Mann Co. Supply Crate

Mann Co. Supply Crate
Basic Information
Released:	Mann-Conomy Update
Availability:	Drop
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	No
Available Qualities
Unique
Loadout Stats
Mann Co. Supply Crate 1 - 100 Crate Series #(Number) You need a Mann Co. Supply Crate Key to open this. You can pick one up at the Mann Co. Store.

“

Where's your precious Hippo-crates now? Click to listen — The Scout

”

Mann Co. Supply Crates are tool items obtainable only through the item drop system. They are shown as open-style wooden shipping crates, wrapped in chains held with a comically large padlock. Mann Co. Supply Crates can be opened with the use of a Mann Co. Supply Crate Key.

When a crate is opened, a five second timer ticks down, alongside a sound effect of chains jangling and wood creaking. Once opened to the tune of a cheering crowd (identical to when an achievement is unlocked), the player will receive one of a set of items which are listed in the crate's description and are dependent on its series. This item is announced to the server in a similar format to regular dropped items. The crate and key are removed from the player's inventory and replaced with the uncrated item.

While Mann Co. Supply Crates are obtained through the item drop system they do not add to the total cap of items a player can obtain each week.

Contents

Note: Rare item statistics assume drop rates are equal regardless of series. It is also assumed that the series of the crates are dropping in a uniform distribution.

Series #1 (No Longer Drops)

Note: sample size of 3,435 crates from server logs available on request.

In-game description	Drop rate*	Estimated drop rate**
Vita-Saw	10.85%	11%
Gunslinger	11.30%	11%
Equalizer	9.28%	11%
Scottish Resistance	10.77%	11%
Old Guadalajara	10.76%	11%
Napper's Respite	11.03%	11%
Name Tag	12.31%	11%
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge	11.82%	11%
A Distinctive Lack of Hue	11.78%	11%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	0.55%	1%

Series #2 (No Longer Drops)

Note: sample size of 1,182 crates.

In-game description	Drop rate*	Estimated drop rate**
Black Box	15.27%	14%
Shortstop	12.15%	14%
L'Etranger	10.80%	14%
Sober Stuntman	6.41%	5%
Pugilist's Protector	4.47%	5%
Chieftain's Challenge	6.24%	5%
Dueling Mini-Game	15.60%	14%
A Deep Commitment to Purple	13.76%	14%
Australium Gold	15.78%	14%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	0.51%	1%

Series #3 (No Longer Drops)

Note: sample size of 992 crates. May not add up to 100% due to rounding.

In-game description	Drop rate*	Estimated drop rate**
Bushwacka	15.93%	-%
Crit-a-Cola	18.14%	-%
The Homewrecker	18.05%	-%
Troublemaker's Tossle Cap	6.45%	-%
Bombing Run	4.94%	-%
Stout Shako	4.84%	-%
Description Tag	15.02%	-%
A Distinctive Lack of Hue	15.82%	-%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	-%***	1%

Series #4 (No Longer Drops)

Note: sample size of 879 crates. May not add up to 100% due to rounding.

In-game description	Drop rate*	Estimated drop rate**
Battalion's Backup	20.83%	-%
Pain Train	18.10%	-%
Your Eternal Reward	18.67%	-%
Whoopee Cap	3.65%	-%
Heavy Duty Rag	5.36%	-%
Handyman's Handle	5.36%	-%
Dueling Mini-Game	15.26%	-%
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge	11.96%	-%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	-%***	1%

Series #5 (No Longer Drops)

Note: sample size of 965 crates. May not add up to 100% due to rounding.

In-game description	Drop rate*	Estimated drop rate**
Name Tag	11.85%	-%
The Powerjack	18.95%	-%
The Gunboats	18.41%	-%
The Southern Hospitality	16.05%	-%
Bloke's Bucket Hat	4.74%	-%
Safe'n'Sound	3.63%	-%
Ze Goggles	7.36%	-%
Handyman's Handle	4.87%	-%
Color No. 216-190-216	15.86%	-%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	-%***	1%

Series #6 - Festive Winter Crate (No Longer Drops)

Festive Winter Crate
Level 10
Crate Series #6
This crate is unusually festive.
Its contents are unknown and
normal keys don't fit the lock.

You'd better hold onto it.
There'll probably be a way to open it later.

This item will expire on Dec 31, 2010 (23:00:00).

Added in the December 10, 2010 Patch.

