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[[Image:Mann_co_catalog1.png|thumb|right|300px|The Mann Co. Catalog.]]
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[[File:Catalog book.png|right|200px|Mann Co. Catalog icon]]
{{Quotation|'''The Sniper'''|Hmmm, have a gander at this little beauty.|sound=Sniper_specialweapon02.wav|left|}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Sniper''' browsing the catalog|Hmmm, have a gander at this little beauty.|sound=Sniper_specialweapon02.wav|left|}}
[[File:Catalog book.png|right|140px|Trading icon]]
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[[Image:Mann_co_catalog1.png|thumb|right|300px|The Mann Co. Catalog showing a [[Homewrecker]].]]
The '''Mann Co. Catalog''' is an in-game index of all the [[items]].  It allows you to preview each item, and includes links to the [[Mann Co. Store]] as well. Items can be filtered through a dropdown menu, allowing you to find items you are looking a lot faster then just going through the entire catalog.  It was released alongside the Mann Co. Store in the [[Mann-Conomy Update]].
 
The catalog may be accessed by clicking [[Main menu#Mange Items|Manage Items]] on the main menu, then the catalog icon.
 
  
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The '''Mann Co. Catalog''' is an in-game index of all [[items]] within ''Team Fortress 2''. Released in the [[Mann-Conomy Update]], the catalog enables players to view information and images of specific items and provides shortcuts to each item's respective article on the [[Team Fortress Wiki]] (through the "[[#Item Wiki Page|Item Wiki Page]]" button) as well as links to purchase said item in the [[Mann Co. Store]]. There are currently over 1,500<!-- Do not use a magic number, it is always wrong. --> items listed in the Mann Co. Catalog.
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The catalog may be accessed through the "[[Main menu#Items|Items]]" screen on the main menu.
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== Screen elements ==
 
=== Item Selection Window ===
 
=== Item Selection Window ===
A list of all the items that may be obtainable in the game. The arrows may be clicked to scroll through the pages, or a parameter may be chosen from the drop down box. When mousing over an item, a larger image of it will pop up. If you select the item in the catalog, provides information on the item via the Info Pane.  
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Nearly all of the items presently or historically obtainable in the game are listed in the catalog. The arrows may be clicked to scroll through the pages, or a parameter may be chosen from the drop down box. When hovering over an item, a larger image of it will pop up. Upon selecting an item in the Catalog, information will be provided through the Info Pane.
  
 
=== Info Pane ===
 
=== Info Pane ===
This box will display the name of the selected item, its stats and/or effects, and the description.  It indicates which class may equip it, what slot it goes in, the description of the item, the item effects, and what tools may be used on it. A section called "Community Comments" leads to the article in the Team Fortress 2 Wiki.
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This box provides detailed information about the items available in ''Team Fortress 2''. When an item is selected, the Info Pane indicates which class may equip the item, the slot to which it is assigned, provides a brief item description, lists the item's effect(s), and also lists the tools that are compatible with it.
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=== View in Store ===
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This button leads to the selected item's Mann Co. Store page, where it may be available for purchase. On the item's store page, players can preview the item in use by any class that may equip it. This button does not work with the new Mann Co. Store UI, which has been assigned to users at random for testing.
  
== Other Screen Elements ==
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<gallery>
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File:Mann co catalog 2.png|Old "View in Store" screen showing [[Your Eternal Reward]]
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</gallery>
  
=== View in Store ===
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=== Item Wiki Page ===
This button leads to the selected item's Mann Co. Store page, where it may be available for purchase. In the item's store page, you may also preview how the item looks on any class that may equip it.  
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This button opens the selected item's article on the [[Team Fortress Wiki]] in the Steam Web Browser.
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=== Stats ===
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This tab leads back to the Stats page.
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== Update history ==
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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* The Mann Co. Catalog was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|3|12|2015}}'''
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* Updated the [[Mann Co. Store]] and Armory to not display [[Item levels|item levels]].
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'''{{Patch name|4|25|2016}}'''
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* Fixed a problem with the Mann Co. Catalog images being drawn off-screen.
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'''{{Patch name|6|21|2022}}'''
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* Removed Headgear option from the Mann Co. Catalog dropdown list.
  
