Talk:Aperture Labs Hard Hat

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NOTE: "Fun" vs "Factual"

In the TF Wiki IRC we have decided that we wish to play along with Valve with our main article - keep it as a "fun" classified page. If you wish to work on the factual version of the page, you can do so here.

We will implement the factual version of the page either when it is properly released & named in-game. OR if a vote on this discussion page favours replacing the "fun" page with the factual one. - 23:22, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

I emailed Robin to check whether the hat will be "properly released". His answer is "It's possible". Email - 00:06, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

I like fun too but it seems a lot of people want to actually find out what's known about the hat. I'm in favor of changing this soon. —Moussekateer·talk 00:10, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

I wanted to look at the hat and I had to do a treasure hunt to find it on the Wiki. That's just not good. Balladofwindfishes 00:18, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

When do we change it back? I tryed to do it earlier but got a temp ban for my trouble. Perhaps I was a bit heavy handed. Guybrush20X6 00:24, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

It's right up there.

We will implement the factual version of the page either when it is properly released & named in-game. OR if a vote on this discussion page favours replacing the "fun" page with the factual one.- 23:22, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

- LingoSalad _(talk) 00:27, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

It is properly released and named. The Wiki doesn't judge Valve's naming of items. Balladofwindfishes 00:34, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ "Gotta move that gear up!" April fools' over. --CruelCow ^(talk) 07:39, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

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Misc talk-page fun

Classified? Redated? Is this some kinda joke? Guybrush20X6 22:47, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ comment ]  –  Epic Eric (T | C) 22:47, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ rebuttal ]  –  Ohyeahcrucz[T][C] 22:48, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ rjackson-troll ] - 22:49, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

-_- [| seriously.] Guybrush20X6 22:52, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ quite seriously ] --Nihilus0(contribs) 22:54, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ cynical remark ] -- Lagg 23:01, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

I guess there revising it.--Waffleman 22:49, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ undoubtedly ] —GeminiViRiS Talk · Contribs 22:51, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ denial ] -Nixshadow 22:52, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ a disturbance in the force ] --EvilDeadFan 22:53, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

 [ disagreee ]  –  Epic Eric (T | C) 22:58, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

 [ agree ]  –  Ohyeahcrucz[T][C] 23:01, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ Hey guys. Am I doing this right? Wait, what's going on in h-OH GOD, YOU SHOT ME. WHAT THE HELL MAN, YOU F ] Gerk 22:55, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ Ded, not big surprise ] --Nihilus0(contribs) 22:59, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[restricted] Potato Hat Preview OperKOT 23:02, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ suggestion ] Don't post that on the real page Nixshadow 23:03, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[whats this about?] Turtlebolt 23:59, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ taters, nuff said ] --Nihilus0(contribs) 00:01, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

I believe it is a reference to the Portal comic featuring ratman on IGN. SPOILER ALERT! In the conclusion of it, Chell's file is listed as [classified], and so I think this is where the hat name comes from. Joshel131 09:20, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

[ Suggestion ]

[ Suggestion for page that will get rejected no matter what ] Hefaistus 23:01, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ rejected ] --Nihilus0(contribs) 23:02, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ i got ninja'd ]  –  Ohyeahcrucz[T][C] 23:04, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ Blames rejection on Spycrabs ] Hefaistus 23:07, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[non sequitur]

[Irrelevant band-wagon joining] ^Scatman _John (Talk | Contrib) 23:08, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ no u ]  –  Ohyeahcrucz[T][C] 23:09, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ babies ] --EvilDeadFan 23:12, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[Never got my Potato Hat] Tele-viper 23:24, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ what is this i don't even ] - LingoSalad _(talk) 23:34, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[ adult swim ] -- SgtWoodsy 03:01, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

[ taped over ]

[ Looks more like: ] —GeminiViRiS Talk · Contribs 23:12, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[nope.avi] OperKOT 23:15, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[  Nope.avi ]  –  Ohyeahcrucz[T][C] 23:16, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

[Heck yeah!] JakeSanchard 23:30, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Image upload issue

