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{{Quotation|'''The Medic''', on receiving gifts.|Danke schön, na na, Danke schön.|sound=Medic_positivevocalization05.wav}}
 
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The '''Haunted Halloween Gift''' is a special pickup which spawns during the [[October 27, 2010 Patch|2010 Halloween Special Event]] in [[Mann Manor]]. It appears as a large, green gift box with a yellow ribbon. The player who collects the gift box will receive a random [[Halloween Masks|Halloween Mask]], upon collecting all nine, one can craft the [[Saxton Hale Mask]].
 
  
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The gift will spawn at one of many predetermined locations on the map, five minutes into the round or five minutes after the previous gift was collected. An alert will be sent to all players when it appears in the map. The gift is translucent for the first few seconds after it spawns and cannot be picked up; this allows other players to move or kill anyone waiting for it to solidify. Another alert will be sent to all players once the gift is collected along with a cheering sound clip.
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic'''|Oh hohoho. I love Halloveen!|sound=Medic_sf12_taunts05.wav}}
  
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There must be a minimum of ten players on the server for the gift to appear. This only includes actual Steam clients, not bots.<!-- DO NOT change this figure.  We've tested it, and I'll only lock the article again if it keeps being changed. Use the talk page if you think it's been changed or this figure is wrong. - RJackson-->
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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]].
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== 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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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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=== 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.
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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.
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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>
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== Contents ==
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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 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 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 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.
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== Spawn locations ==
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=== Mann Manor ===
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[[File:Halloween Gift spawn locations.png|800px|center|thumb|Spawn locations on [[Mann Manor]].]]
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=== Eyeaduct ===
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[[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 in the Underworld on [[Eyeaduct]].]]
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===Ghost Fort===
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[[File:Ghost Fort overview gifts.png|800px|center|thumb|Spawn locations on [[Ghost Fort]].]]
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=== Helltower ===
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[[File:Helltower Overview gifts.png|800px|center|thumbnail|Spawn locations on [[Helltower]].]]
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== Audio cues==
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These audio cues are heard, along with a notification, when the Haunted Halloween Gift spawns or is found by a player.
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*[[Media:halloween_loot_spawn.wav|The Haunted Halloween Gift has spawned.]]
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*[[Media:halloween_loot_found.wav|The Haunted Halloween Gift has been found.]]
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== Related achievements ==
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=== [[File:Ghostchievements icon.png|20px|link=Ghostchievements]] [[Ghostchievements]] ===
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{{Show achievement|Halloween|Masked Mann|width=50%}}
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== Update history ==
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'''{{Patch name|10|27|2010}}''' ([[Scream Fortress Update]])
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* The Haunted Halloween Gift was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|10|28|2010}}'''
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* Fixed spectators collecting the Haunted Halloween Gift in Mann Manor.
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'''{{Patch name|10|29|2010}}'''
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* 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}}''' ([[Spectral Halloween Special]])
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* 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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'''{{Patch name|10|28|2015}}''' ([[Scream Fortress 2015]])
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* {{undocumented}} The Haunted Halloween Gift has been replaced with the [[Soul Gargoyle]].
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==Notes==
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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!"
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* 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.
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* 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]].
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
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File:Halloweengift.png|Haunted Halloween Gift in-game.
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File:Halloweengift.png|Haunted Halloween Gift in Mann Manor.
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File:Gift-heavy.png|Heavy waiting for gift to appear completely
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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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== Related Achievements ==
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== References ==
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{{Show achievement|Halloween|Masked Mann|width=50%}}
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== Bugs ==
 
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* The gift can spawn in an inaccessible hallway, near the first control point, preventing players from reaching it. If uncollected the present will remain in location until the map changes.
 
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* Before the [[October 28, 2010 Patch]], players could collect the Haunted Halloween Gift by flying over them in spectator mode.
 
  
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== Trivia ==
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== External links ==
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* The gift has been confirmed to spawn in the RED spawn room.{{cite}}
 
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* If the 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.
 
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* It is possible to collect the gift during [[Humiliation]].
 
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== External links==
 
 
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress/ Scream Fortress]
 
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress/ Scream Fortress]
 
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4567&p=1 TF2 Blog - Sound of Blog Post Being Posted]
 
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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
“
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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