Cosmetic items

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Angel of Death

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Throughout history, men have worn hats as a way of showing how much better they are than other men. “I buy hats,” a behatted man seems to say. “I am better than you.” In wartime, hats were a useful way of conferring rank, and ensuring that casualties were confined to the lower classes (hence the famous command of “Don't fire till you see the tops of their heads” at the Battle of Bunker Hill by William Prescott, a general renowned for only shooting enemy combatants who were poor). During peacetime, hats have been instrumental for men to let the non-hatted know just who is wearing the hat around here. — Classless Update

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Cosmetic items (previously known as hats or miscellaneous items) are items that can be equipped in any one of the three cosmetic slots in the loadout screen. Valve introduced the first set of nine cosmetics (named hats at that point in time) with the Sniper vs. Spy Update on May 21, 2009 Patch, with one hat for each class. The nine hats introduced were the Batter's Helmet, Soldier's Stash, Pyro's Beanie, Demoman's Fro, Football Helmet, Mining Light, Prussian Pickelhaube, Trophy Belt, and Fancy Fedora. Several updates have since added additional cosmetics, including those designed by members of the Team Fortress 2 community through the Steam Workshop or the former contribution page on the TF2 Official Website.

There are currently a total of hats and Miscellaneous items. 109 can be obtained in Vintage quality, 13 can be obtained in Strange quality, 299 can be obtained in Genuine quality (see item quality distribution), and 1294 of the hats can be painted 29 colors using different varieties of Paint Cans.

While most cosmetics can be obtained through crafting, the item drop system, or bought from the Mann Co. Store, some cosmetics are only available to players via other means. Multiple cosmetics can only be obtained by completing in-game achievements. Other cosmetics have been added as promotions for various Steam games and events in the Steam Store. While it is possible to obtain most of these cosmetics via trading with other players, there is no option to buy these cosmetics from the Mann Co. Store (aside from those released with Total War: SHOGUN 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and the QUAKECON Pack). Only players with the premium account type can receive cosmetics randomly through the item drop system.

With the release of the Mann-Conomy Update, Unusual quality versions of certain cosmetics have a 0.66% chance of being "uncrated" when the player opens a Mann Co. Supply Crate. These cosmetics function in exactly the same way as Unique cosmetics except for the addition of 1 of 49 unusual particle effects, chosen at random from applicable groups (certain effects are only obtainable during special events) when the hat is obtained.

Cosmetics do not affect gameplay. With the release of the July 10, 2013 Patch, Item sets from the Polycount Pack (with the exception of The Saharan Spy set, which adds custom particle effects whilst taunting) now only provide a visual cosmetic grave marker upon defeating your enemies. However, the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Head and the Saxton Hale Mask makes the wearer immune to the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Boo taunt. Additionally, the Bootie Time and Jingle Belt make jingling sounds, possibly giving away the location of the wearer and making them more noticeable.

Some cosmetics have the holiday or event restrictions, meaning those cosmetics can't seen by everyone except in loadout when it's not in holiday or event times. Additionally, Pyroland items can only be seen by yourself and any other players who are wearing an item that allows them to see in Pyrovision or is viewing a player who has equipped an item which enables Pyrovision as a Spectator with the "When spectating, view the world from the eyes of a Pyro" option turned on.

On January 10th 2013, a blog post was made, announcing that, after January 24th 2013, the original nine hats added in the Sniper vs. Spy Update would be retired, making them unobtainable through crafting, random drops, Mann Co. Supply Crates (in Unusual quality only) or the Mann Co. Store any more after January 24th. The only source that was mentioned to be not being removed is existing Mann Co. Supply Crates with any of the hats listed as possible results.

As of the December 20, 2013 Patch "Head" and "Misc" slots for player loadouts have been merged together to form Cosmetic loadout slots. All items that were previously Head- or Misc-slot-specific can now be equipped in any Cosmetic slot.

List of cosmetic items

See:

• List of Scout cosmetics
• List of Soldier cosmetics
• List of Pyro cosmetics
• List of Demoman cosmetics
• List of Heavy cosmetics
• List of Engineer cosmetics
• List of Medic cosmetics
• List of Sniper cosmetics
• List of Spy cosmetics
• List of All class cosmetics
• List of retired hats

Crafting

Main article: Crafting

See Headgear recipes in Crafting.