I took a higher-quality screenshot of the hat in Model Viewer, but the low-quality image from earlier appeared instead. What happened?? Wolfnanaki 23:35, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Cache issues. But someone is uploading a high quality one as we speak, your image had a lot of aliasing and seemed to be cropped by hand. —Moussekateer·talk 23:36, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Factual - Rumors

Would like to continue with adding of the Rumors section. Even if it's all wrong and turns out to be something else entirely, I think the attention players have turned towards the speculation is without a doubt the most frantic I have ever seen in a long time. People are pulling their hair out trying to figure this out and even the media has picked up on it. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/108965-Portals-GlaDOS-Invades-Steam-With-Potato-Related-ARG If not, that's fine, I just wanted to let my voice be heard about it. --Skunk 00:30, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

This is a factual wiki, we don't post speculation or rumors. —Moussekateer·talk 00:32, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

NOTE: Talking in Brackets is Not Clever It is Annoying

Stop talking in brackets, it's fucking annoying. - Bpc908 02:26, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

[ humorless ] —GeminiViRiS Talk · Contribs 02:26, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

[ disagree ] -- LordKelvin 02:27, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

[ fondue ] maggosh 02:28, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

[ Your not clever your annoying ]] THE3STOOGES/HAMMERHEAD 02:29, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

[ Dispentryporter ] -- OluapPlayer _(t) 02:30, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

[Hey Watch your Language, there's kids here] THE3STOOGES/HAMMERHEAD 02:41, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

[ facepalm ] maggosh 02:54, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

[ Tomatoe ] --Nihilus0(contribs) 03:36, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

All of you can stop spamming the talk page now. Thanks. -- En Ex _(talk) 07:59, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

 [ respectful refusal ] --Mar 09:20, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

[Bracket] Just a Gigolo 04:38, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

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Vote for moving /factual to main article

 Support Fun's over, back to srs bsns. i-ghost 17:22, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

 Support Yes, please. -- En Ex _(talk) 18:18, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

 Support We should change back. It was funny for a while but people want info, and we have less then what you can find in the in-game catalogue. —Moussekateer·talk 18:23, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

 Support I'm not saying it hasn't been fun, but all good things... maggosh 18:24, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

 Support LEts get back to business and put this ARG nonsence behind. Guybrush20X6 18:26, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

 Support If we hit 10 supports and 0 opposes, I'll do it. - 18:27, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

 Support Do it, and set a redirect from /factual to the main article so external links won't break. Tele-viper 18:41, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

 Notice Or I'll do it now. No opposes in the hour this discussion's been going, so I think that's pretty conclusive. - 18:39, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

 Oppose I like that people need to read the talk page instead Nooch 18:45, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

 Support Do it now please. We need informative info.  –  Ohyeahcrucz[T][C] 18:46, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

 Support I agree with this too. BiBi 18:51, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

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 Pretty clear result. Page was moved. --CruelCow ^(talk) 22:56, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

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Image

The backpack Icon looks better than the actual page image. Problem 00:05, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Yeha the image is blurry and kinda sucks. THE3STOOGES/HAMMERHEAD 02:33, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

It looks like a better one with the Engineer wearing it was uploaded it just hasn't appeared on the page yet.--Jordan 13:19, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Is it still possible to get it if I buy the pack now?

Is it? Just wondering... 404 User Not Found 01:15, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Pfh01988 03:36, 6 April 2011 (UTC)Yeah I'm also wondering...

No, the offer expired today, as formerly stated on the main page and on the steam storage page. --Nihilus0(contribs) 03:38, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Wrong, actually. The sale is still going, and, as I quote from the page itself: "Plus, if you own all 13 of the games in this pack (or purchase this pack), get a special Team Fortress 2 potato hat. (Hat available after April 5th)" Problem 03:41, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Pfh01988 05:25, 6 April 2011 (UTC) Very good, I asume this information shall be placed on the actual page?

