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'''Bill's Hat''' is a [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Hats|headwear]] item for all classes. It is styled after the hat worn by the eponymous William "Bill" Overbeck in ''Left 4 Dead''. It is a slightly worn team-colored beret, with 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}}. | '''Bill's Hat''' is a [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Hats|headwear]] item for all classes. It is styled after the hat worn by the eponymous William "Bill" Overbeck in ''Left 4 Dead''. It is a slightly worn team-colored beret, with 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}}. | ||
− | Bill's Hat was awarded to players who had pre-ordered the Valve title ''[[Left 4 Dead | + | Bill's Hat was awarded to players who had pre-ordered the Valve title ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]'' on [[Steam]] or for PC through {{w|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]]. | ||
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Image:Sniper bill.png|[[Sniper]] | Image:Sniper bill.png|[[Sniper]] | ||
Image:Spy bill.png|[[Spy]] | Image:Spy bill.png|[[Spy]] | ||
− | Image:BillL4D.png|William "Bill" Overbeck, featured in ''Left 4 Dead | + | Image:BillL4D.png|William "Bill" Overbeck, featured in ''Left 4 Dead'' |
Image:BillsHat.jpg|First promotion photo from Steam popup | Image:BillsHat.jpg|First promotion photo from Steam popup | ||
Image:Tf2 bills hat preorder thanks popup.jpg|Second promotion photo from Steam popup | Image:Tf2 bills hat preorder thanks popup.jpg|Second promotion photo from Steam popup | ||
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− | [[Category:Left 4 Dead | + | [[Category:Left 4 Dead 2 promotional items]] |
[[Category:Limited items]] | [[Category:Limited items]] |
Revision as of 02:58, 2 June 2011
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— The Soldier on William "Bill" Overbeck.
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Bill's Hat is a promotional headwear item for all classes. It is styled after the hat worn by the eponymous William "Bill" Overbeck in Left 4 Dead. It is a slightly worn team-colored beret, with a yellow shield insignia, or "flash", indicating that Bill was a member of the Template:W.
Bill's Hat was awarded to players who 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
Main article: Paint Can
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Update history
- Bill's Hat was added to the game
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- This hat was made paintable.
- [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for this hat.
- The hat's painting texture was improved.
- Made this hat always tradable.
April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)
- Fixed not being able to see the correct colors for painted hats when running with DX8.
Trivia
- Bill's Hat has its own intricate back-story; "While conducting a science experiment on parallel dimensions, Bill's Hat fell off a table into the Team Fortress universe."[1]
- The Template:W on the hat is that of the Template:W which is based out of Template:W which is near Valve's headquarters in Template:W.
- A wrapped Bill's Hat will appear as "L4D Hat" on the gift's description thumbnail from within the sender's backpack.
Gallery
See also
References
- ↑ "Pre-Order Giveaway Madness", TF2 Official Blog, November 2, 2009.