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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              = Texas Slim's Dome Shine.png
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| hat-image = Engineerrealiseshesbald.png
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| used-by           = [[Engineer]]
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| released = [[Classless Update]]
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| equip-region      = hat
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| display-loadout-stats = Yes
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| released           = {{Patch name|8|13|2009}}<br>([[Classless Update]])
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|collectors|keyless-crate-unusual}}
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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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  | item-description = Sometimes you just need a little less hat.
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer'''|Well don't that beat all?|sound=Engineer_positivevocalization01.wav}}
 
  
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'''Texas Slim's Dome Shine''' is an unlockable headwear item for the [[Engineer]]. It isn't actually a hat at all, instead removing the Engineer's default helmet to reveal his shining, bald pate.
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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer''' after removing his hardhat|That was getting heavy.|sound=Engineer sentryplanting01.wav}}
  
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==Trivia==
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'''Texas Slim's Dome Shine''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Engineer]]. It [[bodygroup|removes]] the Engineer's hardhat to reveal his shining, bald head.
  
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*Upon closer inspection, it appears the Engineer is not entirely bald, but elects instead to shave his remaining hair off.
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The item's description was written by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110624030956/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691465&postcount=34 FarazParsa] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
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*This headwear may be a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riddick Riddick], a fictional character, who is also bald and wears similar goggles.Or Sergeant Cortez from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TimeSplitters Time Splitters]series, who is a spoof of Riddick.
 
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*It may also be a reference to Francis, one of the main protagonists in Valve's Left 4 Dead.
 
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*There is a glitch where you can "wear" this hat by taunting with the [[Demoman]]'s [[Grenade Launcher]] and then quickly switching to Engineer.
 
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*Although the Texas Slim's Dome Shine is classed a hat item, it is not displayed in the "Inspect" target window after cycling through a player's equipped items using the "Inspect" key. It is unknown whether this is intentional, since the item is essentially the removal of a hat and realistically cannot be carried.
 
  
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== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
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{{Engineer Nav}}
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'''{{Patch name|8|13|2009}}''' ([[Classless Update]])
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{{Languages}}
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* Texas Slim's Dome Shine was added to the game.
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[[Category:Hats]]
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for the Texas Slim's Dome Shine.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Texas Slim's Dome Shine now shows up when using the "Inspect" key on allies.
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'''{{Patch name|6|27|2011}}'''
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* Fixed a display problem with Hatless hats.
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'''{{Patch name|7|20|2011}}'''
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* Fixed hatless hats not working correctly.
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'''{{Patch name|9|15|2011}}'''
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* Fixed hatless headgear not removing the player's hat.
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'''{{Patch name|6|6|2013}}'''
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* Fixed a client crash related to the hatless hats and the [[Customize items#Loadout and Taunt slots|character loadout screen]].
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'''{{Patch name|11|12|2013}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added {{item link|Collector's}} quality.
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'''{{Patch name|7|7|2016}} #1''' ({{update link|Meet Your Match Update}})
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Unusual]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|7|28|2016}}'''
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* Fixed not seeing particle effects for [[Unusual]] versions of Texas Slim's Dome Shine.
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== Trivia ==
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* The item's description is a nod towards one of the Engineer's [[Engineer responses|voice responses]] when acquiring a kill with the [[Combat Mini-Sentry]], [[Media:Engineer_littlesentry01.wav|"Sometimes you just need a little less gun."]] The line itself is a homage to the "Use more gun." line in the ''[[Meet the Engineer]]'' short.
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* The [[backpack]] icon for Texas Slim's Dome Shine has an entire model render of Engineer still intact. This is not seen in-game, as the alpha mask applied to both versions of the backpack icon (small and large) only leaves his head visible, while hiding everything else, leaving the rest of the player model hidden as a result.
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery perrow="3">
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File:Texas Slim's Dome Shine Backpack Icon No Alpha.png|Texas Slim's Dome Shine backpack icon without the alpha mask.
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</gallery>
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== See also ==
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* [[Baseball Bill's Sports Shine]]
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* [[Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative]]
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{{Classless Update Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Engineer Nav|state=collapsed}}

Latest revision as of 08:06, 27 August 2024

“
That was getting heavy.
Click to listen
— The Engineer after removing his hardhat
 ”

Texas Slim's Dome Shine is a cosmetic item for the Engineer. It removes the Engineer's hardhat to reveal his shining, bald head.

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

Update history

August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)
  • Texas Slim's Dome Shine was added to the game.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for the Texas Slim's Dome Shine.
  • [Undocumented] The Texas Slim's Dome Shine now shows up when using the "Inspect" key on allies.

June 27, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed a display problem with Hatless hats.

July 20, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed hatless hats not working correctly.

September 15, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed hatless headgear not removing the player's hat.

June 6, 2013 Patch

November 12, 2013 Patch

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

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.
  • [Undocumented] Added Unusual quality.

July 28, 2016 Patch

  • Fixed not seeing particle effects for Unusual versions of Texas Slim's Dome Shine.

Trivia

  • The item's description is a nod towards one of the Engineer's voice responses when acquiring a kill with the Combat Mini-Sentry, "Sometimes you just need a little less gun." The line itself is a homage to the "Use more gun." line in the Meet the Engineer short.
  • The backpack icon for Texas Slim's Dome Shine has an entire model render of Engineer still intact. This is not seen in-game, as the alpha mask applied to both versions of the backpack icon (small and large) only leaves his head visible, while hiding everything else, leaving the rest of the player model hidden as a result.

Gallery

  • Texas Slim's Dome Shine backpack icon without the alpha mask.

See also

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