It would make sense to add that information in yes. :) BiBi 18:48, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Question.

read that the hat has paint skins however, for time being, cannot be painted. Smashbrother101 11:29, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

I don't even have the hat yet. Biz 17:46, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

That image

It's full of derp. -- OluapPlayer _(t) 21:03, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

No derp, just herp. Just a Gigolo 04:39, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Not if you say it longer. Dhhhhhherp. maggosh 04:41, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

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Moving 'Potato hat' article to 'classified'

I propose we move the article to 'classified', for a few reasons. The hat name in-game is [ classified ], and if we could have created an article with that name we would have. Potato hat is descriptive but it's silly as we know that's not its real name. There's 3 outcomes. Valve changes the name soon, Valve change the name after the ARG is finished, Valve don't change the name. The first I don't see happening. The second option will be a while away it seems, as the ARG looks like it won't end until Portal 2 is released. It makes more sense to keep it at 'classified' for now. Yay. nay, hay? —Moussekateer·talk 22:11, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

 Support Yep, I support my own proposal, is no big surprise. —Moussekateer·talk 22:11, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

 Neutral Normally I'd agree, but linking would be a pain. maggosh 22:15, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Not a major issue, I can fix the double redirects and links. —Moussekateer·talk 22:16, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

I meant you can't link like [[[ classified ]]]. maggosh 22:22, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Oh no the article name I'm suggesting is just 'classified'. —Moussekateer·talk 22:42, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

 Support Aye doc. Follow the game until we know otherwise. - 22:19, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

 Neutral If Valve renames the hat you would have to move the pages again, but if it should follow the game, then move it.  –  Ohyeahcrucz[T][C] 22:47, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

 Hay: Though I don't have strong feelings either way. Just be prepared to fix double redirects once we move it back :P --CruelCow ^(talk) 22:52, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

 I support this notion wholeheartedly. -- Netshroud (talk | contribs) 01:54, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

 Support This has my support. It makes a lot more sense that way. Just a Gigolo 04:44, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

 Notice You're late. maggosh 04:46, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Not if I ignore facts. Just a Gigolo 04:49, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

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Robin Walker email

It says "an email from Robin Walker has however confirmed the remaining hats will be dropped within the week of April 5th." Do we have an image to back this up? --Nihilus0(contribs) 22:40, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

I added the image to the page and the source of it. I haven't been able to point to the exact post, though, but it's the good page (I think). DSylom 09:28, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Light Turns Green?

Hey all, I'm not 100% sure about this, but pretty damn close sure, I think I saw the light of the mining light turn green before. This was on Hoodoo, and on the head of an engineer. Does anyone know what this is about, or what it might mean? SilverForce 04:33, 7 April 2011 (UTC)SilverForce

Maybe it turns a different color when it's near a clue Just a Gigolo 04:36, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

That's what I thought, but apparently thats not true... SilverForce 04:42, 7 April 2011 (UTC)SilverForce

It could always just be Valve trolling again. Just a Gigolo 04:46, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

I dont think it turns green that would be just ridiculous.maybe your hallucinating Silverforce.lol.THE3STOOGES/HAMMERHEAD 04:55, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

There's nothing in the coding of the item that would trigger this. The only thing it's coded for is self-ilum Balladofwindfishes 00:27, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

I wonder whether its the ambient light of the map making the light appear to change when its not. -- Swarfega  T  C  15:45, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Image naming needs fix

The capitalisation on classified is not consistent between the normal and painted item icons, see the all-class paintable items list for example! Case-sensitive media names causing problems! - Devozade 13:04, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Taken care of. Everything is fine here. maggosh 04:12, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Something for the Trivia section

Should it be mentioned the hat was used to uncover some glyphs for the ARG? I don't remember which maps, and the ARG wiki is down.

• It was never used to uncover glphys for the ARG Bpc908 00:18, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Buy now, get later?

I was wondering this: If you were to buy the Potato Sack today and not play TF2 until Friday, would you still get the hat then? Cause Portal 2 comes out tomorrow, and the article says the hat will be available until the release of Portal 2. SSFF6B 23:09, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Yes. Once you own the Potato Sack, the hat is instantaneously tied to your account, and waits for you to pick it up. – Smashman _(talk) 23:18, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Official name seems to be Aperture Labs Hard Hat

In Portal 2 the hats name shows up as Aperture Labs Hard Hat. For now I just made a simple redirect to this page, but my bet is tomorrow a patch will update its name. I'll let you all handle it though. Drkirby 11:45, 19 April 2011 (UTC)