Haunted Halloween Gift
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| Pickup Type: | Halloween Masks | |
| “ | Danke schön, na na, Danke schön.
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— The Medic, on receiving gifts.
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The Haunted Halloween Gift is a special pickup which is spawned during the Annual Scream Fortress Halloween Update in Mann Manor and Eyeaduct. It appears as a large, lime-green gift box with a bright orange ribbon. The player who collects the gift box on Mann Manor will receive a random Halloween Mask; upon collecting all nine, one can craft the Saxton Hale Mask. On Eyeaduct, the player who collects the gift box will receive a random halloween-themed costume piece instead. If the gift box was collected in the Underworld, the costume piece will be in Haunted quality.
Contents
Spawning
The Haunted Halloween Gift will spawn at one of many predetermined locations on the map, 5 minutes into the round or 5 minutes after the previous gift was collected. An alert will be sent to all players when it appears in the map. The gift is translucent for the first few seconds after it spawns and cannot be picked up; this allows other players to move or kill anyone waiting for it to solidify. If more than one player is touching the gift when it solidifies then the recipient of the gift is randomly selected. Another alert will be sent to all players once the gift is collected along with a cheering sound clip and balloons.
Though the 2010 Halloween Event, the Haunted Halloween Gift only appeared when a minimum of ten players were on the server. As of 2011, 10 connections to the server (can be on a team, spectating, or even still loading) are needed as well as having the server registered with valve's matchmaking service. The total player count only includes actual Steam clients, not bots or replay. Presents can also spawn in the underworld.
Bugs
If 10 people are connected to the server but not all 10 are on teams MONOCULUS will not spawn but presents will. This can lead to presents being trapped in the underworld since MONOCULUS is needed to gain access to them.
Audio cues
These cues were heard when the gift related notifications appeared.
Gallery
Haunted Halloween Gift in-game
Related achievements
Ghostchievements
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Masked Mann Collect a Soul Gargoyle in Mann Manor. |
Update history
October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress Update)
- The Haunted Halloween Gift was added to the game.
- Fixed spectators collecting the Haunted Halloween Gift in Mann Manor.
- Fixed players who are spectating teammates being able to collect the Haunted Halloween Gift in Mann Manor.
Bugs
- The Haunted Halloween Gifts can spawn in an inaccessible hallway, near the first control point, preventing players from reaching it. If uncollected, the gift will remain in location until the map changes.
Trivia
- If the Haunted Halloween Gift spawns seconds before the round ends and nobody collects it before the teams switch sides, the gift will remain in place during the change.
- It is possible to collect the gift during Humiliation.
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