Currently unreleased content
This article lists currently unreleased content that is assumed to be released before the end of Team Fortress 2's life.
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Medals
Several medals created by community contributors are to be awarded to participants of endorsed community events. However, these medals have not been officially mentioned by Valve. The reason for their delay is due to technology currently being tested. [1]
Mapper's Medallion
The Mapper's Medallion is a special medal created by Lord Ned of TF2maps.net in order to congratulate the participants of the Art Pass contest. This medal is similar to the Polycount Pin as it will only be available to those who entered the competition.
Pubbers vs Pros Medal
The Pubbers vs Pros Medal is a misc item created by Lord Ned of TF2Maps.net to reward to the participants of the Pubstars vs Pros event. This medal is similar to the Polycount Pin as it will only be available to those who compete within the event.
Unreleased items
Certain evidence of unreleased items can be found in the game files. It is unclear why they have not been released as of yet.
Firstly, a community-contributed hat known as the Legionaire's Lid (according to the tf_english.txt file) exists in the GCF, complete with description.
In the December 23, 2010 Patch, tf_english.txt
strings for a new Demoman shield, known as the Heraldic Targe, and Gadget Tokens were revealed. Robin Walker announced that the Gadget Tokens was "an experiment we tested internally, but didn't like enough to ship," so the Gadget Tokens may never be released.
Others Polycount contest entries
Valve initially selected five entries from the Polycount Contest out of a total of 76. Robin Walker has stated that nearly half of the entries were of high enough quality to be put in-game, and Valve has since implemented an additional six entries.[1][2][3] All of the entries can be located here.
Large Scale Performance Update
Shortly after the Mann-Conomy Update, Robin Walker discussed in an email with one of the community contributors a future performance update in the works which would replace all W (World) and V (View) models with the new C (Combination) model type, as well as update existing C models and the new C models with LODs. This update would significantly increase performance and allow for a greater range of community and Valve item replacements in later updates. In the updates released since this email was sent, a sizable portion of the game's C models have received LODs. Many more, however, are still to come.
Training Mode for the remaining classes
The Scout, Pyro, Heavy, Medic, and Sniper Training modes are to be released in a future update.
Second Miscellaneous Item Slot
During the Summer Camp Sale announcement on the Team Fortress 2 website, the team noted that their promotional image for the event featured two Scouts donning two Miscellaneous items at the same time; one with the Flip-Flops and Lucky No. 42, and another with the Flip-Flops and Summer Shades. "After firing the artist responsible, we are now working on making that artist's vision a reality.[4]". Later, a promotional image for the Manno-Technology Bundle featured a Heavy donning two Miscellaneous items as well; the Deus Specs and the Purity Fist.
Other
Meet the Pyro
There is one unreleased Meet the Team video expected for release, Meet the Pyro. As revealed in an interview with Robin Walker by the podcast Kritzkast, Meet the Pyro will be a look at the world through the Pyro's eyes [2]. It is also thought that Meet the Pyro will be based on plr_pipeline, as the Official Website's backgrounds of the character pages are of the map where the video of the respective class occurred (except for the Heavy's page, which shows koth_viaduct instead of cp_dustbowl).
Source Filmmaker
- Main article: Source Filmmaker
Source Filmmaker is the name of the tool used to create the Meet the Team videos, the Left 4 Dead intro movies, and other Valve-produced clips. It has not yet been officially released, though it was leaked.
Contribution Site Gallery
Valve stated they would release a way to view all user submitted content before they were implemented into the game (or not). It is unknown when this feature will be available. A Gallery for Avatars only has since been released. However a gallery for hats and weapons has yet to be made.
References
- ↑ Polycount, "The Team-Fortress 2 ‘Polycount Pack’ Winners". Published July 15, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
- ↑ TeamFortress.com, "Australian Christmas". Published December 17, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ↑ TeamFortress.com, "The Über Update". Published June 20, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ↑ TeamFortress.com, "Summer Sale!". Published July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.