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* '''Be polite''': Don't greedily pick up [[Halloween pumpkin|Crumpkins]] if some other player needs them for Contracts (or the ''Candy Coroner'' achievement) or can make better tactical use of them. | * '''Be polite''': Don't greedily pick up [[Halloween pumpkin|Crumpkins]] if some other player needs them for Contracts (or the ''Candy Coroner'' achievement) or can make better tactical use of them. | ||
* '''Be efficient''': If there is a Bonus Objective that a player can accomplish reasonably quickly (there are several in the Halloween set), the souls collected while focusing on that Bonus ''first'' can simultaneously completely fulfill the Primary Objective. | * '''Be efficient''': If there is a Bonus Objective that a player can accomplish reasonably quickly (there are several in the Halloween set), the souls collected while focusing on that Bonus ''first'' can simultaneously completely fulfill the Primary Objective. | ||
| − | * '''Have a plan''': It is possible to turn in all Halloween Contracts in the set by completing only one Objective per Halloween Contract; however, once a player has used their last | + | * '''Have a plan''': It is possible to turn in all Halloween Contracts in the set by completing only one Objective per Halloween Contract; however, once a player has used their last available Star has to activate a Halloween Contract, at least one Objective must be completed and turned in on that Contract before being able to activate any other Contract. Contract. Turning in a few extra Bonus Objectives gives more flexibility in [[Casual Mode|queuing up for maps]]. |
* '''I make it look easy!''' If the player's objective is to complete only a few easy Bonus Objectives with minimal effort, then | * '''I make it look easy!''' If the player's objective is to complete only a few easy Bonus Objectives with minimal effort, then | ||
** "Escape from Loot Island" ([[Eyeaduct]]) and "Stun Merasmus with a Bomb Head" ([[Ghost Fort]]) are high-scoring, easy actions that can be done many times in a round, rapidly completing both the Bonus and Primary Objective. | ** "Escape from Loot Island" ([[Eyeaduct]]) and "Stun Merasmus with a Bomb Head" ([[Ghost Fort]]) are high-scoring, easy actions that can be done many times in a round, rapidly completing both the Bonus and Primary Objective. | ||
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** Alternatively, discharging an [[Phlogistinator|Mmmph]] into an enemy crowd can easily drop one or more Crumpkins, which can be quickly picked up to continue the crit-kill spree (''if'' you survive). | ** Alternatively, discharging an [[Phlogistinator|Mmmph]] into an enemy crowd can easily drop one or more Crumpkins, which can be quickly picked up to continue the crit-kill spree (''if'' you survive). | ||
** Follow the Boss around during a truce; each Boss kill also has a chance of dropping Halloween pumpkins. | ** Follow the Boss around during a truce; each Boss kill also has a chance of dropping Halloween pumpkins. | ||
| − | * '''C'mere, Crumpkill!''' To score [[Glossary of player terms#Crumpkin kill|Crumpkin kills]], the Spy, Scout, or Pyro can set up rear ambushes on multiple players that are close to each other, picking up any Halloween pumpkin that drops from the first kill to kill the others nearby. Look for narrow passages from the enemy spawn or for pushes on a [[King of the Hill | + | * '''C'mere, Crumpkill!''' To score [[Glossary of player terms#Crumpkin kill|Crumpkin kills]], the Spy, Scout, or Pyro can set up rear ambushes on multiple players that are close to each other, picking up any Halloween pumpkin that drops from the first kill to kill the others nearby. Look for narrow passages from the enemy spawn or for pushes on a [[King of the Hill]] Capture point for group ambushes. |
| − | * '''Y'all know what, you're not scary, you're just weird.''' Completing Boss contracts can be as simple as | + | * '''Y'all know what, you're not scary, you're just weird.''' Completing Boss contracts can be as simple as joining a server (you do not have to play from the beginning of the round), setting the Contract, damaging one of the Bosses during a truce, and finishing the round. As long the Boss you damaged is defeated and you finish the round, you get the completion. |
* '''And these bodies. Do they have to be ''under'' the circus?''' No, picking up a [[Soul Gargoyle]] adds 10 Contract Points all at once to the Primary Objective of the active Halloween Contract! | * '''And these bodies. Do they have to be ''under'' the circus?''' No, picking up a [[Soul Gargoyle]] adds 10 Contract Points all at once to the Primary Objective of the active Halloween Contract! | ||
Revision as of 15:10, 14 October 2022
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Halloween Contracts are a set of Contracts for use with the ConTracker during Halloween Events. The Contracts were introduced in the Scream Fortress 2017 Event and were expanded in the following Halloween Events. These contracts are free for every user, similar to the Pyroland Contracts, but are active only for a limited time during the Events. The Halloween Contracts can be contributed by friends through the Friendly-Fire system.
