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Patch was the initial release of Team Fortress 2 Classic. It was released on an undefined date. The patch notes were initially released on the official blog. It is the most recent update to the game.

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Documentation for Patch

This template was created to help expedite the process of creating new patch articles and their intro paragraphs.

Usage example

{{Patch
|prev = 2.0.4
|next = 2.1.1
|date = April 28, 2023
|major = yes
|update = [[Fight or Flight Update]]
|blogpost = [https://tf2classic.com/fight_or_flight/day3 Fight or Flight Day 3] page
|archives = 
|new-weps = 7
|new-maps = 5
|mapfix = yes
|wepfix = yes
|genfix = yes
|bugfix = yes 
}}

Parameters

Parameters not needed on a certain patch note article can be left blank or entirely removed from the template's usage on the article. For whichever patch note article is the most recent, it is suggested to leave the "next" parameter in, but leave it blank until a new patch is added.

• prev - Specify the patch prior to the current patch.
  • If not specified or left blank, the opening sentence will change to read "is the initial release of". Doing so is only meant for the 1.0.0 article.
• next - Specify the patch after the current patch.
  • If not specified or left blank, "It is the most recent update to the game." will be written into the intro paragraph.
• date - Specify the date of the patch in MDY format as written in the usage example.
  • If not specified or left blank, it will replace the date with "an undefined date".
• major - Specify if the patch note is for a major update or not.
  • If not specified or left blank, it will default to labelling the patch as a minor update.
• update - Specify a formal update name or a link to the related formal update page.
  • Any text entered will be made bold.
  • Link brackets are not built-in, so be sure to add them when linking to an article.
• blogpost - Specify a link to the official blog post for the update.
  • If not specified or left blank, it will default to writing "official blog" without a link.
• archives - Specify a link or links to archived copies of patch announcements.
  • This parameter is only intended to be used on patch note articles from 1.0.0 up to 2.0.0 (BETA 4) as patch notes for that range were released on pages that are no longer available without cached copies.
• new-weps - Specify the amount of new weapons in the patch.
• new-maps - Specify the amount of new maps in the patch.
  • If no weapons or maps were added, either remove the parameter from the template's usage, or leave the paremeter blank. The template will omit the sentence about new weapon/map additions.
  • Do not use "0" as a value for no weapons/maps as this will result in "0 weapons" or "0 maps".
• mapfix - Specify if the patch came with any mapping changes/fixes.
• wepfix - Specify if the patch came with any weapon changes/fixes.
• genfix - Specify if the patch came with any non-specific changes/fixes.
• bugfix - Specify if the patch came with any bug fixes.
  • The four fix parameters are part of some sentence structure building that this template does.
  • If any of the four fix types are not needed for a patch, simply remove the parameter from the template's usage or leave it blank.