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− | + | '''Bill's Hat''' is a [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Hats|headwear]] item for all classes. It is a slightly worn team-colored beret, with the yellow shield insignia, or "flash", of the {{w|1st Special Forces Group (United States)|U.S. Army's 1st Special Forces Group}}. It is styled after the hat worn by the eponymous William "Bill" Overbeck in ''Left 4 Dead''. | |
− | '''Bill's Hat''' is a [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Hats|headwear]] item for all classes | ||
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}}. | 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}}. |
Revision as of 20:23, 6 June 2011
“ | Godspeed, you magnificent bastard!
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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 a slightly worn team-colored beret, with the yellow shield insignia, or "flash", of the Template:W. It is styled after the hat worn by the eponymous William "Bill" Overbeck in 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 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.