These contracts are navigated, selected, tracked, and turned in using the ConTracker. Every contract completed and turned in earns a Halloween Package, an Action Item that opens to give out any single Halloween-restricted item from the previous updates, similar to the Goodie Cauldron or the Gift Cauldron. The items granted will be non-tradable and non-marketable, meaning they cannot be sold on the Community Market, nor be Traded to others. Also, when completed and turned in, Halloween Contracts count as Merasmissions on the Soul Gargoyle.
From the starting Scream Fortress contract, players can unlock and choose from contracts for the bosses, official maps, and community maps. The boss contracts are unlocked in the order each boss was added to the game; Horseless Headless Horsemann, MONOCULUS, and Merasmus. From the first official map contract, Harvest Event, the three boss map contracts can be unlocked in order of their release into the game, while the contracts for the last two official release Halloween maps are unlocked from the first. The community maps are arranged in lines by year of release, and are unlocked in alphabetical order in each line.
Contents
Strategy
- See also: Community Halloween maps strategy: Halloween pumpkins, Pumpkin bombs
- See also: Bugs affecting and significantly accelerating Contract completion.
- Be polite: Don't greedily pick up Crumpkins if some other player needs them for Contracts (or the Candy Coroner achievement) or can make better tactical use of them.
- Be efficient: If there is a Bonus Objective that a player can accomplish reasonably quickly (there are several in the Halloween set), the souls collected while focusing on that Bonus first can simultaneously completely fulfill the Primary Objective.
- Have a plan: It is possible to turn in all Halloween Contracts in the set by completing only one Objective per Halloween Contract; however, once a player has used their last available Star has to activate a Halloween Contract, at least one Objective must be completed and turned in on that Contract before being able to activate any other Contract. Contract. Turning in a few extra Bonus Objectives gives more flexibility in queuing up for maps.
- I make it look easy! If the player's objective is to complete only a few easy Bonus Objectives with minimal effort, then
- "Escape from Loot Island" (Eyeaduct) and "Stun Merasmus with a Bomb Head" (Ghost Fort) are high-scoring, easy actions that can be done many times in a round, rapidly completing both the Bonus and Primary Objective.
- "Deposit Soul/Gib Objectives" can be easily completed before the Primary Objective is completed.
- Everyone! Friendship is stupid magic on Boss Contracts! No amount of Friendly Fire will speed up any Boss Contract; so, play with friends on other maps.
- Mmph mmmph mph-mph mmph mmmmph! Several Halloween Contracts have a Bonus Objective of collecting Halloween pumpkins, with enough souls collectible in the effort to complete the Primary Objective at the same time.
- The Spyro technique (augmented with the Powerjack for flanking) is particularly effective at this, for both creating and immediately picking up the pumpkins.
- Alternatively, discharging an Mmmph into an enemy crowd can easily drop one or more Crumpkins, which can be quickly picked up to continue the crit-kill spree (if you survive).
- Follow the Boss around during a truce; each Boss kill also has a chance of dropping Halloween pumpkins.
- C'mere, Crumpkill! To score Crumpkin kills, the Spy, Scout, or Pyro can set up rear ambushes on multiple players that are close to each other, picking up any Halloween pumpkin that drops from the first kill to kill the others nearby. Look for narrow passages from the enemy spawn or for pushes on a King of the Hill Capture point for group ambushes.
- Y'all know what, you're not scary, you're just weird. Completing Boss contracts can be as simple as joining a server (you do not have to play from the beginning of the round), setting the Contract, damaging one of the Bosses during a truce, and finishing the round. As long the Boss you damaged is defeated and you finish the round, you get the completion.
