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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier''' on William "Bill" Overbeck.|You were good son, real good. Maybe even the best.|sound=Soldier_HatOverHeartTaunt06.wav}} | {{Quotation|'''The Soldier''' on William "Bill" Overbeck.|You were good son, real good. Maybe even the best.|sound=Soldier_HatOverHeartTaunt06.wav}} | ||
− | '''Bill's Hat''' is a [[Hats|headwear]] item for all classes. It is styled after the hat Bill | + | '''Bill's Hat''' is a [[Hats|headwear]] item for all classes. It is styled after the hat that Bill wears in ''Left 4 Dead''. It appears as a slightly worn brown-colored veteran's beret when the player joins the [[RED]] team, or grey-colored beret when the player joins the [[BLU]] team. Both variations possess a yellow shield insignia, or "flash", indicating that Bill was a member of the {{w|1st Special Forces Group (United States)|U.S. Army's 1st Special Forces Group}}. The hat was awarded to players that had pre-ordered the Valve title ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]'' on [[Steam]] or for PC through {{w|GameStop|Gamestop}}. |
The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16711985&postcount=191 Calvary] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]]. | The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16711985&postcount=191 Calvary] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]]. |
Revision as of 16:56, 1 March 2011
“ | You were good son, real good. Maybe even the best.
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— The Soldier on William "Bill" Overbeck.
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Bill's Hat is a headwear item for all classes. It is styled after the hat that Bill wears in Left 4 Dead. It appears as a slightly worn brown-colored veteran's beret when the player joins the RED team, or grey-colored beret when the player joins the BLU team. Both variations possess a yellow shield insignia, or "flash", indicating that Bill was a member of the Template:W. The hat was awarded to players that had pre-ordered the Valve title Left 4 Dead 2 on Steam or for PC through Template:W.
The hat description was written by Calvary for the Hat Describing Contest.
Painted variants
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Update history
- This hat was made paintable.
- The hat's painting texture was improved.
- Made Bill's Hat always tradable
Trivia
- Bill's Hat has its own intricate back-story, which reads as follows: "While conducting a science experiment on parallel dimensions, Bill's Hat fell off a table into the Team Fortress universe."[1]
- Bill's Hat will appear black when running the game under DirectX 8.
Gallery
References
- ↑ "Pre-Order Giveaway Madness", TF2 Official Blog, November 2, 2009.