Paint

Main articles: Paint Can, List of paintable items

Update history

See also: Item timeline

A mock magazine, Hat-Wearing Man, appeared at the end of the Sniper vs. Spy Update announcing the first hats as a bonus.

May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)

• [Undocumented] Added Batter's Helmet, Soldier's Stash, Pyro's Beanie, Demoman's Fro, Football Helmet, Mining Light, Prussian Pickelhaube, Trophy Belt, and Fancy Fedora.

August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)

• Added Baseball Bill's Sports Shine, Bonk Helm, Ye Olde Baker Boy, Stainless Pot, Tyrant's Helm, Brigade Helm, Respectless Rubber Glove, Glengarry Bonnet, Scotsman's Stove Pipe, Officer's Ushanka, Tough Guy's Toque, Engineer's Cap, Texas Slim's Dome Shine, Texas Ten Gallon, Otolaryngologist's Mirror, Vintage Tyrolean, Master's Yellow Belt, Professional's Panama, Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative, Backbiter's Billycock, and Camera Beard.
• [Undocumented] Added Miscellaneous loadout slot.
• [Undocumented] Added Gentle Manne's Service Medal.

September 2, 2009 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Cheater's Lament.

October 29, 2009 Patch (Haunted Halloween Special)

• Added Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask and Ghastly Gibus.

November 2, 2009 Patch

• Added Bill's Hat.

December 17, 2009 Patch (WAR! Update)

• Made Camera Beard a miscellaneous item.

January 27, 2010 Patch

• Added Towering Pillar of Hats, Noble Amassment of Hats, and the Modest Pile of Hat. Special versions of these hats, J.Axer's Dapper Topper, Amber's Rad As All Hell Hat, and Uncle Sam, were awarded to the three winners of the Propaganda contest.

March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)

• Added Troublemaker's Tossle Cap, Killer's Kabuto, Triboniophorus Tyrannus, Hustler's Hallmark, Hound Dog, Hotrod, Physician's Procedure Mask, Shooter's Sola Topi, Magistrate's Mullet.

April 15, 2010 Patch

• Added Max's Severed Head.

April 29, 2010 Patch (119th Update)

• Added Grizzled Veteran, Soldier of Fortune, and Mercenary.

May 5, 2010 Patch

• Added Primeval Warrior.

May 20, 2010 Patch (Second Community Contribution Update)

• Added Whoopee Cap, Sergeant's Drill Hat, Vintage Merryweather, Whiskered Gentleman, Tippler's Tricorne, Heavy Duty Rag, Safe'n'Sound, Ze Goggles, Gentleman's Gatsby, Bloke's Bucket Hat, and Frenchman's Beret.

May 21, 2010 Patch

• Made Whiskered Gentleman a miscellaneous item.

June 10, 2010 Patch (Mac Update)

• Added Earbuds.

July 8, 2010 Patch (Engineer Update)

• A second misc slot is added.

July 19, 2010 Patch

• Added Alien Swarm Parasite.

August 25, 2010 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Lumbricus Lid.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• Added Milkman, Bombing Run, Grenadier's Softcap, Chieftain's Challenge, Stout Shako, Dr's Dapper Topper, Attendant, Old Guadalajara, Napper's Respite, Handyman's Handle, Sober Stuntman, Carouser's Capotain, Pugilist's Protector, Hard Counter, Ol' Snaggletooth, Familiar Fez, Mann Co. Cap, Ellis' Cap, and the Wiki Cap.
• The second misc slot is removed and is replaced by the Action slot.

October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress Update)

• Added Horrific Headsplitter, Spine-Chilling Skull, Voodoo Juju, Cadaver's Cranium, Horseless Headless Horsemann's Head, 9 class-specific Halloween Masks, and the Saxton Hale Mask.
• Ghastly Gibuses obtained on the 2009 Halloween Update became Ghastlier Gibuses.

November 3, 2010 Patch

• Added Dealer's Visor.

November 19, 2010 Patch

• Added License to Maim.
• [Undocumented] Added Companion Cube Pin.

December 7, 2010 Patch

• Added Bounty Hat, Treasure Hat, and Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect.

December 13, 2010 Patch

• Added Foster's Facade and Stockbroker's Scarf.

December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)

• Added A Rather Festive Tree, Flipped Trilby, Buckaroos Hat, Blighted Beak, Prince Tavish's Crown, Exquisite Rack, Madame Dixie, Coupe D'isaster, Detective Noir, German Gonzila, Le Party Phantom, Larrikin Robin, Defiant Spartan, Scotch Bonnet, Berliner's Bucket Helm, Magnificent Mongolian, Big Chief, Pyromancer's Mask, Prancer's Pride, Industrial Festivizer, and the World Traveler's Hat.

