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{{Hat infobox
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{{Item infobox
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| hat-slot = [[Head]]
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| type              = cosmetic
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| released = [[May 20, 2010 Patch]]
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| image              = Safe'n'Sound.png
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| has-team-colors = yes
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| team-colors       = yes
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| used-by = [[Engineer]]
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| used-by           = [[Engineer]]
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| hat-image = SafenSound.png
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| equip-region      = hat
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| contributed-by = {{steamid|76561197993507126|Konras}}
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| contributed-by     = {{Steamid|76561197993507126}}
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| paint = No
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| released          = {{Patch name|5|20|2010}}<br>([[Second Community Contribution Update]])
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| display-loadout-stats = yes
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|crate5|crate28|unusual|keyless-crate-unusual}}
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| neutral-attributes = It gets difficult trying to calculate the total external applied torque to a body's rotational motion through its moment of momentum vector while the distracting sounds of gunfire and death are all around you. Build a better, safer machine with the silence of the Safe'n'sound!
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| trade              = yes
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| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
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| paint             = yes
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| rename            = yes
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| numbered          = no
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| loadout           = yes
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  | item-kind        = Hat
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  | item-description = It gets difficult trying to calculate the total external applied torque to a body's rotational motion through its moment of momentum vector while the distracting sounds of gunfire and death are all around you. Build a better, safer machine with the silence of the Safe'n'sound!
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer'''|Heeeyaaah!|sound=Engineer_battlecry06.wav}}
 
  
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The '''Safe'n'Sound''' is a headwear item available for the Engineer. It appears as a pair of team-colored ear defenders, likely to protect him from the racket of building items from metal or from gunshots.  
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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer''' upon wearing his earmuffs|Speak up next time, boy!|sound=Engineer dominationpyro01.wav}}
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The '''Safe'n'Sound''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Engineer]]. It is a pair of team-colored acoustic [[w:Earmuffs|earmuffs]] that fit snugly over the Engineer's ears.
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The item's description was written by [http://web.archive.org/web/20110424220721/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16740730&postcount=320 foxtrot261] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
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The Safe'n'Sound was later [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=121419603 contributed] to the Steam Workshop, at [[Valve]]'s request.
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== Painted variants ==
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{{Painted variants}}
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== Update history ==
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'''{{Patch name|5|20|2010}}''' ([[Second Community Contribution Update]])
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* The Safe'n'Sound was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for the Safe'n'Sound.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Safe'n'Sound can now be uncrated with [[Unusual]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|12|2|2010}} #1'''
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* The Safe'n'Sound was made [[Paint Can|paintable]].
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'''{{Patch name|11|10|2014}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Updated the {{code|[[Equip region|equip_region]]}} for the Safe'n'Sound.
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'''{{Patch name|7|7|2016}} #1''' ([[Meet Your Match Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
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== Bugs ==
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* A [[Gift Wrap|wrapped]] Safe'n'Sound appears as "Engineer Earmuffs" on the gift's description thumbnail from within the sender's backpack.
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* The Safe'n'Sound tends to lose its color and appear all black.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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* This headwear item is most notably worn by construction workers who use jackhammers to protect their ears from the noise. Construction workers also wear these above or inside their hardhats; the Engineer, however, does not. Aircraft carrier flight deck personnel also wear large noise reducing headphones to shield their ears from fighter jet engines.
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* The creator considered leaving the item under the Engineer's default helmet. However, it was scrapped due to the similarities it would have had to the [[Mining Light]].<ref>[https://polycount.com/discussion/comment/1104400#Comment_1104400 Konras' post on polycount.com]</ref>
  
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* Having the item worn underneath the hat was contemplated by the creator Konras,{{ref|url=http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1104400&postcount=256}} however, was scrapped due to the similarities it would have had to the Engineer's [[Mining Light]].
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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File:Steamworkshop tf2 safe n sound thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Safe'n'Sound.
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</gallery>
  
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* The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1411387&page=22 foxtrot261].
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== See also ==
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* [[Wavefinder]]
  
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* Though the hat is a pair of ear defenders, it does not have any effect on in-game sounds or music.
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== References ==
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{{Engineer Nav}}
 
  
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Engineer Nav|state=collapsed}}

Latest revision as of 01:04, 4 October 2023

“
Speak up next time, boy!
Click to listen
— The Engineer upon wearing his earmuffs
 ”

The Safe'n'Sound is a community-created cosmetic item for the Engineer. It is a pair of team-colored acoustic earmuffs that fit snugly over the Engineer's ears.

