Difference between revisions of "Pencil Pusher"

From Team Fortress Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
m (→‎Update history)
m
 
(12 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown)
Line 5: Line 5:
 
| equip-region      = none
 
| equip-region      = none
 
| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197963695558|571095483}}
 
| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197963695558|571095483}}
−
| released          = {{Patch name|10|13|2011}}<br />([[Manniversary Update & Sale]])
+
| released          = {{Patch name|10|13|2011}}<br>([[Manniversary Update & Sale]])
−
| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|unusual|collectors}}
+
| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|unusual-expired|collectors|keyless-crate}}
 +
| trade              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
 +
| marketable        = yes
 
| paint              = no
 
| paint              = no
 +
| rename            = yes
 
| numbered          = yes
 
| numbered          = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
−
   | item-kind        = Cosmetic Item
+
  | prefix          = The
−
   | level           = 10
+
   | item-kind        = Hair
 +
   | item-level       = 10
 
   | item-description = Measure twice, cut once, shoot first.
 
   | item-description = Measure twice, cut once, shoot first.
−
| prefix            = The
 
−
| team-colours      = no
 
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Quotation|'''The Engineer''' on the enemy's intellect|Shoot son, you all slow as molasses.|sound=Engineer_dominationscout07.wav}}
 
−
The '''Pencil Pusher''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Engineer]]. It replaces the Engineer's hard hat with grey thinning hair and a pencil tucked behind his right ear.
 
  
−
The Pencil Pusher was [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2261 contributed] to the Steam Workshop.
+
{{Quotation|'''The Engineer''' on the enemy's intellect|Shoot son, you all slow as molasses.|sound=Engineer dominationscout07.wav}}
 +
 
 +
The '''Pencil Pusher''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Engineer]]. It [[Bodygroup|removes]] the Engineer's default hard hat, giving him thinning grey hair and a pencil tucked behind his right ear.
 +
 
 +
The Pencil Pusher was [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2261 contributed] to the Steam Workshop.
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
−
'''{{Patch name|10|13|2011}}''' ([[Manniversary Update & Sale]])
+
'''{{Patch name|10|13|2011}} #1''' ([[Manniversary Update & Sale]])
 
* The Pencil Pusher was added to the game.
 
* The Pencil Pusher was added to the game.
  
 
'''{{Patch name|2|9|2012}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|2|9|2012}}'''
−
* {{Undocumented}} The Pencil Pusher is no longer marked as paintable
+
* {{Undocumented}} The Pencil Pusher no longer falls off on death.
−
* {{undocumented}} The Pencil Pusher no longer falls off on death
+
* {{Undocumented}} The Pencil Pusher is no longer marked as paintable.
 +
 
 +
'''{{Patch name|11|12|2013}}'''
 +
* {{Undocumented}} Added {{item link|Collector's}} quality.
  
 
'''{{Patch name|7|8|2014}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|7|8|2014}}'''
−
* Updated the {{code|[[Equip region|equip_regions]]}} for The Pencil Pusher.
+
* Updated the {{code|[[Equip region|equip_region]]}} for The Pencil Pusher.
  
−
'''{{Patch name|08|21|2014}}'''
+
'''{{Patch name|8|21|2014}} #1'''
 
* Updated the {{code|equip_region}} for The Pencil Pusher.
 
* Updated the {{code|equip_region}} for The Pencil Pusher.
−
* {{undocumented}} Updated the item type of the Pencil Pusher.
+
* {{Undocumented}} Updated the item type of the Pencil Pusher.
  
−
'''{{Patch name|07|7|2016}}''' ([[Meet Your Match Update]])
+
'''{{Patch name|7|7|2016}} #1''' ([[Meet Your Match Update]])
 
* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
 
* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
 +
 +
== Bugs ==
 +
* The upper half of the hair is misplaced slightly above the goggles, exposing a thin line of the Engineer's default bald head.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
−
* A Pencil Pusher is a slang term for an office worker.
+
* "Pencil pusher" is a slang term for a person with a clerical job involving a lot of tedious and repetitive paperwork.
−
* The description is a reference to the phrase "Measure twice, cut once", a term often used in carpentry.
+
* The item's description is a reference to the phrase "measure twice, cut once", a term often used in carpentry. More generally, the phrase refers to planning and preparing in a careful manner before taking action.
−
* A small number of Pencil Pushers have paint applied, due to the item originally being marked as paintable. However, due to the textures not being set up for paint, there is no difference in the appearance when in-game.
 
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
File:Steamworkshop tf2 pencilpusher thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Pencil Pusher.
 
File:Steamworkshop tf2 pencilpusher thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Pencil Pusher.
−
File:Pencil_Pusher_Manniversary_Update.png|Pencil Pusher as seen in the [[Manniversary Update]].
+
File:Pencil Pusher Manniversary Update.png|Pencil Pusher as seen in the [[Manniversary Update]].
 +
File:Main_menu_fwk_engineer.png|The Engineer wearing the Pencil Pusher on the [[main menu]].
 +
File:Pencil Pusher misplaced hair.jpg|The back of the hair, showing how the upper half is misplaced above the goggles.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
−
{{clr}}
 
  
−
{{ManniversaryNav}}
+
{{Manniversary Nav}}
−
{{Engineer Nav}}
+
{{Hat Nav}}
−
{{HatNav}}
+
{{Engineer Nav|state=collapsed}}

Latest revision as of 22:12, 22 January 2024

“
Shoot son, you all slow as molasses.
Click to listen
— The Engineer on the enemy's intellect
 ”

The Pencil Pusher is a community-created cosmetic item for the Engineer. It removes the Engineer's default hard hat, giving him thinning grey hair and a pencil tucked behind his right ear.

The Pencil Pusher was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Update history

October 13, 2011 Patch #1 (Manniversary Update & Sale)

  • The Pencil Pusher was added to the game.

February 9, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] The Pencil Pusher no longer falls off on death.
  • [Undocumented] The Pencil Pusher is no longer marked as paintable.

November 12, 2013 Patch

July 8, 2014 Patch

August 21, 2014 Patch #1

  • Updated the equip_region for The Pencil Pusher.
  • [Undocumented] Updated the item type of the Pencil Pusher.

July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

Bugs

  • The upper half of the hair is misplaced slightly above the goggles, exposing a thin line of the Engineer's default bald head.

Trivia

  • "Pencil pusher" is a slang term for a person with a clerical job involving a lot of tedious and repetitive paperwork.
  • The item's description is a reference to the phrase "measure twice, cut once", a term often used in carpentry. More generally, the phrase refers to planning and preparing in a careful manner before taking action.

Gallery

  • Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Pencil Pusher.

  • Pencil Pusher as seen in the Manniversary Update.

  • The Engineer wearing the Pencil Pusher on the main menu.

  • The back of the hair, showing how the upper half is misplaced above the goggles.

v • d • e
Backpack Manniversary Package.png Manniversary Update & Sale
Bold items are part of item sets.
Maps
Weapons
Cosmetics
Item sets
Taunts
Action items
Other
Comics
Soundtrack
Retrieved from "https://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/index.php?title=Pencil_Pusher&oldid=3616870"