Gold Rush Update

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All I can tell you about this next procedure is that it will be... excruciating! Click to listen — The Medic

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The Goldrush Update, also referred to as the Medic Update, was a patch for the Medic, the first class to have a major content pack released. The Update also added the Payload gamemode and included the release of the Team Fortress 2 Character Info and Loadout system, which allowed players to equip different Primary, Secondary, and Melee weapons. Meet the Scout was also released alongside the update, although it was listed at the bottom of the page rather than as a major part of the Update. The Update was released on April 29th, 2008.

Additions

Weapons

Class	Weapon	Name
Medic		Blutsauger
		Kritzkrieg
		Übersaw

Maps

Game Mode	Image	Map Name	File Name
Payload		Gold Rush	pl_goldrush

Update progress

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  The official page for the Gold Rush Update.

Trivia

• Soon after the Update, players could use console commands to automatically unlock all of the Medic weapons without unlocking any achievements. This was soon patched out.
• The Blutsauger originally had "no critical hits" as its negative attribute.
• The Kritzkrieg initially charged only 10% faster than the Medigun.
• The Übersaw was previously only unlocked after completing all 39 Medic achievements.

External links

• Gold Rush Update page
• Meet the Scout