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The '''Haunted Halloween Gift''' is a special [[pickup]] which is spawned during the Annual Scream Fortress Halloween Update in [[Mann Manor]], [[Eyeaduct]], [[Ghost Fort]], and [[Helltower]]. It is a large, lime-green gift box with a bright orange ribbon. The player who collects the gift will receive various items, depending on which map the user is playing on.
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The '''Haunted Halloween Gift''' was a special [[pickup]] that used to spawn during the [[Halloween event|Annual Scream Fortress Halloween Events]] in [[Mann Manor]], [[Eyeaduct]], [[Ghost Fort]], and [[Helltower]]. It is a large, lime-green gift box with a bright orange ribbon. The player who collected the gift would receive various items, depending on which map the user was playing on.
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From [[Scream Fortress 2015]] on, the Haunted Halloween Gifts are replaced with ghostly [[Soul Gargoyle]]s spawning in the same locations as the original gifts as well as on a few later maps. From then on, the Halloween gift items that could be obtained from the pickups would be obtained from completing [[Merasmissions]] and later [[Halloween Contracts]].
  
 
== Spawning ==
 
== Spawning ==
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The Haunted Halloween Gift would spawn at one of many predetermined locations on Mann Manor, Eyeaduct, Helltower and Ghost Fort. When a player received a gift, they would incur an approximate 3-hour cooldown, during which time they would be unable to find gift boxes. After this cooldown finished, they would be eligible to find another. If a player did not pick up their gift box within 3 minutes, the gift would despawn and the player would have had to wait 5-10 minutes before another spawned. Once they finally received their gift, they would incur the usual ~3-hour cooldown. If the player's cooldown expired when they were not connected to a game server or playing a non-event map, they would receive a gift spawn within a minute of connecting to a server running the event map.
  
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With the arrival of Scream Fortress Classic, the Haunted Halloween Gift spawn-time increased from ~48 minutes to ~3 hours.
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Ten player connections to the server were required (meaning players who were on a team, in [[spectator]], or actively joining the server) for the gift to drop; additionally, servers were required to be registered with [https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2825-AFGJ-3513 TF2 Quickplay] on [[Steam]], to prevent cheating or farming to gain items. The total player count only included actual Steam clients, not [[bots]] or the [[replay]] user.
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The Haunted Halloween Gift will spawn at one of many predetermined locations on [[Mann Manor]], [[Eyeaduct]], [[Helltower]] and [[Ghost Fort]]. When a player receives a gift, they will incur an approximate 3-hour cooldown, during which time they will be unable to find gift boxes. After this cooldown finishes, they will be eligible to find another. If a player does not pick up their gift box within 3 minutes, the gift is despawned and the player must wait 5-10 minutes before another spawns. Once they finally receive their gift, they incur the usual ~3-hour cooldown. If the player's cooldown expires when they are not connected to a game server or playing a non-event map, they will receive a gift spawn within a minute of connecting to a server running the event map.
 
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Ten player connections to the server are required (meaning players who are on a team, in [[spectator]], or actively joining the server) for the gift to drop; additionally, servers must be registered with [https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2825-AFGJ-3513 TF2 Quickplay] on [[Steam]], to prevent cheating or farming to gain items. The total player count only includes actual Steam clients, not [[bots]] or the [[replay]] user.
 
  
 
=== Former Systems ===
 
=== Former Systems ===
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Prior to [[Scream Fortress 2013]], users were chosen at random to receive the gift box. When a player received a gift, a new recipient was randomly selected after approximately 25 seconds. If that player did not receive their gift within 3 minutes, it despawned and a new player was selected.
 
Prior to [[Scream Fortress 2013]], users were chosen at random to receive the gift box. When a player received a gift, a new recipient was randomly selected after approximately 25 seconds. If that player did not receive their gift within 3 minutes, it despawned and a new player was selected.
  
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Prior to the [[Spectral Halloween Special]], gifts dropped server-wide. When a gift dropped, a notification was sent to every player on the server. Upon spawning, the gift would be temporarily transparent and unable to be picked up, allowing players some time to search for it and kill their competitors. The gift would then solidify and be awarded to the first player to touch it. Should multiple players be touching the gift as it solidified, the recipient would be selected at random. A second alert would notify all players that the gift was found and congratulate the recipient.
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Prior to the [[Spectral Halloween Special]] (2012), gifts dropped server-wide. When a gift dropped, a notification was sent to every player on the server. Upon spawning, the gift would be temporarily transparent and unable to be picked up, allowing players some time to search for it and kill their competitors. The gift would then solidify and be awarded to the first player to touch it. Should multiple players be touching the gift as it solidified, the recipient would be selected at random. A second alert would notify all players that the gift was found and congratulate the recipient.
  
