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Team Fortress 2 features a '''system message''' system, which allows Valve to send notifications to all in-game players at once. The system has been used to notify players about item system downtime announcements. It has also been used during the [[Mann vs. Machine]] [[ARG]] to announce the [[Blood Brothers]] comic.
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'''System messages''' are custom notifications from [[Valve]] to all players playing ''Team Fortress 2''. System messages are not translated based on the player's game language. The system is used rarely, and usually to broadcast maintenance notifications, scheduled broadcasts, or tournaments.
  
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A System Message appears in both the text chat area and the notifications area, and is accompanied by a beeping sound.
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The ''[[Blood Brothers]]'' comic was announced as part of the [[MvM ARG]] through a system message.
  
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System messages can include:
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System messages appear in both the chat area and in the notification area and are accompanied by a [[Media:System message alert.wav|beeping sound]].
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*Obtaining a new item
 
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*A [[Something Special for Someone Special]] ring being purchased
 
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*A test run for an item expiring
 
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*Maintenance periods
 
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*Item server downtime
 
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They often occur for one player alone, with the exception of the Something Special for Someone Special, which is broadcast to everyone in the game at that time, and other system announcements such as the Item server going down.
 
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
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File:Blood Brothers Main Menu Alert.png|System Message as displayed in the notification area
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File:Blood Brothers Main Menu Alert.png|A system message as displayed in the notification area.
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File:Blood Brothers Main Menu Alert 2.png|System Message as displayed at the main menu
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File:Blood Brothers Main Menu Alert 2.png|A system message as displayed in the main menu.
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File:System Message Full.jpg|System Message as displayed in the notification area and chat area
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File:System_Message_Full.png|A system message as displayed in the notification area and chat area.
 
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Latest revision as of 02:21, 31 July 2024

System messages are custom notifications from Valve to all players playing Team Fortress 2. System messages are not translated based on the player's game language. The system is used rarely, and usually to broadcast maintenance notifications, scheduled broadcasts, or tournaments.

The Blood Brothers comic was announced as part of the MvM ARG through a system message.

System messages appear in both the chat area and in the notification area and are accompanied by a beeping sound.

Gallery

  • A system message as displayed in the notification area.

  • A system message as displayed in the main menu.

  • A system message as displayed in the notification area and chat area.

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