Community weapons

See also: Community contributed weapons

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Community weapons are unique in-game weapons given by Valve to individuals who have made significant, valuable contributions to the Team Fortress 2 community. In the past this has included creating or contributing to maps of high enough quality to become official, moderating Valve's official game forums, creating game guides for competitive play, organizing large TF2 tournaments, or founding community sites such as tf2maps.net.

These weapons are easily identified by their sparkling particle effect, both in first-person view and world view. The weapons also have their name in dark green text, along with the word "Community" in front of them, e.g. "Community Flamethrower."

There are two kinds of Community items: Community and Self-Made, and they are not limited to just weapons, for they also can affect hats. All Community and Self-Made items are level 50, and have two different descriptions. They are not to be confused for Developer weapons.

As of October 13, 2010, only 130 players are known to have Community weapons in their inventories, according to this list. This number underestimates the actual number of players with Community weapons, as some individuals choose to keep their Steam profiles private.

Gallery

• Commrocket.png

  Community Rocket Launcher.

• Commaxe.png

  Community Axtinguisher.

• Commhuntsman.png

  Community Huntsman.

• Commkritz.png

  Community Kritzkrieg.

Partial List of Community weapon recipients

Contributor	Weapon(s)	Reason	Notes
*clubtheseals	Rocket Launcher	Co-creator of Ubercharged.net competitive TF2 guide.
*epic sax himmels	Rocket Launcher	Co-creator of Ubercharged.net competitive TF2 guide.
*French Toast	Medigun	Co-creator of Ubercharged.net competitive TF2 guide.
˜ meo	Medigun	Helped organize the SPUF 6v9 tournament, Apocalypse Gaming co-founder
-GC- Sierra Oscar	Minigun	Moderator at the Steam Users' Forums.
:)	Scattergun
@MintCondition	Stickybomb Launcher	Co-Host of the Friendly Fire Podcast
42` Randdalf	Stickybomb Launcher	Contributor to the Swamp Theme
A Boojum Snark	Medigun	Creator of the TF2 Ultimate mapping resource pack.
Acegikmo	Rocket Launcher	Created textures for Yukon.	Creator of the popular control point map Glacier.
AciD	Flamethrower	Moderator at the Steam Users' Forums.
AG Nahanni	Medigun	Founder of Apocalypse Gaming, Sponsor of SPUF 6v9
AG Sigma	Medigun	Co-creator of Ubercharged.net competitive TF2 guide.
An Iron Mouse	Medigun	Contributor to the Swamp Theme	Previously known as "An Icy Mouse."
Blinxx	Sniper Rifle	Moderator at the Steam Users' Forums.
brometheus #clam	Knife	Main Heavy in "TF2 Interactive: A Heavy's 2fort Adventure".
Brostradamus	Equalizer	Co-creator of the Equalizer.	Was to have received "The Great Equalizer," but this has not happened yet.
C$W:eerieone	Knife	Contributor to the Swamp Theme	Creator of the popular Payload map Cashworks.
cc//Fish #641 «?»	Medigun	Starter of the North American Mentor Program.
CcC NeoDement	Rocket Launcher	Creator of kill icons for Community weapons, various modifications.	Creator of the Scotsman's Skullcutter
cerious (6v9)	Wrench	Helped organize the SPUF 6v9 tournament.
Chaos [NoG]	Rocket Launcher	Co-Host of the Control Point/Nation of Gamers Podcasts.
Cinq	Blutsauger		Only Community Blutsauger (so far).
coL.jaeger›	Rocket Launcher	Creator of the TF2 Tips and Tricks video series
DaBeatzProject	Rocket Launcher	Contributor to the Swamp Theme
Daimao	Medigun	Helped several people texture weapons for the Contribute! program.	Original weapon was a Knife. Creator of the Frenchman's Beret.
DaimoN	Stickybomb Launcher	Team Fortress Wiki Russian Moderator.
DigiQ8	Rocket Launcher	News poster at halflife2.net
DJive	Minigun	TF2Maps.net founder
DJTricky	Scattergun
drpepper	Huntsman	TF2Maps.net founder	Original weapon was a Sniper Rifle.
Drunken F00l	Knife	Creator of TF2items.com.	His old account lost the weapon due to VAC Ban.
EG.CyZeR	Scattergun	TF2 beta lead.
En Ex	Axtinguisher	Team Fortress Wiki Administrator.	Only Community Axtinguisher (so far). Also known as mEn sEx. Renamed weapon to "Edward."
Er?m	Wrench	Moderator at the Steam Users' Forums.
fartass	Rocket Launcher
FireSlash	Rocket Launcher	Creator of TF2Stats.net.
Fishbus	Wrench	Creator of Steel.	Also created Freight.
flame	Scattergun	Contributor to Coldfront	Created the original concept for Team Fortress 2 Lobby. Creator of the Community HUD. ETF2L League Admin.
FLOOR_MASTER	Rocket Launcher	Created the intro video for Steel.	Creator of Team Fortress 2 Lobby.
Foda	Minigun	Contributor to the Swamp Theme
Fred (6v9)	Stickybomb Launcher	Helped organize the SPUF 6v9 tournament.
Freeflow	Sniper Rifle	Created posters for the SPUF 6v9 tournament.
G-Mang	Scattergun	Team Fortress Wiki Administrator.
Galago	Knife	Community Pain Train kill icon.
Goshawk	Stickybomb Launcher	Moderator at the Steam Users' Forums.
Ham Samich #Clam	Scattergun
Hectic Glenn	Stickybomb Launcher	Halflife2.net Lead Editor
Hitman	Rocket Launcher
HS	Rocket Launcher
Hwkiller	Knife	Moderator at the Steam Users' Forums.
Icarus	Backburner	Creator of Coldfront.	Renamed weapon to "Community W+M1."
Immortal-D	Backburner	TF2Maps.net founder
Infi^	Rocket Launcher	Team Fortress Wiki Administrator.