December 21, 2010 Patch

• Made Le Party Phantom a miscellaneous slot item.

December 22, 2010 Patch

• Made Blighted Beak a miscellaneous slot item.

January 24, 2011 Patch

• Added Superfan, Athletic Supporter and Essential Accessories.

February 28, 2011 Patch

• Added Hero's Hachimaki.

March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)

• Added Samur-Eye, Dread Knot, Geisha Boy, and Noh Mercy.

March 23, 2011 Patch (Japan Charity Bundle)

• Added Humanitarian's Hachimaki, Benefactor's Kanmuri, and Magnanimous Monarch.

April 5, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added [ classified ].

April 7, 2011 Patch (Third Community Contribution Update)

• Added Sight for Sore Eyes, Reggaelator, Honcho's Headgear, Big Country, Professor's Peculiarity, Teddy Roosebelt, Googly Gazer, Medic's Mountain Cap, Grimm Hatte, Private Eye, and Charmer's Chapeau.
• [Undocumented] Added Resurrection Associate Pin.

April 28, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Dead Cone, Brain Bucket, Hetman's Headpiece, Janissary Ketche, and SpaceChem Pin.

May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)

• Added Ol' Geezer, Team Captain, Hottie's Hoodie, Connoisseur's Cap, Furious Fukaamigasa, Large Luchadore, Western Wear, Doctor's Sack, Crocleather Slouch, Villain's Veil and Frontline Field Recorder.

May 12, 2011 Patch

• Added Hero's Tail and Sign of the Wolf's School.

May 31, 2011 Patch

• Added Conjurer's Cowl.

June 3, 2011 Patch

• Added Planeswalker Goggles and Planeswalker Helm.

June 10, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Lo-Fi Longwave.

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

• Added Bonk Boy, Armored Authority, Jumper's Jeepcap, Fancy Dress Uniform, Pocket Medic, Sultan's Ceremonial, Capo's Capper, Desert Marauder, Cosa Nostra Cap, Made Man, and Professor Speks.
• [Undocumented] Made Planeswalker Goggles a miscellaneous item.

July 1, 2011 Patch (Summer Camp Sale)

• Added Summer Hat.
• [Undocumented] Added Copper's Hard Top, Tam O' Shanter, Stately Steel Toe, Big Steel Jaw of Summer Fun, Security Shades, Rogue's Col Roule, Prairie Heel Biters, Lucky No. 42, Flip-Flops, and Summer Shades.

July 20, 2011 Patch

• Added Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet, Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe and Dr. Grordbort's Crest.

July 29, 2011 Patch

• Added Mask of the Shaman.

August 2, 2011 Patch

• Added Stahlhelm, and Pilotka.

August 3, 2011 Patch

• Added Tamrielic Relic, Anger, Pip-Boy and Wingstick.

August 9, 2011 Patch

• Renamed Tamrielic Relic to Dragonborn Helmet.

August 18, 2011 Patch

• Added Company Man, Nanobalaclava, Purity Fist and Deus Specs.
• [Undocumented] Added the Storm Spirit's Jolly Hat, Clockwerk's Helm, and Sniper's Snipin' Glass.
• [Undocumented] Brought back the ability to view item levels on hats in the in-game backpack.

August 23, 2011 Patch

• Added Party Hat.

August 30, 2011 Patch

• Added El Jefe.

September 15, 2011 Patch

• Added Killer Exclusive.

October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)

• Added Manniversary Paper Hat, Backwards Ballcap, Hot Dogger, Hat With No Name, Salty Dog, Birdcage, Flamboyant Flamenco, Little Buddy, Buccaneer's Bicorne, Tavish DeGroot Experience, Gym Rat, One-Man Army, Outdoorsman, Pencil Pusher, Virtual Reality Headset, Swagman's Swatter, Your Worst Nightmare, Counterfeit Billycock, L'Inspecteur, Stereoscopic Shades, Ball-Kicking Boots, Cremator's Conscience, A Whiff of the Old Brimstone, Builder's Blueprints, Couvre Corner, Surgeon's Stethoscope, Crocodile Smile, Spectre's Spectacles, Merc's Pride Scarf, Flair!, Photo Badge and Clan Pride.
• Bonk Boy and Foster's Facade are now miscellaneous slot items.
• Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect animations have been added. Really.
• LOD models added to several older cosmetic items.
• Players can now equip two misc items at once.
• [Undocumented] Made Noh Mercy, Large Luchadore and the Sniper's Snipin' Glass miscellaneous items.

