Item sets
Item sets are a feature introduced in the Mann-Conomy Update. Depending on the set, new attributes may apply to the wearer when all the items in a set are equipped, altering the role of the class slightly. Examples include increased damage resistance, an immunity to headshots, and silenced cloaking noises. There are currently twenty-nine item sets; the five Polycount Pack contest winners, three Australian Christmas sets, eight Über Update sets, Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack set, the Swashbuckler's Swag set, nine Very Scary Halloween Special sets, and three Australian Christmas 2011 sets.
The Polycount Pack item sets require players to have the set headwear equipped to activate the item set bonus. The Australian Christmas item sets do not require the corresponding headwear to activate the set bonus. The Über Update, Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack, and the Swashbuckler's Swag sets, while they require their respective headwear and, if applicable, Miscellaneous item to complete the set, do not bestow a set bonus. All set headwear and misc. items can be crafted using four Refined Metal and a weapon from the set the desired headwear/misc. that the item belongs to (For example, 4 Refined Metal and a Soda Popper would make a Bonk Boy).
If a part of an item set is equipped, a list of items in the set as well as which are currently equipped appears when the item is inspected, either in the loadout menu or by other players. If the entire set is equipped, any effects it provides are also listed.
Contents
Scout
The Special Delivery
“ | Drink it in, pal. That's how failure tastes.
Click to listen
— The Scout making a special delivery
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The Special Delivery | |
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Effect |
Leave a Calling Card on your victims |
- Primary – Shortstop: +100% pellet damage bonus; +75% fire rate; Pistol-fast reload; 60% fewer pellets per shot; -33% clip size
- Secondary – Mad Milk: Players heal 60% of the damage done to an enemy covered with milk.
- Melee – Holy Mackerel: Getting hit by a fish has got to be humiliating.
- Headwear – Milkman: A headwear item for the Scout.
The #1 Fan
“ | Remember me? Yeah, ya do!
Click to listen
— The Scout being the #1 fan
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The #1 Fan | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Primary – Soda Popper: +25% faster reloading speed; +50% faster firing speed; -60% clip size; no random critical hits
- Secondary – Winger: +15% damage bonus; -60% clip size
- Melee – Atomizer: Grants triple jump; third jump deals 10 damage; -30% firing speed; -20% damage vs players
- Misc – Bonk Boy: A miscellaneous item for the Scout.
The Curse-a-Nature
“ | Repeat after me: 'muhmuhmuh I'm dead!'
Click to listen
— The Scout on mummy imitation
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The Curse-a-Nature | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Headwear – Wrap Battler: A headwear item for the Scout.
- Misc – B-ankh!: A miscellaneous item for the Scout.
- Misc – Futankhamun: A miscellaneous item for the Scout.
Santa's Little Accomplice
“ | Yeah, I dare ya, rage quit. C'mon, make us both happy.
Click to listen
— The Scout terrorizing children
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Santa's Little Accomplice | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Melee - Wrap Assassin: Alt-fire launches a festive ornament that shatters causing bleed; -70% damage penalty.
- Headwear - Big Elfin Deal: A headwear item for the Scout.
- Misc - Bootie Time: A miscellaneous item for the Scout.
Soldier
The Tank Buster
“ | Stop hiding behind your little toys and FIGHT LIKE A MAN.
Click to listen
— The Soldier busting some tanks
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The Tank Buster | |
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Effect |
Leave a Calling Card on your victims |
- Primary – Black Box: On Hit: +15 health; -25% clip size.
- Secondary – Battalion's Backup: Provides a defensive buff that protects nearby team members from Crits and blocks 35% of incoming damage. Rage increases through damage taken.
- Headwear – Grenadier's Softcap: A headwear item for the Soldier.
The General's Formals
“ | The last word out of your sorry mouth will be 'sir', and it will be loud!
Click to listen
— The Soldier on subordination
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The General's Formals | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Secondary – Mantreads: -75% reduction in push force taken from damage; Deals 3x falling damage to the player you land on
- Melee – Disciplinary Action: On hit ally: boosts both players' speed for several seconds; -25% damage penalty
- Headwear – Armored Authority: A headwear item for the Soldier.
- Misc – Fancy Dress Uniform: A miscellaneous item for the Soldier.
Airborne Armaments
“ | Pa-POW!
