Team Fortress 2

Team Fortress 2 is a free-to-play online video game developed and published by Valve.

Issues

TF2 Crashes after November 16, 2012 Patch

The issue seems to be caused by running the game in DirectX 8.

Solution

1. Open Steam
2. Navigate to Library
3. Right-click on Team Fortress 2
4. Click on properties
5. Click Set Launch Options
6. Type in -dxlevel 98

This fix may or may not work.

Mouse cursor showing up in cross hair

The mouse cursor appears on your cross hair and stays focused on the center.

Solution

1. Open the console (usually with the ~ key)
2. Type in cl_software_cursor 1 and press enter
3. Close the console

Your inventory is not available at this time. Please try again later.

While trying to trade, you get the above error message.

Solution

1. Go to http://steamcommunity.com
2. Navigate to your Profile
3. On the right hand side, click Edit my Profile
4. Change the Custom URL and save the page

Nvidia driver crash

While playing TF2, the game will suddenly freeze causing the sound to be looped and a black screen is seen following the freeze. A message will appear in the taskbar tray stating 'display driver has stopped responding and has successfully recovered'.

Solution

The only known solution at this point is to run the game in DirectX 8.1 mode.

1. Open Steam and navigate to the Library
2. Right click Team Fortress 2 and select Properties
3. Click Set Launch Options
4. Type in -dxlevel 81
5. Click OK
6. Click Close