- And these bodies. Do they have to be under the circus? No, picking up a Soul Gargoyle adds 10 Contract Points all at once to the Primary Objective of the active Halloween Contract!
List of contract objectives
.\root\halloween
| Name | Prerequisites | Objectives | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scream Fortress | 0x
|
Scream Fortress
|
 Halloween Package |
.\root\halloween\official_maps
| Name | Prerequisites | Objectives | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest Event | 1x Completed Contract(s): Scream Fortress |
Harvest Event
|
Halloween Package |
| Helltower | 1x Completed Contract(s): Harvest Event |
Helltower
|
Halloween Package |
| Carnival of Carnage | 1x Completed Contract(s): Harvest Event |
Carnival of Carnage
|
Halloween Package |
| Mann Manor | 1x Completed Contract(s): Harvest Event |
Mann Manor
|
Halloween Package |
| Eyeaduct | 1x Completed Contract(s): Mann Manor |
Eyeaduct
|
Halloween Package |
| Ghost Fort | 1x Completed Contract(s): Eyeaduct |
Ghost Fort
|
Halloween Package |
.\root\halloween\community_maps_1
| Name | Prerequisites | Objectives | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brimstone | 1x Completed Contract(s): Scream Fortress |
Brimstone
|
Halloween Package |
| Cauldron | 1x Completed Contract(s): Scream Fortress |
Cauldron
|
Halloween Package |
| Cursed Cove | 1x Completed Contract(s): Slasher |
Cursed Cove
|
Halloween Package |
| Gorge Event | 1x Completed Contract(s): Scream Fortress |
Gorge Event
|
Halloween Package |
| Gravestone | 1x Completed Contract(s): Cauldron |
Gravestone
|
Halloween Package |
| Hellstone | 1x Completed Contract(s): Gorge Event |
Hellstone
|
Halloween Package |
| Laughter | 1x Completed Contract(s): Scream Fortress |
Laughter
|
Halloween Package |
| Maple Ridge Event | 1x Completed Contract(s): Brimstone |
Maple Ridge Event
|
Halloween Package |
| Monster Bash | 1x Completed Contract(s): Gravestone |
Monster Bash
|
Halloween Package |
| Moonshine Event | 1x Completed Contract(s): Hellstone |
Moonshine Event
|
Halloween Package |
| Precipice | 1x Completed Contract(s): Laughter |
Precipice
|
Halloween Package |
| Sinshine | 1x Completed Contract(s): Moonshine Event |
Sinshine
|
Halloween Package |
| Slasher | 1x Completed Contract(s): Monster Bash |
Slasher
|
Halloween Package |
| Pit of Death | 1x Completed Contract(s): Maple Ridge Event |
Pit of Death
|
Halloween Package |
.\root\halloween\community_maps_2
| Name | Prerequisites | Objectives | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodwater | 1x Completed Contract(s): Scream Fortress |
Bloodwater
|
Halloween Package |
| Erebus | 1x Completed Contract(s): Los Muertos |
Erebus
|
Halloween Package |
| Farmageddon | 1x Completed Contract(s): Graveyard |
Farmageddon
|
Halloween Package |
| Graveyard | 1x Completed Contract(s): Terror |
Graveyard
|
Halloween Package |
| Hassle Castle | 1x Completed Contract(s): Megalo |
Hassle Castle
|
Halloween Package |
| Los Muertos | 1x Completed Contract(s): Scream Fortress |
Los Muertos
|
Halloween Package |
| Megalo | 1x Completed Contract(s): Bloodwater |
Megalo
|
Halloween Package |
| Moldergrove | 1x Completed Contract(s): Hassle Castle |
Moldergrove
|
Halloween Package |
| Sinthetic | 1x Completed Contract(s): Farmageddon |
Sinthetic
|
Halloween Package |
| Terror | 1x Completed Contract(s): Erebus |
Terror
|
Halloween Package |
.\root\halloween\community_maps_3
| Name | Prerequisites | Objectives | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crasher | 1x Completed Contract(s): Scream Fortress |
Crasher
|
Halloween Package |
| Bonesaw | 1x Completed Contract(s): Crasher |
Bonesaw
|
Halloween Package |
| Soul-Mill | 1x Completed Contract(s): Bonesaw |
Soul-Mill
|
Halloween Package |
| Spookeyridge | 1x Completed Contract(s): Soul-Mill |
Spookeyridge
|
Halloween Package |
| Ghoulpit | 1x Completed Contract(s): Spookeyridge |
Ghoulpit
|
Halloween Package |
| Helltrain | 1x Completed Contract(s): Ghoulpit |
Helltrain
|
Halloween Package |
.\root\halloween\bosses
| Name | Prerequisites | Objectives | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseless Headless Horsemann | 1x Completed Contract(s): Scream Fortress |
Horseless Headless Horsemann
|
Halloween Package |
| Monoculus | 1x Completed Contract(s): Horseless Headless Horsemann |
Monoculus
|
Halloween Package |
| Merasmus | 1x Completed Contract(s): Monoculus |
Merasmus
|
Halloween Package |
Update history
October 26, 2017 Patch (Scream Fortress IX)
- Free Halloween Contracts and rewards added to the ConTracker!