Click to listen
— The Soldier on explosive jumps
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The Airborne Armaments | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Primary – Liberty Launcher: +40% projectile speed; -25% clip size
- Secondary – Reserve Shooter: +15% faster weapon switch speed; Mini-crits on airborne targets for 3 seconds after switch; -50% clip size
- Melee – Market Gardener: Deals crits while the wielder is rocket jumping; No random critical hits
- Headwear – Jumper's Jeepcap: A headwear item for the Soldier.
Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack
“ | Pack up the tea, boys! We're joining the Space Marines!
— The Soldier
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Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Primary – Cow Mangler 5000: Does not require ammo; Alt-fire: A charged shot that mini-crits players, causes afterburn and disables buildings for 4 sec; +25% clip size; +25% ramp-up; -10% damage penalty; No random critical hits; 5% slower reload time; Deals only 20% damage to buildings; Cannot be crit boosted; The victim disintegrates when killed.
- Secondary – Righteous Bison: Does not require ammo; Projectile penetrates enemy targets; Projectiles cannot be deflected; Deals only 20% damage to buildings; The victim disintegrates when killed.
- Headwear – Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet: A headwear item for the Soldier.
- Misc – Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe: A miscellaneous item for the Soldier.
The Tin Soldier
“ | I am a robot! I was built to scare you!
Click to listen
— The Soldier as a robot
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The Tin Soldier | |
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Effect |
Enables additional voice responses |
- Headwear – Idiot Box: A headwear item for the Soldier.
- Misc – Steel Pipes: A miscellaneous item for the Soldier.
- Misc – Shoestring Budget: A miscellaneous item for the Soldier.
Pyro
The Gas Jockey's Gear
“ | Humble, 1950's gas station attendant by day, crazy pyromaniac by night...The smell of fresh gas fumes and burnt rubber is just what this once humble service man loves the most.
— Gas Jockey's Gear publicity blurb
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The Gas Jockey's Gear | |
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Effect |
Leave a Calling Card on your victims |
- Primary – Degreaser: 65% faster weapon switch; -25% burn damage penalty
- Melee – Powerjack: +75 health restored on kill; +20% damage from melee sources while active.
- Headwear – Attendant: A headwear item for the Pyro.
The Infernal Imp
“ | Mmmmmmmrrrrrrrpppghhh!
Click to listen
— The Pyro on sin
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The Infernal Imp | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Headwear – Blazing Bull: A headwear item for the Pyro.
- Misc – Fallen Angel: A miscellaneous item for the Pyro.
- Misc – Tail From the Crypt: A miscellaneous item for the Pyro.
Dr. Grordbort's Moonman Pack
“ | Since man first thought to look up at the sky, there has been the Moon. And with it, the eternal question, "How do I light the moon on fire?"
— Dr. Grordbort's Moonman Pack publicity blurb
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Dr. Grordbort's Moonman Pack | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Primary - Phlogistinator: All fire damage increases 'Mmmph', activate to refill your health and crit for several seconds; No airblast; No random critical hits
- Secondary - Manmelter: Does not require ammo; Projectiles cannot be deflected; Gives one guaranteed critical hit for each teammate extinguished by this weapon; No random critical hits
- Melee - Third Degree: Damage transfers to all players connected by Medic beams
- Headwear - Bubble Pipe: A headwear item for the Pyro.
- Misc - Moonman Backpack: A miscellaneous item for the Pyro.
Demoman
The Expert's Ordnance
“ | Any of you think ye're better 'n me you're gon' have another thing...
Click to listen
— The Demoman on expertise
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The Expert's Ordnance | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Primary – The Loch-N-Load: +20% damage bonus; +25% projectile speed; -60% clip size; launched bombs shatter on surfaces; +25% damage to self.
- Melee – The Ullapool Caber: Explodes on first hit; reduced damage on subsequent hits; no random crits.
- Due to how damage resistance is calculated, equipping the Chargin' Targe with the Expert's Ordnance item set results in a total fire damage resistance of 55%. Equipping the Splendid Screen with the Expert's Ordnance will result in a total fire damage resistance of 28%.
One Thousand and One Demoknights
“ | You're a back-pokin' snake, and by God you'll die like one!