 
Due to the gift's rarity and the fact that any player could pick it up, it was not uncommon for all players on a server to abandon the map objectives and race to find the gift. The reasoning behind the new system included eliminating the need for such a server-wide scramble.<ref>"[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=9211 The Fourth Annual Scream Fortress Event Begins Tomorrow!]", TF2 Team, [[TF2 Official Website]], October 25, 2012. Accessed October 26, 2012</ref>
 
Due to the gift's rarity and the fact that any player could pick it up, it was not uncommon for all players on a server to abandon the map objectives and race to find the gift. The reasoning behind the new system included eliminating the need for such a server-wide scramble.<ref>"[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=9211 The Fourth Annual Scream Fortress Event Begins Tomorrow!]", TF2 Team, [[TF2 Official Website]], October 25, 2012. Accessed October 26, 2012</ref>
  
 
== Contents ==
 
== Contents ==
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*[[Mann Manor]] spawns gifts that contain 1 of 9 [[Halloween Masks]]. Upon collecting all nine, one can craft the [[Saxton Hale Mask]].
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*[[Mann Manor]] spawned gifts that contained 1 of 9 [[Halloween Masks]]. Upon collecting all nine, one could craft the [[Saxton Hale Mask]].
  
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*[[Eyeaduct]] gifts contain 1 out of 27 [[Halloween Costumes|costume parts]]. In addition, a gift found in the Eyeaduct Underworld will be of the [[Haunted]] quality.  
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*[[Eyeaduct]] gifts contained 1 out of 27 [[Halloween Costumes|costume parts]]. In addition, a gift found in the Eyeaduct Underworld would have been of the [[Haunted]] quality.  
  
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*[[Ghost Fort]] gifts can contain either 1 [[Halloween Spell]] or several [[Voodoo-Cursed Items]], or on rare occasion a Halloween-themed hat or miscellaneous item.  
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*[[Ghost Fort]] gifts could have contained either 1 [[Halloween Spell]] or several [[Voodoo-Cursed Items]], or on rare occasion a Halloween-themed hat or miscellaneous item.  
  
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*[[Helltower]] gifts can contain one of the many Halloween items from the [[Scream Fortress 2013|Fifth Annual Halloween Special 2013]] (items received will be [[Crafting|Uncraftable]] and [[Trading|Untradable]]) along with [[Spellbook Page|Spellbook Pages]] and occasionally [[Mann Co. Supply Crate#Spooky Crate|Spooky Crates]] or a {{Item link|Costume Transmogrifier}} of any class.
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*[[Helltower]] gifts could have contained one of the many Halloween items from the [[Scream Fortress 2013]] (items received would be [[Crafting|Uncraftable]] and [[Trading|Untradable]]) along with [[Spellbook Page]]s and occasionally [[Mann Co. Supply Crate#Spooky Crate|Spooky Crates]] or a [[Costume Transmogrifier]] of any classes.
  
 
== Spawn locations ==
 
== Spawn locations ==
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=== Eyeaduct ===
 
=== Eyeaduct ===
 
[[File:Eyeduct overview gifts.png|800px|center|thumb|Spawn locations on [[Eyeaduct]].]]
 
[[File:Eyeduct overview gifts.png|800px|center|thumb|Spawn locations on [[Eyeaduct]].]]
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[[File:Eyeduct underwold overview gifts.png|800px|center|thumb|Spawn locations on the Underworld in [[Eyeaduct]].]]
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[[File:Eyeduct underwold overview gifts.png|800px|center|thumb|Spawn locations in the Underworld on [[Eyeaduct]].]]
  
 
===Ghost Fort===
 
===Ghost Fort===
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*[[Media:halloween_loot_spawn.wav|The Haunted Halloween Gift has spawned.]]
 
*[[Media:halloween_loot_spawn.wav|The Haunted Halloween Gift has spawned.]]
 
*[[Media:halloween_loot_found.wav|The Haunted Halloween Gift has been found.]]
 
*[[Media:halloween_loot_found.wav|The Haunted Halloween Gift has been found.]]
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== Gallery ==
 
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<gallery>
 
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File:Halloweengift.png|Haunted Halloween Gift in Mann Manor.
 
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File:Halloween Gift Underworld.png|Haunted Halloween Gift in Eyeaduct's Underworld.
 
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File:Halloweengiftspawn.png|Message that appears when a Halloween Gift has spawned for the player to claim.
 
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File:HalloweenLootFoundMessage.jpg|Message that appears when the player finds a Halloween Gift.
 
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File:HalloweenLootLostMessage.png|Message that appears when the player fails to find their gift in time.
 
