Miscellaneous items
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Miscellaneous Items(abbreviated as Misc. items) are wearable items with their own 'Misc' section in the loadout screen, though they count as headgear for crafting puporses. Like Hats, they have no effect on gameplay and exist for cosmetic purposes only. As they occupy their own equipment slot(s), they can be worn in conjunction with many hats. Misc. items are either unlocked through acheiving certain requirements, or dropped dropped during in-game playtime.
In total, there are 14 misc. items, with only four classes as of yet possessing their own specific items.
Contents
List Of Miscellaneous Items
 Soldier |
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Gentle Manne's Service Medal |
 Pyro |
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Whiskered Gentleman |
 Medic |
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Physician's Procedure Mask |
 Spy |
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Camera Beard |
All Classes
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Primeval Warrior | 
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Grizzled Veteran | 
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Soldier of Fortune | 
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Mercenary |
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Platinum Dueling Badge | 
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Gold Dueling Badge | 
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Silver Dueling Badge | 
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Bronze Dueling Badge | |
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Earbuds | 
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Polycount Pin |
Crafting
Because of the special nature of most Misc. items, they are generally incompatible with the crafting system. Most of them cannot be crafted into other items, or crafted themselves from other items. The exceptions are Misc. items that can be found in-game through the item drop system. These items are treated exactly the same as hats. Meaning they can be crafted using any blueprints that may create a hat, or used in place of a hat in blueprints that require a hat. These are the current Misc. items that function as hats, in order of their addition to the game:
These items are considered hats, but they are placed in the Misc. slot because they don't take up space on top of the head. This is to allow players with these items to wear them at the same time as a traditional hat.
A rumor existed that a Misc. Slot Token appeared for crafting purposes soon after the Camera Beard was reassigned to the Misc. slot. The rumor told that someone could craft four camera beards together to earn this token. It was later said that a Misc. slot token could be combined with a Soldier token to craft the Gentle Manne's Service Medal. This is false. There are still some unused slot tokens in the crafting system, but again, the Misc. token does not exist.
History
- The first misc. item, the Soldier's Gentle Manne's Service Medal, is added to the game. The medal is awarded to the first 11,111 users who stumbled upon a hidden page on the Team Fortress blog, with each medal featuring a unique number. The medal can no longer be obtained.
- The Camera Beard misc. item for the Spy becomes a misc. item, allowing it to be worn with other hats for the class. This increases its drop rate to that of normal weapons, resulting in a loss of its rare value and a significant increase in the amount of players that own it.
- The first set of community hats from Valve's Contribute! site are patched in, along with a new misc. item for the Medic, the Physician's Procedure Mask. The Camera Beard's drop rate is restored to the same drop rate as normal hats. Misc. items can now be used along with hats in the Rebuild Headgear recipe.
- The 119th Update
- The Grizzled Veteran, Soldier of Fortune and Mercenary medals are awarded to players depending on the date of their first play. They are the first misc. items that can be equipped by all classes. These medals are Gold, Silver, and Bronze in appearance respectively.
- The Primeval Warrior medal is awarded to all players who participated in the original beta release of Team Fortress 2, with the medals of those eligible being changed accordingly. These medals are Platinum in appearance.
- The Whiskered Gentleman misc. item for the Pyro is reassigned to the Misc. slot, so that it may be worn with other hats.
- The Mac Update
- The Earbuds are awarded to players who launched TF2 on a Mac between June 10, 2010 and August 16, 2010.
- June 28, 2010
- A Greentooth (Polycount icon) pin is released for the community members who entered to the Polycount Pack contest.
Item was contributed by Polycount memeber DKK
- Added a second Misc. slot
- August 9, 2010
- A four medals has been released for the ETF2L Highlander Tournament: first place, second place, third place and participant.
- A second Misc. slot is. Dueling Mini-Game and winning duels. Also Polycount Pin is added. "miscellaneous items", Paint Cans, Mann Co. Supply Crate Mann Co. Supply Crate Key. These are called Tool items.
- A Gentle Manne's Service Medal is made tradeable.