Click to listen
— The Demoman destroying a djinn
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One Thousand and One Demoknights | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Primary – Ali Baba's Wee Booties: +25 max health on wearer; +100% increase in turning control while charging
- Secondary – Splendid Screen: +20% fire damage resistance on wearer; +15% explosive damage resistance on wearer; Can deal charge impact damage at any range; +70% increase in charge impact damage
- Melee – Persian Persuader: +100% increase in charge recharge rate; All ammo collected becomes health
- Headwear – Sultan's Ceremonial: A headwear item for the Demoman.
Swashbuckler's Swag
“ | Freedom!
Click to listen
— The Demoman on a pirate's life
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Swashbuckler's Swag | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Primary - Bootlegger: A reskin of Ali Baba's Wee Booties.
- Melee - Scottish Handshake: A reskin of the Bottle.
- Headwear - Buccaneer's Bicorne: A headwear item for the Demoman.
- Miscellaneous - A Whiff of the Old Brimstone: A Miscellaneous item for the Demoman.
The Highland Hound
“ | I'm gonna be all over ya like shingles!
Click to listen
— The Demoman pouncing for the kill
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The Highland Hound | |
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Effect |
Allows the Demoman to perform the Wolf Howl taunt. |
- Headwear – Hair of the Dog: A headwear item for the Demoman.
- Misc – Scottish Snarl: A miscellaneous item for the Demoman.
- Misc – Pickled Paws: A miscellaneous item for the Demoman.
Heavy
The Hibernating Bear
“ | H-He's like a bear! He's like a big shaved bear that hates people!
Click to listen
— The Scout on fearsome enemies
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The Hibernating Bear | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Primary – The Brass Beast: +20% Damage bonus; 50% slower spin up time; -60% slower movement speed while deployed
- Secondary – The Buffalo Steak Sandvich: While under the effects, move speed is increased, damage done and taken will be Mini-Crits, and the player may only use melee weapons
- Melee – The Warrior's Spirit: +30% damage bonus; -20 max health on wearer
Black Market Business
“ | Not usually my job, but... *chuckles*
Click to listen
— The Heavy taking care of some nondescript business
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Black Market Business | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Primary – Tomislav: +40% faster spin-up time; Silent Killer: No barrel spin sound; -20% slower firing speed
- Secondary –Family Business: +40% clip size; -15% damage penalty
- Melee – Eviction Notice: +50% faster firing speed; -60% damage penalty
- Headwear –Capo's Capper: A headwear item for the Heavy.
The FrankenHeavy
“ | I LIVE!
Click to listen
— The FrankenHeavy after creation
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The FrankenHeavy | |
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Allows the Heavy to perform the FrankenHeavy taunt. |
- Headwear – Can Opener: A headwear item for the Heavy.
- Misc – Soviet Stitch-Up: A miscellaneous item for the Heavy.
- Misc – Steel-Toed Stompers: A miscellaneous item for the Heavy.
Engineer
The Brundle Bundle
“ | Just a dead little jackrabbit.
Click to listen
— The Engineer while buzzing around a corpse
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The Brundle Bundle | |
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Effect |
Engineer's vocalizations are 145% higher pitch. |
- Headwear – Buzz Killer: A headwear item for the Engineer.
- Misc – Frontier Flyboy: A miscellaneous item for the Engineer.
- Misc – Legend of Bugfoot: A miscellaneous item for the Engineer.
Dr. Grordbort's Brainiac Pack
“ | Unlike other large-browed, knuckle-dragging classes we could name, the Engineer is the thinking man's mercenary. Science. Technology. Strategy.
— Dr. Grordbort's Braniac Pack publicity blurb
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Dr. Grordbort's Brainiac Pack | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Primary - Pomson 6000: Does not require ammo; Projectile penetrates enemy targets; Projectile cannot be deflected; On Hit: Victim loses 10% Medi Gun charge; On Hit: Victim loses 20% Cloak
- Melee - Eureka Effect: Alt-Fire: Teleport to spawn; Cannot carry buildings
- Headwear - Brainiac Hairpiece: A headwear item for the Engineer.
- Misc - Brainiac Goggles: A miscellaneous item for the Engineer.
Medic
The Medieval Medic
“ | What we have in store for you today, is not new modern equipment made for slaughtering. Instead, we went back in time and stole some ideas from those medieval knights.
— Medieval Medic publicity blurb
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The Medieval Medic | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Primary – Crusader's Crossbow: Fires special bolts that heal teammates and deal damage to opponents based on distance traveled; the longer the distance, the larger the amount of healing or damage.
