View source for Styles

[[Image:SetStyleDemonstration.png|right|thumb|Changing the [[Googly Gazer]]'s style.|x200px]]

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'''Styles''' are alternate versions of [[hats]], [[miscellaneous items]], and [[weapons]]. Introduced in the [[Hatless Update]] on {{Patch name|4|14|2011|date=true}}, styles enable the player to alter the visual form of an item at any time. Styles applied to items do not affect the [[Paint Can|painted]] status or [[trading|tradability]] of the item.

The style of an item can be changed by selecting the item in the [[backpack]] and then clicking 'Set Style'. If the item has defined styles, a window will appear listing the styles available in a drop-down menu, allowing the player to select one. Current styles range from being alterations to the painting scheme on an item to a separate model of the item entirely. Promotional items that were released in tiers, such as the hats of the [[Steam Treasure Hunt]], or the [[Ghastlierest Gibus]], have styles that mimic the appearance of the lower-tiered counterparts.

There are currently {{itemcount|s}} items that have styles. 

== Items with styles ==
{{List of styles}}

== Update history ==
{{Update history|
'''{{Patch name|4|14|2011}}''' ([[Hatless Update]])
* Added the "styles" backpack mechanic.
* Added "styles" for the Ghastlier Gibus, Treasure Hat, Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect, and the Googly Gazer.
* Added new paint styles to the Pyromancer's Mask and the Scotsman's Stove Pipe.

'''{{Patch name|4|15|2011}}'''
* Added a missing material for the [[Scotsman's Stove Pipe]].

'''{{Patch name|4|20|2011}}'''
* Added new styles to the [[Troublemaker's Tossle Cap]].

'''{{Patch name|5|5|2011}}''' ([[Replay Update]])
* Added a new style to the [[Aperture Labs Hard Hat]].
* Added a new style to the [[Blighted Beak]].
* Added the [[Villain's Veil]].

'''{{Patch name|6|23|2011}}''' ([[Über Update]])
* Added the [[Splendid Screen]].

'''{{Patch name|7|1|2011}}''' ([[Summer Camp Sale]])
* Added the [[Summer Hat]].

'''September 12, 2011 Patch''' {{item server}}
* Added new styles to the [[Large Luchadore]].

'''{{Patch name|10|13|2011}}''' ([[Manniversary Update and Sale]])
* Added the [[Backwards Ballcap]].

'''{{Patch name|10|25|2011}}''' ([[Very Scary Halloween Special]])
* Added the [[Spine-Chilling Skull 2011]].

'''{{Patch name|12|9|2011}}'''
* Fixed some missing strings for the Backwards Ballcap.

'''{{Patch name|2|2|2012}}'''
* Added the [[Battle Bob]].

'''{{Patch name|2|9|2012}}'''
* Added new styles to the [[Bonk Boy]] and [[Hero's Tail]].

'''{{Patch name|2|14|2012}}'''
* Added the [[Black Rose]].
* {{undocumented}} Added a new style to the [[Brown Bomber]].

'''{{patch name|2|23|2012}}'''
* Fixed [[Mann Co. Store]] item previews for styles.
* Added the [[Fast Learner]].
* Added new styles to the [[Reggaelator]].

'''{{Patch name|4|17|2012}}'''
* Added the [[Texas Half-Pants]].

'''{{Patch name|4|18|2012}}'''
* Fixed the Ghastly style on the [[Ghastlier Gibus]] being incorrectly positioned on the [[Sniper]].

'''{{Patch name|4|27|2012}}'''
* Added Style names to the [[Texas Half-Pants]].

'''{{Patch name|5|3|2012}}'''
* Added the [[Fruit Shoot]].

'''{{Patch name|5|10|2012}}'''
* Added the [[Front Runner]].
* Added the [[Triclops]].
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== Bugs ==
* When painting an item, the preview render will always show the original style regardless of the one currently active.
* Alternate styles on headwear items sometimes will not show up in the loadout menu.
* Rarely, after changed style on headwear items when joined in server, it will crash the game.

==Demonstration==
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== See also ==
* [[Items]]
* [[Paint Can]]

[[Category:Items]]