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File:HalloweenLootSpawnMessage.jpg|Message that previously appeared during past events when Halloween Gift spawned.
 
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</gallery>
 
  
 
== Related achievements ==
 
== Related achievements ==
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== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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'''{{Patch name|10|27|2010}}''' ([[Scream Fortress|Scream Fortress Update]])
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'''{{Patch name|10|27|2010}}''' ([[Scream Fortress Update]])
 
* The Haunted Halloween Gift was added to the game.
 
* The Haunted Halloween Gift was added to the game.
  
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* Fixed players who are spectating teammates being able to collect the Haunted Halloween Gift in Mann Manor.
 
* Fixed players who are spectating teammates being able to collect the Haunted Halloween Gift in Mann Manor.
  
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'''{{Patch name|10|26|2012}}'''
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'''{{Patch name|10|26|2012}}''' ([[Spectral Halloween Special]])
 
* The Haunted Halloween Gift is now only visible to (and can be collected by) one player.  This applies to Mann Manor, Eyeaduct, and Ghost Fort.
 
* The Haunted Halloween Gift is now only visible to (and can be collected by) one player.  This applies to Mann Manor, Eyeaduct, and Ghost Fort.
  
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== Bugs ==
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'''{{Patch name|10|28|2015}}''' ([[Scream Fortress 2015]])
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* A gift may appear in an unreachable corridor near the first control point on [[Mann Manor]]. In this situation, the gift remains unfound until it disappears after a few minutes.
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* {{undocumented}} The Haunted Halloween Gift has been replaced with the [[Soul Gargoyle]].
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* A player who finds a gift in the underworld in [[Eyeaduct]] who subsequently dies of attrition damage will not receive the gift. This can be avoided by jumping into the fog and triggering a fall death instead.
 
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* Collecting a gift in [[Eyeaduct]], [[Ghost Fort]] and [[Helltower]] for the first time will earn the player the ''Masked Mann'' achievement.
 
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* Gifts and their particles will not appear in a [[Replay]] recording.
 
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* When playing on certain non-Halloween maps during the Halloween event period, there is a small chance a player will be notified "The Haunted Halloween Gift has disappeared", although no gift was spawned.
 
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* Occasionally, if there is 9 or fewer players on [[Helltower]], a player may get a notification that a Gift spawned, though upon collection, the "Gift" despawns and no item is obtained.
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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* A different alert shows up when the gift spawns in [[Eyeaduct]]'s underworld: "The [[Haunted Halloween Gift]] has spawned somewhere below..."
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* A different alert shows up when the gift spawns in [[Eyeaduct]]'s underworld: "The '''Haunted Halloween Gift''' has mysteriously appeared somewhere down below, placed just for you... go and find it!"
 
* If the Haunted Halloween Gift spawns seconds before the round ends and nobody collects it before the teams switch sides, the gift will remain in place during the change.
 
* If the Haunted Halloween Gift spawns seconds before the round ends and nobody collects it before the teams switch sides, the gift will remain in place during the change.
 
* It is possible to collect the gift during [[Humiliation]] or while being [[stun]]ned by [[ghost]]s.
 
* It is possible to collect the gift during [[Humiliation]] or while being [[stun]]ned by [[ghost]]s.
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* The model and texture of the Haunted Halloween Gift have been reused as pickups in [[SnowVille]].
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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File:Halloweengift.png|Haunted Halloween Gift in Mann Manor.
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File:Halloween Gift Underworld.png|Haunted Halloween Gift in Eyeaduct's Underworld.
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File:Halloweengiftspawn.png|Message that appears when a Halloween Gift has spawned for the player to claim.
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File:HalloweenLootFoundMessage.jpg|Message that appears when the player finds a Halloween Gift.
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File:HalloweenLootLostMessage.png|Message that appears when the player fails to find their gift in time.
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File:HalloweenLootSpawnMessage.jpg|Message that previously appeared during past events when Halloween Gift spawned.
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</gallery>
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4567&p=1 TF2 Blog - Sound of Blog Post Being Posted]
 
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4567&p=1 TF2 Blog - Sound of Blog Post Being Posted]
  
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[[Category:Halloween]]
 
[[Category:Halloween]]

Latest revision as of 00:38, 8 January 2024

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Haunted Halloween Gift
Haunted Halloween Gift
Pickup Type: Halloween Masks, Halloween Costumes, Halloween Spells or Voodoo-Cursed Items
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Oh hohoho. I love Halloveen!
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— The Medic
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The Haunted Halloween Gift was a special pickup that used to spawn during the Annual Scream Fortress Halloween Events in Mann Manor, Eyeaduct, Ghost Fort, and Helltower. It is a large, lime-green gift box with a bright orange ribbon. The player who collected the gift would receive various items, depending on which map the user was playing on.

