Main menu
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The main menu is the first screen the player is presented with upon opening the game. After a loading period, the buttons will appear as well as a fixed background. 1 out of 11 start up themes from the Team Fortress 2 Soundtrack will play once when the page finishes loading, but the song will not loop or play another song unless the user quits Team Fortress 2 and opens it again.
The menu options can be open again from inside the game by pressing the Esc key.
Contents
Welcome\Achievement Bar
The top left icon is your current avatar. The text below will always show "Welcome Back", along with with your current profile nickname.
The icons at the bottom are the most recent achievements you have received with the newest going from right to left.
The View All button will open a window that shows you which achievements you have earned, which ones you don't have, and progress on the appropriate ones.
Messages
The messages tab in the top right shows new notifications such as trade requests, map events (so far only Mann Manor during the Scream Fortress update has made use of this), and occasionally the message tab provides a quick link to major updates on the official TF2 Blog.
Start Playing
This button, if connected to the internet, will show the Server Browser and all available servers connected to Steam.
Offline Practice
This button allows users to play against bots on Dustbowl, Viaduct, Nucleus, and Sawmill in Offline Practice mode.
Create Server
Creates an instance where the players TF2 client also acts as a Listen Server and other players can join over Steam or a LAN.
Shop For Items
Clicking the Shop For Items button opens the Mann Co. Store, which allows players to purchase in-game items such as hats, weapons, and action items using money stored in their Steam Wallet.
Clicking the Add To Cart button will automatically add the Featured Item to the Mann Co. Store's shopping cart.
Disconnect
The Disconnect option is only displayed when connected to a server. Use this button to disconnect from the server.
Mute players
The Mute players option is only displayed when connected to a server. This menu allows the player to mute other player's voice chat.
Manage Items
This section features two tabs: Loadout and Stats.
Loadout
This loadout tab allows the player to modify the weapon or cosmetic loadout of each individual class to suit his individual play style or preferences by replacing the default weapons or hats with any unlockable weapons or hats the player may have. The player uses this tab to modify his loadout either before or during a game. The loadout screen provides detailed information of the effects and abilities of each weapon. It also shows the "Level" of each weapon, though the significance of this, if any, is yet unknown. The loadout screen also contains the backpack, in which unlocked weapons, items and hats are stored.
- Backpack
- This button displays the current player's backpack.
- Mann Co. Catalog
- This button displays all weapons and items in Team Fortress 2, their effects, and an image of the item.
Stats
The stats tab shows the player the detailed player statistics gathered by the game, with Your Performance Report and Your Best Moments tables showing your own personal records and total playtime. These can be sorted by class, playtime, points etc.
Beneath the stats table is a small Tip section which can be toggled on or off.
Options
This menu allows the player to change their keyboard, mouse, audio, video, voice and general multiplayer settings. The settings the player chooses will be automatically saved and loaded next time the player starts up the game.
Developer commentary
This menu allows the player to enter empty versions of the official maps. These contain speech bubbles which provide voice commentary from the designers detailing the game's development.
Report bug
This menu gives the player the option to quickly report a bug with an optional screenshot.
Quit
Exits the game.