October 27, 2011 Patch (Very Scary Halloween Special)

• Added Wrap Battler, B-ankh!, Futankhamun, Idiot Box, Steel Pipes, Shoestring Budget, Blazing Bull, Fallen Angel, Tail From the Crypt, Hair of the Dog, Scottish Snarl, Pickled Paws, Can Opener, Soviet Stitch-Up, Steel-Toed Stompers, Buzz Killer, Frontier Flyboy, Legend of Bugfoot, Einstein, Dr. Gogglestache, Emerald Jarate, Holy Hunter, Silver Bullets, Garlic Flank Stake, Under Cover, Griffin's Gog, Intangible Ascot, Seal Mask, Apparition's Aspect, Last Breath, Bombinomicon, MONOCULUS!, Spine-Chilling Skull 2011, and Infernal Impaler.
• Fixed Spine-Chilling Skull not appearing when equipped by Soldiers
• [Undocumented] All Ghastly Gibuses have been upgraded to Ghastlier Gibuses.
• [Undocumented] All Ghastlier Gibuses have been upgraded to the Ghastlierest Gibuses.
• [Undocumented] All hats that had Halloween restrictions can now be worn during Full Moons.
• [Undocumented] Spine-Chilling Skull and Voodoo Juju are no longer craftable.

November 10, 2011 Patch

• Added Cold War Luchador and Mark of the Saint.

November 16, 2011 Patch

• Added Point and Shoot and War Head.

November 22, 2011 Patch

• Added Dr. Whoa.

November 23, 2011 Patch

• Added Dashin' Hashshashin and Top Notch.

November 29, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Fixed certain all-class hats not showing up until the player touches a resupply cabinet.

December 1, 2011 Patch

• Added Itsy Bitsy Spyer.

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)

• Added Big Elfin Deal, Bootie Time, All-Father, Kringle Collection, Ornament Armament, Moonman Backpack, Jingle Belt, Bubble Pipe, Head Warmer, Sandvich Safe, Brainiac Goggles, Brainiac Hairpiece, Stocking Stuffer, Outback Intellectual, Brown Bomber, Dr. Grordbort's Copper Crest, Dr. Grordbort's Silver Crest, Ebenezer, and Holiday Headcase.
• Added Full Head Of Steam as a Foundry achievement milestone reward.

December 21, 2011 Patch

• Added Spirit Of Giving.

December 23, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added "glasses" equip region to the Brain Bucket.
• [Undocumented] Removed Scout's headset when equipped with the Brown Bomber.

January 11, 2012 Patch

• Added Lucky Shot.

January 17, 2012 Patch

• Added Warsworn Helmet, Bolgan, and Bolgan Family Crest.
• [Undocumented] Added Mapper's Medallion to the game files.

January 26, 2012 Patch

• Added Aladdin's Private Reserve.

February 2, 2012 Patch

• Added Battle Bob, Bushman's Boonie, Conquistador, Map Maker's Medallion and the Merc Medal.

February 9, 2012 Patch

• Added Boston Boom-Bringer.

February 14, 2012 Patch

• Added Something Special For Someone Special and Snapped Pupil.

February 23, 2012 Patch

• Added Fast Learner

March 1, 2012 Patch

• Added Teufort Tooth Kicker.

March 8, 2012 Patch

• Added Nine-Pipe Problem.

March 22, 2012 Patch

• Added Waxy Wayfinder and Scrap Pack.

March 28, 2012 Patch

• Added daily periodic reward hats for duel wins, map stamp purchases, and gifts given.

April 17, 2012 Patch

• Added Bolt Action Blitzer, Texas Half-Pants, and Toss-Proof Towel.

April 18, 2012 Patch

• Added LODs on Ghastly Gibus for all classes.

May 3, 2012 Patch

• Added Fruit Shoot.

May 10, 2012 Patch

• Added Front Runner, Triclops, and Flamingo Kid.

May 17, 2012 Patch

• Added Cross-Comm Crash Helmet, Cross-Comm Express, Sneaky Spats of Sneaking and the Doublecross-Comm.

May 31, 2012 Patch

• Added Surgeon's Side Satchel, Atomic Accolade, Quadwrangler and Professor's Pineapple.

