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Revision as of 18:26, 27 June 2017
| Mann Co. Supply Crate | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Released: | Mann-Conomy Update |
| Availability: | Drop |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | No |
| Available Qualities | |
| Loadout Stats | |
Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #(Number) |
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| “ | Where's your precious Hippo-crates now?
Click to listen
— The Scout
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Mann Co. Supply Crates are tool items obtainable through the item drop system. They are shown as open-style wooden shipping crates, wrapped in chains held with a large padlock. Mann Co. Supply Crates can be opened with the use of a Mann Co. Supply Crate Key. Anything unboxed using an untradable key will become tradable on the date the key is supposed to become tradable.
When a crate is opened, a five second timer ticks down, alongside a sound effect of chains jangling and wood creaking. Once opened to the tune of a cheering crowd, identical to when an achievement is unlocked, the player will receive one among a set of items which are listed in the crate's description and are dependent on its series. This item is announced to the server in a similar format to regular dropped items. After which, both the crate and the key are removed from the player's inventory and replaced with the uncrated item.
While Mann Co. Supply Crates are obtained through the item drop system, they do not add to the total cap of items a player can obtain each week. Furthermore, crate drops are completely independent from weapon or hat drop rates.[1] Scorched Crates and the Summer 2013 Coolers were exceptions as they were not dropped. Scorched Crates could have been the only item inside a Pile of Ash, and the Coolers could only be obtained through Summer Claim Checks.
Though the notion and concept of a crate suggests that the contents should be predetermined, Robin Walker has confirmed the mechanics are such that item drop is determined at the point of opening the crate; moreover, items are not mapped to crates and thus there is no distinction to be made between two crates of identical series.
Contents
Contents
- Note: Rare item statistics assume drop rates are equal regardless of series. It is also assumed that the series of the crates are dropping in a uniform distribution.
Active series
See Active series
Retired series
See Retired series
Seriesless crates
Crate-like items
Several items work similar to crates, with the exception that they don't require a key. They will when used show a slightly modified version of the uncrating dialog and award the player with one or more items.
- Antique Halloween Goodie Cauldron
- Bread Box
- Bundles
- Gift-Stuffed Stocking
- Halloween Gift Cauldron
- Mann Co. Store Package
- Mann Co. Painting Set
- Manniversary Package
- Mysterious Promo
- Pile Of Ash
- Pile Of Curses
- Smissmas 2015 Festive Gift
- Summer Claim Check
- What's in the Sandvich Box?
- What's in the Companion Square Box?
- What's in the Portal 2 Soundtrack Box?
Demonstration
Update history
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #1.
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #2.
October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress Update)
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #3, #4 and #5.
- Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #1 and #2 no longer drop in game. (People with Series #1 and #2 crates still had the attributes set to #1 and #2, but they took on the schema ID of Series #3 and #4 crates, respectively.)
- [Undocumented] Updated the Mann Co. Supply Crate description.
- [Undocumented] Added Festive Winter Crates.
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #7, #8, and #9.
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #3, #4, and #5 no longer drop in game.
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #10, #11 and #12.
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #7, #8, and #9 no longer drop.
March 23, 2011 Patch (Japan Charity Bundle)
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #13, #14 and #15.
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #10, #11, and #12 no longer drop.
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #16, #17 and #18.
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #13, #14, and #15 no longer drop.
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #19, #20 and #21.
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #16, #17, and #18 no longer drop.
- [Undocumented] Added Refreshing Summer Coolers.
July 11, 2011 [Item schema update]
- Refreshing Summer Coolers no longer drop.
July 12, 2011 [Item schema update]
- Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #23, #24 and #25.
- Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #19, #20, and #21 no longer drop.
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #26, #27, and #28.
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #23, #24 and #25 no longer drop.
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #29.
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #28 no longer drops.
October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update)
- [Undocumented] Added Salvaged Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #30 and Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #31.
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #26 no longer drops.
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #32
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #27 no longer drops.
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #33 and #34.
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #29 and #31 no longer drop.
- [Undocumented] Added Naughty and Nice Winter Crates.
January 1, 2012 [Item schema update]
- Naughty and Nice Winter Crates no longer drop.
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #37.
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #32 no longer drops.
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #38.
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #33 no longer drops.
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #39 .
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #34 no longer drops.
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #40, 41 and 42.
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #37 and #38 no longer drop.
- [Undocumented] Changed Salvaged Crate series to #40.
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #30 no longer drops.
- Crates now display their series number in the backpack view
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #44 and #45.
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #41 and #42 no longer drop.
June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)
- [Undocumented] Added Scorched Crates.
July 11, 2012 Patch [Item schema update]
- Scorched Crates no longer drops.
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #47 and Fall Crate.
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #43 no longer drops.
- [Undocumented] Fall Crates no longer drop.
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #49.
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #44 no longer drops.
- [Undocumented] Added Naughty Winter Crate 2012 and Nice Winter Crate 2012.
December 20, 2012 Patch (Mecha Update)
- [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #54 and #55.
- [Undocumented] Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #45 and #47 no longer drop.
- Changed Salvaged Crate series to #50.
- Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #56 and #57.
- Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #40, #49 and #54 no longer drop.
- [Undocumented] Added materials and strings for the RoboCrate.
- [Undocumented] Updated the description of the Festive Winter Crate and the Refreshing Summer Cooler.
April 25, 2013 [Item schema update]
- Added the RoboCrate to the drop system.
- [Undocumented] Updated description for RoboCrate.
- [Undocumented] Changed the Mann Co. Supply Crate's names to include their series number.
- Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #59.
- Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #55 no longer drops.
- Added Summer Appetizer Crate.
