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The '''Map Maker's Medallion''' is a [[Miscellaneous items|miscellaneous]] item for all classes. It is a gold medal with a hammer on it hanging by a team-colored ribbon with a white stripe down the middle, attached to the player's chest.
 
The '''Map Maker's Medallion''' is a [[Miscellaneous items|miscellaneous]] item for all classes. It is a gold medal with a hammer on it hanging by a team-colored ribbon with a white stripe down the middle, attached to the player's chest.
  
The Map Maker's Medallion will be given to those who entered the [[Art Pass Contest]] and the top three placing winners of the [[TF2Maps.net]] Dynamic Payload Contest and previous contests <ref>{{cite web|author=Fr0z3n|title=Meet the Medallion|publication=TF2Maps.net|url=http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=18703|puburl=http://tf2maps.net|date=2012-1-17|retrieved=2012-1-17}}</ref>. It was added to the game files in the {{Patch name|1|17|2012}}, and will be distributed soon.<ref>{{cite web|author=Nineaxis|title=You did well!|publication=TF2Maps.net|url=http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=15512|puburl=http://tf2maps.net|date=2010-10-25|retrieved=2010-11-12}}</ref>
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The Map Maker's Medallion will be given to those who entered the [[Art Pass Contest]] and the top three placing winners of the [[TF2Maps.net]] Dynamic Payload Contest and previous contests <ref>{{cite web|author=Fr0z3n|title=Meet the Medallion|publication=TF2Maps.net|url=http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=18703|puburl=http://tf2maps.net|date=2012-1-17|retrieved=2012-1-17}}</ref>. It was added to the game files in the {{Patch name|1|17|2012}}.
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==

Revision as of 02:46, 3 February 2012

You were good son, real good; maybe even the best.
The Soldier congratulating map creators

The Map Maker's Medallion is a miscellaneous item for all classes. It is a gold medal with a hammer on it hanging by a team-colored ribbon with a white stripe down the middle, attached to the player's chest.

The Map Maker's Medallion will be given to those who entered the Art Pass Contest and the top three placing winners of the TF2Maps.net Dynamic Payload Contest and previous contests [1]. It was added to the game files in the January 17, 2012 Patch.

Update history

January 17, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added the Mapper's Medallion to the game files.

January 26, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added a BLU material file (.vmt) for the Mapper's Medallion.

February 2, 2012 Patch

  • Added The Map Maker's Medallion and renamed from Mapper's Medallion.

Trivia

  • The hammer is a reference to Valve's map editor, Hammer.
  • Three alternative rewards were proposed, one of which was a hammer that would replace the Engineer's Wrench.[2]
  • The item is referred to as a Func_Medal, a reference to the various func-prefixed entities available for use with the Hammer editor.

References

  1. Fr0z3n   (TF2Maps.net)      "Meet the Medallion".      Published   January 17, 2012.      Retrieved   January 17, 2012.
  2. The Political Gamer   (TF2Maps.net)      "Contest medal discussion".      Published   October 20, 2010.      Retrieved   November 14, 2010.