June 11, 2012 Patch

• Added Liquor Locker.

June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)

• Added Fed-Fightin' Fedora, Dillinger's Duffel, Helmet Without a Home, Captain's Cocktails, HazMat Headcase, Burning Bongos, Infernal Orchestrina, Bird-Man of Aberdeen, Apparatchik's Apparel, Idea Tube, Business Casual, Liquidator's Lid, Gentleman's Ushanka, Robot Chicken Hat Balloonicorn and Pyrovision Goggles.
• [Undocumented] Pocket Medic, Triboniophorus Tyrannus, Cremator's Conscience, Bird-Man of Aberdeen, Alien Swarm Parasite, and Balloonicorn and are now credited with assists on unassisted kills in Pyroland.
• [Undocumented] Added Gentle Munitionne of Leisure as a Doomsday achievement milestone reward.

June 28, 2012 Patch

• Teddy Roosebelt can now get assist credits.
• Fixed hatless hats not not-drawing correctly.

July 2, 2012 Patch

• Teddy Roosebelt can now get assists in Pyrovision.

July 10, 2012 Patch

• Added ESL Season VI and Season VII medals.

July 20, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] Updated the world model of Scotch Bonnet.

August 2, 2012 Patch (Triad Pack)

• Added Russian Rocketeer, Awesomenauts Badge, Triad Trinket, Champ Stamp, Marxman, Lone Star, and Human Cannonball.

August 10, 2012 Patch

• Added Void Monk Hair, Grenadier Helm, and Ninja Cowl.

August 11, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] Barely-Melted Capacitor is now equippable, though is not visible due to having no model.

August 15, 2012 Patch (Mann vs. Machine)

• Added Archimedes, RoBro 3000 , and Soldier's Stogie.
• [Undocumented] Added the U-clank-a, Stealth Steeler, Tin Pot, Robot Running Man, Bolted Bushman, Tin-1000, Pyrobotics Pack, Medic Mech-bag, Battery Bandolier, and Tour of Duty Badge.

August 17, 2012 Patch

• Updated the backpack image for Archimedes to fix an alpha channel problem.
• Updated the colors for Battery Bandolier.
• [Undocumented] Added Soldier's Stogie and Archimedes to the item drop system.

August 21, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] Updated the backpack icons for Archimedes and Battery Bandolier.
• [Undocumented] Fixed Boston Boom-Bringer not playing sounds when in MvM.

September 4, 2012 Patch

• Added Crafty Hair, Area 451, and Vigilant Pin.
• Backpack sounds updated for MONOCULUS!, Manniversary Paper Hat, Party Hat, Rogue's Col Roule, Scrap Pack, Professor's Pineapple, Googly Gazer, Liquor Locker, and Something Special For Someone Special.
• The Professor's Peculiarity and Teufort Tooth Kickers are now craftable.
• Loosened equip region restrictions for the Whiskered Gentleman, Sight for Sore Eyes, Googly Gazer, and Nine-Pipe Problem.
• Added styles to Big Country, Professor's Peculiarity, and Copper's Hard Top.
• The Scrap Pack, HOUWAR, and Birdcage can now get kill assists in Pyroland.
• [Undocumented] Fixed Tin-1000 not forcing the proper bodygroup.
• [Undocumented] Changed the Captain's Cocktails to item type, "Decorative Bombs".

September 6, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added War Pig, Soviet Gentleman, Hat of Cards, Track Terrorizer, Pyrotechnic Tote, Bearded Bombardier, Pocket Purrer, Medi-Mask, and Koala Compact.

September 21, 2012 Patch

• Added Heavy Artillery Officer's Cap, Combat Medic's Crusher Cap, Heroic Companion Badge, Triple A Badge, and Friends Forever Companion Square Badge.
• [Undocumented] Updated the description of the Pyrotechnic Tote to fix ellipses and apostrophes.

September 27, 2012 Patch

• Added Lacking Moral Fiber Mask, K-9 Mane, Stovepipe Sniper Shako, Whale Bone Charm, King of Scotland Cape, Menpo, Foppish Physician, and Distinguished Rogue.
• Fixed hats sometimes appearing multiple times in incorrect locations when changing classes.

October 9, 2012 Patch

• Fixed the Lacking Moral Fiber Mask being tagged as a misc item instead of a hat.
• [Undocumented] Added Operation Oil Spill Badge and Operation Gear Grinder Badge.

