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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
| type              = hat
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| type              = cosmetic
 
| image              = Waxy Wayfinder.png
 
| image              = Waxy Wayfinder.png
 
| used-by            = [[Pyro]]
 
| used-by            = [[Pyro]]
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| equip-region      = hat
 
| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197967740595|761740621}}
 
| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197967740595|761740621}}
 
| released          = {{Patch name|3|22|2012}}
 
| released          = {{Patch name|3|22|2012}}
| availability      = {{avail|craft|purchase}}
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|unusual|collectors|keyless-crate}}
 
| trade              = yes
 
| trade              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
 
| paint              = yes
 
| paint              = yes
 
| rename            = yes
 
| rename            = yes
 
| numbered          = yes
 
| numbered          = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
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  | prefix          = The
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  | item-kind        = Hat
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  | item-level      = 1-100
 
   | item-description = Finally live your life like a candle in the wind. (Wind not included)
 
   | item-description = Finally live your life like a candle in the wind. (Wind not included)
  | loadout-name    = The Waxy Wayfinder
 
 
   | att-1-neutral    = Effect: Genteel Smoke
 
   | att-1-neutral    = Effect: Genteel Smoke
 
}}
 
}}
  
{{Quotation|'''The Pyro'''|Mmmphya harrgh mrgha hrghgph.|sound=Pyro_autocappedintelligence01.wav}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer''' on awkwardly-positioned wax lights|You shouldn't have played with fire, boy.|sound=Engineer_dominationpyro07.wav}}
  
The '''Waxy Wayfinder''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[headwear]] item for the [[Pyro]]. It is a partially melted, lit candle on the Pyro's head. The flame [[Jiggle bones|moves]] in interaction with the Pyro's movements, [[Self-illumination|lights up]], and has the "Genteel Smoke" [[Particle effects#Genteel Smoke effect|particle effect]].
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The '''Waxy Wayfinder''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Pyro]]. It is a partially melted, paintable, lit yellow candle on the Pyro's head with strips of wax dripping down the sides. The flame [[Jiggle bones|reacts]] to the directional momentum of the Pyro's movements. The Waxy Wayfinder is a source of [[Self-illumination|illumination]] and gives off the [[Particle effects#Genteel Smoke effect|"Genteel Smoke" particle effect]].
  
The Waxy Wayfinder was [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=180 contributed] to the [[Steam Workshop]].
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The Waxy Wayfinder was [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=180 contributed] to the Steam Workshop.
 
== Painted variants ==
 
== Painted variants ==
 
{{Painted variants}}
 
{{Painted variants}}
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* The Waxy Wayfinder was added to the game.
 
* The Waxy Wayfinder was added to the game.
  
== Unused content ==
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'''{{item schema|3|26|2012|}}'''
* The Waxy Wayfinder's flame has coding in its texture that allows it to be [[Paint Can|paintable]].
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* The Waxy Wayfinder can now be found in [[item drop system|random drops]] and unboxed with [[unusual]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|7|23|2012}}
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* {{undocumented}} Lowered the price of the Waxy Wayfinder in the [[Mann Co. Store]].
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'''{{Patch name|07|7|2016}}''' ([[Meet Your Match Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
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== Bugs ==
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* [[Unusual]] variants of the Waxy Wayfinder causes the Genteel Smoke effect to originate from the back of Pyro's head instead of being on the flame.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* The item's description references the {{w|Elton John}} song {{W|Candle in the Wind}}.
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* The item's description references the [[w:Elton John|Elton John]] song ''[[w:Candle in the Wind|Candle in the Wind]]''.
* According to the item's creator, the Waxy Wayfinder took roughly five hours to make {{cit}}.
 
* This is the second non-unusual hat to be given an attached particle effect, the first being the Treasure Hat.
 
  
==Gallery==
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== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:Hatsubmit_candle_thumb.png|Steam Workshop thumbnail image for the Waxy Wayfinder.
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File:Steamworkshop tf2 hatsubmit candle5 thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Waxy Wayfinder.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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== See also ==
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* [[Electric Escorter]]
  
 
{{HatNav}}
 
{{HatNav}}
 
{{Pyro Nav}}
 
{{Pyro Nav}}
 
[[Category:Jiggleboned]]
 
[[Category:Jiggleboned]]
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[[Category:Self-illuminated]]
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[[Category:Items with genteel smoke effect]]

Latest revision as of 17:38, 21 April 2024

You shouldn't have played with fire, boy.
The Engineer on awkwardly-positioned wax lights

The Waxy Wayfinder is a community-created cosmetic item for the Pyro. It is a partially melted, paintable, lit yellow candle on the Pyro's head with strips of wax dripping down the sides. The flame reacts to the directional momentum of the Pyro's movements. The Waxy Wayfinder is a source of illumination and gives off the "Genteel Smoke" particle effect.

The Waxy Wayfinder was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Painted variants

Main article: Paint Can
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Single colors
Painted Waxy Wayfinder E6E6E6.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder D8BED8.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder C5AF91.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder 7E7E7E.png
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge Color No. 216-190-216 Peculiarly Drab Tincture Aged Moustache Grey
Painted Waxy Wayfinder 141414.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder 2D2D24.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder 694D3A.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder 7C6C57.png
A Distinctive Lack of Hue After Eight Radigan Conagher Brown Ye Olde Rustic Colour
Painted Waxy Wayfinder A57545.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder CF7336.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder E7B53B.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder F0E68C.png
Muskelmannbraun Mann Co. Orange Australium Gold The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants
Painted Waxy Wayfinder E9967A.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder FF69B4.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder 7D4071.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder 51384A.png
Dark Salmon Injustice Pink as Hell A Deep Commitment to Purple Noble Hatter's Violet
Painted Waxy Wayfinder 2F4F4F.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder 424F3B.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder 808000.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder 729E42.png
A Color Similar to Slate Zepheniah's Greed Drably Olive Indubitably Green
Painted Waxy Wayfinder 32CD32.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder BCDDB3.png
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime A Mann's Mint
Team colors
Painted Waxy Wayfinder A89A8C.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder 839FA3.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder 3B1F23.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder 18233D.png
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU)
Painted Waxy Wayfinder B8383B.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder 5885A2.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder 483838.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder 384248.png
Team Spirit (RED) Team Spirit (BLU) Operator's Overalls (RED) Operator's Overalls (BLU)
Painted Waxy Wayfinder 803020.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder 256D8D.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder 654740.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder 28394D.png
The Value of Teamwork (RED) The Value of Teamwork (BLU) An Air of Debonair (RED) An Air of Debonair (BLU)
Painted Waxy Wayfinder C36C2D.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder B88035.png Painted Waxy Wayfinder UNPAINTED.png
Cream Spirit (RED) Cream Spirit (BLU) Unpainted

Update history

March 22, 2012 Patch

  • The Waxy Wayfinder was added to the game.

March 26, 2012 [Item schema update]

July 23, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Lowered the price of the Waxy Wayfinder in the Mann Co. Store.

July 7, 2016 Patch (Meet Your Match Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

Bugs

  • Unusual variants of the Waxy Wayfinder causes the Genteel Smoke effect to originate from the back of Pyro's head instead of being on the flame.

Trivia

Gallery

See also