=== Stats ===  
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== Bugs ==
This tab leads back to the [[Stats]] page.
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* A number of items are absent from the Catalog, such as the [[Winger]], [[Atomizer]], [[Batsaber]], [[Machina]], [[Crusader's Crossbow]], [[PDA|Build and Demolish PDA]], [[Sapper]], [[Duck Journal]], [[Propaganda Contest]] winners' hats, and the [[Costume Transmogrifier]].
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* Many special keys such as [[Mann Co. Supply Crate Key#Festive Winter Crate Key|Festive Winter Crate Key]] and the [[Mann Co. Supply Crate Key#Refreshing Summer Cooler Key|Refreshing Summer Cooler Key]] were replaced with a "normal" key after their respective events ended, resulting in the Mann Co. Supply Crate Key being listed over ten times.
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* The catalog cannot be exited if it is accessed through the trade page.
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* The [[Name Tag]] is listed twice, once as the regular Name Tag and once as the Name Tag used for [[Bundles]].
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* Since the {{Patch name|2|29|2016}}, items that are not tradable (such as achievement items) are no longer gift wrappable, but the Mann Co. Catalog still states the opposite.
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* The catalog will state that items such as the [[Golden Wrench]] and the [[Saxxy]] can be gift-wrapped.
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* The catalog will state that the Red Rock Roscoe [[War Paint]] can be applied to almost every item the catalog lists, including [[cosmetics]] and [[crates]].
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* The catalog mentions that the [[Cow Mangler 5000]] can receive critical hits by the effects of the [[Kritzkrieg]], despite all critical hits from that weapon being automatically turned into mini-crits.
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* The [[Gloves of Running Urgently]] is listed twice, with each one having different weapon attributes. The first one has the correct attributes and includes a link to the Mann Co. Store, while the second one uses the old attributes prior to the changes made on the [[Jungle Inferno Update]] and does not include a link to the Store.
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** Despite not being accessible to the player, the second one is used exclusively on [[Mann vs. Machine (game mode)|Mann vs. Machine]] by [[Heavy Robot#Heavyweight Champ|Heavyweight Champ Robots]].
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* A number of items are missing from the Mann Co. Catalog: PDA2 token, the Propaganda variants of the [[Modest Pile of Hat]], the [[Noble Amassment of Hats]], and the [[Towering Pillar of Hats]], and the Polycount bundles.
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* The book cover in the icon for the Catalog spells itself as "Catalogue". In the USA (where ''Team Fortress 2'' is set) and Canada, both ''catalog'' and ''catalogue'' spellings are used, with ''catalogue'' more traditional and ''catalog'' far more common. The Mann Co. Catalog''ue'' book uses the spelling common in [[w:Commonwealth English|Commonwealth English]], in accordance with [[Mann Co.]] being an international (and partly-Australian) company in the game's [[lore]] (note the outline of Australia on the cover).
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Mann Co. Store]]
 
* [[Mann Co. Store]]
 
  
 
{{MannConomyNav}}
 
{{MannConomyNav}}
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[[Category:Store]]
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[[Category:GUI]]

Latest revision as of 10:17, 16 December 2023

Mann Co. Catalog icon
Hmmm, have a gander at this little beauty.
The Sniper browsing the catalog
The Mann Co. Catalog showing a Homewrecker.

The Mann Co. Catalog is an in-game index of all items within Team Fortress 2. Released in the Mann-Conomy Update, the catalog enables players to view information and images of specific items and provides shortcuts to each item's respective article on the Team Fortress Wiki (through the "Item Wiki Page" button) as well as links to purchase said item in the Mann Co. Store. There are currently over 1,500 items listed in the Mann Co. Catalog.

The catalog may be accessed through the "Items" screen on the main menu.

Screen elements

Item Selection Window

Nearly all of the items presently or historically obtainable in the game are listed in the catalog. The arrows may be clicked to scroll through the pages, or a parameter may be chosen from the drop down box. When hovering over an item, a larger image of it will pop up. Upon selecting an item in the Catalog, information will be provided through the Info Pane.

Info Pane

This box provides detailed information about the items available in Team Fortress 2. When an item is selected, the Info Pane indicates which class may equip the item, the slot to which it is assigned, provides a brief item description, lists the item's effect(s), and also lists the tools that are compatible with it.

View in Store

This button leads to the selected item's Mann Co. Store page, where it may be available for purchase. On the item's store page, players can preview the item in use by any class that may equip it. This button does not work with the new Mann Co. Store UI, which has been assigned to users at random for testing.

Item Wiki Page

This button opens the selected item's article on the Team Fortress Wiki in the Steam Web Browser.

Stats

This tab leads back to the Stats page.

Update history

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • The Mann Co. Catalog was added to the game.

March 12, 2015 Patch

April 25, 2016 Patch

  • Fixed a problem with the Mann Co. Catalog images being drawn off-screen.

June 21, 2022 Patch

  • Removed Headgear option from the Mann Co. Catalog dropdown list.

Bugs

Trivia

  • The book cover in the icon for the Catalog spells itself as "Catalogue". In the USA (where Team Fortress 2 is set) and Canada, both catalog and catalogue spellings are used, with catalogue more traditional and catalog far more common. The Mann Co. Catalogue book uses the spelling common in Commonwealth English, in accordance with Mann Co. being an international (and partly-Australian) company in the game's lore (note the outline of Australia on the cover).

See also