- Summer Claim Checks can now be redeemed for Summer 2013 Cooler.
- Added Select Reserve Mann Co. Supply Crate #60.
- Added Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #71.
- Mann Co. Supply Crate Series #50 and #56 no longer drop.
- Added the Fall 2013 Acorns Crate and Fall 2013 Gourd Crate.
November 21, 2013 Patch (Two Cities Update)
- Older event crates no longer expire on login, but have been updated to indicate they can no longer be opened.
- Added Crate #75, Crate #76, and Crate #77 to the drop list.
- Removed Crate #57, Crate #59 and Crate #71 from the drop list.
- [Undocumented] Added the Naughty Winter Crate 2013 and the Nice Winter Crate 2013 to the drop list.
January 7, 2014 [Item schema update]
- Removed the Naughty Winter Crate 2013 and the Nice Winter Crate 2013 from the drop list.
- Added Crate #82 and Crate #83 to the drop list.
- Crate drop rates have been significantly lowered.
- Removed Crate #60, Crate #75, Crate #76 and Crate #77 from the drop list.
- Added the Mann Co. Stockpile Crate to the droplist.
- Each Mann Co. Stockpile Crate can be repeatedly shuffled to contain a set of 4 possible items.
- Added the Mann Co. Audition Reel. Contains taunts and a rare chance at an unusual taunt.
- Updated Mann Co. Crates to display which Unusual Series they can potentially output.
- Fixed a few crates not displaying which Unusual Series they can potentially output
- Added Crate #84 and Crate #85 to the drop list.
- Removed Audition Reel from crate drop list.
- Added Director's Cut Reel to crate drop list.
- Added Limited Late Summer Crate to crate drop list.
- Removed the Limited Late Summer Crate from the crate drop list.
- Limited Late Summer Crates can no longer be opened.
- Removed the Limited Late Summer Crate Key from the Mann Co. Store
- Updated the description of the Limited Late Summer Crate.
- Added Halloween crates to the Mann Co. Store. These crates do not require a key to open.
- Added End of the Line Community Crate.
- Renamed RoboCrate to Robo Community Crate.
- The descriptions of the items were updated to match as well.
- Added the Cold Snap Coat to the End of the Line Community Crate.
- Added Naughty Winter Crate 2014 and Nice Winter Crate 2014.
- Added Crate #90 and Crate #91 to the drop list.
- Removed Naughty Winter Crate 2014 and Nice Winter Crate 2014 from the crate drop list.
February 18, 2015 [Item schema update]
- Removed the Naughty and Nice Winter Crate Keys 2014 from the Mann Co. Store.
- Converted Naughty and Nice Winter Crate Keys 2014 into regular Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys.
- Naughty and Nice Winter Crates 2014 can no longer be opened.
- Added Crate #92 to the drop list.
July 2, 2015 Patch (Gun Mettle Update)
- Added Concealed Killer Weapons Case and Powerhouse Weapons Case.
- Added Gun Mettle Cosmetic Case.
October 6, 2015 Patch (Invasion Community Update)
- [Undocumented] Added Confidential Collection Case and Quarantined Collection Case.
October 28, 2015 Patch (Scream Fortress 2015)
- Added Gargoyle Case.
- Updated the contents of the Gargoyle Case, the Fall 2013 Acorns Crate, the Love And War Cosmetics Bundle, the Mann Co. Strongbox, and the Mann Co. Stockpile Crate.
- Added Mayflower Cosmetic Case.
July 7, 2016 Patch (Meet Your Match Update)
- Added Unlocked Cosmetic Crates.
October 21, 2016 Patch #1 (Scream Fortress 2016)
- Added the Creepy Crawly Case.
December 21, 2016 Patch #1 (Smissmas 2016)
- Added the Unlocked Winter 2016 Cosmetic Case.
May 15, 2017 Patch (Rainy Day Pack)
- Added the Rainy Day Cosmetic Case.
Unused content
- An unused 'Special Crate' backpack icon exists in the VPK.
- Two skins for Weapons Cases are present. One lacks any distinguishing features while the other has a Matchmaking logo.
- Unused backpack item images show that the former skin would simply have a patch applied to it DIY-style for a Craftmann Weapon Case and the latter skin is named
weapons_case_04_gentlemen, suggesting it would've been used for a Gentlemanne's Weapon Case.
- Unused backpack item images show that the former skin would simply have a patch applied to it DIY-style for a Craftmann Weapon Case and the latter skin is named
Bugs
- Attempting to open a crate while disconnecting from a server will result in the timer being set to 1,000 seconds.
- The quality of the backpack icon for the End of the Line Community Crate is affected depending on the Texture Quality of the game, which isn't a normal behavior, as other backpack icons for other items aren't affected depending on the Texture Quality that the player set.
Trivia
- Although Valve modeled the padlocked chain for the icon, the padlocked box can't be found in the game files; its textures, however, can be found. The crate itself uses a model that appears to be the same as
models/props_hydro/barrel_crate_half.mdl. - Prior to the Two Cities Update, crates with expiration dates (such as Festive Winter Crates and the Refreshing Summer Cooler Crate) were not actually removed from player backpacks until Team Fortress 2 was started up.
Gallery
The unused 'Special Crate' backpack icon.
In-game crate expiry alert.
In-game announcement that the Summer Appetizer Crate has begun dropping.
Mann Co. Supply Crate texture found on the game's VPK.
Mann Co. Supply Crate key chain texture found on the game's VPK.
The unused Craftsmann weapon case icon.
The unused Gentlemanne's weapon case icon.
References
- ↑ Email from Robin, October 3, 2010.
See also
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