Irish Taxi Driver	Flamethrower	Did texture work for Steel.
IzI8	Rocket Launcher
a *VeLeRoN*	Rocket Launcher	Moderator at the Steam Users' Forums.
Shine	Rocket Launcher	Team Fortress Wiki Moderator.	Original weapon was a Scattergun, followed by another Scattergun. Also known as Shine.
jestr	Medigun	Co-Host of the Friendly Fire Podcast
Jill	Wrench	Co-creator of TF2items.com.
Jimmy	Medigun	Original Organizer of ETF2L Highlander
JoshuaC	Rocket Launcher	Creator of Watchtower.
KillahInstinct	Stickybomb Launcher	Moderator at the Steam Users' Forums.
Lange	Rocket Launcher	Creator of SOAP DM and Ammomod
Littleedge	Rocket Launcher	Gave detailed map exploit information to Valve
litany	Stickybomb Launcher	Helped organize the SPUF 6v9 tournament.	Repeat assistant in helping Valve track down TF2 issues.
Malevolent	Stickybomb Launcher	Team Fortress Wiki Valuable Contributor.
MangyCarface tf2lb	Rocket Launcher	Creator of Yukon.	Co-creator of Team Fortress 2 Lobby. Contributor to Nodraw.net. Also created the popular Payload map Frontier and CTF map Atrophy.
markandlynn	Rocket Launcher	Team Fortress Wiki Moderator.	Know as [NuB]MandL when playing.
Matt	Rocket Launcher	Moderator at the Steam Users' Forums.
Matt Isaacs	Flamethrower
Mex	Medigun	Organizer of the 2010 Gamers With Jobs tournament.
Mister Royzo	Knife	Creator of the Fancy vs. Nasty unofficial update.
ml Failstab	Knife	Team Fortress Wiki Administrator.	Also known as Wilsonator.
Modiga Pops Lamb Chops	Flamethrower	Moderator at the Steam Users' Forums.	Also known as Modiga-Disabled
Munro	Flamethrower	Halflife2.net staff.
Nailhead [NoG]	Flamethrower	Co-Host of the Control Point/Nation of Gamers Podcasts
Nebula	Sniper Rifle
NF MistahFixIt	Wrench	Team Fortress Wiki Valuable Contributor.
Nineaxis	Medigun	Contributor to Hoodoo (created multiple posters and signs).	Contributor to the Swamp Theme, Team Fortress 2 Lobby, and Nodraw.net. TF2Maps.net staff member, and Team Fortress Wiki Moderator. Original weapon was a Knife.
Nos WwK	Rocket Launcher	Team Fortress Wiki Founder.
NovaSilisko	Sandvich	Contributor to the Swamp Theme	Only Community Sandvich (so far). Renamed weapon to "A Damn Good Cop."
OluapPlayer	Wrench	Team Fortress Wiki Administrator.
P17 William	Medigun	Founder of Podcast17.
PCG Buck Sexington	Rocket Launcher (x2), Scattergun, K.G.B., Bonesaw	Employee at PC Gamer.	One of only two people with multiple Community weapons. Several of the weapons have altered stats and abilities.
PCG Pentadact	Equalizer, Rocket Launcher (x2), Scattergun,K.G.B., Bonesaw	Employee at PC Gamer.	One of only two people with multiple Community weapons. Several of the weapons have altered stats and abilities. Co-creator of the Equalizer.
Pilk	Flamethrower	Team Fortress Wiki Administrator.
Psy	Minigun	Contributor to the Swamp Theme
Aurora	Rocket Launcher	Team Fortress Wiki Administrator.
Ravidge	Sniper Rifle	Contributor to the Swamp Theme
Rexy	Huntsman	Contributor to the Swamp Theme
Sanjuaro the Saguaro	Stickybomb Launcher
Sean	Scattergun	Creator of Junction, Egypt, and Harvest.	-
Selentic	Medigun	Created models for Coldfront.
Shugo	Revolver	Created community tips for the June 10, 2010 update.	Only Community Revolver (so far). Also created a popular set of downloadable backpack icon replacements. The weapon icons can be viewed on the pages for each class on this wiki.
Silicon Vampire	Scattergun	Moderator at the Steam Users' Forums.
SK	Knife	Creator of Fastlane.	Moderator at the Steam Users' Forums. Also known as skdr.
[SMACK] BP{N}	Rocket Launcher	Project Leader of HLStatsX Community Edition	Sourcemod Coder
Smashman...	Knife	Team Fortress Wiki Administrator.
Snipergen	Sniper Rifle	Contributor to Hoodoo (Created the bomb cart).
TA zpq	Flamethrower	Contributor to the Swamp Theme
The Black Watch	Minigun	Co-creator of Ubercharged.net competitive TF2 guide.
The Brick	Wrench
The Midget `cBs	Bottle	Co-creator of the Swamp theme pack.	Only Community Bottle (so far).
Thundermanz	Stickybomb Launcher
Tim	Wrench
TOG Better Off Dead	Medigun	Moderator at the Steam Users' Forums.
TOG Jigoku	Rocket Launcher	Moderator at the Steam Users' Forums.
trainRiderJ #twl_tf2	Rocket Launcher
TrippleD	Flamethrower	Moderator at the Steam Users' Forums.
TS3 goldenhearted	Knife	Created posters for the SPUF 6v9 tournament.
Ultima Virus	Wrench	Moderator at the Steam Users' Forums.
Underyx	Knife	Provided feedback regarding a certain bug.
VGN Agro KK	Flamethrower	Co-Host of KritzKast the TF2 Podcast
VGN b00bies KK	Wrench	Co-Host of KritzKast the TF2 Podcast
VGN Chronos Ha-G KK	Stickybomb Launcher	Co-Host of KritzKast the TF2 Podcast
VGN Tempest KK	Rocket Launcher	Co-Host of KritzKast the TF2 Podcast
void	Eyelander	Contributor to the Swamp Theme	Only Community Eyelander (so far). Contributor to Coldfront.
Wes is a WoW Crackhead	Stickybomb Launcher	Co-Host of the Control Point/Nation of Gamers Podcasts.
xlr105 -Chicken Eater-	Sniper Rifle	Creator of "TF2 Interactive: A Heavy's 2fort Adventure".
YM	Kritzkrieg	Creator of Hoodoo.	Original weapon was a Flamethrower. Only Community Kritzkrieg (so far). Contributor to Nodraw.net. Also made the deer head in Coldfront. Only person with multiple earned Community weapons: An Icy Mouse is an alternate account of his.
Zeewier	Force-A-Nature	Contributor to the Swamp Theme	Only Community Force-A-Nature (so far).