- Melee – Amputator: On taunt: heals all nearby teammates within a certain radius, who emit a teamcolored glowing circle effect similar to that of the Battalion's Backup.
The Clinical Trial
“ | The healing is not as rewarding as the hurting.
Click to listen
— The Medic on the Hippocratic Oath
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Clinical Trial | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Primary – Overdose: -10% damage penalty; Movement speed bonus based on Übercharge precentage - to a maximum +10%
- Secondary – Quick-Fix: ÜberCharge increases healing by 300% and grants immunity to movement-impairing effects; +40% heal rate; +25% ÜberCharge rate; Move at the speed of any faster heal target; Can't overheal.
- Melee – Solemn Vow: Allows you to see enemy health.
The Mad Doktor
“ | I am ze Übermensch!
Click to listen
— The Medic on ungodly creation
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The Mad Doktor | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Headwear – Einstein: A headwear item for the Medic.
- Misc – Dr. Gogglestache: A miscellaneous item for the Medic.
- Misc – Emerald Jarate: A miscellaneous item for the Medic.
Sniper
The Croc-o-style Kit
“ | Where'd I get you that time? The liver? The kidney? I'm losing track.
Click to listen
— The Sniper aiming anywhere but the head
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The Croc-o-Style Kit | |
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Effect |
Leave a Calling Card on your victims |
- Primary – Sydney Sleeper: On Hit: Jarate applied to target for 8 seconds; +25% charge rate; no random Critical hits; headshots do not Crit.
- Secondary – Darwin's Danger Shield: +25 max health on wearer.
- Melee – Bushwacka: This weapon Crits whenever it would normally Mini-Crit; +20% fire damage vulnerability on wearer.
- Headwear – Ol' Snaggletooth: A headwear item for the Sniper.
Lawrence of Australia
“ | This is going to be a real piece of piss, you bloody fruit shop owners!
Click to listen
— The Sniper on bargains
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Lawrence of Australia | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Primary – Bazaar Bargain: Each consecutive headshot gives +10 charge per second; A body shot reduces the bonus; A missed shot clears the bonus; Base penalty of -20 charge rate
- Melee – Shahanshah: +25% increase in damage when health is less than 50% of max; -25% decrease in damage when health is more than 50% of max
- Headwear – Desert Marauder: A headwear item for the Sniper.
The Camper Van Helsing
“ | How many times have you died? I'm actually getting impressed.
Click to listen
— The Sniper on undying enemies
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The Camper Van Helsing | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Headwear – Holy Hunter: A headwear item for the Sniper.
- Misc – Silver Bullets: A miscellaneous item for the Sniper.
- Misc – Garlic Flank Stake: A miscellaneous item for the Sniper.
Spy
The Saharan Spy
“ | I hate you!
Click to listen
— The Spy being asked the same question three times
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The Saharan Spy | |
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Effect |
Extra effects when taunting. |
- Primary – L'Etranger: +15% Cloak on hit; -20% damage penalty.
- Melee – Your Eternal Reward: Upon a successful backstab you rapidly disguise as your victim; Silent Killer: No attack noise from backstabs; the wearer cannot use the Disguise Kit.
- Headwear – Familiar Fez: A headwear item for the Spy.
The Man of Honor
“ | At least you died for honor – and my amusement!
Click to listen
— The Spy
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The Man of Honor | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Primary – Enforcer: +20% damage bonus; 0.5 sec increase in time taken to Cloak.
- Melee – Big Earner: +30% Cloak on kill; -25 max health on wearer.
- Headwear – Cosa Nostra Cap: A headwear item for the Spy.
- Misc – Made Man: A miscellaneous item for the Spy.
The Invisible Rogue
“ | I must be dreaming!
Click to listen
— The Spy after realizing his invisibility
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The Invisible Rogue | |
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Effect |
No effect |
- Headwear – Under Cover: A headwear item for the Spy.
- Misc – Griffin's Gog: A miscellaneous item for the Spy.
- Misc – Intangible Ascot: A miscellaneous item for the Spy.
Update history
- Added "The Special Delivery", "The Tank Buster", "The Gas Jockey's Gear", "The Croc-o-Style Kit", and "The Saharan Spy" item sets.
December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)
- Added "The Medi-eval Medic", "The Hibernating Bear", and "The Expert's Ordnance" item sets.
- Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on tournament servers when the server is restricting the player's weapons using the item_whitelist.