October 17, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] Vigilant Pin is now tradable, giftable, craftable, and can be used in crafting.

October 26, 2012 Patch (Spectral Halloween Special)

• [Undocumented] Added Voodoo-Cursed Souls Ghostly Gibus, Master Mind, Crone's Dome, Executioner, Zipperface, Grand Duchess Tiara, Grand Duchess Tutu, Grand Duchess Fairy Wings, Voodoo Juju (Slight Return), Wraith Wrap, Rump-o'-Lantern, Sir Hootsalot, Scarecrow, Bonedolier, Plutonidome, Spooky Shoes, Spooky Sleeves, Boo Balloon, Unknown Monkeynaut, Dead Little Buddy, Exorcizor, Coffin Kit, and Skull Island Topper.

November 16, 2012 Patch

• Added Cockfighter, That '70s Chapeau, Chief Constable, Hitt Mann Badge, Siberian Sophisticate and Deadliest Duckling.
• [Undocumented] Changed Balloonicorn and the Boo Balloon from item type "Badge" to type "Wearable Balloon."
• [Undocumented] Changed Unknown Monkeynaut and the Dead Little Buddy from item type "Badge" to "Wearable Ghost."

November 29, 2012 Patch

• Added Tuxxy, Faerie Solitaire Pin, and Saxxy Clapper Badge.

December 20, 2012 Patch (Mecha Update)

• Added Soldier's Slope Scopers, Cold Killer, Tough Stuff Muffs, Barnstormer, Carl, Brock's Locks, Aqua Flops, Hunger Force, DethKapp, Rail Spikes, Nose Candy, Hanger-On Hood, Flight of the Monarch, Flunkyware, Mann Co. Online Cap, Antlers, Winter Wonderland Wrap, Cut Throat Concierge, Der Wintermantel, Cool Breeze, Doc's Holiday, Digit Divulger, Heavy's Hockey Hair, Mutton Mann, Merc's Muffler, Operation Mecha Engine Badge, Smissmas Wreath, and Reindoonicorn.

January 8, 2013 Patch

• Added Last Straw, Prize Plushy and Grizzled Growth.

January 16, 2013 Patch

• The Prize Plushy can now get assists in Pyrovision.

January 24, 2013 Patch

• Updated the equip_region setting for The Bootie Time.

February 14, 2013 Patch

• Added Tux, Tournament Medal - ETF2L 6vs6 Tournament, Tournament Medal - ETF2L Ultiduo Tournament, Tournament Medal - ESH Ultiduo Tournament, and Tournament Medal - UGC Highlander Tournament (Season 8).
• [Undocumented] Replaced all tournament medals and Map Maker's Medallion in Mann Co. Catalog with a single armory icon.

February 15, 2013 Patch

• Added Buck Turner All-Stars.

February 18, 2013 Patch

• Added Brutal Bouffant.

February 22, 2013 Patch

• Added Vox Diabolus, Pounding Father, Person in the Iron Mask, Doe-Boy, Sydney Straw Boat, Blind Justice and Steel Songbird.
• [Undocumented] Tux now counts as assister in Pyroland.

March 4, 2013 Patch

• Added Croft's Crest, Fortune Hunter, and Tomb Wrapper.

March 12, 2013 Patch

• Added Wilson Weave, Bloodhound, Necronomicrown, Dapper Disguise, Long Fall Loafers and Samson Skewer.

March 19, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added TF2VRH.

April 3, 2013 Patch

• Added Conspiracy Cap and Public Accessor.

May 13, 2013 Patch

• Added UGC Highlander Season 9 and UGC 6vs6 Season 11.

May 17, 2013 Patch (Robotic Boogaloo)

