Operation Voltaic Violence

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It’s summertime! If you think that means visiting exotic islands and sipping dry martinis, you’re sorely mistaken: the only drink you’ll be sipping is battery acid. Gray Gravel Co. has taken their robot menaces from the rainforests of New Mexico and shipped them to every corner of the earth to destroy our facilities. — Operation Voltaic Violence publicity blurb

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Operation Voltaic Violence was a Mann vs. Machine charity tour event organized by Moonlight MvM and hosted by Pineapple.TF that entered open beta on May 18, 2023, before officially launching on May 26. The tour servers began closing on June 12, before the tour officially concluded on June 15.

The event was tied to donations to the ALS Association, a charity devoted to research, care, and programs for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease; donating $5 or more earned a medal.

Tour

On May 18, 2023, Operation Voltaic Violence went into public beta, with 21 missions spread across 16 maps, including the official map Rottenburg, as well as returning maps from previous community campaigns, and Jungleworks, a tropical reskin of Mannworks. The tour officially launched on May 26, and concluded on June 15.

Featured Missions

This table shows the missions that were available during the event.

Intermediate Missions

Map	Mission	Waves	Creators
Area 52	Anomalous Materials	6	Snowvy
Barren	Wasteland Wonderland	7	Skin King
Oxidize	Pollution Dilution	8	✪ Mo_ #killtf2
Production	Low Carbon Steal		Package O' Lies Retrowave (cashing out)
Underground	Unorthodox Tech	6	PDA Expert
Yiresa	Black East	7

Advanced Missions

Map	Mission	Waves	Creators
Dockyard	Android Annihilation	6	Skin King Retrowave (cashing out)
Doppler	Vendetta	7	Package O' Lies
Jungleworks	Object Overflow	5	Quantum Apple
Metro	Synthetic Synthwave	6	Retrowave (cashing out)
Nox	Detritus	7	Snowvy
	Programmed Plains	6	Retrowave (cashing out)
Powerplant	Power Struggle		eyes6526
Production	Molybdenum	7	M1
Rottenburg	Cybernetic Carnage		GlueSmeller43

Expert Missions

Map	Mission	Waves	Creators
Jungleworks	Nullified Processor	5	✪ Mo_ #killtf2
Powerplant	Depredation	7	eyes6526
Skangus	Sporulation	6	Quantum Apple
Tensai	Dishonored Dynasty	8	Snowvy
Underground	Path Of Radiance	6	CreatorForce
Waterfront	Wild Wires		✪ Mo_ #killtf2

Rewards

This event had three medals which were able to be earned by players: two as a reward for completion of the tour, and one for a donation to a charity drive benefiting the ALS Association. Clearing six intermediate or expert difficulty missions earned the player the Verdant Vexatious Vivianite of Vanity medal, and clearing eight advanced or expert difficulty missions earned the player the Volcanic Vesuvianite of Valor medal.

In addition, players were able to earn the Virtual Vascular Vitality medal by donating at least 5 USD through item or monetary donations. The charity drive closed on June 30, 2023.

Content creators whose missions were accepted for use in the event were awarded the Auspicious Automaton Assembler's Accolade medal.

The Verdant Vexatious Vivianite of Vanity and Volcanic Vesuvianite of Valor player medals reuse the models for the Tempered Tourmaline and Chaotic Crystal, respectively, returning from Operation Madness vs Machines. The Virtual Vascular Vitality donor medal reuses the model for the Boundless Heart, also from Madness vs Machines.

Two of the three medals initially drop with custom painted colors which are not otherwise available in-game: the Verdant Vexatious Vivianite of Vanity drops with a dark jade green color, and the Volcanic Vesuvianite of Valor drops with a bright yellow color.

