Item quality
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Item rarity is a "quality" of items in Team Fortress 2.
Standard items
Also called 'stock' items, these are the standard non-unlockable weapons that first shipped with the game, e.g. the Scattergun and the Rocket Launcher. These weapons are available to all players. Since the Polycount Update, these items can now be viewed in the backpack by checking the box "Show Stock Items."
Unique items
Also known as unlockables. These are standard unlockable items. They can be purchased from the Mann. Co Store, sometimes dropped randomly through gameplay, some of them can be obtained through the achievements, and can also be crafted and traded.
Vintage items
Vintage items are most of items that were obtained before the release of the Mann-Conomy Update. All existing items were changed from standard unique items to Vintage items to increase their appeal in trading, however, they bear no difference from regular weapons other than their blue name and new "Vintage" prefix. Some items were excluded and not changed to Vintage, such as badges, promotional items such as Bill's Hat, and Holiday items such as the Ghastly Gibus. Other items such as the Vintage Tyrolean keep both their original name and the new prefix, resulting in the muddled title "Vintage Vintage Tyrolean". It remains to be seen if this is fixed by Valve.
Vintage items act the same as standard unique items, and can be crafted normally. As the number of Vintage items decreases over time by crafting and trading, their individual value will increase. Renamed vintage items keep their original name color.
Unusual items
Unusual Items are items that have special effects placed around them. These have a chance to be found in a Mann Co. Supply Crate when it is unlocked with a Mann Co. Supply Crate Key.
There are currently 1093 different unusual hat/effect combos in-game
There are a number of effects that can be found on 'Unusual Items'; ones confirmed from the items_game.txt are:
NOTE:Currently Some Unusual Items are glitched and the effect will be around the players waist or feet instead of head.
- Unusual Ghost.png
Ghost Particle Effect
- Unusual energy glow.png
Green Energy Glow
- Purple Energy.png
Purple Energy Glow
- Unusual tf2.jpg
Circling Team Fortress 2 Logo Particles
- Massedflies.jpg
Flies Particle Effect
- Massedflies2.png
Flies Particle Effect
- Ctf2fort0011.jpg
Normal Fire Burning Effect
- User Cotozic-Killers Kabuto Unusual!.png
Green Flame Effect
- Plasma Effect.jpg
Plasma #1 Effect
- Plasma 2.png
Plasma #2 Effect
Green Confetti Effect
- Sandvichparty.jpg
Purple Confetti Effect
- Unusual sunbeam.png
Sunbeam Effect
- Peace hallmark.jpg
Peace Sign Particle Effect
- Unusual Ye Olde Baker Boy.jpg
Heart Particle Effect
Colors
| Colour | Rarity Name | Example |
|---|---|---|
| B2B2B2 | Standard | Template:Show item name |
| 476291 | Vintage | Template:Show item name |
| FFD700 | Unique | Template:Show item name |
| 70B04A | Community Self-made |
Template:Show item name Template:Show item name |
| A50F79 | Developer | Template:Show item name |
| 874FAD | Unusual | Template:Show item name |