• Added Bonk Leadwear, Bot Dogger, Ye Oiled Baker Boy, Full Metal Drill Hat, Steel Shako, Tyrantium Helmet, Bolted Birdcage, Electric Escorter, Firewall Helmet, Metal Slug, Plumber's Pipe, Pyro's Boron Beanie, Respectless Robo-Glove, Bolted Bicorne, Broadband Bonnet, Cyborg Stunt Helmet, FR-0, Pure Tin Capotain, Strontium Stove Pipe, Bunsen Brave, Gridiron Guardian, Tungsten Toque, Data Mining Light, Plug-In Prospector, Texas Tin-Gallon, Timeless Topper, Halogen Head Lamp, Platinum Pickelhaube, Titanium Tyrolean, Virus Doctor, Letch's LED, Shooter's Tin Topi, Soldered Sensei, Base Metal Billycock, Bootleg Base Metal Billycock, Galvanized Gibus, Modest Metal Pile of Scrap, Noble Nickel Amassment of Hats, Towering Titanium Pillar of Hats, Bolt Boy, Soldier's Sparkplug, Filamental, Googol Glass Eyes, Rusty Reaper, Scrap Sack, Bolted Bombardier, HDMI Patch, Scrumpy Strongbox, Titanium Towel, Teddy Robobelt, Byte'd Beak, Mecha-Medes, Practitioner's Processing Mask, Steam Pipe, Dual-Core Devil Doll, Megapixel Beard, and Electric Badge-aloo.

June 3, 2013 Patch

• Added Weather Master, Bacteria Blocker, and Breather Bag.

June 6, 2013 Patch

• Fixed a client crash related to the hatless hats and the character loadout screen.

June 10, 2013 Patch

• Added Crosslinker's Coil.

June 13, 2013 Patch

• Added Cloud Crasher, Powdered Practitioner, Well-Rounded Rifleman, Pom-Pommed Provocateur, Brotherhood of Arms, Beastly Bonnet, Centurion, Tartan Shade, Breakneck Baggies, Mair Mask, Dark Age Defender, Tyurtlenek, Pocket Pyro, Cheet Sheet, Steel Sixpack, Tartantaloons and Hardy Laurel.

July 10, 2013 Patch

• Added Tartan Spartan, Bear Necessities, Glasgow Great Helm, Burning Bandana, Caribbean Conqueror, Harmburg, Wet Works, Katyusha, Black Watch, Virtual Viewfinder, Das Ubersternmann, Pampered Pyro, Das Maddendoktor, Das Hazmattenhatten, Rebel Rouser, Baron von Havenaplane, Tsarboosh, Pardner's Pompadour, Valley Forge, Das Naggenvatcher, Whirly Warrior, Stormin' Norman, Greased Lightning, Federal Casemaker, Belgian Detective, Das Gutenkutteharen, Hive Minder, Das Fantzipantzen, Compatriot, Birdman of Australiacatraz, Das Feelinbeterbager, Brawling Buccaneer, Delinquent's Down Vest, El Muchacho, Red Army Robin, Half-Pipe Hurdler, Dry Gulch Gulp, Colonial Clogs, Bolshevik Biker, Bigg Mann on Campus, Cobber Chameleon, Lieutenant Bites, Rogue's Brogues, Das Metalmeatencasen, Hornblower, Falconer, Gaelic Golf Bag, Graybanns, Flared Frontiersman, Shogun's Shoulder Guard, Whiskey Bib, Gaelic Garb, Macho Mann, Gabe Glasses, Borscht Belt, Blood Banker, Backpack Broiler, After Dark, Cool Cat Cardigan, Caffeine Cooler, Trash Toter, Soot Suit, Founding Father and Heavy-Weight Champ.

October 2, 2013 Patch

• Added The Grandmaster.

October 10, 2013 Patch

• Added Bone Dome, Cotton Head, Pirate Bandana, Slick Cut, Brim-Full Of Bullets, L'homme Burglerre, Hong Kong Cone, Flapjack, Air Raider, Pop-eyes, Trickster's Turnout Gear, Hurt Locher, Cuban Bristle Crisis, Weight Room Warmer, Beep Boy, Gold Digger, Special Eyes, A Brush with Death, Medical Mystery, Ward, Chronomancer, Li'l Snaggletooth, Escapist, Frenchman's Formals and Viking Braider.

October 29, 2013 Patch (Scream Fortress 2013)