October 19, 2018 Patch (Scream Fortress X)
- Added 5 new Contracts for the featured maps.
October 10, 2019 Patch (Scream Fortress XI)
- All Halloween Contracts have been reset, allowing them to be completed again.
- Completing a Halloween Contract will give players a classic Halloween item and the chance for a Spooky Spoils Case.
- [Undocumented] Added 2 new Contracts for the featured maps.
October 1, 2020 Patch (Scream Fortress XII)
- All Halloween Contracts have been reset, allowing them to be completed again.
- Added new Contracts for this year's featured community maps.
- Completing a Halloween Contract will give players a classic Halloween item and the chance for a Wicked Windfall Case or Scream Fortress XII War Paint Case.
- Updated
pl_hasslecastle- Updated the "Kill with a pumpkin bomb" bonus objective to be "Win a round".
October 5, 2021 Patch (Scream Fortress XIII)
- All Halloween Contracts have been reset, allowing them to be completed again.
- Added new Contracts for this year's featured community maps.
- Completing a Halloween Contract will give players a classic Halloween item and the chance for a Crimson Cache Case or Scream Fortress XIII War Paint Case.
- Updated the 2nd objective for the Graveyard contract to be "Survive 500 damage in a single life on Graveyard".
October 5, 2022 Patch (Scream Fortress XIV)
- All Halloween Contracts have been reset, allowing them to be completed again.
- Added new Contracts for this year's featured community maps.
- Completing a Halloween Contract will give players a classic Halloween item and the chance for a Ghoulish Gains Case or Scream Fortress XIV War Paint Case.
- Fixed Crasher's contract objective pointing to the wrong map.
- Fixed the Escape Hell contract objective not triggering on some maps.
Bugs
- In the Sinthetic Contract, the Kill the Toastmaster on Sinthetic Bonus incorrectly displays the progress as 1/2 when completed.
Bugs affecting and significantly accelerating Contract completion:
Note: Although not a Halloween Contract bug per se, the fact that repeats of Bonus Objectives are unlimited as long as the Contract's Primary Objective is incomplete can greatly speed the completion of Primary Objective.
- In the Pit of Death Contract, dropping a soul counts identically to picking one up; so, dropping and picking up souls repeatedly counts rapidly towards the Collect haunted souls Bonus Objective.
- In the Harvest Event Contract, killing a player with a weapon that causes stun (such as the Natascha, Loose Cannon) counts as killing a player scared by a ghost.
- In the Eyeaduct Contract, the Kill an enemy on Loot Island Bonus can be completed by killing a player at the end of the round, when all alive players are teleported to the Underworld.
- In the Helltower and Bonesaw Contracts, every player's touch of the Bombinomicon Point scores the contract points for the Reach the Bombinomicon Bonus Objective regardless of whether the player has already touched the point that round or completed that Bonus Objective. So, repeatedly touching and leaving the Bombinomicon Point in the same round can rapidly complete both the Bonus Objective and the Primary Objective (each tap of the Point adds 15 CP to the Primary Objective until completed or Humiliation time runs out).
Gallery
Contract overview
Contract overview (2020)
Boss contracts
Official maps contracts
Community maps contracts (2017)
Community maps contracts (2018)
Community maps contracts (2019)
Community maps contracts 1 (2020)
Community maps contracts 2 (2020)
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