Gold Rush Update

“

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

”

The Goldrush Update, also referred to as the Medic Update, was the first major content update for Team Fortress 2.

The patch centered around the update of the Medic as the first class to recieve major content. Alongside the introduction of three Medic weapons, the Character Info and Loadout system was implemented to allow players to equip different Primary, Secondary, and Melee weapons that would come in later updates. The patch also detailed the introduction of the new Payload gamemode, and included the release of Meet the Scout. Numerous improvements and additions were also included as 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

• 

  The official page for the Gold Rush Update.

Trivia

• Although Meet the Scout was released alongside the update, it was depicted at the bottom of the page, indicating it was not a major part of the update.
• 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