The item's description was written by foxtrot261 for the Hat Describing Contest.

The Safe'n'Sound was later contributed to the Steam Workshop, at Valve's request.

Painted variants

Main article: Paint Can
Mouseover cells to preview the images on a dark background. Click on the images to enlarge them.
Single colors
Painted Safe'n'Sound E6E6E6.png Painted Safe'n'Sound D8BED8.png Painted Safe'n'Sound C5AF91.png Painted Safe'n'Sound 7E7E7E.png
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge Color No. 216-190-216 Peculiarly Drab Tincture Aged Moustache Grey
Painted Safe'n'Sound 141414.png Painted Safe'n'Sound 2D2D24.png Painted Safe'n'Sound 694D3A.png Painted Safe'n'Sound 7C6C57.png
A Distinctive Lack of Hue After Eight Radigan Conagher Brown Ye Olde Rustic Colour
Painted Safe'n'Sound A57545.png Painted Safe'n'Sound CF7336.png Painted Safe'n'Sound E7B53B.png Painted Safe'n'Sound F0E68C.png
Muskelmannbraun Mann Co. Orange Australium Gold The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants
Painted Safe'n'Sound E9967A.png Painted Safe'n'Sound FF69B4.png Painted Safe'n'Sound 7D4071.png Painted Safe'n'Sound 51384A.png
Dark Salmon Injustice Pink as Hell A Deep Commitment to Purple Noble Hatter's Violet
Painted Safe'n'Sound 2F4F4F.png Painted Safe'n'Sound 424F3B.png Painted Safe'n'Sound 808000.png Painted Safe'n'Sound 729E42.png
A Color Similar to Slate Zepheniah's Greed Drably Olive Indubitably Green
Painted Safe'n'Sound 32CD32.png Painted Safe'n'Sound BCDDB3.png
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime A Mann's Mint
Team colors
Painted Safe'n'Sound A89A8C.png Painted Safe'n'Sound 839FA3.png Painted Safe'n'Sound 3B1F23.png Painted Safe'n'Sound 18233D.png
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU)
Painted Safe'n'Sound B8383B.png Painted Safe'n'Sound 5885A2.png Painted Safe'n'Sound 483838.png Painted Safe'n'Sound 384248.png
Team Spirit (RED) Team Spirit (BLU) Operator's Overalls (RED) Operator's Overalls (BLU)
Painted Safe'n'Sound 803020.png Painted Safe'n'Sound 256D8D.png Painted Safe'n'Sound 654740.png Painted Safe'n'Sound 28394D.png
The Value of Teamwork (RED) The Value of Teamwork (BLU) An Air of Debonair (RED) An Air of Debonair (BLU)
Painted Safe'n'Sound C36C2D.png Painted Safe'n'Sound B88035.png RED Safe'n'Sound.png BLU Safe'n'Sound.png
Cream Spirit (RED) Cream Spirit (BLU) Unpainted (RED) Unpainted (BLU)

Update history

May 20, 2010 Patch (Second Community Contribution Update)

  • The Safe'n'Sound was added to the game.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for the Safe'n'Sound.
  • [Undocumented] The Safe'n'Sound can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.

December 2, 2010 Patch #1

November 10, 2014 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Updated the equip_region for the Safe'n'Sound.

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

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

Bugs

  • A wrapped Safe'n'Sound appears as "Engineer Earmuffs" on the gift's description thumbnail from within the sender's backpack.
  • The Safe'n'Sound tends to lose its color and appear all black.

Trivia

  • The creator considered leaving the item under the Engineer's default helmet. However, it was scrapped due to the similarities it would have had to the Mining Light.[1]

Gallery

  • Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Safe'n'Sound.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Konras' post on polycount.com
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