Scream Fortress Update

This article is for content released in the update. For the patch itself, see October 27, 2010 Patch.

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Also included in this update: You being scared! [sound of bat wings] That's right, it's the Second Annual Team Fortress Halloween Special. Will there be ghosts? Quite possibly. Will there be exploding pumpkins? You never know. Will you wet your pants in terror? If you're anything like us, emphatically yes. — TF2 Official Blog

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The Scream Fortress Update, officially known as the Second Annu-Hell Scream Fortress Hauntdead Halloween Special, was the event launched with the October 27, 2010 Patch, which included the release of the two new Art Pass Contest-winning maps, new hats, new items, and new Ghostchievements as well as the reactivation of the 2009 Haunted Halloween Special's Scarechievements.

It was the 2010 equivalent of the 2009 Haunted Halloween Special, becoming the second Halloween event to be held within Team Fortress 2.

Although the Scream Fortress page on the official Team Fortress website stated that the event would only last until November 8, 2010, Halloween gift boxes containing masks stopped spawning at Mann Manor and Halloween-only hats ceased to be wearable at around November 8 - 8AM GMT+0. However, Halloween-only items like the Spine-Chilling Skull, Voodoo Juju, and Noise Maker continued to be available at the Mann Co. Store throughout the day.

Additions

Horseless Headless Horsemann

Main article: Horseless Headless Horsemann

The "Horseless Headless Horsemann" is the undead apparition of Silas Mann. A neutral character, he attacks both the RED and BLU teams until he is slain. His health ranges from 3000 to 9400, depending on the number of players in the server. He does not spawn until ten or more players are present (not including Spectators).

Hats

^†Players who already had the Ghastly Gibus had it upgraded to the Ghastlier Gibus, while newcomers only received the old-fashioned Ghastly Gibus from the Ghastly Gibus Grab achievement from 2009.

Tools

Haunted Metal Scrap		Crafting material used to make the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker, Spine-Chilling Skull, and Voodoo Juju.
Description Tag		Gives one item a custom description.
Gift Wrap		Wrapping an item allows some non-tradable items to be traded; it also allows delivery to players who are currently offline.
Noise Maker		Using a Noise Maker plays a noise to all players on the current server.

Maps

Name	Picture	Game mode	File name
Mann Manor		Control Point	cp_manor_event
Mountain Lab		Control Point	cp_mountainlab

Achievements

Ghostchievements

Sleepy Holl0WND Kill the Horseless Headless Horsemann. Reward: Horseless Headless Horsemann's Head Gored! Collect the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Haunted Metal Scrap.

Masked Mann Collect a Soul Gargoyle in Mann Manor. Sackston Hale Craft the Saxton Hale Mask.

Trivia

• Scream Fortress reintroduced Michael Jackson's Thriller dance to the classes' taunts, a feature created for the 2009 Haunted Halloween Special. Taunting during the 2010 event would randomly chose between the standard weapon taunt and the Thriller taunt, even if no standard taunt existed for a weapon (Jarate, Wrangler, etc). This taunt was turned off again at the conclusion of the Scream Fortress event.

Update gallery

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  The Scream Fortress Update page

Hidden pages

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  Mann Family Portrait with Silas Mann hidden image

External links

• Scream Fortress
• Official Team Fortress Blog: Here, have some art.— hi-res images of the Scream Fortress artwork.
• Official Team Fortress Blog: Sound of Blog Post Being Posted—the update announcing the release of Scream Fortress.
• Sandwich and I are coming for you!—the Artpass Contest winner announcement.