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* The alien movie in the Invasion Update video is based on a cheesy 1950s film. | * The alien movie in the Invasion Update video is based on a cheesy 1950s film. | ||
| − | * The update was teased months before hand by the Team Fortress 2 Podcast | + | * The update was teased months before hand by the Team Fortress 2 Podcast KritzKast. |
| − | ** On the | + | ** On the KritzKast Meet Your Makers page, there is a blurry image of a [[Saucer]]. |
** The page contains an X Ray image of the Pyro with a [[Triboniophorus Tyrannus]] or possibly a [[Sucker Slug]] on his head. | ** The page contains an X Ray image of the Pyro with a [[Triboniophorus Tyrannus]] or possibly a [[Sucker Slug]] on his head. | ||
** Clicking the binary monitor on the main page leads to a secret page with a lone monitor that says "They're watching..." This message is a reference to ''The X-Files'' series. | ** Clicking the binary monitor on the main page leads to a secret page with a lone monitor that says "They're watching..." This message is a reference to ''The X-Files'' series. | ||
* On Sep 13th, the update was teased on Brett Kennedy's channel in a video titled ''midnight showing''. | * On Sep 13th, the update was teased on Brett Kennedy's channel in a video titled ''midnight showing''. | ||
** During the video, a message in morse code is played. The message translated reads: "[[Poopy Joe]] was an inside job." | ** During the video, a message in morse code is played. The message translated reads: "[[Poopy Joe]] was an inside job." | ||
| + | ** A radio is playing in the background of the video. The static broadcast it is playing is the news intro from the KritzKast radio skit ''KKBC: No one would have believed''. | ||
** There is a split second frame of an alien glyph. The glyph forms a crop circle pattern seen in the release trailer, only with the Team Fortress 2 logo in it. | ** There is a split second frame of an alien glyph. The glyph forms a crop circle pattern seen in the release trailer, only with the Team Fortress 2 logo in it. | ||
== Teaser video == | == Teaser video == | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
Revision as of 20:12, 9 October 2015
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This article is for content released in the update. For the patch itself, see October 6, 2015 Patch.
This article is about an official update. For information on the scrapped game concept, see Invasion.
The Invasion Update is a major community-created update added on October 6, 2015. Announced with a community-created Source Filmmaker video, it added four new maps, one of them a themed version of 2Fort, 16 new cosmetic items, 4 weapon reskins, 9 new Invasion-themed unusual effects, and a new taunt. Also included in the update was the Invasion Community Update Pass, which allows players to directly support the team behind the update.
Contents
Video
Additions
Reskins
Main article: Reskins
 Scout |
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Batsaber (Bat) |
 Engineer |
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Giger Counter (Wrangler) |
 Sniper |
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Shooting Star (Machina) |
Scout Engineer |
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C.A.P.P.E.R (Pistol) |
Cosmetics
Main article: Cosmetic items
Taunts
 All Classes |
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Burstchester |
Tools
Main article: Tools
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Invasion Community Update Pass |
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Invasion Community Update Coin |
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Quarantined Collection Case |
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Confidential Collection Case |
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Invasion Community Update Key |
Unusual effects
Main article: Unusual effects
Abduction
Atomic
Subatomic
Electric Hat Protector
Magnetic Hat Protector
Voltaic Hat Protector
Galactic Codex
Ancient Codex
Nebula
Maps
| Name | Picture | Game mode | File name |
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| 2Fort Invasion | 160px | Capture the Flag
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ctf_2fort_invasion
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| Watergate | 
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Player Destruction | pd_watergate
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| Probed | 
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King of the Hill
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koth_probed
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| Byre | 
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Arena
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arena_byre
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Trivia
- The alien movie in the Invasion Update video is based on a cheesy 1950s film.
- The update was teased months before hand by the Team Fortress 2 Podcast KritzKast.
- On the KritzKast Meet Your Makers page, there is a blurry image of a Saucer.
- The page contains an X Ray image of the Pyro with a Triboniophorus Tyrannus or possibly a Sucker Slug on his head.
- Clicking the binary monitor on the main page leads to a secret page with a lone monitor that says "They're watching..." This message is a reference to The X-Files series.
- On Sep 13th, the update was teased on Brett Kennedy's channel in a video titled midnight showing.
- During the video, a message in morse code is played. The message translated reads: "Poopy Joe was an inside job."
- A radio is playing in the background of the video. The static broadcast it is playing is the news intro from the KritzKast radio skit KKBC: No one would have believed.
- There is a split second frame of an alien glyph. The glyph forms a crop circle pattern seen in the release trailer, only with the Team Fortress 2 logo in it.
KritzKast Skits
To promote the update, the Team Fortress 2 Podcast KritzKast created a series of humorous radio skits portraying a radio news station broadcasting the events of the alien invasion.
Gallery
The KritzKast Meet Your Makers page that contains the saucer & x ray image.
The secret page on the Meet Your Makers page.
The Captain Space Mann as seen in the SFM.
The C.A.P.P.E.R as it appears in the SFM.
The alien glyph in the midnight showing teaser.
External links
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