This crate could not be opened with the normal Mann Co. Supply Crate Key. Instead it required a Festive Winter Crate Key purchased from the Mann Co. Store that was released in conjunction with the Australian Christmas event, or a Stocking Stuffer Key. They expired on December 31, 2010, upon when they were removed from player's backpacks.

Drop rate statistics available from Toahpt's and Epsilonsss' SPUF threads and calculated here.

Note: sample size of 1,043 crates. May not add up to 100% due to rounding.

In-game description	Drop rate*	Estimated drop rate**
Jag	16.20%	13.2%
Candy Cane	11.89%	13.2%
Fists of Steel	13.14%	13.2%
The Back Scratcher	13.52%	13.2%
Claidheamh Mòr	13.14%	13.2%
Defiant Spartan	1.92%	2%
Detective Noir	1.34%	2%
A Rather Festive Tree	1.63%	2%
Exquisite Rack	1.63%	2%
Buckaroos Hat	1.15%	2%
Prince Tavish's Crown	2.21%	2%
Coupe D'isaster	2.40%	2%
Blighted Beak	2.21%	2%
Madame Dixie	1.34%	2%
German Gonzila	1.63%	2%
Pyromancer's Mask	2.11%	2%
Le Party Phantom	2.01%	2%
Industrial Festivizer	2.01%	2%
Larrikin Robin	1.63%	2%
Flipped Trilby	2.30%	2%
Magnificent Mongolian	2.01%	2%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	1.73%	2%

Series #7

No known drop statistics. Added in the December 10, 2010 Patch.

In-game description	Drop rate*	Estimated drop rate**
The Chargin' Targe	-%	-%
The Direct Hit	-%	-%
The Bushwacka	-%	-%
Demoman's Fro	-%	-%
Dr's Dapper Topper	-%	-%
Rimmed Raincatcher	-%	-%
The Milkman	-%	-%
Description Tag	-%	-%
Team Spirit	-%	-%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	-%	1%

Series #8

No known drop statistics. Added in the December 10, 2010 Patch.

In-game description	Drop rate*	Estimated drop rate**
The Force-A-Nature	-%	-%
Bonk! Atomic Punch	-%	-%
The Huntsman	-%	-%
Trophy Belt	-%	-%
Horrific Headsplitter	-%	-%
Cadaver's Cranium	-%	-%
Familiar Fez	-%	-%
Dueling Mini-Game	-%	-%
Gift Wrap	-%	-%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	-%	1%

Series #9

No known drop statistics. Added in the December 10, 2010 Patch.

In-game description	Drop rate*	Estimated drop rate**
Pink as Hell	-%	16%
A Color Similar to Slate	-%	16%
Drably Olive	-%	16%
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime	-%	16%
The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants	-%	16%
Dark Salmon Injustice	-%	16%
Grenadier's Softcap	-%	3%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	-%	1%

Notes

*Drop rate is the observed drop rate.

**Estimated drop rate is an estimate as to what Valve has set the drop rate to be.

*** Please note that the unusual "drop rate" in crates series 3, 4 and 5 haven't been fully calculated yet.

Update history

November 19, 2010 Patch

• Crates Series 1 and 2 no longer drop in game. (People with Series 1 and 2 crates still had the attributes set to 1 and 2, but they took on the schema ID of Series 3 and 4 crates, respectively.)

December 10, 2010 Patch

• Updated the Mann Co. Supply Crate description.
• Added Festive Winter Crates.
• Crates Series 3, 4, and 5 no longer drop in game. (the Series 3, 4, and 5 crates are listed as 7, 8, and 9 respectively if viewed online. These crates have not changed in attributes, but are expected to change schema ID to the newer crates. The series 1 and 2 (with 3 and 4 ID) are listed as 7 and 8.)

Bugs

• Attempting to open a crate whilst disconnecting from a server will result in the timer being set to 255 seconds.

Trivia

• Although Valve modeled the padlocked chain for the icon, the padlocked box can't be found in the game files; its textures, however, can be found. The crate itself uses a model that appears to be the same as models/props_hydro/barrel_crate_half.mdl .
• In the Mac update trailer, a RED Soldier can be seen sifting through a crate of hats, hinting at the existence of crates before the Mann-Conomy Update.
• Crates are the most common item to find with the Drop System.

See also

• Mann Co. Supply Crate Key
• Item drop system