From Scream Fortress 2015 on, the Haunted Halloween Gifts are replaced with ghostly Soul Gargoyles spawning in the same locations as the original gifts as well as on a few later maps. From then on, the Halloween gift items that could be obtained from the pickups would be obtained from completing Merasmissions and later Halloween Contracts.

Spawning

The Haunted Halloween Gift would spawn at one of many predetermined locations on Mann Manor, Eyeaduct, Helltower and Ghost Fort. When a player received a gift, they would incur an approximate 3-hour cooldown, during which time they would be unable to find gift boxes. After this cooldown finished, they would be eligible to find another. If a player did not pick up their gift box within 3 minutes, the gift would despawn and the player would have had to wait 5-10 minutes before another spawned. Once they finally received their gift, they would incur the usual ~3-hour cooldown. If the player's cooldown expired when they were not connected to a game server or playing a non-event map, they would receive a gift spawn within a minute of connecting to a server running the event map.

Ten player connections to the server were required (meaning players who were on a team, in spectator, or actively joining the server) for the gift to drop; additionally, servers were required to be registered with TF2 Quickplay on Steam, to prevent cheating or farming to gain items. The total player count only included actual Steam clients, not bots or the replay user.

Former Systems

Prior to Scream Fortress 2013, users were chosen at random to receive the gift box. When a player received a gift, a new recipient was randomly selected after approximately 25 seconds. If that player did not receive their gift within 3 minutes, it despawned and a new player was selected.

Prior to the Spectral Halloween Special (2012), gifts dropped server-wide. When a gift dropped, a notification was sent to every player on the server. Upon spawning, the gift would be temporarily transparent and unable to be picked up, allowing players some time to search for it and kill their competitors. The gift would then solidify and be awarded to the first player to touch it. Should multiple players be touching the gift as it solidified, the recipient would be selected at random. A second alert would notify all players that the gift was found and congratulate the recipient.

Due to the gift's rarity and the fact that any player could pick it up, it was not uncommon for all players on a server to abandon the map objectives and race to find the gift. The reasoning behind the new system included eliminating the need for such a server-wide scramble.[1]

Contents

  • Eyeaduct gifts contained 1 out of 27 costume parts. In addition, a gift found in the Eyeaduct Underworld would have been of the Haunted quality.

Spawn locations

Mann Manor

Spawn locations on Mann Manor.

Eyeaduct

Spawn locations on Eyeaduct.
Spawn locations in the Underworld on Eyeaduct.

Ghost Fort

Spawn locations on Ghost Fort.

Helltower

Spawn locations on Helltower.

Audio cues

These audio cues are heard, along with a notification, when the Haunted Halloween Gift spawns or is found by a player.

Related achievements

Ghostchievements icon.png Ghostchievements

Masked Mann
 Masked Mann
Collect a Soul Gargoyle in Mann Manor.


Update history

October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress Update)

  • The Haunted Halloween Gift was added to the game.

October 28, 2010 Patch

  • Fixed spectators collecting the Haunted Halloween Gift in Mann Manor.

October 29, 2010 Patch

  • Fixed players who are spectating teammates being able to collect the Haunted Halloween Gift in Mann Manor.

October 26, 2012 Patch (Spectral Halloween Special)

  • The Haunted Halloween Gift is now only visible to (and can be collected by) one player. This applies to Mann Manor, Eyeaduct, and Ghost Fort.

October 28, 2015 Patch (Scream Fortress 2015)

  • [Undocumented] The Haunted Halloween Gift has been replaced with the Soul Gargoyle.

Notes

  • A different alert shows up when the gift spawns in Eyeaduct's underworld: "The Haunted Halloween Gift has mysteriously appeared somewhere down below, placed just for you... go and find it!"
  • If the Haunted Halloween Gift spawns seconds before the round ends and nobody collects it before the teams switch sides, the gift will remain in place during the change.
  • It is possible to collect the gift during Humiliation or while being stunned by ghosts.
  • The model and texture of the Haunted Halloween Gift have been reused as pickups in SnowVille.

Gallery

  • Haunted Halloween Gift in Mann Manor.

  • Haunted Halloween Gift in Eyeaduct's Underworld.

  • Message that appears when a Halloween Gift has spawned for the player to claim.

  • Message that appears when the player finds a Halloween Gift.

  • Message that appears when the player fails to find their gift in time.

  • Message that previously appeared during past events when Halloween Gift spawned.

References

  1. ↑ "The Fourth Annual Scream Fortress Event Begins Tomorrow!", TF2 Team, TF2 Official Website, October 25, 2012. Accessed October 26, 2012

External links

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