Genuine Voltaic Violence Verdant Vexatious Vivianite of Vanity 2023 Level 1 Community Medal After opening up a mine in California, we had a massive surplus of these greenish-black stones. You'll be quite vexed to know that they break easily. Awarded to players of Moonlight MvM's summer charity tour! ( Not Tradable or Marketable )

Genuine Voltaic Violence Volcanic Vesuvianite of Valor 2023 Level 1 Community Medal Forged from the fires of the great Mount Vesuvius, this gemstone is said to contain a great deal of power. The Romans never figured that out though, instead using the nearby ash to make concrete. Awarded to players of Moonlight MvM's summer charity tour! ( Not Tradable or Marketable )

Genuine Voltaic Violence Virtual Vascular Vitality 2023 Level 1 Community Medal While this badge may look innocent, it's actually holding a secret: there's a still-beating human heart inside of it. How do you think we made it light up? Awarded to donors of Moonlight MvM's summer charity tour! ( Not Tradable or Marketable )

Genuine Auspicious Automaton Assembler's Accolade Level 1 Community Medal Not everyone has what it takes to create a challenge that is also fun. Great job blowing it out of the water, merc! Awarded to content creators of Moonlight MvM's events! ( Not Tradable or Marketable )

Painted variants

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• Verdant Vexatious Vivianite of Vanity
• Volcanic Vesuvianite of Valor
• Auspicious Automaton Assembler's Accolade

Single colors
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge	Color No. 216-190-216	Peculiarly Drab Tincture	Aged Moustache Grey
A Distinctive Lack of Hue	After Eight	Radigan Conagher Brown	Ye Olde Rustic Colour
Muskelmannbraun	Mann Co. Orange	Australium Gold	The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants
Dark Salmon Injustice	Pink as Hell	A Deep Commitment to Purple	Noble Hatter's Violet
A Color Similar to Slate	Zepheniah's Greed	Drably Olive	Indubitably Green
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime	A Mann's Mint
Team colors
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED)	Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU)	Balaclavas Are Forever (RED)	Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU)
Team Spirit (RED)	Team Spirit (BLU)	Operator's Overalls (RED)	Operator's Overalls (BLU)
The Value of Teamwork (RED)	The Value of Teamwork (BLU)	An Air of Debonair (RED)	An Air of Debonair (BLU)
Cream Spirit (RED)	Cream Spirit (BLU)	Unpainted

Single colors
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge	Color No. 216-190-216	Peculiarly Drab Tincture	Aged Moustache Grey
A Distinctive Lack of Hue	After Eight	Radigan Conagher Brown	Ye Olde Rustic Colour
Muskelmannbraun	Mann Co. Orange	Australium Gold	The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants
Dark Salmon Injustice	Pink as Hell	A Deep Commitment to Purple	Noble Hatter's Violet
A Color Similar to Slate	Zepheniah's Greed	Drably Olive	Indubitably Green
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime	A Mann's Mint
Team colors
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED)	Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU)	Balaclavas Are Forever (RED)	Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU)
Team Spirit (RED)	Team Spirit (BLU)	Operator's Overalls (RED)	Operator's Overalls (BLU)
The Value of Teamwork (RED)	The Value of Teamwork (BLU)	An Air of Debonair (RED)	An Air of Debonair (BLU)
Cream Spirit (RED)	Cream Spirit (BLU)	Unpainted

Single colors
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge	Color No. 216-190-216	Peculiarly Drab Tincture	Aged Moustache Grey
A Distinctive Lack of Hue	After Eight	Radigan Conagher Brown	Ye Olde Rustic Colour
Muskelmannbraun	Mann Co. Orange	Australium Gold	The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants
Dark Salmon Injustice	Pink as Hell	A Deep Commitment to Purple	Noble Hatter's Violet
A Color Similar to Slate	Zepheniah's Greed	Drably Olive	Indubitably Green
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime	A Mann's Mint
Team colors
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED)	Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU)	Balaclavas Are Forever (RED)	Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU)
Team Spirit (RED)	Team Spirit (BLU)	Operator's Overalls (RED)	Operator's Overalls (BLU)
The Value of Teamwork (RED)	The Value of Teamwork (BLU)	An Air of Debonair (RED)	An Air of Debonair (BLU)
Cream Spirit (RED)	Cream Spirit (BLU)	Unpainted (RED)	Unpainted (BLU)

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Update history

July 12, 2023 Patch #1 (Summer 2023)

• [Undocumented] The Voltaic Violence medals were added to the game.

External links

• Official Announcement on the Team Fortress 2 Blog
• Official Steam event for Operation Voltaic Violence