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=== Opening crates ===
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== Finding an Unusual Hat ==
 
== Finding an Unusual Hat ==

Revision as of 16:15, 4 November 2010

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Where's your precious Hippo-crates now?
The Scout

Mann Co. Supply Crates are tool items obtainable only through the item drop system. They are shown as open-style wooden shipping crates, wrapped in chains held with a comically large padlock.

The crate cannot be crafted, or be used to craft things such as Scrap Metal. Opening a crate is often considered a gamble by players due to the wide range of possible contents.

When a crate is opened, a 5 second timer ticks down, alongside a sound effect of chains jangling and wood creaking. The player will receive one of a set of items, which are listed in the crate's description and dependent on its series. This item is announced to the server in a similar format to regular dropped items. The crate is then removed from the player inventory.

Contents

Note: Statistics collected Steam Users' Forum post by molaughlen, posted October 29, 2010. Full statistics table available here (Google Spreadsheet). Note that rare item statistics assume drop rates are equal regardless of series. Also assumes that the series of the crates are dropping in a uniform distribution.

Series #1

Note: sample size of 2,361 crates.
In-game description Drop rate (%)* Estimated Drop rate (%)*
Vita-Saw 8.30% 11%
Gunslinger 11.01% 11%
Equalizer 11.94% 11%
Scottish Resistance 10.72% 11%
Old Guadalajara 12.54% 11%
Napper's Respite 13.34% 11%
Name Tag 10.00% 11%
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge 10.50% 11%
A Distinctive Lack of Hue 11.10% 11%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item! 0.55% 1%

Series #2

Note: sample size of 1,182 crates.
In-game description Drop rate (%)* Estimated Drop rate (%)*
Black Box 15.27% 14.5%
Shortstop 12.15% 14.5%
L'Etranger 10.80% 14.5%
Sober Stuntman 6.41% 4%
Pugilist's Protector 4.47% 4%
Chieftain's Challenge 6.24% 4%
Dueling Mini-Game 15.60% 14.5%
A Deep Commitment to Purple 13.76% 14.5%
Australium Gold 15.78% 14.5%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item! 0.51% 1%

Series #3

Note: sample size of 21 crates.
In-game description Drop rate (%)* Estimated Drop rate (%)*
Bushwacka 4.76% -%
Crit-a-Cola 4.76% -%
The Homewrecker 38.10% -%
Troublemaker's Tossle Cap -% -%
Bombing Run -% -%
Stout Shako 14.29% -%
Description Tag 4.76% -%
A Distinctive Lack of Hue 33.33% -%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item! -% -%

Series #4

Note: sample size of 17 crates.
In-game description Drop rate (%)* Estimated Drop rate (%)*
Battalion's Backup 17.65% -%
Pain Train 5.88% -%
Your Eternal Reward 11.76% -%
Whoopee Cap 11.76% -%
Heavy Duty Rag 11.65% -%
Handyman's Handle 5.88% -%
Dueling Mini-Game 11.76% -%
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge 17.65% -%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item! -% -%

Series #5

Note: sample size of 28 crates.
In-game description Drop rate (%)* Estimated Drop rate (%)*
Name Tag 25.00% -%
The Powerjack 7.14% -%
The Gunboats 21.43% -%
The Southern Hospitality 17.86% -%
Bloke's Bucket Hat 7.14% -%
Safe'n'Sound 7.14% -%
Ze Goggles 7.14% -%
Handyman's Handle 3.57% -%
Color No. 216-190-216 3.57% -%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item! -% -%

Notes

  1. Drop rate is the observed drop rate. Estimated drop rate is what we estimate Valve have set the drop rate at.

Crate-opening demonstration

Finding an Unusual Hat

Trivia

  • Valve modeled the padlocked chain in order to take the screenshot for the icon, but the chain, padlock, and padlocked box can't be found in the game files. Their textures, however, can be. The crate is the same as models/props_hydro/barrel_crate_half.mdl .
  • The first hint to the existence of crates was seen in the Mac update trailer. The Soldier can be seen pulling various hats from a Mann Co. Supply Crate at the 23 second mark.