In case you hadn't seen the announcement on our discord, please take a moment to check it out. https://discord.me/critfest

From the discord, far.Skies wrote:

@everyone, the admin team has received some pretty devastating news today, the community’s not only lost a fellow admin, we’ve lost a good friend, someone who’s been with us since almost the beginning, through all of our ups and downs. He was more like family, as most of you are. It’s with an exceedingly heavy heart that I must tell you all that on June 8th, 2021, our friend and brother Argyle regrettably took his own life and is no longer with us. We’ve already confirmed through Judas, who was very close to Argyle, that this information is true.

Smack and I are looking to find out more information on where we can send cards and flowers and we'll keep you all posted so that everyone can participate and pay their respects. This upcoming Friday will be dedicated to him, although, that doesn’t feel like quite enough.

We will all miss his empanadas, and all those late nights gaming from inside of his washing machine. We love you brother, we’ll never forget you, you'll be forever missed, and forever emblazoned into CritFest memory and our hearts.

If you’re struggling with depression or thoughts of suicide, please know that YOU ARE LOVED, and you’re not alone. You may feel like nobody wants to hear about your problems, but we care. Please reach out if you ever feel alone or like you need a friend, you got a friend in us, if nowhere else. If you’re in crisis, there are other options available to help you cope as well. You can call the Suicide Lifeline at any time to speak to someone and get support. For confidential support available 24/7 for everyone in the United States, call 1-800-273-8255.

We're going to have a TF2 Event in his honor this Friday, the 25th. We'd love to see everyone there!

As some of you who've been following on Discord know, our friend and dear community member, Oldfrog, was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer and soon after was placed into hospice. The community pitched in for gas money to help get Smack and I to San Antonio so that we could see him before he passed. We raised enough money that same day, and left that night, we barely made it in time, but we got there. You should have see how bright his face got, like a little kid on Christmas, that moment was worth all of it. Sadly, as we were driving home on the 19th, at around 4:30CT, we got the news that about ten minutes prior he had finally given up the ghost, fittingly, around the same time that Smack and I were singing James Taylor, You've Got a Friend, something I sang to Oldfrog as I held his hand in the hospital. This whole experience has been, overwhelming, beautiful, sad, and bittersweet. Thank you all to those who helped make it possible.

This Friday and Saturday we'll be coming together in remembrance of Oldfrog, a celebration of his life, each other, and this community, we're going to be hitting it hard, and partying until we can't no mo, like old times. I hope to see a lot of you there, hopefully some I haven't seen in a while, let's stop letting time pass and catch up, tomorrow isn't promised.

Don't forget to check out our Discord server, a lot's been going on, drop by and say hello! See you this weekend. <3

re: Forum Post - Nade Changes[www.critfest.com]

1. Main issue of errors in console and logs (and occassional server crashing) - fixed
   
2. Demo/Heavy Mirv special nade would show multiple kills to a building (resulting in extra points) - fixed
   
3. Dispensers now will give nades
   
4. Medic special nade now deals damage to enemies but at same time heals friendlies
   
5. Countdown timer added when holding nade button
   
6. Added colored particle effects (red for red, blue for blue) - looks prettier and easier to distinguish whos nade it is in low light situations

And...since we paid for it, we have an agreement with the coder that our server will be the ONLY TF2 server with this version of the plugin! Enjoy!

~SmackDaddy

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