• Added Abhorrent Appendages, Accursed Apparition, Alternative Medicine Mann, Archimedes the Undying, Baphomet Trotters, Beacon from Beyond, Beast From Below, Birdie Bonnet, Bountiful Bow, Bozo's Bouffant, Bozo's Brogues, Burny's Boney Bonnet, Cadaver's Capper, Candleer, Candyman's Cap, ‎Cap'n Calamari, Carious Chameleon, Carrion Companion, Cauterizer's Caudal Appendage, Chicken Kiev, Corpsemopolitan, Creature From The Heap, Crispy Golden Locks, Cryptic Keepsake, Dark Helm, Das Blutliebhaber, Death Support Pack, Ethereal Hood, External Organ, Face Plante, Faun Feet, Faux Manchu, Foul Cowl, Freedom Feathers, Glob, Gothic Guise, Grease Monkey, Grisly Gumbo, Grub Grenades, Guano, Hallowed Headcase, Halloweiner, Handhunter, Hardium Helm, Hard-Headed Hardware, Haunted Hat, Headtaker's Hood, Hidden Dragon, Hollowhead, Horned Honcho, Horrific Head of Hare, Horsemann's Hand-Me-Down, Hound's Hood, Hyperbaric Bowler, Ivan The Inedible, Jupiter Jumpers, Larval Lid, Last Bite, Lieutenant Bites the Dust, Lo-Grav Loafers, Lordly Lapels, Macabre Mask, Magical Mercenary, Maniac's Manacles, Manneater, Mann-Bird of Aberdeen, Medimedes, Monster's Stompers, Monstrous Mandible, Mucous Membrain, One-Way Ticket, Parasight, Pin Pals, Pocket Horsemann, Polly Putrid, PY-40 Incinibot, Quoth, Ramses' Regalia, Raven's Visage, Rugged Respirator, Sackcloth Spook, Scorched Skirt, Second Opinion, Shaman's Skull, Shaolin Sash, Sir Shootsalot, Snaggletoothed Stetson, Space Bracers, Spectralnaut, Spellbinder's Bonnet, Sprinting Cephalopod, Squid's Lid, Surgeon's Space Suit, Terrier Trousers, Teutonkahmun, Transylvania Top, Trepanabotomizer, Tuque or Treat, Unidentified Following Object, Up Pyroscopes, Vicar's Vestments, and Vicious Visage.
• Updated Air Raider so it can be painted correctly.
• Updated Bone Dome so it doesn't hide Pyro's backpack.

October 30, 2013 Patch

• Updated Chicken Kiev so it can't be equipped with Cold War Luchador or Large Luchadore.

November 6, 2013 Patch

• Updated the equip region for Ivan The Inedible to match the other Spooky Companion items.

November 11, 2013 Patch

• The Grandmaster will now update its model based on the owner's current kill streak
• Updated the Jupiter Jumpers so they can be equipped with the Mantreads and the Gunboats

November 22, 2013 Patch

• Fixed a bug that would cause robot "gate hat" items to be craftable. Replaced all Gate hats with Glitched Circuit Boards.

November 26, 2013 Patch

• Added the Heart of Gold.

December 18, 2013 Patch

• Added Portable Smissmas Spirit Dispenser, War on Smissmas Battle Hood, War on Smissmas Battle Socks, Sack Fulla Smissmas, Smissmas Caribou, Randolph the Blood-Nosed Caribou.

December 20, 2013 Patch (Smissmas 2013)

• "Head" and "Misc" slots for player loadouts have been converted to Cosmetic slots. All items that were previously Head- or Misc-slot-specific can now be equipped in any Cosmetic slot.
• Added Angel of Death, Antarctic Parka, Blizzard Breather, Chucklenuts, Dead of Night, Dictator, Dogfighter, Extra Layer, Face Full of Festive, Five-Month Shadow, Golden Garment, Highland High Heels, Kiss King, Little Drummer Mann, Mann Of House, Mann of Reason, Marshall's Mutton Chops, Minnesota Slick, Neckwear Headwear, Nunhood, Polar Pullover, Ruffled Ruprecht, Runner's Warm-Up, Scout Shako, Slo-Poke, Snow Scoper, Sub Zero Suit, Tartan Tyrolean, Tiny Timber, Toy Soldier, Toy Tailor, and Trail-Blazer.

Trivia

• On the History page on the official website and the Mac Update page, Valve refers to Team Fortress 2 as "America's #1 war-themed hat simulator", based on comments that the hats receive more attention than the gameplay itself.
• The Trophy Belt and Football Helmet were first seen in Meet the Spy prior to the official Sniper vs. Spy Update.

See also

• Items
• Reskins
• Weapons
• Equip region
• Item quality
• Styles
• Crafting
• Item drop system

External links

• Interview: Valve's Robin Walker on Item Drops and the Future of Team Fortress 2, Shacknews, April 29, 2009
• Sniper vs. Spy Update Bonus Day
• Classless Update - Official Hat Announcement
• Classless Update - An Editorial Cartoon of Some Insighte
• Classless Update - Barbary
• TF2 Official Blog - Incoming!
• TF2 Official Blog - Nice goin', pardner