing icons, as seen in the in-game update log.

A screenshot of new Strange Part icons, as seen in the in-game update log.

Achievement Changes

Typical Colors 2 gave a massive change to improve the function of achievements and its existing features to simulate how it is in Team Fortress 2 and Steam in general.
Added 41 new achievements.
Achievements now each have their own icon, contributed by Buildingsssss.
Added notifications for achieving and progressing achievements.
Updated functionality for the global achievement stats to hold a lot more data.
Added a sort button to the achievement menu.
Optimized functionality for the following achievements:

Evil Empire
Fish Man
Shutdown
The Unbreakable Record
Bloxxer
Handful of Frags
Purple Heart
Up in Smoke
Set the World on Fire
Firefighter
Thrashin' Bashin
Minigunaholic
The Organ Trail
Cleric
Headhunter
Amateur Operative
Spymaster
Expert of Espionage

Patches

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What's New? The biggest changes involve optimizations, but that's not saying other features haven't been added. Team paints have been added, with several being in the shop. Several hats now also have paint functionality, with some previous ones being updated. Achievements have been updated, with better global functionality, new notifications, and with 41 new achievements now in the fold. ―Update presentation.

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Optimized killfeed to use AutomaticSize property.
Killfeed will show assisting items, such as mediguns, banners, or cameras.
Added 7 new team-colored Paint Cans, 3 available from Fitten Co. Store and 4 available from item drops:
Dried Marker
Colored Soil
Rusting Metal
Cream Spirit
Melted Crayon
Shirt Stain
Team Spirit
Added 3 following Strange Parts:
Points Captured
Times Taunted
Taunt Kills
Added paint functionality for 13 following items:
Aces High
Bandito
Bat Blockers
Brain Jam
Crankenstein
Docking Chief
Drama Queen
Hunter's Slouch
Driller
Veteran
Seasoned Surgeon Specs
Squid Coil
Whereville Wardrobe
Added 16 new emojis.
:advise:, :brute:, :csgo:, :dream:, :engineer:, :feddy:, :finger:, :gnome:, :goku:, :lul:, :mark:, :omegalul:, :patrick:, :rick:, :rolve:, :siiva:, :skull:, :sponge:, :trollsad:

Critical effects of a boss' weapon is now entirely team-colored.
Optimized contract info being sent to the client, should always have up-to-date data.
Optimized rainbow and animated image functionality to be consistent with all clients.
Adjusted crit, mini-crit and SuperCharge particle effects for viewmodels and worldmodels.
The scoreboard will show players' username below their display name, if the setting is enabled.
Orbiting Sun unusual effect no longer bounces.
Fixed an issue where sounds are able to duplicate themselves on respawn.
Fixed a functionality for the Assists strange part.
Added low poly terrain for 6 following maps:

pl_badwater
koth_bagel
pl_boundary
koth_lakeside
arena_mach
ctf_mach
Adjusted paint textures for 7 following items:
Arcade Ace
Big Bruncher
Hotshot Lawyer
Lad's Lid
Sweat Swarm
Summer Sickness
Vicious Visor

Undocumented

Weapon reskins from last year's Halloween have returned to the item drop system.
Map reskins from last year's Halloween have also returned to the voting rotation.
Added a new rank for strange mediguns, British, which can be attained at 6,666,666 healing points.
Added the remaining Paint Cans from Fitten Co. Store to the item drop pool.
Instead of floating, health and ammo packs now drop on the floor after an enemy kill.
Changed Pack Your Bags—the voting screen music—to Pick Your Poison.
Changed the stripes on pharaoh hat for Ancient Arbiter to be team-colored.
Some of new achievement icons are also used on badges.
Converted 4 animated emojis to a decal:
:bruh:
:mahboi:
:morb:
:saul:

Removed the event regarding the King Abrax and Pirate Captain bosses.
Removed the exclamation mark alert from the 'Store' section on the team selection screen.

Trivia

• Upon the update's initial release, the game's description was updated to notify players of jumpscares being added to the game in reference to a change made to Spookyvalley. This disclaimer was removed the following day.
• At the end of in-game update log, there is a barely-visible yet edited image of streamer Jerma985 eating a McChicken.
• Before the Black Death's speed cap was fixed, those who equipped it would be unable to jump and effectively made them the same speed as a revved up Brute. If the player tried to change melees, an error message would pop up saying "Sorry!". They were added to punish players who abused the bug. These would be removed the next day.

Bugs

• Team sorting was accidentally removed this update. This was fixed 3 days later.
• The Black Death's speed cap was accidentally removed. This was fixed a day later.
• On the first few hours of the update release, equipping the Grease Worker would kick you from the game. This was intended for exploiters trying to equip developer-exclusive cosmetics.
• Your crosshair wouldn't change after spectating a teammate until you died. This was fixed a few hours later.

Gallery

Miscellaneous

The update's thumbnail

A render of Annihilator wielding the Rising Sun Katana, as seen in the in-game update log.

A small looping animation of Mechanic banging his head on his desk as seen in the in-game update log.