- [Undocumented] Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on Medieval maps for items that are not allowed in medieval mode.
June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)
- Added "Black Market Business", "The Man of Honor", "Lawrence of Australia", "One Thousand and One Demoknights", "The #1 Fan", "The General's Formals", "The Airborne Armaments", and "The Clinical Trial" item sets.
July 20, 2011 Patch (Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack)
- Added the "Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack" item set.
October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)
- Added the "Swashbuckler's Swag" item set.
October 27, 2011 Patch (Very Scary Halloween Special)
- Added "The Curse-A-Nature", "The Tin Soldier", "The Infernal Imp", "The Highland Hound", "The FrankenHeavy", "The Brundle Bundle", "The Mad Doktor", "The Camper Van Helsing" and "The Invisible Rogue" item sets.
- Added a taunt for the Tin Soldier set
- Added a taunt for the FrankenHeavy set
- Fixed set bonuses activating outside of the proper holiday for holiday restricted items
December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)
- Added "Santa's Little Accomplice", "Dr. Grordbort's Moonman Pack" and "Dr. Grordbort's Brainiac Pack" item sets.
Bugs
- Due to how the bullet vulnerability is calculated, certain non-bullet weapons deal 10% more damage to a Pyro wearing The Gas Jockey's Gear. This includes the Syringe Gun, Chargin' Targe, and most kill taunts.
- Snipers who have all of The Croc-o-Style Kit equipped can still die from headshots if they have 1 health point. This is either a bug or misconception caused by the set bonus' description.
- Spies disguised as an Engineer using the Brundle's Bundle set will not have high-pitched voice commands.
- The Engineer's death sounds will not change pitch if killed while wearing the Brundle Bundle.
Trivia
- Some of the sets were given different names by Valve than the original creators chose for them.
- The Hibernating Bear was originally called "Big Chief Hibernating Bear".[1]
- The Medieval Medic was originally named "The Medi(c)eval Medic".[2]
- Black Market Business was originally called "Black Market Heavy".
- The version of this pack with changes closer to the released version was called the "Mobster Heavy".
- The Man of Honor was originally called "The Bloody Valentine Pack".
- Lawrence of Australia was originally called "The Australian of Arabia".
- The final name is a reference to the 1962 movie Lawrence of Arabia.
- The #1 Fan set originally had no specific name.
- The Swashbuckler's Swag set was originally showcased in the Medieval Update, though with many of the items having different names.
- The Tin Soldier set shown on the Very Scary Halloween update page depicts the Soldier with a flyswatter equipped, though no flyswatter weapon exists in the final set. There is, however, an unused kill icon for it in the game files.
- The Brundle Bundle set is based on the 1986 movie Template:W, where a scientist named Seth Brundle transforms into a fly/man hybrid in a teleportation experiment gone wrong.
- The Camper Van Helsing set is based on the famous archenemy of Dracula, Template:W.
- The Invisible Rogue set is based on the character Griffin from H.G. Well's novel Template:W.
Gallery
- MoonmanPack.jpg
Dr. Grordbort's Moonman Pack.
References
- ↑ "TF2 - Polypack - Ruskeydoo" by Ruskeydoo on polycount.com forum on March 25, 2011. Accessed July 22, 2011.
- ↑ "TF2 - Polypack - Pierate" by Pierate on polycount.com forum on March 25, 2011. Accessed July 22, 2011.
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- Special Delivery
- The Number One Fan
- Curse-a-Nature
- Santa's Little Accomplice
- Tank Buster
- General's Formals
- Airborne Armaments
- Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack
- Tin Soldier
- Gas Jockey's Gear
- Infernal Imp
- Dr. Grordbort's Moonman Pack
- Expert's Ordnance
- One Thousand and One Demoknights
- Swashbuckler's Swag
- Highland Hound
- Hibernating Bear
- Black Market Business
- FrankenHeavy
- Brundle Bundle
- Dr. Grordbort's Brainiac Pack
- Medieval Medic
- Clinical Trial
- Mad Doktor
- Croc-o-Style Kit
- Lawrence of Australia
- Camper Van Helsing
- Saharan Spy
- Man of Honor
- Invisible Rogue
- Australian Christmas 2011
- Halloween
- Very Scary Halloween Special
- Manniversary Update & Sale
- Über Update
- Australian Christmas
- Mann-Conomy Update
- Items
- Item sets