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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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| used-by=[[Engineer]]
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| image              = Mining Light.png
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| hat-image=Engineerwithhat.PNG
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| used-by           = [[Engineer]]
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| released= [[Sniper vs. Spy]]
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| equip-region      = none
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| paint = No
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| released          = {{Patch name|5|21|2009}}
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| display-loadout-stats=yes
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| released-major    = Sniper vs. Spy Update
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| neutral-attributes = For Engineers with bright ideas.
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| availability      = {{avail|retired|crate28}}
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| trade              = yes
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| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
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| paint             = no
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| rename            = yes
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| numbered          = no
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| loadout           = yes
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  | item-kind        = Cosmetic Item
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  | limited          = yes
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  | item-description = For Engineers with bright ideas.
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer'''|You're all hardhat and no cattle.|sound=Engineer_dominationengineer08.wav}}
 
  
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The '''Mining Light''' was the first unlockable headwear item for the [[Engineer]]. It appears as the Engineer's regular yellow hard hat with the addition of a strap-on helmet lamp typically used by miners.
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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer''' finding gold in a mine|It's... beautiful.|sound=Engineer_mvm_loot_godlike03.wav}}
  
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The hat text for the Mining Light reads "For Engineers with bright ideas".
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The '''Mining Light''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Engineer]]. It is a [[Self-illumination|faintly glowing]] strap-on helmet lamp, which attaches to his regular [[w:Hard hat|hard hat]].
  
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==Trivia==
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The item's description was written by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220716/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16725207&postcount=175 ravn0s] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]], and was slightly edited by Valve.
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* The bulb of the light glows in the dark.
 
  
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* Typical [[wikipedia:Miner%27s_helmet|miner's helmets]] have a fitting either attached to them or molded into their surface, for the purpose of holding such a light. Since the Engineer wears a construction worker's hard hat, the light must be attached by non-conductive leather or nylon straps.
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== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
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'''{{Patch name|5|21|2009}}''' ([[Sniper vs. Spy Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} The Mining Light was added to the game.
  
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* The Engineer wears his hard hat backwards, which is not an uncommon practice amongst roughnecks and other skilled laborers. However, this means that the Mining Light is actually strapped to his helmet incorrectly, though facing forwards.
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for the Mining Light.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Mining Light can now be uncrated with [[Unusual]] quality.
  
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* For performance reasons, the Mining Light hat does not include the hard hat itself. This means custom content creators cannot replace the Mining Light and hard hat at the same time without editing the player model.
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'''{{item schema|1|25|2013}}'''
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* The Mining Light was removed from the [[item drop system]] and [[Mann Co. Store]], and can no longer be uncrated with Unusual quality or [[Crafting|crafted]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Saxton Hale|title=Kiss These Items Goodbye!|retrieved=2021-9-30|url=https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=9714|publication=TF2 Official Blog|puburl=https://www.teamfortress.com|date=2013-1-10}}</ref>
  
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*The Mining Light is actually a brace that surrounds the default hard hat.
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'''{{Patch name|9|10|2014}} #1'''
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* Updated the {{code|[[Equip region|equip_region]]}} for the Mining Light.
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* {{Undocumented}} Updated the {{code|item_type}} for the the Mining Light.
  
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*The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1411375&page=12 ravn0s], however it should be noted that the full submission ("For Engineers with bright ideas. Or for when you're lost in the dark") was not used in its entirety.
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'''{{Patch name|9|25|2014}} #1'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added the [[Limited]] attribute to the Mining Light.
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}}
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== Trivia ==
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* Typical [[w:Mining helmet|mining helmets]] have either a fitting attached to them or molded into their surface, for the purpose of holding such a light. Since the Engineer wears a construction worker's hard hat, the light must be attached by non-conductive leather, nylon straps, or similar material.
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* The [[backpack]] icon for the Mining Light has a model render of Engineer wearing it. This is not seen in-game as the alpha mask applied to both versions of the backpack icon (small and large) only leaves the hat visible, while hiding everything else, leaving his player model hidden as a result.
  
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery perrow="3">
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File:Mining Light Backpack Icon No Alpha.png|The Mining Light backpack icon without the alpha mask.
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</gallery>
  
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== See also ==
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* [[Data Mining Light]]
  
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== References ==
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<references/>
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{{Engineer Nav}}
 
  
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{{Sniper Vs Spy Update Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Engineer Nav|state=collapsed}}
  
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[[Category:Hats]]
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[[Category:Retired items]]
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[[Category:Self-illuminated]]

Latest revision as of 15:43, 24 September 2023

“
It's... beautiful.
Click to listen
— The Engineer finding gold in a mine
 ”

The Mining Light is a cosmetic item for the Engineer. It is a faintly glowing strap-on helmet lamp, which attaches to his regular hard hat.

The item's description was written by ravn0s for the Hat Describing Contest, and was slightly edited by Valve.

Update history

May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)
  • [Undocumented] The Mining Light was added to the game.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for the Mining Light.
  • [Undocumented] The Mining Light can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.

January 25, 2013 [Item schema update]

September 10, 2014 Patch #1

  • Updated the equip_region for the Mining Light.
  • [Undocumented] Updated the item_type for the the Mining Light.

September 25, 2014 Patch #1

  • [Undocumented] Added the Limited attribute to the Mining Light.

Trivia

  • Typical mining helmets have either a fitting attached to them or molded into their surface, for the purpose of holding such a light. Since the Engineer wears a construction worker's hard hat, the light must be attached by non-conductive leather, nylon straps, or similar material.
  • The backpack icon for the Mining Light has a model render of Engineer wearing it. This is not seen in-game as the alpha mask applied to both versions of the backpack icon (small and large) only leaves the hat visible, while hiding everything else, leaving his player model hidden as a result.

Gallery

  • The Mining Light backpack icon without the alpha mask.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Saxton Hale   (TF2 Official Blog)      "Kiss These Items Goodbye!".      Published   January 10, 2013.      Retrieved   September 30, 2021.
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