Trivia

• Originally, names for community unlockable weapons were grammatically incorrect, using names like “Community The Kritzkrieg.” Valve has since corrected this.
• Typically, these weapons are level 50 items, though there are some at 100. Like all other in-game items, levels have no effect on gameplay or the weapons.
• In some cases, a contributor was awarded one item, such as a Community Sniper Rifle, but later had it exchanged for another weapon, like a Community Huntsman. Initially, players were given Community weapons based on what their most played class was, but depending on the circumstances it has been possible to specify a weapon instead.
• Community weapons used to be able to be traded, but Valve released an update making them unable to be traded.
• The Community weapons actually had a hidden damage bonus only viewable by using the debug version of the backpack examiner. It was later removed and replaced by the sparkle effect.
• Because they weren't "whitelisted" or "blacklisted" by many competitive-play servers, the Community Medi-Gun and Kritzkrieg were incapable of actually deploying an ÜberCharge or Kritzcharge. So although not officially banned, they're rarely used.
• Before the Mann-Conomy Update the Community item 'sparkles' were also visible in first person. A gallery of what this looked like is below.

• CommunityKnifeEffect.png

  Community Knife.

• CommunityScattergunEffect.png

  DirectX8, low-settings sparkle effect on a Community Scattergun.

• CommunityWrenchEffect.jpg

  Community Wrench.

• CommunityFlamethrowerEffect.jpg

  Community Flamethrower.

External links

• TF2items Backpack Viewer - a list of all Community weapons holders and their backpacks.
• Steam Community Contributors group
• KritzKast Special Episode - KritzKast interviews Nahanni, Meo, and Lange regarding their Community weapons.